"Ain't No Greens In Harlem" by The Vibrations

[emceesick1]

boom bap original rap......sick!

[teknashend]

aint no greens in harlem, theres only HAZE nikkkkkkka

thas my manzz on skype ! sellin dat purrppy dogggies

[port2344chester]

This is REAL FUNKY!

[sp1200fanatic]

They look like the gang, The Boppers, from the movie and video game "The Warriors"......I hear they're a real heavy set

[TheCryingDutchman]

"WHAT!? No chicken in Harlem?!" *Cries* I love the GASSSP after that cry. :D

Can't stop loving this song, man! I can't listen to this and just sit still. I gotta move! Believe me, you don't wanna see that! :p

[Grazmataz37]

perhaps my all time favourite funk track this. not only is the energy so funky, but i just love the way they have hidden messages for marajunna and prostitutes in this song. absolute classic

[EitherEndofAugust]

@Grazmataz37  Huh?

[Grazmataz37]

@EitherEndofAugust. well greens is in reference to marijuana and chicken is in reference to hookers. aint greens in harlem is basically saying the guy cant cut a deal. when he cant get his thc fix he thinks he'll pass the time with the trim of a nice young broad down on the avenue but when he actually gets there, there all busy or holidaying in the bahamas. hope that explains it

[ThaGrooveallegiance]

(lol) Sound like something comedian J. Anthony Brown would sing.

Nice groove.

[lytsac1]

I thought this song was a figment of my imagination...I asked people all over and no one knew what I was talkin' about...lol...my uncle played this when I was a little little girl....

[oliverecords]

@lytsac1 I was almost in the same state you were in... but I didn't grow up to this song, though I had put it on tape long ago, (maybe 14) , thanks to the radio. The tune was one of the many "unknown obscure funk"-labeled tunes that time had concealed in a corner of my room. I like when I find these gems by pure chance, so I can put some faces on them.

[miamiwax]

too hot!!

[GeneralTrousers]

Proto-rap ... many of the origins of rap are in albums like this.

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[wwwdotluke]

'the rats got there before i did' i know how this guy feels. aint no greens in north oxford either, lots of mice though not rats!

[soulsistah100]

Great post!

[AbbottSupreme]

lol....I'm lovin' this right here...

[phurdricktv]

70's music had so much funk and soul in it!! "..there no chicken in Harlem or else where.."LOL hahaha, that's some funny stuff!!

[68NYC]

Lol...

["What??"... ]

[MissFunkentelect]

This is the ish, lol! And people think rap started in the 80's!