the production on "promise" is obv beyond unbelievable -- not sure how someone even conceived that track in a brain... just jaw dropping
surprised that "all my friends" wasn't in the top 5 -- certainly people have cooled on it a bit... in terms of its place in the general canon -- i'm one of those ppl
also surprised and kinda sad not to see "what you know" in the top 5
― the boy boy young messi (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 17:59 (fourteen years ago) link
Franki Knuckles remix ftw
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Tuesday, 6 July 2010 17:59 (fourteen years ago) link
ech, blind is seriously one of the least good songs on that whole album
― the boy boy young messi (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:00 (fourteen years ago) link
so rong
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:00 (fourteen years ago) link
re a hoy how: not sure how/why i denied still tippin, but paper planes really does deserve to come in this high
― good news if you wear cargo shorts (contenderizer), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:01 (fourteen years ago) link
hey "biology" is really cool -- never heard any girls aloud before -- really economical in a way that seems distinctly like british girl pop
― the boy boy young messi (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:01 (fourteen years ago) link
paul wall looks so young and not fat in that video :( whatever happened? (did he ever make anything worth hearing after his first album/drive slow? i stopped caring about swisha house stuff after being stupid enough to listen to the mike jones second album once.)
― fuque santa cruz (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:01 (fourteen years ago) link
"sittin sidewayz" is pretty great
― the boy boy young messi (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:02 (fourteen years ago) link
his verse on still tippin is so fun "peoples feelings get hurt when they find out what i'm worth"
― fuque santa cruz (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:04 (fourteen years ago) link
still tippin was my #1 -- every verse is a classic even mike jones
― the boy boy young messi (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:05 (fourteen years ago) link
Blind was my attempted vote for #1. What a track.
― skip, Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:06 (fourteen years ago) link
Never heard GA described as "economical" before, they're about as kitchen sink as pop gets.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:06 (fourteen years ago) link
ha yeah <3 dude giving out his phone number. Wonder if he still has the same # and whether anyone still calls, just say hi mike jones
― fuque santa cruz (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:07 (fourteen years ago) link
Paul Wall is about to release his FOURTH major label album -- afaict he hasn't done anything of any worth since "Sittin' Sidewayz"
― some dude, Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:07 (fourteen years ago) link
except i guess the hook for "Holla At Me"
ha oh wait its not on still tippin he gives his number out, is it? lol me.
― fuque santa cruz (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:08 (fourteen years ago) link
― some dude, Tuesday, 6 July 2010 19:07 (21 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
will liveblog this at some point in the future for that rap records liveblog thread
― fuque santa cruz (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:10 (fourteen years ago) link
Paul Wall appears as fictional rapper Grillionaire in the movie I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell, released on September 25, 2009. He, along with screenwriters Nils Parker and Tucker Max, co-wrote tracks for the movie.
― fuque santa cruz (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:12 (fourteen years ago) link
06. THREE 6 MAFIA ft. YOUNG BUCK AND 8BALL & MJG "Stay Fly" (2005) [667.5 points, 25 votes, 1 first place vote]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBjzAdpZzf0
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:13 (fourteen years ago) link
i loved the "still tippin" remix with nicole wray too. "it's a man's world/but it wouldn't be nothin without me and my girls"
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:14 (fourteen years ago) link
wow!!!!
― moullet, Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:14 (fourteen years ago) link
(xp) Actually prefer the original Blind to the Frankie Knuckles. Both classics though.
― seandalai, Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:14 (fourteen years ago) link
...and i love "stay fly-y-y-y-y-y" too!
staaaaaaaaaay flllllllllllllllly-y-y-y-y-y-y iy!
― fuque santa cruz (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:15 (fourteen years ago) link
Was there a funner song in the past 5 years?
― fuque santa cruz (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:16 (fourteen years ago) link
really kind of exciting that "Stay Fly" beat out so many seemingly more likely songs for highest Proper Rap Hit on the list
― some dude, Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:18 (fourteen years ago) link
we still haven't seen "Paper Planes" *ducks*
― emo WINNER! (HI DERE), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:19 (fourteen years ago) link
totally agree w/jord re: "blind"
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:19 (fourteen years ago) link
it's kind of amazing to me that people like Antony warbling that much
― emo WINNER! (HI DERE), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:21 (fourteen years ago) link
"Paper Planes" and "Umbrella" etc. are what I was willfully excluding from Proper Rap Hit standing
― some dude, Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:21 (fourteen years ago) link
haha I know, I was just being annoying
― emo WINNER! (HI DERE), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:22 (fourteen years ago) link
I'm listening to "Stay Fly" now, it's nice enough, but I'm not sure why it placed so high? Pretty standard beat and standard lyrics, it's all done very well, but I'm not hearing anything really special in it...
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:22 (fourteen years ago) link
ban tuomas
― the boy boy young messi (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:22 (fourteen years ago) link
can't stand antony's voice.. even excepting that, the appeal of "blind" is a mystery to me
― hobbes, Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:24 (fourteen years ago) link
Er, instead of banning me, maybe you can explain why this is better than the other rap tunes on this list? I'm seriously interested to know.
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:24 (fourteen years ago) link
― the boy boy young messi (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 19:22 (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
― fuque santa cruz (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:26 (fourteen years ago) link
smoke all night, sleep all daythat's gon be the american way
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:26 (fourteen years ago) link
judging southern rap songs on your first listen via a youtube is kinda fucking lame, imo
― hobbes, Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:26 (fourteen years ago) link
also the "mary jaaaane" verse
Ok, the "fly-y-y-y" bit is catchy, but the I've always found the sort of ratatatat synth hi-hat tick like used in this tune kinda irritating, and by 2005 it was way overdone already.
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:27 (fourteen years ago) link
omg we're @ the top 5
― teledyldonix, Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:30 (fourteen years ago) link
OMG I KNOW RIGHT!?1
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:32 (fourteen years ago) link
05. THE JUAN MACLEAN "Happy House" (2008) [681.5 points, 27 votes, 2 first place votes]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zVKnweTSDs
Yes! This song >>>> every LCD song.
― seandalai, Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:34 (fourteen years ago) link
3 minutes of Happy House is not nearly enough!
― skip, Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:35 (fourteen years ago) link
Well the full-length version does anyway.
xp!
― seandalai, Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:35 (fourteen years ago) link
I actually like the video, so I posted the edit. The full-length version for people not familiar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QzbYWQbUmE
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:37 (fourteen years ago) link
wait isnt the full length like 11 minutes?
― fuque santa cruz (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:38 (fourteen years ago) link
that's certainly not the full length either
― the boy boy young messi (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 18:38 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah