Best first song on a rap album
Cosmo
9,768 Posts
And intro cuts don't count...... "NY State of Mind" on Illmatic?
Comments
"N***a Ya Love To Hate" might be mine.
(Be on the lookout for a tall light-skinned brother with dimples)
(Wearing a black kangol, sweatsuit, gold chain, and sneakers)
(Last seen on Farmers Boulevard headed east)
(Alias L.L. Cool J)
(He's bad...)
Aaaahhhhhhhhhh...
Pharcyde - Bullshit
Cypress Hill - Pigs
Beastie Boys - Jimmy James
Digable Planets - It's Good To Be Here
...
Common-Ressurection
2pac-Holler if you hear me
Wu tang-Bring da ruckus
Tribe called quest-Excursions
BDP-Poetry, My philosophy
Brand nubian-All for one
D.O.C.-It's funky enough
Erik B. & Rakim-I ain't no joke. Let the rhythm...
N.W.A.-Straight outta Compton
Public enemy-You're gonna get yours
Mobb deep-Start of your ending
Das efx-Mic checka
Run dmc-Peter Piper
Too short-Life is too short
yup beat me to it...
or murder rap from Above the Law "livin like hustlers"
Listen to Mecca and the Soul Brother now son, classic tracks for sure...
but a bunch sound very dated.
Let the hatin' begin!
Ghostface - Iron Maiden
O.D.B. - Shimmy Shimmy Yo
Wu - Bring da Ruckus
From Stones Throw
PBW - In your Area
Wildchild - Code Red
Yeah that's dope. Some suspect choices up there though...
Fuck, what the fuck was I thinking about? "Bring The Noise" is probably the best.
hatters fall back.
aw man, the first thing I thought of was the Group Home intro...so, so retarded.
Steve Biko always used to put me in a good mood from jump.
and Big Daddy Kane - Long Live the Kane
Saying.
Here are some (trying to mention new ones, if possible):
-"Nutmeg" and "Biscuits"-Ghostface.
-"Powerful Impact"-Black Moon.
-"Still Diggin"-Showbiz & AG.
-"Tims and Hoodchek"-Smif N' Wessun.
-"Bullshit"-The Pharcyde.
-"No Diggedy"-Das Efx.
-"Poetry"-Boogie Down Productions.
-"Cold Gettin' Dumb"-Just Ice.
-"Bring the Beat Back"-Steady B.
-"Watch Me Now"-The Ultramagnetic MCs.
-"Strictly Business"-EPMD.
I heavily cosign nearly all the prior mentions.
Peace,
Big Stacks from Kakalak
Agree, with Iron Maiden this makes already three Ghostface LP's in this list. What about Shakey Dog from Fishscale?
Kool G. Rap & DJ Polo "On The Run"
That's one of Ghost's best songs ever IMO.
A lot of good choices on this thread... if I must pic a best, though, it's gotta be between "Bring The Noise" and "I Ain't No Joke" for me.
Oh, wait a minute.... check that. "Peter Piper". There it is.
That's such a crazy loop, I love it.
My choice though:
"I'm makin' short term goals when the weather folds
just put away the leathers and put ice on the gold
Chilly with enough bail money to free a big willie
High stakes, I got more at stake than Philly..."
Show and AG - 'Never Less Than Ill'.
Those drums are so dope.