For those who were around during the final breaths of the last incarnation of the board, you may have notice that I started a thread titled "Hip Hop Ballads". After a few unsuccessful attempts (and a few other parodies), this thread remained a mystery....until now.

Okay, maybe it's not that much of a mystery. I was thinking about making a hip hop ballad mix CD (introspective, soulful, mournful), but before I moved any further, I want to make sure that I'm not forgetting anything. I'm swinging for Waveland Ave. with this one, five and a half-star quality if you know what I'm saying. Here was the list of songs that I was originally going to post. This is also the kind of vibe I'm going for. Any suggestions/comments would be a great help.



2Pac-Life Goes, I Ain't Mad At Cha, Dear Mama
David Banner-My Lord
David Banner-Cadillac on 22's
Bizzy Bone-Nobody Can Stop Me Now
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony-Tha Crossroads, Crossroads
Dana Dane-Chester
DMX-The Prayer
Dr. Dre-The Message
The Game F/ 50 Cent-Hate It Or Love It
Geto Boys-Six Feet Deep
Ghetto Mafia-Straight From The Dec
Ghostface Killah-All That I Got Is You
Goodie Mob-Guess Who
Jay-Z-Song Cry, Lucky Me, A Ballad For The Fallen Soldier, Blueprint (Momma Loves Me), This Can't Be Life
Master P-I Miss My Homies
MC Eiht-Streiht Up Menace
MC Lyte-Poor Georgie
Mia X-Much Love
Nappy Roots-Po' Folks
Naughty By Nature-Everything's Gonna Be Alright
Nelly-N Dey Say
Outkast-Growing Old
Puff Daddy-I'll Be Missing You
Scarface-I Never Seen A Man Cry Till I Seen A Man Die
Thug Life-Cradle To The Grave
Kanye West-Family Business, Hey Mama
Whodini-Friends
Wu-Tang Clan-Tearz

B.G. - "Don't Wanna Be Without You"
off Life After Cash Money or
"Thugged Out" off Baller Blockin'

no PM Dawn? Too obvious?

It would have to be some dark PM Dawn. I can't think of anything that they've done that would fit with my vision.

Heaven and Hell- Raekwon.

Black Rob- Life Story
Eminem-Stan
The Roots-You Got Me
Jay-Z-Regrets
Pharoahe Monch-The Light
Nas-Memory Lane

RZA/Genius--B.I.B.L.E.

Freeway - "Goodbye"




I think of "Hate It Or Love It" as an anthem more than a ballad, but whatever works for your purposes is cool.

The Streets - Dry Your Eyes

(I can YSI the original version with Chris Martin if anyone wants it)

Yes please
I'll do the same of anything I posted if anyone wants.

I like the one from last year where it's all smooth and shit and then Lil' Jon comes in screaming his head off about putting his dick in it. Well, don't like it as much as find it funny.

"Lovers and Friends," good one. Wish they had made a video for that.

i'm glad this is Hip-Hop ballards as I can't think of many things worse than a box set of R&B ballards. You know the one that's always the third single.

If you're going to go with anything by the Geto Boys, it's gots ta be...



"Mind Playing Tricks On Me"

'Specially if you want slow & dark. Doesn't get any darker than that one.

UGK - One Day

what? no LL Kool J- I Need Love

Yeah, I was thinking of that as well. PLUS:

Cannibal Ox - 'Scream Phoenix'
Company Flow - 'Last Good Sleep'
Wu-Tang - 'I Can't Get To Sleep'
Ty - 'Rain'

Here we go...


The Streets - Dry Your Eyes (feat. Chris Martin)

Dayton Family - Ghetto
8Ball and MJG - Alwayz

Thanks much, Paul!

Okay, so I finally finished this over the weekend. Here's how it came out. It's got two appearances each by Scarface, Pimp C and Mary J. Blige, but everything fits well.

1. 2Pac-I Ain't Mad At Cha
2. MC Eiht-Streiht Up Menace
3. Master P-I Miss My Homies
4. Geto Boys-Six Feet Deep
5. Ghetto Mafia-Straight From The Dec (For The Good Times)
6. UGK-One Day
7. Bizzy Bone-Nobody Can Stop Me Now
8. Outkast-13th Floor/Growing Old
9. Dr. Dre-The Message
10. David Banner-My Lord
11. T.I.-Goodlife
12. Ghostface Killah-All That I Got Is You
13. Kanye West-Family Business
14. Jay-Z-Song Cry
15. Scarface-Never Seen A Man Cry