I take it you’re a Tone Loc fan?
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I riggity remember all of the friggity fresh rap from the 80s and 90s. Now it’s nothing but sucka MCs who can’t even rhyme.
Who is this generation’s Deion Sanders, anyway?
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He had two popular songs I didn’t care for, Wild Thing and Funky Cold Medina.
The first rap I heard was Public Enemy and they were my favorite.
Others I liked were:
MC Shan
Schoolly D
BDP/KRS One
Kool G Rap and DJ Polo
Ultra magnetic MC’s
Artifacts
Brand Nubian
Big Daddy Kane
Onyx
Run DMC
Wu-Tang and the related solo projects (particularly Rae Kwon)
I did not like rap in which women and fashion and bragging were the focus of lyrical content.
I particularly liked the sound of PE because it was menacing and militant. Welcome to the Terrordome and Rebel Without (instrumental video is on Facebook) a Pause are two examples of songs that show this best.
Run from Run DMC shopped at my dad’s store. 
I don’t like such music anymore though.
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Das EFX fan?
I had Dead Serious on cassette!
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Well now you’ve done it!
You’ve gone and hurt my feelings!
How could you!
So 99.9% of rap today
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Here is the link to the video for the instrumental version for Welcome to the Terrordome by PE on Facebook.
As one can see from the video, the content shows images and footage of:
Black leaders (Farakkhan, MLK, Malcom X)
Black liberation movements
Black history
Mass incarceration (performance at Riker’s Island)
Black towns
And as one can see, no gyrating near-nude women onstage, no romanticization of criminality, no talk of sex, no flamboyant garb (except for Flava Flav), no whining, no bragging.
They were not the only ones doing this back then. Poor Righteous Teachers, X-Clan, Stetsasonic, and others did the same. Quickly rap turned to content about sex, criminality, bragging, and whining.
A question I have is, did this change occur because tough-guy LARPing and talk of “swimmin’ in hoes” has a far broader reach than the pro-black, intellectual, and militant aforesaid content, or, did music executives simply not want the latter gaining further popularity for a reason I can only suspect? As someone who witnessed this change from the 80’s, it’s something I’ve thought about.
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I see the video cannot post, but it can be found in the FB by searching.
Such a frivolous name!
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I think you know.
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I’m not really sure what the first rap I heard was, but Public Enemy was definitely one of them along with Run-DMC and the Beastie Boys. Bootleg 2 Live Crew and NWA tapes were also widely-circulated along my rural Indiana road.
Now that we’ve got this thread trending in a good direction, let’s explore some music history together. Nearly every form of modern music and even classical music has it’s roots, and I’ve always found it interesting to explore them.
Parliament-Funkadelic was a decade ahead of Aerosmith and Run-DMC in fusing different sounds, styles and cultures together. P-funk paved the way for all of the great West Coast 90’s rap in particular. They were also an incredible jam band stacked with outstanding musicians.
just gonna leave these here (trigger warning for anyone over 30: do not listen to the aforementioned tracks. you will have an aneurysm)
Rated E for all ages:
also, this gem is slept on:
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We’ve moved beyond intellectualism and problem-highlighting into caveman-era beats, murder music and sloppy flows that sound good but don’t mean anything. If I want to hear something of substance, I will listen to C.R.E.A.M. or Reasonable Doubt.
At the very least, all four of these fine gentlemen are staunchly pro-gun. They support self-defense measures, open carry permits, and in-house community policing.
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in all seriousness, how can you NOT love:
everyone hates me now. this is okay, i can live with this
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Not my style, but if this is what you like that’s ok.
The first music I heard that I liked was when my cousin introduced me to linkin park, everescence, breaking benjamin etc when I was 6-7-8 years old.
The first songs that really got me into metal were
- forced gender reassignment by cattle decapitation
And
- this is the six by while she sleeps
I’m still into metal and probably always will be… punk/metal is my bread and butter. Really got into metal by age 10-11
It’ll look odd when I’m 50 and rocking out to funeral hymn by exodus
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I also love Black Sabbath, Lamb of God, a few songs by Pantera, and Metallica (before the 90s).
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I like Lamb of God, but I am not sure what anything new will be like without Chris Adler. I think he was a huge part of their sound.
The other day, I put some on to drum along with. I gave up fairly quickly haha. Those are the type of songs that you need to sit down with pencil and paper and listen to a lot, then practice a lot to play. Playing it by ear, not so much.
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Any old dudes like or hate this?
Lyrics here: Kendrick Lamar – Mother I Sober Lyrics | Genius Lyrics
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Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole are the only exceptions to today’s rappers all being mumble-rappers.
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