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submitted 9 months ago by gedaliyah to c/90smusic
 
 

Lots of 1990s acts helped popularize techno, but in Karl Hyde Underworld had something that was the exclusive province of rock bands: a totally full-of-it frontman who sounded cool. It says something that "Born Slippy .NUXX" is actually one of Hyde's more intelligible lyrics. He says "Boy" so many times that the song's glorious first two minutes sound like an address, and sounding like anything represented several steps forward in coherence for Hyde.

Therein lies the appeal of Underworld: rock'n'roll posturing, real techno flavor. Hyde helped the trio Trojan Horse a 10-minute trance epic into mainstream consciousness. The song made no concessions to secure its fame; it is meaty and tough and blaring. Originally a B-side, "Born Slippy .NUXX" needed Trainspotting's publicity, probably, but not its association: the song smells enough of stale excess and self-imposed dementia on its own. Like its likely inspirations, "Born Slippy" is ugly and fun and awfully tough to stop. (Sidenote: coolest song title on this list, easy.) --Andrew Gaerig

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While the single was released in 1990, I do realize that the original album was in 1989. Feel free to ban me for this unforgivable transgression, but please consider that me suddenly feeling older than dirt after posting this fact may actually be punishment enough.

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Cyberpunk elements start after 35 seconds: Busta Rhymes leads a revolt against an Orwellian corporate overlord who uses advanced technology to control the masses. With a backing track built on the Knight Rider Theme.

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Babylon Zoo - Spaceman (www.youtube.com)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/90smusic
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I saw another 2000 song posted and the op wasn’t immediately killed. It’s a bop though.

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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by BeatTakeshi to c/90smusic
 
 

Probably my favourite song and music video from that era. I sung this song as a lullaby to my kids

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submitted 10 months ago by BeatTakeshi to c/90smusic
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Diddy (known then as Puff Daddy) produced "Hypnotize" and sampled Herb Alpert's 1979 hit "Rise" which was written by Andy Armer and Herb's nephew, Randy "Badazz" Alpert.[5] Randy recalled, "I asked Puffy, in 1996 when he first called me concerning using 'Rise' for 'Hypnotize,' why he chose the 'Rise' groove. He told me that in the summer of 1979 when he was I think 10 years old the song was a huge hit everywhere in New York and 'Rise' along with Chic's 'Good Times' were 'the songs' that all the kids were dancing and roller skating to that summer. He had always remembered that summer and that song. When he first played the loop for Biggie, (he said that) Biggie smiled and hugged him."[6]

Randy continued, "Over the years I was approached by Ice Cube, Eazy-E, Vanilla Ice, and maybe another 4–5 artists to use the song and I never said 'yes' until I heard a rough version of Biggie's recording produced by Sean 'Puffy' Combs, D-Dot, and Ron Lawrence. I was sent a cassette from Puffy and when I cranked it up I not only immediately loved it but my gut thought that this could be a number one record once again. ...

The melody and phrasing of the chorus is interpolated from a lyrical section of Slick Rick's song "La Di Da Di", and it is also from these lyrics that the title "Hypnotize" is derived. Often misattributed to Lil' Kim, Pamela Long from the group Total sang this part.[5]

In 2013, asked about the lyrics, "Escargot, my car go...", Lil' Cease of Junior M.A.F.I.A. stated, "That's the shit that made B.I.G dope B.I.G used to talk about all the cars but, nigga didn't even know how to drive. He wouldn't dare get in the driver seat."[8] ...

Kris Ex of Pitchfork wrote "Big was a master of flow, sounding unforced and unlabored over a bevy of pristine, hi-fidelity maximalist beats that seemed to always bow to his intent."[9]

50 Cent told NME that the song was the one he would want played at his funeral: "I'd just want everyone to have as much of a party as possible."[10]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnotize_(The_Notorious_B.I.G._song)

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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by jimmydoreisalefty to c/90smusic
 
 

edit: added [Explicit]

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12995693

Boots Riley lays out his ideas on how to get a raise (hint: it doesn’t involve asking nicely

https://genius.com/The-coup-the-shipment-lyrics

https://web.archive.org/web/20230712005711/https://genius.com/The-coup-the-shipment-lyrics

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Curve - Star (www.youtube.com)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/90smusic
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12950953

B-side on the “Bring The Pain” single. PLO style refers to the Palestinian Liberation Organisations unorthodox and ruthless fighting tactics, Method Man refers to this with PLO style.

https://genius.com/Method-man-plo-style-lyrics

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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/90smusic
 
 

This is bound to be a controversial one, but back in the 90s this shit was fresh, and wild. Horrorcore with ex-wrestler clown frontmen.

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Orgy - Blue Monday (1998) (www.youtube.com)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/90smusic
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