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long story short i have 3 cuzzins i recently met for the first time

ages 5, 8, 10

they live in the middle of nowhere

and the only rap they know is the stuff that makes it to non-rap radio

they are open to hear new stuff. very eager to learn actually.

they used to ask to hear *insert bad rap song with 3 notes here* every time they got in my car

now they ask for snoop or cypress hill or today, i was skippin thru songs and the 10 year old asked me to go back to TROY. <3 also played them ice cube for the first time, as they only know him as an actor (straight outta compton).

post up some tracks and some uploadthatshit links if u'd like


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when I was 10 I liked lot's of Biggie and Da Brat, lot's of Doggystyle era Snoop is prolly a good idea too

Don't really have any obvious stuff on my comp but try this blog. Lots of well known and some not so well known stuff to check out and download. Hope it helps.

http://seveng-hiphop.blogspot.com

I imagine kids would like the tribe.

thank you guys.. tribe is a good call

although if I were 10 I would listen to crime mob.

all kids should be forced to listen eazy-e-eazy duz it and too short-born to mack.

I need to know more of their tastes before I can make a decision my lady...

P.S Nice work on the PD duuuuuuuuu...he hasn't been here for a bit...

Eric B and Rakim - Paid in Full, Know the Ledge, Follow the Leader (fast raff will most likely impress them)

Big Daddy Kane - Set it Off

Gangstarr - You Know My Steez, Much 2 much

Nas - It ain't hard to tell

Biggie - Unbelievable, Juicy

um

Pharcyde - Bizarre Ryde II da Pharycde

with gems like "ya mama" for the young silly minds

also De La's first 2 albums
just super fun shit is what I'd try to rope them in with.

just tell them to sign up on so we can clown on them mercilessly for not having heard super obscure shit that came out in limited test pressings in 1992.

another thing that CAN'T fail is Michael Jackson, kids who listen to Michael Jackson always go on to like rap

admiral wrote:just tell them to sign up on so we can clown on them mercilessly for not having heard super obscure shit that came out in limited test pressings in 1992.

them: i wasnt born
SO?

thanks for the suggestions...

Jaz, they are really open to listen to just anything right now. like i said they have no access to anything other than whats on radio and tv. come to think of it, they dont watch tv that much. most of the hip hop they know comes from the video games they play (was TROY in a basketball game? and they like anything that was on Radio Los Santos)

i am thinking i'd like to make them a mix of some fun summery stuff now that its getting warmer out here, see who they like the best then i can get them some stuff along those lines.

they also <3 reef cause he gave them free shirts at our last show.


on a funny kinda side note

i was playing cypress hill IV for them and the 8 year old said

"what website is that from?"
me: "it's a cd"
"but what site did it come from?"
me: ... it's... it's a cd... cd's come first then go on websites?
him: ooooo

interesting take on the times...

GM Dizzy Skillespie wrote:Pharcyde - Bizarre Ryde II da Pharycde

with gems like "ya mama" for the young silly minds

also De La's first 2 albums
just super fun shit is what I'd try to rope them in with.

wow they would love ya mama

5 year old killed the ya mama competition the other day

"your mama is so dumb she forgot to get drunk"

they have to hear some Digital Underground

Pharcyde
Biz Markie

thekeenone wrote:they used to ask to hear *insert bad rap song with 3 notes here* every time they got in my car

"Alex, what is "Laffy Taffy"?"

"Correct, for a true daily double."

You need to get the kids to listen to Uncle Luke and the 2live crew. Kids love that shit.

My comps on my blog would be dope for them I think...

admiral wrote:just tell them to sign up on so we can clown on them mercilessly for not having heard super obscure shit that came out in limited test pressings in 1992.

i spat out my drink when i read this LOL

Definitely "Moment of Truth" -Gangstarr
Illmatic -Clean though i guess

ill advice wrote:Definitely "Moment of Truth" -Gangstarr
Illmatic -Clean though i guess

you're really pro-censorship? i think kids should be able to listen to whatever the fuck they want. they're going to learn each and every curse word by the time they're 12 or 13 anyway, probably earlier.

admiral wrote:just tell them to sign up on so we can clown on them mercilessly for not having heard super obscure shit that came out in limited test pressings in 1992.

ODB is for the children. 36 chambers, and the dirty version

I'd say all early era Hiero:

The first Casual, First Souls, First two dels, that extra prolific album.

Bizarre Ride is a good call to.

By far though, De La Soul is Dead just hella sounds like an album that kids could get into.

Personally, when I was in the 8 to 10 range I started on the first three fresh prince albums (rock the house, he's the dj, ...and in this corner). I had convinced my dad to buy me NWA and 2 Live Crew, but at that age I understood the topics on the Fresh Prince shit, and the jokes were corny and I got them and found them funny. I don't think you need to start them off with shit they SHOULD like. Give 'em stuff they probably will like to get them used to the genre, and then start trying to influence them once they kinda get what's going on.

ODB (as said above) and Biz might be some good starters also.

3 Times Dope
3rd Bass
Gangstarr "Step in the Arena"

Give them a boom-box and a bunch of old tapes, that's how I got down when I was younger.