Monday 24 July 2023

Now everybody wanna sound Grimey

Dizzee Rascal - Street Fighter
(From pirate radio; 2002/Boy In Da Corner album 20th anniversary reissue; 2023)


Shout outs to Chun-Li, she was THAT bitch! Been fiendin' to hear Dizzee Rascal's Street Fighter in full pristine CDQ for years and finally it's here! Some gobshite enfant terrible Grime recorded for Boy In Da Corner but shelved due to the Street Fighter II sample. Only a myopic 'murican or a frontin' foreigner could possibly deny this song a place in the canon of best video game-sampling Rap choonz alongside Super Brooklyn by Cocoa Brovaz, Mac Man by Beanie Sigel, NBA Live 2004 by Twista, Get It Back by Gucci Mane & 2 Chainz, Lincoln Continental by Danny Brown, 2 Brothers From The Gutter by Percee P & Diamond D, Game Over by Lil' Flip, Cha Cha by D.R.A.M, Eternal by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Never Been by Wiz Khalifa and Human Video Game by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. If Giggs' Monsta Man samples a video game, then that deserves a place in the canon too, natch.
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25 comments:

  1. Anonymous25 July 2023 at 01:16

    https://www.google.com/search?q=stig+of+the+dump+i+got+game&oq=stig+of+the+dump+i+got+game&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigAdIBCDM3MTZqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:adecc445,vid:nkhXQIS14FI
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj2Exe_rzKA&ab_channel=MegaRan
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9DlurA2NDQ&ab_channel=MANAFESTVISION

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  2. Kelvin Mack10zie25 July 2023 at 09:04

    🤮 I'll pass and take Gamin' On Ya by People Under The Stairs instead.

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  3. Spartan25 July 2023 at 10:10

    That Cocoa Brovaz choon might be my fave to do it. I need to dig out that Game Over comp and give it a listen again.

    A couple of other video game sample rap songs I remember from back in the day:

    Benefit - Warp to World 6-9
    Extended F@mm - Line Drop

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  4. Kelvin Mack10zie25 July 2023 at 10:51

    Saigon bit Super Brooklyn for Get Busy. Good song, though tbf.

    Saigon was far better when he dropped the New York's Savior martyr shtick and stuck to being an intelligent hoodlum rapper with a sense of humour on songs like that and Diduntdidunt.

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  5. Kelvin Mack10zie25 July 2023 at 13:15

    Nice, I'd not heard that before.

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  6. d25 July 2023 at 14:12

    Cant forget Quik + problem - new nite/rosecrans groove

    This too:

    https://djdeadeye.bandcamp.com/track/busta-rhymes-ft-lil-fame-of-m-o-p-game-room-prod-dj-scratch

    Shocked at the dizzee luv here lol

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  7. D25 July 2023 at 14:15

    Saigon had a few classics in that vein - stocking cap etc but my fav was a v srs one, the colour purple

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  8. D25 July 2023 at 14:20

    https://youtu.be/USudcypOg-4

    Oh shit this too! Maybe the best of them sid roams prodigy arcade monsters

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  9. Kelvin Mack10zie25 July 2023 at 14:31

    I like loadsa early Dizzee tunes + Off 2 Work.

    Good calls on the DJ Quik and Big Twins joints.

    Agreed on Color Purple tbf. The Love Rap break is such a cheat code I'm surprised it isn't used more.

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  10. Anonymous25 July 2023 at 16:51

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp8pJHOdKks&ab_channel=WordburglarOfficial
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFc2VryBixA&ab_channel=MegaRan
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhG6yw-9_3M&ab_channel=stenobot
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPCgvtypHng&ab_channel=Supercommuter-Topic
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13Qbxve40g0&ab_channel=olleir

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  11. Kelvin Mack10zie25 July 2023 at 16:59

    Dead @ Wordburglar as a Rap name 💀

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  12. Molloy25 July 2023 at 21:09

    I tried listening to a bit of nerdcore at the time and thought it was kind of awful. Found Super Barrio Bros by Dumbfoundead lately cos my son might tolerate rap in the car longer if its videogame related and some of its alright https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2An7nF2H_Q

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  13. Kelvin Mack10zie25 July 2023 at 22:46

    Super Barrio Brothers 😄 Rap music >>>>>>>>

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  14. Anonymous25 July 2023 at 23:51

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKqWTKV36FI&ab_channel=DanBull

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  15. Step One26 July 2023 at 07:15

    Was never that keen on Super Brooklyn so I'll throw in Wu wannabes Soul Kid Klik - Mortal Kombat from '95 . For some reason the mix I like doesn't seem to be on YouTube or Spotify

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  16. Anonymous26 July 2023 at 16:52

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7KeXnHDmlc&ab_channel=KosmicKilla420

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  17. Anonymous26 July 2023 at 16:57

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX8ipwSZLlE&ab_channel=Saafir-Topic

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  18. Anonymous26 July 2023 at 17:02

    https://youtu.be/IBZE2W14iUU

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  19. Kelvin Mack10zie26 July 2023 at 18:33

    That Saafir one has reminded me Del has a song in the canon with Proto Culture

    https://youtu.be/yZJQFXvgQ_s

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  20. Dank26 July 2023 at 21:23

    The reissue has "We Ain't Having It" with Wiley too. Grime classic.

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  21. Kelvin Mack10zie26 July 2023 at 22:24

    "Come barefoot like Fred Flintstone"

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  22. CrowleyHead27 July 2023 at 02:33

    SMH @ Wu wannabees; as the kid of one of their members I'll have you know Gza was managing them so they're AT LEAST!!!!! weed carriers. How dare you!

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  23. Anonymous27 July 2023 at 13:56

    https://teenburger.bandcamp.com/track/three-bucks-in-quarters

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  24. Anonymous30 July 2023 at 13:42

    the original version of bone crossroads also samples Eternal Champions

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  25. Kelvin Mack10zie30 July 2023 at 14:15

    Good info.

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