Yo! MTV Raps... Trading Cards?

cascarrabias · Post by **cascarrabias** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 7:59 pm

Found these at a old timey candy shop.

Sorry pics are a little blurry.

MC Hammer

Public Enemy

De La Soul

Big Daddy Kane

Boogie Down Productions

I also got Heavy D and the Boyz, Fab Five Freddy, Vanilla Ice, and Digital Underground.

StormShadow · Post by **StormShadow** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 8:10 pm

yeah I've got like 30 of these

they are cool

Thun · Post by **Thun** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 8:10 pm

Yeah these were the shit back in the day. The Eric B. & Rakim ones were gully.

Jabba Dabba · Post by **Jabba Dabba** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 9:07 pm

I have a 36 pack box of these given to me by a friend 2 years ago. Alotta ill pics I must say.

Cryptic One · Post by **Cryptic One** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 10:02 pm

word up... i have a box of these also... unopened... wonder if that gum is still good

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 2:48 am

I bought a box on eBay a few years ago. Actually put the entire set into pages and a binder.

Move Free · Post by **Move Free** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 3:22 am

Philaflava wrote:I bought a box on eBay a few years ago. Actually put the entire set into pages and a binder.

me too

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 10:28 am

I used to buy those when they came out. I would love to get those cards signed. My collection would be complete if I had a Chuck D card signed sitting next to my Derek Jeter and Ricky Williams.

marinville · Post by **marinville** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 3:52 pm

I remember having ll cool jay, heavy d, and I think I had young mc too.

dont know what ever happened to those...

Gurped Out · Post by **Gurped Out** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 3:38 pm

Those were a good way to put heads up on artists they may have never heard

CRASH DDZ · Post by **CRASH DDZ** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 8:45 pm

Move Free wrote:
Philaflava wrote:I bought a box on eBay a few years ago. Actually put the entire set into pages and a binder.
me too

I did that when they came out..also have another set I can't think of what they were called ? Rap pack maybe ? they each came with a graph sticker from like t-kid or some other artist.

I hosted a battle at 36 deadly masters in indianapolis and got an extra box off ebay and used the card numbers to see who would battle first.

We didn't count the MC hammers or the Vanilla Ices tho...

Gave a full set to the runner up. I gave illogic a set waaay back too..

inK · Post by **inK** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 9:09 pm

got a box on ebay awhile back.. never opened it. do u think it'll have value within the next couple of years?

arlene · Post by **arlene** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 9:10 pm

You can buy these for a dollar a pack at strange cargo in chicago
Another reason Chicago rules.

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 9:38 pm

inK wrote:got a box on ebay awhile back.. never opened it. do u think it'll have value within the next couple of years?

they'll have the same value they have now in the next 10 years. reason i know is because they have the same value now as when they did when they came out 15 years ago.

multsanta · Post by **multsanta** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 9:46 pm

Move Free wrote:
Philaflava wrote:I bought a box on eBay a few years ago. Actually put the entire set into pages and a binder.
me too

rap packs also.

CRASH DDZ · Post by **CRASH DDZ** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 2:23 pm

multsanta wrote:
Move Free wrote:
Philaflava wrote:I bought a box on eBay a few years ago. Actually put the entire set into pages and a binder.
me too
rap packs also.

These had the Doc Ice photo on the Kurtis BLow card or some shit like that...

and the Yo! cards came out in two versions.. the first set then the added a booster set with more artists/crads.. Those are still pretty available.. I used to see em in "Everythings a dollar" type stores for a buck a box...

the trick is to hold on to em till they are really rare.which could be never ha ha..

There was a pop set too.

FURY · Post by **FURY** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 8:34 pm

ARGHLENE wrote:You can buy these for a dollar a pack at strange cargo in chicago
Another reason Chicago rules.

um, wheres strange cargo?

BayAreaHustla408 · Post by **BayAreaHustla408** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 5:47 am

ya i have a signed K-Fed one

bringinoutbangerz · Post by **bringinoutbangerz** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 11:07 am

Best thing about the Yo MTV Raps cards was finding out that Vanilla Ice's real name is Rob Van Winkle. Turned my 3rd grade world upside down dun.

Sankofa · Post by **Sankofa** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 1:10 pm

CRASH DDZ wrote:I hosted a battle at 36 deadly masters in Fort Wayne

*fixed*

z3 · Post by z3 » Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:41 am

i was planning on ordering a box of series 1 and 2 . instead i order these cards card 'The Rap Pack' from the same era. theres suppose to be 150 different cards of 69 different groups. each pack comes with 10 trading cards and 1 peel n stick graffitti sticker. waiting for em in the mail rite now. I will upload some scans once i get them in the mail. im planning on putting them in binders as well. i only got 18 packs . so i doubt ill end up with all 150 different cards.

HomeSkillet · Post by **HomeSkillet** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 1:28 pm

lol i had those

provoked15 · Post by **provoked15** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 2:04 pm

if you are buying those in a bodega today, i'd really suggest you check expiration dates on anything you purchase.

CRASH DDZ · Post by **CRASH DDZ** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 2:13 pm

provoked15 wrote:if you are buying those in a bodega today, i'd really suggest you check expiration dates on anything you purchase.

Waat ?

Mark 563 · Post by **Mark 563** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 4:37 pm

I have a box of the series 1 cards - keep meaning to get me some of the series 2 joints.

Blockhead · Post by **Blockhead** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 4:58 pm

z3 wrote:

you think grand daddy IU is aware he's on a trading card? that series is ill cause they really span the whole spectrum of hip hop..from gerardo to the smooth assassin.

sajr · Post by **sajr** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 6:35 pm

When I bought 'Rakim Told me' the author put a sign Eric B and Rakim one in the book when he sent it over from the US to the UK.

soopacee · Post by **soopacee** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 6:56 am

Blockhead wrote:
z3 wrote:

you think grand daddy IU is aware he's on a trading card? that series is ill cause they really span the whole spectrum of hip hop..from gerardo to the smooth assassin.

i was actually gonna point that out haha

that is kinda ill that granddaddy is in there......also kinda ill, as in puke, that rico fuckin suave is there aswell

can someone tell me who else in is this set.....like rarities that werent in the YO! ones

Jaz · Post by **Jaz** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:33 am

was there an EPMD one in the Yo! MTV Raps ones?

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:25 am

Jaz wrote:was there an EPMD one in the Yo! MTV Raps ones?

Plus 3 more.