This is the first annual Black Eye Boom Bap Posse Rap Cage Match here at DP Dot Com. Posse rap cuts are like the soundtracks that are created when rap music superstars form Voltron. These tracks are filled with all kinds of energy that moves at different speeds and attacks at disparate angles. Imagine watching the Avengers on the microphone, or the X-Men.
I love posse rap tracks because of the unity that is displayed. Their is a singular determination by every artist to murder the music with their mind. Lyrics find a new height and importance as everyone attempts to out work the previous poetry presenter. Pardon the excessive alliteration, but I am excited to give you these songs and I hope that you do the right thing by listening to them with your goggles on.
Homeboy pictured above caught a bad one on the ‘Simon Sez’ remix…
‘The Symphony’ – Juice Crew All-Stars (Masta Ace, Craig G, Kool G Rap and Big Daddy Kane)
I remember how many necks got snapped after G Rap dropped his verse. No one wanted it with that dude. Give Big Daddy Kane his props for even touching the microphone after G Rap.
‘The Headbanger’ – EPMD, K-Solo, Redman and Das EFX
‘Guerilla Monsoon Rap’ – Talib Kweli, Black Thought, Pharoe Monch
‘Flava In Your Ear'(remix) – Biggie Smalls, Craig Mack, Rampage, LL Cool J, and Busta Rhymes
Blowticious!
‘Left It To Us’ – Cage, El-P, Tame 1, Yak Ballz and Aesop Rock
‘Color Blind’ – Ice Cube, Kam, MC Threat, Coolio, WC and J-Dee
‘A Rollerskating Jam Called Saturday’ – Q-Tip, DeLa Soul, Vinia Mojica
‘Live At The BBQ’ – NaS, Fatal, Akinyele and Extra P
Read UnKut Dot Com for the Joe Fatal backstory on this legendary track.
‘4, 3, 2, 1’ – Method Man, Redman, Canibus, DMX and LL Cool J
There’s a reason this song is legendary. Canibus set this shit on fire. LL Cool J made sure that no major record label would ever fuck with him again. This track gets a two(2) black eye rating.
‘Simon Sez’ (remix) – Lady Luck, Pharoahe Monch, Redman, Method Man, Shabaam Shadeeq, and Busta Rhymes
This shit is so hardbody I’m giving it three(3) black eyes and three(3) retarded emcees rating. Everyone goes in deep. Busta Rhymes is without question one of the greatest posse rap track emcees of all time.