5. "RE: What are the first Rap songs to have a clean/radio edited version?" In response to Reply # 0
I wish more people put in the work that Dr Dre did.... he had full reworded clean versions that were just as cold as the dirty versions..
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15. "I was just listening to Pronto by CRU" In response to Reply # 9
>>sucker for the backwards curses. > >"backwards curses" are why we have the slang term "Ish" > >also, I'm a full fan/disciple of DJ Premier sound-effect >route. Plain blanking it is some bullshit > The clean version is so good because of the sound effects in the song.
You're such pests...now, what is it you want? In your depths of your ignorance, what is it you want? Well, whatever it is you want, I can't deliver because I just don't see it. - Orson Welles
11. "RE: Dre's were bad in some spots" In response to Reply # 8
Considering.. The Chronic dropped in 7th grade for me...
Those are the only lyrics I know... lol
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14. "Str8 Outta Compton comes to mind" In response to Reply # 5
Half the people knew the video version (stupid dope gang with an attitude) and the rest had the album version (from the gang called Niggaz Wit Attitudes). As a middle schooler, I was quite impressed. That takes skill that 75% of rappers don't have.
I am also a fan of Premier's sound effect scratches. Done right they almost make the song sound better
Todays edits are just kinda lazy
<-- Dave Thomas knows what's up... __________________________
Jay: Look here homie, any nigga can get a hit record. This here is about respect. Game: Like Gladys Knight. Jay: Aretha Franklin. Game: Word, I like her too. Jay: Nigga...
There's the 7" version which is short and then you have the original long version which has more verses but the one line Big Bank Hank said "Super Sperm" was not radio playable.
--------- "We in here talking about later career Prince records & your fool ass is cruising around in a time machine trying to collect props for a couple of sociopathic degenerates" - s.blak
20. "Anything directly condom or penis related was forbidden" In response to Reply # 16
Despite the fact prophylactics came during the AIDS crisis, it was considered a way of saying "put this on your penis and have safe sex", which was still naughty in 1990. You may have loads of songs with penis or condom metaphors but say the actual word and that would limit your airplay. It may sound city now but let's not forget some stations banned George Michael's "I Want Your Sex" so it became "I Want Your OW!", yet three years later, those same stations were playing Color Me Badd's "I Wanna Sex You Up". Times change, what was considered profane would eventually become acceptable, a bit like House Of Pain's "I ain't goin' out like no punch bitch" or "I'm smackin' the ho" in "Jump Around". Some stations actually had no idea those words were being said until people called up and said "I am offended".
But yeah, it had a bit to do with "community standards" before, which is why some stations got away with "prophylactics", others played it as "scitcalyhporp" for years until the mid to late 90's, around the time when Ludacris' "What's Your Fantasy" broke down the door a bit.
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