EttelThun just dropped a list of 33 legit jams which are short like Curren$y's legs, and it's such a good concept that I'm blatantly biting it for 33 of my own favorites. Rules of this particular parlour game: no songs from Etto's list, no songs longer than 2:30, no beatjacks, no acapellas, no instrumentals/scratch-tracks, no Soundcloud troglodyte fraggle rappers, and no boring Faux Marciano Griselda dullard rappers.
Lakim Shabazz - All True And Living (1988)
De La Soul - What's More? (1989)
Gang Starr - Here Today, Gone Tomorrow (1990)
Ice-T - Fried Chicken (1991)
Ice Cube - A Bird In The Hand (1991)
Mac Mall - Soak Sum Dope (1993)
Snoop Dogg ft. Lady Of Rage - G-Funk (Intro) (1993)
Scarface - No Tears (1994)
Notorious B.I.G - B.I.G (Interlude) (1997)
Mac Dre - My Folks (1997/2005)
Young Bleed - An Offer U Can't Refuse (1998)
Method Man & Redman - Da Rockwilder (1999)
MF DOOM - Dead Bent (LP version) (1999)
AZ - Platinum Bars (2000)
Ghostface Killah - Saturday Nite (2000)
Agallah - Adolf "8-Off" Agallah (Interlude) (2000)
Edan ft. Skillz Ferguson - Adrenaline Rush (2001)
The Clipse ft. Fam-Lay - FamLay Freestyle (2002)
T.I. - Long Live Da Game (2003)
Sean Price - Brokest Rapper You Know (2005)
Dres of Black Sheep - I'm The One (2007)
Uncle Murda - Anybody Can Get It (2008)
Grand Puba ft. Q-Tip - Good To Go (2009)
A-Mafia - Wayne Perry (2011)
$hamrock & Jackie Chain - Pacman (2012)
TREE - Probably Nu It (2014)
Valee - Seen Her Before (2016)
Queen Key - My Way (2017)
Tay-K - The Race (2017)
Rico Nasty - Smack A Bitch (2018)
70th Street Carlos - Sprite (2018)
BlocBoy JB - Mercedes (2019)
Curren$y is a midget?
ReplyDeleteHe's very lil'.
ReplyDelete3 very honourable mentions:
KMD - Get U Now
The Jacka - Rule The World
ZMoney - Dope Boy Magic
Long Live Da Game one of my alltime favorite Tip songs
ReplyDeleteAddiction by Jacka is another good one.
ReplyDeleteKingofdasouth, Be Better Than Me, and Long Live Da Game is one Helluva trifecta to close an album.
ReplyDelete3 more very honourable mentions:
ReplyDeleteTurf Talk - Bring The Base Back
DJ Quik & Kurupt - Jupiter's Critic & The Mind Of Bars
Lil' Chris - Bad Lil' Chick
Good list and plenty that I now have to check.
ReplyDeleteA few backpacker additions?
1 Natural Elements 'The Promo'
2 Organized Konfusion '9Xs Out Of 10'
3 J-Zone 'S.H.I.D'
4 Beatnuts 'Let Off a Couple'
Let Off A Couple was gonna be in my third lot of very honourable mentions alongside the Beasties' Girls and Devin The Dude's Whatever.
ReplyDeleteMadvillain "All Caps"
ReplyDeleteThe Roots "Panic!!!!!"
Jay-Z "Friend or Foe"
Danny Brown "Re Up"
A submission for this list and a song that really should’ve been on Renaissance Gangster. https://youtu.be/j4bQ__OxfZk
ReplyDeleteGood choice.
ReplyDeleteJust realized that’s Mikey Rocks to the far left in the pic lol
ReplyDelete"Give 'em the finger like a nose pick
ReplyDeleteAnd take the motherfuckin' picture I don't pose, biiitch!"