On "Word...Life," I'd nominate "Creative Control," and "Time's Up," if you're counting the first one as an intro. "CC" is probably my favorite short rap song.
My knee-jerk reaction was, "The N***a You Love To Hate," followed one nanosecond later by, "Straight Outta Compton." But man, "Peter Piper," "Bring the Noise," "I Ain't No Joke," "Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em"...I can't front on any of those in the slightest.
Not all of them are amazing, but I'll throw some down...
Brand Nubian - All for one Rob Base & D.J. E-Z Rock - It Takes Two D.U. - The Humpty Dance Above the Law - Murder Rap BDP - My Philosophy RUN DMC - peter piper, Runs House UMC's - One To Grow On De la - Magic number Just-Ice - Cold Gettin' Dumb Audio Two - Top Billin' Kid N Play - Rollin' With Kid 'N Play King Tee - Act A Fool Too Short - Life Is... Too Short Public Enemy - Bring The Noise, Brothers Gonna Work It Out, You're Gonna Get Yours LOTU - Here Come The Lords Maestro Fresh Wes - Drop The Needle Nice & Smooth - Early To Rise K-Solo - Spellbound Twin hype - Do It To The Crowd Redman - Time 4 Sum Aksion Slum Village - Fantastic Steady B - Bring the beat back, Let The Hustlers Play Souls Of Mischief - Let 'Em Know Redhead Kingpin - Do The Right Thing Skinny Boys - Jockbox J.V.C. F.O.R.C.E - Strong Island Marley Marl - Droppin' Science ODB - Shimmy Shimmy Ya Slick Rick- Treat Her Like A Prostitute Eric B & Rakim - Follow the Leader, I ain't no Joke, Let the Rhythm Hit'em Ice T - 6 N The Morning, Power Kool Moe Dee - How you like me Now, Go See The Doctor Heavy D and the Boyz - the overweight lovers in the house, We Got Our Own Thang LL Cool J - Can't Live Without My Radio, I'm Bad, The Boomin' System Jungle Brothers - Straight Out Of The Jungle MC Lyte - Cha Cha Cha Wrecks N Effect - Rump Shaker Whodini - five minutes of funk Tuff Crew - Smooth Momentum Warren G - Regulate N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton, Boyz-N-The Hood
What about K7-Come Baby Come or Hammer-Let's Get It Started ~YOU SISSIES!*!~
Serious choice: Jay Z: Million and one questions--off of In my lifetime part 1.
Less serious choice. Eminem "Any Man" First cut after intro on the greatest recorded example of artistry representing the human spirit, Soundbombing II.
on the greatest recorded example of artistry representing the human spirit, Soundbombing II.
not to thread jack, but is this any where near a true statement? Sound Bombing Vol. 1 was pretty blah to me, and while i picked up many of the singles on Vol. 2, I never thought of the album as being anywhere near "the greatest recorded example of artistry representing the human spirit".
That being said,[/b] when a "best mix tape" thread shows up a lot of people (with what i consider good taste) tell me how great this album is.
are people sipping on the final drops of Rawkus water delusionment or is this really that good of a record?
Comments
Heard it yesterday after not hearing it in while and it amped me up!
Roots - Proceed
Organized Konfusion - Fudge Pudge
Yes. Man, the first time I heard that...wow...
On "Word...Life," I'd nominate "Creative Control," and "Time's Up," if you're counting the first one as an intro. "CC" is probably my favorite short rap song.
2)Excursions
3)Push it along
4)Poetry
5)Da Bumble
One Day
My Money Gets Jealous
Oodles of O's - De La Soul
You're In Shambles - Del
Allah U Akbar - Brand Nubian
and the funniest:
U Mean I'm Not - Black Sheep
Ooooh, this is the one I was about to post.
NWA - Straight Outta Compton
Schoolly D - Housing The Joint
The Wrong Nigga To Fuck Wit - Ice Cube
Gansta records always seem to have have the best opening tracks. Got to give it up for that Black Sheep track too, hilarity.
also...
crush, kill, destroy...
and a personal favorite
"slaughtahouse"....too funny
Ultramagnetic MCs - Watch Me Now
Run DMC - Peter Piper
Outkast - Two Dope Boyz(In A Cadillac)
tee hee
Brand Nubian - All for one
Rob Base & D.J. E-Z Rock - It Takes Two
D.U. - The Humpty Dance
Above the Law - Murder Rap
BDP - My Philosophy
RUN DMC - peter piper, Runs House
UMC's - One To Grow On
De la - Magic number
Just-Ice - Cold Gettin' Dumb
Audio Two - Top Billin'
Kid N Play - Rollin' With Kid 'N Play
King Tee - Act A Fool
Too Short - Life Is... Too Short
Public Enemy - Bring The Noise, Brothers Gonna Work It Out, You're Gonna Get Yours
LOTU - Here Come The Lords
Maestro Fresh Wes - Drop The Needle
Nice & Smooth - Early To Rise
K-Solo - Spellbound
Twin hype - Do It To The Crowd
Redman - Time 4 Sum Aksion
Slum Village - Fantastic
Steady B - Bring the beat back, Let The Hustlers Play
Souls Of Mischief - Let 'Em Know
Redhead Kingpin - Do The Right Thing
Skinny Boys - Jockbox
J.V.C. F.O.R.C.E - Strong Island
Marley Marl - Droppin' Science
ODB - Shimmy Shimmy Ya
Slick Rick- Treat Her Like A Prostitute
Eric B & Rakim - Follow the Leader, I ain't no Joke, Let the Rhythm Hit'em
Ice T - 6 N The Morning, Power
Kool Moe Dee - How you like me Now, Go See The Doctor
Heavy D and the Boyz - the overweight lovers in the house, We Got Our Own Thang
LL Cool J - Can't Live Without My Radio, I'm Bad, The Boomin' System
Jungle Brothers - Straight Out Of The Jungle
MC Lyte - Cha Cha Cha
Wrecks N Effect - Rump Shaker
Whodini - five minutes of funk
Tuff Crew - Smooth Momentum
Warren G - Regulate
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton, Boyz-N-The Hood
What about K7-Come Baby Come or Hammer-Let's Get It Started ~YOU SISSIES!*!~
Serious choice: Jay Z: Million and one questions--off of In my lifetime part 1.
Less serious choice. Eminem "Any Man" First cut after intro on the greatest recorded example of artistry representing the human spirit, Soundbombing II.
not to thread jack, but is this any where near a true statement? Sound Bombing Vol. 1 was pretty blah to me, and while i picked up many of the singles on Vol. 2, I never thought of the album as being anywhere near "the greatest recorded example of artistry representing the human spirit".
That being said,[/b]
when a "best mix tape" thread shows up a lot of people (with what i consider good taste) tell me how great this album is.
are people sipping on the final drops of Rawkus water delusionment or is this really that good of a record?
so good.
Yeah yeah, this track set it off for Mr. Frank White. This whole album has a great story line.
WLIX--------->
And, actually, I've long argued that this album deserves the award for best first THREE songs on a rap album:
Road to the Riches
It's a Demo
Men at Work
Those three tracks back to back were like crack for me as a kid