tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12872010739698584982009-12-30T01:04:32.052-05:00My favorite old school rap albums and songs from the classic 80s era of rap music. The best old school male and female hip hop artists.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173905245422853986mikeny07@yahoo.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287201073969858498.post-87283805260712301602008-05-11T20:34:00.008-04:002009-12-16T19:03:05.716-05:00

One Track MindOne Track Mind is from 1986 and is his 2nd album. My favorite song is "The Dark Side of Egypt". Other songs I like are "One Track Mind", "You're So Fine", "Freak-A-Holic", "A Strange Place (The Alezby Inn)", "Los Angeles", and "Kinky Nation (Kingdom Kum)". I also like his debut album On the Nile and Greatest Hits album.

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On the NileThis is from 1984 and is his debut album. My favorite song is "Egypt, Egypt"; nothing sounds like it. Other songs I like are "My House (On the Nile)", "Girls", "Computer Love (Sweet Dreams)", "Unreal", and "And My Beat Goes Boom". I also like his second album One Track Mind and Greatest Hits album.

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King of Ecstasy (His Greatest Hits Album) The Egyptian Lover is west coast. My favorite song is "Egypt, Egypt". It sounded different than anything I heard back in the 1980s. A great song that I still like to listen to today. Other songs I like are "You're So Fine", "Girls", "The Lover", and "The Alezby Inn". I also like his debut album On the Nile and his second album One Track Mind.

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Solid Gold HitsThis is a good collection of The Beastie Boys hits. The Beastie Boys were one of the most popular hip hop groups in the 1980s. This collection has their 90s hits on it also. My favorite songs are "So What'cha Want" and "Sabotage". Some other songs I like are "No Sleep 'till Brooklyn", "Brass Monkey", and "Fight for Your Right". I also like their debut License to Ill album.

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Licensed to IllThis is the debut album that made the Beastie Boys very popular in the 80s. It is a big selling album from 1986. My favorites songs are "Brass Monkey", "Rhymin & Stealin", "No Sleep Till Brooklyn", "Paul Revere", "Fight for Your Right", and "Hold It Now, Hit It". I also like their Solid Gold Hits album.

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Bigger and DefferThis is LL's second album and is from 1987. It is a strong follow-up album. It is known for the very popular rap ballad "I Need Love". My other favorite songs are "I'm Bad", "Get Down", "My Rhyme Ain't Done", "Go Cut Creator Go", and "Ahh, Let's Get Ill". I also like his debut album Radio and All World: Greatest Hits album.

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All World: Greatest HitsThis is a great collection of LL's songs from the 80s to the mid 90s. I always favor the old school 80s songs more then the 90s songs on collections. My favorite songs are "I Can't Live Without My Radio", "Rock the Bells", "I'm Bad", "Going Back to Cali", and "I Need a Beat. "I Need Love" is a good rap ballad from 1987. This was played on many radio stations that did not

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RadioThis is his first album and was released in 1986. My favorite songs are "I Can't Live Without My Radio", "Dear Yvette", "Rock the Bells" and "I Need a Beat". This is a strong debut album that set LL Cool J for his future stardom. I also like his Bigger and Deffer and All World: Greatest Hits albums.

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Mantronix: The AlbumThis album is from 1985. Mantronix had some classic beats to their songs. I like all seven songs on here but my favorite one is "Bassline". An album that should be heard by all old school fans. I also like the 2008 Deluxe Edition of the album.

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It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back This is a very strong follow up album by Public Enemy released in 1988. My favorite song is "Don't Believe the Hype". Some other songs I like are "Bring the Noise", "Night of the Living Baseheads", "Terminator X to the Edge of Panic", "Louder Than a Bomb", and "She Watch Channel Zero?!". A hard-hitting album that all old school fans should hear. I

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Yo! Bum Rush the ShowThis album is from 1987 and is their first album. My favorites are "Megablast", "Yo! Bum Rush the Show", "Public Enemy No. 1", and "Rightstarter (Message to a Black Man)". A classic old school rap album. I also like their It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back album.

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A Salt With a Deadly PepaThis is their second album and is from 1988. Some of my favorite songs are "A Salt With a Deadly Pepa", "I Like It Like That", "I Gotcha", "Let the Rhythm Run", and "Hyped on the Mic". This is a good follow-up to their 1986 debut album Hot, Cool & Vicious.

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Hot, Cool & ViciousSalt 'N Pepa are my favorite female hip hop group from the 80s. This is their debut album from 1986 and is my favorite. My favorite songs are "Push It", "Tramp", "I Desire", "I'll Take Your Man", and "The Showstopper". A strong debut album. I also like their A Salt with a Deadly Pepa album.

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EscapeWhodini is one of my favorite old school hip hop groups. This is their second album and is from 1984. It is my favorite of all of them. The standout songs are "Five Minutes of Funk", "Freaks Come out at Night", "Friends", and "Big Mouth". Other songs here are "Featuring Grand Master Dee", "Escape (I Need a Break)", "Out of Control", and "We Are Whodini". This is a classic old school album.

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Funky Beat: The Best of WhodiniWhodini was popular in the 1980s. They are one of the most popular hip hop groups from the era. My favorite songs are "Big Mouth", "One Love", "Friends", "Five Minutes of Funk", "Haunted House of Rock", "Freaks Come Out At Night", and "Escape (I Need a Break)". "One Love" is a classic 80s rap love song. Other songs here are "Magic's Wand", "Escape (I Need a Break)",

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King of Rock (Deluxe Expanded Edition)This Run-DMC album is from 1985 and is their second album. This album has a little reggae and rock music on it. "Roots, Rap, Reggae" is a rap-reggae song. "King of Rock" and "Can You Rock It Like This" are rap-rock. The other songs "Jam Master Jammin'", "You Talk Too Much", "Darryl And Joe" (Krush-Groove 3), "You're Blind", "It's Not Funny", and "Rock The

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Run-D.M.C. (Deluxe Expanded Edition)This is Run-DMC's debut album from 1984. Run-DMC is my favorite hip hop group. This deluxe edition has four new tracks, including my favorite song on here "Rock Box". A B-Boy mix of "Rock Box" is also here. "Here We Go" (live) is my favorite bonus track. My other favorites are "Hard Times", "Jam-Master Jay" , and "It's Like That". Other songs are "Hollis Crew"

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Raising Hell (Deluxe Expanded Edition)This is the deluxe edition of their 1986 album Raising Hell. Every song on this classic album must be heard if you are an old school fan. It is a very hard hitting album. The songs are "Peter Piper", "It's Tricky" "My Adidas", "Walk This Way", "Is It Live?", "Perfection", "Hit It Run", "Raising Hell", "You Be Illin'", "Dumb Girl", "Son Of Byford", and "Proud

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Run-D.M.C. - Greatest HitsRun DMC was one of the most popular hip hop groups in the 1980s. This is a good collection of their hit songs. One of my favorites is "Rock Box". Other songs I like are "King of Rock", "It's Tricky", "Walk This Way", "Peter Piper", "You Be Illin'", "It's Like That", "My Adidas", and "You Talk Too Much". I also like their Run DMC, King of Rock, and Raising Hell albums.

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I listed some 80s old school rap songs I like. Friends - by WhodiniMilitary Cut - by DJ Grand Wizard TheodorePut That Record Back On - by Just-IceStreet Rap by Busy Bee - by Busy Bee You Ain't Fresh - by Boogie Boys

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I listed some 80s old school rap songs I like. A Fly Girl - by Boogie BoysI'm Fly Shante - by Roxanne Shante feat. Steady BLooking for the Perfect Beat - by Afrika BambaataaNuthin' - by Doug E. FreshStraight Out the Jungle - by Jungle Brothers

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City Life This debut album from the Boogie Boys is my favorite. From 1985, it has many very popular old school rap songs. My favorite songs are "A Fly Girl" and "You Ain't Fresh". Other songs here are "Runnin' From Your Love", "Do Or Die", "Break Dancer", "City Life", "Party Asteroid", and "Shake And Break".

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Oh My God! This is a classic rap album that was released in 1986. The debut album from Doug E. Fresh has many great songs on it. "Nuthin'", "The Show", "Lovin' Ev'ry Minute of It", "Play This Only at Night", and "All the Way to Heaven" are some of standout songs here. "Play This Only at Night" is one of my favorites from the 80s rap era.

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I listed some 80s old school rap songs I like. Rock Box - by Run-DMC Rock the Bells - by LL Cool J Roxanne's Revenge - by Roxanne Shante The Bridge - by MC Shan Tramp - by Salt 'N Pepa

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I listed some 80s old school rap songs I like. Going Back to Cali - by LL Cool J I Can't Live Without My Radio - by LL Cool J I Need Love - by LL Cool J It's Like That - by Run-DMC Peter Piper - by Run-DMC

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