My choice: "It Takes Two" from Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock.  8)

      I  Really love is Rappers delight .  there's a great song

Those are all great old school rap songs...my fave though (b/c it was soooooo relateable to me is)
Parents Just Don't Understand

"A-hip hop a-hippy to the hippy to the hip hip hop and you don't stop a-rockin' to the bang bang boogie said up jump the boogie to the rhythm of the boogie the beat!"

I chose "Rapper's Delight!" ;D

Absolutely Vile

definitely, gotta go with rock box

cause calvin kleins no friend of mine, dont want nobody's name on my behind

I chose "Going Back To Cali", but my favorite old school rap song is "I'm The Type Of Guy" by LL Cool J.

Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh
Salt n Pepa
Big Daddy Kane
Boogie Down Productions
MC Lyte
Audio Two
A Tribe Called Quest
Leaders of the New School
Showbiz and AG

None. My favourite is "Let Your Backbone Slide" by Maestro Fresh Wes.

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince "Parents Just Don't Understand"

Ah yes, the late '80s Hip-Hop.
(makes me glad for the '90s  ::) )

Back then I liked

Push It - Salt N' Pepa
Bust a Move - Young MC

They're still Ok, but I like these a little better...

Buffalo Stance - Neneh Cherry
Me Myself and I - De La Soul


Hip-Hop Hurray
:D

Young MC - Bust a Move

I also like many others mentioned and not mentioned.

Rappers Delight  ;D

Salt n Pepa, Push It!!!!

Rio

Sugarhill Gang "Rapper's Delight"

Parents just dont understand

Beastie Boys.

Salt n Pepa

Rapper's Delight

"White Lines"

Rappers Delight.

"Rapper's Delight" with "White Lines" coming in close second.

Rapper's Delight

"Rapper's Delight".My older sister got the last copy of the album in the city and she knelt by our old-fashioned stereo putting the needle back on the record until she had every word to the extended version written down.There was a time when i could rhyme off the whole thing but these days i need the song to be playing as i go.I still get excited when i hear it..otherwise,lots of other great choices here too.."It Takes Two","Push It","Bust a Move",and "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash should be included  :)

Well, from this list I'd choose "It Takes Two" but if you had "Other" as a choice, I'd surely go with "The Breaks" by Kurtis Blow.

Dont like much of this kinda music, but I really like Bust A Move.  Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers played the bass part on that song.  That bass part pretty much made the song a hit, but supposedly Flea didnt get much recognition or $$$ for it.

I selected "Rapper's Delight"... I don't actually recall it from the 80's but I heard it a couple of years ago and that song is just all that.

I'll throw a couple more out there for y'all:

"Girls" by Egyptian Lover

"The Real Roxanne" Roxanne with UTFO

"Space Cowboy" or "Pack Jam" by Jonzun Crew

"Jam On It" by Newcleus

"Get It Girl" by The 2 Live Crew

I don't know if you classify these "hip-hop" but throw in:

"Rockit" by Herbie Hancock

"Atomic Dog" George Clinton

You totally left out one of the greatest old school hip hop artists!

Afrika Bambaataa
-planet rock
-looking for the perfect beat

and these are definitely worth mentioning that werent included:

malcolm mclaren
-buffalo gals

and

Newcleus
-Jam On It

you need to add "other" since my favorite is doug e fresh and the get fresh crew - the show (also liked la-di-da-di)

White Lines!!

But, I also like "Roxanne, Roxanne" (I forgot the group that did it through) and "Roxanne's Revenge" by Roxanne Shante.

Rapper's Delight, because it was the originator of the whole rap/hip-hop sound.  8)

Hororable mention:

Run DMC- You Talk Too Much
Fat Boys- Fat Boys
Newcleus- Jam On It
Salt n Pepa- Push It

But, I also like "Roxanne, Roxanne" (I forgot the group that did it through)


It was by UTFO :)

What about "Paid in Full (7 Minutes of Madness-The Coldcut Remix)" by Eric B. & Rakim?

From the list, I voted for Rob Base It Takes Two.

Others I liked but not listed:

Supersonic - JJ Fad
The Message - Grandmaster Flash
Just A Friend - Biz Markie
Brass Monkey - Beastie Boys
Humpty Dance - Digital Underground

so hard, so many good choices..

Too many to choose from!

I loved: "Doin' Tha Butt"

Tam :)

Rapper's Delight, because it was the originator of the whole rap/hip-hop sound.  8)


Actually, it wasn't the sound was locally around for at least a year prior to the song's release and never really liked in the neighborhoods that produced the sound. It was too poppy, they felt.


It was by UTFO :)


Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!

Tone Loc "Wild Thing"

I havent heard any other songs by him (THAT I REMEMBER ANYWAY) that must have been his only good one......