Hey Folks, i greet you all humbly. i am one of the oldest members of nairaland( most probably amongst the 1st 5 that registered),authored many posts on this forum including one of the longest running threads in the health section. I have seen/watched this lovely community grow from being an ant to the giant it is today.
Sadly, the quality of content posted here on a daily basis over the past 2-4years has been on a downslide, affecting all sections including the music/radio section.
I am one of many things....a husband, a father and an UNREPENTANT HIP-HOP HEAD!
I looked through nairaland and havent seen any thread dedicated to HIPHOP classics(videos) from the mid/late 80's to the late 2000's, considered in my opinion to be the golden years of rap music. I remember those years fondly and with nostalgia. So i call on all TRUE hip hop heads to jump on this thread and make it one of the most high quality threads this section has seen in years. Lets post videos of rap classics we can lay our hands on especially from youtube or anywhere else and it MUST be between the mid 80's and the late 2000's(randomly) to qualify.
(i am sorry but posting videos from nicki minaj,meek mill,drake etc will not make the cut) . TRUE HIP HOP HEADS would understand the reason for that. Please mods,i would appreciate if this can be moved to the frontpage for momentum and if possible, make it a sticky thread.
So without further ado i'm going to kick this off with.......Da Rockwilder-redman/methodman


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCYy8jpp7R8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7hJ4VzA0Yk



this is a blast from the past

armadeo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7hJ4VzA0Yk



this is a blast from the past

sweet......keep em coming...lol....armadeo,glad to know you are still around. Most of my friends on nairaland left when the downslide in quality content became unbearable. Many reasonable and notable nairalanders who used to make special input especially in the politics section have stayed away as it seems kids have taken over the forum. Sadly, we older nairalanders just stay away and peep in once in a while. Good to see you armadeo...cheers

We just keeping it in the low.


Here for fun and news.

That's it.

Wu-tang - gravel pit (a personal favorite)....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of-lpfsBR8U

Now these guys were the ish back in the day and till today still remain my best hiphop group. i an unrepentant BTNH fan even though many hiphop heads do not think they are rappers but singers. But with east 99 eternal being one of the best hip hop albums off all time,one cannot argue these guys knew their stuff especially when eaazy E was there to mentor them.
After eazy's death, their popularity and musical success began to wane.

BTNH-Tha crossroads ( a tribute to eazyE)





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMYAEHE2GrM

nice collection, you should include fugees on the list

phantom:
Now these guys were the ish back in the day and till today still remain my best hiphop group. i an unrepentant BTNH fan even though many hiphop heads do not think they are rappers but singers. But with east 99 eternal being one of the best hip hop albums off all time,one cannot argue these guys knew their stuff especially when eaazy E was there to mentor them.
After eazy's death, their popularity and musical success began to wane.

BTNH-Tha crossroads ( a tribute to eazyE)





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMYAEHE2GrM

Wow.

I loved this song like mad.

.....i no go shout too much for this one. True classic!!!
RIP nate dogg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1plPyJdXKIY

.....snoop dogg when he was still sane...way beyond that whole snoop lion ish...
dude should have turned into a rott and not a dobermann......rotts are damn sexy.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2soGJXQAQec

Craig Mack- flava in ya ear.... signed to bad boy at the time, craig was bad boys shining star. He came before biggie and this single was thought to be what actually brought bad boy to limelight....dope beat.....RIP craig mack..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNFqMx0gY7I

the infamous..................

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoYZf-lBF_U

WU......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBwAxmrE194

Its an insult to bring these guys in after 8 or 9 videos but i thought to mix up the videos randomly.....these were the "godfathers" of 90's/2000s hip-hop....these dudes birthed/influenced most of the rap guys we would consider as legends....these were the true rap GODS/ legends....
seen the movie 'straight outta compton'? Yup...it was about these guys......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMZi25Pq3T8

in respect to them, lets do a back to back........ .they f***kin deserve it.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u31FO_4d9TY

Hell lets do a 3rd one.....respect!!!! dr dre,ice cube,eazy-E.mc ren, DJ Yella- NWA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiDti_Xnnmo

Ops

I cant forget these OGs...... came out with one of the best hip hop albums of 1996...when this album came out, we couldnt have enough of it......enjoy
BTW lauryn hill is still one of the greatest female emcees of all time plus shes sexy as Bleep
Her verse killed it in this classic.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIXyKmElvv8