The 50 Greatest Bay Area Rap Songs - Complex Magazine
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The 50 Greatest Bay Area Rap Songs
http://www.complex.com/music/2011/01/the-50-greatest-bay-area-rap-songs/
Let's get talking bout this! What is a good look on the list? What is missing? What do ya'll think of this? We can turn this into a huge history of Bay Area Rap thread. This should be fun.
http://www.complex.com/music/2011/01/the-50-greatest-bay-area-rap-songs/
Let's get talking bout this! What is a good look on the list? What is missing? What do ya'll think of this? We can turn this into a huge history of Bay Area Rap thread. This should be fun.
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would've chose some different shit, but I can't really hate.
Staley I believe said himself that this was basically impossible to do... I'm not mad at it.
NOT ENOUGH KEMETIC SUNS ;-)
Cities Of Dope
A live mix of Bay slap, a lot of underground and tape-only business sandwiched between the requisite turfy mobb hyphy shit.
4. Digital Underground - The Humpty Dance
3. Del - Catch a Bad One
2. Tupac - California Love
1. Souls of Mischief - '93 Til Infinity
"California Love" isn't a Bay Area record in any way shape or form
15. Andre Nickatina f/ San Quinn -- "Ayo"
14. E-40 f/ Suga-T -- "Sprinkle Me"
13. Too $hort -- "Freaky Tales"
12. 2Pac f/ Shock G and Money B -- "I Get Around"
11. The Federation -- "Hyphy"/"Hyphy" remix
10. Dru Down -- "Pimp of the Year"
9. Digital Underground -- "The Humpty Dance"
8. Dre Dog -- "Smoke Dope and Rap"
7. Keak da Sneak -- "Super Hyphy"
6. Mac Dre -- "Too Hard for the Fuckin' Radio"
5. E-40 f/ The Click -- "Captain Save-a-Hoe"
4. Souls of Mischief -- "93 Til Infinity"
3. Rappin' 4-Tay -- "Players Club"
2. Too $hort -- "Cuss Words"
1. Luniz -- "I Got 5 On It"/ "5 on It" remix
i'm happy he's up in the list, but jacka's "glamorous lifestyle" should have been up there instead of "barney" imo.
hammer was a smh move, but "let's get it started" is bay-er than "can't touch this".
others of note that was missing from the list:
get my money on
crack raider razor
many clouds of smoke
talkin bout bank
and personally, i think "dope fiend beat" is the definitive short track rather than "freaky tales".
"i'm too short baby. way too cold. so motherfuck. you. bitch. gad. damn. ass. hole!!!!"
APG not being on the list is fucking criminal.
plus, where is Scanlous from IMP? Frisco is nice but cmon now... nothing is better than Scanlous. that shit makes me want to merk fools REAL bad.
Somehow, I knew J had posted this even before I read the thread.
I was confident these three would be on the list (or at least something by the Whoridas if not "Talkin' 'Bout Bank"). But I guess none of them can compare with Lil B :shocked:
also, black dynasty deep east oakland.
and whoriden! come on dudes!
FAT OFF THE COCONUTS
GUUT GOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!
b/w
I'm going to assume they confused Cuss words with Dope fiend beat
this.
No 415? Can that be?
I might could have to retract my earlier quasi-approval of this list.
whoa... there is no 415?!?! this list is bullshit to the fullest. they put that fucking Vans song on there and not 415?!?! who is this guy who wrote it? is dude even from the bay or been here?
Given how rich and diverse Bay Area rap music is, there was no way anyone could have made a list that would please anybody. I could quibble with some song choices but overall I think it was really solid.
FWIW, the dude who put it together is from the Bay, although I think he lives in NY now. He's the main person behind this blog: http://nationofthizzlam.blogspot.com/
And also-- Shinin' Star > Scandalous.
Caaaaandy paaaaaint, peeeanut butttaaaaaaaah
Having said that: "Can't Touch This"?