Btw, Run DMC's its like, that was not even out. I think the first clip by them was King of Rock.
Push It is from 88 not 86.
Where are the Boogie Boys, Whodini etc?
Anyway, plenty more is missing. So it is definitely not all. And logically it's nearly impossible to put all videos in there.
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Brand Nubian comes in a year later 1989 (Elekta Records) and X Clan's first album is 2 years later, 1990 ( 4th & B'way, Island)
The West coast gangster style was about gangs running from the cops, being violent and treating women as bitches
The East coast style came a little later and with Jaz Z, Puff Daddy and B.I.G and was very different, not gang oriented but instead representing the rich drug dealer's flashy but violent lifestyle This corresponded to the crack epidemic
and both styles were influenced by Blaxploitation movies of the 70s (the heroin era) and the stories of Iceberg Slim
quote:Originally posted by the lioness,: As we can see most early rap 1979-86 was party music, with nearly one big exception, The Message by Grandmaster Flash
Yeah, it was about feel good music. But political awareness was incorporated from early on.
quote:Look past the garbage over the trains Under the ruins though the remains Around the crime and pollution
Look past the garbage over the trains Under the ruins though the remains Around the crime and pollution
And tell me where do I fit in?
South Bronx New York that's where I dwell To a lot of people it's a living hell Full of frustration and poverty But wait that's not how it looks to me
It's a challenge and opportunity To rise above the state of debris You've got to start with nothing And then you built Fire low your dream until it lits fulfilled
I'm a warrior my art is my sword, my place in society is my reward, because a mind is a terrible thing to waste, success is something we all want to taste
Everyone has talent on this earth and you can take it or leave it for what its worth, no matter how hard things may seem you got the potential fulfill your dreams, cuz we the future and its up to us to make our home great and A Plus let your mind be pure and free to create use the beat in your heart and aim to be great
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[Hook:Melle Mel] Ah New York New York big city of dreams And everything in New York ain't always what it seems You might get fooled if you come from out of town But I'm down by law and I know my way around, too much Ah too many people, too much -- a ha hah Too much, too many people, too much, rrrrrrrah!
[Verse 1: Melle Mel] A castle in the sky, one mile high Built to shelter the rich and greedy Rows of eyes, disguised as windows Lookin down on the poor and the needy Miles of people, marchin up the avenue Doin what they gotta do, just to get by I'm livin in the land of plenty and many But I'm damn sure poor and I don't know why
[Bridge: Melle Mel] Too much, ah too many people, too much Too much, too many people, too much!
[Verse 2: Duke Bootee] A man's on a ledge, says he's gonna jump People gather round, said, "He won't he's just a chump" Cause he lost his job, then he got robbed His mortgage is due and his marriage is through He says he ain't gonna pay no child support Because the bitch left him without a second thought He got nothin to eat, no shoes on his feet She even left his clothes, out in the street He keeps hearin noises when he's at home He always hears voices when he's all alone His wife took the kids, the car and the crib In this man's world, so much for women's lib
[Hook:Duke Bootee] New York New York big city of dreams But everything in New York ain't always what it seems You might get fooled if you come from out of town But I'm down by law, and I know my way around
[Verse 3: Duke Bootee] Down in the Village, you might think I'm silly But you can't tell the women from the men sometimes They're sugar and spice and everything nice But when you get em home ain't no tellin what you find Right next door is a little old man I seen him eatin dog food out of a can He says, "I got to eat, when I can't afford meat I barely can stand, on my own two feet" I got a bad habit and I just can't break it Somethin's on my mind and I just can't shake it I need some time, and I want some space I gotta get away from the human race
[Bridge: Melle Mel] Too much, ah too many people, too much... a-ha hah Too much, ah too many people, too much! Rrrrrrrah!
[Verse 3: Melle Mel] Stand at a skyscraper reachin into heaven When over in the ghetto I'm livin in hell Just play ball or be an entertainer Cause niggas like me can't read too well Nobody loves me, nobody cares I dreamed about a life but I'm livin in a nightmare Paranoid schitzo, set back, snowbound Bad news psycho, heart attack, breakdown!
Hee, huh (16X) HUH!
[Verse 4: Melle Mel] If only I could sleep just ten more minutes I might find the strength to make another day If I didn't have to get up, and do my thing I would probably sleep my whole life away I messed up a nice dream, somethin bout ice cream Whipped cream fruits and a cherry on top Now I gotta get up and face the world, huh The pressure is on it ain't never gonna stop I sho' gotta learn to use my mind I don't wanna be kissin nobody's behind Just standin on line lookin like a jerk Gotta get off my butt and do a full day's work I ran into a pothole, got into a car crash Shoulda been thinkin and tried to fake whiplash A crowd gathered round, they're callin me fat Who you lookin at wit a face like that?
[Hook:Melle Mel] New York New York big city of dreams Everything in New York ain't always what it seems You might get fooled if you come from out of town But I'm down by law and I know my way around
[Verse 5: Melle Mel] On 42nd Street, lookin for some action Women standin on the corner sellin satisfaction One young punk just leanin on the fence Tryin to make a dollar out of fifteen cents Really is a prankster, tried to be a gangster Real big wheel when a gun is in his hands Just did a stick-up, just got picked up One dead punk, killed by the man
[Hook:Melle Mel] New York New York big city of dreams And everything in New York ain't always what it seem You might get fooled if you come from out of town But I'm down by law and I know my way around Too much, too many people, too much... ah ha hah hah Too much, too many people, too much! HUAHH!
[Verse 6:Melle Mel] A baby cries and a mother dies And the tears fall from the doctor's eyes because In this room, on this day The Good Lord has giveth, and taketh away, huh The gift of life really means a lot And in the ghetto your life is all you got So you take to the streets, tryin to exist In the trash and slime of a world like this What you watch, on TV A tells you what life is supposed to be But when you look outside the only thing you see Is the poverty stricken, reality, heh Abandoned places, angry faces Much hate and hunger throughout the races You say, "I'm grown and I'm on my own So why don't everybody just leave me alone!" Now you stay at home, talkin on the phone Doin ninety miles an hour in the fifty mile zone They never took the time to tell you bout sex So you had to learn about it in the discotheques Nine months later, the baby is there And the nigga that did it said, "I don't care!" You don't have enough money to help feed two So you have to choose between the baby and you The sky was cryin, rain and hail When you put yo' baby in the garbage pail Then you kissed the kid and put down the lid And you tried to forget what you just did, huh The muffled screams of a dyin baby Was enough to drive the young mother crazy So she ran in the rain tryin to ease the pain Huh huh, and she drove herself insane
[Hook:Melle Mel] New York New York big city of dreams But everything in New York ain't always what it seem You might get fooled if you come from out of town But I'm down by law and I know my way around
[Bridge: Melle Mel] Ah too much, too many people, too much... ah ha hah hah Too much, too many people, too much! HUHHH!
[Hook: Melle Mel] New York New York big city of dreams But everything in New York ain't always what it seems You might get fooled if you come from out of town But I'm down by law and I know my way around Too much, too many people, too much... ha hah hah hah Too much, too many people, too much
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Survival, only the strong can survive It's called survival, only the strong can survive It's called survival, in order to stay alive It's called survival, survival, survival, survival They smile in your face and they talk behind your back And when you get the story, it's never exact Some say, they're your friends but they really are not because they are only out to try and get what you've got Survival, only the strong can survive It's called survival, only the strong can survive It's called survival, in order to stay alive It's called survival, survival, survival, survival In jail they got a game and they call it survival They run it down to you on your first arrival They tell you what you can and what you cannot do, so if you ever go to jail, watch your "mm-mm" It's called survival, only the strong can survive It's called survival, only the strong can survive It's called survival, in order to stay alive It's called survival, survival, survival, survival
I went looking for a job, every day last week but it turned into a crazy game of "hide and seek" Because every place that I seemed to look, a job wasn't there I might as well apply for food-stamps or welfare It's called survival and only the strong can survive It's called survival and only the strong can survive It's called survival in order to stay alive It's called survival, survival, survival, survival Like Hercules, you body is strong but your mind is like the Devil, your ideals are wrong You hurt people's feelings and mess with their minds Didn't have the nerve to call me brother and wave the peace sign The young and the old, they all hate your sight because of people like you, they're scared to walk in the night It's called survival and only the strong can survive It's called survival and only the strong can survive It's called survival in order to stay alive It's called survival, survival, survival, survival The problems of the world today are bigger than life You have recessions and depressions, men are cheating on their wives Babies born each morn' with parts of their bodies gone because of some crazy drug that their mothers was on This country is fightin' not unitin', always putting each other down Blacks and whites don't realize that they're really pink and brown You got; gun tootin' cut-throats, stress and strife and looking out for number one is a way of live It's called survival and only the strong can survive It's called survival and only the strong can survive It's called survival in order to stay alive It's called survival, survival, survival, survival
You've got to lock all your windows, chain up all your doors to protect what's inside of your houses' stores Beware of the food, it might be no good cause there's someone trying to poison the whole neighbourhood Today they found something in somebody's store They said, "killed ten people and hurt four more" You can't even trust a pill to make life easier when there's sudden death on your grocer's freezer Survival, only the strong can survive It's called survival, only the strong can survive It's called survival, in order to stay alive It's called survival, survival, survival, survival About to lose your mind because life is hard and yet you believe in everything but God Those pretty women lost of money, yeah, that's alright but don't you ever forget the man with the might Now get a hold of yourself man, think positive because that's definitely the only way to live Don't let you mind flow, like water from a cup and don't you ever let me hear you say that you're giving up It's called survival, only the strong can survive It's called survival, only the strong can survive It's called survival in order to stay alive It's called survival, survival, survival, survival Remember: a child is born with no state of mind He was blind to the ways of mankind God is smiling on you but he's frowning too because only god knows what you'll go through Survival, only the strong can survive It's called survival and only the strong can survive It's called survival in order to stay alive It's called survival, survival, survival, survival
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quote:Originally posted by jantavanta: Africa Bambaata was Afrocentric, I believe.
It was a time of consciousness, great black scholars. So yeah Africa Bambaata was "Afrocentric".
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