Sunday 22 February 2009

Kicking It Old School

Because it's Sunday and I'm feeling lazy*, let's go with a video blog today, shall we?** That was rhetorical, I'm not gonna wait for you to agree or not, I'm afraid, I'm just going to go ahead with the post. Alrighty then.

We've already established that my musical taste is extremely eclectic. I've been listening to a fair few different styles of late but am having a bit of a rediscovered for fondness for hip hop (mainly old school stuff). Yes, I realise that "rediscovering a fondness" isn't a very street way of putting it but I'm going to spare us all the embarrassment of even attempting that. Good, glad we all agree.

Right, let's start with the basics:-

Grandmaster Flash - The Message

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny-zSZ62Ig4



And then move things on with a bit of:-

Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock - It Takes Two

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih6rp3u2yg4



Following that up with a slice of:-

Naughty By Nature - O.P.P.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysD-gYAnT94



And then finish off with a little bit of this (especially as it has a brilliant Spike Jonze video):-

Pharcyde - Drop

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co3qMdkucM0





Peace. Out.


* Actually, it's Thursday and my ideas pool is draining fast but you get the idea...

** And for anyone who might be reading this as a Facebook note, I've added the links as well as embedding the vids otherwise you'll just see a big blank space. Yes, I am good like that.


7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ok, I'm late, but I did indeed get my jam on!!

Anna Russell said...

I totally, 110% approve. And I'm a big hip hop fan, so it takes a lot for me to approve of other people's taste in hip hop.
I've seen Grandmaster Flash live and it's an experience I'll never forget.

That Baldy Fella said...

Tabitha - It's never too late to get your jam on, surely?

Anna The Russell - High praise indeed! I can't really claim to be a big hip hop fan but I knows what I likes.

Belle said...

And so humble!
Needless to say, I'm not into HipHop.

That Baldy Fella said...

Well, I'm more of a rock / indie / 60s soul / 70s funk / randomly odd other stuff fan but I do like the odd bit of hip hop from time to time...

Pearl said...

You had me at Grandmaster Flash.
Pearl

That Baldy Fella said...

Jerry Maguire would be vastly improved by that being the actual line...