some songs. just good old 90's old school sounds and they hav to be legendary
2007-02-26 11:38:53 · 5 answers · asked by Preston S 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
A Tribe Called Quest, The Jungle Brothers, De La Soul, Common, Public Enemy
These were really great socially conscious artists.
Rap music before 1992 is where rap is the most real. The labels were still independent so the music wasn't conforming to any "gangsta rap" ideal. It was real rap music about real issues.
2007-02-26 11:44:51 · answer #1 · answered by Mrs. Bass 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Da Brat - Funkdafied
The Roots - What They Do
Common - The Light
Smif-N-Wessun - Bucktown
Junior M.A.F.I.A. - Player's Anthem
Das EFX - They Want EFX
Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise
ODB - Brooklyn Zoo
Too Short - Freaky Tales
The Notorious B.I.G. - Who Shot Ya
Method Man ft. Mary J Blige - All I Need
GZA - Fame
Xzibit- What U See Is What U Get
Ghostface ft. Mary J Blige - All That I Got
Ultramagnetic MC's - Ego Trippin'
The Fugees - Fu-geela
The Luniz - I Got 5 On It
Akrobatik - Remind My Soul
M.O.P. - How About Some Hardcore
Ice Cube - It Was A Good Day
Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck
Cypress Hill - How I Could Just Kill A Man
The Game - Dreams
Big Pun - Still Not A Player
LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out
Biz Markie - Nobody Beats The Biz
Nas - New York State of Mind
Fabolous - Breathe
The Goodie Mob - Soul Food
Big L - Ebonics
DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince - Parents Just Don't Understand
Snoop Dogg - Gin and Juice
Common - The 6th Sense
Jay-Z ft. Mary J Blige - Can't Knock The Hustle
Lauryn Hill - Everything Is Everything
Mos Def- Umi Says
Jadakiss - Why
50 Cent - Many Men(Wish Death)
Jeru The Damaja - Come Clean
Jeru The Damaja- Ya Playin Yaself
Slum Village - Reunion
Big Daddy Kane - Raw
Special Ed - I Got It Made
Eminem - Mosh
DJ Quik - Tonite
Black Moon - Who Got da Props
Naughty By Nature - OPP
Nas - One Mic
Nas- If I Ruled The World
A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation
UGK - Pocket Full of Stones
Artifacts - Wrong Side of da Tracks
Marley Marl - The Symphony
Aasim - Hip-Hop 101
Run-DMC & Aerosmith - Walk This Way
Nas- The Message
Salt-N-Pepa - Push It
Funky Four Plus One - That's The Joint
Eminem - Stan
Slick Rick - Children's Story
Kanye West - Jesus Walks
M.O.P. - Ante Up(Remix)
OutKast - Ms Jackson
Scarface - I Seen A Man Die
O.C. - Time's Up
Craig Mack - Flava In Ya Ear & Remix
DMX - Slippin'
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - Tha Crossroads
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Ill Street Blues
GangStarr ft. Nice & Smooth - Dwyck
Warren G - Regulate
Doug E Fresh & Slick Rick - La di da di
Westside Connection - Bow Down
Mos Def - Mathematics
Brand Nubian - Slow Down
Big Daddy Kane - Ain't No Half Steppin'
Mobb Deep - Shook Ones II
Kurtis Blow - The Breaks
Talib Kweli - Get By
Beastie Boys - Paul Revere
MC Lyte - Paper Thin
The Pharcyde - Passin' Me By
dead prez - Hip-Hop
Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
Geto Boys - Mind Playin' Tricks on Me
A Tribe Called Quest ft. Busta Rhymes - Scenario
Jay-Z - Dead Presidents II
The Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy
The Notorious B.I.G.- Warning
Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg - Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang
LL Cool J - I Need Love
LL Cool J- Hey Lover
Lost Boyz- Renee
Boogie Down Productions - My Philosophy
2Pac - Keep Ya Head Up
Afrika Bambataa - Planet Rock
Public Enemy - Fight The Power
Audio Two - Top Billin'
Nas - The World Is Yours
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - They Reminisce Over You
Eric B & Rakim - Lyrics of Fury
2Pac - Dear Mama
2Pac- Brendas Got A Baby
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5 - The Message
The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
Common Sense - I Used To Love H.E.R.
A Tribe Called Quest – "Bonita Applebum"
De La Soul - "Eye Know"
PM Dawn - "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss"
Jay-Z - "Song Cry"
DJ Honda feat. Mos Def – "Travellin’ Man"
The Pharcyde - "Runnin'"
Will Smith - "Just the Two of Us"
2007-02-26 19:56:34 · answer #2 · answered by Butta 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm afraid you'd have to go further back than the 90s, kid.
The Sugarhill Gang
GrandMaster Flash & The Furious 5
RUN DMC
& that's just for starters...
2007-02-26 19:42:47 · answer #3 · answered by Fonzie T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 Pac...Biggie...Jay-Z...Nas...Ice Cube...Lauryn Hill...The Fugees...Wu-Tang....the list goes on forever!!!
2007-02-26 19:43:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
run dmc. mc hammer(hammertime was right nice).
2007-02-26 19:42:36 · answer #5 · answered by cannon_primed 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋