What's is your favorite #2

I like this topic, so I wanted to do another version with different artists. Try to pick just one song from these old-schoolers, and if you can't then limit it to two as a tie.

Rakim

KRS-One

Big Daddy Kane

MC Lyte

A Tribe Called Quest

De La Soul

Ice T

Naughty By Nature

Brand Nubian

Cypress Hill

Thread-jacking is not allowed.

Rakim- Know The Ledge is top 50 best rap songs period. If Rakim came on that vibe most of time he would be in my top 10.

KRS-One- Love's Gonna Getcha one of the best tales about the decisions we make.

Big Daddy Kane- Most are going to think this is crazy and I know he has way betta songs than this one but Cause I Can Do It Right is my song.

MC Lyte- Cha Cha is the song that made me a Lyte fan.

A Tribe Called Quest- A tie between Award Tour and Check The Rime both are classics!

De La Soul- This is another out there pick but Ring Ring Ring is a fav.

Ice T- You Played Yourself is hands down my pick.

Naughty By Nature- WOW! Ghetto Bastard and Yoke The Joker tie.

Brand Nubian- Slow Down is a masterpiece.

Cypress Hill- How I Could Just Kill A Man

Rakim - (Group) Microphone Fiend (Solo) Guess Who's Back

KRS-One (Group) My Philosophy (Solo) Sound of Da Police

Big Daddy Kane - Ain't No Half Steppin'

MC Lyte - Stop, Look, Listen

A Tribe Called Quest - Lyrics To Go (Scenario Remix is a very close 2nd)

De La Soul - Ring Ring Ring (Say No Go, Rollin Skating Jam..., Stakes Is High, are the others...but we can only pick one, so...)

Ice T - High Rollers

Naughty By Nature - Ghetto Bastard

Brand Nubian - Wake Up (Reprise In The Sunshine)

Cypress Hill - Boom Biddy Bye Bye (Remix) feat. The Fugees

Rakim <--- "My Melody" followed closely by "I Ain't No Joke"

KRS-One <--- BDP = "Stop the Violence", solo KRS = "MC's Act Like They Don't Know"

Big Daddy Kane <--- "Young, Gifted and Black" or "I Get the Job Done"

MC Lyte <--- "Paper Thin"

A Tribe Called Quest <--- "Excursions" or "Verses From the Abstract"

De La Soul <--- "Me Myself & I"

Ice T <--- "You Played Yourself" or "The Girl Tried To Kill Me" or "Bitches 2" or "Straight Up Ni**a" (sorry, been bumping a lot of Ice-T lately. lol)

Naughty By Nature <--- "Hip Hop Hooray"

Brand Nubian <--- "Ragtime"

Cypress Hill <--- "I Ain't Goin' out Like That" or "Hits From The Bong"

Rakim - Keep The Beat

Big Daddy Kane - Warm It Up Kane

A Tribe Called Quest - Award Tour

De La Soul - Ghetto Thang

Naughty By Nature - Hip Hop Hooray

RoyceJustShootsNines wrote:

Thread-jacking is not allowed.

Ah, Powell won't mind at all

Here's my list....


Rakim- Microphone Fiend (Simply one of the best lyrical displays of all time by one of the best MC's of all time. Know The Ledge is a very close second)

KRS-One- My Philosophy (This song is FRESH and TIMELESS, you SUCKAS!!! Knowledge REALLY DOES reign supreme over nearly everybody!)

Big Daddy Kane- Ain't No Half Steppin (Kane was both hardcore and commercial on the same track. Gotta love it!)

MC Lyte- Paper Thin (She murked this track lyrically and proved why she's the female GOAT and somebody that you don't wanna battle, Cha Cha Cha is a close second)

A Tribe Called Quest- Scenario remix (As great as the original version was, the remix was even BETTER! Arguably Phife Dawg best performance ever)

De La Soul- Buddy (Q-Tip, Latifah, and Monie Love guest starred on this track, but it was De La who really made this one a classic, especially Posdanous)

Ice T- New Jack Hustler (Ice T was Pac before Pac, meaning he was the guy that kids really wanted to be like in the mid-80's, and this song explained why)

Naughty By Nature- Uptown Anthem (Just a straight banger. Treach was awesome as usual but even Vinnie was hot on this track! You dealin with a tittie feelin villian...he ripped it!)

Brand Nubian- Slow Down (Play this song at any club in the country and the dance floor will be as full as any of today's jams. This song had great subject matter and was something to groove to, the total package!)

Cypress Hill- Hand On The Pump (This BARELY edges out How I Can Just Kill A Man, simply because the chorus was so catchy. Those two songs alone made Cypress' debut album a classic although the rest of it is hot as well)

Rakim - Paid in Full. My alll time favorite Rakim beat.

KRS-One - The Bridge is over. All you gotta do is play the intro of this song and it's over.

Big Daddy Kane - Aint no half steppin. Another sick beat.

MC Lyte - Ruff Neck. Hard, Head Nodder.

A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation. One of the smoothest tracks of all time.

De La Soul - My Buddy. One of their most memorable songs.

Ice T - Cop Killer. Most controversial song.

Naughty By Nature - O.P.P. You down with O.P.P. YEAH you know me.

Brand Nubian - Slow Down. They still play this track in old school sections at clubs.

Cypress Hill - Insane in the membrane. I played this track constantly off my favorite Cypress Hill release Black Sunday.

Rakim- Microphone Fiend/My Melody

KRS ONE- My Philosophy/Criminal Minded

Big Daddy Kane- Ain't No Half Steppin'/Raw

MC Lyte- Shut The Eff Up (Hoe)/10% Dis

Tribe- Check The Rhime/Scenario (Remix)

De La Soul- Buddy (Remix)/ Stakes Is High

Ice T- New Jack Hustler/Lethal Weapon

Naughty By Nature- Uptown's Anthem/Yoke The Joker

Brand Nubian- All 4 One/Wake Up

Cypress Hill- How I Could Just Kill A Man/Hand On The Pump

Rakim-I Ain't No Joke and Microphone Fiend

KRS-One-The Bridge Is Over and I'm Still Number 1

Big Daddy Kane-Young,Gifted And Black and Ain't No Half Steppin

MC Lyte-10% Diss and Paper Thin

A Tribe Called Quest-Electric Relaxation and Hot Sex On A Platter

De La Soul-Much More and Buddy(remix)

Ice T-Colors and Ya Played Yourself

Naughty By Nature-Feel Me Flow and Uptown's Anthem

Brand Nubian-One For All and Punks Jump Up To Get Beat Down

Cypress Hill-How I Could Just Kill A Man and Hand On The Pump

I just picked a top two all the way down

Yeah I always 4get My Buddy (remix) because I look at it as a various artist trk more so than a De La solo trk. Change mine to My Buddy! Still got love for Ring Ring though.

Rakim - Follow The Leader

KRS-One - Still #1

Big Daddy Kane - Raw

MC Lyte - Poor Georgie

A Tribe Called Quest - Scenario

De La Soul - Saturdays

Ice T - Power

Naughty By Nature - OPP

Brand Nubian - One For All

Cypress Hill - I Aint' Goin' Out Like That