Older Rap Tracks that are Hot Now
HarveyCanal
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Everywhere I go lately, even on the radio, I hear DJ Quik's Tonite.Others that have fallen in that category within the past year or so would be MC Breed's Ain't No Future in yo Frontin and N2Deep's Back to the Hotel. Of course down here, you're gonna hear Texas staples like Southside, Tops Drop, and 25 Lighters throughout...those don't change.What are the older rap tracks that dj's currently can't get enough of in your area?
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Dru Down's "Pimp of the Year" still sets it off in Oakland.
not in kansas city
ok i haven't actually heard this for long time but it would be nice..
Is that really on the comeback trail? I played it for the first time in years last month, and it went over kinda
IMO...
Pimp of the Year = hot
Glamorous Life = definitely not hot
But if folks somewhere are indeed getting loose to Glamorous Life, then cool...that's the exact kinda quirky info I was looking for with this thread.
But nah, that is not a track that I would play.
Dogg Pound's What Would U Do on the other hand...
I think almost any rap from this era runs the risk of missing it's mark when played out these days, though. I've just noticed this getting more play lately than I ever remember it getting.
This is also a regional thing. Perhaps more Baltimore than Philly, even.
Cool, thanks. Seems like this thread would have more examples provided. Then again, maybe I asked the wrong crowd.
Heineken Biting The Blowed.
Oh no doubt--this stuff is way too old for the average clubgoer. But I love hearing that some folks will still get down to it.
I dont recall this song ever slippin' into the No-Play Zone.
i get at least one person approaching me with some "i had that on cassette in 8th grade!!!" type story every time i play it.
They sped the OG sample and beat up, layed some shitty tinny drums under it and got some excuse for an MC top re do the verses....arrggghhhh
They have ruined one of my favourite songs........
I'm sorry, what was that last part again?
Are you suggesting my rendition blowed? Because that would be bad grammar.
And the crowd loved it.
I hear this on the radio all the time.
Your not a fan of Mr Base & Mr Rock? Damn your missing out.... what next your gonna tell me Mantronix is wack?
was it this...or as bad as this?
I mean, he could have kept the original vocals at least.
I hope rob and e z got paid well at least .
These 3 have never gone out of style here. "Back To The Hotel" is a cholo classic!
Ha. Dru Down has shown up at my Friday/Saturday parties 2-3 times in the last month. I think one of my security dudes is his cousin.
Aside from a handful of West Coast classics ("Boyz in the Hood", "It's Funky Enough", "Life Is Too $hort", etc.), I'm finding it harder and harder to move crowds with anything pre-1995 (and sometimes pre-2005).
I think in part it's because I've got a particularly young crowd to deal with but in any club situation you've gotta figure that the youngest people in the club were like 7 years old in 1995. I mean, when you were 21, how much music that came out when you were 7 or younger were you rocking to in a club?
From date of release it never came out of that zone.