VH1 pays tribute to hip hop's finest
It's official: VH1 loves hip hop. VH1 is offering up two shows bound to keep hip hop fans happily entertained and noddin' their heads, too. (See past debate on top 5 MCs of all time.)
First up, VH1 100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs tonight at 10 p.m. This is genius! We all love those TV shows that count down everything, such as worst celebrity mug shots, hottest celebrity moms, etc. And now, a countdown show paying tribute to hip hop's finest and the songs that illustrated their urban, sometimes gritty lifestyle. I can't wait to tune in!
Here's my beef: "Rapper's Delight" by Sugar Hill gang is No. 2 on the list. What gives? I understand the song popularized the genre, but they didn't write all their own rhymes and are not true hip hop pioneers in my opinion. However, I'm very pleased that female rap duo Salt 'N Pepa cracked the top 10 with their hit "Push It." I guess there is some justice in the world.
My TiVo will be kickin' into overdrive when VH1 Hip Hop Honors airs on Monday, October 6 at 10 p.m. This year's awards ceremony honors rap artists Slick Rick, Cypress Hill, De La Soul, Naughty By Nature, and Too Short. I'm hoping to see the honorees perform some hip hop classics like "Children's Story" by Slick Rick or the hook of "O.P.P." by Naughty By Nature.
In the meantime, let's enjoy these old school videos ...
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A salute to "Hip-Hop's Finest?"
Why not a tribute to the "Most Enjoyable Battlefield Amputations" after it is over?
It's a viable music genre like any other created in the streets and filtered into the mainstream. You just need to know history to understand that.
VH1 isn't the only one who loves hiphop! And there are college courses across the country teaching the history of hiphop culture. This sounds like a pretty cool special.
What was there some quota of no more than one per artist. Joke list.
Fight the Power may very well be the #1 Rap of all-time. It's definitely in the debate along with Paid in Full, Microphone Fiend, You Know I Got Soul, RAW, Ain't No Half Steppin', DWYCK, It Was a Good Day, The Message, My Philosophy, TROY, I Used to Love Her, Top Billin', Shook Ones Part II, Slow Down, La di Da di, Children's Story, Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos, CREAM, The Symphony, Paper Thin, I Got it Made, Unbelievable, One More Chance (Remix), Juicy, Nobody Beats the Biz, Ebonics, The Gas Face, You're All I Need to Get By, The World is Yours and a few others that I can't think of off the top of my head.
If you don't know who performed these tracks, you better ask somebody.