if there are any...

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maybe i shouldve titled the thread "gangsta hip hip songs" hahah.

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Both song and vid are the shit!

what was the Dr. Dre song where they had people waltz'n in the video?

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Wow didn't that quickly backfire. Seems like out of the "gazillion" songs that you think are classy no one seems to find one...

At most of my "classy" gigs right after dinner or reception...I usually start the crowd with Watchwww.youtube.com

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"he went from ashy to classy"

^^^still not classy but I think it's more of a "smooth" listening...Kind've like a chill out sesion. I think the word "classy" should be replaced with "smooth". There are a ton of smooth/easy listening hip hop songs out there.

my man, u an idiot. stop jockin' me.

hip hop stay classy.

Wow..you join a forum and quickly result to name calling. Nice way of you introducing yourself. Anyway I PMed you back so that will be my last response. I'm not trying to hurt anyones feelings....I was just saying...

Good luck finding those classy hip hop songs.

would you consider these classy?

check the rhyme - atcq
kick push - lupe fiasco
break a dawn - de la soul
set adrift on a memory bliss - pm dawn

^^ who is this guy? why is he humpin' my leg all the time?

^^ that's for DJ CISCO not you MSF. haha

yes i think that could go well for a nice classy spot. thank you MSF. i know many people would consider hip-hop songs classy. it's not just all i'm a f*ck bitches and make money... hahaha.

i can't wait for the day when hip-hop comes back to classy, tasteful lyrics. someday...

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seriously this time :)

This is alot more difficult than i first thought..

BEP - joints and jams
jonell/meth man - round and round
d'angelo/az - lady
camp lo - luchini

I used to love H.E.R.?

keep ya head up?

Cool Like Dat - Digable Planets

classy hip hop? its from the street, how can you make that mistake?

you sound like you're trying to make the definition between rappers and lyricists - neither of which are hip hop

its all music at the end of the day, if you start putting middle class ethics on it you might as well join a jazz group and wear a scarf

listen cos you love that shit, not because of the status or look that it gives you

heh.. all this cause a bunch of us thought 'pop champagne' lacked class -- my main argument was that the song takes a traditional symbol of good taste and class (champagne for those of you having a difficult time following) and cheapens it down to malt liquor status all-the-while maintaining the belief that the mere purchase of expensive alcohol affords one the image of a person well refined and cultured when the portrayal in the song does just the opposite.

a few weeks back I walked past a very plus size woman wearing a dress several sizes too small in a very inebriated state posing for pictures with what I can only assume were her friends. as they struggled to prop her up for the photo, she continuously not so much as screamed, but belched out "WE POP CHAMPAGNE," while no doubt believing that she was an object of desire. That is the image I will always have in my head when someone requests this song.

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I said it in the previous thread and I'll say it again. Anything short of a LL Cool J song or Big Daddy Kane song you can't really call hip hop classy. Now the songs mentioned are nice just not classy. I'd agree with whoever said something like Frank Sinatra or Louis Armstrong is classy. Timbs and Hoodies will never be considered classy no matter how you try and justify it. Even shirts and ties aren't classy. It's a kind of aura that only a few people have. Hence why people buy certain things or dress a certain way to try and aspire to that image.

I think the original poster needs to define "classy"?

WTF is "classy" hip hop?

Crush on You - Lil Kim
Around the Way Girl - LL Cool J
Glamorous Life - Cool C

hth
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Ahh..............did y'all have to all make it this damn difficult???

LOL...I got what he meant from the jump...just some more mellow songs that may not have cursing, or at least no harsh cursing...and have a light vibe to them.

Here's some I always play...
Guru ft. Herbie Hancock - Timeless
DJ Quik - Thinkin bout u
Erykah Badu and Common - Love of my life
Common - Dooinit (Clean version)
Guru ft. Roots - Pump ya fist
Tribe Called Quest - Find a way
DJ Jazzy Jeff ft. Raheem Devaughn - My soul ain't for sale (GREAAT SONG!!)

black sheep - choice is yours

Common - The Light

if i remember correctly the video for dr dre's been there done that was pretty snazzy

LL Cool J - Love you better

let me refine my original post:

list tracks you can play at a classy environment, void of vulgarities and "classy people" appropriate...whatever that is.

scenario:
-fashion show after party
-25-39 age
-125-200 people
-martini drinking/couch surfing/mature dancefloor
-music requested - hip hop

in addition to previous posts,

pete rock cl smooth - one in a million
nice n smooth - funky 4 u
the roots - next movement
the dream - shawty is a 10
ll cool j - baby
arrested development - everyday people
grand puba/ mary j - check it out, what's the 411

i'm not talking about old fogey parties neither.

Ahhh, thanks for the breakdown, that's what I needed...

how about some "Feel Good" Hip Hop:

Jamboree - Naughty by Nature
Summertime - Jeff & Fresh Prince
Superstar - Lupe
American Boy - Estelle & Kanye
Good Life - Kanye (clean version)

Uhh not one metion of Eric B. and Rahkim ??

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A) Classy

B) Classic

C) Dope

D) Deff

I choose E) All the above !!!

This ain't no Joke :P !!!

yeah mostly older stuff. gangstarr - moment of truth, common - the light

This thread is kind of lame because I've been thinking about a conversation I had with one girl I know.

She said she doesn't like gangsta rap and only listens to Jay Z and 50 Cent. Lol. Probably two of the most successful gangsta's in rap. I know what she meant but lol come on.

Which reminded me that most people don't know fuck all about rap music so the whole classy thing is a mute point. You could play 50 Cent's Candy Shop at an event like that and I'm sure they'd love it and that song is far from classy.

What about

excuse me miss- jay z
one more chance - biggie
i know-jay z

Talib Kweli - Hot Thing

^^the video is pretty cool too.
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You won't get anywhere with this argument Caramac...trust me I went there and it wasn't worth the headache.

Plus I think the OP changed his definition of "classy".

agentorange, have you considered New Jack Swing tracks? The BPM is slightly faster at times but it tends to be less offensive/in your face but just as funky, with rnb singing as opposed to rapping. See what you think of these -

I want her (Keith Sweat)
Groove Me (Guy)
Somebody For Me (Heavy D And The Boyz)
Poison (Bell Biv Devoe)
Hold On (En Vogue)
Feels Good (Tony Toni Tone)
She's Mine (Basic Black) [Try to hunt down the Pete Rock remix]
Anything (Old Skool Version) (SWV feat. Wu Tang Clan)

And Hip Hop off the top of my head?
Can't You See? (Total feat. Notorious BIG)
Could It Be (Remix) (Jaheim)
I'll Be (Foxy Brown feat. Jay Z)
All Good? (De La Soul)
Anything by Common (The Light, for example)
Anything by SWV, TLC, Digable Planets.

Happy Hunting.

Lol.

And again just to throw a spanner in the works. What type of fashion show is it? Rocawear? Sean John? Versace? Prada? Ed Hardy etc etc.

carolina hererra.

-and cisco i love you man. no hard feelings!

No doubt.None taken.

That AMG record is the first hip hop record I ever bought. $1 at CD/Game Exchange. :D

whats funny is that i've seen similar requests before, and about 30 mins in they'll ask for all the pop stuff, because their guests want to hear it. I can almost guarantee it.

^^^^ +1

A lot of people ask for hip hop but end up not wanting it

+1 Pop Hop all the way

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THATS CLASSY!!!!! It feels GOOD TO BE A GANGSTA!!

Fuck yeah!

The Roots ft. Cody Chesnutt "Seed 2.0"
It's Classic/classy, feelgood, works for an adult crowd.
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Snoop Dog & Charlie Wilson "Can't Say Goodbye" Watchwww.youtube.com into 2pac "Changes" Watchwww.youtube.com always works....

Notorious BIG sky is the limit

Yup

For those in the forum telling you where hop hop is from and not to listen to it for a "label" .. Come on kid we're all Dj's.. obviously he porbably has a classy crowd to play for.. Rookie Dj prob is even trying anymore

All these songs are dope but you will probably end up playing Drake, Kendrick, Kanye & jay z

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