Ego Trips Book of Rap Lists.....

[Styles1]

if you get the chance, pick up this book!
its a book of rap facts... here are a few.. I will keep it West Coast so it can stay in this section...

Rejected Titles of Rap Albums:
America's Most Blunted - Cypress Hill (released as Cypress Hill, 1991)

Black Little Bastards - Illegal (released as The Untold Truth, 1993)

Eargasms - The Lady Of Rage (released as Necessary Roughness, 1997)

The Last Original Nigga - Coolio (released as It Takes A Thief, 1994)

Pin The Tail On The Honky - Da Lench Mob (released as Guerillas In Tha Mist, 1992)

Revelations - The Pharcyde (released as Labcabincalifornia, 1995)

Starved Bandit - DJ Quik (released as Safe + Sound, 1995)

Non - West....

Don't Be A Faggot - Beastie Boys (released as Licensed To Ill, 1986)


original names of rap groups:

Band Aid Boys - Bone Thugs N Harmony

Disco Construction - The World Class Wreckin' Cru

DVX - Cypress Hill


interesting rap video trivia:

members of the Pharcyde appear as a band of dancing Egyptians in Michael Jackson's "Remember The Time" video....

Ice T is one of the students dancing around the classroom in Joeski Love's "Pee Wee's Dance" video...


Rap artists who began their careers as dancers:

black eyed peas
boo-yaa tribe
the pharcyde
defari
ras kass
saafir
freestyle fellowship
ice t
2Pac

[Brutus]

propz Styles; interesting facts

but please write the whole information i one post  

[STONED KITTY]

Rejected Titles of Rap Albums:

The Last Original Nigga - Coolio (released as It Takes A Thief, 1994)

Pin The Tail On The Honky - Da Lench Mob (released as Guerillas In Tha Mist, 1992)

Non - West....

Don't Be A Faggot - Beastie Boys (released as Licensed To Ill, 1986)


original names of rap groups:

Band Aid Boys - Bone Thugs N Harmony

 

[CHUCK KNOXXX]

you can probably cop that shit on amazon for cheap.....i bought it way back, at the same time that i copped 'streetz is a mutha....', its a great book for anyone who loves HIP HOP, and i dont mean just west coast shit.......its dedicated to all forms and eras, so if your expecting only current shit, your gonna be let down.....alot

[The "Untouchable" DJR]

Yeah it's a great book highly recommended, a must for all serious hip hop fans I would say.

[Lunatic]

Rap artists who began their careers as dancers:

black eyed peas
boo-yaa tribe
the pharcyde
defari
ras kass
saafir
freestyle fellowship
ice t
2Pac

 

+1

[Styles1]

i knew that would get a laugh...

i will try to post more as i continue reading...if i get a chance to do so... but there is no way in hell i am going to compile a list for one post...

[Styles1]

i didn't know about this beef...

Tone Loc vs. Boo-ya Tribe:
During a 1991 Leaders Of The New School performance, L.A. turned into the Wild Wild Wes of old when cool cat Loc lost his cool and decided to exchange bullets with Boo-Ya's bad of fearless Samoans. Fortunately, no one got touched by the hot lead exchange.

[Brutus]

Rap artists who began their careers as dancers:


boo-yaa tribe

that's hard to imagine

[Styles1]

it was probably Break dancing.... everybody in the 84 or 85 era was doing it.... even gangsters...

[BritneySpears]

did you used to breakdance?

I'm gonna see if I can cop this book today. It sounds really interesting.

[CHUCK KNOXXX]

it was probably Break dancing.... everybody in the 84 or 85 era was doing it.... even gangsters...

Rap artists who began their careers as dancers:


boo-yaa tribe

that's hard to imagine

they used to pop and lock, check out the psycho realm video below for more proof (around 1:40).......hell yeah, everyone used to break back in the day.......thats real talk!

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/uUx1OSVjFtU" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/uUx1OSVjFtU</a>

[d-nice]

if you get the chance, pick up this book!
its a book of rap facts... here are a few.. I will keep it West Coast so it can stay in this section...

Rejected Titles of Rap Albums:
America's Most Blunted - Cypress Hill (released as Cypress Hill, 1991)

Black Little Bastards - Illegal (released as The Untold Truth, 1993)

Eargasms - The Lady Of Rage (released as Necessary Roughness, 1997)

The Last Original Nigga - Coolio (released as It Takes A Thief, 1994)

Pin The Tail On The Honky - Da Lench Mob (released as Guerillas In Tha Mist, 1992)

Revelations - The Pharcyde (released as Labcabincalifornia, 1995)

Starved Bandit - DJ Quik (released as Safe + Sound, 1995)

Non - West....

Don't Be A Faggot - Beastie Boys (released as Licensed To Ill, 1986)


original names of rap groups:

Band Aid Boys - Bone Thugs N Harmony

Disco Construction - The World Class Wreckin' Cru

DVX - Cypress Hill


interesting rap video trivia:

members of the Pharcyde appear as a bad of dancing Egyptians in Michael Jackson's "Remember The Time" video....

Ice T is one of the students dancing around the classroom in Joeski Love's "Pee Wee's Dance" video...


Rap artists who began their careers as dancers:

black eyed peas
boo-yaa tribe
the pharcyde
defari
ras kass
saafir
freestyle fellowship
ice t
2Pac

The eargasms one was a actual concept of a album. So NR that Rage put out would be a completely different album right?

[Styles1]

not according to this book... but i can always ask her that...

and yes.... i did some breaking (at least tried...lol)... but i was more of a popper ... i can still do some mean animation and ticks...

[rik]

LOL at Band Aid Boys