good east side hip hop

[p.t.b.d]

i've been trying to get into more hip hop and have found i quite like the east side stuff
can someone recommend good songs?

[godflesh fiend]

All of Schoolly D's classic stuff........

Schoolly D
Saturday Night
Am I Black Enough For You
Smoke Some Kill

Also Kool G Rap & DJ Polo's "Road To Riches" is ESSENTIAL.

Here's a few songs for you to check...............

Schoolly D "Saturday Night"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr59F0UObm0

Schoolly D "Signifying Rapper"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-PxCWwu ... re=related

Schoolly D "Am I Black Enough For You"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15KfOxYb ... re=related

Schoolly D "Who's Schoolin Who?"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3jvRlvA ... re=related


Kool G Rap & DJ Polo "It's A Demo"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DuWoSiJ4w0

[constrobuz]

east side like east coast?

all of d.i.t.c.:
big l - danger zone
diamond d
showbi & a.g. - next level (dj premier remix)
o.c. - time's up
lord finesse
fat joe (yes his first 2 albums are actually good)

all of bcc:
black moon - how many mcs
heltah skeltah
originoo gunn clappaz - no fear
smf-n-wessun

wu tang clan and debut solo albums by all the members (except u-god you can skip him lol)

also:
organized konfusion
gang starr - mass appeal
ultramagnetic emcees - raise it up
epmd and solos by erick sermon
keith murray
big daddy kane
kool g rap
dred scott
black sheep - the choice is yours
de la soul
a tribe called quest - oh my god
jungle brothers
jeru the damaja - come clean
godfather don
special ed - lyrics (buckwild remix)
artifacts - wrong side of da tracks
mobb deep
the legion - jingle jangle

[p.t.b.d]

Safe
I'll be having a look into all of them

[DustyBunzzz]

jak progresso
cage
aesop rock
RA the Rugged Man
Old Eminem
Cannibal Ox
Lords of the underground
Nas

[oni]