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Post by Soulsista on Jan 5, 2023 13:20:07 GMT -5
That's right, hip hop turns 50 this year. What began at a house party in The Bronx in 1973 turned into a global phenomenon. I'm planning on doing a multi-part series highlighting some of the biggest and best of the culture over the last half century. This first part will focus on the early years of hip hop, from the '70s through the end of the '80s. Here are the 50 songs we'll be ranking: 2 Live Crew - Me So Horny Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force - Planet Rock Audio Two - Top Billin' The Beastie Boys - The New Style Big Daddy Kane - Ain't No Half Steppin' Biz Markie - Just a Friend Boogie Down Productions - The Bridge Is Over Dana Dane - Nightmares De La Soul - Me Myself & I Divine Sounds - What People Do For Money DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Parents Just Don't Understand The D.O.C. - It's Funky Enough Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew - The Show Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde - Genius Rap EPMD - You Gots To Chill Eric B. & Rakim - I Ain't No Joke The Fat Boys - Jail House Rap The Fatback Band - King Tim III (Personality Jock) Funky 4 + 1 - That's The Joint Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message Heavy D & The Boyz - Somebody For Me Ice-T - Colors J.J. Fad - Supersonic Kid N' Play - Rollin' With Kid N' Play Kool Moe Dee - How Ya Like Me Now Kurtis Blow - The Breaks LL Cool J - I'm Bad MC Lyte - Paper Thin N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton Public Enemy - Fight The Power Queen Latifah feat. Monie Love - Ladies First Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock - It Takes Two Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic Three - Request Line Roxanne Shanté - Roxanne's Revenge Run-DMC - King Of Rock Salt-N-Pepa - Push It The Sequence - Funk You Up Slick Rick - Children's Story Special Ed - I Got It Made Stetsasonic - Talkin' All That Jazz Stop The Violence Movement - Self Destruction The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight Tone Loc - Wild Thing The Treacherous Three - The Body Rock UTFO - Roxanne, Roxanne Whodini - Friends World Class Wreckin Cru - Turn Off The Lights The World's Famous Supreme Team - Hey DJ Wreckx-N-Effect - New Jack Swing Young MC - Bust a Move YouTube PlaylistSpotify Playlist:"Self Destruction" is not available on Spotify, but is in the YouTube playlist. Final rankings will use an inverse point system. You may rank whichever version (single edit, remix, etc.) you prefer Submissions are tentatively due February 24. Tagging those who might be interested, but as always anyone can participate!  |
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Post by 312999 on Jan 5, 2023 13:23:27 GMT -5
I learned about almost all these songs in my hip hop class last semester (although already knew most of them but just went more in depth) so definitely in.
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Jan 5, 2023 13:27:20 GMT -5
Had no idea hip hop was around that long! Thought it started with The Sugarhill Gang in 1979.
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Post by Jay D83 on Jan 5, 2023 13:41:14 GMT -5
Yeeeesssss no pop divas. LETS GO!!!
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Post by dremolus - solarpunk on Jan 5, 2023 13:42:11 GMT -5
This is an interesting rankdown that I'm actually excited to do.
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Post by gonecountry on Jan 5, 2023 15:12:04 GMT -5
This looks great! I don't know all of these, but what I do are classics. I love the Message, but where's White Lines?  I'm not even going to mention Sugarhill Gang's Apache... Looking forward to this one! |
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Post by 312999 on Jan 5, 2023 15:13:13 GMT -5
This looks great! I don't know all of these, but what I do are classics. I love the Message, but where's White Lines? I'm not even going to mention Sugarhill Gang's Apache... Looking forward to this one! I’ll just say right now that if White Lines was on this list it would have been my 1. |
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Post by #LisaRinna on Jan 5, 2023 16:04:39 GMT -5
Soulsista really out here trying to snatch that Best Game Host PMA in 2023 huh?
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Post by SHOOTER on Jan 5, 2023 16:52:38 GMT -5
Soulsista really out here trying to snatch that Best Game Host PMA in 2023 huh? Coming for our neck!!  |
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Post by khan on Jan 5, 2023 16:56:45 GMT -5
I love learning! Definitely gonna check this out.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Jan 5, 2023 17:10:41 GMT -5
Soulsista really out here trying to snatch that Best Game Host PMA in 2023 huh? Coming for our neck!! Let's talk about how the R&B gerls failed to recognise the R&B Divas Series at the PMAs though... #Rinna2020 was booked and busy hunni but the gerls were fast asleep come PMAs season!  |
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Post by Soulsista on Jan 7, 2023 12:00:39 GMT -5
Slight change in the list: I swapped out "The Symphony" for "It Takes Two", so if any of you are currently working on your list, please take note.
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Post by 312999 on Jan 7, 2023 12:09:59 GMT -5
Slight change in the list: I swapped out "The Symphony" for "It Takes Two", so if any of you are currently working on your list, please take note. Great choice, I mean The Symphony isn’t bad but It Takes Two is a legit classic. |
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Post by Soulsista on Jan 7, 2023 12:40:35 GMT -5
EXTRAS
The holidays may be over, but that doesn't mean we still can't spread a little cheer...
Christmas Rappin' - Kurtis Blow
This was their first charted single, peaking at #19 on the soul chart. Samples "Get Up And Dance" by Freedom.
Freedom - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
First single released by this group from The Bronx.
Rappin And Rocking The House - Funky 4 + 1
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Post by Jay D83 on Jan 7, 2023 12:58:46 GMT -5
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This was their first charted single, peaking at #19 on the soul chart. Samples "Get Up And Dance" by Freedom.
Freedom - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
="Get Up And Dance" by Freedom might be my favorite sample...from the original song to Grandmaster Flash's version to SWV's "Anything" Remix to 95 South's "I Tell U What".....that riff makes me shake my shimmy EVERY. TIME! |
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Post by beyoncelover on Jan 8, 2023 23:18:37 GMT -5
Ooooh yes, I love hip hop music! I look forward to listening to these songs and ranking them at some point!
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Post by zippy on Jan 8, 2023 23:31:01 GMT -5
Hands down, Me So Horny is gonna win!
Hip-hop/rap is a genre that I could consider myself a fan of depending on the style. Yet, I have had trouble evaluating and ranking rap songs at times and ended up feeling stressed over it. So I’m not sure if I will submit a list for this (it will be in February if I do) but I will at least give the playlist a listen since I recognize several songs that I enjoy.
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Post by Soulsista on Jan 12, 2023 11:45:54 GMT -5
WEEKLY REMINDER! |
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Post by ilikemilk on Jan 12, 2023 16:40:35 GMT -5
I don't think I will do this one but if 90s or 2000s versions come out in the future then I am in for sure. I'll follow along.
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Post by Soulsista on Jan 14, 2023 12:53:00 GMT -5
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Their second charted single peaked at #15 on the soul chart. Samples Johnnie Taylor's "Ever Ready" and 7th Wonder's "Daisy Lady", and was notably sampled in "Woo-Hah!! Got You All In Check" by Busta Rhymes.
8th Wonder - The Sugarhill Gang
This was considered the first rap song to hit #1, and was later sampled in KRS-One's "Step Into a World (Rapper's Delight)". Debbie Harry namedrops Fab Five Freddy and Grandmaster Flash. Peaked at #32 soul.
Rapture - Blondie
This song peaked at #39 on the soul chart.
Funky Sound (Tear The Roof Off) - The Sequence
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Post by Soulsista on Jan 19, 2023 11:57:44 GMT -5
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Post by Soulsista on Jan 21, 2023 12:25:22 GMT -5
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There were a number of hip hop songs that sampled "Genius Of Love". This was one of them, peaking at #22 on the soul chart.
It's Nasty (Genius Of Love) - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
This song covers a 1973 song by The Incredible Bongo Band, which itself is a cover of a 1960 song originally recorded by Bert Weedon. It peaked at #13 on the soul chart and was their final Hot 100 entry.
Apache - The Sugarhill Gang
Their follow-up to "Planet Rock" peaked at #36 soul.
Looking For The Perfect Beat - Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force
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Post by Soulsista on Jan 26, 2023 17:34:39 GMT -5
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Post by 312999 on Jan 26, 2023 18:07:14 GMT -5
Looking For The Perfect Beat would have been very high for me.
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Post by Soulsista on Jan 28, 2023 14:06:29 GMT -5
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They presented a less glamorous side of the city that never sleeps in this song. It peaked at #17 on the soul chart.
New York New York - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
And this song tackles cocaine addiction and drug smuggling. It peaked at #47 soul and was later covered by Duran Duran.
White Lines - Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel
The first charted single by this act from Hollis, Queens peaked at #15 on the soul chart and was later sampled in the remix to Jagged Edge's "Let's Get Married".
It's Like That - Run-DMC
And the B-side...
Sucker M.C.'s - Run-DMC
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Post by 312999 on Jan 28, 2023 14:08:58 GMT -5
White Lines would have been my 1 for sure, no contest, one of the best 80s rap songs ever, so great that a part of it was sampled by Lets Dance by David Bowie 2 years later.
It's Like That would have also been very high for me, love that Jagged Edge did a sample on it for a remix of Let's Get Married.
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Post by beyoncelover on Jan 29, 2023 22:50:11 GMT -5
Sent my list! That was fun to go through. There were more songs than I thought that I didn't recognize. But then there were some songs I didn't know by title but knew once I listened to them, haha. Then there were of course those classics I knew and grew up listening to and loving! All in all a fun mix of songs. Looking forward to how this rankdown goes!  |
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Post by Soulsista on Feb 2, 2023 11:44:59 GMT -5
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Post by Soulsista on Feb 4, 2023 12:07:30 GMT -5
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This was their only charted single, peaking at #21 on the soul chart.
Ya Mama - Wuf Ticket
This song peaked at #22 on the soul chart. It was the first of their songs to have more of a rock sound.
Rock Box - Run-DMC
This song peaked at #29 soul and was later covered by Lil Bow Wow. Several names were dropped throughout the song, including "Dr. J" Julius Erving. The hook was sung by Alyson Williams.
Basketball - Kurtis Blow
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Post by 312999 on Feb 4, 2023 13:09:46 GMT -5
Basketball would have been high for me. Also like the cover that Bow Wow did as well in the early 2000s.
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