The way I remember it...3rd Bass got love in the streets.

[cheek100]

You must be half retardant little nikka. THE TOPIC IS ABOUT 3rd BASS AND DID THE HOOD LISTEN TO THEM. I said yea they did just like dope boys they was bumping MC Hammer let’s get it started song.

Y’all went all the way left on some “Gangster rap already exist so they wasn’t bumpin no East coast music in the bay” or what ever the fuk.



Then here you come mentioning geto boys and sht. Go take yo meds and ask yo OGs if they fked with 3rd bass. It’s a 90% chance try start saying “Gaas face” when you ask them.



But all about dope boys wasn’t fking with Tribe Called Quest back then?

“I always wish we would have worked together with A Tribe Called Quest, you understand me? Cause "Bonita Applebum" and all that — I used to slap that in my Cutlass. Slappin' that thang, for real. I had a trunk full of throb in my car, man. Fosgate speakers. Zeus amp.”.......E-40



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Look nicca I was there. I fukked with third bass said that earlier. I fukked with them, tribe (heavy) main source, kmd and I was into west coast at the time. King tee was my go to in 88. Miss me with the “serch was looked at as thorough” bc he wasn’t. He was cool yes, not as cool as pete tho. Too animated and dancing stupid BECAUSE HE COULDNT DANCE. He did however get respect for being white and shedding light on cultural issues.
Get off hammers nuts breh he was a pop artist.

 

[smokeurobinson]

They did their thing and got love down south. Once they fell off people didn’t care anymore though lol

Technically they just stopped making music. They only did 2 albums in the golden era. They bowed out at the right time, right before the gangster/drug dealer shyt took over.

 

[cheek100]

Is it culture appropriation.

How you a jew with a forced hightop fade?

Who u think runs the industry breh?
Serch might be the LAST Jewish rapper to get in the streets like that too. It’s like once they killed conscious/pro black rap, right before nwa, the boys in charge stopped allowing their own to participate.

 

[FeloniousMonk]

Look nicca I was there. I fukked with third bass said that earlier. I fukked with them, tribe (heavy) main source, kmd and I was into west coast at the time. King tee was my go to in 88. Miss me with the “serch was looked at as thorough” bc he wasn’t. He was cool yes, not as cool as pete tho. Too animated and dancing stupid BECAUSE HE COULDNT DANCE. He did however get respect for being white and shedding light on cultural issues.
Get off hammers nuts breh he was a pop artist.

Actually Hammer did urban dance music that crossed over.

Its not his fault white people like to dance to his music and was able to get a 30 million dollar deal from Capitol Records.

I think our issues came when he started doing commercials and was thought of as a sellout..

 

[cheek100]

Actually Hammer did urban dance music that crossed over.

Its not his fault white people like to dance to his music and was able to get a 30 million dollar deal from Capitol Records.

I think our issues came when he started doing commercials and was thought of as a sellout..

No it’s not his fault and hammer HIMSELF was a real nicca. But back then we didn’t know him personally like now. He represented the pop artists, the white people, the 85%. It wasn’t personal against hammer but REAL REAL heads would get caught bumpin no hammer.
U damn right that commercial sealed the deal he was no longer invited to the cookout.

And back then no one cared about a multi million dollar deal. We thought ALL rappers had a million dollars

 

[FeloniousMonk]

No it’s not his fault and hammer HIMSELF was a real nicca. But back then we didn’t know him personally like now. He represented the pop artists, the white people, the 85%. It wasn’t personal against hammer but REAL REAL heads would get caught bumpin no hammer.
U damn right that commercial sealed the deal he was no longer invited to the cookout.

And back then no one cared about a multi million dollar deal. We thought ALL rappers had a million dollars

See, this is the thing. Im from BERKELEY a lil town right next to Oakland, and you'd have to be here to understand.

He didnt represent pop artists, the perception of him from others viewed him as such, based on how fast he blew up.

And yes, based on THAT perception on what pop music was, we thought he was a sell out...because...he became popular..and was no longer a local hometown hero.

Back then, we know rappers wherent getting multi-million dollar deals unless they where announced, for most artists where getting the standard contract.

The only other big deal in the Bay after Hammer 30 mill was E-40's 3 million dollar deal with Jive.

 

[cheek100]

See, this is the thing. Im from BERKELEY a lil town right next to Oakland, and you'd have to be here to understand.

He didnt represent pop artists, the perception of him from others viewed him as such, based on how fast he blew up.

And yes, based on THAT perception on what pop music was, we thought he was a sell out...because...he became popular..and was no longer a local hometown hero.

Back then, we know rappers wherent getting multi-million dollar deals unless they where announced, for most artists where getting the standard contract.

The only other big deal in the Bay after Hammer 30 mill was E-40's 3 million dollar deal with Jive.

Word I was at college in Mississippi and all u saw was cats walking around dressing like hammer. We did everything in our power to do the exact opposite. It wasn’t til later on with the internet we found out Hammer was cool as shyt.
I can see Bay Area hustlers bumpin short dog or the click or rbl posse but hammer? Idk

 

[FeloniousMonk]

Word I was at college in Mississippi and all u saw was cats walking around dressing like hammer. We did everything in our power to do the exact opposite. It wasn’t til later on with the internet we found out Hammer was cool as shyt.
I can see Bay Area hustlers bumpin short dog or the click or rbl posse but hammer? Idk

Well..you got somewhat of point..lol

Hammer started in the trunk..so SOMEBODY was buying them units..

Yet, by the time he did "pump It up" he was full blown pop artist..

 

[Flav]

Word I was at college in Mississippi and all u saw was cats walking around dressing like hammer. We did everything in our power to do the exact opposite. It wasn’t til later on with the internet we found out Hammer was cool as shyt.
I can see Bay Area hustlers bumpin short dog or the click or rbl posse but hammer? Idk

See, this is where we got sht mixed up at. You found out Hammer got love later over the internet. I was actually there and seen nikkas bumping Hammers Let’s Get It Started song. You wasn’t there. I seen with my own eyes how much love Hammer got in the Bay Area in the late 80s. nikkas was bumping Too Short, the 415vin album, and that Hammer song. The Click or RBL wasnt known yet. They started knowin around 1992. It was a whole different vibe cause Hammer wasn’t known as a sell out then. He was basically doing hood house party music till “cant touch this” came out and seen him skyrocketing to the pop charts. That’s when white people embraced him and his music and that’s about the time the hood started clowning him for them baggy ass pants....



then the KFC ad.....




then supporting Oakland Police and buying them helicopters.....

 

[cheek100]

See, this is where we got sht mixed up at. You found out Hammer got love later over the internet. I was actually there and seen nikkas bumping Hammers Let’s Get It Started song. You wasn’t there. I seen with my own eyes how much love Hammer got in the Bay Area in the late 80s. nikkas was bumping Too Short, the 415vin album, and that Hammer song. The Click or RBL wasnt known yet. They started knowin around 1992. It was a whole different vibe cause Hammer wasn’t known as a sell out then. He was basically doing hood house party music till “cant touch this” came out and seen him skyrocketing to the pop charts. That’s when white people embraced him and his music and that’s about the time the hood started clowning him for them baggy ass pants....



then the KFC ad.....




then supporting Oakland Police and buying them helicopters.....

yeah bruh that’s what we knew about. Now I ain’t gonna front all the way, when he first dropped with oaktown 357 I was bumpin that shyt. I even meet the chick with the light eyes. But when they split, my interest did too. Bay Area was nice but at that time Hammer didn’t fit in with our lil narrative. Bay Area was making music for gangsters from cali to St. Louis. Short dog will get ya mind right with these hoes to this day.