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11-09-2006, 09:42 PM
100 Ways To Know If You’re a 70’s Baby aka I’m Too Old For This Shit! 100 thru 50.
100. You remember when BET was in Washington, D.C. and Rap City went from 60 minutes to 90 minutes.
99. You used to switch back and forth between Yo! MTV Raps and Rap City to see who would play your favorite jam first...or just to wait for Ed Lover to stop actin’ a damn fool...or whenever they played a No Face video.
98. You remember the purple and yellow flipping letters on Rap City and you’d recognize Da Mayor Chris Thomas, Prime, Prince Dajour, Big Lez and Joe Clair on a crowded street even to this day.
97. You recognize Parliament/Funkadelic, Ohio Players, and Isley Brothers album covers...you used to use them as dustpans.
96. You remember Diddy from back when he was dancin’ his ass off in Fine Young Cannibals, Doug E. Fresh and Heavy D. & The Boyz videos.
95. If you actually considered sending in answers to the questions asked on De La Soul’s “3 Feet High And Rising”.
94. You were a fan of Positive K’s BEFORE “I Got A Man” came out...or you had a dance/routine that you did whenever your Nintendo games didn’t play right away.
93. If you even KNEW who Johnny Gill was before he was in New Edition or if punchlines like “I run trains in my living room like Ricky Stratton” or “my gat make you do backflips like Willis Drummond” actually impress you..
92. If you know all of the dialogue to “Style Wars”,“Wild Style”,“Beat Street”,“Krush Groove”and “House Party”.
91. If you even KNOW who Paul C., Mantronix or Ced Gee are/were or the first porno you ever watched actually had a storyline and ill live music being played all throughout it.
90. If you thought that Kool Moe Dee got at LL Cool J with “How Ya Like Me Know”
89. If you thought that LL bodied Kool Moe Dee with “Jack The Ripper”
88. If you thought that Kool Moe Dee bodied LL Cool J with “Let’s Go’
87. If you thought that LL bodied Kool Moe Dee with “To The Break Of Dawn” and “Mama Said Knock You Out”
86. If you even heard or REMEMBER Kool Moe Dee’s response “Death Blow” off of his last album.
85. If you even know who Donovan “The Dirt Biker” or Joe “The Butcher” Niccolo are...or you used to subscribe to “Nintendo Power” and treat the monthly “Top 30” like Source mics.
84. If you can name any of the dancers for Queen Latifah, MC Lyte or Kwame.
83. You ever actually thought Mic Geronimo might be able to give Nas a run for his money.
82. You used to buy and read The Source back when it was ACTUALLY “The Hip Hop Bible” or you used to get heated in lunchtable discussions about Nintendo vs. Sega.
81. You could do the Kid N’ Play kick step (Don’t front, you know they had you open, kid!).
80. You used to have arguments about who was better, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G. Rap or Rakim?
79. You remember back when mainstream America didn’t know who the hell Will Smith was (You mean The Fresh Prince?)...and you remember every contributor to The Source from 1990-1998 (when you stopped reading it).
78. You brag about being an MF Doom fan from back in the days and even still have one of the 100,000 purchased KMD “Mr. Hood” tapes/CD’s.
77. You were checkin’ for The Fugees back when “Boof Bap” dropped off of L Boogie’s verse...if it took you until “Nappy Heads” and “Vocab” you still get credit, though.
76. You know that Mos Def was in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics before he went solo.
75. You thought that/still believe that Marley Marl is the greatest producer alive.
74. You remember back when Run DMC were the hottest group on the face of the Earth...and you thought you were the shit when you finally beat Legend Of Zelda.
73. The simple utterance of the phrase “Fresh Fest” makes you start smiling uncontrollably.
72. You hear a classic joint from 1986-1989 come on the radio in your car and you turn it up and make a point to tell all the 80’s and 90’s babies in the vehicle that “This is that REAL hip hop!”
71. You go off on a Bill Cosbyesque rant when they call it wack, roll their eyes and say some shit to you like “Rakim's a'ight, but he ain’t no Lil’ Wayne!”
70. You only listen to certain radio stations and only at certain times because “The radio makes you sad/sick to your stomach”...and you wonder what ever happened to Sean J. Period.
69. You are an active poster on Okayplayer.com...and you still spell “jiggy” Zhigge.
68. You are a lurker on AllHipHop.com...until someone dissses The Beatnuts production..then you log in with the quickness and put the verbal smackdown on those fools!
67. You read the XXL blogs and post these long ass angry responses to them, not realizing that the authors don’t care what you wrote and no one else bothered to read it anyways.
66. You ever own/ed any of the following: A Rawkus T shirt, Rawkus slipmats or a Rawkus vinyl bag and you answer hip hop questions in a stickied thread on AllHipHop.com’s Ill Community.
65. You know every 12” (complete with catalog numbers!) released by the following indie labels: Rawkus, Fondle Em, Dolo, and Hydra...and you been a Jeru The Damaja fan since “I’m The Man”.
64. You knew about Jean Grae back when she was called What? What? and she was down with Natural Resource.
63. You have Bobitto Garcia as a MySpace friend...and the first time you heard B.I.G. was as a guest on a Heavy D track..
62. If you have ever uttered the phrase “Ain’t NOBODY seeing Pharoahe Monch on the mic, son!"
61. If you were wearing a 2 Black Guys Gear jersey, a Carhartt skully with Carhartt overalls and Hi-Teks on when you said it...and you don’t hesitate to correct people that misspell his name (I do that myself).
60. If you know how many (and which) Inspectah Deck verses got him the Hip Hop Quotable in The Source....
59. You own a copy of Akinyele’s “Vagina Diner” and you think “Cool V’s Tribute To Scratching” is an underrated instrumental.
58. If you go online to buy re-issued Just-Ice, JVC Force and T La Rock CD’s and you know what Chubb Rock’s publishing company was called (Schematics Publishing).
57. You can name all 3 of EPMD’s DJ’s...and you actually KNOW who Mr. Bozack is. (Who?)
56. If you make the dude at the record store take a mini hip hop quiz to properly test his knowledge before even asking him a goddamn question.
55. You used to watch the “Around The Way Girl” video just for the white girl to make sure she didn’t miss a step...if she did, you didn’t want her no more (or so you told yourself).
54. If you ever worn a pair of Cross Colours, Kik Wear, Walker Wear or Karl Kani jeans.
53. You will argue with every fiber of your being that Heavy D’s best album was “Blue Funk”.
52. You know who Trouble T. Roy was and you actually remember MC Trouble (R.I.P.).
51. You know that there were two different Spinderellas...but you only wanted to smash (or be like) ONE of them.
100. You remember when BET was in Washington, D.C. and Rap City went from 60 minutes to 90 minutes.
99. You used to switch back and forth between Yo! MTV Raps and Rap City to see who would play your favorite jam first...or just to wait for Ed Lover to stop actin’ a damn fool...or whenever they played a No Face video.
98. You remember the purple and yellow flipping letters on Rap City and you’d recognize Da Mayor Chris Thomas, Prime, Prince Dajour, Big Lez and Joe Clair on a crowded street even to this day.
97. You recognize Parliament/Funkadelic, Ohio Players, and Isley Brothers album covers...you used to use them as dustpans.
96. You remember Diddy from back when he was dancin’ his ass off in Fine Young Cannibals, Doug E. Fresh and Heavy D. & The Boyz videos.
95. If you actually considered sending in answers to the questions asked on De La Soul’s “3 Feet High And Rising”.
94. You were a fan of Positive K’s BEFORE “I Got A Man” came out...or you had a dance/routine that you did whenever your Nintendo games didn’t play right away.
93. If you even KNEW who Johnny Gill was before he was in New Edition or if punchlines like “I run trains in my living room like Ricky Stratton” or “my gat make you do backflips like Willis Drummond” actually impress you..
92. If you know all of the dialogue to “Style Wars”,“Wild Style”,“Beat Street”,“Krush Groove”and “House Party”.
91. If you even KNOW who Paul C., Mantronix or Ced Gee are/were or the first porno you ever watched actually had a storyline and ill live music being played all throughout it.
90. If you thought that Kool Moe Dee got at LL Cool J with “How Ya Like Me Know”
89. If you thought that LL bodied Kool Moe Dee with “Jack The Ripper”
88. If you thought that Kool Moe Dee bodied LL Cool J with “Let’s Go’
87. If you thought that LL bodied Kool Moe Dee with “To The Break Of Dawn” and “Mama Said Knock You Out”
86. If you even heard or REMEMBER Kool Moe Dee’s response “Death Blow” off of his last album.
85. If you even know who Donovan “The Dirt Biker” or Joe “The Butcher” Niccolo are...or you used to subscribe to “Nintendo Power” and treat the monthly “Top 30” like Source mics.
84. If you can name any of the dancers for Queen Latifah, MC Lyte or Kwame.
83. You ever actually thought Mic Geronimo might be able to give Nas a run for his money.
82. You used to buy and read The Source back when it was ACTUALLY “The Hip Hop Bible” or you used to get heated in lunchtable discussions about Nintendo vs. Sega.
81. You could do the Kid N’ Play kick step (Don’t front, you know they had you open, kid!).
80. You used to have arguments about who was better, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G. Rap or Rakim?
79. You remember back when mainstream America didn’t know who the hell Will Smith was (You mean The Fresh Prince?)...and you remember every contributor to The Source from 1990-1998 (when you stopped reading it).
78. You brag about being an MF Doom fan from back in the days and even still have one of the 100,000 purchased KMD “Mr. Hood” tapes/CD’s.
77. You were checkin’ for The Fugees back when “Boof Bap” dropped off of L Boogie’s verse...if it took you until “Nappy Heads” and “Vocab” you still get credit, though.
76. You know that Mos Def was in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics before he went solo.
75. You thought that/still believe that Marley Marl is the greatest producer alive.
74. You remember back when Run DMC were the hottest group on the face of the Earth...and you thought you were the shit when you finally beat Legend Of Zelda.
73. The simple utterance of the phrase “Fresh Fest” makes you start smiling uncontrollably.
72. You hear a classic joint from 1986-1989 come on the radio in your car and you turn it up and make a point to tell all the 80’s and 90’s babies in the vehicle that “This is that REAL hip hop!”
71. You go off on a Bill Cosbyesque rant when they call it wack, roll their eyes and say some shit to you like “Rakim's a'ight, but he ain’t no Lil’ Wayne!”
70. You only listen to certain radio stations and only at certain times because “The radio makes you sad/sick to your stomach”...and you wonder what ever happened to Sean J. Period.
69. You are an active poster on Okayplayer.com...and you still spell “jiggy” Zhigge.
68. You are a lurker on AllHipHop.com...until someone dissses The Beatnuts production..then you log in with the quickness and put the verbal smackdown on those fools!
67. You read the XXL blogs and post these long ass angry responses to them, not realizing that the authors don’t care what you wrote and no one else bothered to read it anyways.
66. You ever own/ed any of the following: A Rawkus T shirt, Rawkus slipmats or a Rawkus vinyl bag and you answer hip hop questions in a stickied thread on AllHipHop.com’s Ill Community.
65. You know every 12” (complete with catalog numbers!) released by the following indie labels: Rawkus, Fondle Em, Dolo, and Hydra...and you been a Jeru The Damaja fan since “I’m The Man”.
64. You knew about Jean Grae back when she was called What? What? and she was down with Natural Resource.
63. You have Bobitto Garcia as a MySpace friend...and the first time you heard B.I.G. was as a guest on a Heavy D track..
62. If you have ever uttered the phrase “Ain’t NOBODY seeing Pharoahe Monch on the mic, son!"
61. If you were wearing a 2 Black Guys Gear jersey, a Carhartt skully with Carhartt overalls and Hi-Teks on when you said it...and you don’t hesitate to correct people that misspell his name (I do that myself).
60. If you know how many (and which) Inspectah Deck verses got him the Hip Hop Quotable in The Source....
59. You own a copy of Akinyele’s “Vagina Diner” and you think “Cool V’s Tribute To Scratching” is an underrated instrumental.
58. If you go online to buy re-issued Just-Ice, JVC Force and T La Rock CD’s and you know what Chubb Rock’s publishing company was called (Schematics Publishing).
57. You can name all 3 of EPMD’s DJ’s...and you actually KNOW who Mr. Bozack is. (Who?)
56. If you make the dude at the record store take a mini hip hop quiz to properly test his knowledge before even asking him a goddamn question.
55. You used to watch the “Around The Way Girl” video just for the white girl to make sure she didn’t miss a step...if she did, you didn’t want her no more (or so you told yourself).
54. If you ever worn a pair of Cross Colours, Kik Wear, Walker Wear or Karl Kani jeans.
53. You will argue with every fiber of your being that Heavy D’s best album was “Blue Funk”.
52. You know who Trouble T. Roy was and you actually remember MC Trouble (R.I.P.).
51. You know that there were two different Spinderellas...but you only wanted to smash (or be like) ONE of them.