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I can't believe it's been 50 years since Hip hop first burst in to the Music scene...Been loving listening to loads on BBC Radio 6... SugarHills 'Rappers Delight' sounds as good today as it did way back then...  |
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over a year ago
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"I don’t approve as they often use naughty words! 
Wham! rhymed rap with crap.
Disgraceful."
And now George Michael is dead. Makes you think, doesn’t it?  |
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"I don’t approve as they often use naughty words!
Wham! rhymed rap with crap.
Disgraceful.
And now George Michael is dead. Makes you think, doesn’t it? "
Makes you think than WuTang Clan ain’t nothing to fuck with |
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"I don’t approve as they often use naughty words!
Wham! rhymed rap with crap.
Disgraceful.
And now George Michael is dead. Makes you think, doesn’t it?
Makes you think than WuTang Clan ain’t nothing to fuck with "
No wonder Ridgeley's gone to ground. |
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"The music of the streets. Of the ignored and marginalised people. I love it so much"
You could make a reasonable argument that most forms of popular music started as exactly that too.
But maybe hip hop wears it on its sleeve a bit more than others.
(That’s absolutely not intended as a diss, by the way. Big fan over here.) |
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"The Chronic is in my top 5 albums of all time.
Absolute genius "
Yes I have the album...Dr Dre n Snoop Dog, The Beastie Boys album 'The 5 Boroughs' is also one of my fave's as is 'SugarHill gang' and Grand Master Flash' |
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"SugarHills 'Rappers Delight' sounds as good today as it did way back then... "
I'm baffled that they leave the part in confirming it was a total rip-off. But, yeah, apart from a few awful lyrics, it still sounds great.
I'm also as into Melle Mell as I was in middle school. And I probably listen to Rakim daily! |
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"I don’t approve as they often use naughty words!
Wham! rhymed rap with crap.
Disgraceful.
And now George Michael is dead. Makes you think, doesn’t it?
Makes you think than WuTang Clan ain’t nothing to fuck with
No wonder Ridgeley's gone to ground."
I  you Dan, Pickle and Ricky!
J |
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over a year ago
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I wrote a really long, detailed reply to this comparing the roots of HH and punk but it vanished whilst typing it. See "THE MAN CANT HANDLE THE TRUTH"
might try and rewrite it later if I can be arsed |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
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We have been thru a lot with hip hop….
The classics of the Sugar hill gang… east coast vs west coast, southern trap, all the remixes to make r’n’b songs cool, you then wouldn’t have grime and drill now!
Rolling Stones magazine has a 50 years of hip hop playlist on Spotify and Apple Music which is class
East coast 90’s is about my wheelhouse!  |
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"I can't believe it's been 50 years since Hip hop first burst in to the Music scene...Been loving listening to loads on BBC Radio 6... SugarHills 'Rappers Delight' sounds as good today as it did way back then... "
So much to unpack when it comes to HipHop. But just think: from NWA alone came Ice Cube, Yella, Dre, DJ Ren. From Dre came Snoop and Eminem, and from Eminem came 50. The history in Hip Hop in the 15 years from the NWA alone is intense. We are not even talking about legends like KRS One and Public Enemy. By the way Ice Cube, Cypress Hill and Game are playing London later this year! |
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I’ve got all the time in the work for classic hip-hop! Feels crazy to even say “classic” hip-hop!
Amazing to see how much it’s evolved and how it’s influenced British music too. The grime/rap scene in the uk is so good thanks to those first pioneers in the USA way back when
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Whilst he didn't invent rap,he certainly was the instigator and the genius behind hip hop as a culture
Afrika Bambatta was the one who brought it all together as one entity.
Back when I first got into it was not rap, it was rap, scratching ,electro,break dancing and body popping all seen as separate forms.
And definitely underground and non mainstream.
I used to sit up till the early hours of the morning on a Wednesday night and listen to Tim Westwood's show on LWR pirate station and record the latest releases and play them at break at school and practice dance
Moves with my mates.
I was definitely more of an electro fan.
But rap and hip-hop in general will always hold a special place in my heart as it gave me an outlet to be myself and dance rather than fight at a very difficult time in my life.
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"Whilst he didn't invent rap,he certainly was the instigator and the genius behind hip hop as a culture
Afrika Bambatta was the one who brought it all together as one entity.
Back when I first got into it was not rap, it was rap, scratching ,electro,break dancing and body popping all seen as separate forms.
And definitely underground and non mainstream.
I used to sit up till the early hours of the morning on a Wednesday night and listen to Tim Westwood's show on LWR pirate station and record the latest releases and play them at break at school and practice dance
Moves with my mates.
I was definitely more of an electro fan.
But rap and hip-hop in general will always hold a special place in my heart as it gave me an outlet to be myself and dance rather than fight at a very difficult time in my life.
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I liked the collaborations with Kraftwerk and Public image limited. Two great tracks right there. |
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"D and Drama Free and _ittlebird, GeordieJeans and Meli get in here "
Big fan of the 90s  I respect the older stuff from the 70s/80s but not enough to bang it on a playlist 
I will switch todays playlist to Method man and Redman
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"Whilst he didn't invent rap,he certainly was the instigator and the genius behind hip hop as a culture
Afrika Bambatta was the one who brought it all together as one entity.
Back when I first got into it was not rap, it was rap, scratching ,electro,break dancing and body popping all seen as separate forms.
And definitely underground and non mainstream.
I used to sit up till the early hours of the morning on a Wednesday night and listen to Tim Westwood's show on LWR pirate station and record the latest releases and play them at break at school and practice dance
Moves with my mates.
I was definitely more of an electro fan.
But rap and hip-hop in general will always hold a special place in my heart as it gave me an outlet to be myself and dance rather than fight at a very difficult time in my life.
I liked the collaborations with Kraftwerk and Public image limited. Two great tracks right there."
Time Zone as a group very ahead of its time.
The lyrics of world destruction as relevant today as then. |
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"Whilst he didn't invent rap,he certainly was the instigator and the genius behind hip hop as a culture
Afrika Bambatta was the one who brought it all together as one entity.
Back when I first got into it was not rap, it was rap, scratching ,electro,break dancing and body popping all seen as separate forms.
And definitely underground and non mainstream.
I used to sit up till the early hours of the morning on a Wednesday night and listen to Tim Westwood's show on LWR pirate station and record the latest releases and play them at break at school and practice dance
Moves with my mates.
I was definitely more of an electro fan.
But rap and hip-hop in general will always hold a special place in my heart as it gave me an outlet to be myself and dance rather than fight at a very difficult time in my life.
I liked the collaborations with Kraftwerk and Public image limited. Two great tracks right there.
Time Zone as a group very ahead of its time.
The lyrics of world destruction as relevant today as then."
Same as with "the message" and "white lines" both very powerful songs. World destruction shows how early hiphop and punk shared a lot of similar ideologies.
https://youtu.be/f195_F4dDVI |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
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"OP - have you watched 'How Hip Hop Changed the World'?? It's great if you haven't..."
Thanks for recommending this… I have just downloaded the series on my sky so I’ll get round to watching it |
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"OP - have you watched 'How Hip Hop Changed the World'?? It's great if you haven't...
Thanks for recommending this… I have just downloaded the series on my sky so I’ll get round to watching it "
I don't think I have but will be looking out for this...nice one thanks..  |
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"I can't believe it's been 50 years since Hip hop first burst in to the Music scene...Been loving listening to loads on BBC Radio 6... SugarHills 'Rappers Delight' sounds as good today as it did way back then...
So much to unpack when it comes to HipHop. But just think: from NWA alone came Ice Cube, Yella, Dre, DJ Ren. From Dre came Snoop and Eminem, and from Eminem came 50. The history in Hip Hop in the 15 years from the NWA alone is intense. We are not even talking about legends like KRS One and Public Enemy. By the way Ice Cube, Cypress Hill and Game are playing London later this year! "
I saw Cypress Hill at Glastonbury years ago...that field was bouncing |
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"I can't believe it's been 50 years since Hip hop first burst in to the Music scene...Been loving listening to loads on BBC Radio 6... SugarHills 'Rappers Delight' sounds as good today as it did way back then...
So much to unpack when it comes to HipHop. But just think: from NWA alone came Ice Cube, Yella, Dre, DJ Ren. From Dre came Snoop and Eminem, and from Eminem came 50. The history in Hip Hop in the 15 years from the NWA alone is intense. We are not even talking about legends like KRS One and Public Enemy. By the way Ice Cube, Cypress Hill and Game are playing London later this year!
I saw Cypress Hill at Glastonbury years ago...that field was bouncing "
Saw cypress Hill in 93 also ice T with bodycount and the pharcyde that year too. |
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"I have been lucky enough to see afrika Bambatta and the soul sonic force live in Hammersmith.
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Yes, Soul Sonic Force say y'all get funky yeaaahhhh.
Tupac, the rose that grew from concrete. Listen to Pac almost every day |
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I was a Punk/Indie kid back I the late 70’s and 80’s (still am if the truth be known) and religiously listened to John Peel on radio 1. John played lots of the early Hip Hop and opened my eyes to this hole new genre of music. Much like Punk/indie it had that ‘DIY sod very one else’ vibe and was hooked, loved this music ever since |
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"I was a Punk/Indie kid back I the late 70’s and 80’s (still am if the truth be known) and religiously listened to John Peel on radio 1. John played lots of the early Hip Hop and opened my eyes to this hole new genre of music. Much like Punk/indie it had that ‘DIY sod very one else’ vibe and was hooked, loved this music ever since "
And a massive Smiths fan too I reckon?  I am too...still have all my vinyl from my teens...Punk too and Indie...rebellious music Will you be coming to Rebellion Punk Festival next month here in Blackpool? |
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"Checkout The Evolution of Hip Hop on Netflix if you haven’t seen it. 3 seasons on the timeline of hip hop with focus on each region and every major artist that made the genre what is it"
Nice one I'll keep my eye open for that...cheers |
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Y’all talking about documentaries, maybe try The Art of Rap. It’s fantastic. Ice-T interviewing other rappers on how they write. If you can get hold of the Blu-ray the extras are even better - lots of the full long-form interviews that were chopped up to make the film. |
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"Y’all talking about documentaries, maybe try The Art of Rap. It’s fantastic. Ice-T interviewing other rappers on how they write. If you can get hold of the Blu-ray the extras are even better - lots of the full long-form interviews that were chopped up to make the film."
Yes that’s a really good doc. Definitely worth checking out |
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"I was a Punk/Indie kid back I the late 70’s and 80’s (still am if the truth be known) and religiously listened to John Peel on radio 1. John played lots of the early Hip Hop and opened my eyes to this hole new genre of music. Much like Punk/indie it had that ‘DIY sod very one else’ vibe and was hooked, loved this music ever since
And a massive Smiths fan too I reckon? I am too...still have all my vinyl from my teens...Punk too and Indie...rebellious music Will you be coming to Rebellion Punk Festival next month here in Blackpool? "
Unfortunately not, but is on my bucket list of festivals to do |
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"Saw cypress Hill in 93 also ice T with bodycount and the pharcyde that year too. "
It's funny because the BodyCount era is probably when I *stopped* listening to Ice-T. Iceberg was my least favourite album.
It's also funny after all these years to look back and realise that my whole timeline of who came out when is slightly skewed.
Yet, it's even funnier to hear people nowadays talk about Eminem or ATCQ or LL Cool J and describe them as "old school." And I'm like, well they talked about the old school so that can't be right.
Give me Melle Mel or Rakim over almost any other rapper. |
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"Saw cypress Hill in 93 also ice T with bodycount and the pharcyde that year too.
It's funny because the BodyCount era is probably when I *stopped* listening to Ice-T. Iceberg was my least favourite album.
It's also funny after all these years to look back and realise that my whole timeline of who came out when is slightly skewed.
Yet, it's even funnier to hear people nowadays talk about Eminem or ATCQ or LL Cool J and describe them as "old school." And I'm like, well they talked about the old school so that can't be right.
Give me Melle Mel or Rakim over almost any other rapper. "
"Power" was Ice T at his best imo. Bodycount was a bit cheesy but that era was a good time for collaboration.
I love this, Ice T singing punk as Slayer work their Trash metal magic
https://youtu.be/kbKcL7q8RJU |
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