KNOW YOUR HIP HOP HISTORY (Schooling The New Generation) Lords Of The Underground

If you follow my blogs, then you already know what this post is about, but if this is your first time reading it then i advice you to check my last post about NAUGHTY BY NATURE. Am trying to take the new generation of Hip Hop lovers back to their roots, to meet the soldiers who made Hip Hop what it is today. On this next education, i will be telling you a little about the LORDS OF THE UNDERGROUND. Yeah! Another dynamic trio that kept the 90s "HOPPING" while the new generation of Hip Hopers were either babies or unborn. If you dint know about them before now, sit back relax, HERE COMES THE LORDS!

LORDS OF THE UNDERGROUND ( LOTUG)

Its Mr Funke, DoItAll  and DJ LordJazz and they are the Lords Of The Underground and if you ask me, they were also the Lords  above ground in the 90s, they had a spectacular hit song titled "Chief Rocka" which till today remains a Hip Hop anthem for those of use who vibed to Hip Hop in the 90s, i must confess i still listen to this song at least once in a week, i never get tired of hearing it, that's how you define a classic rap song, these guys held the supreme Hip Hop top spot  in the mid 90s, and believe me this was a tough time in the game as there was alot of competitive rivalries going  on at that time, alot of heavy weights in the game and alot of skillfull rappers shining, but inspite of all that, LOTUG stood out as a rap group from New Jersey, They had a unique style that made them stand out from other rappers and rap groups, DJ LordJazz was always behind as the linchpin that connects everything that goes on with the music, Mr Funke's was the chubby dude with the little voice but powerful 'vocabs' that keeps us his disciples reciting his lines and DoItAll was ever ready to back up Mr Funke  with his simple and a bit humorous compositions, honestly between Mr Funke and DoItAll i cant tell who drops harder because they are so wonderful together on a track, alot of rappers either sampled their style, voice and even bite their lyrics during that era, i listen to rap diligently so when i hear a bitten style i know where its from, i knew when i hear LOTUG style from other rappers, One great rapper that openly sampled them was the Notorious B.I.G. in the song titled "Machine Gun Funk" in the Ready to Die Album.

Lords Of  The Underground influenced alot of rappers that came out after them, they set the pace for rappers who dont have to rap about killing or gangster life to make a rap song and their lyrics were not packed with swear words like other rappers that swear in almost every "bar" they drop. The Lords rocked everyone who knew Hip Hop back then, they contributed massively in transforming Hip Hop to mean-stream music, so if you are associating yourself with Hip Hop and you dont know about LOTUG then you are rocking Hip Hop without the "HOP" that makes you a "HIP" lover, i would advice you to google these guys so you know a little more about them, and here are some of their songs you should check out on YouTube!

"Funky Child"
"Chief Rocka"
"Here Comes The Lords"
"Tic Toc"       


If you want to keep intouch with LOTUG then follow  ‏@djlordjazzlotug  on Twitter and get familiar with  LEGENDS who made Hip Hop a household name.

    

KNOW YOUR HIP HOP HISTORY (Schooling The New Generation). NAUGHTY BY NATURE

There is obviously a new generation of Hip Hop lovers,believers and followers, when i say new generation i mean the generation of boys and girls born around 1988 to 1998  from age  14 to  23, If you are within this age, you love Hip Hop and you are reading this, then this is for you. Hip Hop already had a rich history before you came of age to define your love and interest for this culture,movement,religion,community  or any other way you choose to identify with it, Hip Hop music garnered alot of attention in this era when people of this age were either babies or too young to follow the rise of Hip Hop  and the people that made it what it is today, only a very few of these rappers and producers and still in the mainstream today, like Nas, Jay Z, Fat Joe and L L Cool J, but there are alot of rappers who made the game what it is, its is important for this new generation to know the history of what they love and admire with passion, they should know about the soldiers who fought for the recognition of what is now accepted worldwide as rap music, most of these rappers did not enjoy the luxury and popularity rap stars enjoy these days, they were driven by pure creativity and alot of them stepped away from mainstream attention because the industry got so big and the top-guns running it started turning Hip Hop into a commercial game  and alot of glamour and "cosmetics" was added to it, some of the pioneers could not handle the growth of Hip Hop as it  moved from a street culture to a multi million dollar business, as it grew bigger it sunk those that could not handle the fame and the money, lost in fame,women, drugs and money, they lost the originality that made them living legends.

No matter how these rappers ended up, we must recognize their contribution and the legacy they left behind. I am going to take  you on a Journey into the world of these men and women who defined the meaning of Hip Hop and the B Boy culture, Thank goodness for YouTube and VEVO, the works of these artists are made available  to everyone, as i take you on this journey, YouTube/VEVO/Google is going to be the ride that takes us back to those days when Hip Hop was beautiful and original, i will be giving you the names of the rappers with a little about their contributions and the tracks that made them unforgettable to us who grew up following the era  referred to as Hip Hop's golden age.Your homework is to check out their works on YouTube or VEVO. Welcome to my Hip Hop History class! We are setting it off with my all time favorite rap group, specially because they follow me on Twitter and there is no better way to show my respect than to open the class with these Hip Hop gods!