For Hip-Hop heads only: What's your favorite old school joint?Music 

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cullenand
2pac was not the best emcee skill wise, there were guys far better. But for me what seperates 2pac from other guys is that he actually rapped about things that matter, unlike some guys who would just brag about what they have.
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Exactly the reason why I stopped listening to mainstream rap/hip-hop many years ago.... If you havent already, enrich yourselves with the world of underground hip hop... So many independent artists out there making really dope tracks.
 
Wow! did'nt even know this thread existed...

I'll have to put my thinking cap on to decide my favorite old skool joints (another time perhaps)... but 1 of my favorite albums of all time has to be Diamond D and the psychotic neurotics.... Stunts,Blunt's and Hip Hop.

a couple of tracks from that album:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxblBJIywOg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYtxJ7Mzboo

Not exactly old skool from the early eighties etc... but 1 of my favorite era's of hip hop .. the 90's.



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Oh my goodness!... how could i forget these:

Ultramagnetic mc's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COeeqAIudhI&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAlsaFKtHuU&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6rbeE4zPsQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfg4DaDsp4I
 
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After 10 years (and still reppin') of me being in and around hip hop, I managed to realize that it's impossible to have a fav. production, cuz there's so many ill beats and cyphers.
Tho if I really had to choose
Cap. D from All Natural would be my pick. This joint really relaxes my soul and my mind
 
Ddrizle
Tupac/2pac was nice with the lyrics, may he rest in peace. I personally don't think he is the greatest to ever do it with his music, lyrics and style, but he was nice. He is far better than the mess that is out now.

His death seems to have catapulted him past many legendary artists in the rap game and labeled the "Greatest" by many, death does that though, so it is to be expected and to each their own.

My favorite track of his is "Against All Odds".
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Pac actually is the greatest to ever touch the mic, because he's wasn't really a rapper. He was rather a hip-hop philosopher.
He's delivery's weren't made outta sick flow, technical wordplay or punches, but out of intelligence and wisdom. He was way to ahead of he's time.. May he R.I.P.
 
MidnitePurple
Pac actually is the greatest to ever touch the mic, because he's wasn't really a rapper. He was rather a hip-hop philosopher.
He's delivery's weren't made outta sick flow, technical wordplay or punches, but out of intelligence and wisdom. He was way to ahead of he's time.. May he R.I.P.
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2pac was first and foremost a poet. Most guys are artists writing lyrics, he was a poet writing poetry. He wasnt afraid to speak his mind, which made him great. But unfortunately that may also have led to his demise. May he R.I.P.
 
MidnitePurple
Pac actually is the greatest to ever touch the mic, because he's wasn't really a rapper. He was rather a hip-hop philosopher.
He's delivery's weren't made outta sick flow, technical wordplay or punches, but out of intelligence and wisdom. He was way to ahead of he's time.. May he R.I.P.
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cullenand
2pac was first and foremost a poet. Most guys are artists writing lyrics, he was a poet writing poetry. He wasnt afraid to speak his mind, which made him great. But unfortunately that may also have led to his demise. May he R.I.P.
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Both of my thoughts exactly.

He was a legend before his time.
 
I'm not that old but most of the old school hip hop artist are the best.I don't have favorites but I personally like ATCQ (A Tribe Called Quest). Their flow was just nice, especially Q-Tip.
 
My personal opinion of 2-Pac is that he was an egotistical rapper(popstar) that did nothing to promote Hip Hop & its core elements (DJ, MC, Graffiti, B-boy & Beatbox).
 
At 1ness
Wow! did'nt even know this thread existed...

I'll have to put my thinking cap on to decide my favorite old skool joints (another time perhaps)... but 1 of my favorite albums of all time has to be Diamond D and the psychotic neurotics.... Stunts,Blunt's and Hip Hop.

a couple of tracks from that album:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxblBJIywOg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYtxJ7Mzboo

Not exactly old skool from the early eighties etc... but 1 of my favorite era's of hip hop .. the 90's.



(EDIT)

Oh my goodness!... how could i forget these:

Ultramagnetic mc's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COeeqAIudhI&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAlsaFKtHuU&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6rbeE4zPsQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfg4DaDsp4I
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MidnitePurple
After 10 years (and still reppin') of me being in and around hip hop, I managed to realize that it's impossible to have a fav. production, cuz there's so many ill beats and cyphers.
Tho if I really had to choose
Cap. D from All Natural would be my pick. This joint really relaxes my soul and my mind
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You both have very good taste.... To many Tupac lovers in this thread...

I'll add a couple of tracks again... :)

One of my all time favs.







Probably one of the best verses JAY-Z has ever spit.... This was his first collab with an artist if I'm not mistaken.


 
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^ Hmmmm link just sends me to a list of clips on youtube mobile... Will check it with a proper link :)
 
Here are some of my favorite tracks for those interested:

2pac- Blasphemy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08BE1bux9XA

Eric B. & Rakim- I Aint No Joke
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S45cJwBkmA8

Big L- MVP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Asd1WKJZQQ

Soulja Slim- Love Me Or Love Me Not
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSi2UwMUzPQ

Oh No- Mos Def, Pharoahe Monch, Nate Dogg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYrmop7g2cU

Just A Moment- Nas, Quan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-btJF4q3tI

I Need A Light- Warren G, Nate Dogg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfo9NdfwUNY

Hip Hop Hooray- Naughty By Nature
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_QlutqGiWs

Definition- Black Star
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx5aVI2zsFE
 
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Cheers Blitz 👍 you too.. i'd forgotten how good that 'Smoothe the Hustler' track was, as for 'T.R.O.Y'... (along with 'Mainsource's' 'Looking at the front door' that someone mentioned earlier)... Easily 2 of my all time favorite classic tunes.

Midnite P, Excellent 'Capitol D' tune used to listen to his stuff alot, quite like some of the stuff the 'Molemen' did aswell.. especially this tune featuring 'Doom':
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv8m6YDyT_E

cullenand, Some great tunes there... especially like 'Blackstar' 'Definition'.. i find it impossible not to bop my head whilst listening to that tune.

Anyway.. thought i'd post a few more tunes, they're not exactly old skool in the purest sense.. TBH i think most of the old skool artist/tunes have already been mentioned a few pages ago (with exception of 'Schooly D', 'Cold Crush Brothers').. anyway these are mostly from the 90's:

'Kool G Rap & Polo' 'Streets of NY':
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4wJtMZl6iA&feature=related

'ED OG & the Bulldogs' 'Love comes and goes':
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViCpFY6Wnkg

'Son Of Bazerk' 'The Band gets swivy on the wheels'.. (love the use of 'Ice cubes' 'Amerikkka's most wanted'):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmDdUUVhnfk

'Organized Konfusion' 'Let's Organize'.. (love this tune but TBH the whole album is dope.. still can't believe it's from 1994, ahead of it's time IMO):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY2FoJEEUBs&feature=related

'J Rawls' 'Blue # 2.. Homeskillit & Charlie Cooper'.. (not exactly old skool.. 2000-2002 i think, but i love it regardless):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6LRdAM2Wmw

Noticed someone mentioned about the East/West battles 15 years ago.. Yeah i think alot of it was just marketing for sales, but damn it produced some fine tunes... these were 2 of my faves of that era:

'Royal Flush' 'Worldwide':
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEKx5GAReI0

'Tim Dog Ft KRS One' 'I get Wrecked'... (Kris Parkers on fine form with this 1) i believe it's a 2nd diss to 'Snoop Dog' :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzLKoCoMmjM

PS, props!! to the guy who mentioned 'Hijack' 'Demon Boyz' 'Blade' etc, British old skool deserves some love:
'Demon Boyz' 'Recognition':

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpPXqn70q9A
 
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^ And At 1ness comes with a monster list again. :P Kool G Rap and Ed OG.... 👍 Organized Konfusion 👍 👍 Nice picks man!

cullenand
My bad, just fixed it. Here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLpZUI4BZwU
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Ah yes... Ive heard this one before... He tears it up nice there.. Lyrically he was just sublime!

As for the other songs you posted... I ain't no joke, MVP and Definition are great! :)👍
 
Idk what the limits to old school are but the best rap, hip hop song ever is defiantly Stan by Eminem.

The song is like late nighties I think which is pretty old now so I think it counts. Plus it was right at the end of true rap. No song ever has an artist wrote about the deepest thoughts of one of their own fans and tells a story of how stockerish and insane they become over the star all the while rhyming every line. It shows the smallest details about how Stan mailed out a letter to eminem and didn't get a response and figured maybe it was his handwriting and later in the song talks about how he sent out more letters and he knows eminem got them because he wrote the addresses on them perfect. You can just picture this crazy guy taking hours to make sure the addresses are absolutely perfect to make sure eminem gets them. Stan goes so insane that he cant live without eminem and tries to kill his wife and himself in the process to show eminem how hes the same as him. Finally after this huge ordeal eminem starts writing back to Stan saying about how he's sorry he was busy etc and how some of the stuff Stan was writing about seems kind of crazy. Than he realizes Stan was the guy he heard about on the news who killed himself.

That intense back and forth rapping accompanied with the course of dido singing the course with the rain drops in the background easily makes it the best rap song ever.

I'm sure you have all heard it, but take a listen again. The music video is also really good as it plays out like a short movie

 
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Nice style in this thread, you people really have a great taste in hip hop.
And many NY mc fans, that's awesome, it's like a lyricist lounge here :P
That's when I know that hip hop lives everywhere. So amazing





 
disinfected
That Westside stuff was a big deal back in the day.
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The West Coast vs East Coast died down before this song. In some parts of the country, some people still have their sides. Though the brutal killings and serious talks somewhat still continue with the hardcore fans. However, Hiphop has moved on internationally and I am liking the Japanese movement alot.

 
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mr_geez and MidnitePurple... Nice picks!

@mr_geez

Raekwon, Heltah Skeltah, Jurassic 5 and "old school" Fat Joe track (DITC era) is off the hook! 👍


@MidnitePurple

DJ Honda track and DJ Premier track are dope! Good picks! 👍
 
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Great selection MP 👍, could'nt agree more, people got some real good taste in this thread.

(warning bit of a sound bomb :) )

'Digital Underground' 'Doowutchyalike' (used to love this back in the day... PS to all you '2-pac' lovers, he used to be in 'DU') :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fbHOAbOcNI

'Original Flavour' feat 'Jay-Z' 'Can i get open' (i'd forgot about this tune until i heard it a while back whilst out clubbing in London) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kcCcyPi-2A&feature=related

'Masta Ace Inc' 'Turn it up' (love that 'Erule' tune 👍.. how can anybody not love the work of 'Roy Ayers'?... so i love this too) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbpxrfNM2Jw

'Capleton' 'Wings of the morning' (not exactly hip hop... ragga/dancehall but the hip hop link is strong IMO, there is a version with 'Method man' but i actually prefer this version) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39yw13BmF3U&feature=related

'Shadez of brooklyn' 'Change' ('Premo' is simply awesome! and very underated IMO... good to see others in this thread appreciate his talent) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS47EQjx0TM&feature=related

'De la soul' feat 'Common' 'The Bizness' ('Stakes is high'.. probably 1 of the best albums of it's time!) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgaRjBXi1NY&feature=related

'Black Sheep' 'Without a doubt' (for me this kind of sums up what i miss about 90's hip hop in particular... warm rolling B-lines, probably not the best example i know, but you get the gist i'm sure) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVxs0BRhSM0&feature=related

'Biz Markie' 'Chubb Rock' 'Prince Paul' 'No rubber no backstage pass' (prefer Biz's older stuff but i think this is great aswell) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDFgMsMFCaU

'Black Moon' ft 'Busta Rhymes' 'The Onslaught' ( i like earlier 'Black Moon' but i think this is great) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsBXXVWgMT4
 
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^ OH Hell naw! Masta Ace :P Speaking of Masta Ace he's got some tight songs... Love his Sittin' On Chrome album






And one of the best beef tracks I know...

 

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