“I got a letter from the government the other day. I opened and read it “ y’all know the rest. Chuck D Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos is up there too yall
"I bomb atomically, Socrates philosophies and hypothesis can't define how I be dropping these..." from Inspectah Deck on "Triumph", is the GREATEST intro to a rap record.
When I be asking you, "Who is more dramatical?" This one or that one, the white one or the black one Pick the punk, and I'll jump up to attack one KRS-One is just the guy to lead a crew Right up to your face and diss you Everyone saw me on the last album cover Holding a pistol something far from a lover Beside my brother, S-C-O-T-T
Amazing Kenny thanks for sharing. Back in the day of tape cassettes and walkmans BDP, NWA, Ice Cube, Snoop Dog, Dre and Easy E got so much play. Along with PE you all shaped my understanding of the world around me and gave me my morals and convictions. God bless the golden age of Hip Hop.
And of course one of the most iconic intros is: “Bass! How low can you go? Death Row. What a brother know? One again, back, it’s the incredible Untamable. Rhyme animal.”
All the way! That's who nwa thought they were. And don't forget get, "duece, duece revolver was my problem solver had a def girl really didn't wanna involve her in the life of a gangsta"......
I was on an Emirates flight this past November, I think it was the Dubai to London stretch. I hardly ever watch in flight movies but I guess out of boredom I started playing around with the remote which led to watching trailers.The latest Transformers joint popped up so I was like yo.. let me just watch this just to past some time. From the tip top, the whole movie was hiphop. I had no idea, I was pleasantly surprised. But after Bumble bee was resurrected and hopped out that plane to this banger, yo.... I shed two tears!😂😂 I can't lie.. that 💩 dropped so hard! 🎶DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK I'VE BEEN HERE FOR YEARS🎶 massive respect to the producers for injecting some real hip-hop into this flick.
THE DOC would've been considered one of the greatest Rappers of All Time if it wasn't for his voice box getting destroyed. The Diggy diggy Doc Yall I love his first Album The DOC was Nice
I believe he still could've if he kept releasing music, as personally I was an even bigger fan of his second album Helta skelta, after he had damaged his voice box
Best opening of all time "It's been a long time, I shouldn't have left you Without a strong rhyme to step to Think of how many weak shows you slept through Time's up, I'm sorry I kept you"
@@JamesBrown-ih9co Hes done a lot of ghost wrting for other artists. Which makes perfect sense I mean he’s gifted with the pen. I still listen to The Formula cause the bars are just from another planet. Love D.O.C.
I got a letter from the government the other day, I opened and read it it said they was suckas. Or Bass how low can you go, death row, what a brother know.... 2 iconic opening lines by an iconic group.
“Goddamn I'm glad y'all set it off Used to be hard now you're just wet and soft First you was down with the AK And now I see you on a video with Michel'le?” Do I even need to say who this is?🤣🤣🤣🤣
"I put my life time in between the paper lines" - Prodigy Quiet Storm 🔥 " So many battlefield scars while driven in plush cars" 2pac Ambitions AZ A Ryder 🔥 " I ain't no joke, I use to let the mic smoke" - Rakim I Ain't No Joke🔥
@@byrondavies9221I concur. “Livin’ like Hustlers” is a top 5 West Coast, top 20 any coast album for me. The early stages of the G-Funk sound, it’s a complete Hip Hop album. Dope lyrics and flows, dope beats, and two dope DJs getting busy on the 1s and 2s. 👌🏾
I listened to AMERIKKKA's MOST WANTED a few months ago for the 1st time in YEARS, & I MUST SAY that it has AGED VERY GRACEFULLY. You can STILL LISTEN to THAT ALBUM from BEGINING to END WITHOUT SKIPPING ANYTHING.THAT is the CLASSIC EFFECT of 90's HIPHOP.
One of my favorite openings is "Let's Get Ready to Ruuuumbllle!!! In this corner we have the funk body snatcher, p funkadelic and I gotcha..." there's no way you cannot listen to the song after that!!!
@@NeechOne I knew it was something from the early 90s from a legendary NYC emcee I thought it was Greg nice for a second off I'm gonna make it real funky for you, me myself I love to Mack is another opening line that's iconic from a real NYC emcee lol my bee fam.
“Poisonous paragraphs smash phonograph in half, it be the Inspector Deck on a warpath, first class leaving mics in cast, causing ruckus like the aftermath when guns blast”! (Guillotine Swordz)- Deck 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Hey Kenny, I would argue that ‘Cube had an initial three album run (America’s Most Wanted, Death Certificate, Predator) as a solo artist that’s tough to match. ✊🏾
@@scottferguson3842 It’s not as “potent” as the two albums that proceeded it or the EP, but it’s a solid album. The issue for me is his shift in lyrical delivery.
@@scottferguson3842 It’s not as “potent” as the two albums that proceeded it or the EP, but it’s a solid album. The issue for me is his shift in lyrical delivery.
This video is awesome! I appreciate you sharing all these stories. One of my favorite opening lines is by Kurupt on New York New York. "It's the incredible, the lyrical, you can't be me like Niecy, to see me it's going to take a miracle."
"Raaaaaw I'ma give it to ya, with no trivia, We're like coc.... straight from Bolivia!" ~U-God~ I'm actually from Compton and witnessed all of this. That "Straight out of Compton" line was an anthem for us.
There was no denying Eazy E & NWA in 1989. The timing of dropping both records was perfect. I went to see the Straight outta Compton tour it was so hyped.
To be honest...in the late 80s in los Angeles I was listening to all new York rap . We didn't have any local guys to listen to.. somewhere around 1988 we started hearing the boys in the hood EVERYWHERE.. their studio was near my house in Torrance.. we would hear their songs at the swapmeet.. they even would hang out at our mall in Torrance and we would all meet up at the mall just to follow NWA around.. finally we had our own rap stars to call our own 💯💯💯
Dopest intro from the Teacha himself KRS-ONE The MC, la-di da-di I don't wear Versace, I wear DJ's out quickly at the party Who am I? If you're like me, hip-hop is in your body Who am I? THE MC
"Brothers and sisters Brothers and sisters I don't know what this world is coming to..." That was and still is the best opening line with the powerful Chuck D's voice! Still not clear what this world is coming to.. but is not good
The voice belongs to the late great Dr. Khalid Abdul Muhammad. He is also voice on Ice Cube's "The Funeral" & "The Birth" on Cube's "Death Certificate" album.
To believe when this happened! I can feel the air, the smells, sounds, that was an amazing time. They really captured the times, Them, PE and X Clan BPD
Thanks for sharing this story Kenny Parker. I never would have guessed that you or KRS were fans of NWA. I remember hearing back in the 90's that KRS had put D Nice out of BDP because he did a song with Too $hort on his second album. But now I know that was probably bullshit. I read that in a magazine somewhere. Good story. TY!
@@goatmouth1069Melly Mel,Raheim,Doug E Fresh had a full blown Jerri Curl in the movie Beatstreet even Melly Mel & Furious 4. Grandmaster Flash had a Jerri curl. Much more
My favorite intros: “i got you stuck off the realness we be the infamous official QueensBridge” and “i’m your idol your highest title your numero uno -> i’m not a Puerto Rican but I’m speaking 🗣️ so that you know” Plus the beat from “Shook One’s Part II” contained the opening theme song to that cartoon Courages Cat & Minute Mouse [Fact ✅ that please]
"I sit alone in my 4 cornered room staring at candles" which leads to "At night I can't sleep I toss and turn candlesticks in the dark visions of bodies being burned" I'm a really cheerful person
Hands down. Have to give it to my philosophy because in the '80s they were trying to push a narrative and then this brother just came out with the knowledge. like all my brothers eat chicken and watermelon
That's crazy Kenny because I bought the bootleg Straight Outta Compton tape in 1988 close to its release in West Philly on 52nd Street. I think the We Want Eazy song and EZ Duz It Album may have been out. I was only 12 so I may not know the pulse of the city but to me I think Philly was up on NWA. I know they was matter of fact because their Straight Outta Compton tour came to Philly in 88 or 89 and I went to the show at the old Spectrum stadium where the Sixers used to play. It was a sellout and jam packed and there was mad fights. It may have been the best show I went to. Only thing I will say is Philly may have been up on NWA but we wasn't into Too Short yet because unfortunately he got booed. Since New York was only 90 min up the turnpike and the capital of Hip Hop I would've thought NY was up on NWA. I was only 12 so maybe my perception of the year was off but I'm almost sure it was 89 or 88.
Bruh...I'm in my late 40's and you just blew my mind about KRS-One knowing how to DJ and scratch! I'm subscribing now for more content. Great story about NWA!
Redman auditioned for Eric Sermon after Eric saw people reacting to his flow. He started a rhyme he never got to finish because Eric signed him before he hit the puncline. Redman said: I float like a butterfly, Sting like the rock group... Eric stopped him and signed Redman right there. Eric said the reference was so abstract he had to work with him
"Deep, 'how deep?', deeper than Atlantis Deeper than the sea floor traveled by the mantis" - Brother J of X-Clan "Running butt naked hysterical in the flames..." Myka 9 of Freestyle Fellowship
I’m 53 From NYC I have to agree NWA Was a talented group It took me a couple years to get over to Jerry Curls But you’re 100% correct ice cube & Doc they where Dope on the 🎤 mic
What's dope about this is how a few years later KRS did a song with Tim Dog, while KRS is lovin NWA's music n all that, he still does the track with an MC actively trying to go to war with everybody out in LA. That's that shit! 🤣
Dopeat intro lines for me: Let it roll. Get bold. I just can't hold back or fold coz I'm the man with soul ... > Big Daddy Kane. That whole set of opening bars were off the chain.
I LOVE these vids, getting this added perspective, I first heard BDP at school in the hall ways. Dudes was battling B-BOXING Poetry! It was the first B-Box battles I didn't OWN - I was like- WTF is that Beat!!!?? BDP? Head to the lab to find out and BAM!!!! This LP was ROCKING!!!
“I’m The King Of Rock There is none higher, sucker MCs, should call me sire” - DMC “L L Cool J Is Hard as Hell, battle anybody I don’t care if you tell” - LL Cool J “Allow me to introduce 1st, Makaveli the Don, spirit, spiritual lyrics like the Holy Quran” - Tupac My top 3
Peace Kenny!! yea that Cube death certificate album was pretty tuff was listening the instrumental Steady Mobbin a couple weeks back, and be true to the game, crazy you were there at the concert when cube took his hat off classic, during that time we had Jackin for beats, and Yo Yo - Don't Play wit my YoYo, all of that time frame made that final arsenio hall show that much better seeing hip hops best, Mc Lyte, Yo Yo classic thank you Kenny and I'm still reelin off the xclan episode crazy to hear that so many gems
I was thinking "dang, can you even believe that was 25 years ago?", then I thought "25 years ago, you would never have convinced me that one day I would be sitting here having coffee listening to my heroes telling me stories.". Nice video, man, thanks!
The D.O.C. actually wrote "We Want Eazy", "Eazy-er Said Than Dunn" & Eazy's verse on "Straight Outta Compton"... (Fun fact: The D.O.C. & Eazy-E share the same middle name, which is "Lynn")
really surprised to hear you guys hadnt heard them yet by 89, i was spinning hiphop records in a small club in 89 when i got laughed at for not knowing about nwa, but i lived in holland in a small city so it took a while for hiphop records to trickle down there, still the next day it was straight to the recordstore:D straight out of compton is a classic, had an eastcoast sound and rhymestyles imo, cube and ren ripped it and they sampled krsone, good times :) keepm coming Kenny
We didn't know about them in Philly. They were more or less California underground. The records sold a lot by word of mouth and no radio or video play.
Ice Cube said in an interview that Eazy-E’s favourite record was Criminal Minded by BDP. Cube said Eazy loved that record, and would play it all the time in his Suzuki Sidekick
Much respect to Kenny Parker and BDP. I was listening to the story while doing dishes and when you closed out 'until next time...' I didn't hear you whisper peace, so I thought you were doing some kind of joke or dramatic pause. 😂😂 Waited like 2 minutes then dried my hands to come over and look what happened to my youtube/wifi. 😂 Good stories and history, K. Peace from Toronto!
Wow!! You brought back some great memories. Remembering spending Saturdays. Listening to my local university's radio station. Saturdays were all hip/hop. DJ'd by 2 dudes that were from NY. Attending the university. They'd play what was new in NY. Waaaaay before it hit here on the west coast. It was awesome. I'd record some of songs that were played. Then made extras for friends. BDP is just as bomb as NWA. All hip/hop back then was. Today's hip/hop doesn't have the finesse of past lyrical gangsters. I'm so grateful I was alive to see it from the beginning. My first hip/hop concert was the Def Jam concert. It was the first tour run. I was in 10th grade. LL was there. Beastie Boys too. There were more. Love your stories. Please keep them coming.
great story Kenny for sure. I would have loved to have some of those KRS produced mixtapes from way back then. If you were to digitize them that would be cool too. best opening line: "Yes! the rhythm, the rebel.. without a pause, or lowering my level..." Public Enemy
Yo what up Kenny! you have a great memory where you take us back in time 35 plus years ago with your epic stories keep em coming We enjoy to here them.👍😎
