Vinyl Me Please Rap & Hip Hop

[mudketeer]

I think there may be a lot of people on here with this. They need to be careful if they ever get restless leg syndrome or Parkinson’s disease, as dopamine agonist medications can make the shopping addiction worse

I think you may be right. It’s good to take a step back from any vice and just go without for a few weeks or a month, just to know that you can if for no other reason. And if you can’t, no matter how much you justify it to yourself, get help.

 

[duke86fan]

I am post TRL.. I heard the classics like hey ya, since you been gone, yeah, and hollaback girl, but on the radio and didn't really see the era of music on TV beyond seeing some katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, and Bruno Mars videos

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

TRL shaped the start of all of my musical tastes

This is kinda true for me too. I was in HS when TRL started. At the time MTV was a big part of my musical input but TRL’s rise coincided with the rise of both Boy Bands, Mook Rock/Nu-Metal, Mall Punk, and Bling Rap, etc. None of which really appealed to my taste at that point. By the time I was at college I had completely abandoned TRL along with MTV as a whole (though I did regularly still watch MTV2 for a few years more).

Also, I was really happy when Tom Green’s “The Bum Bum Song” took the top spot.

 

[Wes C. Attle]

This is kinda true for me too. I was in HS when TRL started. At the time MTV was a big part of my musical input but TRL’s rise coincided with the rise of both Boy Bands, Mook Rock/Nu-Metal, Mall Punk, and Bling Rap, etc. None of which really appealed to my taste at that point. By the time I was at college I had completely abandoned TRL along with MTV as a whole (though I did regularly still watch MTV2 for a few years more).

Though I was really happy when Tom Green’s “The Bum Bum Song” took the top spot.

Man, what a world we were living in at that time!

My son doesn’t know this yet, but he has the privilege of being able to say that he was born in the hospital that Tom Green put his bum on

 

[Jan]

I have that album somewhere in storage and haven't played it since the year it was released. "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" came on Sirius XM a couple of days ago and I don't think I could have changed the station fast enough. Even his old stuff with Jazzy Jeff I can't listen to anymore. If we're going to do with a 90s cheese album I'd be down for Kriss Kross over Will Smith.

The first cds my Little brother bought for himslef were Big willie Style and Be Here Now by Oasis. About Half a year later he started listening solely to metal for the next years. I can´t imagine how his Music taste had he decided for definitely Maybe and a de la Soul record.

 

[scotthilk]

This is kinda true for me too. I was in HS when TRL started. At the time MTV was a big part of my musical input but TRL’s rise coincided with the rise of both Boy Bands, Mook Rock/Nu-Metal, Mall Punk, and Bling Rap, etc. None of which really appealed to my taste at that point. By the time I was at college I had completely abandoned TRL along with MTV as a whole (though I did regularly still watch MTV2 for a few years more).

Also, I was really happy when Tom Green’s “The Bum Bum Song” took the top spot.

I was watching this @ home sick. This was a great, glorious day.

 

[MadLucas]

This is kinda true for me too. I was in HS when TRL started. At the time MTV was a big part of my musical input but TRL’s rise coincided with the rise of both Boy Bands, Mook Rock/Nu-Metal, Mall Punk, and Bling Rap, etc. None of which really appealed to my taste at that point. By the time I was at college I had completely abandoned TRL along with MTV as a whole (though I did regularly still watch MTV2 for a few years more).

Also, I was really happy when Tom Green’s “The Bum Bum Song” took the top spot.

I didn't have cable until '98, when I was a junior in high school.
BUT... I did have friends with MTV and VCR's and I bribed more than a few of them to tape 120 Minutes for me.

 

[Rahawk2]

TRL shaped the start of all of my musical tastes

it was Yo MTV raps and the Headbangers ball that shaped mine . I blame taping and watching those two programs back to back for my schizophrenic playlists .

 

[mgp]

it was Yo MTV raps and the Headbangers ball that shaped mine . I blame taping and watching those two programs back to back for my schizophrenic playlists .

Hilarious. I used to set the VHS to record 120 minutes! It's hard to explain how much music discovery has changed.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

I didn't have cable until '98, when I was a junior in high school.
BUT... I did have friends with MTV and VCR's and I bribed more than a few of them to tape 120 Minutes for me.

Yes! 120 minutes with Matt Pinfield. Then later MTV2 had a similar show Subterranean hosted by Jim Shearer. Those were worth staying up for on Sunday nights!

 

[Diaper Baby Escape Plan]

Yes! 120 minutes with Matt Pinfield. Then later MTV2 had a similar show Subterranean hosted by Jim Shearer. Those were worth staying up for on Sunday nights!

I always appreciated Matt Pinfield. He wore his fandom on his sleeve and he was encyclopedic about the music he liked.

But he was no Jessie Camp

 

[Wes C. Attle]

I always appreciated Matt Pinfield. He wore his fandom on his sleeve and he was encyclopedic about the music he liked.

But he was no Jessie Camp

Oh no, please

 

[Rahawk2]

Hilarious. I used to set the VHS to record 120 minutes! It's hard to explain how much music discovery has changed.

Ha I remember getting mad at my dad for recording over all my rap video VHS tapes with hours of country line dancing. He doesn’t even like country music he just did it to mess with me.

 

[Jan]

I didn't have cable until '98, when I was a junior in high school.
BUT... I did have friends with MTV and VCR's and I bribed more than a few of them to tape 120 Minutes for me.

I always appreciated Matt Pinfield. He wore his fandom on his sleeve and he was encyclopedic about the music he liked.

But he was no Jessie Camp

For 120 minutes i would always have a pen and paper ready to note down artists to check out, pavement, sonic youth, tool, smashing pumpkns , deuswas ll stuff i heard there for the first time with no internet streaming and no radio stations playing indie or alt rock. Later, there was also a show on german musicchanel viva called wahwah

 

[BazookaTooth]

For 120 minutes i would always have a pen and paper ready to note down artists to check out, pavement, sonic youth, tool, smashing pumpkns , deuswas ll stuff i heard there for the first time with no internet streaming and no radio stations playing indie or alt rock. Later, there was also a show on german musicchanel viva called wahwah

viva 2 had some great shows. i remember before they shut down, they had a full day of the best episodes of each of their shows.
the 24 hours of Supreme were awesome. i taped all of it but i have no idea where that went

 

[Jan]

viva 2 had some great shows. i remember before they shut down, they had a full day of the best episodes of each of their shows.
the 24 hours of Supreme were awesome. i taped all of it but i have no idea where that went

I also liked metalla. Was not too much into metal but has a crush on yvonne ducksworth from jingo de lunch who was cohosting the show

 

[Chris V]

Ha I remember getting mad at my dad for recording over all my rap video VHS tapes with hours of country line dancing. He doesn’t even like country music he just did it to mess with me.

As a kid, that would have annoyed me, but as a dad I have to say that’s brilliant

 

[MadLucas]

Yes! 120 minutes with Matt Pinfield. Then later MTV2 had a similar show Subterranean hosted by Jim Shearer. Those were worth staying up for on Sunday nights!

The Dave Kendall era is very much worth your time and effort to check out. Many episodes are up on internet archive.

 

[Jmcg85]

tbh i think im just not a gza fan in general.. he is probably my least favorite member of the wu tang...

if it was something like a ghostface album or ODB or inspectah deck (but not one of the newer albums) i would definitely pick it up... but not gza as he has the least personality of all the rappers

When I listened to Wu tang as a teen. Wu tang only no solos. GZA was my favourite member. Then I heard Liquid Swords and it solidified him as my favourite member back then but as I made my way through everyone else solos he fell right down. GFK my favourite now. GZA is an excellent lyricist but not an excellent songwriter/musician overall imo

 

[dhodo]

When I listened to Wu tang as a teen. Wu tang only no solos. GZA was my favourite member. Then I heard Liquid Swords and it solidified him as my favourite member back then but as I made my way through everyone else solos he fell right down. GFK my favourite now. GZA is an excellent lyricist but not an excellent songwriter/musician overall imo

Didn't he write a bunch for ODB? Might make the genius clue make more sense if it is Return. Or Storf just thinks ODB was a genius, which is fair and we're giving him way too much credit assuming he was being clever.