I've been on some kind of old-school hip-hop "high" these past few days. After becoming a bit bored with the current indie-rock scene and having little interest in current rap music me and some co-workers listened to almost exclusively old-school hip-hop at a slow day at work recently. I just wanted to share with y'all some of the tracks I've been diggin'. Some of these tracks might have become clichés for those who grew up with them , especially those living in USA, but alot of this stuff is relatively "fresh" for me... or at least fun!

Grandmaster Flash - The Message : http://youtube.com/watch?v=k3kRuJhIVIo

Kurtis Blow - I'm Chillin': http://youtube.com/watch?v=tBkggb7MdYM

Afrika Bambaata - Planet Rock: http://youtube.com/watch?...re=related

Sugarhill Gang - Apache: http://youtube.com/watch?v=nLrDJ7FojfY

Run DMC - Rock Box: http://youtube.com/watch?...re=related

Grandmaster Flash - White Lines: http://youtube.com/watch?v=yGFn-Q_FN44

and finally.... this one is friggin' cheesy, but I like it anyway
Kurtis Blow - Basketball: http://youtube.com/watch?v=X0yoPVAOJTk

Hip hop hoooray

maaaan rock box can play forever and ever and I wouldn't get tired of it.

OK - Try this one!

Davy DMX - One For the Treble

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Is there any other kind of hip hop? It's the music of my childhood. Love all those tunes listed so far. I started listening to rap in about 1983, and the first one to really blow my mind was Ladi Dadi. At the time - and since, if you ask me - there was nothing like it.

I stopped watching American Idol before the finale this past season, so I missed this embarassing clip

Trouble Funk - Pump Me Up


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I love, "Apache" and do u remember, "High Horse" by Jocelyn Brown? I love that song.
I meant, "Somebody eles's guy."
[Edited 1/5/08 9:04am]