For me, I'm a Philly cat (of a certain age...Let's just say that I was right there when Will Smith cut his teeth as a member of the Fantabulous Four in Wynnefield/West Philly) and if I had to pick one joint that for me sums up hip hop, I gotta go with Three Times Dope, "The Greatest Man Alive". Classic Philly Hip-Hop, that takes me right back to when I was already heads over heels in love with the music. STILL bangs in the whip too! It encapsulates trully Philly steez, and that hustla (Hilltop!) mentality. There are certainly others, (Schooly's Saturday Night is riiight there) but for me that's as good as it gets.
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legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79560 posts
Thu Jul-12-18 08:14 AM
"The tuffy tuff joint? "
man, that shit used to crank in the club
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legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79560 posts
Thu Jul-12-18 08:14 AM
60. "The tuffy tuff joint? " In response to Reply # 49
man, that shit used to crank in the club
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14. "It's more a reaction to your naming of that cut." In response to Reply # 9
Nothing to do with Old Skool itself. I'm proudly entrenched in the old skool disapora, being that I was there when Sugarhill (in all it's perceived corniness) was life blood to me and my crew.
21. "I hope you don't think the LOL was tryin to clown." In response to Reply # 15 Tue Jun-19-18 12:20 PM by adg87
I'm not trying to diss at all fam. It's just that particular song is not regularly disussed on OKP. Sorta like me referencing Fearless Four's "Just Rock" or Awesome Foursome's "Makossa". Only certain cats even know what the hell you're talkin about when you bring up joints like that. Relax C.
56. "On my momma - True Enuff or We On - Lupe & Gemini" In response to Reply # 10 Sat Jul-07-18 03:22 PM by murderbear
Both of those just FEEL like Chicago to me, with OMM being the grimier of the two.
On the low tho, Wastin' by OKPs very own DVS sums up summertime in the Chi so perfectly, it's a dope tune to pump on a clear sunny day, south of cermak.
69. "Treal is pretty far underground" In response to Reply # 65
he was on a song w Little Brother once i might have first gotten into him via a mixtape he did with Big Remo called Str7 Drop a lot of his stuff is hit or miss - its mostly dependent on production tho. He's gone pretty quiet for a while - not sure if he has any new music coming up or if he's moving on.
22. "That could go for almost any Pete Rock joint though, correct? " In response to Reply # 20 Tue Jun-19-18 12:15 PM by adg87
Like his catalog is so crazy that almost any joint could be someone's persoanl fave. I know a few cats from that area that swore by his music. All they rocked most of the time. LOL.
31. "yeah but Creator is probably their most important song..." In response to Reply # 22
...without that record killing it in the clubs, they might not have had a chance to do Mecca ...dont get me wrong, "All Souled Out" is ALL dope, but "the Creator" was the single worthy party record that had people on the dance floor buggin out ..Funny how it launched their careers and CL only says like 3 words on it
45. "aka the "new hood business background music during radio promo"" In response to Reply # 20
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37. "Guilty Simpson-The Real Me b/w Elzhi-Love It Here" In response to Reply # 0
Guilty's record (produced by Black Milk) always reminds me of the super cloudy, sorta depressing but wholeheartedly Detroit days that we have all the time (if you haven't been to Detroit think of the Chedda Bob shoots himself in the dick scene in 8 Mile, like that). Even tho Guilty is talking about himself, other than the coke references that what it's like to be a black man in the D.
Elzhi's song (produced by Jay Dee) reminds me of the happy days Detroit has. Messing with women, the odd shadows that happen when the sun sets, the super late ass Ice Cream truck (the one that actually sells Ice Cream). This is weird considering that this song isn't all that happy, but the song makes me happy for some reason.
41. "mine changes (Detroit)" In response to Reply # 0
mostly because the best rappers to ever come out of Detroit are currently fully mature artists who are somehow STILL getting better
for ME, at various points it was Chedda Boy Baby - East Side Chedda Boyz Conant Gardens - Slum Village Rock City - Royce Losing Out - Black Milk & Royce (closest to permanent status)
current: Boblo Boat - Royce & J Cole
BUT tbh this is my actual Detroit anthem...but its not a hip hop song
50. "Tie between Slob on my knob and Lock'em In Da Trunk" In response to Reply # 0
Could've went with so many, but what nailed these for me is when Zo! came to town a few years ago he played this during a moment of just jammin' and everyone in the venue went crazy and just how many time Slob on my Knob has be used by other artist lately
also:
Break Da Law
Lookin' for tha Chewin
Slob On My Knob
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so much real bars spit about the 206. i know every person in that video and if i had been able to get out of work that day i'd have been in it. little asian dude to the right of Macklemore at the end was my roommate when this was shot. he made it to the shoot, i got to keep my job, lol.
53. "That's What's Up-Mr Eon/Last Emp,Proceed-Roots,Fly Fo Life- Suga Free" In response to Reply # 0 Fri Jul-06-18 06:52 PM by ConcreteCharlie
First two from the diaspora, did two stints in Philly and always thought it was home even though I lived other places longer. Last one shouting out the civilized part of the IE, honestly coulda picked a dozen different Suga Free tracks.
I did a long sting in Medellin, maybe something from Explosion Negra but I feel like they have more of a coastal feel. Rap scene there is borderline pitiful though you do get some decent rappers doing their thing on the low occasionally.
And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.
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