1. Sucker MCs - Run DMC. It might not seem like it now, but nobody had ever rapped like that before. I remember going to summer camp and everybody knew Sucker MCs from memory. If you ask old timers from The Bronx, they'll tell you that Sucker MCs was the first rap song on wax that captured the essence of how the MCs flowed in the parks. Meaning; most of the rap songs up to that point were made in a recording studio and were produced like R&B songs. Sucker MCs captures the feel of an MC rhyming over a drum break.
2. Beast From The East - Lost Boys feat Redman and Canibus. Canibus blacks out. His verse is twice as long as anybody else's.
3. Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See - Busta Rhymes. I was in New York when this came out. Everybody in the room would stop and get in a zone when this song came on the radio.
4. Let The Rhythm Hit Em - Eric B and Rakim. All of Rakim's verses are top notch, but his last verse where he says "rhymes dangerous packed in like a briefcase" is especially noteworthy.
5. One More Chance (Stay With Me Remix) - Notorious BIG. Biggie's flow and cadence is effortless. I remember when this song was out I wished and fantasized that I was living the life he was portraying on that song.
6. Bomb First - 2Pac. If thats not blacking out I don't know what is. Pac has the intensity at 100% on his verse, unfortunately The Outlaws come in and the intensity drops down a level.
7. Rainey Days - Raekwon feat Ghostface. Ghostface's verse is cool, but Raekwon's verse is lyricism at its finest. I don't know how many times I've listened to that song and rewound just Raekwon's verse.
8. Ah Yeah - KRS One. I remember this was on Doo Wop's 95 Live tape. When the song was over there was nothing anybody could say.
9. The Message - Grandmaster Flash and The Furious 5. Melle Mel and Duke Bootee painted a vivid picture of life in the ghetto. Melle Mel's last verse gives me chills and goosebumps.
10. Scenario - A Tribe Called Quest feat Leaders Of The New School. The song is dope leading up to Busta's verse, but he completely Blacked out at the end of the song. I remember when this song was out, when the DJ would play it at parties people would start jumping up and down when Buasta's verse came on.
2. Beast From The East - Lost Boys feat Redman and Canibus. Canibus blacks out. His verse is twice as long as anybody else's.
3. Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See - Busta Rhymes. I was in New York when this came out. Everybody in the room would stop and get in a zone when this song came on the radio.
4. Let The Rhythm Hit Em - Eric B and Rakim. All of Rakim's verses are top notch, but his last verse where he says "rhymes dangerous packed in like a briefcase" is especially noteworthy.
5. One More Chance (Stay With Me Remix) - Notorious BIG. Biggie's flow and cadence is effortless. I remember when this song was out I wished and fantasized that I was living the life he was portraying on that song.
6. Bomb First - 2Pac. If thats not blacking out I don't know what is. Pac has the intensity at 100% on his verse, unfortunately The Outlaws come in and the intensity drops down a level.
7. Rainey Days - Raekwon feat Ghostface. Ghostface's verse is cool, but Raekwon's verse is lyricism at its finest. I don't know how many times I've listened to that song and rewound just Raekwon's verse.
8. Ah Yeah - KRS One. I remember this was on Doo Wop's 95 Live tape. When the song was over there was nothing anybody could say.
9. The Message - Grandmaster Flash and The Furious 5. Melle Mel and Duke Bootee painted a vivid picture of life in the ghetto. Melle Mel's last verse gives me chills and goosebumps.
10. Scenario - A Tribe Called Quest feat Leaders Of The New School. The song is dope leading up to Busta's verse, but he completely Blacked out at the end of the song. I remember when this song was out, when the DJ would play it at parties people would start jumping up and down when Buasta's verse came on.
