Must have old school hiphop and funk

[Denim R]

Anyone care to elaborate. I'm talking that really funky funky sheeet!

[notesee]

Schoolly D - Self Titled EP

The kid with the most knoweldge

Will touch and attain top dollas

[evisu 2000]

bob james - one

[tangerine]

P-Funk

ask a cassowary

[cheapmuthafukr]

Cymande-brothers on the slide

denim is the new crack

[Supawyde]

Old School Hip Hop is my specialist subject - so here are my picks:-

Biz Markie - Vapors

TLA Rock & Jazzy Jay - It's Yours

Stetsasonic - Just Say Stet

Captain Rock - Captain Rock to the Future Shock

Davy DMX - One For The Treble

Unknown DJ - Lets Jam

Project Future - Raygunomics

Anquette - Ghetto Style

World Class Wreckin Cru - Surgery

Beastie Boys - Hold It Now

Jonzun Crew - We are the Jonzun Crew

[xcoldricex]

james brown

the meters

[englandmj7]

Honestly, instead of buying a bunch of random recommendations, as someone who works in the music biz, I think no one will disagree that any Cold Chillin' (The record label) artists/greatest hits is worth its weight in gold:

Craig G,

Big Daddy Kane

Marley Marl

Masta Ace

Kool G Rap & DJ Polo

MC Shan

Biz Markie

All Cold Chillin' artists,. They have a greatest hits album too, chock-full of classics.

[dunkin deeznuts]

Organized Konfusion

Ed OG and da Bullgdogs....

www.wellbred.org

[sr20det]

Quote:

Organized Konfusion

Ed OG and da Bullgdogs....

--- Original message by dunkin deeznuts on Feb 23, 2006 01:27 PM

ahhh.. Ed OG... brings back high school memories. "looooooooove comes and goesss"... wouldn't call it exactly old school. i label that era TRUE SCHOOL... the days of stunts, blunts, and hip hop. none of this money this, money that crap of today.

http://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=5508

[dunkin deeznuts]

Quote: ahhh.. Ed OG... brings back high school memories. "looooooooove comes and goesss"... wouldn't call it exactly old school. i label that era TRUE SCHOOL... the days of stunts, blunts, and hip hop. none of this money this, money that crap of today.

true.....that was one of my favorite times for hip hop.....

englandmj named the ones i was gonna say though....

www.wellbred.org

[show_N_pruv]

need a point of reference for "old school". some people consider the 90's old-school.

Fela Kuti - Afro Funk at its best

the whole JB click- James Brown, the JBs, Lynn Collins

Lord Finesse, BDP, etc.

I come fresher than a moist towelette

[Denim R]

^^^im pretty ignorant in this topic

i'm just after music from when the beats were still fresh and funky.

and like someone said earlier when MCs were real rather than posers.

for instance in the last ten/15 years i have really dug ATCQ, De La's earlier stuff, PE, some buckshot, madlib, deltron, edan so i am looking for similarly inspiring old and fresh stuff

Edited by Denim R on Feb 23, 2006 at 03:37 PM

[skecr8r]

pete rock.

DON'T YOU WANNA BE COOL

[psyence]

Dr. Dre - Let Me Ride

Ice Cube - Today was a Good Day, You Know How We Do It

Snoop - Ain't No Fun

EPMD - You're a Customer, Crossover, You Gots to Chill

Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full, Make 'em Clap to this

Brand Nubian - Lick Dem Mutherphuckers

Naughty by Nature - Feel Me Flow, OPP, Hip Hop Hooray

Camp Lo - Luchini, Black Connection

Digable Planets - Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like That), Graffiti

Dred Scott - Back in the Day, Check the Vibe

[snugglepony]

^^ props, props.

[Guest]

Older funk/soul stuff:

Gil Scott-Heron

Skullsnaps (recorded in like 72, but only released last year - this is THE SHIT!)

Meters

Herbie Hancock ("Head Hunters" and "Fat Albert Rotunda" are real funky)

Early 90's hip-hop (personally I enjoy the sound of this era of hip-hop the most, more jazzy than funky tho, but still damn fresh!)

A Tribe Called Quest

The Pharcyde (check out "Labcabincalifornia")

Gang Starr (early to mid releases like "moment of truth" or "step in the arena")

Common (anything but "Electric Circus" which sounds pretty different to his normal style).

Oh, and if you're after some awsome funk that rocks out you should grab "The Live Mix 2" by Breakestra. It's like 70 minutes of straight continuous funk covers. Really good CD to introduce you to some classics.

[show_N_pruv]

edit: Freestyle Fellowship - To Whom It May Concern.

Have to show love to the West.

I come fresher than a moist towelette

[6MT]

Kid n' Play, you ain't gonna hurt nobody

[polly7]

BDP for sure

[englandmj7]

Quote: Dr. Dre - Let Me Ride

Ice Cube - Today was a Good Day, You Know How We Do It

Snoop - Ain't No Fun

EPMD - You're a Customer, Crossover, You Gots to Chill

Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full, Make 'em Clap to this

Brand Nubian - Lick Dem Mutherphuckers

Naughty by Nature - Feel Me Flow, OPP, Hip Hop Hooray

Camp Lo - Luchini, Black Connection

Digable Planets - Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like That), Graffiti

Dred Scott - Back in the Day, Check the Vibe

Half of those aren't really "old school" but good none the less. If guess if you want good 90's hip-hop obviously add Wu-Tang to that list, as well as Onyx...."Shut em' Down" is the shit. Gangstarr, Nas "Illmatic".........

Edited by englandmj7 on Feb 23, 2006 at 07:04 PM

[straight cash homey]

Here's some funky shit from A-Z

Average White Band

Bob James

Commodores

Delfonics

Earth, Wind & Fire

Fatback Band

Grant Green

Heatwave

Isaac Hayes

James Brown

Kool & the Gang

Love Unlimited Orchestra

Meters

Nina Simone

Ohio Players

Parliment Funkadelic

Queen

Rufus

Sly & the Family Stone

Temptations

Undisputed Truth

Vandross, Luther

Whispers

X-ecutioners

Yes

Zapp and Roger

Reporter: "Write the check yet, Randy?"

Moss: "When you're rich you don't write checks."

Reporter: "If you don't write checks, how do you pay these guys?"

Moss: "Straight cash, homey."

[xcoldricex]

word. james brown's funky people!

cosign on kuti

isn't 90s "mid-school"? was that term ever really used?

[z3phyr]

has everyone forgotten about AFRIKA BAMBAATAA

major cosign on that p-funk

theres also a lot of parliament spin-off stuff, i.e. brides of funkenstien, bootsie collins independant stuff, etc.

oh and on the subject, i have a question: im looking for a bdp song, its when KRS's hair was short, but starting to dread up a little, and the video has him on a tractor-type thing on the street, and theres a teacher and stuff

[designer_socks]

Hendrix.

[DJ_Flame]

All the recomendations I wanted to say has been given, but I'll add 3 cats you guys forgot to mention:

KMD

Getsuga Tenshou

Edited by DJ_Flame on Feb 24, 2006 at 09:35 PM

[ndnyc718]

some of these may not be old school but theyre still dope

audio two - top billin

epmd - get the bozack, you gots to chill

gangstarr - what you want this time

grandmaster flash - white lines

ll cool j - around the way girl

nice and smooth - sometimes i rhyme quick, sometimes i rhyme slow

pete rock & cl smooth - t.r.o.y.

redman - tonite's da nite

slick rick - teenage love

special ed - i got it made

slick rick - sitting in my car

eric b & rakim - i aint no joke

souls of mischief - 93 till infinity

beatnuts - off the books

main source - fakin the funk

black moon - i got cha opin

biz markie - vapors

brand nubian - what goes around

candyman - knockin the boots

gangstarr - check the technique

gangstarr - skillz

gangstarr - take a rest

gangstarr - lovesick

gangstarr - step in the arena

ghetto boys - my mind is playin tricks on me (remember bushwick bill in the video ? scared the shit out of me)

[siznam]

THE BEST way to get both @ the same time is listen to WEFUNK on itunes radio under urban.....THE BEST RADIO EVER.....real rare tracks

www.hecklewood.com

[Proletariat]

supawide you hit my taste exactly. my walks home thank you.

[Denim R]

where do i start???

Thanks people

Edited by Denim R on Mar 1, 2006 at 11:07 PM