Comments on: Awesome old school rap covers http://boingboing.net/2012/12/04/awesome-old-school-rap-covers.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Mon, 20 May 2013 19:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: asdf http://boingboing.net/2012/12/04/awesome-old-school-rap-covers.html#comment-1599527 asdf Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=198181#comment-1599527 this is literally the lowest form of both music and comedy this is literally the lowest form of both music and comedy

]]> By: Rocco Neil April http://boingboing.net/2012/12/04/awesome-old-school-rap-covers.html#comment-1598933 Rocco Neil April Wed, 05 Dec 2012 08:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=198181#comment-1598933 Vitamin Lounge does some great Eminem covers. Oh, and Grenouilles have a fun Low (Flo Rida) cover. Vitamin Lounge does some great Eminem covers. Oh, and Grenouilles have a fun Low (Flo Rida) cover.

]]> By: Erisis http://boingboing.net/2012/12/04/awesome-old-school-rap-covers.html#comment-1598820 Erisis Wed, 05 Dec 2012 03:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=198181#comment-1598820 I'm actually kind of a connoisseur of strange cross-genre covers generally.  And there's no denying The Gourds "" cover is indeed pretty hard to top for sheer infectiousness.  But a close second in terms of being unexpectedly and kind of jarringly beautiful is Nina Gordon's (from Veruca Salt) cover of "Straight Outta Compton".  This is tha smoove s--t!!!  http://youtu.be/NG2EGOB9-lc I’m actually kind of a connoisseur of strange cross-genre covers generally.  And there’s no denying The Gourds “” cover is indeed pretty hard to top for sheer infectiousness.  But a close second in terms of being unexpectedly and kind of jarringly beautiful is Nina Gordon’s (from Veruca Salt) cover of “Straight Outta Compton”.  This is tha smoove s–t!!!  http://youtu.be/NG2EGOB9-lc

]]> By: noah django http://boingboing.net/2012/12/04/awesome-old-school-rap-covers.html#comment-1598671 noah django Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=198181#comment-1598671  Richard Cheese is the motherfuckin man.  Don't forget his versions of Supersonic and Me So Horny, but the funniest to me is his NIN Closer cover (NSFW) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-teLIJEKCs As for covers of Gin and Juice, Sissybar takes the crown.  Sorry, Gourds fans, but its true. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDq2FGsEGd8  Richard Cheese is the motherfuckin man.  Don’t forget his versions of Supersonic and Me So Horny, but the funniest to me is his NIN Closer cover (NSFW) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-teLIJEKCs

As for covers of Gin and Juice, Sissybar takes the crown.  Sorry, Gourds fans, but its true. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDq2FGsEGd8

]]> By: igpajo http://boingboing.net/2012/12/04/awesome-old-school-rap-covers.html#comment-1598623 igpajo Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=198181#comment-1598623 Gourds is one of the best I've ever heard.  I literally have to hear that play song every few weeks just to get my fix.  They pretty much owned that one.  Gourds is one of the best I’ve ever heard.  I literally have to hear that play song every few weeks just to get my fix.  They pretty much owned that one. 

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/12/04/awesome-old-school-rap-covers.html#comment-1598503 Antinous / Moderator Tue, 04 Dec 2012 22:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=198181#comment-1598503 Jay Brannan - Straight Outta Compton.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x6uEMXAB4I Jay Brannan – Straight Outta Compton.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x6uEMXAB4I

]]> By: max00 http://boingboing.net/2012/12/04/awesome-old-school-rap-covers.html#comment-1598491 max00 Tue, 04 Dec 2012 22:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=198181#comment-1598491  The embed is apropos the title, not the link.  The embed is apropos the title, not the link.

]]> By: Itsumishi http://boingboing.net/2012/12/04/awesome-old-school-rap-covers.html#comment-1598396 Itsumishi Tue, 04 Dec 2012 20:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=198181#comment-1598396 How can <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Cheese" rel="nofollow">Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine</a> be ignored in a conversation about old school rap covers? <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=draifMpM5ck" rel="nofollow">Gin and Juice</a> (which I'll forever think of as a Snoop Dogg cover, not a Snoop Lion cover...) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ISQPKOrfEY" rel="nofollow">Baby Got Back</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMygcr3m3jg" rel="nofollow">Brass Monkey</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ybNcG9LN3s" rel="nofollow">Fight for your right</a> Also don't forget that the very talented Cheese doesn't stop at hip-hop covers. How can Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine be ignored in a conversation about old school rap covers?
Gin and Juice (which I’ll forever think of as a Snoop Dogg cover, not a Snoop Lion cover…)
Baby Got Back
Brass Monkey
Fight for your right

Also don’t forget that the very talented Cheese doesn’t stop at hip-hop covers.

]]> By: locnar1701 http://boingboing.net/2012/12/04/awesome-old-school-rap-covers.html#comment-1598365 locnar1701 Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=198181#comment-1598365 The Cover of Gin and Juice by The Gourds is the win.    Country... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4hGSR5njZE The Cover of Gin and Juice by The Gourds is the win.    Country…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4hGSR5njZE

]]> By: downset360 http://boingboing.net/2012/12/04/awesome-old-school-rap-covers.html#comment-1598217 downset360 Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=198181#comment-1598217 This isn't Snoop Dogg though guys its Eazy-E! This isn’t Snoop Dogg though guys its Eazy-E!

]]> By: s2redux http://boingboing.net/2012/12/04/awesome-old-school-rap-covers.html#comment-1598189 s2redux Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=198181#comment-1598189 Which reminds me to ask -- how many Wicket Men are there on a 43-man Squamish team? Which reminds me to ask – how many Wicket Men are there on a 43-man Squamish team?

]]> By: MrHaroHaro http://boingboing.net/2012/12/04/awesome-old-school-rap-covers.html#comment-1598183 MrHaroHaro Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=198181#comment-1598183 Didn't really like this one. My personal favorite is still Jonathan Coulton's Baby Got Back cover.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCWaN_Tc5wo Didn’t really like this one. My personal favorite is still Jonathan Coulton’s Baby Got Back cover.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCWaN_Tc5wo

]]> By: crimpers http://boingboing.net/2012/12/04/awesome-old-school-rap-covers.html#comment-1598165 crimpers Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=198181#comment-1598165 Love the Gourds! Snoop Lion approved, even: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asrfBGkGsbo Love the Gourds! Snoop Lion approved, even: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asrfBGkGsbo

]]> By: awjt http://boingboing.net/2012/12/04/awesome-old-school-rap-covers.html#comment-1598143 awjt Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=198181#comment-1598143 Ben Folds' "Bitches Ain't S**t" is at the top of mine, but damn, love this one.  We need to get a re-cover, where Snoop covers their cover with his own voice in sweet, delicious melody. Ben Folds’ “Bitches Ain’t S**t” is at the top of mine, but damn, love this one.  We need to get a re-cover, where Snoop covers their cover with his own voice in sweet, delicious melody.

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