Real hip hop headz like myself held her to very high standards under Premier production next to MC Lyte, Lin Que & Lauryn Hill. Kollage album is a classic one for the culture and Illadeph
Not only is she one of dopest rappers I've ever heard, but probably one of the best females voices I've heard in any music. She is rapping low, even quiet, yet at the same time I find myself standing to attention. It's like she's both talking soft yet loud, but in the good sense. I can't believe I only discovered her recently, such a smooth character.
Me too bro I miss the real female rappers of the 90 it will never be the same we just have to reminisce the good old days i was only 17 years old when this song came out now im a 40 year old man I still play my 90 hip hop music
Remnzt6Reloaded womans like bahamadia or heather b released her debut album months before the lil kim and foxy brown bullshit albums in november 1996. kim and fox only ha mire attention
I loved Bahamadia's flow. I didn't define her lyricism from a female perspective like a lot of people have done but I felt like she was a cut above the rest and could do her thing in more ways than one. Plus, she had one of the tightest and beautiful Afro's that I witnessed during that mid-90's era!
Joseph Archibong This doesn't represent the totality of 90's hip-hop though. This song was more a part of the short-lived "smooth era" which didn't last long enough in my opinion. This short little era sat in between the loud angry Onyx-style and the head-slasher Wu Tang style.
AllPro777 What do you define as the "Smooth Era" and who do you consider part of that era. I feel like her kind of rap is a part of a thread that lasted mostly through the 1990's (this came out in 95 I believe) but Tribe started this in 1990 and this style basically died in 1997/1998 when everyone was trying to take the crown left by Biggie and Tupac. But there was "smooth' hip hop all through the 1990's. The Onyx Style was kind of like a 91-93 kind of thing. Wu Tang to me was a mix of all hip hop styles. They started out rugged and just kept refining their sound. They stayed rugged but brought you so much in between that.
Julian Hills The B.U.M.S., Heavy D (97 version of Heavy D), Bahamadia, Digable Planets, etc. I'm looking moreso at 95-ish through 97-ish where a lot of it was hitting, but you could pick out joints from other years in the 90's that would fit. I just felt like there was a shorter period where more of it was hitting than other times, but maybe that's just my perception.
So I have never heard of this artist before and I am a big hip hop fan so this is like finding gold, wow this is literally the inspiration for lil Kim’s crush on you, that’s insane that’s so slept on, I discovered her from lava la rues letra song where she says she is influenced by her. Both artists are brilliant can hear how she inflicted so many artist can’t wait to delve further into your discography
you right...i liked really much da brat first and second album too...listen to funkdafied and firet it up..since it came out ..got many no tramp female m.c back in the days
The thing that annoys me these days is the lack of skill mostly ladies but also male rappers too. you never had to worry about this back in these days. You can tell this is all out of passion, now days, its all money motivation. Sucks.
I made this song in Berlin, I was listening Bahamadia, Neneh Cherry, MC Guru, Premier.. and back in the days (no so far) a lot of people was sampling ATCQ, or maybe some salt n p. but Bahamadia for me was, and is the 1. The first song I heard was Rugged Off. So.. I was in Berlin with this minimal house or techno scene, thinking in some rap roots, and she was the first thing in my mind. the name its philypop for Philadelphia, she's from there... whit respect, just trying to bring people from electronic scene to know the queen. 🙏🏽I wish new generation listen bahamadia.
Went to philly for the 1st time in april and was blasting this one. Wasn't trying to fake I just get down to old philly shit. Roots and jazzy jeff. All Lat!!!
Her flow is ill. The beat is ill. Everything about this ill! I was actually brought here by avant-garde pioneer Steven Stapleton of Nurse with Wound's "The Wire" (2003) newsread story where he praised Bahamadia & my fave Missy Elliott as female rap geniuses. Underrated!
I just watched that episode with Mah-Jing! It was really good! He designed an incredible outfit for his momma. He truly should have won that challenge!!
She is one of the most slept on Mcs. Easily in my top 5 female mcs of all time. Her flow in this video was just smooth and fluid. Whoever produced this beat, needs a hi-five and pat on their back because this beat is ridin! I just listen to this song forever. Big ups to everyone that helped put Philly on the map...was wondering when yall were gonna blow the doors open.
You have Rapsody, NoName, Lion Kueen, Lena Jackson, Maestra, Mumu Fresh, Georgia Anne Muldrow. You got to look for them fam. Good hip hop like this doesn’t get radio play.
Bahamadia was old school hip-hop female rapper from the 1990's 🐐🌟 I seen that video on VH1 soul player on Soul School since 11 to 10 years ago on 2010-2011 That silver puffer jacket and that black shades with silver frame 😎 She rocked that like she wearing in the Nickelodeon TV sitcom like Kenan Thompson from Kenan & Kel or Cousin Skeeter the muppet
Crazy how hip hop isn’t like this anymore and female /male rappers now days only rap about their ... money and chasing niggas I’m so happy I’m 16 and my parents educate with the 90’s 🙏🏾
IT'S JANUARY 28th 2023 AND @DJEpps JUST BUMPED THIS JOINT ON xL RockTheBells on #AllCityPhilly ❣ IT'S NOW ON MY PLAYLIST! I CAN'T WAIT TO RIDE AND BUMP THIS ......ON REPEAT❣ #PleaseBeliveIt
[Chorus] When they pumpin' in the jeeps, it's gonna rock right (True) In the streets it's gonna rock right (True) At the shows it's gonna rock right (True) Here we go wit the butters boo u know how we do When they pumpin' in the jeeps, it's gonna rock right (True) In the streets it's gonna rock right (True) At the shows it's gonna rock right (True) Here we go wit the butters boo u know how we do [Verse 1: Bahamadia] Landscapin' mentally shapin' Lookin' at my Gucci, it's about that time Represent my peoples on the Ill-a-del side Live like my '93 shit, Funk Vibe I used imagination like HanSoul Master like vic with the off beat flow A lady like B in the Ster-Re-Erio-O Raps way back at the plat with super bad disco Used to do the freak the Patty Duke and Giggalo After midnight on the weekend (ho!) You remember we 3D with Steady B 'Nuff respect go to Yvette Money P.S.K. Miz on pause, delay MC Jewel T ride the crossfade Breeze from the bottom discombobbaboobalate Cerrone was a Da Break if you was Diggin' in the Crates [Chorus] When they pumpin' in the jeeps, it's gonna rock right (True) In the streets it's gonna rock right (True) At the shows it's gonna rock right (True) Here we go wit the butters boo u know how we do When they pumpin' in the jeeps, it's gonna rock right (True) In the streets it's gonna rock right (True) At the shows it's gonna rock right (True) Here we go wit the butters boo u know how we do [Verse 2: Bahamadia] Da Youngstas be makin' Crewz Pop Divine Beings got the true Sound of Hip-hop Man called Lux flipped on the boom box Mad propz to ruggedness lyrical terrorists Funky rhymin' like E-B-S Nation with 'em nigs Snooze B and Jazz Fresh Easin' back and let it hit'cha Rumbeltown mixture, murder with the hypnotic rude girl Back to back, Ghetto 'pon the scratch Battle star galack cosmic abstraxx The first out the Limo was the nigga Charlie Mack West Phils represent K-D where's it at 'Cause we not takin' no shorts more Yuup-Yupp to the rebels to Pan and Dice Raw [Chorus] When they pumpin' in the jeeps, it's gonna rock right (True) In the streets it's gonna rock right (True) At the shows it's gonna rock right (True) Here we go wit the butters boo u know how we do When they pumpin' in the jeeps, it's gonna rock right (True) In the streets it's gonna rock right (True) At the shows it's gonna rock right (True) Here we go wit the butters boo u know how we do [Outro Shout Outs and Rock - Rock Ons] And the Tuff Crew rock rock on And Lerabi B need to rock rock on DJ Ran gotta rock rock on Power 99 need to rock rock on Sex Machine gotta rock rock on And the boy Tab gotta rock rock on E.C. LaRock need to rock rock on And the Task Force need to rock rock on And the Death’s Row need to rock rock on And the Red Bull need to rock rock on BJ Mark need to rock rock on Rock the Block need to rock rock on 100X need to rock rock on Ram Squad need to rock rock on BSB need to rock rock on And the Bobby Dance need to rock rock on And B Force need to rock rock on And Larry Lad need to rock rock on And Lavee need to rock rock on Essential Elements need to rock rock on Cash money money rock rock on Illadel massive rock rock on School D need to rock rock on Cosmic Kev need to rock rock on And Coby Colb need to rock rock on And The Roots need to rock rock on And the tape need to shut… shut da f…
This beat is PHAT! Never heard this til I list saw it on Yo! Hip Hop mix. How the hell I miss this from the golden era 90’s hip hop? Sounds like a tribe called quest or pharcyde beat. Just dope
Just saw her and her son on project runway and was like Ahhhhhhhh that my girl with the fro..... she is one of the dopest female rappers ever so underrated loved hearing her agin just added to my song list
She reminds me of a female Craig Mack, different flow but just does. I can't believe I haven't heard of her before.. I'm also pretty sure I've heard the background synth in 2pacs* me against the world* song too. (@0:53 seconds.) Glad I bumped into, and to this.
