Schoolly D

1. I Don't Like Rock & Roll

2. Put Your Filas On

3. Free Style Rapping

4. P.S.K. What Does It Mean?

5. Gucci Time

6. Free Style Cutting

Schoolly D,Schoolly D,Jive,East Coast Rap,Golden Age,Hardcore Rap,Pop,Rap,Rap & Hip-Hop,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues

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Schoolly D

Average customer rating: parkside killas, that's what it means Schoolly's first album must be reissued

The Best of Schoolly D Schoolly D Manufacturer: Jive ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Lyrical King The Best of Cold Chillin' Dynamite The One The Cactus Album ASIN: B0000894RY Release Date: 2003-02-18

Tracks:

1. P.S.K. What Does It Mean?
2. Gucci Time
3. Put Your Filas On
4. Saturday Night
5. Dedication to All B-Boys
6. Fat Gold Chain
7. Parkside 5-2
8. B-Boy Rhyme and Riddle
9. Smoke Some Kill
10. Mr. Big D**K
11. Coqui 900
12. Livin' in the Jungle

Customer Reviews:

parkside killas, that's what it means.......2006-07-06

for those who keep asking what the hell does that mean. i like all the songs on this. i have all of school's lp's. he is an underated artist in the history of hip hop. PSK is probably one of the illest beats in the history of this game and it came out as a singe in 85. come on, smoke some kill is all that. am i black enough......how a black man feels. all the way up to resevoir. schoolly put philly on the map. peace, code money

Schoolly's first album must be reissued.......2004-09-11

Overall, the selection here favors dumb stuff. "Fat Gold Chain"? Come on.

Schoolly now has at least 3 "Best Of" jobs, mostly compiled for tunes or anthems; this one's anthems, and comes off like someone's hoping to be picked up for a TV commercial. His first two albums are out of print, so Schoolly's oeuvre is being judged largely on later, inferior work, which is a real shame.

Schoolly's 1986 debut "Schoolly D" (a 40 minute, six-song "mini album") is his (distinctive, standout) essential recording, and it hasn't dated like his (pretty good, but imitative) subsequent albums. It has never been issued properly on CD, but the Ryko compilation (also out of print) "The Adventures of Schoolly D" contains all 6 tracks.

"Best Of Schoolly D" begins with 3 of those 6 tracks, which should give you a feel for it. If you collect a lot of old rap, pay about $3 for the pleasure.

Average customer rating: old school gangsterrap

The Adventures of Schoolly D Schoolly D Manufacturer: Rykodisc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000008KGT Release Date: 1990-10-25

Customer Reviews:

old school gangsterrap.......2004-10-15

Strange this album hasn't been rated yet. It's a milestone in gangsterrap. Very oldschool and very hard. With the classic looking at my gucci. Favorite songs: dedicated to all b-boys and do it, do it (nice sample)

Average customer rating: Song Titles

Battle of the DJ's { Various Artists } Eric B and Rakim Manufacturer: Bmg Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000DUSC

Customer Reviews:

Song Titles.......2007-04-21

1. ERIC B. IS PRESIDENT - ERIB B. AND RAKIM
2. THE MAGNIFICENT JAZZY JEFF - DJ JAZZY JEFF & FRESH PRINCE
3. JAM MASTER JAMMIN' - RUN-DMC
4. ROCKIN' MUSIC - STEADY B
5. UGLY PEOPLE BE QUIET - CASH MONEY AND MARVELOUS MARV
6. NOW THAT WHODINI'S INSIDE THE JOINT - WHODINI
7. LARRY'S DANCE THEME - GRANDMASTER FLASH
8. A.J. SCRATCH - KURTIS BLOW
9. CODE'S MEGAMIX - SCHOOLLY D
10. THE UNIVERSAL MIX - TOO SHORT

Average customer rating: A Gem legendary

Smoke Some Kill Schoolly D Manufacturer: Jive ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000008KGS Release Date: 1990-10-25

Customer Reviews:

A Gem.......2004-09-08

For an album between the "golden era" of rap, this is definitely one of the best. This is before he got political and at his peak. Just like any rapper that goes political, his rappin and music went into the toilet. If you like old school rap and don't own this, FIND IT. They didn't make many of these on CD and none on his first album. If you find it for under $50, buy it.

legendary.......2004-02-12

dope!!! political and gangsta with dark beats that were way before dark beats were en vogue. classic lp and i need it on cd

Average customer rating: Original Gangsta Rap Jesus was a colored guy. Get over it. SCHOOLLY'S THIRD BEST DISC IN YO FACE! Schoolly D, the forgotten gangsta rapper The best there is, the best there was, the best there ever w

Am I Black Enough for You? Schoolly D Manufacturer: Jive ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Old School | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Best of Schoolly D Masters of the Rhythm Rock the House How a Blackman Feels Runaway Slave ASIN: B0000004VT Release Date: 1989-07-26

Tracks:

1. Black
2. Gangster Boogie
3. It's Like Dope
4. D. Is For
5. Black Is...
6. Gucci Again
7. Pussy Ain't Nothin'
8. Black Attack
9. Who's Schoolin' Who?
10. Mama Feel Good
11. Get Off Your Ass
12. Education Of A Black Man
13. Black Education
14. Livin' In The Jungle
15. Black Jesus
16. Super Nigger
17. Am I Black Enough For You?
18. Don't Call Me Nigger
19. Black Power
20. Godfather Of Funk

Customer Reviews:

Original Gangsta Rap.......2006-08-30

One of my favorite Rappers of all time. The OG Schooly D Gucci drops some ill street stuff, along side some illadelph funk. Check it out!!! Not the most lyrical but still a good CD to chill out to.

Jesus was a colored guy. Get over it........2004-09-11

Schoolly's 4th album seemed to get more exposure than his first 3, and is distinguished by early use of extremely long, largely unaccompanied, samples of well-known material -- not that this hadn't happened at all before, but Schoolly's pushing the envelope here. (His next album "How A Black Man Feels" has pages of legal clearance info on the samples -- perhaps there was trouble.) It's a neat demonstration of the DJ's art, and if long samples don't irritate you (or if you've never heard Hendrix, Richard Pryor & many others before), it's okay.

As a rap album, it's just okay.

After "Smoke Some Kill" (1988), Schoolly's self-hyped Bad Negro image had become clowny. On this album he wants to be taken a bit more seriously, adding a bit of black power & drugs-f***-you-up-kidz social responsiblity. These insights aren't deep, but they seem like sincere expressions of home truths for the rap-as-CNN youth audience. For me, the white rock n roller, Schoolly was a lot more credible (and effective) insulting white rock n rollers. Rhythmicly the album is catchy but not compelling.

Good, but not something I'd trot out to impress the neophite.

Hear these first:

* The Last Poets first two albums, recently reissued, are an unrelenting and deeply felt expression of sentiments Schoolly touches upon here, and they make Schoolly sound kid-safe by comparison.

* Schoolly's self-titled debut album, dearly needing re-issue

SCHOOLLY'S THIRD BEST DISC IN YO FACE!.......1999-02-16

ILLADEPHIA'S SCHOOLLY D WAS THE ONE WHO PUT GANGSTA IN GANGSTA RAP BACK IN 1985 WITH JAMS LIKE "PSK (WHAT DOES IT MEAN)","GUCCI TIME","SATURDAY NIGHT","PARKSIDE 5-2" AND "HOUSING THE JOINT",WEED SMOKIN' AND PIMPIN' THE HOES LONG BEFORE CYPRESS HILL AND TOO SHORT GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL,SCHOOLLY D. DID IT HIS WAY OR NO WAY AT ALL. "AM I BLACK ENOUGH FOR YOU" POSES A DIFFERENT BUT RIGHTEOUS SIDE OF SCHOOLLY. "LIVING IN A JUNGLE" THE FIRST SINGLE SETS THE PACE FOR THE LISTENER TO FEEL SCHOOLLY'S PAIN AS A BLACK MAN AND HAVIN' TO PROVE HE IS INDEED,BLACK. MORE SAMPLES THAN EVER,THIS WON'T ONLY MAKE YOU THINK,IT WILL MAKE YOU DANCE RAPIDLY WHILE THINKING.

Schoolly D, the forgotten gangsta rapper.......1999-01-27

I have 3 of Schoolly D's albums and there all very good. His album "am I black enough for you" combines old school rythem with a touch of R&B funk. Black Jesus is a very interesting song. Maybe Jesus is black after all!!!!!!!

The best there is, the best there was, the best there ever w.......1998-09-23

This by far has to be one of the best rap cd's from the 80's. As a matter of fact it is one of the best rap cd's even to this day, compared to what the 90's has to offer. The first time I heard a song from Schoollt D was while I was watching the movie THE KING OF NEW YORK. It stared Christopher Walken, Larry Fishburne, Wesley Snipes, David Caruso and minor parts with by Steve Buscemi. The movie is "AWESOME" the song "Am I Black Enough For You" is the one that is used durning the climax sceen in the movie. After hereing that sond I had to hear what else the artist of the song offered. Which lead me to Schoolly D and his album "AM I BLACK ENOUGH FOR YOU". The album is amazing there is not a single song on it that makes you want to skip to the next. In my time I have only come accross 3 other albums that I actually like every song on the album. Hope you will enjoy it as much as I have.

Average customer rating: Schoolly D - The original gangsta

How a Blackman Feels Schoolly D Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Welcome to America Am I Black Enough for You? Funk 'n Pussy Knowledge Is King ASIN: B000008KGR Release Date: 1991-10-15

Tracks:

1. Run
2. Your Worst Nightmare
3. King Of New York
4. Original Gangster
5. Die Nigger Die
6. Where'd You Get That Funk From
7. How A Blackman Feels
8. Just Another Killer
9. Peace To The Nation
10. Sometimes It's Got To Be That Way

Customer Reviews:

Schoolly D - The original gangsta.......2004-08-03

I cannot belive nobody has reviewed this classic hiphop album. This album is on my list over the 10 best hiphop albums EVER. This is Schoolly D's best album. All the tracks on the album is quality. You're not a true hiphop fan if you don't have this album! GET IT!

Average customer rating:

Welcome to America Schoolly D Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Old School | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: How a Blackman Feels Funk 'n Pussy ASIN: B000008KGU Release Date: 1994-02-01

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. I Wanna Get Dusted
3. I Know You Want to Kill Me
4. Welcome to America
5. Niggas Like Me
6. Gangsta Trippin
7. Gimme Your Sh** Nigga
8. No Good Nigga
9. I Shot Da Bitch
10. Motherfuckin D
11. Stop Frontin
12. Peace Of What
13. Another Sign

Average customer rating: Schoolly D drops another bomb CD

Funk 'n Pussy Schoolly D Manufacturer: Spark ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Old School | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Welcome to America The Best of Schoolly D ASIN: B0000508Q0 Release Date: 2000-10-24

Tracks:

1. Yahmean
2. Our Own Style
3. Seven Eleven
4. Do It Do It
5. Make Your Money
6. Funkvibe Get Loose
7. Can You Feel It
8. Yes Yes Ya'll
9. Doodoobutt
10. Funk And Pussy
11. Me And My Sistas
12. Achydick
13. Get Butt Naked
14. Mr. Big Dick 2000
15. Techno Funk
16. Untitled Hidden Track

Customer Reviews:

Schoolly D drops another bomb CD.......2000-10-30

Everybody remembers Schoolly's hits like PSK, Saturday night etc. This CD has some excellent tracks on it like Seven-Eleven, Can you feel it. These tracks take you back to the old school. Schoolly drops his rhyms over some "old school" beats. On some tracks on this CD he uses his voice in a very special way. On the track Yes yes y'all, Schoolly rhyms like Chuck D did a couple of year ago in the track Pollywannacracka. And in the track seven-eleven they mixed his voice a litlle bit faster which makes this a very unique track. There's also a live version of Saturday Night with DJ Kid Swift backing him up on the turntables. Schoolly has been underrated in this game called hiphop for several years now. I hope he will be put back on the map with this release. If you ask me? He did.... Schoolly D needs to rock rock on. I guess this CD will be the standard in hip hop within' five years??

Average customer rating: This man is so far under-rated What few MCs can claim-- a hip-hop ORIGINAL. Horrible legacy, good record Some classic old school jams the adventures of schoolly d

The Jive Collection, Vol. 3 Schoolly D Manufacturer: Jive ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Old School | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Lyrical King ASIN: B00000052T Release Date: 1995-06-27

Tracks:

1. P.S.K. 'What Does It Mean' ?
2. Gucci Time
3. Put Your Filas On
4. Saturday Night
5. Dedication To All B-Boys
6. Fat Gold Chain
7. Parkside 5-2
8. B-Boy Rhyme And Riddle
9. Smoke Some Kill
10. Mr. Big Dick
11. Coqui 900
12. Livin' In The Jungle

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Schoolly D will never be remembered for his rhymes, which often bordered on rote and elementary; but when packaged with DJ Code Money's woofer-cracking 808 bass and long-distance scratches, they morphed into some of the most memorable and well-loved hip-hop songs of all time. Schoolly planted the seeds of gangsta rap ("P.S.K. What Does It Mean?" and "Parkside 5-2" were shouts to the infamous Parkside Killers gang in north Philly) while bragging about the trappings of success ("Gucci Time," "Put Your Filas On," "Fat Gold Chain"), but his most notorious recorded moment was his diary of a typical weekend night ("Saturday Night"), where he finds himself getting drunk, losing his key, picking up a hooker, then confronting his pistol- packing mom. However, the late 1980s found him trying to replicate the shock value on "Smoke Some Kill," "Coqui 900," and the sophomoric "Mr. Big Dick," but by then, gangsta rap had migrated to South Central--leaving Schoolly looking old and in the way. The Jive Collection reminds us that he was neither. His drum patterns and booming bass have become key documents, Xeroxed by producers. Schoolly D's psycho realm is best appreciated in the darkness of a club, four-foot woofers beating out the drum pattern in your chest, his terse sentence structure dumbing you down with him. --Todd Inoue

Customer Reviews:

This man is so far under-rated.......2007-03-07

I am not necessarily writing a review as I am writing to talk about the fact that Schooly D is just not mentioned enough (if at all) when it comes to essential artists that made a huge impact on others.

As I looked over the track listing of this collection, I thought it was definitely better that this compilation exists than nothing at all from Schooly. I just wish they would just flat out re-issue at least 3 of his records. Those being, "The Saturday Night E.P.," "Smoke Some Kill" & "Am I Black Enough For you?." But to wish that, I think would just be asking way too much of these horrible labels that insist on burying great artists such as this. Perhaps it would just be cheaper for them to include all 3 on a 2 disc set. Make a limited edition as well with photos and a truthful write-up of just how influential this man was on people like Public Enemy, B.D.P. & N.W.A.. Give this man some credit at long last for helping to create an entire genre along with guys like KRS-One, Scott La Rock, Ice-T, Evil E. & finally Chuck D, Flavor Flav & Terminator X.

But if they won't give us that special 2 disc set idea or the partial re-issue of some of the finest Schooly D records, then AT LEAST giive us "Smoke Some Kill." I haven't heard that record since 1989! I wonder how quickly it took Jive to discard that one from their catelog? At the time "Smoke Some Kill" came out, to me, there were few other releases out there that really compared to it. It's complete genius and I remember shaking my head as to how brilliant & new that sound was at the time. If you can find this record IN ANY FORMAT, buy it. If you can appreciate old school you won't regret it. It will also let you know right away, another guy (along with D.J. Code Money) who made hip-hop what it is today.

What few MCs can claim-- a hip-hop ORIGINAL........2002-12-04

First off, Schoolly was to me what Elvis must have been to my parents. He's like an old best friend who might have gotten drunk a few times and said some things he didn't mean, but ya gotta love him (I'm referring to his occasional wack record). So, sad that my favorite albums of his were unavailable, I shelled out the scratch for this uneven collection. I was immediately dissapointed that "Put Your Filas On" was not the original mix. It's as if someone thought all the goofy vocal effects on the original mix weren't nineties enough. And they included some of his weaker tunes in place of cold house-rockers like "We Get Ill", "Housin' The Joint", and even "Signifyin' Rapper" and "P-ssy Ain't Nothin'". BUT! There's some great stuff on here! "Gucci Time" where he repeats the chorus until it becomes a mantra, over frenetically funky ride cymbals. "Oh man that's what they is..." And of course the song that gave birth to "6 in the Mornin'" by Ice-T and "Boyz-n-tha-Hood" by Eazy-E, the seminal "P.S.K. (What Does It Mean?)". I'd like to add that while many people recognize Schoolly as the pioneer of gangsta rap, few if any realize that he also started the hybrid of rock and rap. Yes, Run-DMC did their thing with Aerosmith, but in 1988 I saw Schoolly on tour warming up for Fishbone with a rock band backing him (for a full set-- not just one song). It wasn't until P.E. teamed up with Anthrax that it really caught on, but, all along there was Schoolly, again a pioneer. He's infamous for making fun of rock'n'roll, so there's plenty of irony to be had there. I recommend this CD to anyone who's interested in the poor forgotten rapper whom everyone you listen to bit their styles from. Pop it in your player, kick back, and "Smoke Some Kill".

Horrible legacy, good record.......2002-11-19

Schoolly D was not really a good rapper or social/political commentator, but he has earned respect for being the man who pioneered Gangsta Rap and inspired Ice-T and N.W.A.

The main strength of this collection is "PSK What Does It Mean"- over a stormy noise chaos of ferocious beats, cymbal clashes and scratches, Schoolly D delivers a disturbing account of a day in his life of guns, drugs and prostitutes. With each verse the story becomes more and more sinister.

It dwarfes everything else on the album which is weak by comparison, but the rest of the album shows some good story-telling skills, braggado and sense of humour, particularly on the track "Saturday Night" where Schoolly D describes wild nights out and an even wilder family life.

There is a nice restraint to the violence, misogyny and homophobia on the album which makes it easier to swallow than most albums of the Gangster genre.

Some classic old school jams.......2002-02-08

The man practically pioneered gansta rap some four years before NWA hit the scene. This is a good compilation with a lot of his classics. However, it misses some great ones like "Freestyle Rapping" and "Do It, Do It." Rap in the 80s was more than just Run DMC, Public Enemy and LL Cool J; and this is some hardcore stuff that's really worth getting, if only for the classics "P.S.K." and "Gucci Time" with their rolling beats (I haven't heard this kind of drum sound in a rap track before or since). "Saturday Night" is also a classic...

the adventures of schoolly d.......2001-09-29

Rykodisc released what is one of the best, hardest hitting and damn funky hip hop albums ever,why isn't it still available? I bought his "Am I Black Enough For You" set and told a friend to listen up 2 hip hop the way it is meant to be done. He said it sounded more like dub.Either way the man is a master.Rykodisc i beg you please reissue The Adventures of Schoolly D in all it's un-P.C. 80's glory.

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Where'd You Get That Funk From Schoolly D Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music ASIN: B0006UL5QW

Product Description

Tracks: 1. Uncut Funk Mix 4:20; 2. LP Version 4:44; 3. The Bomb Mix 5:28; 4. Instrumental 5:25; 5. Atomic Funk Mix 6:48; 6. Funky Dunky Dub Mix 6:47

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1. Sex Style
2. Sex Style
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5. Skin Deep [Clean]
6. Slaughter House Cartel [CD-single]
7. SoufEazie
8. Soufside So Real
9. Soufside So Screwed, Vol. 1
10. State of Emergency (Society in Crisis, Vol. 1) [Explicit Lyrics]

Rap Music

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