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Best Hip Hop Song In 1988 Tournament (Preliminaries)

Goldie

Goldie

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Gonna try to do a tournament for each year. Everybody here should be at least some what familiar with hip hop from 1988-now.


Everybody can drop up to 3 songs as their picks. If you drop more than 3, i'm only counting the first 3. The songs with the most mentions will be entered into the bracket.


To eliminate confusion, we're counting the year the album that the song is on was released.

If the single released in 1988, but the album released 1989, then that won't count for this tournament.

If the song never made an album, then it's based on when the single was released.​
 
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  • Teenage Love
  • Hey Young World
  • Fuck The Police
Straight Outta Compton
Vapors
Express Yourself
Mona Lisa
 
Five Times The Rhymer - Dueces Wild

The Posse Is Large - MC La Kim

Talkin All That Jazz - Stetsasonic

We Got The Funk - DJ Mark The 45 King

Princess Of The Posse - Queen Latifah

The Symphony - Marley Marl (Album version. Please don't post that wack ass video version)

Jack The Ripper/Going Back To Cali - LLCool J

Court Is Now In Session - Chill Rob G

Straight Out The Jungle (Soulshock Remix) - Jungle Brothers
 
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Rob Bass and DJ EZ Rock - It Takes Two
Public Enemy - Don’t Believe The Hype
NWA - Straight Outta Compton

Honorable Mention (The rest of my top 10)

Kid N Play - Getting Funky

DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince - Parents Just Don’t Understand

EPMD - You Gots To Chill

Slick Rick - Children’s Story

Eazy E - Boyz In The Hood

Sir Mix A Lot - Posse On Broadway

Boogie Down Productions - My Philosophy
 
The Boys In The Hood (Remix) definately should be in the discussion.

Also, Live @ Union Square by Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince was recorded in November 1986 but it was released on their 1988 album. That's probably the best performance I've ever heard.
 
Do you guys realize in 1988 I was a freshmen/sophomore in high school and I used to stay up on the weekends and tape the college radio shows. I knew every rap song that came out. I could probably name 100 songs from 1988.

Asking me to narrow it down to 3 is tough but I can do it.

1. The Posse Is Large - MC La Kim

2. The Symphony (album version)

3. Talkin All That Jazz - Stetsasonic.
 
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