Favorite old school Hip Hop Videos
 

I was looking at MTV last night and they were showing some of the videos that really had an influence on hip hop videos today. It was hosted by Fabulous Five Freddy & had a rotating panel of rappers that voted on their favorites, like Ice-T, MC Lyte, Mary J, Wyclef Jean, Snoop Doggy Dog, and MC Hammer.

What are some of your favorite old school hip hop videos? I'll start the ball rolling:

1) Fugee-La (Ooh La La La)/ Fugees

2) Cant' Touch This (remember Hammer pants?)/ Mc Hammer

3)You're All I Need/ Method Man & Mary J (remember Method Man coming up out of the sewer?)

This should be a fun topic. No list would be complete without mentioning Salt 'N Peppa. They were my girls back in the day. I remember "Tramp", but was there a video for "Push It"?

Its a Salt and Pepa thing, yeah!

Of course, we cannot forget the King of Pop (Bad, Thriller, Smooth Criminal) and his sister (What have you done for me lately?, there was another one done in a factory and I cannot remember the song!).



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MCCOYRED
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AKAtude, I was thinking the same thing as soon as I read the topic, Salt N Pepa came to mind, "Tramp" and "Push It" were my jams. I still spin "Hot, Cool & Viscious".

* "Mr. Big Stuff, Heavy D & The Boyz
* "Eric B is President", Eric B & Rakim
* "Ladies First", Queen Laftifah & Monie Love
* "Summer Time" Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

I have to think of some more.

The video from LL Cool J where he is hopping around and doing the whop. I think it was for "Can't live with out my radio"

MC Hammer had a girl group called Oaktown 257 or something. I loved their videos.

My favorite Old School Hip Hop videos were "Goin Back to Cali", LL Cool J, and "I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love", B Angie B.

Hey! Ya'll remember Kwame? Wasn't he the one that wore all the polka dots?
Since we're on the subject....
My favorite white videos were George Micheal's "Faith" and Debbie Gipson's "Shake Your Love".

YES!!! I downloaded the song from Napster also.

I like Rob Base videos........Cool G Rap videos.........Cool C videos..........King Sun videos.........the Self Destruction video........Public Enemy videos........D Nice videos..........the video called The Symphony.............Special Ed videos..............MC Lyte videos.........EST videos..............the list goes on.....and on.........and on.........I like 80's rap!

"I'm Bad" LL Cool J

That was my video back in the day. I was a young buck but I used to always get hype to this song.

I lOVED the (white) videos of Faith by George Micheal, and Father Figure, as far as Debbie Gibson is concerened I loved Electric Youth, and Lost in Your Eyes.

NOT DEBBIE GIBSON!!!!! yuck!

lol

I loveded George Michael, my mother always said he was gay...GO FIGURE! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/rolleyes.gif

I liked Kwame, too...
Slick Rick's Bedtime Stories

Oaktown's 357..."Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah..."
Hammer, when he FIRST came out! "Turn this mutha out" "Pump it up"

Salt'n Pepa...My mike sounds nice (check one)...

Chubb Rock (Treat 'em Right)

Public Enemy..911 is a joke...

De La Soul... "potholes in my lawn"

Leaders of the New School

Digital Underground

***Rap/Hip Hop***

Boomin' System-L.L. Cool J
Ladies First-Queen Latifah
Georgie Porgie-M.C. Lyte
Turn This Mutha Out-M.C.Hammer
Da Butt-E.U.
Shake Yo Thang-Salt-N-Pepa

***R&B***

Stay A Little While-Loose Ends
Digital Display-Ready For The World
Popcorn Love & Candy Girl-New Edition
Can You Feel It-Michael Jackson http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif
Love Is For Suckas-Full Force
Love Is A House-Force MD's

*** "Pop" (white artists)***

Tell It To My Heart-Taylor Dane
Naughty Girls Need Love-Samantha Foxx
Please Don't Go Girl-New Kids on the Block http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif


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Banita Applebum-Tribe Called Quest

Bust A Move- Young M.C

Girl I'll House You- by The Jungle Brothers

I got it made- Special Ed

Naughty Girls Need Love Too- Samantha Foxx

I Want Your Sex,& Faith - George Micheal

Pleasure Principle - Janet Jackson

Self Destruction- United Hip-Hop Artists

I could go on forever....

Wait a minute...Am I showing my age???? LOL http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/tongue.gif

HOW in the world could I have forgotten Bonita Applebaum, ya gotta put me on?

Oooh!! This used to scare the mess outta me!

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Okay, so his eyes didn't look EXACTLY like that, but that mess was still scary.


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Any Salt-N-Pepa video, especially "Shake Your Thang". The dance moves in that video were too hype.

EU's doing the butt. OMG http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/eek.gif I loved that one!!!!

"I'm Bad" and "I Need Love" were my two most favorite L.L. videos.

A host of other artists like Erick B. and Rhakem(sp?), Big Daddy Kane, and EPMD were all on a special video tape marked Video Soul and Rap City (before it had a basement).

You know you wrong for that one right? LOL. I know he used to scare me too when he was creeping down the wall... http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/tongue.gif http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif

Exquizit, you are wrong!!! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

I liked the KRS One videos. Remember Ms. Melody?

Who was it that used to do the one that went

"Don't push me, 'cause I'm close to the edge;
I'm tryin' not to loose my head...
It's like a jungle sometimes it makes me wonder how I keep from going under..." ?

Grand Master Flash...that's the answer...

Whodini...Friends and One Love

Run DMC...It's Tricky

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We Are The World was my jam.

You aren't alone. I was a big Debbie Gibson fan, too! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif

Favorite video of all time is Janet Jackson's "The Pleasure Principal."


Favorite Hip Hop video is "Buddy" with the Jungle Bros., De la Soul, Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah, and Monie Love.


And how could I forget "Shake Your Thang" by Salt N Pepa. I was a freshman in college at a PWI univ, and all of the black girls on the floor would crowd around one tv set and dance whenever it came on.

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Thanks AKAtude, I thought I was alone in that. I know you guyz may think that this is corny, but I also love the songs my Millie Vanillie (Don't forget my number, I'm Gonna Miss You, ect).
I also loved Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, and Time after Time by Cindy Lauper,
Material girl, Vougue, and Like a Virgin (actually ALL of Madonna's '80's and 90's hits, NKOTB (New Kids on the Block, hey what can I say, I went to an ALL white Elementary school, I was the only Black in my Class) Could've been (by Tiffany) and Total Elcipse from the Heart from Nikki French.

"Funky Child"
Lords of the Underground

"Gas Face"
3rd Bass

"I'm the Magnificent"
Special Ed

"My Name is D-Nice"
D-Nice

"Ain't No Half-Steppin" "Smooth Operator"
"I Get the Job Done" Big Daddy Kane

"Wild, wild west" Kool Moe D

"Today was a good day" Ice Cube

"It Takes Two" Rob Base

"Self-destruction" various East Coast artists

Anybody out there remember Redhead Kingpin?

I don't feel you on the Debbie Gibson, BUT I definitely relate to the Material Girl, et al.!

I can't remember who sang the song but it started off 'Little ditty 'bout Jack and Diane, two American kids growing up in the heartland...' I STILL rock to that song when it comes on!



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MCCOYRED
Mu Psi '86
BaltCo Alumnae

Dynamic...Salient...Temperate...Since 1913

"Don't push me cause I'm close to the edge. I'm trying not to lose my head.
Uh-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha.
It's like a jungle sometimes,
It makes me wonder why they wanna take us under.
Uh-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha."

Ya'll know they were too wrong for making this video. The lead singer with the braids looked like a royal, newborn FOOL!
(My apologies for offending anyone who may be related to him http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/redface.gif)

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I think that's John Cougar Mellencamp (or John Mellencamp or John Cougar -- whatever he was calling himself at the time).

DableST, we obviously had the same experience growing up with music. We enjoyed the same music!

Favorite Videos (old sckool style).....

1. Self Destruction- United Hip Hop Artists
2. Ladies First- Queen Latifah
3. Just a Friend-Biz Markie
4. It takes two- Rob Base
5. Hip Hop Hooray- Naughty by Nature (dang that was like in '92--and now its old school)
6. Rhythm Nation- Janet Jackson
7. Thriller- Michael Jackson
8. Smooth Criminal- Michael Jackson

okay...

does anyone know the name of that old skool kwame song that was kind of a slow jam? i loved it when i was in high school...and now my memory fails me!

thanks

"The Freaks Come Out" - Whodini
"Walk this Way" - RunDMC and Aerosmith
"Oh Sheila" - Ready for the World (Oh MY, that seems sooooo long ago)

Since we are discussing old school videos, let me ask yall this.

I have some videos I taped from Yo! MTV Raps and Rap City dating b/t 1988 and 1994. Does anyone here tape or has retained tapes of original broadcasts of Yo MTVRaps b/t 1988 and 1990? If so, I would like to arrange a rap tape trade. Well, I figured since I have traded game show eps, I feel I can do the same for rap videos.

If someone can point me in the right direction, that would help.

Thanx

Rain Man

I'm that type of guy.....

I loved that video w/ LL creeping through the museum like a cat burglar...He sho has grown up since then.

*********Shaking my head at the beautificusness of that man*******

ANybody out there with me on mine?? Pardon the outrageous ecclecticness(sp?) of the list

Queen Latifah "Unity"

House of Pain "Jump Around"

Violent Femmes "Blister in the Sun"

Salt and Pepa "Push It" "Whatta Man"

En Vogue "Hold On" that was my jam!!! That first a capella part had all the girls around the way thinking they could saaaang, lol. and speaking of the way-

LL Cool J "Around the Way Girl"- everybody had to have a dayumn lolipop after that song came out!

Madonna "Rain" not really old school, but still a fave!

NKOTB "Right Stuff"

I WILL ADMIT IT! Milli Vanilli "Girl you know it's True" "Blame it ont he Rain:" although I was kinda mad that they always had white chicks in their videos!

Oooh, I forgot about "Self Destruction". That was a good. That was the one with Ms Melody, KRS one, Doug E Fresh...