# Classic Rap and Hip Hop Thread.(pre-1995) **URL:** \ **Category:** Off-Topic / Lounge\ **Tags:** hip-hop\ **Created:** [March 2, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/classic-rap-and-hip-hop-thread-pre-1995/64657 "2014-03-02T20:01:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![keithace](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/keithace/32/14248_2.png) [@keithace](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/keithace)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/classic-rap-and-hip-hop-thread-pre-1995/64657/1 "2014-03-02T20:01:44Z")
**Classic Rap and Hip Hop Thread.(pre-1995)** Alright peeps let’s educated some youngsters on classic rap jams. 1995 or earlier only please. Whatchu know bout some Rodney O and Joe Cooley? [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/6/4/649d5a45453957cc5873b0bc133e1e8ed213fd5e.jpeg "Rodney O & Joe Cooley ‎- Cooley High") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKE324xouAA) ---
**Author:** ![keithace](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/keithace/32/14248_2.png) [@keithace](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/keithace)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/classic-rap-and-hip-hop-thread-pre-1995/64657/2 "2014-03-02T20:03:10Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/f/2/f2353781e862f881648225036d3d77271646981c.jpeg "Kid Frost - La Raza (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ8AS300WH4) ---
**Author:** ![Patch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/patch/32/118_2.png) [@Patch](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/classic-rap-and-hip-hop-thread-pre-1995/64657/3 "2014-03-02T20:09:35Z")
'95? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![keithace](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/keithace/32/14248_2.png) [@keithace](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/keithace)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/classic-rap-and-hip-hop-thread-pre-1995/64657/4 "2014-03-02T20:13:25Z")
I think 95 is a good cut off point. ---
**Author:** ![keithace](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/keithace/32/14248_2.png) [@keithace](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/keithace)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/classic-rap-and-hip-hop-thread-pre-1995/64657/5 "2014-03-02T20:15:44Z")
1993 [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/6/7/67a616d1159742f22282c063f421bd7ecb6e8e82.jpeg "Outkast - Git Up, Git Out") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttk3IUKfn4U) ---
**Author:** ![keithace](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/keithace/32/14248_2.png) [@keithace](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/keithace)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/classic-rap-and-hip-hop-thread-pre-1995/64657/6 "2014-03-02T20:18:57Z")
should i move it to 1996? https://www.youtube.com/embed/xX5VCY28_Xo?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque ---
**Author:** ![DISaS73R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c5a1d2/32.png) [@DISaS73R](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/DISaS73R)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/classic-rap-and-hip-hop-thread-pre-1995/64657/7 "2014-03-02T21:12:19Z")
https://www.youtube.com/embed/e4SrjRPJ5gQ?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/8/f/8f88890445e8fba5913c0417f047ab5299e7256c.jpeg "MC Serch ft. Nas, Chubb Rock & Red Hot Lover Tone - Back To The Grill (Explicit)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zzf0FU41qzc) ---
**Author:** ![keithace](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/keithace/32/14248_2.png) [@keithace](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/keithace)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/classic-rap-and-hip-hop-thread-pre-1995/64657/8 "2014-03-02T21:40:47Z")
in honor of the MC search post up…1989 [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/f/b/fb3d3a5bdf3b99a53ed118e604d438323b811b6f.jpeg "3rd Bass - Steppin' to the A.M.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQJ0OfW_qr4) ---
**Author:** ![Daily\_Crisis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/daily_crisis/32/15454_2.png) [@Daily\_Crisis](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Daily_Crisis)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 12:06pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/classic-rap-and-hip-hop-thread-pre-1995/64657/9 "2014-03-03T12:06:22Z")
1987.. Too many samples were made from this. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/e/8/e8ef895fd326a1e75f23acc2258a010935361043.jpeg "Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7t8eoA_1jQ) ---
**Author:** ![amadeus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d26b3c/32.png) [@amadeus](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/amadeus)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 12:13pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/classic-rap-and-hip-hop-thread-pre-1995/64657/10 "2014-03-03T12:13:46Z")
1994: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/7/5/75834f23b72abbeac1d9a9cc983593f42ed6576f.jpeg "Black Moon - I Got Cha Opin (Remix)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dceorz43MwY) ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_Paris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/ed_paris/32/13850_2.png) [@Ed\_Paris](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Ed_Paris)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/classic-rap-and-hip-hop-thread-pre-1995/64657/11 "2014-03-03T17:48:27Z")
a few of my favorite tunes pre-95/95 😉 ps: there could be more if the thread would say: pre-1998 1. nas - the world is yours 2. common - i used to love h.e.r. 3. mobb deep - shook ones III 4. the notorious b.i.g. - juicy 5. public enemy - welcome to the terror dome 6. nas - it aint hard to tell 7. wu-tang clan - c.r.e.a.m. 8. scarface - i seen a man die 9. luniz - i got 5 on it 10. pharcyde - passing me by 11. public enemy - 911 is a joke 12. o.p.p. - naughty by nature 13. pete rock & cl smooth - thy reminisce over you 14. dr. dre - nuthin’ but a g’thang 15. craig mack - flava in ya ear 16. the notorious b.i.g. - big poppa 17. a tribe called quest - scenario 18. nas - new york state of mind 19. jeru the damaja - come clean 20. public enemy - can’t trust it 21. reakwon - guillotine swords 22. 2pac - brenda’s got a baby 23. wu-tang clan - protect ya neck 24. a tribe called quest - electric relaxation 25. kool g rap & dj polo - ill street blues 26. the notorious b.i.g. - warning 27. snoop doggy dogg - murder was the case 28. nas - halftime 29. ice cube - it was a good day 30. 2pac - dear mama 31. cypres hill - how i could just kill a man 32. artifacts - wrong side of da tracks 33. eric b. & rakim - don’t sweat the technique 34. public enemy - give it up 35. snoop doggy dogg - gin&juice 36. a tribe called quest - excursion 37. the notorious b.i.g. - things done changed 38. naughty by nature - hip hop hooray 39. dj quik - tonite 40. dr. dre - let me ride 41. gang starr - dwyck 42. bone thugs n harmony - thuggish ruggish bone 43. 2pac - keep ya head up 44. brand nubian - slow down 45. nas - one love 46. geto boys - mind playin’ tricks on me 47. outkast - southernplayalisticadillacmuzik 48. o.c. - time’s up 49. queen latifah - u.n.i.t.y. 50. digable planets - rebirth of slick 51. mc breed - aint’ no future in your frontin’ 52. method man - release yo’ delf 53. cypres hill - insane in the brain 54. ugk - pocket full of stones 55. ice cube - americas most wanted 56. bone thugs n harmony - 1st of da month 57. too short - the ghetto 58. wu-tang clan - wu-tang clan aint’ nuthin’ ta fuck wit 59. method man & mary j. blige - you’re all i need to get by 60. the notorious b.i.g. - one more chance 61. outkast - ain’t no thang 62. goodie mob - soul food 63. junior m.a.f.i.a. - player anthem 64. snoop doggy dogg - what’s my name 65. warren g - regulate 66. da brat - fundafied 67. skee lo - i wish 68. ll cool j - mama said knock you out 69. coolio - gangsta’s paradise 70. dr. dre - fuck wit dre day 71. naughty by nature - craziest 72. digital underground - the humpty dance 73. ice cube - natural born killaz 74. goodie mob - cell therapy 75. busta rhymes - woo ha! got you all in check ---
**Author:** ![Patch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/patch/32/118_2.png) [@Patch](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/classic-rap-and-hip-hop-thread-pre-1995/64657/12 "2014-03-03T18:46:59Z")
😍 But - no Guru??? 😕 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Tha\_Gooch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5e925/32.png) [@Tha\_Gooch](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Tha_Gooch)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/classic-rap-and-hip-hop-thread-pre-1995/64657/13 "2014-03-03T19:10:03Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/b/7/b79f4eadcc6c64e7a3d9fdd70a8377f79eb17267.jpeg "Mc Breed-Ain't No Future In Yo' Frontin") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj31LWPjFoc) https://www.youtube.com/embed/JcCkj2PganY?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque Classics. ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_Paris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/ed_paris/32/13850_2.png) [@Ed\_Paris](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Ed_Paris)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/classic-rap-and-hip-hop-thread-pre-1995/64657/14 "2014-03-03T19:17:52Z")
> [@Patch](#): > > 😍 > > But - no Guru??? 😕 😉 i’m so sorry 😉 honestly this list only contains tracks from 1990-1995. most of guru’s tracks were released past 1995 😞 ---
**Author:** ![Patch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/patch/32/118_2.png) [@Patch](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/classic-rap-and-hip-hop-thread-pre-1995/64657/15 "2014-03-03T20:01:24Z")
![Step-In-The-Arena-Cover.jpg](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/4/f/4ffa60e715468a3219c6519d8f6322ccf3490aff.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Patch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/patch/32/118_2.png) [@Patch](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/classic-rap-and-hip-hop-thread-pre-1995/64657/16 "2014-03-03T20:02:04Z")
One of my all time favs: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/b/0/b0f9b2cf6904199b9f274e4adc0994b33b316d17.jpeg "Hi-C - Leave My Curl Alone") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BiBtLiqS54) ---
**Author:** ![iambiggles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b9bd4f/32.png) [@iambiggles](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/iambiggles)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/classic-rap-and-hip-hop-thread-pre-1995/64657/17 "2014-03-03T20:05:28Z")
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKRAFPHD8W4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKRAFPHD8W4)"][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKRAFPHD8W4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKRAFPHD8W4) Killer track I used to use all the time. ---
**Author:** ![ImNotDedYet](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/imnotdedyet/32/13269_2.png) [@ImNotDedYet](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/ImNotDedYet)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/classic-rap-and-hip-hop-thread-pre-1995/64657/18 "2014-03-03T20:06:43Z")
Ice T - Colors, I’m Your Pusher Beastie Boys - Girls, Paul Revere, Shake Your Rump Eric B & Rakim - I Ain’t No Joke, I Know You Got Soul, Paid In Full Public Enemy - Don’t Believe the Hype, Louder Than a Bomb, She Watch Channel Zero, Black Steel In the Hour of Chaos Digable Planets - Rebirth of Slick NWA - Express Yourself, F the Police, Straight Outta Compton Eazy E - We Want Eazy Too Short - Life Is…Too Short Schooly G - Fat Gold Chain Whodini - Freaks Come Out At Night Black Sheep - The Choice Is Yours Boogie Down Productions - South Bronx, Elementary, The Bridge Is Over, Criminal Minded, My Philosophy JJ Fad - Supersonic Slick Rick - The Ruler’s Back, This Was the Moment I Feared Big Daddy Kane - Raw, Set It Off Kwame - Only EU Kid Rock - Yodeling In the Valley (he used to do solely hip hop and opened up for a concert way, way back in the day) Special Ed - I’m the Magnificent and I Got It Made X Clan - everything off of Xodus Arrested Development - Tennessee (only because I had a college class with Speech) Tone Loc - Loc’d After Dark Kool Moe Dee - Go See the Doctor Run DMC, De La Soul, LL Cool J - they’re too obvious 3rd Bass - Pop Goes the Weasel That’s all I’ve got off the top of my head… And I’ll assume you’re not looking for Hip House from that era, but if you are… Fast Eddie, Mr. Lee and Jungle Brothers (I’ll House You) are all great examples ---
**Author:** ![Tha\_Gooch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5e925/32.png) [@Tha\_Gooch](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Tha_Gooch)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/classic-rap-and-hip-hop-thread-pre-1995/64657/19 "2014-03-04T17:40:38Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/a/6/a6e2c0c15ada257ea68c79e65a3d46ad345389ed.jpeg "The D.O.C - It's Funky Enough | \*Best Quality\* (1989)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiPbeIXZpD4) Should have been one of the greatest on the mic but his voice never returned after a car accident. WC And The Maad Circle [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/4/6/464e18ddf59b7c8b4403a71f22799f5f922cca4e.jpeg "WC & The Maad Circle - The One") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3paaAsXrZw) ---
**Author:** ![ImNotDedYet](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/imnotdedyet/32/13269_2.png) [@ImNotDedYet](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/ImNotDedYet)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/classic-rap-and-hip-hop-thread-pre-1995/64657/20 "2014-03-04T18:02:33Z")
Good call on D.O.C. I forgot about him. Yeah, that car accident robbed him, and us…No One Can Do It Better was also a great tune. [Next page](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/classic-rap-and-hip-hop-thread-pre-1995/64657.md?page=2)