put ya ballots in the ayurr and post em like ya just don't cayurr ILM RAP TRACKS OF THE GODS BALLOTS

Didn't do a tracks ballot, which is good cos it probably would have made that poll even more Wuly.

1. Digital Underground - The Humpty Dance
2. nas- halftime
3. GZA - 4th Chamber
4. Busta Rhymes - Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check!
5. Luniz - I Got 5 on It
6. MOP - Ante Up
7. eric b and rakim - paid in full
8. Dr. Dre - Still D.R.E.
9. Ol' Dirty Bastard - Got Your Money (Feat. Kelis)
10. Kris Kross - Jump
11. Grandmaster & Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Do It)
12. Snoop Dogg - Gin and Juice
13. Dr Octagon - Blue Flowers
14. Public Enemy – Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos
15. missy elliot - get ur freak on
16. Wu-Tang Clan - Triumph
17. Method Man - Bring the Pain
18. Cypress Hill - How I Could Just Kill A Man
19. lauryn hill - doo wop (that thing)
20. Kurtis Blow - The Breaks
21. Gang Starr - Check the Technique
22. Ol' Dirty Bastard - Shimmy Shimmy Ya
23. Raekwon - Incarcerated Scarfaces
24. Ghostface Killah – Shakey Dog
25. Mark '45' King - #900 Number
26. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton
27. mos def - ms. fat booty
28. Kool G Rap (featuring the RZA) - Cakes
29. Naughty by Nature – OPP
30. House of Pain - Jump Around
31. Das Efx - They Want Efx
32. 2Pac ft. Dr. Dre - California Love
33. Beastie Boys - Sure Shot
34. Mantronix - King Of The Beats
35. Deltron 3030 – 3030
36. Afrika Bambaataa - Planet Rock
37. Wrecx-N-Effect - Rumpshaker
38. Craig Mack - Flavor In Ya Ear Remix
39. Yung Humma ft. Flynt Flossy - Lemme Smang It
40. Jay-Z - 99 Problems
41. Big Boi - Shutterbug
42. ludacris - area codes
43. outkast - elevators
44. Young MC - Know How
45. Pharcyde - Drop
46. Cash Money Marvellous 'Mighty Hard Rocker'
47. Eric B & Rakim - Microphone Fiend
48. dr. dre - let me ride
49. KRS-One - Sound of da Police
50. Roots Manuva - Witness (1 Hope)

Why so much love for Philadelphia Freeway? iirc it kind of washed over me, although admittedly its been a while since I listened.

― Spottie_Ottie_Dope, Wednesday, June 15, 2011 6:37 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

i was surprised that there were 4 voters for this, i thought i'd probably be the only one! it's obv not perfect or anything but it's got classic singles, the pinnacle of Just Blaze and perhaps the whole post-Blueprint Roc sound, and obv if you're a Freeway stan like i am it's his best record.

9. Masta Ace – Born To Roll

― Spottie_Ottie_Dope, Saturday, June 11, 2011 4:33 PM (5 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Hey random question, I didn't recognize this song title, played the video and ... I know I've heard this beat and chorus hundreds of times, but with a different rapper? Not just a different track using the same sample, but a complete remake/homage/West Coast version with exactly the same chorus. I remember hearing it on the radio as a kid in Sacramento ('95-'96 seems right), but I'm thinking a kind of nasally, animated, not otherwise known iirc, almost B-Real sounding dude? Can't seem to find anything supporting this idea online though.
You're from the Bay, right, Spottie? Am I just crazy/remembering it wrong?

whoah that does sound totally familiar hmmm

i was surprised that there were 4 voters for this, i thought i'd probably be the only one! it's obv not perfect or anything but it's got classic singles, the pinnacle of Just Blaze and perhaps the whole post-Blueprint Roc sound, and obv if you're a Freeway stan like i am it's his best record.

― Mr. John Scatman (some dude), Thursday, June 16, 2011 8:30 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

^this exactly

Re: Masta Ace – Born To Roll

Grew up in Salinas, about 2 hours south. This track you speak of sounds kinda familiar but nothing else coming to mind, I honestly think this might be the only version. Born To Roll completely crossed over into the bay scene due to that beat, which has a very distinct west coast slap to it. I knew the track around 94-95, it was pretty prominent up and down the west coast. I had no idea Masta Ace was an east coast dude until years later. Sittin On Chrome is such a weird album for that reason, a mixture of west-coast melodic slaps and east coast boom bap.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrF6QjtUQCw

Probably not much help, its still very possible that this other track exists that you're thinking of.

Also, for the record, as far as bass-lines go:

Born To Roll > (bigger than) Hip Hop

^^^def

it's kind of an amazing record, like someone so associated with golden age NYC stuff did a super west coast record all of a sudden

Very much so. Kind of hard if I had to pick between it and Slaughtahouse. Both great, obv.

actually listening to a long hot summer right now, it holds up pretty well but obv kind of a minor record

i thought 'disposable arts' was better than long hot summer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goTp_B8E92k

^^^despite the art on that youtube that track is from disposable arts not LHS

90s jeep-ass Masta Ace >> 80s Juice Crew Masta Ace >>>>>>>>>> 00s backpacker Masta Ace

obv

although tbh 00s 'backpacker' masta ace is p dope

too many arrows there imo

Agree with all of this. Ive always kind of lumped Disposable Arts & LHS together as equals, but its been a while since I listened to either.

DA has more annoying skits but better songs imo

Disposable Arts is classic--almost made my albums list

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6dxaRlOiUY

never actually heard disposable arts, i'm sure i would like it