School me on west coast club classics
cardova
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The NY classics are well documented, but what less obvious tunes fill floors on the west coast? Rap, R&B, house, genre doesn't matter.I know about Freaks Of The Industry, but that's about it.
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"Pimp of the Year" drove people apeshit last night.
All the old Death Row shit.
For the most part, same club classics as everywhere. It's just now and then Becky knows all the words to Timberlake and Whoridas tracks out here.
Pretty much any west coast (read LA) gangsta rap mainstream hit anthem. Pistol Grip Pump... umm... Ain't no future in your frontin', etc.
More Bounce To The Ounce
as for raps hmmm
Bay: Break The Grip Of Shame by Paris, Humpty Dance/Packet Man/Same Song/Kiss You Back/No Nose Job by Digital Underground, Life Is Too Short by Too Short, MC Hammer obviously
Tony Tone Toni and En Vogue
LA: Tupac, Dr Dre, Alkaholiks (I remember heads getting open to WLIX off the 2nd album alot), Cypress Hill, Snoop Dog, Ice Cube. Unified Rebelution by J5 was pretty big, Work The Angles by Dilated, and I'd even throw in Fresh Mode by Ugly Duckling and Listen Up by Erule for a little more underground. Ozomatli's first album was pretty big too, specifically Cut Chemist Suite. I'm not too well versed in LA non-rap though.
PS: Batteram by Toddy Tee was a big one too.
Everything in your list except for the independents..unless you're playing somewhere like LA proper, the indie rap will be lost on the crowd methinks.
wasn't MC Breed from Michigan?
West Coast Poplock
Boyz N The Hood
Toddy Tee - Batteram
Egyptian Lover
King Tee - Bass
etc....
endless...
Still a West Coast classic in my eyes, at least one that's slept on but got heavy rotation back in the day.
well, when I used to play in LA proper in the mid-late 90s those were the jams in the rap clubs.
amg "bitch betta have my money"
young lay "all about my feti"
jt the bigga figga "game recognize game"
maybe some of you bay heads can help me out with this one. there was a club on folsom, which is now The Gold Club. back in like 94-95, what was the name of that club? maaaad filipinos and asians.
and major cosign on AMG
agreed. It's kinda tough for me to pick out some songs because while NY didn't really embrace west coast artists (even to this day) we would play everything from everywheres.
Luniz - I Got 5 On It
Tupac/Dre - California Love (Becky Anthem Material)
ah jeez, and PHARCYDE's first album.
and House Of Pain
Surely some stuff by Compton's Most Wanted has to be in there too.
life is too short- too short
anything NWA, but Panic Zone & Give them sumthing... are solid as.
Doowatyoulike- digital underground
California Love- Tupac and Dre...
Hold ya head up- Tupac
It was a good day/Wicked/You know how we do- Icecube
Beeper/Posse on broadway/baby got back- Sir Mix alot
5 on it (rmx)- Luniz
187 proof/welcome to the getto- Spice 1
Ghetto Jam- Domino
anything of chronic or doggystyle
Hot Potoato- Freestyle Fellowship
Pistol Grip Pump- Volume 10
egypt, egypt-
Alladins on the cut- Low Profile
Players Club- rappin 4tay
thats off my head...could check the crates and find some more....
Militia--Burn
MC Pooh--Fuckin' With Dank
Mac Mall--Sic Wit Dis
Keak da Sneak--Alright Cool
Coup--Me and Jesus The Pimp...
Ant Banks--Parlayin'
Master P--Ice Cream Man/'Bout It 'Bout It
I'd Rather Give You My Bitch
If You Stay Ready
Down Down Down
Call It What U Want
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