I just recalled this memory on a different message forum.

1988: My cousin and I are listening to tapes in her room (Bobby Brown My Prerogative) and she puts on a dub of NWA And The Posse she got from our cousin in Seattle.. she played me "A Bitch Is A Bitch" and I was 7 years old.

My reaction was / / and finally

100 miles and runnin'
DJ Quick - born and raised in compton

Soulchild82 said:

Now everybody wanna the story bout a brotha named Quik....still in the car right now.

I think the first song I remember was 6 In Tha Mornin' by Ice-T.

TAIRRIE B. "The Power Of A Woman"

Lots of people (black or white) were very upset when I came out.

Came out loving early gangsta rap. I loved hearing underdogs verbalising their way of life. This was of course before rap went commercial and gangsta rap became too silly for words.

I am now waiting for the first rapper to take a deep look inside and come out with an awfully wicked (let's say'phat) album that goes further than bling-bling, tits and ass.

This is why I love The Beastie Boys and De La Soul still, because they allow their music to grow. Their lyrics mature and their insights more profoundful.

Whatever happened to Paris?

Paris had a new album in 2003 called Sonic Jihad. He's still around!

Not sure exactly when or what the tunes was but I distinctly remember wanting to stab myself in the eye with a sharp stick.






(just kidding of course)

tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

I think the first time I heard it was NWA. I'm sure it was probably around before then but at least it was underground, where it should have stayed.

vainandy said:

I think they were my first experience with gangsta rap, too. EPMD was early too, but I can't really remember if they were gangsta rap. No matter, it's all the same: I hate you, I'ma bust a cap in yo' ass, ya mamma's a ho, I f*cked your bitch, I got more than you, etc., etc.
Whatever happened to battling over who had the best rhyme?

theAudience said:

Houston edit
[Edited 2/4/05 11:06am]

i'm from the philadelphia area and started paying attention
to the 'gangsta' phenomenon in the mid to late 80's...

Schooly D:
"Smoke Somw Kill"

"Am I Black Enough For You"

may predate the "killer Cali" stuff
(definitely before NWA, not so sure if
it was before Ice T, probably not...)

my sister would play this album all the time whenever i was at her house back when this first came out.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

I think for many of us, this album was our introduction.

Getto Boys
Ez E (can't even remember how to spell it!)
Too Short
DJ Quik
KRS-One
Boo-Yah Tribe

Ah, memories

LesGrinds said:

You'd call KRS-One "gangsta rap"?

Good point. But I went to a Boogie Down Productions show including KRS-1 that got cut short because someone got stabbed, so I guess I just threw him in there. Definitely a forerunner of NWA & Ice-T, though.

LesGrinds said:

Kris has always been more about consciousness-raising. His subject matter differs greatly from NWA's stuff. Now, if you want to compare him to Public Enemy, then I can see your point. But still not gangsta.

Truth be told I-T is the real godfather of gangster rap. he was the first to really rap about crime. Schoolly D on the east coast. not to mentio kool G Rap who was the first hip hop thug.
[Edited 2/4/05 11:49am]

the 1st raw raps i ever heard was ice-t's high rollers, too short's life is... and n.w.a's boyz n the hood

LesGrinds said:

I just lent this album to a friend yesterday... man what a classic. I could classify their debut as Gangsta Rap...

FunkMistress said:

Yes it was

FunkMistress said:

I agree with your point about BDP. Come to think of it. The only cut that they made that was slightly gangsta was Criminal Minded.

CinisterCee said:

The first time was in 1988. I think it was from the same album. The song was "Boys In The Hood". I was turned off at the time but it evventually grew on me.
[Edited 2/5/05 1:31am]

Jillibean said:

Yep. This was the first for me too.