nursev said:

Straight old school jam the beat to this song was slammin and Lisa was so talented. Just what the hell did Cult Jam do? http://m.youtube.com/watc...y1Wws60q0M

I think Lisa should be credited with being the "Queen of Hip Hop Soul" since she came out years before Mary J. Blige with this genre of music. Besides Shannon singing Let The Music Play, I can't recall anyone else singing over hip hop beats back in the day.

dseann said:

nursev said:

Straight old school jam the beat to this song was slammin and Lisa was so talented. Just what the hell did Cult Jam do? http://m.youtube.com/watc...y1Wws60q0M

I think Lisa should be credited with being the "Queen of Hip Hop Soul" since she came out years before Mary J. Blige with this genre of music. Besides Shannon singing Let The Music Play, I can't recall anyone else singing over hip hop beats back in the day.

That's a good point but I always considered her the "Queen of Latin Freestyle".Though Shannon started it Lisa Lisa lasted longer.

Hooooome Hooome Hooome Hoooome

Oooh nananananananananana

LisaLisa's hair was laid, hair over one eye, shaved down on one side! Yasss!

My elders had this spinning constantly on the Vinyl/record player.

Love this!

this takes me back to the summer of '85

1sotrue said:

dseann said:

I think Lisa should be credited with being the "Queen of Hip Hop Soul" since she came out years before Mary J. Blige with this genre of music. Besides Shannon singing Let The Music Play, I can't recall anyone else singing over hip hop beats back in the day.

That's a good point but I always considered her the "Queen of Latin Freestyle".Though Shannon started it Lisa Lisa lasted longer.

Latin Freestyle?????? She ain't no Real Roxanne. Shiiiiiit, neither of them ever kicked a freestyle.

dseann said:

1sotrue said:

That's a good point but I always considered her the "Queen of Latin Freestyle".Though Shannon started it Lisa Lisa lasted longer.

Latin Freestyle?????? She ain't no Real Roxanne. Shiiiiiit, neither of them ever kicked a freestyle.

Latin freestyle and "freestyle" as referring to rapping are two different things.

MickyDolenz said:

dseann said:

Latin Freestyle?????? She ain't no Real Roxanne. Shiiiiiit, neither of them ever kicked a freestyle.

Latin freestyle and "freestyle" as referring to rapping are two different things.

Oh yeah, Debbie Deb, Expose', The Cover Girls, etc. Just broke out my Latin Freestyle Mix. Thanks 2 this thread for the reminder.

MadamGoodnight said:

MickyDolenz said:

Latin freestyle and "freestyle" as referring to rapping are two different things.

Oh yeah, Debbie Deb, Expose', The Cover Girls, etc. Just broke out my Latin Freestyle Mix. Thanks 2 this thread for the reminder.

Yeah, Latin freestyle was mainly popular in certain parts of the US. That's probably why most people are not aware of it. Sometimes it's just called Freestyle, but that confuses it with freestyle rapping. There's a song on Gloria Estefan's new album done in a Latin freestyle way.

This was my jam along with Shannon, Full Force, Stevie B. good feel cool music

I wonder if I take you home, would u still be in love baby, because i need u tonigh, oh oh!

take me, take me take me home!

nursev said:

Just what the hell did Cult Jam do?

Spanador played guitar and bass. He works behind the scenes today. He wrote a song for Keyshia Cole. Mike did percussion, but he was also a dancer. He was a buddy of Full Force.

MickyDolenz said:

dseann said:

Latin Freestyle?????? She ain't no Real Roxanne. Shiiiiiit, neither of them ever kicked a freestyle.

Latin freestyle and "freestyle" as referring to rapping are two different things.

Exactly....I was referring to Latin Freestyle music that was popular in the clubs in the mid 80s especially in NY and Miami. I dont know how someone could mistake latin freestyle music for rappin freestyle.

1sotrue said:

I dont know how someone could mistake latin freestyle music for rappin freestyle.

Maybe that poster isn't aware of it.

1sotrue said:

MickyDolenz said:

Latin freestyle and "freestyle" as referring to rapping are two different things.

Exactly....I was referring to Latin Freestyle music that was popular in the clubs in the mid 80s especially in NY and Miami. I dont know how someone could mistake latin freestyle music for rappin freestyle.

I am familiar with Expose, and the Cover Girls along with Gloria's earlier stuff, I grew up in New York. Just didn't know it was labeled as "Latin Freestyle". catagorized it as house/club musicesque.

Although I like this song alot,my favorite song on their debut album is "You'll Never Change" I wonder why that was never released as a single.

SoulAlive said:

Although I like this song alot,my favorite song on their debut album is "You'll Never Change" I wonder why that was never released as a single.

Bless her heart I love her to death, but wasn't the Dolly Parton of hip-hop/pop's voice annoying as hell? Rosie Perez on wax.

dseann said:

SoulAlive said:

Although I like this song alot,my favorite song on their debut album is "You'll Never Change" I wonder why that was never released as a single.

Bless her heart I love her to death, but wasn't the Dolly Parton of hip-hop/pop's voice annoying as hell? Rosie Perez on wax.

I like her voice!

dseann said:

nursev said:

Straight old school jam the beat to this song was slammin and Lisa was so talented. Just what the hell did Cult Jam do? http://m.youtube.com/watc...y1Wws60q0M

I think Lisa should be credited with being the "Queen of Hip Hop Soul" since she came out years before Mary J. Blige with this genre of music. Besides Shannon singing Let The Music Play, I can't recall anyone else singing over hip hop beats back in the day.

Lisa Lisa and Shannon's music was much harder and stronger than Scary J. Blige's music which was over those weak sounding beats that just scream "shit hop". No, Scary deserves that title, not Lisa Lisa because Lisa jammed too hard for that weak title.

vainandy said:

dseann said:

I think Lisa should be credited with being the "Queen of Hip Hop Soul" since she came out years before Mary J. Blige with this genre of music. Besides Shannon singing Let The Music Play, I can't recall anyone else singing over hip hop beats back in the day.

Lisa Lisa and Shannon's music was much harder and stronger than Scary J. Blige's music which was over those weak sounding beats that just scream "shit hop". No, Scary deserves that title, not Lisa Lisa because Lisa jammed too hard for that weak title.

Actually on her first album, Mary or as you say Scary ... used a lot of 80's hip hop beats which was quite hard core. She got soft with her third album, then after that tried to become an R&B singer which, was the reason for her fading out at the end of the 90's.

dseann said:

vainandy said:

Lisa Lisa and Shannon's music was much harder and stronger than Scary J. Blige's music which was over those weak sounding beats that just scream "shit hop". No, Scary deserves that title, not Lisa Lisa because Lisa jammed too hard for that weak title.

Actually on her first album, Mary or as you say Scary ... used a lot of 80's hip hop beats which was quite hard core. She got soft with her third album, then after that tried to become an R&B singer which, was the reason for her fading out at the end of the 90's.

If you're referring to the song "Real Love", that was weak and cheap sounding beats. That have a completely different sound than the beats that Lisa Lisa and Shannon had which pounded much harder.

vainandy said:

dseann said:

Actually on her first album, Mary or as you say Scary ... used a lot of 80's hip hop beats which was quite hard core. She got soft with her third album, then after that tried to become an R&B singer which, was the reason for her fading out at the end of the 90's.

If you're referring to the song "Real Love", that was weak and cheap sounding beats. That have a completely different sound than the beats that Lisa Lisa and Shannon had which pounded much harder.

I'm not comparing her to Shannon or Lisa, just said she had some nice 80's hip hop tracks on her first album. Changes I've Been Going Through is really what comes to mind though. The Biz Markie "Nobody Beats The Biz" track her and Puffy ripped off.