Favorite rap tunes [Archive]

wondergirl9847

07-05-2005, 12:07 PM

Hee! I am listening to California Love by Tupac and Dr. Dre.

I know this thread probably won't get tons of positive responses, but anyone have any fave rap tunes?

Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-A-Lot
California Love - Tupac/Dr. Dre
Parents Just Don't Understand - DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
Funky Cold Medina - Tone Loc
Bust a Move - Young MC
The Way I Am - Eminem
Lose Yourself - Eminem
Stan - Eminem
Men in Black - Will Smith
Summertime - DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
Work It - Missy Elliot
911 is a Joke - Public Enemy
Mama Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J
Around the Way Girl - LL Cool J

Sure, this ain't gansta rap, but it's still rap.

DrummerDeanna

07-05-2005, 12:08 PM

LOL - NOT a rap fan here - at all :laugh:

eclipse

07-05-2005, 12:13 PM

Sorry ,
my fav rap tune is by Blondie-
Probably one of the first rap tunes named "Rapture" :nod:

~~eclipse~~

Mari

07-05-2005, 12:15 PM

oh I like it, sometimes. Last fave is a dutch rap: De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig - Watskeburt :D

wondergirl9847

07-05-2005, 12:16 PM

Sorry ,
my fav rap tune is by Blondie-
Probably one of the first rap tunes named "Rapture" :nod:

"Fab Five Freddy told me everybodys fly..."

Mari

07-05-2005, 12:16 PM

oh I like it, sometimes. Last fave is a dutch rap: De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig - Watskeburt :D

and from the others you mention: missy elliot, she's really good. I find myself liking a lot of snoop dog songs too, they're really cleverly produced.

Edit.. Hmm, how did this happen? I thought I edited my first post. Uh, nevermind.

chiliD

07-05-2005, 12:19 PM

"I Play Chicken With The Train"---Cowboy Troy

GardenStateGirlie

07-05-2005, 12:20 PM

LOL - NOT a rap fan here - at all :laugh:

Me either but it seems that every radio station here plays it (in fact, they took off a big alternative station here Y100--and replaced it with rap). I do like Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff's Summertime and Around The Way Girl by LL Cool J. My best friends boyfriend grew up in North East Philly so it's all he listens to and when i'm around them, I get stuck listening to it too
-_- I liked Twista's Overnight Celebrity and a few Missy Elliot songs. Other than that, i'll pass.

DrummerDeanna

07-05-2005, 12:20 PM

Right - ok - if we're counting "Rapture" here then that would be my favorite :D

dissention

07-05-2005, 12:25 PM

Well, I love all of Blondie's rap tunes. :laugh:

I also love Black Eyed Peas. Does that count?

JazmenFlowers

07-05-2005, 12:25 PM

anything by Eminem, 50 Cent or LL Cool J - they could SO have a piece - hehe

Sugar

07-05-2005, 12:46 PM

I own two rap albums, both of which I love:

Beastie Boys: Ill Communication
Ice-T: OG

I'm one of these people that think good rap is as close as we get to Shakespeare these days in terms of rhyme and rhythm. Of course there's a lot of crap out there too!

I need to get me some Public Enemy.

GateandGarden

07-05-2005, 01:17 PM

I'm not a big rap fan in general but I can't help but love jamming to DMX's "Party Up." It's so fun! (Though the lyrics scare me!) :laugh:

I also dig "Ghetto Supastar" by Pras, ODB, and Mya. It's far superior to the original "Islands in the Stream" or whatever. :lol:

Mari

07-05-2005, 03:05 PM

I don't know but isn't it the 'popular' thing to say when you like pop/rock music, that you hate rap? As if the two are incompatible, almost. Same thing for Dance music. :shrug:
I used to be a bit more distrusting of dance and rap, but when you get over that.. there's a lot of great music out there.

Dark Angel

07-05-2005, 03:14 PM

I know this thread probably won't get tons of positive responses, but anyone have any fave rap tunes?

Anything by Eminem/Salt 'N Pepa/Will Smith/D12
Wild Thing & Funky Cold Medina - Tone Loc
Mama Said Knock You Out/Going Back To Cali/Big Ole Butt - L.L. Cool J
Fight For For Your Right/Sabotage - Beastie Boys
Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-A-Lot
Almost anything by 2 Live Crew

seeker007nmss

07-05-2005, 03:16 PM

This is a simple one. -NONE can't stand any of it. :nod: Bad poetry over stolen "samples" Do ANY play any instruments at all? Don't like the messages in general, videos are even worse. (Nice treatment of women - great language- *add sarcasm here*) Heavy bass that only annoys everyone around them. But what do you expect from an old white guy? :laugh: I can't stand the entire hip/hop rap "culture". Even DC's sampling of Stevie really annoys me. Write your OWN stuff. I find nothing redeeming about any of it. Find the entire genre tacky. Foul mouthed thugs who think money buys respect. I have an idea of where you can stick your "bling". In other words.....Don't really care for it.

Violet

07-05-2005, 03:29 PM

I am not a big fan of rap, but I do love Rappers Delight. :] In fact, I "rapped" a verse of it for my daughter this weekend, and she said "can you do that again?!?!" I also like some of Salt 'n Pepa's stuff, "Let's talk about sex," for example.

I hate sitting at a red light in my car, with the windows up, and having someone in the next lane with the loud thumping bass and actually being able to hear the "lyrics." At least with the "older" rap you could understand most of the words. As much as I hate Britney Spears, I'd rather have my daughter like her music instead of rap.

Carol

dissention

07-05-2005, 03:32 PM

seeker007nmss

07-05-2005, 03:34 PM

Not even Rapture? :lol:

Francois c’est pas flashe non due.

That's not rap....it's BLONDIE. :] And she isn't siting on a car cursing while women's butts are shaking into the camera, with a peter gabriel "hook" being used as their own tune, and.....and...... :nod: :lol:

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trackaghost

07-05-2005, 04:22 PM

I love Outkast.
That is all.

(oh and Lose Yourself by Eminem is great too)

Serrart

07-05-2005, 04:22 PM

Regulate - Warren G
Been There Done That - Dr. Dre
Crossroads - Bone, Thugs 'n Harmony
Summertime in the LBC - Dove Shack (f. Warren G)
Rainy days -Ja Rule f. Mary J Blige
Ms. Jackson - Outkast :thumbsup:
Gossip folks - Missy Elliott f. ludacris
Son Of Gun - Missy Elliott, C. Simon, J. Jackson
Nobody Does It Better - Nate Dogg and Warren G (gotta love Warren G :D )
Fu-Gee-La, Ready Or Not - Fugees
Guilty Conscience - Eminem, Dr. Dre
Stan - Eminem

... and some more...

Romy

trackaghost

07-05-2005, 04:35 PM

Can I just say one of the first singles I ever bought was The Show by Doug E Fresh.
I bet not too many of you can remember than one, but it's a rap classic and was a big hit at the time.

Oh and I forgot to mention the Beastie Boys. Love 'em too.

wondergirl9847

07-05-2005, 04:50 PM

I love Outkast.

Forgot about Outkast, I love Ms. Jackson, Hey Ya and Roses!

LMAO!! I just thought of the fact that Sharon's avatar makes Lindsey look like some rap star. What would his name be?

Buck Thug
L-Dawg
Soul Driftah
Killah B

mylittledemon

07-05-2005, 04:59 PM

"Mo Money, Mo Problems" by Biggie, Puffy and Mase

That song takes me right back to high school the year I graduated.

GateandGarden

07-05-2005, 05:03 PM

Ms. Jackson - Outkast :thumbsup: OMG, how could I forget them??? I love "Hey Ya!" "The Way You Move" and their duet with Norah Jones, "Take off Your Cool," too. (Though that last one's R&B, not rap).

DrummerDeanna

07-05-2005, 05:15 PM

Ok - how about:

It's All About the Pentiums - Weird Al :p

trackaghost

07-05-2005, 05:15 PM

Forgot about Outkast, I love Ms. Jackson, Hey Ya and Roses!

LMAO!! I just thought of the fact that Sharon's avatar makes Lindsey look like some rap star. What would his name be?

Buck Thug
L-Dawg
Soul Driftah
Killah B

:lol: :lol: :lol: I think it would be LL Liddy Buck (Ladies Love Liddy Buck)!

wondergirl9847

07-05-2005, 06:19 PM

BWAH Sharon!!!

Also....LL Cool LB (Too many L's. :laugh: )

I love Weird Al too, Deanna! :thumbsup:

littlecricket2

07-05-2005, 06:42 PM

Hmmm...
Tupac Shakur's "The Way it is"--yes, he took Bruce Hornsby's track and rapped over it, but he did it for a specific reason--because Bruce's song is a classic about race relations, and Tupac wanted to bring it back while expressing his own take on race relations. Rappers aren't just lifting tracks because they can't think of original music, they're doing it because currently, it's the trendy thing to do in rap/hip-hop, and because sometimes they're either paying homage to the original artist or they want people to remember the message of the original song.

"California Love"--Dr. Dre, etc.
"Switch" by Will Smith (haha)
"Hate it or Love it" by 50 Cent (although I don't care for most of his stuff)
"Lose Yourself"--Eminem
"It Takes Two"--Rob Bass (does NO ONE remember this one?! It takes me back to junior high, which was like, 15 years ago!!! And I still hear it on the radio sometimes!)
"Get Busy" (can't remember the artist)
"Baby Got Back"--Sir Mix-a-Lot

There's more but I can't think of all of them right now. And I don't even consider myself to be a very big rap fan.

dissention

07-05-2005, 06:52 PM

Rainy days -Ja Rule f. Mary J Blige

Ooh, I love that one, too. I love Blige's No More Drama album, it's fantastic. She's a GREAT live performer.

GODDESS6

07-05-2005, 06:53 PM

LMAO!! I just thought of the fact that Sharon's avatar makes Lindsey look like some rap star. What would his name be?

Buck Thug
L-Dawg
Soul Driftah
Killah B

these names are tooo funny~

i like:
ignition-r.kelly
in da club-50 cent, i love "hey shorty it's your birthday..."
gangstar's paradise-coolio
hot in herre-nelly
big mama i think the name is by ll cool j
lose yourself-eminem

mylittledemon

07-05-2005, 06:53 PM

I just couldnt get into rap that much either...although I wont deny that some of it is very catchy.

dissention

07-05-2005, 06:57 PM

I just couldnt get into rap that much either...although I wont deny that some of it is very catchy.

I'm not that into it myself, but there are a few that I like. Just keep me away from Eminem or I'll blow a ****ing gasket.

Serrart

07-05-2005, 07:11 PM

Ooh, I love that one, too. I love Blige's No More Drama album, it's fantastic. She's a GREAT live performer.

She's really great and I love No More drama, it's such a passionate album. Actually, the best thing I got from Waiting to Exhale (besides Angela Bassett performance) was to discover her great voice on the soundtrack.

Romy

seeker007nmss

07-05-2005, 07:26 PM

Sorry G&G ....Couldn't resist: :p

<img src="http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a88/Dreamtimezzz/rapcrap.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">

GODDESS6

07-05-2005, 07:28 PM

Sorry....Couldn't resist: :p

<img src="http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a88/Dreamtimezzz/rapcrap.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">
that is toooo funny & my hubby would totally agee, he HATES it!!! when i do listen to it, which isn't that often, is usually when cleaning & he is at wrk~

GateandGarden

07-05-2005, 07:30 PM

Sorry G&G ....Couldn't resist: :p

<img src="http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a88/Dreamtimezzz/rapcrap.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p

Anyway, I'm with ya, diss--I can't take Eminem.