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Soundtrack #93: Revert To Faceplant Edition

January 23, 2009 

I locked up on a ledge and went flying while skateboarding today, landing so hard on my hip that I screamed like a little girl. To numb the pain I took out my iPod and thumbed together a new playlist based around the song I was listening to when I fell (Power, by Ice T). Mostly old school stuff, some of my favourite hip hop tracks from 20 years ago. I’ve had it on repeat and cranked all night, working on the cookbook. My Top Ten, presented here in order of awesomeness…

Eric B. & Rakim | Paid In Full - Nobody does it better…

EPMD | Strictly Business – Erick and Parrish makin’ dollars…

Stetsasonic | Talkin’ All That Jazz – so earnest, so classic

A Tribe Called Quest | Check The Rhime - Because Five Footer Fife is the shit.

Public Enemy | Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos – Chuck D’s opening lyrics to this track, especially the “picture me giving a damn – I said never” line, meant a lot to 16 year old affluent white kids. Let me tell you…

Twin Hype | Do It To The Crowd – I’ve always dug this for what King Shameek does starting at 2:51 (following it up with a few seconds of early NY house).

Arabian Prince | It’s Time To Bone – one of my favourite beats. A short-serving member of NWA, Arabian Prince’s bio on Last FM ends almost poetically: “Arabian Prince continued a solo career again and he released his third album Where’s My Bythces in 1993, which was his last album.” Life’s a bythce.

De La Soul | Eye Know – when hip hop and better weed made a superbaby…

Cold Cut | The Payback Mix - the ultimate homage to the Godfather of Soul.

Ice T | I’m Your Pusher - “Yo Homeboy, you a fool. You don’t know what time it is, out here messin’ up your mind, you know what I’m sayin?” Yeah, Ice T totally saved me from crack.

What would you add?

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11 Responses to “Soundtrack #93: Revert To Faceplant Edition”

  1. BBB on January 23rd, 2009 2:36 am

    Your missing the three B’s: BDP, Biz Markie, and the Beasties.

  2. Darren on January 23rd, 2009 2:49 am

    I would add some Run DMC.

  3. Thomas on January 23rd, 2009 10:47 am

    LL Cool J: Jack The Ripper – Kool Moe Dee Diss

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nI2hKo8lAA

    Try it out.

  4. craigbabe on January 23rd, 2009 11:40 am

    Holy memories. Thank you. I can taste Fanta right now.

  5. david on January 23rd, 2009 12:31 pm

    You Must Learn!!
    BDP.

    Also, Going back to Cali – nice ring to it.

  6. Scout Magazine on January 23rd, 2009 12:53 pm

    BDP – You Must Learn: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMQpA6v5_pA

    LL Cool J – Goin’ Back To Cali: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC7iIttp6cY

  7. 3rd Bass on January 23rd, 2009 5:26 pm

    3rd Bass’ The Gas Face

  8. Jason on January 23rd, 2009 6:12 pm

    Great list!

  9. LL Fool J on January 23rd, 2009 6:33 pm

    Arabian Prince is DOPE! Fuck LL. Sellout. ;-)

  10. Pete Rock on January 23rd, 2009 11:59 pm

    Nice list man… T.R.O.Y. by Pete Rock and CL smooth would be a good add. as well as some Sugarhill Gang Rapper’s Delight or The Message by Furious 5 or some Fat Boys
    I gotta start downloading some tracks. see what you started? Now I’ll be up all night. hehe

  11. Scout Magazine on January 25th, 2009 1:15 am

    Kool G. Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Master Ace, and DJ Polo doing The Symphony!