The last Summer that the East Coast had it. Nas, Jay, SP the Ghost, AZ, Cormega, Nelly, Ja, Eminem, and even NORE had heads moving. And 2002 ended with a bang with God's Son and Blueprint 2.
Summer 2002: What Was On The Menu?
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25 Favorite Rap Singles:
Honorable Mention:
Nappy Roots - Where Ya Head At
Ms Jade - Big Head
25. Lil Romeo f/ Master P & Silkk The Shocker - 2-Way
24. Swizz Beatz f/ Bounty Killer - Guilty
23. B.Rich - Whoa Now
22. Cam'ron f/ Juelz - Hey Ma
21. Scarface - My Block
20. P.Diddy f/ Loon & Ginuwine - I Need A Girl Part 2
19. Foxy Brown f/ Kelis - Candy
18. Lil Bow Wow f/ Jermaine Dupri & Fabolous - Basketball
17. Jermaine Dupri f/ P.Diddy, Snoop Dogg, etc - Welcome 2 Atlanta(Remix)
16. Eminem - Cleaning Out My Closet
15. Khia - My Neck, My Back
14. Scarface f/ Beanie Siegal & Jay-Z - Guess Whos Back
13. Cassidy - The Problem
12. Jarule f/ Ashanti, Vita & Charli Baltimore - Down 4 U
11. Lil Wayne f/ Baby & T.Q. - Way Of Life
10. Ludacris f/ I-20 & Mystikal - Move Bi-ch
9. Styles P f/ Pharaohe Monche - My Life
8. G-Dep f/ Faith Evans & Kameelah Williams - Everyday
7. N.O.R.E. - Nothin
6. NAAM Brigade f/ Freeway - Early In The Game
5. Styles P - I Get High
4. AZ f/ Daddy Rose - I'm Back
3. LL Cool J - Luv U Better
2. Nelly - Hot In Herre
1. The Clipse - Grindin
Honorable Mention:
Nappy Roots - Where Ya Head At
Ms Jade - Big Head
25. Lil Romeo f/ Master P & Silkk The Shocker - 2-Way
24. Swizz Beatz f/ Bounty Killer - Guilty
23. B.Rich - Whoa Now
22. Cam'ron f/ Juelz - Hey Ma
21. Scarface - My Block
20. P.Diddy f/ Loon & Ginuwine - I Need A Girl Part 2
19. Foxy Brown f/ Kelis - Candy
18. Lil Bow Wow f/ Jermaine Dupri & Fabolous - Basketball
17. Jermaine Dupri f/ P.Diddy, Snoop Dogg, etc - Welcome 2 Atlanta(Remix)
16. Eminem - Cleaning Out My Closet
15. Khia - My Neck, My Back
14. Scarface f/ Beanie Siegal & Jay-Z - Guess Whos Back
13. Cassidy - The Problem
12. Jarule f/ Ashanti, Vita & Charli Baltimore - Down 4 U
11. Lil Wayne f/ Baby & T.Q. - Way Of Life
10. Ludacris f/ I-20 & Mystikal - Move Bi-ch
9. Styles P f/ Pharaohe Monche - My Life
8. G-Dep f/ Faith Evans & Kameelah Williams - Everyday
7. N.O.R.E. - Nothin
6. NAAM Brigade f/ Freeway - Early In The Game
5. Styles P - I Get High
4. AZ f/ Daddy Rose - I'm Back
3. LL Cool J - Luv U Better
2. Nelly - Hot In Herre
1. The Clipse - Grindin
Mike Statik
Pro
02 was my sophomore year of HS...was my 2nd year living Providence
remember this was the first time i heard 50... pre GRODT 50... and i was impressed, but after GRODT dude just sounded like everyone else
remember this was the first time i heard 50... pre GRODT 50... and i was impressed, but after GRODT dude just sounded like everyone else
Hurricane Starang
SOHH ICEY
I fukks with them early 2000's hard, thats when a nikka was becoming himself and finding his feet so these songs take me back.
28 Gramz
How U Luv That???
That Nelly/Ja Rule era was terrible no matter what anybody says I hated hearing Hot In Herre and Put It On Me every 5 seconds, Eminem was still dope, BP2 was out and nobody was really fukkin with it like that, ALOT of club bangers, Cam'ron started the Dipset era at The Roc, 50 Cent Is The Future gave 50 his buzz,The Neptunes on every other song, that tacky "battle rap/punchline" flow nikkas was using,burberry/gucci print everything etc...it was pretty interesting to say the least.
The thing that always gets overlooked about 02 is that Wayne actually became a beast of an mc with those SQAD tapes, murdered damn near every hot beat that was out at the time and nobody even noticed him till years later.
The thing that always gets overlooked about 02 is that Wayne actually became a beast of an mc with those SQAD tapes, murdered damn near every hot beat that was out at the time and nobody even noticed him till years later.
people knew about the sqad tapes. it wasnt under-the-radar at all. they just didnt care like that. those tapes were cool but theyre overrated in hindsight on here. and 500 degreez was clowned into oblivion.
juvi's 600 degreez got more love than all of that. they chitted on wayne something awful.
wayne was basically the big tymers' mascot during this period, even with "way of life" getting mad luv. big tymers were the ones that kept the label alive and headlining the CMR shows.
Yeah 2002 was a good year for music.You had Nas and Jay still at odds with each other. You had Scarface dropping the Fix that year too. Even remember that song by Amerie (Y do we fall in love) being played that whole summer. That song by LL too. This was like the last big year to me for hearing decent music on the radio.
Broccoli Rob
TTG LOL
Cam and them. Eminem. People started talking about 50.
Damn i forgot all about Ja being at the top of the charts and Nelly making hit records left and right. Yeah this was the summer of hits right here. Gottta shout out Grindin and I Get High. We played those out all that summer.
Mantle Drunk
All Star
I just graduated High School parties all summer for some reason I remember this song holding me down.
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surprised nobody mentioned MY NECK MY BACK by khia. it slipped my mind too. remember the rumor that her boyfriend shot her in the head and killed her because she allegedly gave him aids?
they wasted no time with that rumor. most likely because she never was on tv promoting that freak @$$ song. she was dead by the midway point of the summer. lol.
they wasted no time with that rumor. most likely because she never was on tv promoting that freak @$$ song. she was dead by the midway point of the summer. lol.
The last year the East Coast was on top was the last year you heard decent rap and classic sounding R & B.
Homeboy Runny-Ray
From Around The Way
mixtapes ruled this era.
the djs had the game on fire. clue, kay slay, wreck, envy, whoo kid, etc.
and p-cutta came thru with the legendary "street wars" series. those first 4 tapes were epic.
diplomats vol 1
g-unit & dblock tapes
and man, this was the summer of state property. remember these tapes?:
state property vs major figgas
rocafella vs dblock
the 2nd hot 97 freestyle session - the one that was just state property. the best one, imo.
and down south, you had UTP going at it with cash money. they dissed the hell out of wayne.
juvenile - 600 degreez
lil wayne - squad up
the djs had the game on fire. clue, kay slay, wreck, envy, whoo kid, etc.
and p-cutta came thru with the legendary "street wars" series. those first 4 tapes were epic.
diplomats vol 1
g-unit & dblock tapes
and man, this was the summer of state property. remember these tapes?:
state property vs major figgas
rocafella vs dblock
the 2nd hot 97 freestyle session - the one that was just state property. the best one, imo.
and down south, you had UTP going at it with cash money. they dissed the hell out of wayne.
juvenile - 600 degreez
lil wayne - squad up
The Message
Lex with tv sets the minimum
shyt...The Neptunes was runnin it. I remember when Grindin dropped. I never heard nothing like that before. shyt was a mix of emotions. It was hilarious now that I look back...
...WTF is this beat....shyt sound like a basement door slamming....shyt is wack....these dudes sound the same, but they kinda snappin....the beat is wack tho....wait....this shyt....is hard as fukk....how are these nikkas rhymin over this?....I let my crew hear it.....crickets....shyts wack dude....twists up some smoke....shyts still wack dude.....wait....fam....this is kinda dope....faded.....nikka THIS shyt HYPE!!!
...WTF is this beat....shyt sound like a basement door slamming....shyt is wack....these dudes sound the same, but they kinda snappin....the beat is wack tho....wait....this shyt....is hard as fukk....how are these nikkas rhymin over this?....I let my crew hear it.....crickets....shyts wack dude....twists up some smoke....shyts still wack dude.....wait....fam....this is kinda dope....faded.....nikka THIS shyt HYPE!!!
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