ORIGINAL J5 EPISODES: GANGSTA
J5 is taking some time to work on new podcast episodes, so the two months will feature flashbacks to the good ol' days at BLR...
J5 1.6 Gangsta Rap is Hip Hop
26Jan11
Tonight's show is hard to listen to for the vast majority of the country. N-word, b-word, f-word, and every other disrespectful term imaginable in the dictionary (the rap dictionary) is used to express the harsh reality that many of these rappers actually experienced.The LA Riots gave some validity to the claims that things were not right in the hood. The problem came later when the money rolled in and the gangsta rap formula had been set. Spit about x,y,z and you can get gold, platinum. The 'realness' was diluted and gangsta images were rife for parody. I am still battling the moral dilemmas of listening to this genre of hip hop because there are so negative images that could be perpetuated if there is no dialogue about their meaning. Do I have to own a gun to be a man or have power? Do I need to treat authority with such disdain to be a man or have power? How can I keep it real as person not from the culture of the active participant?
Damn and y'all thought gangsta rap was so easy to consume...It's a hard pill to swallow, open up.
Respect to those artists I didn't play tonight: Spice 1, C-Bo, Totally Insane, Eightball & MJG, 3-6 Mafia, Kool G Rap, DPG, Above The Law, Bone, King Tee, M.O.P., Mack 10 & all other hood artists not mentioned.
Resources:
Ion The Prize - West Coast Chill : http://soundcloud.com/tracks/search?q=ion+the+prize
& on his facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/iontheprizefighta
Gangsta : Ronin Ro
VH1 30 Years of Hip Hop documentary
Wikipedia : Lists of Gangsta Rap Artists & West Coast Rap Artists
Playlist:
Parental Discretion is Advized : NWA
Gangsta, Gangsta : NWA
VH1 30 YEARS OF HIP HOP CLIP : NWA
Boyz In Tha Hood : Eazy E (ghostwritten by Ice Cube)
VH1 30 YEARS OF HIP HOP CLIP : NWA
Straight Outta Compton : NWA
Growing Up in The Hood : Compton's Most Wanted (MC Eiht)
Born and Raised in Compton : DJ Quik
Compton : Guerilla Black w/ Beenie Man
Get Em : South Central Cartel (story of my first gangsta rap cd)
April 29, 1992 : Sublime
PSK, What Does It Mean : Schooly D
6 In Tha Mornin' : Ice T
9MM Goes Bang : Boogie Down Productions
Paul Revere : Beastie Boys
La Raza : Kid Frost
Scarface : Geto Boys
Feds In Town : UGK (Underground Kings w Bun B and Pimp C)
So You Want To Be A Gangster : Too Short
Cold Sweat : Mac Mall
Saw A Gangsta Cry : Andre Nickatina
Gimme The Loot : Notorious B.I.G.
Me and My Girlfriend : Tupac Shakur
CB4 Movie Clip : Trustus Jones
Straight Outta Locash : CB4
Slaughtahouse : Masta Ace
Damn It Feels To Be a Gangsta : Geto Boys
The Bullshit : Jeru The Damaja
West Coast Chill : Ion The Prize (dj on KALX)
It Was A Good Day : Ice Cube
Gangstas Make The World Go Round : Westside Connection
King of The Hill : Westside Connection (Cypress Hill dis)
How I Could Just Kill a Man : Cypress Hill
Thug Luv : Tupac w/ Bone Thugs N Harmony
Deep Cover (187 remix) : Dr. Dre w/ Snoop Doggy Dogg
2 of Amerikkka's Most Wanted : Tupac w/ Snoop
