15 thoughts on “No Country for Old (Rap) Men: A salute to early Philly rap”
Don’t forget Cash Money & Marvelous. Dj Cash Money was and is equal to Jazzy Jeff skill wise. “Ugly People Be Quiet”, “The Mighty Hard Rocker”, and “Time is Up” are still bangers to this day.
Accompanying soundtrack please?
What about The Goats? MC Breeze? Bahamadia? Mountain Bros? Also, isn’t G Love (of G Love & Special Sauce fame) from Philly?
Early Philly rap, meaning pre-90’s I presume.
@Dino
G Love & Special Sauce? You’re a long ways from home, my man.
King cut king cheese? Theres some more missing. Psk = sucker mcs so fkn fresh!
CHEESE IS FROM PLAINFIELD NJ. I THINK MAKING THIS LIST WITHOUT BREEZE OR CASH MONEY AND MARV IS A LITTLE OFF BASE. OVERALL PHILLY DID SHIT WITH MAXIMUM STYLE AND FUNK ALWAYS NECK AND NECK WITH NEW YORK FOR INNOVATION BUT NOT JUST BITING WHAT HAPPENED IN NEW YORK. ESPECIALLY PHILLY DJS. THE ROOTS BLOW HOWEVER. SPENDING HALF A MILLION DOLLARS TO TRY AND MAKE YOUR BAND SOUND LIKE AN MPC IS DUMB AND EVERYONE WHO RIDES FOR BLACK THOUGHT CANNOT EVER COME UP WITH ONE TRULY QUOTABLE VERSE FROM THE GUY.
Don’t forget about Larry Larr who dropped the near classic album called Da Wizard of Odds in 1991!
Super hard. Street level too.
It was a list of Philly’s finest. While Larry Larr, Marvelous and MC Breeze had their moments they weren’t exactly the elite that the city had to offer.
Known Rulers?
or…Krown Rulers
@Awkward: They were from Camden, NJ.
Steady b No.1 ? Dudes a certified snitch / rat , how you snitch but still end up going to jail. Fuck that coward
Jewel T & Dolla Bill, LUX, RHYTHM RADICALS, Dj Bones & Malika Love, Schooly D & Dj Code Money… NOW!! SAY SOMETHIN.
Don’t forget Cash Money & Marvelous. Dj Cash Money was and is equal to Jazzy Jeff skill wise. “Ugly People Be Quiet”, “The Mighty Hard Rocker”, and “Time is Up” are still bangers to this day.
Accompanying soundtrack please?
What about The Goats? MC Breeze? Bahamadia? Mountain Bros? Also, isn’t G Love (of G Love & Special Sauce fame) from Philly?
Early Philly rap, meaning pre-90’s I presume.
@Dino
G Love & Special Sauce? You’re a long ways from home, my man.
King cut king cheese? Theres some more missing. Psk = sucker mcs so fkn fresh!
CHEESE IS FROM PLAINFIELD NJ. I THINK MAKING THIS LIST WITHOUT BREEZE OR CASH MONEY AND MARV IS A LITTLE OFF BASE. OVERALL PHILLY DID SHIT WITH MAXIMUM STYLE AND FUNK ALWAYS NECK AND NECK WITH NEW YORK FOR INNOVATION BUT NOT JUST BITING WHAT HAPPENED IN NEW YORK. ESPECIALLY PHILLY DJS. THE ROOTS BLOW HOWEVER. SPENDING HALF A MILLION DOLLARS TO TRY AND MAKE YOUR BAND SOUND LIKE AN MPC IS DUMB AND EVERYONE WHO RIDES FOR BLACK THOUGHT CANNOT EVER COME UP WITH ONE TRULY QUOTABLE VERSE FROM THE GUY.
Don’t forget about Larry Larr who dropped the near classic album called Da Wizard of Odds in 1991!
Super hard. Street level too.
It was a list of Philly’s finest. While Larry Larr, Marvelous and MC Breeze had their moments they weren’t exactly the elite that the city had to offer.
Known Rulers?
or…Krown Rulers
@Awkward: They were from Camden, NJ.
Steady b No.1 ? Dudes a certified snitch / rat , how you snitch but still end up going to jail. Fuck that coward
Jewel T & Dolla Bill, LUX, RHYTHM RADICALS, Dj Bones & Malika Love, Schooly D & Dj Code Money… NOW!! SAY SOMETHIN.