OT: Link, I'm going to share with golden rap era fans two great songs

[STPGopherfan]

I'm trying to figure out if there is any other way to take this other than incredibly f*g racist?

Maybe he's confusing gangsta rap?... nah the I believe another poster was right in saying don't think about it too much.

 

[ivan brunetti]

I don't know F all about rap, but Public Enemy made a big impression on me in the 90's. Two of the best albums of the era.

 

[STPGopherfan]

I don't know F all about rap, but Public Enemy made a big impression on me in the 90's. Two of the best albums of the era.

Start at 0:25

 

[Mr. Potter]

Lot of great songs everyone has listed, for me Rakim is the greatest ever changed the game also loved 3 X Dope from Philly, Tuff Crew i leave you with a good song

 

[STPGopherfan]

Lot of great songs everyone has listed, for me Rakim is the greatest ever changed the game also loved 3 X Dope from Philly, Tuff Crew i leave you with a good song

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Jazzy Jeff (Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince) is from Philly as well. Philly held it's own.

 

[Chickenman Testa]

Jazzy Jeff (Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince) is from Philly as well. Philly held it's own.

Straight outta Philly with Schooly D

 

[Chickenman Testa]

My favorite old school white rappers. One of my possible board names was going to be Prime Minister Pete Nice

Love when MC Serch says “me and P E T E”. Great sampling of Dream Weaver and Love is Alive



And this song with the line “a Brooklyn Queen rushin Russell Simmons is like Tyson rushin Givens”

 

[Sproul]

Old white woman exposes self as inconsequential. Get to steppin'.

It’s Blondie doing “rap” in Rapture, or nothing for mary

 

[Raffycorn]

Introducing the man, the myth, the legend ... Tupac Shakur ...

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I always like about that particular music video how despite it being for all intents and purposes Tupac’s rap debut after being a roadie and backup dancer for Digital Underground, they still have him depicted as a king in the video.

 

[PSURAHJ]

This thread reminds me of back in the day growing up in South Jersey. My buddies and i would rush home and order half of these videos from a pay per selection music video channel called The Box! I've told my kids many times how spoiled they are to have YouTube.

 

[interrobang]

Wait! Rap had a 'golden era'? Who knew?

Back when lyrics weren't full of racist, profane and misogynistic words and ideals?

 

[KnightSlayer]

Geto Boys

 

[STPGopherfan]

My favorite old school white rappers. One of my possible board names was going to be Prime Minister Pete Nice

Love when MC Serch says “me and P E T E”. Great sampling of Dream Weaver and Love is Alive

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And this song with the line “a Brooklyn Queen rushin Russell Simmons is like Tyson rushin Givens”

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I don't know how it was out East, but in the midwest, in general it didn't matter during that era*. If you could rap, you could rap, if you could break, you could break, If you could spin/ cut/ /scratch/mix, you could do that. It wasn't a racial thing. It was a either your cool with it, or your not thing.

*Yes there were a$$holes, but most were given the Gasface!

 

[STPGopherfan]

More of the New Jack Swing era (Thank you Teddy Riley)

Heavy D was sure to get the party started.