Tom Tom Club - Tom Tom Club (1981)

Tom Tom Club was formed in the early eighties by Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz. You probably already know Tina as the mysterious-pretty-blonde-bass-player from the Talking Heads. Frantz is also a former member of the Talking Heads, although you probably don't remember him.

Tom Tom got really famous with the two big hits: Wordy Rappinghood and Genius Of Love. If you were a youngster in the early eighties, you probably will recall these two tunes.

Oh, boy. Weren't those the best times? Dancing in those good old discothéques until dawn? Oh yeah. Fun times.

Wordy Rappinghood is one of those songs you just can't stop listening to. Its chorus's lyrics might be one of the most poetic things ever written since the beginning of times:

"Ramsamsam a ramsamsam
Goediekoediekoediekoedie ramsamsam
Ajkaja jippie ajkajee
Ahoe ahoe a rikitsjie"

1. "Wordy Rappinghood" – 6:27
2. "Genius of Love" – 5:34
3. "Tom Tom Theme" – 1:24
4. "L'Elephant" – 4:51
5. "As Above, So Below" – 5:22
6. "Lorelei" – 5:05
7. "On, On, On On..." – 3:33
8. "Booming and Zooming" – 4:35
9. "Under the Boardwalk" – 5:46
10. "Lorelei" (Remix Version) – 6:17

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A tribe Called Quest - Low end Theory (1991)

From allmusic.com:

With The Low End Theory, A Tribe Called Quest created one of the closest and most brilliant fusions of jazz atmosphere and hip-hop attitude ever recorded. The rapping by Q-Tip and Phife Dawg could be the smoothest of any rap record ever heard; the pair are so in tune with each other, they sound like flip sides of the same personality. One of the best hip-hop albums in history, a record that sounds better with each listen. The Low End Theory is an unqualified success, the perfect marriage of intelligent, flowing raps to nuanced, groove-centered productions.

1. A Tribe Called Quest - Excursions (3:54)
2. A Tribe Called Quest - Buggin' Out (3:36)
3. A Tribe Called Quest - Rap Promoter (2:12)
4. A Tribe Called Quest - Butter (3:38)
5. A Tribe Called Quest - Verses From the Abstract (3:58)
6. A Tribe Called Quest - Show Business (3:52)
7. A Tribe Called Quest - Vibes and Stuff (4:17)
8. A Tribe Called Quest - The Infamous Date Rape (2:53)
9. A Tribe Called Quest - Check the Rhime (3:36)
10. A Tribe Called Quest - Everything is Fair (2:57)
11. A Tribe Called Quest - Jazz (We've Got) (4:09)
12. A Tribe Called Quest - Skypager (2:11)
13. A Tribe Called Quest - What (2:28)
14. A Tribe Called Quest - Scenario (4:09)

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Digable Planets

Uma das inúmeras bandas de hiphop dos anos 90 que surgiram e desapareceram sem muito alarde. Hiphop oldschool sampleado com jazz de muitíssimo bom gosto e uma vocalista, Mary Ann "Ladybug Mecca" com uma voz lindíssima. Ao invés do tradicional YO DAWG IM A RAPPER TREAT YOUR WOMAN RIGHT MY BUTT IS BIG que se escuta das vocalistas negras de hiphop, Ladybug rima sensualmente, delicadamente. Deleite.

One of the innumerable hiphop bands from the nineties that have come up and gone out without making too much fuss. Oldschool hiphop with excellent jazz samples and a vocalist, Mary Ann "Ladybug Mecca" with a beautiful marvelous voice. Instead of the traditional YO DAWG IM A RAPPER TREAT YOUR WOMAN RIGHT MY BUTT IS BIG that you're used to hear from black hiphop female singers, Ladybuf sensually rhymes, sweetly. Delight.

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