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cubsfirstplace
10-04-2005, 07:33 PM
i need help chosing a song to bring in for my history of rock and roll class. i want it to be a rap song, because nobody in the class likes rap, and they need to realize that not all rap is bad. i cant chose just one beastie boys song.

i was thinking about bringing in "Get By" by Talib Kweli, or "Conceerto of the Desperado" by The Roots.
Does anybody have any suggestions?? maybe mckill does?, because i hear he has every cd ever released
icy manipulator
10-04-2005, 07:43 PM
walk this way, by run dmc and aerosmith. it's the perfect fusion of rap and rock
DipDipDive
10-04-2005, 07:52 PM
Juicy by Notorious BIG
Keep Ya Head Up by Two Pack Shaker
Sound of Science would be a good Beasties song because everyone will recognize the Beatles sample and Paul's Boutique had an obvious impact on the music industry.
mickill
10-05-2005, 12:19 AM
I think that what you have in mind are pretty solid choices. Definition by Mos Def & Talib or Brothers Gonna Work It Out by Public Enemy are my suggestions.
scotty
10-05-2005, 12:32 AM
Car thief cause its so damn funky!
mickill
10-05-2005, 10:24 AM
Magnificent Seven by the Clash, oh yeah!
How can you dislike rap, yet like something so ridiculously mediocre? The Clash is one of my favorite groups, but seriously, this song was very subpar even for it's time (Rapture was much better).
mickill
10-05-2005, 10:34 AM
Ok good.
yeahwho
10-05-2005, 03:12 PM
Time Zone - World Destruction, John Lydon and Afrika Bambaataa.

Perfect mesh of Punk, Rap, Re-Mix, hyper-political and it's bound to piss off everybody one way or the other. (y)
Drederick Tatum
10-05-2005, 06:04 PM
Last Poets-When the Revolution Comes...or whatever it's called. I personally dislike the song but when your class gets all pissy about it you can blow your top and start shouting shit about how it came out in 1834 or something and that Chuck D thinks they're awesome and that he was in Public Enemy and that they're angry and that he had a friend who wore a clock.

you'll get an A for sure.
cubsfirstplace
10-06-2005, 07:28 PM
ok, i have narrowed the list down to::::::::::::

talib kweli- rush
talib kweli- joy
the roots- 100% Dundee
beastie boys- the sounds of science
talib kweli- get by

now i must choose wisley
So Ruff
10-06-2005, 09:40 PM
Suspended Animation - K.M.D. ought to get you top marks. And if it doesn't, you could turn up the volume, and let the bass destroy everybody.
DroppinScience
10-06-2005, 10:55 PM
I was kind of joking. I think the song is subpar as well.

WHAT?! :eek:

I love that song.
mickill
10-07-2005, 12:25 AM
Exactly! Good point.
like2_drink
10-07-2005, 06:23 AM
All along the watch tower, by jimi hendrix, let them see how he turned a folk song of bob dylan into a timeless piece of art (y)
Junker
10-07-2005, 07:42 AM
In The End - Linkin Park :rolleyes:

hahahaha........ok,ok,ok........you know...... im just kidding
rahntl
10-07-2005, 10:45 AM
choose the Roots...they play real instruments!
pshabi
10-07-2005, 11:14 AM
ok, i have narrowed the list down to::::::::::::

talib kweli- rush
talib kweli- joy
the roots- 100% Dundee
beastie boys- the sounds of science
talib kweli- get by

now i must choose wisley
If they must be schooled to hip hop, why not pick one of the two greatest hip hop recordings ever?

Root Down or Peter Piper.
g-mile7
10-07-2005, 12:05 PM
Juicy by Notorious BIG
Keep Ya Head Up by Two Pack Shaker
Sound of Science would be a good Beasties song because everyone will recognize the Beatles sample and Paul's Boutique had an obvious impact on the music industry.



nice picks....they would show that rap music isnt all negative (y) (y)


my pick would be Girls Girls Girls (edited of course) but thats me wanting to get people riled up...
boys_beastie
10-07-2005, 12:19 PM
nas - the world is yours
or
the pharcyde - passing me by
paul jones
10-08-2005, 06:05 AM
Brothers Gonna Work It Out by Public Enemy are my suggestions.

(y)
paul jones
10-08-2005, 06:06 AM
'Straight Outta Compton' - N.W.A.
steve-onpoint
10-11-2005, 12:12 AM
Drop - The Pharcyde

it's not as well known as some of these other tracks suggested. but it sounds great; a good representation of wordplay and music.
cubsfirstplace
10-12-2005, 07:29 PM
i ended up bringing in 100% Dundee by the roots. everyone in the class hated it, except for one kid. i told this one kid they play their own instruments, and he responded with "they play their own turntables?"

such a tragic day. im on the only one in the class who has bought in rap. at least i tried to get them to listen something other than jack johnson :( :( :(
Tzar
10-12-2005, 08:12 PM
led zeppelin - immigrant song






... sorry, i can't stop playing it.
Drederick Tatum
10-13-2005, 04:10 AM
[QUOTE=cubsfirstplace]i told this one kid they play their own instruments, and he responded with "they play their own turntables?"
[QUOTE]

hahaha. burn.
steve-onpoint
10-13-2005, 04:42 AM
play Jimmy Buffet next time (!)
Feel Alright!
10-14-2005, 12:54 PM
:( You should've played The Magic Number - De La Soul. I defy anyone not to like that.