My Favorite Rap Songs Ever...

[Rip76]

From that time period (1987-1990) when music was pretty bad, this kept me goin'

A Tribe Called Quest - ScenarioThe Link

Black Sheep - The Choice is YoursThe Link

Gang Starr - Jazz ThingThe Link

Special Ed - I Got It MadeThe Link

West Coast All Stars - We're All in the Same GangThe Link

Crooklyn DodgersThe Link

Crooklyn was such a great movie too....

Eric B. & Rakim (Let the Rhythm Hit'em)The Link

Marly Marl - SymphonyThe Link

Biz Markie -The VaporsThe Link

De La Soul - Say No GoThe Link

EPMD - You're a CustomerThe Link

Public Enemy - By the Time I Get to ArizonaThe Link

NWA - 100 Miles and Runnin'The Link

And from one of my top ten albums of all time
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique

Egg ManThe Link

Looking Down the Barrel of a GunThe Link

(That Zeppelin/Mississippi Queen break is beautiful)

ShadrachThe Link

"Steal from the rich and I'm out robbing banks
Give to the poor and I always give thanks
Got more stories than J.D's got Salinger
I hold the title and you are the challenger
I've got money like Charles Dickens
Got the girlies in the Coupe like the Colonel's got the chicken
Always go out dapper like Harry S. Truman
I'm madder than Mad's Alfred E. Newman
Never gonna let them say that I don't love you"

Enjoy

 

[campwillben]

Word.

 

[dallas_the_tiger]

Throw in "Gas Face" by 3rd Bass.
youtube.com/watch?v=rdmwmxhHmlg

Excellent list though.

 

[HatDaddy]

shoot man...Peter Piper by Run DMC

 

[Uncle Rico]

Biz Markie - Pickin Boogers
Eric B & Rakim - paid in full
LL Cool J - I'm the Type of Guy
LL Cool J - Goin Back to Cali

All Geto Boys songs rock

 

[RoundRobin]

No Young MC - Bust a Move?

 

[SigPi_Horn]

In reply to:

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[Tank]

Slick Rick - La De Da De

The DOC - It's Funky Enough

Tone Loc - Funky Cold Medina

Ice T - Colors




*** Just realized that the time frame was 87-90... some of these are a bit older ***

 

[Squall]

you have "by the time i get to Arizona" but that whole damn album just gets a rise out of me.

I need to thump that this weekend

 

[DRAG69]

Here is my list......


























































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[dallas_the_tiger]

Also, KRS-1 My Philosophy

 

[BLESSMEHORNS]

What, No Egyptian Lover?

 

[JonathanMardukas]

Z-Ro is my favorite. Love the new single "Who's the Man" with Trae.

 

[Bookman]

Rappin' Duke by the Rappin' Duke.

 

[kbrown]

The only rap/Hip Hop song I have ever liked:
Tennessee

 

[Napoleon]

I can't remember the name, but I remember that is used the "N-word"

a lot.

Yeah, that one is my favorite.

 

[l00p]

Tribe Called Quest - Sucka N**** would qualify for that.

Del the Funkee Homosapien
Lords of the Underground
Leaders of the New School
Pete Rock and CL Smooth
Pharycyde
Nyce n Smooth
Big Daddy Kane
Kool Moe Dee


all would fit in well with that outstanding list you have.

 

[BrothaHorn]

What list would be complete w/out EPMD's 'u gots to chill"

 

[HatDaddy]

forgot about Kool Moe Dee's....I Go To Work!

 

[baboso]

You're not down with OPP?
youtube.com/watch?v=4FWI_fLkw3k

My Grandma O'Rourke says you need to Jump Around[url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZZZADbubu0Y]youtube.com/watch?v=ZZZADbubu0Y

 

[CaboWabo]

Dick Almighty

 

[D-mack01grad]

Some of you guys make me laugh...

You must forgive, I'm a hip hop snob. For those that don't know, there is a HUGE difference between hip hop and rap.

The Crooklyn Dodgers was a classic...

Here's a few more (maybe not that exact time period, but good none the less):

SAAB story - LONS (leaders of the new school)
Make room - Tha Alcoholiks
Stress - Organized Confusion
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Jeru tha Damaja
Proceed - The Roots
Uknowhowwedo - Bahamadia
T.R.O.Y. - Pete Rock and CL Smooth
93 till infinity - Souls of Mischief

 

[Double J]

Oldschool Outkast....Southernplayalistic

Also throw in Do or Die...

 

[3_yard-out]

whitest rap lists ever.

 

[l00p]

What the hell does that mean? There are some solid songs that some are listing here.

A long time favorite of mine is "Space Cowboy" by The Jonzun Crew.

Word of Mouth - King Kut
Mantronix - Fresh is the Word (w/ DJ Tee)

Those 3 are easily on any list I would make in this genre. I remember to this day the first time I heard them and when they were first released. I was very lucky to be surrounded by people with their ears to the ground for new music and feed off of that info.