What year did you start listening to rap/hip hop music?

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

Since 1985's "Superbowl Shuffle" probably doesn't count ... I'll go with 86-87.

First tape I got was Fat Boys "crushin," but I was into run dmc and the beastie boys as well (wish I still had the poster I had in 88 with them both together).

Some years I listened to/bought everything (94-95, 98-99); other years I listened to rap and alternative rock/punk ... which is kind of where I'm at now. But, I can always find some hip-hop I like from every year (most alt/punk/pop I like is 20 years old or more).

yea. the fat boys, run dmc and the beastie boys were the main groups I listened to when I got into rap in the '80s. along with ll cool j, whodini and a host of others.

haha. my man said super bow shuffle. what you know about the GLOW theme song?

 

[THE K-MAN]

since birth

early 80's

 

[OG Talk]

1987

I saw Run DMC and L.L. Cool J and they were the first musicians that were cooler than Michael Jackson to me.. It's been my primary choice of music since the age of 7... Over 25 years.....

 

[FlyRy]

1990. 5 yrs old

 

[CDoty]

Me, it was back in late 97 more or less. I was 12 going on 13 at the time.

What time did y'all start getting into it?

2006. i saw 8 mile, GRODT, and heard TM101. my first cd i ever bought was TM101, then MMLP, GRODT and King by TIP.

 

[Brown Ant]

1993.

 

[Art Barr]

1980

PBS special on my inner-city youth, and poverty
PBS special on ny gangs

My first record was another one bites the dust the 10", 1980

My first so-called rap record was, double Dutch bus, 1981

Art Barr

 

[Mastamimd]

Am I the only nikka that jerked off to the cartoon doggie girl booty on the covery to doggystyle?

I sure as fukk hope so.

 

[Roberto Dinero]

I sure as fukk hope so.

I can see where he's coming from tho(no pun). Growing up I've jerked off to weird things at times, but never at that album cover tho

 

[Black Ball]

1985 Around the age of 6. I had an older brother and my friends had older brothers. So I heard early Too Short, Ice T, Slick Rick, Run DMC, LL Cool J, Beastie Boys.

 

[Mandizi]

Seriously, '01 when Ether dropped.

Musically that song changed my outlook on hip hop forever (wasn't the hardcore fan I am now before then).

 

[NvrCMyNut]

98