When Rap was good

rady

Administrator
Staff member
heh, about a week or two ago, i found a great clip on youtube from arsenio live show and thought about the same thing


 

metrocard

Legend


Fat Joe is talented, no question. He has too many haters in my opinion.

[Fat Joe]
Yeah
This is goin out..
to all the live motherfuckers, knowhatI'msayin?
All the real niggaz
Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens
California
LaBella Puerto Rico, wherever the fuck you from
KnowhatI'msayin? Yeah

This story takes place, back in the South Bronx
where at the age of 14 I was already knockin off punks (yeah!)
And suckers were scared to death -- every time I walked by
I hear them niggaz take their last breath (ahhh..)
See I just didn't give a fuck - and if you had a C-skin
a leather bomber, you was gettin stuck (word!)
That was the way it was
One day I went to visit my aunt, and stuck up my cuz
See shit was fucked up back then
No matter what the fuck I did I never had no ends
And my moms was on walfare
Aiyyo I knew I had a father, but the nigga was never there
So what the fuck was I to do
I'm sick and tired of bein the bummiest nigga out the crew
I gotta get mine, I gotta get cash
I see an old man, I'm gonna rob him with the quick-fast
Give me your motherfuckin loot, papi
I'm gonna get paid, and can't a damn thing stop me
See, I'm tired of this poor shit
And who the cops? Well they can suck my motherfuckin dick
Cause all them niggaz ever do is harass
That's why I get glad when I hear somebody smoked that ass (*gunshot*)
Just to let ya know how I feel
Word em up, the fuckin shit is real
Hey yo, it's real


Chorus: (*cuts "Down on the reel to reel"*)

Aiyyo the shit is real
Aiyyo it's real
Word up, the shit is real

[Fat Joe]
Now I'm sixteen and there's a brand new scene
I'm makin mad loot, gettin paid off the dope fiends (word)
Keep the shit in check, in order
and my main man Tone was fuckin everybody else's daughter
See everybody knew in town
that Joe and Tone had shit locked down
And a nigga wouldn't test me
It seems like every other day the fuckin cops arrest me (yea!)
But the shit will never stick
I make one phone call and be out like quick
Cause Uncle Dan had my back
And now niggaz gettin jealous cause they know I'm livin fat
Talkin shit around the way and on the block
But never in my face, cause they knew I packed a glock
And my crew is mad deep
A bunch of crazy Puerto Ricans, so aiyyo don't sleep (word!)
And all you bitch ass niggaz know the deal
Check it out, the fuckin shit is real
Hey yo, it's real

Chorus: (*cuts "Down on the reel to reel"*)

Aiyyo it's real
The fuckin shit is real
Yeah.. aiyyo it's real

[Fat Joe]
Check it out
Let me let ya know why I made this song (why?)
Brothers can't deal with the real, word is bond
I'm sick and tired of these fake ass niggaz
sayin that they catchin bodies when they never pulled a trigga
I know your style, I've seen it before
You wear an army suit, now you think you're hardcore
Drinkin on your 40's, smokin on your blunts
Can't afford a chain so you wear gold fronts, yeah
You're fakin the funk, kid
And you'll be gettin it up the ass if you ever did a fuckin bid
It's time to separate the real from the phony
The name is Fat Joe, punk, act like you know me
I come equipped with the ruff shit
Nowadays I can't believe the bull rappers come up with
And all ya bitch-ass niggaz know the deal
Check it out, the fuckin shit is real
Hey yo, it's real

Chorus: (*cuts "Down on the reel to reel"*)

Aiyyo the shit is real
Aiyyo it's real
The fuckin shit is real

[Fat Joe]
Word up!
I wanna say peace to my peeps, The Beatnuts
Messengers of Funk, Strickly Roots
My man Funk Flex, Zulu Nation
Jazzy J in the house
Diamond D, the whole Diggin' in the Crates crew
And rest in peace to my man Tony Montana
Aiyyo, I'm out, word is bond
The shit is real

(*cuts "Down on the reel to reel"*)

Aiyyo
 

rady

Administrator
Staff member
I'm not a huge fan of Fat Joe but this song is really good. Reminds me of one of my all time favorites - Wu Tang Clan's C.R.E.A.M.
 

metrocard

Legend
I'm not a huge fan of Fat Joe but this song is really good. Reminds me of one of my all time favorites - Wu Tang Clan's C.R.E.A.M.

Yea, it was that NYC gangsta rap style that put NYC on the map big time. It was lyrical, soul and great story telling. Ever since NYC stop doing that, the quality rap it self just fell off.

Wu-Tang Clan is too classic, they were too good all around for people to really appreciate them.
 

d2319

Benchwarmer
Good BEFORE



Fat Joe is talented, no question. He has too many haters in my opinion.

[Fat Joe]
Yeah
This is goin out..
to all the live motherfuckers, knowhatI'msayin?
All the real niggaz
Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens
California
LaBella Puerto Rico, wherever the fuck you from
KnowhatI'msayin? Yeah

This story takes place, back in the South Bronx
where at the age of 14 I was already knockin off punks (yeah!)
And suckers were scared to death -- every time I walked by
I hear them niggaz take their last breath (ahhh..)
See I just didn't give a fuck - and if you had a C-skin
a leather bomber, you was gettin stuck (word!)
That was the way it was
One day I went to visit my aunt, and stuck up my cuz
See shit was fucked up back then
No matter what the fuck I did I never had no ends
And my moms was on walfare
Aiyyo I knew I had a father, but the nigga was never there
So what the fuck was I to do
I'm sick and tired of bein the bummiest nigga out the crew
I gotta get mine, I gotta get cash
I see an old man, I'm gonna rob him with the quick-fast
Give me your motherfuckin loot, papi
I'm gonna get paid, and can't a damn thing stop me
See, I'm tired of this poor shit
And who the cops? Well they can suck my motherfuckin dick
Cause all them niggaz ever do is harass
That's why I get glad when I hear somebody smoked that ass (*gunshot*)
Just to let ya know how I feel
Word em up, the fuckin shit is real
Hey yo, it's real


Chorus: (*cuts "Down on the reel to reel"*)

Aiyyo the shit is real
Aiyyo it's real
Word up, the shit is real

[Fat Joe]
Now I'm sixteen and there's a brand new scene
I'm makin mad loot, gettin paid off the dope fiends (word)
Keep the shit in check, in order
and my main man Tone was fuckin everybody else's daughter
See everybody knew in town
that Joe and Tone had shit locked down
And a nigga wouldn't test me
It seems like every other day the fuckin cops arrest me (yea!)
But the shit will never stick
I make one phone call and be out like quick
Cause Uncle Dan had my back
And now niggaz gettin jealous cause they know I'm livin fat
Talkin shit around the way and on the block
But never in my face, cause they knew I packed a glock
And my crew is mad deep
A bunch of crazy Puerto Ricans, so aiyyo don't sleep (word!)
And all you bitch ass niggaz know the deal
Check it out, the fuckin shit is real
Hey yo, it's real

Chorus: (*cuts "Down on the reel to reel"*)

Aiyyo it's real
The fuckin shit is real
Yeah.. aiyyo it's real

[Fat Joe]
Check it out
Let me let ya know why I made this song (why?)
Brothers can't deal with the real, word is bond
I'm sick and tired of these fake ass niggaz
sayin that they catchin bodies when they never pulled a trigga
I know your style, I've seen it before
You wear an army suit, now you think you're hardcore
Drinkin on your 40's, smokin on your blunts
Can't afford a chain so you wear gold fronts, yeah
You're fakin the funk, kid
And you'll be gettin it up the ass if you ever did a fuckin bid
It's time to separate the real from the phony
The name is Fat Joe, punk, act like you know me
I come equipped with the ruff shit
Nowadays I can't believe the bull rappers come up with
And all ya bitch-ass niggaz know the deal
Check it out, the fuckin shit is real
Hey yo, it's real

Chorus: (*cuts "Down on the reel to reel"*)

Aiyyo the shit is real
Aiyyo it's real
The fuckin shit is real

[Fat Joe]
Word up!
I wanna say peace to my peeps, The Beatnuts
Messengers of Funk, Strickly Roots
My man Funk Flex, Zulu Nation
Jazzy J in the house
Diamond D, the whole Diggin' in the Crates crew
And rest in peace to my man Tony Montana
Aiyyo, I'm out, word is bond
The shit is real

(*cuts "Down on the reel to reel"*)

Aiyyo

Fat Joe was good BEFORE!
 

d2319

Benchwarmer
How could we forget people like Nas, ILLMATIC!!!!!!, and Jay-Z!!!!!!! Well Jay-Z before his new crappy album.
 

MSGKnickz33

The Gold Mac
Yo that Fat Joe album was the shit!!!!!!! REpresent is one of my favorite albums ever. Shit is real, man I love that song. I still bump that all the time. This rap now is whack. Late 80' and the 90's were the greatest times for rap, FAt Joe, nas, Rakim, Krs one, A tribe called quest, de la soul, Cormega, tragedy khadafi, mobb deep, Biz Markie, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap, MC shan, Gangstarr, The Lox, a young DMX. ahhhhhhhh man what the hell has happened to rap? This shit aint rap anymore.
 

Kashmir

Rookie
I can?t start new threads, so I will write my question here:

I was visiting NYC last week and I assisted to the NJN-NYK game at the Madison Square Garden. I liked so much the music during half time, timeouts, before the game... And my question is:

Do you know the titles of any of the songs usually played during the Knicks games?

Thank you in advance
 

The 1 and Only

Rotation player
No one mentioned J. Dilla and his classic shining? Common's MC square? Aw man ya'll missing some major hip hop. If ya'll think Fat Joe was sick...J Dilla on a whole nother level with it. His stuff can't be reproduced. This guy was a beat genius. The early timbaland albums like "up jumps the boogie".

Up Jumps The Boogie (Timbaland, Magoo, Aaliyah, and Missy...a classic!!)



Common MC^2 prod. by J Dilla



Frank N Dank



Strange Fruit Project (The Jam!)

,


A Tribe Called Quest, Frand N Dank, Slum Village, Pete Rock, Strange Fruit Project, The Roots, Pharcyde...awww man ya'll missin out. Gotta give love to Talib and Mos def for keepin it real.

That is all I listen to...Hip Hop from the 90s and my slow jams. That's all I rock to. It's good to see everyone is on the same page with the state of hip hop. Back in the day I could just turn on the radio and hear my jams...now I have to roll with my mp3 player everywhere I go cuz the game is garbage. Gotta stick with my intellectuals...Nas, Talib, Mos Def, J. Dilla, The Roots, and Common. All of their lyrics are on point. Much love to Alicia Keys too. That's my favorite R&B chick. She looks good, is intellectual and has class but at the same time she gives you all of what she has...gotta love that. Dag I can speak on this for days...
 
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Kennedy Curse

Cutest Guy Here
dam guys...well yea NAS illmatic was his best cd...and im into 90s rap...but like more like BIG L, MASTA ACE, A Tribe Called Quest, Naughty By Nature, Notorious B.I.G, Wu Tang! and other stuff 2 much 2 mention
 

MSGKnickz33

The Gold Mac
Big L might have been the most skilled ever, it was between him and Big Pun. Lyrically, those 2 rappers were crazy, no one now could touch them. Common, Talib, and Mos def are all nice. Krs1, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap, Masta Ace, these guys were all sick. Who the fuck is Soulja boy, MiMs, and these other garbage rappers who i dont even consider rappers. I cant name one song by either of them, even Jay-Z dissed MIMs. Mobb Deep was one of the best groups of the 90's, Prodigy is one of the best ever. Cant forget about gangstarr.
 

Kennedy Curse

Cutest Guy Here
WOW!!! u know hip hop man! hip hop is dead man...i mean wow superman that hoe? wtf ok i get where he going with that but he can say something else other than that...and yea man BIG L! haha thats my nigg man...he had lyrical talent...here some of his punchlines man

Facts on tracks I recite well
Everybody be like mike but mike wanna be like L

Im undefeated thats the stone truth
Cause battlin me is like fightin a gorilla in a phone booth

A lot of rappers talk that murder shit and couldnt kill time

Ask beavis i get nothing BUThead

And if a bitch dont like me she must like women

Emcees I squash and disgrace, its all about the benjis
So why your bills got washingtons face?

What's this motherfuckin rap game without L?
Yo, that's like jewels without ice
That's like china without rice
or the Holy Bible without Christ
or the Bulls without Mike
or crackheads without pipes
The Village without dykes
or hockey games without fights

theres much more but yea those are some...
 

MSGKnickz33

The Gold Mac
Step to this and get shanked up
I knocked out so many teeth the tooth fairy went bankrupt

You got fucked upstate ya cupcake
how many dicks can ya butt take

I was fuckin chicks in the ass
when i was 6 and a half

Im from new york and never was a fan of the knicks

and if i catch aids then im gonna start rapin bitches

U aint get a hit yet
In the showers the only time you get your dick wet

i come out of wars barely bruised
Im puttin mothafuccas on tha daily news


We should make this the Big L thread, reppin Harlem 139

im so ahead of my time my parents havent met yet
 

Kennedy Curse

Cutest Guy Here
haha! yea man thats Big L rite there man! and yea man sad he died...man im a big big l fan i even met his dad b4...i asked him y he left L when he was lil and he got mad at me haha lolz...

Puttin' more holes in a nigga body than a golf course

And I Put More Holes In His Ass Than Swiss Cheese
a tech 9 is my utensil, fillin niggas up with so much led they can use they dick for a pencil

I Got A Left Hook, That Be Leavin Guys Knocked Out, Keep Frontin, Ima Choke You Till Your Eyes Pop Out


Fuckin punk, you ain't a Leader what? Nobody Followed you
You was never shit, your mother shoulda swallowed you

so dont step to this cuz I got a live crew
you might be kinda big but they make coffins yo size too

I get more pussy by accdent than most niggaz get on purpose

A chick asked me for a ring and I put one around her whole eye

What I recite be taking hours to write
So if you bite just tell your man what type of flowers you like

lozl haha wonder if anyone else in this Forum know about L!
 

rady

Administrator
Staff member
I flows, so one of my shows wouldn't be clever to miss
I'm leaving competitors pissed to tell you the truth it gets no better then this

One of my favorite videos of all time :)

 

metrocard

Legend
My top of all time

1. Big Pun(most complete)
2. Rakim(completely ahead of his time, and ahead of our time)
3. Big L(could replace Pun as 1, but I relate to Pun more, both equally good with tremendous complete all around game)
4. Mellie Mel (an originated who was ahead of his time, extremely ahead of his time, not appreciated enough)
5. KRS-1 (spokesman of Hip Hop, lyrical genius)
6. Nas or Jay-Z (both are equal to me)
7. DMX(mad underrated)
8. Tupac and Biggie (same with Nas and J)
9. Ice Cube(mad underrated)
10. Cuban Link (the most underrated MC right now)
 
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