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Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:12 am Post subject:
Above the Law: Black Superman
Part of the post-N.W.A explosion of California gangsta rap, Above the Law came out of the eastern Los Angeles suburb of Pomona; leader Cold 187um, aka Big Hutch (born Gregory Hutchinson), was joined by KMG the Illustrator (born Kevin Dulley), Go Mack (born Arthur Goodman), and DJ Total K-Oss (born Anthony Stewart). Mixing '70s vintage funk and soul samples with live instrumentation (Hutchinson had studied jazz while in school), the group signed with Eazy-E's Ruthless Records and issued their debut album, Livin' Like Hustlers, in 1990; split into violence- and sex-themed sides, it was co-produced by Dr. Dre (prior to N.W.A's rancorous breakup) and received well in gangsta circles.
Cypress Hill - Boom Biddy Bye (although this is with the Fugees)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8boIhqb8C4&feature=related _________________ ♪ ♫One good thing about music, when it hits, you feel no pain...
So hit me with music! ♪ ♫
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Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 17429 Location: Mackadocious, Ca.
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:10 am Post subject:
Today Was a Good Day - Cube
The Humpty Dance - DU
Doowatchyalike - DU
No Vaseline - Cube
California Love - Pac
Dear Mama - Pac
West Coast Slaughterhouse - Westside Connection
I Get Around - Pac
Freaky Tales - Too Short
It Aint No Fun If The Homies Can't Have None - Snoop/Nate Dogg
Nuthin' But a G Thang - Dre
Let Me Ride - Dre
F The Police - NWA
Gangsta, Gangsta - NWA
Express Yourself - NWA
Dopeman - NWA
100 Miles And Runnin' - NWA
Panic Zone - NWA/Arabian Prince
It's Funky Enough - The DOC
The Formula - The Doc
The Devil Made Me Do It - Paris
Bush Killa - Paris
Back in the Day - Ahmad
Passin' Me By - The Pharcyde
Phuncky Feel One - Cypress Hill
How I Could Just Kill a Man - Cypress Hill
Insane in the Brain - Cypress Hill
What Is a DJ If He Can't Scratch - Egyptian Lover
Freakaholic - Egyptian Lover
Everlasting Bass - Rodney O and Joe Cooley
Bass - King Tee
Act a Fool - King Tee
Ruff Rhyme - King Tee
6 'N the Mornin' - Ice T
Squeeze The Trigger - Ice T
I'm Your Pusher - Ice T
Original Gangster - Ice T _________________
Quote:
Smooth, but I move like an army / Bulletproof down in case brothas try to bomb me / Puttin' brothas to rest like Elliot Ness / Cuz I don't like stress
Sorry to be ignorant but I was in Japan during the who West Coast/East Coast feud.
But besides the Playa'z, what is the difference between the 2 styles of rap?
this is how I see it. and i can be completely wrong. East coast is has more heavier beats and sampling and defined more as "hardcore rap". like wu-tang or nas. West coast has a little more r&b sampling in it and more "gangsta rap". talking about growing up in the streets and being victims of authority. IMO, as soon as Puff Daddy's label gained popularity, and no limit and cash money were created, rap in general started going waaaay down hill. all of a sudden rap wasn't about life, it was about how much of everything you had. this started in the mid to late 90's. that's my take. _________________ Thank you, Kobe. We love you.
Those are some of my favorite songs from West Coast Gangster Rappers. But Cali to me is a laid back state and I'm more of a laid back type of guy with a laid back sound.
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