Joni, I didn't know you were an oldschool head!
Hiphop is off topic? Where would AJ be without all those hiphop classics?
allow me add to the list:
Slick Rick, "The Great Adventures of ..."
Boogie Down Productions (feat KRS1), "Criminal Minded"
De La Soul, "3 Feet High+"
Erik B & Rakim, can't forget "Follow the Leader"
Del the Funky Homosapien, "I Wish My Brother George Was Here"
Jungle Brothers, "Done by the Forces of Nature"
DOC, "No One Can Do It Better"
Wu-Tang Clan, "Enter the Wu Tang, 36 Chambers"
Cypress Hill, "Cypress Hill"
3rd Bass, "The Cactus Album"
Pharcyde, "Bizarre Ride II"
Pete Rock, "Mecca and the Soul Brother"
Black Sheep, "A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing"
Brand Nubian, "One for All"
Poor Righteous Teachers, "Holy Intellect"
yall remember these?
adario
----- Original Message -----
> on the old school tip check
>
> Erik B and Rakim - Paid in Full
> EPMD - strictly business
> KRS ONE; this cat is brilliant
> Public Enemy, Paris; on the political tip
> Iced T
> Run DMC
> Sugarhill Gang
> ect...
>
> if ya wanna know what it is, where it came from and where it's goin, you
> should check the old school gems too...
>
> j~
>
>
> >From: "Steve Catanzaro" <stevencatanzaro@sprintmail.com>
> >To: "Shawn H Kuo" <kuo_shawn@hotmail.com>, <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
> >Subject: Re: hip hop
> >Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 06:45:20 -0700
> >
> >Funny thing about hip hop is that it's everywhere now (with the possible
> >exception of Hefner.) In fact, I don't think it'll be long before there's
a
> >country act (Shania Twain, or someone) with a turntablist!
> >
> >But, here's some essential hip hop records of recent vintage.
> >
> >1) Mos Def. Black on Both Sides.
> >Extremely musical album, tremendous lyrical content.
> >
> >2) The Roots, Do You Want More? and Things Fall Apart.
> >The first one is about 8 or 9 years old, and is definitely AJ related,
what
> >with its nice mix of jazzy instrumental backing to the hip hop vocals.
> >
> >The second one is alot sparser musically speaking, more "conventional"
hip
> >hop, but it's got mad funky beats (Check out "Double Trouble" f. Mos Def,
> >"Adrenaline" "The Next Movement.") A great album. These guys seem to have
> >the ability to make albums that still sound hot after 8 or 10 years
(unlike
> >Prince?)
> >
> >3) Jurassic 5. EP, and Quality Control.
> >
> >4) Digable Planets. Blow Out Comb. (Another oldie but goody. Also, check
> >out
> >Arrested Development.)
> >
> >5) Bahamadia. Kollage. Really awesome, if you can find a copy.
> >
> >Of course, you can go into more mainstream releases, like Mystikal, who
> >sounds alot like a hip hop James Brown, Lauryn Hill, who won multiple
> >grammys for her debut a few years back, or the Notorious B.I.G., who, say
> >what you will, could set rumps to shaking.
> >
> >Of course, elements of the hip hop sound have been co-opted by almost
> >everyone nowdays. Kid Rock and Limp Bizkit, Madonna and Brittney, Roni
Size
> >and Amon Tobin, Portishead and Sneaker Pimps, everybody's throwin' in a
> >little hip hop style.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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