With no interest whatsoever in the top 20 these days, I did like Limp Bizkit doing " Take a Look Around " 18 years ago on the work site blasting out from some plasterers radio.

UK hip hop's finest hour (well 4 minutes)....

 

I'm thinking..............

Loads and loads.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm thinking..............

First time for everything!

NWA - Express yourself

 

Sugarhill gang - rappers delight

 

Naughty by nature - Hip Hop Hooray

 

Eric B & Rakim - Paid in Full

 

N.E.R.D - various

 

Rebel MC - Street Tuff

 

Black Sheep - The choice is yours

 

J5 - concrete schoolyard

 

Snoop - What’s my name. drop it like it’s hot

 

Digital Underground - the humpty song

 

There’s loads more I can’t think of

Wu tang gravel pit

 

That one with Dr Dre and snoop on about stems and sticks.

 

That dre and eminiem one where he goes on about a burnt down house.

First time for everything!

It’s like a jungle sometimes

Eminem - Forgot About Dre.

Gangsters paradise

Wham rap

Message

White lines

That faith Evans tribute thing

Sugar hill gang obvs

Anything by honey g

Gangsters paradise does have a bit of a tune.

 

The rest...meh

The whole of straight outta Compton is amazing.

 

I could really relate to it growing up in Smithills. Couldn’t even walk down Halliwell without being stop and searched for my penny sweets. These postcode gangs ain’t nuffin’ new.

 

Straight Outta Smithills Hall...Tudor Bloods.

Stevie wonder track I think

Gangsters paradise does have a bit of a tune.

 

It's ripped from a soul record, which probably helps.

Do we include Toasting from Jamaican music?

 

Plenty from there

Stevie wonder track I think

Aye pastime paradise

 

A lot of rap song that chart are ripped off (well, have paid up royalties)

 

This is a particular favourite

 

'You've got to hold and give but do it at the right time....'

Not a massive rap fan

 

Love that rundmc song, it's like that

 

Do like a lot of Eminem

Not a massive rap fan

 

Love that rundmc song, it's like that

 

Do like a lot of Eminem

Anfield Rap?

Edited April 7, 20188 yr by RoadRunnerFan

Like a lot of rap stuff from Xzibit to Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer

Too hard to pick a favourite but this gem from Scroobius Pip is up there

White Lines and Drop it Like it's Hot off the top of my head

 

Used to really like De La Soul but guess that's hip hop not rap.

 

Loved this mainly for the steel drum melody 

 

 

My ex always said Nelly looked like he had smelly bits 

Early Run DMC and Public Enemy stuff was good but it all went a bit shit after that

 

Like madhatter I really like De La Soul so went more that way than the rap route

Early Run DMC and Public Enemy stuff was good but it all went a bit shit after that

 

Like madhatter I really like De La Soul so went more that way than the rap route

 

Yeah much more into 'happy hip hop' than all that NWA type shite (imo, obvs - I had a hard time relating)

How could I forget the Ladies man

 

 

Tune

White Lines and Drop it Like it's Hot off the top of my head

 

Used to really like De La Soul but guess that's hip hop not rap.

 

Loved this mainly for the steel drum melody 

 

 

My ex always said Nelly looked like he had smelly bits 

 

 

Same thing really, they were part of the "Native Tongues" collective along with A Tribe Called Quest and Black Sheep etc..Definitely more lighter than some of the other stuff about around that time.

 

 

 

Anyways some Manchester hippity hop