I’m old it was Jump by Kris Kros for me according to my parents

My older bro would bless my ears with all the classic s***... WuTang, Mobb Deep, Pac, Big, Nas, Jay, Jeezy, TI

Then I expanded from there

Also what I heard on the radio

Stan by Eminem

Went back to my old youtube and looked for the first rap video I ever liked and it was this lmao

Definitely goes further back tho

Exactly bruh. Like we was born into this

Growing up black, I feel like this question is very difficult to answer

I think fireman by lil Wayne idk

Bone crossroads

Always hated that beat

Real

This exact music video

this was the first rap song where i memorised the lyrics and rapped along to it so probably this one

and also this one was hot on MTV back in the day

Yep, Ridin and also Grillz

One of the few vivid memories I have prior to 1990 is hearing Kool Moe Dee - Wild Wild West on the radio. I was like 2 or 3 when it was a hit Lol.....that song made a fan, but Nothin But A G Thang put it over the top

soulja boy crank that was also a different vibe. went from 50 cent gangsta poppin champagne bottles in the club type rap to something more simple and comical. low key the birth of 2010s rap maybe

idk for me this s*** was catchy and way different from any other rap song i had heard before that point

my name is

S*** I don't even remember, it's been like 17 years since my first rap album

Eye Know if I had to pick one. Steely Dan was one of my dad's band's and that Peg sample hnnnnggg

Country Grammar

Mockingbird by Eminem & NY State Of Mind by Nas

Stronger I think or some French rap song don't remember which one tho

I got 99 problems and a b**** aint one, hit me

only real OGs know

Like I vividly remember being a little kid and Wayne on ‘Workin Em’ was viral before viral was a thing lol