Rap Music "One-hit wonders"

[Jabu_Rule]

Slim Calhoun ft. Andre 3000 - It's Ok


Swishahouse - Still Tippin' (ft. Mike Jones, Slim Thug & Paul Wall)


^^^yes this their biggest & only hit solo or otherwise..

wrong mike jones had back then which was a hit also

he's talking about the group Swishahouse. I didn't even know they were a group. I thought it was just one of them featuring the other two.

 

[CP203]

Slim Calhoun ft. Andre 3000 - It's Ok


Swishahouse - Still Tippin' (ft. Mike Jones, Slim Thug & Paul Wall)


^^^yes this their biggest & only hit solo or otherwise..

wrong mike jones had back then which was a hit also

he's talking about the group Swishahouse. I didn't even know they were a group. I thought it was just one of them featuring the other two.

swishahouse is a label, they're not a group, still tipping was on mike jones album

 

[achewon87]

Nine - Whutcha Want


G-Dep - Special Delivery Ft. P. Diddy & Black Rob


Khia - My Neck, My Back


Rich Boy - Throw Some D's

 

[smp4life]

Sam Sneed "U Better Recognize"

 

[smp4life]

Special Ed "I Got it Made"

 

[Jabu_Rule]

Special Ed "I Got it Made"

 

[Built 4 cuban linx]

So Now niggas posting rakim? yall some idiots, gotdamn

 

[a_list]

Quick question....EPMD's So Watcha Saying didnt chart in the top 40 but was #23 Hot Rap/R&B #40 Hot Dance Singles sales and #5 Hot Rap singles....Was it a hit? @5grand

 

[bck145]

people confusing legends of a culture with hits

So Now niggas posting rakim? yall some idiots, gotdamn

hey dummy your confusing someone who's a cultural icon with hits...totally different stuff, but your education level doesn't allow you to recognize

taken from billboard.com:

They never had a mainstream hit of their own, but during rap's so-called golden age in the late '80s, Eric B. & Rakim were almost universally recognized as the premier DJ/MC team in all of hip-hop. Not only was their chemistry superb, but individually, each represented the absolute state of the art in their respective skills.

 

[DJ Pauls Arm]

 

[SheerExcellence]

The argument is not "who literally had only one top 40 pop chart single?"

Its "who was a one -hit wonder?"

Some of you guys are equating those two statements knowing they are not equal. Words have meaning and sometimes the combination of more that one word is larger than sum of their parts.

One hit wonder is one such term. It means more than literally "one big hit" it has gone on to represent a type of artist, typically a flash in the pain artist thats whole basic contribution to the whole of national music landscape was ONE very extremely popular song that pretty much put them on the map and took em off as soon as the song was gone from the public mindstate.

Rakim, krs one, jimi hendrix, grateful dead, radiohead, etc are not artists that qualify for that category even though they may have only had one top 40 hit their entire career.

You the type guys that drive yourself crazy trying to figure out how come the hamburger doesnt have ham on it. Everyone on allhiphop.com knows what the term means and we all know rakim and public enemy arent one hit wonders, so why the trolling?

 

[SheerExcellence]

Guys like rob base may be on the borderline, and those are ones we can debate...

But fuck outta here putting up big daddy kane and public enemy, that just turns this discussion all kinda stupid ways.

stop that

 

[genocidecutter]

The argument is not "who literally had only one top 40 pop chart single?"

Its "who was a one -hit wonder?"

Some of you guys are equating those two statements knowing they are not equal. Words have meaning and sometimes the combination of more that one word is larger than sum of their parts.

One hit wonder is one such term. It means more than literally "one big hit" it has gone on to represent a type of artist, typically a flash in the pain artist thats whole basic contribution to the whole of national music landscape was ONE very extremely popular song that pretty much put them on the map and took em off as soon as the song was gone from the public mindstate.

Rakim, krs one, jimi hendrix, grateful dead, radiohead, etc are not artists that qualify for that category even though they may have only had one top 40 hit their entire career.

You the type guys that drive yourself crazy trying to figure out how come the hamburger doesnt have ham on it. Everyone on allhiphop.com knows what the term means and we all know rakim and public enemy arent one hit wonders, so why the trolling?

This dumb fuck proves my point many times over. The loser probably thinks Wiz Khalifa a is a good rapper

 

[DJ Pauls Arm]

yall always have to nerd up a thread smh

 

[genocidecutter]

people confusing legends of a culture with hits

So Now niggas posting rakim? yall some idiots, gotdamn

hey dummy your confusing someone who's a cultural icon with hits...totally different stuff, but your education level doesn't allow you to recognize

taken from billboard.com:

They never had a mainstream hit of their own, but during rap's so-called golden age in the late '80s, Eric B. & Rakim were almost universally recognized as the premier DJ/MC team in all of hip-hop. Not only was their chemistry superb, but individually, each represented the absolute state of the art in their respective skills.

Finally a poster with common fucking sense

 

[bck145]

The argument is not "who literally had only one top 40 pop chart single?"

Its "who was a one -hit wonder?"

Some of you guys are equating those two statements knowing they are not equal. Words have meaning and sometimes the combination of more that one word is larger than sum of their parts.

One hit wonder is one such term. It means more than literally "one big hit" it has gone on to represent a type of artist, typically a flash in the pain artist thats whole basic contribution to the whole of national music landscape was ONE very extremely popular song that pretty much put them on the map and took em off as soon as the song was gone from the public mindstate.

Rakim, krs one, jimi hendrix, grateful dead, radiohead, etc are not artists that qualify for that category even though they may have only had one top 40 hit their entire career.

You the type guys that drive yourself crazy trying to figure out how come the hamburger doesnt have ham on it. Everyone on allhiphop.com knows what the term means and we all know rakim and public enemy arent one hit wonders, so why the trolling?

seems like your having a hard time understanding what a one hit wonder is:

A one-hit wonder is a person or act known mainly for only a single success.

The term is most often used to describe music performers with only one hit single or for having one signature song which overshadows their other work

longevity doesn't excuse you for still being a one hit wonder, one could argue that rakim is a no hit wonder since the masses never really cared about him

 

[5 Grand]

Quick question....EPMD's So Watcha Saying didnt chart in the top 40 but was #23 Hot Rap/R&B #40 Hot Dance Singles sales and #5 Hot Rap singles....Was it a hit? @5grand

I wouldn't consider So Whatcha Saying a "hit" but I remember when it was out.

You guys are making revisionist history. Just because a song was hot in Hip Hop circles doesn't make it a "hit".

It takes Two - Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock

Walk This Way - Run DMC

Push It - Salt N Pepa

U Can't Touch This - MC Hammer

Just a friend - Biz Markie

^^^^ Those were hits during an era when Top 40 stations generally didn't play rap music.

 

[SheerExcellence]

people confusing legends of a culture with hits

So Now niggas posting rakim? yall some idiots, gotdamn

hey dummy your confusing someone who's a cultural icon with hits...totally different stuff, but your education level doesn't allow you to recognize

taken from billboard.com:

They never had a mainstream hit of their own, but during rap's so-called golden age in the late '80s, Eric B. & Rakim were almost universally recognized as the premier DJ/MC team in all of hip-hop. Not only was their chemistry superb, but individually, each represented the absolute state of the art in their respective skills.

Finally a poster with common fucking sense

Got you a little anger there fella

It's ok, come be tough over the internet, the only time in your life you get to release that aggression

Cus obviously something going on in your life fills you with rage you aren't addressing in your life with actual humans in real world

Girl stepping out on you?

Mom telling you get a job?

No girl?

Never had a girl?

Tired of ppl referring to you as loser?

Tired of not getting respect?

Can't do all that complicated math when you work the McDonald's register and it breaks?

What is it, pal?

You can open up with us man, we here to listen to you. Grown and sexy would love to help you deal with your issues. Its a great forum. There are also depression forums and sites to help you up your swag to get some chicks. (1st tip is wipe off that insane clown posse make-up)

Cause man, let me tell you

Tough internet guy swag is not a good look. And we all see you crying out for help and attention

First step is admitting you have the problem. Only you can walk through that door tho.

 

[SheerExcellence]

Quick question....EPMD's So Watcha Saying didnt chart in the top 40 but was #23 Hot Rap/R&B #40 Hot Dance Singles sales and #5 Hot Rap singles....Was it a hit? @5grand

I wouldn't consider So Whatcha Saying a "hit" but I remember when it was out.

You guys are making revisionist history. Just because a song was hot in Hip Hop circles doesn't make it a "hit".

It takes Two - Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock

Walk This Way - Run DMC

Push It - Salt N Pepa

U Can't Touch This - MC Hammer

Just a friend - Biz Markie

^^^^ Those were hits during an era when Top 40 stations generally didn't play rap music.

Yeah you right? What you think of that one hit wonder Jimi Hendrix.

 

[Vader_F_Kennedy]

Damn some of these songs bring back memories