What was the first song you heard by some of your favorite rappers?

[Po pimp]

I know some cats will front and act like they were on it from the beginning, but unless you were of age and really in tune like that, pretty sure most of y’all didn’t first know Nas from “Live at the BBQ.”

2pac - Actually first heard of Pac from Juice and then Poetic Justice, but the first song was Keep Ya Head Up
Biggie - Juicy
LL - I Need Love
Nas - If I Ruled the World
Jay - Ain’t No….
DMX - Get At Me Dog or probably his verse on 4, 3, 2, 1
Snoop - Nothin But a G Thang
Common- Reminding Me (Of Sef)

 

[CP3.]

Common - I Used To Love H.E.R.

That's the only one I remember for sure is correct.

 

[Megagraphitti]

KA - Cold Facts
Nas - I think it was either Hate Me Now or One Mic
Roc Marci - that Flipmode song "Whatcha Come Around Here For"

 

[letti cook]

Ones that I vividly remember:

Jayz--Can I Get A....I remember him calling in to premiere this on our radio station
Kanye--All Falls Down..i was on the blacktop at school, my homeboy was playing a mixtape with it on there
Chamillionaire-- EI freestyle...found a swishahouse mixtape in my drive way, this was the only song that worked

 

[Wepa Man]

Big Daddy Kane - Raw
Nas - One Love
KRS ONE - Loves gonna getcha
Kool G Rap - In the streets of New York
Benny - 97 Hov

 

[Ashtrey]

2Pac - Brenda's Got A Baby was #1 on Rap City countdown but I didn't buy the album. My first Pac album was Strictly... because I loved "I Get Around".

DMX - "Usual Suspects" off the How To Be A Player soundtrack. It was Mic Geronimo's song but that was the first time I heard X and he was the obvious standout.

 

[Art Barr]

Watch people flaug or try to act like this thread does not exist.


I am the only guy on here who.
Actually heard the first appearances and own rhe shyt on wax from day one or had a tape.
Or it came from an a&r promo or cutout frfr



I am waiting to read the rest of these.

The people who answered real.

Where are the rest of y'all.


Art Barr

 

[Art Barr]

@Po pimp



Art Barr

 

[Mank1nd]

Nas - NY State Of Mind (heard it while playing True Crime NY and literally had to find it)
Rakim - I Ain't No Joke/My Melody/I Know You Got Soul
KRS-ONE - My Philosphy
Pac - Ambitionz Of A Rida
Biggie - Juicy
Tribe - Electric Relaxation
Mobb Deep - Shook Ones
Gang Starr - BYS
Joey Badass - Waves
Kool G Rap - Road to Riches
NWA - Straight Outta Compton
Eazy E - Eazy Duz It
Ice Cube -Today was a Good Day
De La Soul - Me Myself & I
Big Daddy Kane - Ain't No Half Steppin
Kendrick Lamar - Poetic Justice

I got onto Hip Hop during the "Real Hip Hop" era from 2010 - 2012 before that I was listening to whatever was hot on the radio. I was mostly a Wayne fan but listened to Lupe, Jeezy, Jay Z and Game, TI, NWA, DMX.

 

[Mr. Negative]

not a top 10 or anything, just going down the list as they pop in my mind

Nas - It Ain't Hard To Tell
Lupe - Failure
Hov - Time to Build (mic geronimo, but wasn't a fan til the Dead Presidents vid)
Pac - I get around lol (wasn't a fan until MATW)
Ghostface - Heaven and Hell
Freddie Gibbs - Hard as They Come off the CunninLynguists album Oneirology
Beans - Reservoir Dogs (I thought it was a fat country white dude lol)
Tariq/BlackThought - Proceed off Do You Want More
Joe Budden - Focus (not pump it up lol)
Eminem - Any Man (Soundbombing 2)
Actually I first heard RA The Rugged Man, Monch on his own, and Mos Def on Soundbombing 2
Jean Grae - Hands On Experience off either Smut Peddlers or that High and Mighty album (she was What What)

I'd be here all night