Yo MTV Raps!

[Zoots]

Yo MTV Raps is 20 years old apparently. So they're showing a Top 20 countdown on MTV2 right now, full of old school rap and hip hop from the late 80s, early 90s!

http://www.mtv.com/music/yo_mtv_raps/

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

Thanks, I now have the theme song aka the Ed Lover dance stuck in my head.

 

[Zoots]

Nuthin But a G Thang is coming up!

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

You know, back when all that was out I never got into it much but I really like some of it now.

 

[Zoots]

You know, back when all that was out I never got into it much but I really like some of it now.

Exactly the same here! I was never much into rap and hip hop back then but now I see it with nostalgic eyes.

 

[Zoots]

5 songs left...

#5 Fight The Power - Public Enemy

#4 Warning - Notorious BIG

#3 Keep Your Head Up - 2Pac

#2 Run's House - Run DMC


#1 Nuthin But A G Thang - Dr. Dre & Snoop "Doggy" Dogg Gotta love that bass!

That was fun. lol.

 

[DaveC]

5 songs left...

#5 Fight The Power - Public Enemy

#4 Warning - Notorious BIG

#3 Keep Your Head Up - 2Pac

#2 Run's House - Run DMC


#1 Nuthin But A G Thang - Dr. Dre & Snoop "Doggy" Dogg Gotta love that bass!

That was fun. lol.

That's MTV's Top 20 rap videos?

 

[Zoots]

That's MTV's Top 20 rap videos?

Nooo... it was just a Top 20 videos list from that show which lasted from the mid 80s to the mid 90s I guess. So basically they just showcased the stuff that was popular on MTV in those days... east coast rap from the 80s and west coast gangsta rap from the 90s etc. I don't know if they're claiming that these are the best rap songs of all time. Who knows! Anyway, I only posted the Top 5 because I didn't pay much attention beyond that. lol.

 

[onebloodonelife]

Side note: I'm taking an Anthropology of Hip-Hop class right now, and we got the honor of speaking to Fab 5 Freddy (host of Yo! MTV Raps) last week. He's a very down to earth guy, and he even had us do a call and response with him.

 

[Zoots]

Side note: I'm taking an Anthropology of Hip-Hop class right now, and we got the honor of speaking to Fab 5 Freddy (host of Yo! MTV Raps) last week. He's a very down to earth guy, and he even had us do a call and response with him.

Haha that's very cool!

 

[DaveC]

Nooo... it was just a Top 20 videos list from that show which lasted from the mid 80s to the mid 90s I guess. So basically they just showcased the stuff that was popular on MTV in those days... east coast rap from the 80s and west coast gangsta rap from the 90s etc. I don't know if they're claiming that these are the best rap songs of all time. Who knows! Anyway, I only posted the Top 5 because I didn't pay much attention beyond that. lol.

Even if it is just late 80's-early 90's, that's a terrible list.

 

[Zoots]

Even if it is just late 80's-early 90's, that's a terrible list.

lol. that's top 40 for you I guess.

why? what would your list look like?

 

[MrPryck2U]

Yo! was the shiznit.

 

[DaveC]

lol. that's top 40 for you I guess.

why? what would your list look like?

I'm not falling for that one, that would keep me up all night working on it!

I guess I ought not to expect much from MTV, but Yo! MTV Raps was a fairly legit show back then.