Official Old School Hip Hop Thread...

[StereoInstaller1]

IMO, hip hop died when Tupac left the DU.

Thanks god for J5, Blackalicious and other intelligent, non-violent rap.

[Maluco]

i dont agree it died completely....but it definitely lost a something when he passed

It didn't really die. It just went underground. If you look into it you'll find alot of good Hip Hop still. We only really see the money chasers that the industry shines light on. Back in the day, Hip Hop was all over. The shit we hear and see on radio and tv now is just commercials, it's fkng marketing. It ain't music...

[scabzzzz]

Mmm... Good conversations.

Hip hop is underground now yes. Where it fucking belongs. The masses were not made to consume hip hop.

Smokin blunts and doin the do...

[Coco Savage]

It didn't really die. It just went underground. If you look into it you'll find alot of good Hip Hop still. We only really see the money chasers that the industry shines light on. Back in the day, Hip Hop was all over. The shit we hear and see on radio and tv now is just commercials, it's fkng marketing. It ain't music...

i know this....but i was referencing his big L post

[Maluco]

Mmm... Good conversations.

Hip hop is underground now yes. Where it fucking belongs. The masses were not made to consume hip hop.

Smokin blunts and doin the do...

Where it belongs? The masses were not made to consume hip hop? Are you kidding?

I won't even compare it to what people listen too today. Alot of the Hip Hop I listened to back in the day made me a smarter kid. A good amount of it was intelligent and insightful. As a kid growing up, I gained a bit of wisdom and smarts from it. At least enough to open my eyes and think about certain things.

[scabzzzz]

Like I said, the masses dont want their minds to be opened. Look at the trend of the past 20 years in music evolution.

[Maluco]

Like I said, the masses dont want their minds to be opened. Look at the trend of the past 20 years in music evolution.

my bad, I misinterpreted...

[scabzzzz]

my bad, I misinterpreted...

No worries!

The people that I meet that listen to similiar music either have the following traits:
1) Smoke trees
2) Are democrats
3) Culturally diverse
4) Musically diverse


People that listen to rap generally wont fall into as many of those categories, or people that listen to any other genre for that matter. Hip hop is a product of every genre of music. Thats what is so fucking cool about it.

[red]

Holy crap, theres other people who listen to Big L?

Damn me and my friends thought we were the only ones since seemingly no one we talk music with knows who he is.

One of the best IMO and he never got the recognition he should have. His death was more violent than biggie's and tupac's as well; shot in the face several times....

Anyways speaking of Big L; any Lord Finesse fans?

[Maluco]

DAYUM!!! jam!

Main Source - "Fakin the funk"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LEp3WHOBT8

[Massive Lee]

Like I said, the masses dont want their minds to be opened. Look at the trend of the past 20 years in music evolution.

He he. What evolution? Nothing majorly new has come up since the mid-eighties. Usually old stuff, just repackaged.

In the sixties and seventies, something major came up every two or three years. Then by the very early 80's, recycling took over. Sad.

Lee

[M42Technik]

Ini Kamoze - Here Comes The Hotstepper

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS8UHOFk-KI

You can't deny the groove. I want to throw a 90's themed party just to play this shit. Hell I just wanted to post it.

[T3rd Ferguson]

Anyone listen to People Under the Stairs?

One of my fav songs of all time..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dr1kQDGgRk

"Take off the doo rag and replace it with a thinking cap..."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbUCj...eature=related

I posted about souls of mischief. '93 til infinity. google The Rub: History of hiphop 1993, its a 01:54:XX long mix tape

I also was like 100% positive i posted a link to acid raindrops and a quasimoto song, but alas, i guess i was just dreaming it or something. maybe it was another thread.

[Coco Savage]

ok well while we are talking about hip hop.... lets review vh1's fan decided list of 100 greatest hip hop songs of all time

http://stereogum.com/archives/vh1s-1...gs_024391.html

[regnu]

Ini Kamoze - Here Comes The Hotstepper

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS8UHOFk-KI

You can't deny the groove. I want to throw a 90's themed party just to play this shit. Hell I just wanted to post it.

Sorry to go a little off topic but after that I had too.... ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUjIl4_DYiU