Parental Discretion Is Advised...
May 29 '00
Oh yes, I used to be into gangsta rap BIG TIME. Not so much anymore, though. Yes, this gangsta b*tch has traded in her gats and baggy clothes for smokes and tight shirts. I'm a punk rock girl. But, I still must give props to my roots. Here's a couple of shout-outs to the artists who made me the hippest white girl you'll ever know...
10. Junior Mafia - Conspiracy
The Junior Mafia album isn’t really that great, but it has a couple of bright spots. One of them being the song “Player’s Anthem” (hey, why did they not spell it ‘playa’?), which features the Notorious B.I.G. and the other being the song “White Chalk”. “White Chalk” has that eerie sound of that thing they use in hospitals to monitor your heart rate, and then it flatlines. I have a question: why do rappers always have skits in between songs? Jeez, I hate that. And it almost always involves someone getting shot.
9. Various Artists - Menace II Society Soundtrack
Okay, this album pretty much sucks – I don’t know what the heck Hi-Five’s “Unconditional Love” is doing on a gangsta rap soundtrack. But there are two songs on here that are dope as hell, and the only reason I bought the cd in the first place: “Streiht Up Menace” by MC Eiht and “Can’t **ck Wit a Ni**a” by DJ Quik. I love how Quik goes buck wild on Everlast from House of Pain in his opening lyrics! Although, I do like House of Pain…
8. House of Pain - House of Pain
“Jump Around” is STILL being played at night clubs to this day! This song is good and all, but you can’t go wrong with a bunch of white Irish boys singing “Danny Boy” and “Shamrocks and Shenanigans”. “Life Goes On” is good, and B-Real from Cypress Hill makes a cameo on “Put Your Head Out”. Bad white boy rappers for sure.
7. Dru Down - Explicit Game
Dru Down were the Ice Cream Men waaay before Master P. claimed that title. Master P. is a b*tch; his album titled Ice Cream Man came out in 1996 whereas Dru Down were laying down the smack about the Ice Cream Man in 199fo. I loved this album and then some mark came and stole it out of my truck, along with about 30 other cds and all of my booming system. If you want some good old fashioned gangsta rhymes, check out this album – you can’t go wrong with the playa anthem “Pimp of the Year”. I love that song.
6. Luniz - Operation Stackola
The Luniz’ album features Dru Down in a couple of their songs, so you already know they are going to be good. This album has the unforgettable song “I Got 5 On It” which uses a catchy Kool and the Gang song as its loop (okay, I don’t know what that means). It’s a song about drugs, and the inside cover has lots ‘o’ pictures of the group smoking doobies. I think they might do pot; I’m thinking. This album also has its moments with other songs like “5150” – a must for the true playa.
5. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
So they aren’t gangsta rap, but A Tribe Called Quest sure knows how to groove. I have all of their albums, but I love this one the most. “Award Tour”, “Steve Biko (Stir It Up)”, and “The Chase Part II” will have you dancing and getting your groove on with your 40. They get a little political at times, but I’ll overlook that for the nice tunes.
4. The D.O.C. - No One Can Do It Better
A prodigy of Dr. Dre’s, the D.O.C. came out with this dope album and then disappeared. Later, we find out he was in a car accident and his vocal chords were destroyed. He made another album and did some appearances on Dr. Dre’s albums, but nobody wants to hear a raspy old rapper. THIS album though, has some funky reggae feel to it, great music, and fat beats. I never get sick of hearing “It’s Funky Enough”, “Lend Me An Ear”, or “Let the Bass Go”.
3. Dr. Dre - The Chronic
I’m not sure if we should be thanking Dre for starting Snoop Dogg’s career or not, but I guess the Doggfather is alright in “Nuthin’ But a ‘G’ Thang”. This song got popular on Mtv (remember, they DID used to play videos) and on the radio, as did the song “**ck Wit Dre Day". Dr Dre is one of the best known producers in the rap industry, and while he has started the careers of many rappers, he is best known for his dope rhymes displayed in his time with NWA and as a solo artist. Definitely a must-have album if you’re into drive-bys.
2. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton
Oh yes, I couldn’t leave out the legendary NWA. This album features nothing but awesome songs. So what if they don’t like white people or cops? Their songs jam! This album was by far their best – it was a time when all the members were getting along and, therefore, putting out the catchiest, dopest rap music you could find at the time. Check out “Gangsta, Gangsta”, “If It Ain’t Rough”, “**ck Tha Police” and the title song. They had some follow-up albums that were embarrassing, as well as some solo careers that were even more embarrassing (see M.C. Ren and Yella), but this album started it all. In fact, CDNow has this album listed as one of the top 10 must-have rap records to own.
1. Eazy-E - Eazy-Duz-It
Talk about legendary…you aren’t really legendary until you’re dead. This has got to be THE album that started EVERYTHING. I’m no expert at ghetto matters, but I’m sure Eazy-E’s first solo album stirred up quite a bit of happy vibes in the ghetto. He happily raps about breaking and entering (that’s a 211 for the layperson), robbing a bank, killing people (that’s a 187), and many other law-breaking activities. I was a freshman in high school when I bought this album and, wow, did it ever open my eyes! You can’t go wrong with songs like “Still Talkin’” (LOVE this song), “Nobody Move”, and the unforgettable “Boyz In the Hood”. This was the album to have in high school, and white people everywhere were singing “Well I’m Eazy-E, I got b*tches galore. You might have a lot of b*tches, but I got much more”…
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