ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

 

SCHOOLLY D

 

Everyone anywhere of a certain age when you say the line “PSK making that green”  the reply will be “People always say what the hell do that mean”  West Philadelphia raised Schoolly D is widely known as the creator of Gangsta Rap. A misguided few may say it was Ice T on the west coast. Ice T has previously set the record straight regarding the originator of Gangsta Rap by saying in an interview

 

  “The first record that came out along those lines was Schoolly D's "P.S.K." Then the syncopation of that rap was used by me when I made "6 in the mornin." All he did was represent a gang on his record. I took that and wrote a record about guns, beating people down, and all that with "6 in the Mornin'."

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schoolly D had a style that was over the top. He had no qualms about letting the world know what was going on in his hood. From the self-titled 1986 Schoolly D album which featured the groundbreaking song PSK. Schoolly has always pushed the envelope although never really a critical or major success Schoolly’ s name is etched in the book (if there ever is a good one done) The History of Hip Hop. Schoolly to date has made 8 albums but will be mostly remembered for the first 3. They are listed below with the track listings

 

Schoolly D  1986

1."I Don't Like Rock & Roll"

2."Put Your Filas On"

3."Free Style Rapping"

4."P.S.K. What Does It Mean??"

5."Gucci Time"

6."Free Style Cutting"

 

Saturday Night The  Album 1986

1."We Get Ill"

2."Do It Do It"

3."Dedication to All B-Boys"

4."Get 'n' paid"

5."B-Boy Rhyme and Riddle"

6."Saturday Night"

7."It's Crack"

 

Smoke Some Kill 1988

1."Smoke Some Kill" – 3:28

2."Here We Go Again" – 2:43

3."Mr.Big D**k" – 4:36

4."Gangster Boogie II" – 3:43

5."This Is It (Ain't Gonna Rain)" – 3:56

6."Another Poem" – 4:20

7."We Don't Rock, We Rap" – 3:17

8."Signifying Rapper" – 4:51

9."No More Rock N' Roll" – 3:52

10."Same White B***h (Got You Strung Out On Cane)" – 4:19

11."Treacherous" – 4:27

12."Black Man" – 4:19

13."Coqui 900" – 3:30

14."Fat Gold Chain" – 3:01

 

Schoolly D still performs and until recently could be heard doing the music for the Cartoon Network show Aqua Teen Hunger Force.

 

 

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