Kid Rap became a fad in the early 90’s, but youngsters rapping has been going on since the beginning of hip-hop. Matter of fact, some of them had more to offer than shaved heads and shouted choruses. Tragedy and LL were sonning their peers back when they were 14 and 16, respectively. Meanwhile, Jeff from the De La Soul skits never made an album while those Quo clowns got Redman and Aaron Hall features on their album. Where’s the justice?
Pookey Blow – Get Up (And Go To School)
12 year old Rap Attack from the nephew to the other Mr. Magic (Connecticut). Awkwardly charming or just plain nervous?
2 Low – Class Clown
The only song on the Funky Lil Brotha album that sounded like a classic Rap-A-Lot song instead of some post-Chronic synth jam.
Le Juan Love – My Hardcore Rhymes
Quality Kid Rap from Miami. Shout-out to DJ Man.
Illegal feat. Lord Finesse and A.G. – On Da M.I.C.
Dallas Austin figured out he just might be able to trick DITC fans into copping this for a Lord Finesse and A.G. verse and a Diamond D beat. He was right.
Chi-Ali – Shorty Said Nah
Chi-Ali (with help from Al’ Tariq possibly) spookyily predicted his own future on this song, if you replace the girl with some ‘rare CD’s.’
Shyheim – Napsack
The original theme song for backpackers everywhere. RNS put in some fine work on this LP.
Da Youngstas – Mad Props
These kids released four albums? More proof that Lawrence ‘LG’ Goodman doesn’t fuck around.
A+ feat. Prodigy of Mobb Deep – Gusto
The guy best known for being Erykah Badu‘s old label mate.
De La Soul feat. Jeff – Mack Daddy On The Left
A lot of folks thought this kid was Chi-Ali. He wasn’t. He was Trugoy‘s cousin from L.I.
LL Cool J – I Need A Beat
Dude was sixteen when he recorded this, so he qualifies.
Hot Day feat. Super Kids – Go Queensbridge
At fourteen, MC Jade aka Tragedy aka Intelligent Hoodlum was flexing a vocab that rapper’s twice age would struggle with.
Hi-5 feat. Prodigy – Too Young
Soundtrack P gets busy, age fifteen, on this album cut featured in Boyz N The Hood.
mally g and lil hershey loc for the win.youngstas had some tunes.that vicious kid shyheim combination.
My kid rap guilty pleasure: The Jackson Two’s “Oh Yeah”.
worst kid rap award goes to TBTBT from Canada: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bs437nziReM and I think they were signed to Cold Chillin in the US
Illega’s song “Crumbsnatcher” feat Diamond is the joint
Yeah, I bought Illegal based on Diamond D and Erick Sermon features and production.
Does Nas’ verse on Live At The BBQ count? Dude was 17 when he laid that down and no telling how old he was when he actually wrote it. Also, no mention of Special Ed? Dude was 16 when he came out…
Let Special Ed Down.
What about mid 90’s wiggaz The Whooliganz? A teenage Alchemist and Jimmy Caan’s midget son.
youngest kid rap award goes to e-40’s 7 year old son lil e (now droop-e): http://youtu.be/6hnYnf2lyk4?t=2m34s
runner up goes to master p’s lil soldiers (age 7 & 9 at the time): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9kX0s-W6b8
Foxy Brown
Shante
Prince Markee Dee [Fat Boys]
http://youtu.be/Fu8qTKe1860
This qualify?
Whatever happened to RNS????
Never fails to amuse me how you can hear Trag’s voice break on the Intelligent Hoodlum album. An effect that Das Efx tried to replicate without success
@Fosterakahunter: Ha forgot about those Lil’ Bastards.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCJXkW20yzM
At least these guys were better than Quo.
Really liked “crewz pop” by the da youngstas, “head or gut” by illegal, you can’t beat the sound of a 12 year old threatening to shoot you.
@SG
Treach wrote Crewz Pop for them…
Yeah he was in the video too, still a great tune, also liked “mad props” and “pass the mic”
Maaaad late, but no Craig G? “Shout”!
Braille dropped his debut album “Life first …half the battle” aged 16.
I believe Benefit was also 16 when he dropped “B.E.N.E.F.I.T.”
UK crew The 57th Dynasty had a prominent kid member called Lil’ Monsta. His voice broke on the 2nd album.
Shyheim released an album called “From the bottom.” Just sayin….