This vid is from a period right after “Kill At Will” came out. I was a little bit surprised to hear Ice Cube talking about his life while growing up. Turns out that he was pretty much a suburban kid. Cube and a few other members of the Lench Mob smack the crowd in the face on the stage show section of this segment. If you can over look the quality and the little bit of french narration, this is a nice little clip. I think the quality suffered due to a PAL to NTSC conversion.
In 1991, Motown rap artist, MC Trouble, dies in her sleep from complications due to a seizure. This event brought some of the top female rap acts of 1992, together for a Pay Per View event. Fab is visiting with the ladies of “Sisters In the Name of Rap”. He talks with Roxanne Shante, MC Lyte, Yo-Yo, Latifah about MC Trouble and how empowering it is to be such a large event celebrating females rappers.
We already dropped all 3 performances from Snoop’s second appearance on Arsenio here, here and here. The two are really getting down on EVERY topic. Church choirs, 213, moms and being a role model. Arsenio gets Calvin to give up all the 411, back in 1993 everyone was clambering to know more about this up and coming superstar. Look how hype the crowd gets for this performance. The Chronic and Doggystyle were a hell of a 1,2 punch with Dre’s sound changing the game forever. Look for a mini interview/cameo from Dre from this episode in later posts following part 2 of this interview.
Nice & Smooth epitomize the term Old School. The laid back deliveries, the simplified yet hilarious lyrics and the funky, funky beats add up to one unique group. There was no other like them. I love this video for many reasons, there is no iced out chains, no 5 kt studs in ears, just a ball cap backwards. As the trio walk around the Bronx, Nice & Smooth talk a little bit about their new album “Ain’t a Damn Thang Changed” as well as drop a little knowledge about their relationship with Bobby Brown.
I am sitting here having the debate with myself if Fab 5 Freddy is best known to the public for all his work in hip hop or for hosting Yo! Mtv Raps? To me, Fab always came off as the old school cat who never lost touch with the old school, not necessarily adapting HIS style to to the current school while still sporting the old school clothes and lingo to boot. The respect is always there though as Triple F has been around since the inception of hip hop. He started as an ill graf artist and was even mention in Blondie’s Rapture due to his stature in the hip hop community. This is the first of many clips celebrating Fred’s third anniversary on Yo! with some amusing impersonations and heart-felt anecdotes on Fab. My personal highlight is the Oran Juice Jones appearance and subsequent pimp jive lingo exchange between Freddy, BDK and OJ.
How about the Zubaz type pattern on these shoes? This guy was drafted in 1991 and just retired this last year?
The all time rushing leader, Jazzy Jeff, Brooke Shields, Mr. October??? Nothing could have made this a respectable commercial, it is laughable by today’s standards.
Wrapping this edition up with a commercial from Trespass.
One thing everyone can admit, MC Serch is unique. His beliefs, his mannerisms and the way he verbalizes. Fab5 and Serch touch on a lot of topics in this brief clip. Sometimes serious, sometimes goofy, Serch has his own flavor.
**Just a quick note on our absence; We were attempting to have a new design for the site coincide with new posts, but we have a hit a few technical snags and should have a new look real soon. In the mean time, lets get these clips started up again!! Happy Holidays everyone!**
The energy of the group in the clip just lets you know there is something special there, something more than meets the eye. Nervousness, shyness and honesty all ooze from all the members of LONS here on what appears to be their first appearance on Yo! No bling or flashy clothes here, this is old school artists just struggling to make it. They realize a good appearance on Yo! could catapult them into a different level of hip hop popularity.
The first clip above is from about 1992. The clip really does speak for itself. The sideways pink ball cap kinda of sums it all up. You know what I am sprayin?
Below is another Foot Locker commercial. This time John Stockton guest stars in the clip. While Stockton may not be exactly hip hop related there is no denying the NBA/basketball connection to the art form.
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