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TonyVanDam

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What Are THE Most UNDERrated Rap Songs Ever (Regardless Of Styles)?

I'll start this thread off with a rap classic that never make the final cut for his Greatest Hits album from years ago....but should have.

2pac -- Holler If Ya Hear Me


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Reply #1 posted 12/29/07 11:45pm

namepeace

Dog It -- Digable Planets

All Caps -- Madvillain

Tonite's Da Nite -- Redman

Umi Says -- Mos Def

To name a few.
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Reply #2 posted 12/30/07 12:00am

baroque

Wu tang clan- Da Mystery Of Da Chessboxin'

Wu Tang clan- wu tang clan ain't nothing to fuck with it.


WU WU WU TANG!!
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Reply #3 posted 12/30/07 12:04am

Cinnie

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Reply #4 posted 12/30/07 12:12am

Vanilli

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Cinnie said:



I agree!

Also

Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
Blondie - Rapture
Weird Al - Parody of MC Hammer's song. Can't think of the name of Weird Al's version but it was great.
2Pac - Starin' Through My Rear View
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Who Stole My Car / Summertime
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Reply #5 posted 12/30/07 9:19am

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Ghostface -- Faster Blade, Good, Buck 50, Flowers
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth -- The Main Ingredient
Public Enemy -- Get the F--- Outta Dodge
J-Dilla -- Love (feat. Pharaoh Monch), Two Can Win
Common -- Hungry, The Sixth Sense
De La Soul -- Stakes Is High, Oodle's of O's, Ego Trip Pt. II, Much More
Ice Cube -- A Bird In The Hand
Main Source -- Lookin' At The Front Door, A Friendly Game of Baseball
KRS-ONE -- Higher Level
Kanye West -- Late
KMD -- Peachfuzz, What a N_gga Know?
MF Doom -- Kookies, Orris Root Powder
Gang Starr -- Mass Appeal, Moment of Truth, Zonin'
Grand Puba -- Soul Controller
Brand Nubian -- Brand Nubian, Meaning of the 5 Percent
Masta Ace -- Born To Roll (a true banger)
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Reply #6 posted 12/30/07 10:15am

IAintTheOne

Cinnie said:




would still love a vinyl test press of that biggrin man we gotta do some kinda project together and put that shit out and show chemist and shadow how its done smile
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Reply #7 posted 12/30/07 10:42am

Illustrator

I gotta go old skool.
IMO, back in the day, this definitely was the most devastatin' body rocker of the year.


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Reply #8 posted 12/30/07 11:12am

NastradumasKid

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Dog It -- Digable Planets

All Caps -- Madvillain

Tonite's Da Nite -- Redman

Umi Says -- Mos Def

To name a few.


Love that song I have it on my Ipod
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Reply #9 posted 12/30/07 11:25am

NastradumasKid

NastradumasKid said:

namepeace said:

Dog It -- Digable Planets

All Caps -- Madvillain

Tonite's Da Nite -- Redman

Umi Says -- Mos Def

To name a few.


Love that song I have it on my Ipod


Gangstarr-Full Clip
Nas-Nas is like
Nas-The world is Yours
ATCQ-Like it Like that
Wu-Tang-Shame on a Nigga
Nas-Hold down the block
As some one already mention Gangstarr-Mass appeal
Raekwon-Gulliotine(swords)
Common-Love is
Common-Be
Mobb Deep-Back at you and Right back at you
Biggie ft method man-The what
Common-6th sense
http://youtube.com/watch?v=_vg3NdvWE78

http://youtube.com/watch?v=pYWqVx7vMlE

http://youtube.com/watch?v=VXyFZkU9bkQ

http://youtube.com/watch?v=BzT9vOHuZm0

http://youtube.com/watch?v=rUSVmZeta3k
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Reply #10 posted 12/30/07 7:28pm

namepeace

NastradumasKid said:

namepeace said:

Dog It -- Digable Planets

All Caps -- Madvillain

Tonite's Da Nite -- Redman

Umi Says -- Mos Def

To name a few.


Love that song I have it on my Ipod


Yeah, jerseykrs hipped me to that banger a few years ago, I bought their album Madvillainy, and it's still the best hip-hop album I've heard in over a decade.
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Reply #11 posted 12/30/07 7:30pm

namepeace

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Gangstarr-Full Clip
Nas-Nas is like
Nas-The world is Yours
ATCQ-Like it Like that
Wu-Tang-Shame on a Nigga
Nas-Hold down the block
As some one already mention Gangstarr-Mass appeal
Raekwon-Gulliotine(swords)
Common-Love is
Common-Be
Mobb Deep-Back at you and Right back at you
Biggie ft method man-The what
Common-6th sense


Nice list.
Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016

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Reply #12 posted 12/30/07 7:45pm

NastradumasKid

namepeace said:

NastradumasKid said:

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Gangstarr-Full Clip
Nas-Nas is like
Nas-The world is Yours
ATCQ-Like it Like that
Wu-Tang-Shame on a Nigga
Nas-Hold down the block
As some one already mention Gangstarr-Mass appeal
Raekwon-Gulliotine(swords)
Common-Love is
Common-Be
Mobb Deep-Back at you and Right back at you
Biggie ft method man-The what
Common-6th sense


Nice list.


thx

Method man ft. redman-da rockwiler
Wu-tang clan-C.R.E.A.M.
Wu-tang clan-Method Man
ATCQ-oh my God (remix)
Raekwon-Ice Cream
Wu-tang clan-Triumph
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Reply #13 posted 12/30/07 7:57pm

namepeace

NastradumasKid said:

namepeace said:



Nice list.


thx

Method man ft. redman-da rockwiler
Wu-tang clan-C.R.E.A.M.
Wu-tang clan-Method Man
ATCQ-oh my God (remix)
Raekwon-Ice Cream Nice Pick -- made my top 100 songs of the 90's on a separate thread
Wu-tang clan-Triumph


You're keepin'em coming! How about . . .

A Tribe Called Quest -- God Lives Through, Verses From The Abstract
DEL The Funky Homosapien -- No Need For Alarm
MC Lyte -- Stop, Look, Listen
Queen Latifah -- Wrath of My Madness
The Alkaholiks -- Who Dem N---as
Downtown Science -- Room To Breathe, Fat Shout
MC Breed -- Ain't No Future In Yo Frontin'
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Reply #14 posted 12/30/07 8:13pm

NastradumasKid

namepeace said:

NastradumasKid said:



thx

Method man ft. redman-da rockwiler
Wu-tang clan-C.R.E.A.M.
Wu-tang clan-Method Man
ATCQ-oh my God (remix)
Raekwon-Ice Cream Nice Pick -- made my top 100 songs of the 90's on a separate thread
Wu-tang clan-Triumph


You're keepin'em coming! How about . . .

A Tribe Called Quest -- God Lives Through, Verses From The Abstract
DEL The Funky Homosapien -- No Need For Alarm
MC Lyte -- Stop, Look, Listen
Queen Latifah -- Wrath of My Madness
The Alkaholiks -- Who Dem N---as
Downtown Science -- Room To Breathe, Fat Shout
MC Breed -- Ain't No Future In Yo Frontin'



Nice!!!

PRT-Rock dis funky joint
Fresh Prince/Dj jazzy jeff-Summertime
Jay-z-Dead Presidents
Lauryn Hill-That thing
Souls of Mischief-'93 til infinity
2pac-Brenda's got a baby
Ol dirty Bastard-Brooklyn Zoo/Shimmy Shimmy Ya
Queen Latifah-UNITY
Wu-tang clan-Best protect ya neck
ATCQ-Jazz(we've Got)
Bone thugs N harmony-Thuggish Ruggish Bone
Lupe Fiasco-Sunshine
Nas-NY STATE OF MIND
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Reply #15 posted 12/31/07 3:10am

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TonyVanDam said:

I'll start this thread off with a rap classic that never make the final cut for his Greatest Hits album from years ago....but should have.

2pac -- Holler If Ya Hear Me





I always thought Death Around The Corner and Souljah's Story from Pac's earlier albums were gems that the later Death Row Pac fans slept on.

Other underrated:

Bird in the Hand-Ice Cube/Death Certificate
Mass Appeal-Gangstarr
When They Reminisce-Pete Rock & CL Smooth
"Old man's gotta be the old man. Fish has got to be the fish."
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Reply #16 posted 12/31/07 9:17am

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Rakim - Know The Ledge
De La/Common - The Bizness
Rakim - Mahogany
Rakim - Casualties of War
Camp Lo - Luchini AKA This Is It
Camp Lo - Swing (Blase, Blase)
De La - Breakadawn
Professor Griff - Pawns of the Game
The Afros - Kickin' Afrolistics
Queen Latifah/De La - Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children
De La - A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"" feat Q-Tip And Vinia Mojica
The DOC - It's Funky Enough
The DOC - The Formula
3rd Bass - Steppin' to the AM
Pete Rock and CL Smooth - Mecca & The Soul Brotha
Gangstarr - Just to Get a Rep
Gangstarr - Soliloquy of Chaos
Nikki D - Lettin' Off Steam
Phase N' Rhythm - Swollen Pockets
Main Source - Lookin' at the Front Door
Jeff (Chi Ali) - My Name is Jeff (B-side on Potholes in my Lawn" I think?)
Stetsasonic - Talkin' All That Jazz
Stetsasonic - Sally
Paris - Bush Killa
Paris - The Devil Made Me Do It
X-Clan - Funkin' Lesson
X-Clan - Heed The Word Of The Brother
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Reply #17 posted 12/31/07 10:12am

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KRS-ONE - The MC
Rakim - Follow the Leader
Ras Kass - Interview With A Vampire eyepop
Canibus - Poet Laureate 1 + 2
- The whole Rip the Jacker album
- The whole Mic Club Album
2pac - No More Pain
Kool Mo Dee - Let's Go


gotta think some more...be back soon
Lady Cab Driver is one of the greatest songs ever!
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Reply #18 posted 12/31/07 10:22am

namepeace

NastradumasKid said:


PRT-Rock dis funky joint
Fresh Prince/Dj jazzy jeff-Summertime
Jay-z-Dead Presidents
Lauryn Hill-That thing
Souls of Mischief-'93 til infinity
2pac-Brenda's got a baby
Ol dirty Bastard-Brooklyn Zoo/Shimmy Shimmy Ya
Queen Latifah-UNITY
Wu-tang clan-Best protect ya neck
ATCQ-Jazz(we've Got)
Bone thugs N harmony-Thuggish Ruggish Bone
Lupe Fiasco-Sunshine
Nas-NY STATE OF MIND


All nice jams.

M-Funka named some of mine already.

Jeru The Damaja -- Mind Spray, Black Cowboys
King Just -- Warrior's Drum
Talib Kweli -- Back Up Offa Me
Channel Live -- Mad Izm
JayLib -- No Games, Starz, The Mission
Chubb Rock -- Just The Two Of Us
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Reply #19 posted 12/31/07 10:27am

namepeace

MuthaFunka said:

Rakim - Know The Ledge *From an underrated album*
De La/Common - The Bizness *What a bangin' beat that was, from the classic and criminally overlooked Stakes Is High
Rakim - Mahogany
Rakim - Casualties of War

Camp Lo - Luchini AKA This Is It -- That hook is killa and the rhymes are tight
Camp Lo - Swing (Blase, Blase)
De La - Breakadawn
Professor Griff - Pawns of the Game
The Afros - Kickin' Afrolistics
Queen Latifah/De La - Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children
De La - A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"" feat Q-Tip And Vinia Mojica
The DOC - It's Funky Enough
The DOC - The Formula
3rd Bass - Steppin' to the AM
Pete Rock and CL Smooth - Mecca & The Soul Brotha
Gangstarr - Just to Get a Rep
Gangstarr - Soliloquy of Chaos
Nikki D - Lettin' Off Steam
Phase N' Rhythm - Swollen Pockets
Main Source - Lookin' at the Front Door
Jeff (Chi Ali) - My Name is Jeff (B-side on Potholes in my Lawn" I think?)
Stetsasonic - Talkin' All That Jazz
Stetsasonic - Sally
Paris - Bush Killa -- That cover was ill. But my track on that album was "Guerillas In The Mist." "Long Hot Summer" has a cool beat to it too.
Paris - The Devil Made Me Do It -- The West Coast's answer to [b]Nation of Millions.[/b]
X-Clan - Funkin' Lesson
X-Clan - Heed The Word Of The Brother *I'd only add, "Grand Verbalizer What Time Is It?*


I could expect M/F to bring it on a hip-hop thread.
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Reply #20 posted 12/31/07 10:27am

namepeace

I'll add a Dr. Dre track -- "Smokin' Blunts and Drankin' Tanqueray"
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Reply #21 posted 12/31/07 11:25am

MuthaFunka

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namepeace said:

MuthaFunka said:

Rakim - Know The Ledge *From an underrated album*
De La/Common - The Bizness *What a bangin' beat that was, from the classic and criminally overlooked Stakes Is High
Rakim - Mahogany
Rakim - Casualties of War

Camp Lo - Luchini AKA This Is It -- That hook is killa and the rhymes are tight
Camp Lo - Swing (Blase, Blase)
De La - Breakadawn
Professor Griff - Pawns of the Game
The Afros - Kickin' Afrolistics
Queen Latifah/De La - Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children
De La - A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"" feat Q-Tip And Vinia Mojica
The DOC - It's Funky Enough
The DOC - The Formula
3rd Bass - Steppin' to the AM
Pete Rock and CL Smooth - Mecca & The Soul Brotha
Gangstarr - Just to Get a Rep
Gangstarr - Soliloquy of Chaos
Nikki D - Lettin' Off Steam
Phase N' Rhythm - Swollen Pockets
Main Source - Lookin' at the Front Door
Jeff (Chi Ali) - My Name is Jeff (B-side on Potholes in my Lawn" I think?)
Stetsasonic - Talkin' All That Jazz
Stetsasonic - Sally
Paris - Bush Killa -- That cover was ill. But my track on that album was "Guerillas In The Mist." "Long Hot Summer" has a cool beat to it too.
Paris - The Devil Made Me Do It -- The West Coast's answer to [b]Nation of Millions.[/b]
X-Clan - Funkin' Lesson
X-Clan - Heed The Word Of The Brother *I'd only add, "Grand Verbalizer What Time Is It?*


I could expect M/F to bring it on a hip-hop thread.


nod thumbs up!

The Bizness might be one of my top 5 Hip Hop jams of all time.

And I should have listed "Guerillas in the Midst"! How in the hayell did I forget THAT!?
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Reply #22 posted 12/31/07 11:27am

MuthaFunka

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namepeace said:

NastradumasKid said:


PRT-Rock dis funky joint
Fresh Prince/Dj jazzy jeff-Summertime
Jay-z-Dead Presidents
Lauryn Hill-That thing
Souls of Mischief-'93 til infinity
2pac-Brenda's got a baby
Ol dirty Bastard-Brooklyn Zoo/Shimmy Shimmy Ya
Queen Latifah-UNITY
Wu-tang clan-Best protect ya neck
ATCQ-Jazz(we've Got)
Bone thugs N harmony-Thuggish Ruggish Bone
Lupe Fiasco-Sunshine
Nas-NY STATE OF MIND


All nice jams.

M-Funka named some of mine already.

Jeru The Damaja -- Mind Spray, Black Cowboys
King Just -- Warrior's Drum
Talib Kweli -- Back Up Offa Me
Channel Live -- Mad Izm
JayLib -- No Games, Starz, The Mission
Chubb Rock -- Just The Two Of Us


Damn, I forgot about Jeru.
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Reply #23 posted 12/31/07 1:52pm

namepeace

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Damn, I forgot about Jeru.


Man, his rhymes and Primo's beats were a powerful combo.

I'll also add Primo's beats for Group Home's debut, Living Proof. Other than "Serious Rap S---," the rhymes were terrible, but the beats were as good as they get from Premier.
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Reply #24 posted 12/31/07 5:13pm

MuthaFunka

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namepeace said:

MuthaFunka said:

Damn, I forgot about Jeru.


Man, his rhymes and Primo's beats were a powerful combo.

I'll also add Primo's beats for Group Home's debut, Living Proof. Other than "Serious Rap S---," the rhymes were terrible, but the beats were as good as they get from Premier.


Ya damn skippy about Primo!!
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