Dear M.,
I was counting my freckles
The other day, and when I
Got a thousand, I started
Lisping which Mr. E.
says I do when I get tired
I love you, future wife
Love B.
In honor of me not posting for Valentine's Day...a calculated move, I assure you...I've decided to keep you guessing. The other day some students were discussing "Old Skool Hip-Hop," and I realized that they were talking about Jay-Z. Yes, that's right fellow-fogies, even if you're over 40 and still listeni
ng to hip-hop...or ever were...you're musical tastes are tres passe. According to more-than-a-few teenagers, if it was issued in the 20th century, it's totally unlistenable. Most of them know Dr. Dre, Tupac, NWA, etc, but a few years ago a few students got into my CD wallet and begged me to play The Chronic for them because they had never actually heard it.
ng to hip-hop...or ever were...you're musical tastes are tres passe. According to more-than-a-few teenagers, if it was issued in the 20th century, it's totally unlistenable. Most of them know Dr. Dre, Tupac, NWA, etc, but a few years ago a few students got into my CD wallet and begged me to play The Chronic for them because they had never actually heard it.So perhaps I'm posting this for them, not necessary my students, but any of you out there who might be under 30 and checking out my blog and need a quick, down-and-dirty education on the world of rap before 1995. I've kept this mix to the late 80s and early 90s. Most of this will be readily recogn
izable to those over 30 who have even a limited knowledge of hip-hop, but I've thrown in a few surprises along with the biggies...not Biggie. Keep in mind when listening that I am a middle-aged white man, self-educated in the world of hip-hop. My first rap album...actually on cassette...was UTFO's self-titled 1985 release (not included here, because god knows where I'd find that shit now). After that I kind of just picked what I could here and there. But nevertheless, I think this is a good smattering of the "Golden Days of Rap." Hope you like.
izable to those over 30 who have even a limited knowledge of hip-hop, but I've thrown in a few surprises along with the biggies...not Biggie. Keep in mind when listening that I am a middle-aged white man, self-educated in the world of hip-hop. My first rap album...actually on cassette...was UTFO's self-titled 1985 release (not included here, because god knows where I'd find that shit now). After that I kind of just picked what I could here and there. But nevertheless, I think this is a good smattering of the "Golden Days of Rap." Hope you like.1. "Pied Piper," Run-DMC, Raising Hell
2. "Raising the Flag," X Clan, To the East, Blackwards
3. "Deeper," Boss, Boss Ganstarz
4. "Who Am I?" Snoop Doggy Dogg, Doggystyle
5. "You Played Yo
urself," Ice-T, Iceberg
urself," Ice-T, Iceberg6. "Microphone Fiend," Eric B. & Rakim, Follow the Leader
7. "The Bridge is Over," Boogie Down Productions, Criminal Minded
8. "Brand New Funk," DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper
9. "Tennessee," Arrested Development, 3 Years, 5 Months, and 2 Days in the Life of...
10. "The World is Yours," NaS, Illmatic11. "MCs Act Like They Don't Know," KRS-One, KRS-One
12. "Ladies First," Queen Latifah, All Hail the Queen
13. "Check the Technique," Gang Starr, Step in the Arena
14. "Freaks of the Industry," Digital Underground, Sex Packets
15. "They Want EFX," Das EFX, Dead Serious
16. "Let Me Ride," Dr. Dre, The Chronic
Click on Nas for the link
Last week I w
as listening to this album by Ann Peebles, and it crossed my mind that it's utterly ridiculous that she's not more of a household name. I mean we all know Aretha...looking her age at the inauguration. But Ann Peebles has not had nearly the staying power of other female R&B artists of her era. And listening to this album, which is hardly not even her best, I don't quite understand why. At any rate I'm not going to go on and on about it, because my brain is not cooperating in this process today. I'll just let the music speak for itself
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