I did a search, but the threads that I saw were old. Suggest some songs that I should add to my library. Please no gangsta rap. Pretty much anything before 1995. Here's some of the songs I have right now.

A Tribe Called Quest - Award Tour, Bonita Applebum, Can I Kick It, Check The Rhyme, Electric Relaxation, Find A Way, Hot Sex On A Platter, I Left My Wallet In El Segundo, Oh My God, Scenario

3rd Bass - Pop Goes The Weasel, The Gas Face

Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force - Looking For The Perfect Beat, Planet Rock

Beastie Boys - well you name it I've got it

Big Daddy Kane - Ain't No Half-Steppin', Set It Off, Smooth Operator

Cypress Hill - Insane In The Membrane, How I Could Just Kill A Man (got some other stuff of there's but it's newer than 1995)

De La Soul - Me, Myself, and I

Digital Underground - All Around the World (Same Song), The Humpty Dance

Doug E. Fresh & Slick Rick - The Show

Eric B. and Rakim - I Know You Got Soul, Microphone Fiend, Paid In Full, Check Out My Melody, Don't Sweat The Technique, Eric B. For President, I Ain't No Joke, In The Ghetto, Juice, Move The Crowd, Pump Up The Volume

Grand Master Flash - a fair amount of his stuff

House of Pain - Jump Around

J.J. Fad - Supersonic

Kurtis Blow - Basketball

Boogie Down Productions - South Bronx, Step Into A World

LL Cool J - Around The Way Girl, Going Back To Cali, I Need Love, I'm Bad

Naughty By Nature - Feel Me Flow

Pete Rock and CL Smooth - They Reminisce Over You

PM Dawn - Set Adrift On Memory Bliss

Whodini - Freaks Come Out At Night

Wreckx n Effect - Rumpshaker

Young MC - Bust A Move

6/17/2007 5:56:48 PM

can't believe you forgot wu-tang clan

all of their songs

6/17/2007 6:14:33 PM

and lords of the underground

6/17/2007 6:16:06 PM

I have plenty of Wu-Tang Clan.

6/17/2007 6:23:19 PM

word

6/17/2007 6:25:37 PM

my stepdad told me he liked grandmaster flash back in the day

6/17/2007 6:53:38 PM

kriss kross will make you
jump jump

6/17/2007 7:37:34 PM

Leader of the new school is a must

gravediggaz is a good rza side project

eric b and rakim

and for recent hip hop with an underground ethic...get some dead prez

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6/17/2007 7:40:40 PM

Rapper's Delight

6/17/2007 8:08:36 PM

Digable Planets

The Pharcyde

6/17/2007 8:26:42 PM

Quote :

"get some dead prez"

check. got a bunch of that. Jungle Brothers - Girl I'll House You was a cool mix of rap and house music from back in the day.

I forgot about Pharcyde. Good call, got to download some now.

6/17/2007 9:27:59 PM

yea digable planets rebirth of slick was crazy still bump that shit from time to time
... i'm out i'm out

6/17/2007 9:42:34 PM

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"Digable Planets The Pharcyde "

two of my longtime favorites. Well, pre-Plain Rap pharcyde.

I've always been partial to the Pete and CL releases, too.

6/17/2007 9:47:02 PM

senim silla is HOT and also X Clan has some funky stuff

http://www.myspace.com/senimsilla

6/17/2007 9:48:50 PM

Salt and Peppa.

6/17/2007 11:13:26 PM

Lord Tariq

6/17/2007 11:20:53 PM

Of course, he's can't carry Peter Gunzz's jock strap.

6/17/2007 11:22:41 PM

You're missing some hot Gangstarr action.

6/17/2007 11:26:29 PM

US 3 - cantaloop (or get the real thing, cantaloupe island by herbie hancock)

6/18/2007 12:33:44 AM

kurtis blow - if i ruled the world

kwame and the new beginning - the rhythm

de la soul - keepin' the faith

black sheep - flavor of the month

main source - lookin at the front door

gang starr - ex girl to the next girl

black moon - how many emcees

common sense - i used to love h.e.r.

outkast - players ball

heck, could keep going and going. of course, as a 29-year-old, most of this stuff i have on tape. not too accessible these days...

[Edited on June 18, 2007 at 11:30 AM. Reason : ...]

6/18/2007 11:29:06 AM

krs1/bdp

6/18/2007 11:42:14 AM

Sugar Hill Gang
Grand Master Flash and the Fabulous Furious Five
Tone Loc

Oops. Hey, it was a long time ago.

[Edited on June 18, 2007 at 12:38 PM. Reason : .]

6/18/2007 12:19:12 PM

I know you said no "gangsta rap" but you gotta have some N.W.A., Kool G. Rap, etc

also theres some good shit in here \message_topic.aspx?topic=465401 (my hip hop video thread)

V haha i didnt even notice "Fabulous" until you said something lol

[Edited on June 18, 2007 at 12:34 PM. Reason : .]

6/18/2007 12:32:53 PM

ahem

furious.

6/18/2007 12:32:55 PM

Black Sheep
KRS One
Public Enemy
Run DMC
MC Lyte
Beastie Boys
Pharcyde

6/18/2007 2:02:30 PM

The Black Sheep has arisen here, o'dear
the cats out of the bag and thats the end of your career


their first album is amazing, best rap album ever IMO

6/18/2007 2:25:36 PM

What about the Fat Boys? I remember watching one of those old hip hop movies, perhaps Krush Groove, back in the day, and they were in it. Ooh speaking of gravity challenged rappers, Heavy D is one that comes to mind. Also Kid N' Play had some decent songs.

6/18/2007 5:28:06 PM

6/19/2007 7:30:51 PM

6/19/2007 7:42:00 PM

^ yes lawd! "Never Seen a Man Cry" is freaking fantastic.

"whatcha gonna do when you get outta here cat daddy?"
"i dunno dog, just take it one day at time.."
"yeah, i hear you, just take it one day at a time...do your thing tho bro.."
"stay up, fool..."

6/19/2007 10:18:54 PM

Poor Righteous Teachers - Holy Intellect (Rock Dis Funky Joint, Poor Righteous Teachers)
not before 1995, but try Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein (Atoms, The F Word, Pigeons)
Showbiz and A.G. - Runaway Slave (any song)
Lord Finesse - Funky Technician (any song)
Big L - Lifestyles Ov Da Poor and Dangerous (Put It On, Da Graveyard, Lifestyles of da Poor and Dangerous)
to expand: Scarface - The Diary has a song called "No Tears" that is fucking great, give that a shot too

check out Scarface's debut as well (Mr. Scarface, Born Killer, Money and the Power), he ain't the king of the South for nothing

www.allmusic.com to to check out the albums listed, this list should be a decent start

[Edited on June 23, 2007 at 12:46 AM. Reason : debut]

6/23/2007 12:44:22 AM

Regulators

6/23/2007 4:13:12 AM

linkin park haha

6/23/2007 4:21:24 AM

eazy e


fuck the no gangsta rap rule.

6/23/2007 11:46:51 AM

^^^^THIS MOTHERFUCKER'S TALKIN BOUT SOME PRT

WOWZARS

6/23/2007 1:13:34 PM