To me, Whodini is not only one of the founding fathers of this hip hop game, but they're also one of the greatest groups of all time. So why are they not getting credit? Why aren't their names being mention in the history of rap? It baffles me to death. No respect! That's all that is. Tell me why? It's a major slap in the face when the Fat Boys name is mentioned ahead of theirs. I don't remember back in the day if Yo! MTV Raps even showed one of their videos. VH1 Hip Hop Honors has yet to acknowledge or honor them and coming this fall would be the 4th edition. Another slap in the face is when VH1 had their top 50 rap acts of all time televised last year(hosted by P. Diddy) and they wasn't even in the countdown. But yet they had Arrested Development in the countdown and they only had 2 albums. Why? Can somebody tell me? Whodini laid the foundation and can't even get respect from their peers. It's a sad ending to a great career for those guys. Will they ever get their respect? I hope so. We'll just have to wait.

So true. I've often wondered why their name is never mentioned when the history of rap is being discussed. I just don't understand the lack of respect.

PurpleCharm said:

It's that fucking hat that killed it... everyone remembers that hat & they hate them for it









If it helps at all, "I'm a Ho" is on my IPod

CalhounSq said:

n he wore white demin coochie cutters in videos too

Christopher said:

CalhounSq said:

oh my god! coochie cutters. taht is mad funny!

i love me some Whodini and i've started threads on them in the past. i have no idea why they get no props. it's not fair because they were great! i love me some Ecstacy! he was rocking that hat yo! i still bump their cds!

Count me in as a whodini fan. I liked mostly all of their cd's. Yeah there is a
bit of a lack of respect basically because their songs or videos never crossed over while a lot of these other rap acts have but surprisingly some of the other rap acts like nas and dmx admit they grew up listening to whodini.
Favorite whodini jam - Five minutes of funk

I have a Whodini greatest hits that I keep in rotation on my Ipod. I have to hear Escape at least 1x a day . 5 Minutes of Funk is and will always be my favorite classic jam.

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Gotta add One Love as another jam too.

LoDog said:

They said it better than I can:

Friends
How many of us have them?
Friends
Ones we can depend on
Friends



I love Whodini btw and you're right! They're the Rodney Dangerfields of Hip Hop. They get no respect!

I saw them perform in Detroit a few years ago. I'll have to dig up my pictures and post them.
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PurpleCharm said:

F***k VH1. Whoudini gets their respect from the Hip Hop community. I have seen them at many events receiving love. Just because they don't play the mainstream media game doesn't mean that they are forgotten. C'mon-Friends, One Love, Funky Beat. Those 3 jams right there seals it. They stayed around after they peaked, like most artists do. I will never forgive them for I'm a Hoe.

SexyBeautifulOne said:

Here ya go! Whodini performing in Detroit on the Old Skool Ebony Black Family Reunion Tour.

The beats on Magics Wand, top class

Same with Haunted House of Rock

I like their early years with jams like:

Magic's Wand
Haunted House of Rock
We Are Whodini
Five Minutes Of Funk
Big Mouth
The Freaks Come Out At Night
Escape

However, in the late 1980s they started to bore me. They had slowed their tempo down.

I love that hat. That was bad as hell...and for a rapper too. Hell, all these new rappers wear are baseball caps (and I can't think of anything less stylish than a baseball cap, T shirt, and jeans...no imagination whatsoever).

Oh what the hell:

http://www.youtube.com/wa...LYC7ltxOrk

Dance freaks, get out your seats....

vainandy said:

Don't forget the leather pants! Nobody could rock a pair of leather pants like Ecstasy!

Hell yeah. Rappers had style back then and they actually dressed like stars. Just look at Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five back then. They were wild as hell! They looked like an 80s version of The Village People.

Today's rappers wear plan ordinary shit that you could buy at Walmart.....hell, Dollar General Store even.

vainandy said:

LMAO! For real but then they have the nerve to have on tens of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry! WTF?

SexyBeautifulOne said:

Some of the jewelry is on loan, just like the BMWs & The Hummers in the videos.

TonyVanDam said:

I don't care if their Mama's bought it for 'em. When you got on that kind of "bling", you should at least be dressed like you can afford it!

SexyBeautifulOne said:

True, true.