Ok I'm making a mix cd of stuff that used to get played on 97.9 from 1998-2001ish and need a list of songs from that era. Fat Pat, Lil Troy, Swisha House, stuff like that... Also, two songs in particular escape me for some reason. The first one used a sample/chorus from the 80s song "Our House" and the other one uses the chorus from the Isley Brothers' "It's Your Thing." Thanks in advance, and don't worry about listing multiple/obvious choices. My memory is really failing me right now.
Edit: just realized you were looking for local rap scene Anyways the only other artists I could thing of were: Lil Keke South Park Mexican- IMO, the best of the bunch. Too bad what the DA did to him.
I agree, Scarface, Getoboys, and dont forget old school UGK. i grew up with them songs like "Front back, side to side", "Pocket full of stones", etc.
Geto Boys - My Mind's Playin Tricks On Me Geto Boys - Damn It Feels Good to be a Gangsta DJ DMD - 25 Lighters Fat Pat - Tops Drop Fat Pat - Superstar Lil Keke - Still Pimpin Pens Lil Keke - Ballin In the Mix Lil Keke - Southside Lil Troy - Wanna Be a Balla Lil O - Back Back Lil O - Rags to Riches Lil Flip - This is the Way We Ball (2002) Lil Flip - I Can Do That
You have to include UGK in this. Also, if you do decide to use some early 2000 stuff then use Paul Wall & Chamillionaire from Get Ya Mind Correct. I can list some songs if you want some good ones from them both.
UGK's "One Day" and "Diamonds & wood" (I think that's right) UGK was easily the best local rap group in Houston in the mid-late 90's. Scarface of course is a given, not only one of the best Houston rappers, but on the national scene as well. BTW, was that Scarface/Tupac song "Smile" in the late 90's? One of the greatest lyrics (rap or otherwise) ever spoken: Tupac: There's gon' be some stuff you gon' see that's gon' make it hard to smile in the future. But through whatever you see, through all the rain and the pain, you gotta keep your sense of humor. You gotta be able to smile through all this bull****. Remember that. Keep ya head up.Yeah. Our lifestyles be close captioned addicted to fatal attractions Pictures of actions be played back in the midst of mashin' No fairy tales for this young black male Some see me stranded in this land of hell, jail, and crack sales Hustlin' and heart be a ***** culture or the repercutions while bustin' on backstabbin' vultures Sellin' my soul for material wishes, fast cars and b****es Wishin' I live my life a legend, immortalized in pictures Why shed tears? Save your sympathy My childhood years were spent buryin' my peers in the cemetary Here's a message to the newborns, waitin' to breathe If you believe then you can achieve Just look at me Against all odds, though life is hard we carry on Livin' in the projects, broke with no lights on To all the seeds that follow me protect your essence Born with less, but you still precious Just smile for me now Scarface: Now as I open up my story with the blaze a your blunts And you can picture thoughts slowly up on phrases I wrote And I can walk you through the days that I done I often wish that I could save everyone but I'm a dreamer Have you ever seen a ***** who was strong in the game overlookin' his tomorrows and they finally came? Look back on childhood memories and I'm still feelin' the pain Turnin' circles in my life came to dealin' cocaine To many hassles in my local life, survivin' the strain And a man without a focus, life could drive him insane Stuck inside a ghetto fantasy hopin' it'd change But when I focus on reality we broke and in chains Had a dream of livin' wealthy and makin' it big And after all my momma's thankin' God for blessin' the child All my momma gots to do now is collect it and smile Smile Tupac: **** the world as we live and witness furious speeds of nasty questions keep us all stressin', curious G's Backstabbed and bleedin', ****in' thoughts laced with weed Learnin', duckin' stray shots, bullets be hot, they burnin' Inhalin' sherm smoke, visualized the flames Will I be smothered by my own pain? Strange whispers, cowards conversate, so quick to dis us Takin' pictures for the feds, and desperate hopes they'd get us Hit us off, give us plenty centuries, forgive my sins Since I ain't in many penitenturies the best revenge is **** friends We military minded soldiers, bustin' shots blindly Tryin' to find Jehovah to help me Somebody save me Lost and crazy, scared to drop a seed hopin' I ain't cursed my babies Maybe now *****s feel me now, picture my pain embrace my words make the world change And still I smile ***** Scarface:And now a moment of silence, let us pray And as you journey into outerspace may the angels help to lead the way shine up on your soul to keep you safe And all the homies that done passed away They there to greet you as you pass the gates And as you headed to the tunnel's light I hope it leads to eternal life We say the prayers for our homie 'Pac'
wanna be a balla...shot calla...twenty inch blades on the impalla... swisha rolled tight got sprayed with ice... believe it or not, at football games, in HS band we would actually play that song...haha.
You and every redneck bar. Nothing like country chicks in ropers flooding the dance floor to sing along to a rap song.
Although I don't know the exact years of the songs (some are probably early 2000) I compiled a list of some of my mp3s. Most were pretty popular in Houston, if not some that went national. Big Moe - Just a Dog Lil Flip - Trojans & Boxers Lil Keke - Platinum In The Ghetto Lil Keke - $outh$ide Paul Wall & Chamillionaire - Balla Talk II Paul Wall & Chamillionaire - My Money Gets Jealous Paul Wall & Chamillionaire - In Love With My Money Project Pat - Chickenhead SPM - Wiggy Wiggy SPM - Mary Go Round Lil Troy - Wanna Be A Baller UGK - Let Me See It UGK - Take It Off Youngstar - Knockin Pictures Off The Wall I'm forgetting a ton I know but always good to have more to choose from.
I can't remember the actual song, but it went something like this... "Dirty south, what its about........hot like the middle of June, them texas tycoons singin' country rap tunes". Something like that, I can't remember any of the lyrics
