What made you listen to rap, back when?

[Ruck]

Nuthin but a g thang

 

[Low End Derrick]

Its what the OGs played around the crib/in the whip/at functions etc.

 

[ThatTruth777]

my older brother listening to it

 

[Complexion]

To clarify:

What I'm saying is what was the track and time that drew you in and made you a head. What made the rap habit stick so you, of your own accord, went searching for a fix.

 

[BaKardi Slang]

To clarify:

What I'm saying is what was the track and time that drew you in and made you a head. What made the rap habit stick so you, of your own accord, went searching for a fix.

Oh, in that case, this had me watching Rap City (both the BET and MuchMusic shows) whenever I could before I was old enough to purchase/start my own collection

 

[letti cook]

got a duel cassette and cd player for christmas.....older cousin set the radio station for me....heard Lets Get Down by Dj Quik/Tony Toni Tone and Hailmary by Pac about 10x each that day...learned those songs over the break...one of my classmates gave me the Makaveli tape when I went back to school...it was on from there

 

[Mowgli]

I really became a student when I heard

 

[NoirDynosaur]

My pops and my brother were hip hop heads. As a youngin, I was listening to Biggie’s first two albums, Snoop’s Doggystyle, Nas, NWA, etc

Reciting gangsta lyrics was mad funny. Learned how to curse wilddd young. My moms gave me multiple asswhoopings for saying the F word

 

[badboys11]

My uncles listened to nothing but rap. Early 80s. Learned how to beat box, the fat boys were popular.

I can remember when Run DMC was a brand new group

Born into it

 

[Lord_nikon]

This song was on lock back in 91 in memphis,, this song started me to listen to rap

 

[BmoreGorilla]

I was raised on hip hop. My big sister was into all the early shyt like Run DMC, LL, Big Daddy Kane etc. So as far back as I can remember hip hop was being played around the house along with classic R&B from my parents. I’m old enough to remember when hip hop was considered a fad


First song I remember learning the words to was I’m Bad by LL

 

[Pseudonym]

My mom

 

[I love Latina women]

I don’t know

I guess listening to the radio; I was a kid in the 90’s

 

[Wig Twistin Season]

My older cousin played…



It was over after that. I was a Hip Hopper from that day forward.

 

[Ghost Utmost]

Run DMC 30 Days.

I was around 8.

I wouldn't say it was either the beat or the rhyme, just the whole thing hooked me immediately.

Been rhyming since. 40 years now.

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