original and the best .. sha rock was the bizz busting it with the guys .. love how there were mixed groups back in tha day..wonder what they all doin these days .. and is *the kitchen* still around or knocked down
She's better than everyone because all the rest had their entire life to figure it out and practice and essentially copy, She had to "come up to speed" in a matter of months (maybe a few years from the very 1st) , that's genius. AND it was not cool back then as it is now so negativity from most ppl, unlike now, not to mention no $$. It's like the kid who get's an A studying the night before vs the kid who get's an A and studied all year and went to summer school.. (and yeah, it's not from a google search, we there doin the same, well trying ;) )
Sha Rock was clear and her Rhymes were strong. She was definitely the prime example of what a female MC should sound like. If anything she should be in the R&R hall of fame by herself. Ahead of anyone you can even think of.
The only other female hiphop artist who has her talents, at least lyrically; coming from a person born in ‘83, is Lady of Rage with her song Afro Puffs. “Read. Learn a new word everyday, and study the rhythm and flow of poetry” (Lady of Rage, 1994??? And idk).
Just turned 57 for me, and it's amazing to look back and visually see how very YOUNG we were when this dropped...I mean, those cats were literally KIDS when they put this out!! wow -Strong Island, represent if you feeling this...
CRAZY! This footage is nearly 40 years old, shot in low light and looks like HD. Not only is it captured well but it has captured a moment in time that many of us wish we could transported back to. A moment when the music was raw, exciting and pure! This is incredible!
Someone's spent a lot of time on it. It certainly has anti-shake processing used on it to keep the crew steady (see the background and mic stands bouncing around). It works so well actually. The footage must've been bouncy as f to start off with. Someone loves it, they really took their time and did a cracking job on it. It looks amazing.
5 of the dopest rappers period! Sha-Roc was so ahead of her time, and she was flowin without trying to be a diva, just a straight B-Girl!! Pure Dopeness!!!
K K Rockwell and Rodney C moved on to form "Double Trouble." They had a cameo in the hip hop classic movie "Wild Style." And Sha-Rock had a cameo in the movie "Beat Street." She was one of the female rap trio "Us Girls", at the house party.
I wanna say thank you to the person who had the hindsight to record this moment in time when others probably thought he/she were wasting their time. God bless the archivists in any mode of art-a thankless but intricate Job.
Sha Rock ripped it hard in that one minute(with breath control) than Cardi B and Nikki do in three minutes. She also has natural beauty without showing her body.
I moved to NY from another country in 1979 and had no idea what the hell hip hop was. I was 14 at the time and this shit hit me like a 18 wheeler. F4+1 more was definitely one of those seminal groups that set the foundation. beautiful memories of a beautiful transformative time in music.
Sha Rock had the prettiest voice in Hip Hop history. She had a clean-cut and clear delivery on the mic. The Funky 4 + One More, was authentic. That's The Joint. Priceless.
OMG, where did you get this?? It should be archived at the Smithsonian! This needs to be preserved for future generations. I was a big fan of the group back in the day just based on their tapes and then their records. I was too young to see them live and I missed their TV appearance on SNL, so this video is a welcome surprise. My given name is Rodney and my middle initial is C, so you can guess who my favorite member of the group was...after Sha-Rock that is.
I used to despise the RUclips generation but now I’m grateful. If these treasures slip through the cracks the next generation will preserve them through social media. God bless them
And I’m positive someone will preserve the ones on RUclips my friend. Sometimes regular, intelligent, everyday people know what should be preserved better than all these huge corporations. I mean look at how Paramount and Universal treat their treasures? (Like crap lol) a few years ago the set used to film Lon Chaney’s phantom of the opera was torn down, Universal tossed the last mold of Bruce (from Jaws) in a junkyard. If it weren’t for “some guy” who found it, realized what it was, thought ‘man this shit is fucking cool’, and half restored it then an iconic prop would’ve been lost forever. Thankfully the jaws prop is 💯 restored and on display in a world class museum. Might have to Google it. Hope my long winded story proved the point I was making about sometimes people are better at knowing what needs to be preserved than big companies
Real hip hop , take me back their please, I was talking to a friend of mine and we were discussing hip hop from back in the day wishing we could go back to a time like this , nuff respect due to the pioneers
funky four plus one was simply PURE PERFECTION, ASIDE FROM THEIR never duplicated incredible talent, their group synchronization and obvious pure respect for each other at such a young age, it is just mind blowing...so underrated, one of the best group that ever did it, real pioneers beyond their ages. At such young ages they were more talented than so many of today's rappers that are twice their years.
i watched this today and am totally amazed that sha rock sounded better and rhyme was better than her bandmates. she looks so innocent. longest rhyme delivered effortlessly! i was like damn!!! she still going?
all the guys were always crazy about ShaRock's voice and wanted to see her but we weren't as fortunate as kids today who can just turn to channels like MTV and BET and watch their favorite artists all day
One of the BEST old-school groups! Some bands get most of the old-school fame, like Grandmaster Flash, Sugar Hill Gang, Kool-Moe D & T3, but Funky 4+1 was always one of my favorites!! Powerful & smooth, most bands couldn't flow like this, still love it!!
Rap was soooo authentic so special back in the 80s I swear I wish I grew up in this error you can tell they enjoy music and was passionate about it and was having fun
So freaking ill! You can throw anything else in the dustbin from modernity. This is the formula. So glad my Bishop presented this to me! You can here God in the melody.
Oh WOW!!!......I miss those days. I'm so glad I was an actual witness to those days, especially the young days of hip-hop. Going to all of the jams all around NYC and the Bronx. B-Boys & B-Girls Forever!!!!
Word up ya'll... I'm so blessed to have grown up during the early 80's bboy hip hop era when I was a teenager, now I pass on my memories down too my teenage son's on how much we strived on during those hard times in the concrete jungle with true good friends and school yard block parties and experiencing the birth of hip hop and styles of gear and tagging graffitti and most definitely break dancing in which it "all started out too something negative too something positive"! Brooklyn..Bronx..Queens.. Manhattan.. Staten Island.. Strong Island.. Stand Up! We Audi 9000.. Funky Four Plus One.. Krazy Dope!
In my opinion, there are only few groups who have made Hip Hop/Rap a fully fledged musical art form in its own right! Funky 4+1 are one example of that. To do it whilst having a female in a male dominated genre whilst not over sexualising her, but treating her as an artist in her own right should be championed a lot more! 1980!!!!!!!!!!
Just to know how many legendary male rappers Sha rock inspired is crazy also They were the first rappers to perform on Saturday night live and Rodney C was Angie Stones man back then when she was in a group called sequence, just some hip hop history.
How you knew about that relationship it was a secret me and Keith went to school together and went to Rodney C crib and Angie was there and Keith told me not to say anything about they relationship and she was trying to talk Keith and Rodney about them getting back together
IF YOU HAVE ANYMORE VIDEOS FROM GROUPS OF THIS ERA PLEASE POST THEM UP ON YOU-TUBE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE , I WAS A TEEENAGER DURING THIS TIME AND I HAVE THE MUSIC BUT SEEING THIS VIDEO SURELY BROUGHT BACK ALOT OF GREAT MEMORIES ...... WAITING ON LONG LINES TO GET IN THE PARTIES AND THOSE BLOCK-PARTIES WAS ON BACK THEN .... MISSED THOSE DAYS BIG-TIME .... N.Y.C.-5 BOROUGHS .....
Alex James - yo, and ain't it funny how loads of the hip-hop fans, media, & artists talk so much craziness about our era vs theirs? MC's been fly since the 70's rhyming like beasts! But who da fu had a way to record it back then - nobody. We lucky to have lived it bro! Peace HIP-HOP YA DON'T STOP!
There are not many videos of the early performances and shout out to Sha Rock the first female MC. This is a piece of history that needs to be preserved.
I have a huge old school rap tape collection and my Funky Four tapes are some of my most cherished tapes. I just always loved the way they rhymed together as a group.
Peace All, AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!True Legends Indeed!!!!!!!!! Right around our way...Sha Rock..Ahead of her TIME!!! Funky Four..Always Rocked It... Much Respect.. Blessings All.
This is real old school, I still have this jam on vinyl in pristine condition in a couple of different 12" versions in my rap collection. I bought this record in my teens when rap was making its way to the west coast. I live in California and when I heard rap for the first time with Sugar Hill Gang and then I found out about this group and my mind was blown. Rap would not be played on the FM radio band till many years later. I used to record mix shows on Friday and Saturday nights off the radio from 1580 KDAY (Static noise and all). I consider this era of rap real talent because there was some thought that was put into the lyrics of rap jams. This is the reason I also love the Beastie Boys, because they had the same Old School rap style and they constantly played homage to various old school old school rappers and rap groups. There are too many groups to mention but Funky 4 Plus 1 More, Spoonie Gee, Sequence 3, Marly Marl and MC Shan, Biz Markie, and many others are still some of my favorites. Both east coast and west coast artist brought their own style to the Hip Hop scene before it became a negative thing with more of a East against the West Coast hip hop feud. I never understood why Hip Hop artist would get into this type of exchange with each other and then they would start getting negative with the Old School hip hop artists. I think this was all just a result of money hungry music producers that fabricated these feuds to help sell records. Props to the Old School and the New School artist that represent positively and continue to push the true art of Hip Hop which has managed to span the globe and it all started in small neighborhoods in the east coast and west coast with artists that are now legends of Hip Hop. From an Old School Pop Locker on the West Coast.
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Sha Rock literally rhymes better than at least 85% of major label rappers today. FACTS...that lady is a Goddess on the mic, all praises due.
FACTS!!!!!
FriendsWit DaDealer She has the illest breath control. This is real emceeing no gimmicks.
So true...thank you...One love from Europe !
original and the best .. sha rock was the bizz busting it with the guys .. love how there were mixed groups back in tha day..wonder what they all doin these days .. and is *the kitchen* still around or knocked down
She's better than everyone because all the rest had their entire life to figure it out and practice and essentially copy, She had to "come up to speed" in a matter of months (maybe a few years from the very 1st) , that's genius. AND it was not cool back then as it is now so negativity from most ppl, unlike now, not to mention no $$. It's like the kid who get's an A studying the night before vs the kid who get's an A and studied all year and went to summer school.. (and yeah, it's not from a google search, we there doin the same, well trying ;) )
Sha Rock is so effortless.
Sha Rock flows so perfect in the pocket and her breath control is ridiculous. One of the most flawless deliveries I've ever seen
For real can't believe her breath control abilities ❤
Impressive is right.
And SHE wrote her own lyrics ❤
SHE IS AWESOME!! NEEDS MORE RESPECT IN HIP-HOP HISTORY!
Sha Rock was clear and her Rhymes were strong. She was definitely the prime example of what a female MC should sound like. If anything she should be in the R&R hall of fame by herself. Ahead of anyone you can even think of.
The only other female hiphop artist who has her talents, at least lyrically; coming from a person born in ‘83, is Lady of Rage with her song Afro Puffs. “Read. Learn a new word everyday, and study the rhythm and flow of poetry” (Lady of Rage, 1994??? And idk).
Sha Rock wasn't no damn JOKE!
Sha Was So Focused.......MAAANNN!
I am 56 years old today, I was 14 years old when I heard this title, when I listen to it again now I have chills and I am nostalgic for that time:
Just turned 57 for me, and it's amazing to look back and visually see how very YOUNG we were when this dropped...I mean, those cats were literally KIDS when they put this out!! wow
-Strong Island, represent if you feeling this...
CRAZY! This footage is nearly 40 years old, shot in low light and looks like HD. Not only is it captured well but it has captured a moment in time that many of us wish we could transported back to. A moment when the music was raw, exciting and pure! This is incredible!
Someone's spent a lot of time on it. It certainly has anti-shake processing used on it to keep the crew steady (see the background and mic stands bouncing around). It works so well actually. The footage must've been bouncy as f to start off with. Someone loves it, they really took their time and did a cracking job on it. It looks amazing.
I'm watching this at 144p and it looks HD. not sure how...
I’m sure it’s been remastered
@@CS-mo7xp it’s shot on film
I totally agree well said
5 of the dopest rappers period! Sha-Roc was so ahead of her time, and she was flowin without trying to be a diva, just a straight B-Girl!! Pure Dopeness!!!
Sha-Rock's voice...timeless.
I'm astonished this exists. Let alone the quality.
Is Sha-Rock even breathing? Good grief, she rocked without any effort whatsoever!
True Queen
She's nice ...
Brown and beautiful!
I do like how she was completely incorporated into the group. It's never "hey look! We have a female member!" She just melds right in
6:29 until the end - that interplay between her and the whole group = amazing!
Sha-Rock killed it, I always loved her voice and flow and she looks innocent but assassinated the mic..Love this group..
Pure lyrical prowess. No smoke, mirrors, autotune, studio tricks, etc.
I can’t begin to describe how dope this is. It almost brings me to tears. Hip Hop in its purist form. When it came from a real place.
I had the same feeling!!!
Me too. Money ruined everything
@@moongloomable Never fails 🎯 sadly! 😔✊🏾💯
REAL RAP SHA ROCK HAD A GORGEOUS VOICE
And Flawless Beauty...........
Best female voice ever...
Sha-Rock actually had the cleanest flow out of the group.
It's crazy.
She has the cleanest flow of anyone in the era! Her only competition is Melle Mel
This is hip hop, true lovers of the culture know that
You Know That!!
u better know it
CeeCee Tracey To The Beat Y'ALL!!! ...You Don't Stop!
james hayden Keep on, sh-sh-sure shot!
@@jameshayden2538 yup......!!!!
wow brother I am sitting here with Rodney C watching and he is stunned
You know it my brother
K K Rockwell and Rodney C moved on to form "Double Trouble." They had a cameo in the hip hop classic movie "Wild Style." And Sha-Rock had a cameo in the movie "Beat Street." She was one of the female rap trio "Us Girls", at the house party.
I wanna say thank you to the person who had the hindsight to record this moment in time when others probably thought he/she were wasting their time. God bless the archivists in any mode of art-a thankless but intricate Job.
Sha Rock was the best hands down
"Word up"
Stuff like this brings a tear to my eyes. Real Hip Hop to the core!
Sha Rock ripped it hard in that one minute(with breath control) than Cardi B and Nikki do in three minutes. She also has natural beauty without showing her body.
Sha Rock would eat them chicks......The Queen of rap......The best on the echo chamber.
I moved to NY from another country in 1979 and had no idea what the hell hip hop was. I was 14 at the time and this shit hit me like a 18 wheeler. F4+1 more was definitely one of those seminal groups that set the foundation. beautiful memories of a beautiful transformative time in music.
where did u move from?
Sha Rock had the prettiest voice in Hip Hop history. She had a clean-cut and clear delivery on the mic. The Funky 4 + One More, was authentic. That's The Joint. Priceless.
Sha Rock's voice is fire !!
Sha-Rock ROCK ON!!!
Im glad this was taped and documented.
OMG, where did you get this?? It should be archived at the Smithsonian! This needs to be preserved for future generations. I was a big fan of the group back in the day just based on their tapes and then their records. I was too young to see them live and I missed their TV appearance on SNL, so this video is a welcome surprise. My given name is Rodney and my middle initial is C, so you can guess who my favorite member of the group was...after Sha-Rock that is.
I used to despise the RUclips generation but now I’m grateful. If these treasures slip through the cracks the next generation will preserve them through social media. God bless them
“We” are the museum my brother!! This is the griot tradition. Let us keep telling our own stories 😉
I agree about the preservation!
And I’m positive someone will preserve the ones on RUclips my friend. Sometimes regular, intelligent, everyday people know what should be preserved better than all these huge corporations. I mean look at how Paramount and Universal treat their treasures? (Like crap lol) a few years ago the set used to film Lon Chaney’s phantom of the opera was torn down, Universal tossed the last mold of Bruce (from Jaws) in a junkyard. If it weren’t for “some guy” who found it, realized what it was, thought ‘man this shit is fucking cool’, and half restored it then an iconic prop would’ve been lost forever. Thankfully the jaws prop is 💯 restored and on display in a world class museum. Might have to Google it. Hope my long winded story proved the point I was making about sometimes people are better at knowing what needs to be preserved than big companies
One of the most influential group in hip hop history
This is first best rap of all times ❤❤❤
This is fantastic. It's incredibly sad what 'mainstream' hip hop has become.
Sha Rock as hard as any dude lyrically back then.....im not even gonna compare to anyone today.
Real hip hop , take me back their please, I was talking to a friend of mine and we were discussing hip hop from back in the day wishing we could go back to a time like this , nuff respect due to the pioneers
funky four plus one was simply PURE PERFECTION, ASIDE FROM THEIR never duplicated incredible talent, their group synchronization and obvious pure respect for each other at such a young age, it is just mind blowing...so underrated, one of the best group that ever did it, real pioneers beyond their ages. At such young ages they were more talented than so many of today's rappers that are twice their years.
Genius! Their energy and skill is unmatched.
i watched this today and am totally amazed that sha rock sounded better and rhyme was better than her bandmates. she looks so innocent. longest rhyme delivered effortlessly! i was like damn!!! she still going?
Couple of videos you can find on youtube.she still rocks!!!
...this brought a tears to my eyes...WHEN HIP HOP WAS REAL!!!
one of my favorites groups ever, along with the furious 5.💯 #DOPE
The guitar chords this song so great play on the radio wow
I love me some this powerful female dam she great wow
If not done so already, submit this to the Library of Congress! This must be preserved.
Look at Sha Rock❤
Now this right here! is the epitome of old school rap! "lady Sha-Rock" the original female emcee! this was how it was done! class is in session!!!
I miss these days
My girl Sha, I was so happy to meet her with a room full of other legends, She was the only one I took a picture with.
I cant think of enough adjectives to describe how dope this is!
Sha Rock a.k.a. The Mother of the Mic. Always held her own. Much respect to the Queen MC.
She's just awesome!
This is hip hop!
SHA ROCK!!! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL VOICE!!
They don't make them like this no more!!!! Classic
all the guys were always crazy about ShaRock's voice and wanted to see her but we weren't as fortunate as kids today who can just turn to channels like MTV and BET and watch their favorite artists all day
...YES!!! u absolutely right✔ RiP🙏
Sha rock I witnessed this in person when they came to farock on the basketball court
@@we-lit6071 RIP who?
@@michaeldefaria1781 Love it. They was doin their 1-2??
😳😳Wow, what a freaking throwback 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻N.Y.C. The best era 80’s..💃🏻💐💐
One of the BEST old-school groups! Some bands get most of the old-school fame, like Grandmaster Flash, Sugar Hill Gang, Kool-Moe D & T3, but Funky 4+1 was always one of my favorites!! Powerful & smooth, most bands couldn't flow like this, still love it!!
My favorite emcee before I knew her name Sha Rock❤
Rock, rock y'all!
legends of hip hop
What a great video! I used to jam "That's the Joint" when I was in high school. They should collect royalties from today's rappers for paving the way.
Rap was soooo authentic so special back in the 80s I swear I wish I grew up in this error you can tell they enjoy music and was passionate about it and was having fun
So freaking ill! You can throw anything else in the dustbin from modernity. This is the formula. So glad my Bishop presented this to me! You can here God in the melody.
Yes,you are right!!!
2024 we are still here for these legendary iconic hip hop artist.😎
Oh WOW!!!......I miss those days. I'm so glad I was an actual witness to those days, especially the young days of hip-hop. Going to all of the jams all around NYC and the Bronx. B-Boys & B-Girls Forever!!!!
Yes , growing up N.Y.C (Bx)was the best time ever 80’s. 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻
@@mayrarosario4002 For me it was the 70s and 80s, but either way, you're right.
Word up ya'll... I'm so blessed to have grown up during the early 80's bboy hip hop era when I was a teenager, now I pass on my memories down too my teenage son's on how much we strived on during those hard times in the concrete jungle with true good friends and school yard block parties and experiencing the birth of hip hop and styles of gear and tagging graffitti and most definitely break dancing in which it "all started out too something negative too something positive"!
Brooklyn..Bronx..Queens.. Manhattan.. Staten Island.. Strong Island.. Stand Up! We Audi 9000.. Funky Four Plus One.. Krazy Dope!
They rhymes was flawless wit finess n they were the best!!!! I say they were the best!!! Black young people create culture.👍👍👍👍😁😁😁😁🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Sha Rock 🔥🔥🔥💯
Gil 180 BX I would never forget this day I was there 💯🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷💯👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼😎
Sha has the best hip hop voice ever!
In my opinion, there are only few groups who have made Hip Hop/Rap a fully fledged musical art form in its own right!
Funky 4+1 are one example of that. To do it whilst having a female in a male dominated genre whilst not over sexualising her, but treating her as an artist in her own right should be championed a lot more!
1980!!!!!!!!!!
The quality is amazing, this is a great find.
Just to know how many legendary male rappers Sha rock inspired is crazy also They were the first rappers to perform on Saturday night live and Rodney C was Angie Stones man back then when she was in a group called sequence, just some hip hop history.
How you knew about that relationship it was a secret me and Keith went to school together and went to Rodney C crib and Angie was there and Keith told me not to say anything about they relationship and she was trying to talk Keith and Rodney about them getting back together
They were married and B Angie B (that was her name then) became Angie Stone - she still Carrie’s his name to this day.
And you know that!
IF YOU HAVE ANYMORE VIDEOS FROM GROUPS OF THIS ERA PLEASE POST THEM UP ON YOU-TUBE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE , I WAS A TEEENAGER DURING THIS TIME AND I HAVE THE MUSIC BUT SEEING THIS VIDEO SURELY BROUGHT BACK ALOT OF GREAT MEMORIES ...... WAITING ON LONG LINES TO GET IN THE PARTIES AND THOSE BLOCK-PARTIES WAS ON BACK THEN .... MISSED THOSE DAYS BIG-TIME .... N.Y.C.-5 BOROUGHS .....
Alex James - yo, and ain't it funny how loads of the hip-hop fans, media, & artists talk so much craziness about our era vs theirs? MC's been fly since the 70's rhyming like beasts! But who da fu had a way to record it back then - nobody. We lucky to have lived it bro! Peace
HIP-HOP YA DON'T STOP!
Gawd I love Sha rock's voice.
This is what it is - Classic!
Everybody loved Flash and The Furious 5 and I did too, but my favorites were always The Funk 4 Plus 1. Thanks Much
There are not many videos of the early performances and shout out to Sha Rock the first female MC. This is a piece of history that needs to be preserved.
Sha-Rock rock the house 🕺🏾🕺🏾🕺🏾🕺🏾
Funky 4 plus 1 was one of the hottest group's out there at that time...
THE FIRST HIP-HOP ARTIST TO APPEAR
ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
I HAPPY TO HAVE WITNESSED IT
OLD SCHOOL FOREVER ❤
I love my people always. 💜👑💫✨💫✨💫
Incredible charisma and flow, ESPECIALLY for 1980. And the video quality is great, thank you for this
This is one of those moments that should be preserved in the national archive for historical significance and cultural importance.
My child hood One of the songs that had me fall in love with hip hop. Sha Rock!
Sha Rock was so dope. Effortless. Incredible group.
I have a huge old school rap tape collection and my Funky Four tapes are some of my most cherished tapes. I just always loved the way they rhymed together as a group.
Do you have any tapes of afrika bambaataa on the beatbox
HipHop Yo don't stop !Sha Rock
Much RESPECT to THE FUNKY FOUR +1. Shout out to KEITH KEITH. Great footage from 1980, TRAILBLAZERS 💥💥💥💥🙏
Get it SHA!!!
Best rap track from 1979. Absolute Classic!!!
Peace All,
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!True Legends Indeed!!!!!!!!!
Right around our way...Sha Rock..Ahead of her TIME!!!
Funky Four..Always Rocked It...
Much Respect..
Blessings All.
Omg shay rock is fully covered and didn't twerk not time and still captured my attention with her talent (is she even breathing)
Queen of Rap Sha rock
amazing..... just pure class. thank you , made my day
FIRE!! Sha Rock movie please
I'm only 14 right now 2019 and I absolutely love this❤
Edit: 18 now, still love it lol
No words to describe how great this is.
Killer voice on her 1:39
Sha Rock had the smoothest flow......
The rhymes are CRAZY.
This is real old school, I still have this jam on vinyl in pristine condition in a couple of different 12" versions in my rap collection. I bought this record in my teens when rap was making its way to the west coast. I live in California and when I heard rap for the first time with Sugar Hill Gang and then I found out about this group and my mind was blown. Rap would not be played on the FM radio band till many years later. I used to record mix shows on Friday and Saturday nights off the radio from 1580 KDAY (Static noise and all). I consider this era of rap real talent because there was some thought that was put into the lyrics of rap jams. This is the reason I also love the Beastie Boys, because they had the same Old School rap style and they constantly played homage to various old school old school rappers and rap groups.
There are too many groups to mention but Funky 4 Plus 1 More, Spoonie Gee, Sequence 3, Marly Marl and MC Shan, Biz Markie, and many others are still some of my favorites. Both east coast and west coast artist brought their own style to the Hip Hop scene before it became a negative thing with more of a East against the West Coast hip hop feud. I never understood why Hip Hop artist would get into this type of exchange with each other and then they would start getting negative with the Old School hip hop artists. I think this was all just a result of money hungry music producers that fabricated these feuds to help sell records. Props to the Old School and the New School artist that represent positively and continue to push the true art of Hip Hop which has managed to span the globe and it all started in small neighborhoods in the east coast and west coast with artists that are now legends of Hip Hop.
From an Old School Pop Locker on the West Coast.
this was beautiful!