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Recommend an Old Skool Hip Hop CD! Hey Guys, Can any of you recommend an old skool cd for me to check out. When I say old skool I mean from the 80's (not the 90's). I was thinking of MC Lyte, Audio 2 or EPMD. I'm looking for something with some hot beats. What should I get?
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Come on, no one has any suggestions? Where's Cinister Cee when I need him?? | |
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what do you have so far? | |
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dancerella said: Come on, no one has any suggestions? Where's Cinister Cee when I need him??
"Top Billin" is one of my favorite beats EVER! But the Audio Two album overall isn't hittin'. I'd recommend EPMD's debut, Strictly Business. It's been reissued over and over, and for good reason: it's classic. Not hard to find. 
Beats sampled from Rick James, Zapp, Aretha Franklin, the JB's... The whole thing is really good. | |
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Radio - LL Cool J 
Tougher Than Leather - Run DMC 
License to Ill - Beastie Boys 
The Great Adventures of Slick Rick - Slick Rick 
Paid in Full - Eric B & Rakim 
Eyes on This - MC Lyte | |
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dancerella said: Hey Guys, Can any of you recommend an old skool cd for me to check out. When I say old skool I mean from the 80's (not the 90's). I was thinking of MC Lyte, Audio 2 or EPMD. I'm looking for something with some hot beats. What should I get?
Cheers! Oops. Didn't see that you were looking for one of those specific three. Go with Cee's pick if you're staying with those. | |
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TommyRoss said: dancerella said: Hey Guys, Can any of you recommend an old skool cd for me to check out. When I say old skool I mean from the 80's (not the 90's). I was thinking of MC Lyte, Audio 2 or EPMD. I'm looking for something with some hot beats. What should I get?
Cheers! Oops. Didn't see that you were looking for one of those specific three. Go with Cee's pick if you're staying with those. I would also co-sign this recommendation: TommyRoss said:
Eyes on This - MC Lyte  | |
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TommyRoss said: dancerella said: Hey Guys, Can any of you recommend an old skool cd for me to check out. When I say old skool I mean from the 80's (not the 90's). I was thinking of MC Lyte, Audio 2 or EPMD. I'm looking for something with some hot beats. What should I get?
Cheers! Oops. Didn't see that you were looking for one of those specific three. Go with Cee's pick if you're staying with those. i'm open to other stuff too. please let me know if you think of anything! cheers! | |
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CinisterCee said:[quote] TommyRoss said: I would also co-sign this recommendation: TommyRoss said:
Eyes on This - MC Lyte would you recommend this cd by mclyte over her first cd and over EPMD?? | |
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King of Rock - Run Dmc is much better than Tougher than Leather | |
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pkidwell said: King of Rock - Run Dmc is much better than Tougher than Leather
I have king of rock! | |
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Meloh9 said: what do you have so far?
oh man, i have quite a few.. paid in full first 2 of salt n' pepa utfo boogie boys ll cool j king of rock kool moe dee grandmaster flash big daddy kane whodini and many more....but i'm still looking for another 1 to add to the collection | |
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I love this one, please pick it up
but it's 90's 
1991 Black Sheep - A Wolf In Sheeps Clothing | |
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dancerella said: CinisterCee said: would you recommend this cd by mclyte over her first cd and over EPMD?? I recommend them all  I prefer Eyes On This over her debut Lyte As A Rock though. | |
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I remember in `99 I was in a celeb chat with Missy Elliott and my question was "what CD is in your player right now"?
I remember her saying Rick James and the first two MC Lyte's  | |
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CinisterCee said: I remember in `99 I was in a celeb chat with Missy Elliott and my question was "what CD is in your player right now"?
I remember her saying Rick James and the first two MC Lyte's wow, that is too cool. that's why i love Missy. she is pure old skool! | |
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Meloh9 said: I love this one, please pick it up
but it's 90's
1991 Black Sheep - A Wolf In Sheeps Clothing i'll take your word for it but you have no idea how much i hate music from the 90's! | |
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dancerella said: Meloh9 said: I love this one, please pick it up
but it's 90's
1991 Black Sheep - A Wolf In Sheeps Clothing i'll take your word for it but you have no idea how much i hate music from the 90's! some late 80's Hip Hop and early 90's Hip Hop go hand and hand | |
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dancerella said: CinisterCee said: would you recommend this cd by mclyte over her first cd and over EPMD?? this one has got to be a toss up m c lyte  first one or second. uuummmmm...[Edited 10/3/06 17:48pm] nipsy | |
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chewwsey said: dancerella said: would you recommend this cd by mclyte over her first cd and over EPMD?? this one has got to be a toss up m c lyte first one or second. uuummmmm...
[Edited 10/3/06 17:48pm] come on and the winner is..... | |
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Meloh9 said: dancerella said: i'll take your word for it but you have no idea how much i hate music from the 90's! some late 80's Hip Hop and early 90's Hip Hop go hand and hand i think you're right and that's why i sometimes don't even like rap from the late 80's. damn, i guess i'm a bit nit picky with my music. | |
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I'm Bad Kanday Get Down The Bristol Hotel My Rhyme Ain't Done .357 Break It On Down Go Cut Creator Go The Breakthrough I Need Love Ahh, Let's Get Ill The Do Wop On The Ill Tip [Edited 10/3/06 18:03pm] | |
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TonyVanDam said: I'd be surprised if she didn't already have this, dancerella would love it. | |
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CinisterCee said: TonyVanDam said: I'd be surprised if she didn't already have this, dancerella would love it. Check up on my EDIT. My favorite tracks are in Bold. BTW, Go Cut Creator Go kicks ass. | |
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A pair of classics:
Boogie Down Productions "Criminal Minded" This was the first of a string of albums which established the blueprint for what would become hardcore or gangsta rap. Along with Eric B. & Rakim's "Paid in Full," it lays claim to being one of the first albums to use extensively James Brown samples. 
Public Enemy "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back" The title says it all; this is arguably the greatest rap album ever made. Public Enemy's music cut with a wholly revolutionary edge. Rarely has fear, anger, paranoia and anxiety been so masterfully compressed onto a record's grooves. The Bomb Squad's artistry is the keynote to the hard, lean delivery, while Chuck D's supremely pointed lyrics leave no stone of the black experience unturned. [Edited 10/3/06 18:46pm] THE TRAFFIC JAMMERS, The Org's house band: VAINANDY -- lead singer; NAJEE -- bass; THE AUDIENCE -- guitar; PHUNKDADDY -- rhythm guitar; ALEX de PARIS -- keyboards; Da PRETTYMAN -- keyboards; FUNKENSTEIN -- drums. HOLD ON TO YOUR DRAWERS! |
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These are all good recommendation, but I realized... dancerella likes alot of new wave and electronic beats, so maybe we could recommend some mid-80s rap that's more drum machine driven.
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TommyRoss said:
Radio - LL Cool J
License to Ill - Beastie Boys I think dancerella would love these big Rick Rubin type beats. | |
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I wonder if you picked up any Roxanne Shante? | |
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Ultramagnetic MCs - Critical Beat Down 
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique 
Jungle Brothers - Straight Out The Jungle | |
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