Favourite 90's hip hop track EVER

esoundc · Post by **esoundc** » Tue May 13, 2008 11:24 am

some Arrested Devolopment, De La Soul , Roots, Dead Prez...
sorry to

to remember the names of songs, but those where myfavourites and it might be missing someone

stonecrazy · Post by **stonecrazy** » Tue May 13, 2008 7:28 pm

group home - livin proof
GZA - liquid swords

__________ · Post by **__________** » Tue May 13, 2008 7:59 pm

too hard to choose, but was listening to jeru - wrath of the math last night and it struck me again how much of a good album it is.

the frustrated n***a is a quality, quality tune.

elementalism · Post by **elementalism** » Tue May 13, 2008 10:48 pm

The Pharcyde - She Said (Jay Dee Remix).

emu · Post by **emu** » Tue May 13, 2008 11:06 pm

hmm...

diary of a madman- gravediggaz
black sunday - organized konfusion
GZA - liquid swords

those stand out...but probably more

mezi · Post by **mezi** » Tue May 13, 2008 11:35 pm

Ice Cube - Today was a good day
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=c4RY-eJgHHs

Organized Konfusion - Stray Bullet
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=TNcS5Wl2qlo

garcia · Post by **garcia** » Tue May 13, 2008 11:55 pm

My favourite, ok, one of favourites is

TIME'S UP by O.C.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSw-9wCf ... re=related

as someone onyoutube comments 'one of the most slept on rappers EVER'

no joke.

Solid solid beat
impeccable flow - utterly ridiculous
line after line is killa

lyrical content that summed up rappers at the time, how they are and how they should be.

the head nodders video

line after line is killa

So So So good.

You can't argue with the calibre of this tune

So why you pushin it? Why you lyin for? I know where you live
I know your folks, you was a sucka as a kid
Your persona's drama, that you acquired in high school in actin class
Your whole aura is plexi-glass
What's-her-face told me you shot this kid last week in the park
That's a lie, you was in church with your moms

Of course we gotta pay rent, so money connects, but uhh
I'd rather be broke and have a whole lot of respect
It's the principal of it, I get a rush when I bust
some dope lines oral, that maybe somebody'll quote

jess_is_not_ok · Post by **jess_is_not_ok** » Wed May 14, 2008 5:10 am

dj phonetic wrote:Fu-schnickens - a true fu-schink

YES!

big up to the man who said 'today was a good day' belongs on this list! yesh indeed.

my additions have to be:

*de la soul = breakadawn

*brand nubian = slow down

*raekwon = sneakers

*mobb deep = shook ones pt deux

*ATCQ = Luck of Lucien!

*HIEROglyphics = You never knewww

*DEL tha funky homosapien = Mista Dobalina

*Leaders of the New School = whats Next?

*Artifacts = Wrong Side of the Tracks

*The Roots = You Got Me

and last but certainly NOT least.....

*Buckshot, Masta Ace = Crooklyn Dodgers

!

yakis · Post by **yakis** » Wed May 14, 2008 6:02 am

Nuthin' But a G Thang - Dr. Dre

I Wanna Get High - Cypress Hill

Practice Looking Hard - E-40

Reminiscing on some 90's West Coast shit.

spiro · Post by **spiro** » Wed May 14, 2008 6:28 am

EMU wrote:hmm...
diary of a madman- gravediggaz

never got this one on vinyl . . .
anyone up for some swapping ?

nesslei · Post by **nesslei** » Wed May 14, 2008 11:28 am

souls of mischief - 93 til infinity

whut · Post by **whut** » Wed May 14, 2008 12:43 pm

Channel Live and KRS One - Mad Izm
Akinyele and Sadat X - Loud Hangover
Smiff n Wessun - Bucktown
Smoothe Da Hustler - Broken Language
Blahzay Blahzay - Danger

Prolly one of those, plus most mentioned here!

thomas · Post by **thomas** » Wed May 14, 2008 1:06 pm

Overnight Gangsta - Scientifik

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtzNKpHT ... re=related

Jubz · Post by **Jubz** » Wed May 14, 2008 1:12 pm

GARCIA wrote:My favourite, ok, one of favourites is

TIME'S UP by O.C.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSw-9wCf ... re=related

as someone onyoutube comments 'one of the most slept on rappers EVER'

no joke.

Solid solid beat
impeccable flow - utterly ridiculous
line after line is killa

lyrical content that summed up rappers at the time, how they are and how they should be.

the head nodders video

line after line is killa

So So So good.

You can't argue with the calibre of this tune

So why you pushin it? Why you lyin for? I know where you live
I know your folks, you was a sucka as a kid
Your persona's drama, that you acquired in high school in actin class
Your whole aura is plexi-glass
What's-her-face told me you shot this kid last week in the park
That's a lie, you was in church with your moms

Of course we gotta pay rent, so money connects, but uhh
I'd rather be broke and have a whole lot of respect
It's the principal of it, I get a rush when I bust
some dope lines oral, that maybe somebody'll quote

Yes mate

He was a bit slept on but no other track on 'Word...Life' lives up to the structure and patterns on 'Time's Up'.

datura · Post by **datura** » Wed May 14, 2008 2:01 pm

yeah, i totally agree jubz, the follow up album was disappointing too.

triky · Post by **triky** » Wed May 14, 2008 2:40 pm

black eyed peas - karma

cypress hill - dr greenthumb

notorious - juicy

and shame on me for forgetting nas - life's a bitch (and all the other illmatic tunes i do love)

jess_is_not_ok · Post by **jess_is_not_ok** » Wed May 14, 2008 2:48 pm

Whut wrote:
Smiff n Wessun - Bucktown

How could I forget? Yes indeed! Classic.

whut · Post by **whut** » Wed May 14, 2008 3:14 pm

datura wrote:yeah, i totally agree jubz, the follow up album was disappointing too.

Damn man, I though Jewelz was an amazing album. Serious production from Premier, Showbiz and Buckwild on there.

O.C showed he was one of the best and there was some proper sick guest appearences from Bumpy Knucks too.

garcia · Post by **garcia** » Wed May 14, 2008 3:31 pm

Honestly, I don't know about the albums. I've heard O.C. tunes here and there and they've been tight. I have heard what you are saying about none of his other tracks living up to the same standard of Time's Up from friends so am not so surprised by what you say. It's a shame tho, wouldn't you agree.

To my mind it would be very difficult to make tune of Time's up's standard. His delivery and poise is nothing but perfection. watch him perform it on live and he doesn't seem to capture what he did when he first recorded it.

To think he was talking about the standard of hip hop and rappers back then! Wonder what he think's now.

'supermaan that ho'
'I'll let you lick the lollipop'

Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeez!

As a stand alone tune it's second to none.

The beat is so laid back whilst maintaining a hardcore edge. His lyrics are tough and battle. He actually says something.

emu · Post by **emu** » Wed May 14, 2008 4:18 pm

spiro wrote:
EMU wrote:hmm...
diary of a madman- gravediggaz
never got this one on vinyl . . .
anyone up for some swapping ?

ah i never had it on vinyl either.

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