now what you hear is not a test: i'm rappin' to the beat and me, the groove, and my friends are gonna try to move your feet!
Kid āN Play, "Next Question" (1991) From their last album. "Face The Nation" An extremely underrated duo by those more interested in the "gangsta" genre that overshadowed all the other voices of the era. KNP were mostly lighthearted and about fun, but they also had some rather...See More Ā»
Public Enemy, "Fight The Power" (1990) This remains a very powerful song from some of the pioneers of this genre. I remember the following being lyrics many in the mainstream culture strongly disliked. But what they might not have realized was, in my community many had been saying this...See More Ā»
Digital Underground, "Doowutchyalike" (1989) Iāll always miss the lighthearted rap from back in the day. R.I.P. Shock G.
Someone here asked me who my favorite hip hop artist is. Well, duh. Greatest of all time. They call me the Hiphopopotamus My lyrics are bottomless Sometimes our rhymes are polite Like, thank you for the dinner Ms. Right
The "Stop The Violence" rap collaborations, 1988-1990 I was still in my twenties when this first came out, many of these artists were my generation. "Self-Destruction" (East Coast) "Weāre All In The Same Gang" (West Coast)
A Tribe Called Quest, "Bonita Applebum" (1990) This song is fun, always reminded me of crushes and teenage/young adult infatuationsā¦