This is the direct result of too much time on a dude's hands: a diversion for “golden age” hip hop fans. This is a modified "gank" of one of Cocoa Girl's ideas.
As you know, most hip hop artists and producers have an alias that they give themselves outside of their rap names. Q-Tip is also known as the Abstract Poet, KRS-One is The Teacher, Eminem is Slim Shady, etc. How well versed are you in your “golden age” alternative nicknames? Some will be very easy, others, incredibly hard. Do yo’ thang!
1. Da Funk Docktor Spot
2. Chocolate Boy Wonder
3. The TR-808
4. Plug 4
5. Doodle Bug
6. Xtra P
7. Yippity Yowzer
8. D.J. Akshun
9. The Chinaman
10. MC Ricky D
Bonus: Baby Dayliner
40 comments:
I'll be the first to shamefully admit that I cannot answer any one of those, my
brother. I am not a 'Hop head.
Maybe I can pay close attention to everyone else's answers so I can learn a lesson, LOL!
This shall be fun.
Now I'm not too sure but here are the few I think I know: 1 - Redman; 2 - Method Man?; 3 - KRS1; 10 - Slick Rick. I know number 4 but I can't think of those dudes names I know they are from Long Island and were down with Tribe called Quest and the Jungle Brothers. The others I have no clue who they are.
DJ Ricky D~Doug E Fresh?
I am soo not a hip hop head! damn this just drives the nail into the coffin. Another test failed!
@Insanity
Don't be ashamed. I'm ashamed that I spent (spend?) so much time paying attention to this stuff!
@Phoenix
You got a couple.
@Miss Ahmad
I'm really too old for the "now" stuff, but during the golden age, I was in my element.
You were close in your guess.
KZ
1. Method Man
2. Big Daddy Kane
3. KRS One or Scott La Rock (can't rememeber exactly which one)
4. De La Soul's DJ (I Think). I know Posdnous was Plug One, Trugoy the Dove is Plug Two, and Maseo is Plug Three) *shruggin my shoulders*
5.Dapper Dan?
6. Ownt know :-(
7. Ownt know :-( (Are 6 & 7 west coasters or east coasters cause if not I am not likely to know them?)
8. Special Ed's DJ was DJ Akshun but not sure if that is who you are referring
9. Fresh Kid Ice...from the 2LiveCrew LOL!! He was the only Chinaman I knew...LOL!!
10. Slick Rick
I tried, dayum I am feeling old that I even thought of the ones I did...right or wrong.
@CG
One out of 3 ain't bad.
@RD
2 out of 10. And yes, 6 and 7 are East Coasters!
KZ
I was coming back to say I think #3 might be D Nice instead...I'm so disappointed (only 2 right)
I can't even look at me right now. Let me call my cousin for some help! Failure is not an option
oh HELL nah!
1. redman
3. d-nice
4. common? LOL
shit, i have NO IDEA. i'm gonna have to think on this one! i LOVE this post!
@RD
OK, now you have 3 right.
No fair calling help!
@Nikki
2 out of 3. Pretty good. Now try the rest!
KZ
Ok I didn't get my cousin..HONESTLY, but I sat here thinking (I HATE FUKKIN LOSING!!)
1) Red Man (someone else said it and I was like DUhhhhhhhhhhh!!!)
2)Pete Rock (this is a guess..only two big name Hip Hoppers that were chocolate and talked about it and if BDK isn't he then I'm going with Pete)
3)D-Nice that's my old Boo so I should have known that from the gate :-)
4)Prince Paul??? If that ain't right eff it!
5)Butterfly (I think that is his name) from Digable Planets
6)Dude from Main Source (name escapes me cause I wasn't big on them like that)
7. Das Effects dude...I went to friggin college with these clowns but can't remember their stage names for the life of me.
8.I still say Special Ed's DJ cause I can't think of nothing else *Shrug*
9.I am sticking with 2 Live Crew dude on this too...who else was china like?
10. Slick Rick...OF COURSE!!!
If I still did crappy I'ma be so mad.
@RD
I'll be damned!
Pretty good. OK, 2 are wrong, but I don't know if I can give you "Dude from that one group". That seems like I'd be unfair.
And nobody has tried the bonus one yet!!!
KZ
Did anyone get, Doodlebug = Cee Knowledge yet?
I don't know the bonus one.
@Liquor and TV
That's what I'm talkin' about!
Now do you have the ACTUAL NICKNAMES for #6 and #7 and the real answer for #8.
KZ
Xtra P - Large Professor? (I think Phife said it in a song)
Yippity Yowser - Snoop Dog? lol
i got two out of three! YAY!
okay, let's overlook the fact that this was a ten question quiz. LOL
i am not looking @ the responders...here i go.
1. Redman
2. Pete Rock
3. Drum Machine
4. De La
5. Diggable Planets
6. Xtra P--Dammit...it's on the tip of my tongue!
7. Yippity Yowzer?
8. D.J. Akshun?
9. The Chinaman?
10. Slick Rick
I'm late, but here it goes...Some of these don't look familiar!
1. Red Man
2. Duh! BDK
3. But just call me D. Nice!
4. One of the dudes from De La
5. The ugly one from Digable Planets
6. Didn't he have black thick rimmed glasses?!
7. Have no clue
8. QUE?
9. QUE?
10. Slick Rick
Bonus: I know it's someone from MF Dooms camp.
OK You've got to tell me how I did!
@Liquor & TV
Snoop Dogg?
@Prisoner's Wife
I'll give you credit for 3 right. Some answers were too general for me to accept.
#3 is technically a drum machine, but there was an artist that called himself the TR-808
@CC
Where you been, mama? This is right up your alley.
I can only give you credit for 3 of these, too. I need specifics!
KZ
1. Da Funk Docktor Spot - Redman
2. Chocolate Boy Wonder - Pete Rock
3. The TR-808 - D-Nice
4. Plug 4 - Prince Paul
5. Doodle Bug - Ish - ceeKnowledge
6. Xtra P - Large Professor
7. Yippity Yowzer - Krazy Drazy (daz Efx)
8. D.J. Akshun - ScarFace
9. The Chinaman - Fresh Kid Ice (2 Live crew)
10. MC Ricky D - Slick Rick
I don't know the bonus chumpee
- AbRock
@Abrock
That was almost perfect!!!!
You gotta pick ONE for #5. Either or!
KZ
Zed, then you should have asked who called himself that? lol.
i see 808 & i think Drum machine. of course it's also D-nice. but whateva! i didn't even know we were doing hip hop aliases. *lol*
ish - ishmael his real name
1. Red
2. Pete Rock...who I LLOVE and ran into on B'Way and 8th St like 7 years ago
4. lost de la...umm, Prince Paul? I'll never forget the day I heard Stakes is High.
5. Digable..."We like the breeze flow straight outta our lids"
6. Large Prof "Shaheed, Phife and the Extra P"
7. Sound like either some Das FX or some Fu Schnick shit!
10. Slick Rick
Am I really this old? Naw, but my brothers are and I always used to steal and dub their tapes. lol
quick change
yippity yowser - chip FU from fushnickens
that should be it.
- AbRock
@Abrock
Ish is Butterfly not Doodle Bug!!!
Your first guess on #7 was right. You shouldn't have changed.
@Rest of y'all
Bless your hearts!
Whoever gets the bonus nuff respect.
KZ
I only know three 1) Redman; 2) Pete Rock & 10) Slick Rick. I would guess 4) Plug 4 is Prince Paul since he produced De La. The rest I don't know off the top. Xtra P sounds reaaaaaaaaaaaaaallyyyyyy familiar.
damn .. i though ish and cee were the same person!!
aight here is the revised list.
1. Da Funk Docktor Spot - Redman
2. Chocolate Boy Wonder - Pete Rock
3. The TR-808 - D-Nice
4. Plug 4 - Prince Paul
5. Doodle Bug - ceeKnowledge
6. Xtra P - Large Professor
7. Yippity Yowzer - Krazy Drazy (daz Efx)
8. D.J. Akshun - ScarFace
9. The Chinaman - Fresh Kid Ice (2 Live crew)
10. MC Ricky D - Slick Ric
as an mc with a 10 year source/rappages/rapsheet collection this was a trip down memory lane.
@Abrock
You did it, dude!
I guess I can come clean with the bonus joint.
The Baby Dayliner is Big Daddy Kane.
KZ
Rick the Ruler!
Damn I should've gotten that one!
aiight, am i the only one who was really turned on by the fact that abrock got all of them right? *tweaking nipples*
man i flunked!
You know what? I have been wanting to do a post similiar to this for the longest! LOL, evidently I wasn't the only one.
Now let me take the quiz. I hope you had a great weekend!
I have officially made a fat zero on this quiz!
Damn! Late again!
I knew all of em. I just didn't feel like typing them out.
A little explanation for some of the more obscure ones:
D-Nice used to be the beatbox for Boogie Down Productions. They called him the Human TR-808 or just TR-808. The TR-808 was the name of a popular drum machine used in the early days of hip hop.
Prince Paul, producer of De La Soul's first 3 albums, was casually known as Plug 4. Plugs 1, 2, and 3 being Posdnuos, Trugoy The Dove (Dave), and P.A. Pasemaster Mase (Maseo).
C-Know (or C Knowledge Born) was also known as Doodle Bug in Digable Planets. Mecca was known as Ladybug, and Ishmael Butler was known as Butterfly.
On the Geto Boys popular "Grip It! On That Other Level" CD, Scarface was known solely as D.J. Akshun except on his solo joint which he adopts the persona Scarface, which he kept (keeps) for the remainder of his rap career.
On Long Live The Kane, BDK and the rest of the group reveal their "codenames" in the CD liner. Kane is revealed to be The Baby Dayliner, which translates into The small boat. I don't know why!
KZ
So I had #9 right...that was one of the two I thought I had wrong. I am proud of myself cause that was a straight guess for real!
This was good shyt KZ!!!
damn. this is the second 'guess music' type list I've read and I don't know any answers!
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