Best old school rap song

[Sponger15SB]

Grandmaster Flash - The Message


I don't really know exactly what to consider "old school", but maybe pre 1990?

[smokingrobot]

pistol grip pump - volume 10

may not be the best, but this guy is way ahead of his time in terms of his style/delivery/rhythm for the time period of his release.

be forewarned, all the covers by RATM and Ice cube suck.

edit: lemme double check on this date.. it may be 91.

[smokingrobot]

wow, way off. '94.

still ahead of his time.

in that case i gotta roll with

jam on revenge - newcleus

for nostalgiac reasons.

[thatpfunk]

any big daddy kane.

[shant]

Fearless Four - Rockin It

[Tailgunner]

Run DMC - "You Be Illin"

[Sponger15SB]

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Best old school rap song

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Easily Paper'd Up with Snoop ft Mr. Kane....

http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/dreamworks_skg/old_school/snoop_dogg/old.jpg

"Somebody say make money money..."

[smokingrobot]

yo that was 2002.

[Sponger15SB]

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yo that was 2002.

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I guess you missed the joke then?

[smokingrobot]

wow, im an ass.

my bad didnt mean to ruin it.

[Vince Young]

What's with all the [censored] rap threads?

KRS-One - The Bridge is Over

[IronDragon1]

Run DMC-It's Like That

EDIT: NWA-Straight Outta Compton for the gangsta rap fans

[Sponger15SB]

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EDIT: NWA-Straight Outta Compton for the gangsta rap fans

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Yeah, I don't know if this is really considered "old school" rap, but as far as the old school ganster type rap, this song owns everything.

A quick top 10:

1. Rock Box (Run-DMC)
2. The Message (Flash)
3. Roxanne Roxanne (UTFO)
4. Escape (Whodini)
5. The Show (Doug E. Fresh)
6. The Choice is Yours (Black Sheep)
7. Radio (LL Cool J)
8. Basketball (Kurtis Blow)
9. Jam On It (Newcleus)
10. The Roof is on Fire (Rockmaster Scott)

[Sponger15SB]

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6. The Choice is Yours (Black Sheep)

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How old is this song? I always assumed they were just like a De La Soul type group and this song hasn't been around for that long.

Haha this song is in a bodyboarding video I own and its awsome.

[Tailgunner]

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10. The Roof is on Fire (Rockmaster Scott)


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Classic /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[smokingrobot]

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"The Roof is On Fire"- Bloodhound Gang

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not classic.

[TheMainEvent]

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I don't really know exactly what to consider "old school", but maybe pre 1990?

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Personally, I think of anything pre-Chronic as old school

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6. The Choice is Yours (Black Sheep)

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How old is this song? I always assumed they were just like a De La Soul type group and this song hasn't been around for that long.

Haha this song is in a bodyboarding video I own and its awsome.

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'94 I think. If that's not old enough, then consider it stricken. It's certainly not '84 like Jam On It or Rock Box.

[edfurlong]

Rappin' Duke by Shawn Brown.

[Sooga]

So many Ultramagnetic MC's songs to choose from.... but I'll go with 'Ease Back' or the 'Bait' remix.

[bdk3clash]

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What's with all the [censored] rap threads?

KRS-One - The Bridge is Over

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MC Shan and Marly Marl-"The Bridge"

[lucas9000]

pre-90 is way too tough. there was so much classic [censored]. i really can't choose one.

[lucas9000]

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6. The Choice is Yours (Black Sheep)

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while a classic song, i'm pretty sure this is post 1990.

[lucas9000]

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So many Ultramagnetic MC's songs to choose from.... but I'll go with 'Ease Back' or the 'Bait' remix.

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i'd take ego trippin.

[LAGmaniac]

Not gonna name a favorite but here are some that have been overlooked so far

Slick Rick - Children's Story
Run DMC - Sucker MC's
Kurtis Blow - The Breaks
Afrika Bambaataa - Planet Rock
Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
Grandmaster Flash - White Lines
Whodini - Freaks Come Out At Night
Eric B. & Rakim - Follow The Leader
Too Short - Freaky Tales
Beastie Boys - Paul Revere
Public Enemy - Fight The Power

[cwsiggy]

NWA - F--- Tha Police

[Al P]

She's a Bitch by Too Short.

[kgrad5]

Master P - Make em say uhh

Snoop - G'z and Hustlaz

[smokingrobot]

is this sarcasm?

[touchfaith]

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[Gary Stevenson]

anyone like arrested development- "everyday people", "mr. wendell", and "take me to another place" all stand out to me
De La Soul, "Me myself and I"
The Fugees to recent?- "killing me softly", "ready or not"

[M2d]

songs I haven't seen:
edutainment-BDP
Bad-LL
Radio-LL
scorpio-GMF and the fab 5
planet rock-Afrika Bambaataa and the soulsonic force
wild wild west-kool moe dee
and (I'm surprised, with all the sea-town ballers on this board)
Posse on broadway-mix-a-lot