Who hear is into old skool rap - circa 1983 - 1989, such as Run DMC, Kurtis Blow, Schooly D., Etc. I am currently collecting compilations of the stuff. It brings back good memories (high school) and was a lot less violent. The battles they had going on were about who had the best rhyme, not who was gonn a bust a cap in somebody's ass!

1sexymf said:

More mid-to-late 80's. LL, Fat Boys, Kurtis Blow, Run-DMC, Doug E. Fresh, Mantronix, Whodini, Stetsasonic, 2 Live Crew, BDP, PE, NWA, Eazy-E, Ice-T, Eric B & Rakim, etc. etc. etc.

I luv 80's rap.

UTFO
Whodini
Fat Boys
Run-DMC
Roxanne Shante
MC Shan

For me, old school's where it's at. I tune out most of today's hip-hop, but every once in a while I'll hear something that catches my attention. There used to be a lot of originality in the genre. These days, it's a lot of the same. It gets old for me. I remember when it was shocking to hear Slick Rick say "wrinkled pussy" in La Di Da Di. Now it's shocking not to hear something like that.

Can't leave out MC Lyte, Big Daddy Kane, Slick Rick, Whodini, Boogie Down Productions, nor Biz Markie. Old school Hip-Hop beats out any of the gunk we hear on the radio today. Learning the foundations instead of most of my 16-year-olds friends nowadays.

UndercovaBrotha said:

Well, that's cool that you're into artists that were dropping jewels before you were even born.

MAN, I feel old.

And many of those cats are still laying it down. De La, for example, with "The Grind Date." MF Doom (formerly of KMD) with "MM Food" and "Madvillainy."

While we're at it, is anybody willing to send me MC Lyte's "K-Rock's Housin'"? I can't find that song anywhere, whenever I search. It's one of my favorite jams, so I'd appreciate it if anybody could.

shot out to the ladies.....



Sha Rock



The Sequence



Us Girls featuring Sha Rock,Lisa Lee, & Debbie Dee



Roxanne Shante & Sparky D.



SuperNature later known as Salt N'Pepa



The Real Roxanne



Sweet Tee



M.C.Lyte



J.J.Fad



Queen Latifah



Antoinette



L'Trimm



Ice Cream Tee



Monie Love



The Wee Papa Girl Rappers



Yo-Yo



Ms. Melodie



Finesse & Synquis



Anquette



Wanda Dee The Goddess



Cookie Crew



Oaktown's 3.5.7



Big Lady K.


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boriquateddy said:

Love it! The show stoppa is stupid fresh!

I like rap that goes back even further than 1983. My favorites are:

The Egyptian Lover
Soul Sonic Force
Pretty Tony & Freestyle
Twilight 22
The Jonzun Crew
Newcleus
Dr. Jeckyl & Mr. Hyde
Felix & Jarvis
Garrett's Crew
P Crew
Sugarhill Gang
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Kurtis Blow
Whodini
Run DMC

boriquateddy said:

YESSS!!

RipHer2Shreds said:

LOL, it was shocking to hear that back then. I was like 14 - 15 years old and like oooooh, he said the P word!
As for originality AND talent these days - forget it, it's not gonna happen and when it does it's rare. I still try to listen to some hip hop today, but the older I get the less I can listen to it. I love my old school compilations.

boriquateddy said:

Now, that's taking it back.

I want to add Ms. Melodie's sis Harmony.

btw, I vaguely remember Lin Que, but I can't remember her claim to fame. I mean, was she a rapper, a dancer....?


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UptownDeb said:

Harmony...the one who Erykah Badu jacked her steez from...

Lin Que was actually a dancer she appeared in The Last Dreagon as an extra...
she entered into the rap game as Isis down with the X-Clan's Blackwatch movement,after she left that camp she formed a Management company with MC Lyte released 3 singles "This is it","Rip it up",and "Let it fall". in the late 90's she joined the all female Wu-Tang group Deadly Venoms...only to leave before actually recording with them.

Super Wolf
Funky 4 Plus 1
Waterbed Kev
West Street Mob
Trouble Funk
Cash Money & Marvelous
Rockmaster Scott & The Dynamic 3
Fresh Force Crew
Divine Sounds
Word Of Mouth
Bobby Jimmy & The Critters
Afrika Bambaataa
Sweet Tee & Jazzy Joyce
Spyder-D
Spoonie Gee
Busy B
L.A. Dream Team
The Wreckin' Cru (World Class Wreckin' Cru)
Dimples D
Boogie Boys
Marley Marl
Symbolic Three
Fresh Gordon
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PraiseDaMan said:

Damn, I thought I liked ols skool. That's an expansive list. I don't even know some of them.

boriquateddy said:

And she didn't wear Lee Press On Locks, either.

boriquateddy said:

"Isis"!!! There you go! Now I remember! I don't remember her from "The Last Dragon." Guess I wasn't looking hard enough. Speaking of rap and The Last Dragon, Master Gee's (Sugar Hill Gang) brother was in it. He played Bruce Leroy's little brother. Oh, but you probably already knew that!

boriquateddy said:

Wow. Not doubting you, but that's funny.



Long memory b-ted. I remember Grand Puba namechecked her on an album one time. Didn't Blackwatch once manage 3d Bass, which led to their beef on wax?

Wern't they dancers 4 kid n play once?

thesexofit said:

Speaking of dancers...that's how I got the hots for Flex (the comedian/actor). I saw him dancing in one of SNPs videos. *swoon*

Really? Yeah he does dance well sometimes in "one on one".....he was in the michael jackson movie this year. i never saw it.....

I can c him busting out the running man back in the day (who wasn't )

Can anybody recommend some great old skool rap compilations?

Rodney O & Joe Cooley

The first rap group that wasn't scared to say F**K NEW YORK (!!!) -- which was revolutionary at the time. Represented the West Coast and the L.A. rap scene back in the days of World Class Wreckin' Cru, Egyptian Lover, Bobby Jimmy, L.A. Dream Team, etc. Had that West Coast sound (P-funk drum kicks, heavy bass, gangsta groove, laid-back sound). They were instrumental in putting West Coast rap on the map and are among the founders of the West Coast sound that N.W.A., 2pac, Ice Cube and tons of other West Coast emcees took reference from. Had the jams "Everlasting Bass," "This Is For The Homies," "You Don't Hear Me Tho," and "Humps For The Blvd."

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funkyslsistah said:

Street Jams: Hip Hop from the Top - 4 volumes and all good.

Also, shoutouts to that WEST COAST/L.A. Old School...

Arabian Prince
Low Profile
Casper
The DOC
The Triple Threat Three
Uncle Jamm's Army
Hurt 'Em Bad
Disco Daddy and Captain Rapp
Rappers Rapp Group
King M.C.
Timex Social Club
Darkstar
DJ Matrix
Ice-T
Toddy Tee
Knights of the Turntables
DJ Flash
The Future MC's
Kid Frost
A Lighter Shade of Brown
Exaclibur
The Unknown DJ
Egyptian Lover
Ronnie Hudson & The Street People
Garret's Crew
Reggie Green & Techno Funk
The "We're All In The Same Gang" Movement
Bobby Jimmy & The Critters
Compton's Righteous


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JANFAN4L said:

That's all u had to say!

funkyslsistah said:

Here's a list of some that you might want to check out:
Monsta Old Skool 2 CD's (Musicspace.com)
MTV Presents Hip-Hop Back In The Day (vh1.com)
Old School Rap - there are 7 different volumes, but you can buy Vols. 1-4 together as a box set. (vh1.com)
Pure Hip-Hop Party (cduniverse.com)
Street Jams: Hip Hop From the Top, there are a few volumes - not sure how many (vh1.com)
I listed the websites that seem to have them for the lowest price. Also, if you log onto the sites, they give you a track lisitng.
Hope that helps.

JANFAN4L said:

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namepeace said:

All of these acts take me back to the days (pre-L.A. Riots) when people used to get their cassingles and vinyl from the SWAP MEET! You didn't go to the mall, YOU WENT TO THE SWAP MEET TO GET THAT LOCAL FLAVOR!!!!