Trends Of Culture - Off & On

[kbw1970]

Don't get me started on 1993. Damn that was the year of hip hop!

[sethinator8]

who keeps farting throughout the video

[Ringolero]

WTF where did this come from VHS? classic track though, Nas could ave been great too, crazy off beat flow! Too nuts!!! Post a better video though cant even fav this one!

[livendapast]

AHHH my high school days.

[EroCentrique]

This shit is extra garbage! It was then and is now! I bet they can't even stand to listen to this vomit!

[InsaneHands2]

U S A DUMMY

[olbranch]

Super classssiccc!!! Off and ON!!! real hip-hop!!!

[CAMERONDELORIS]

HIP-HOP!

[31Stopo5]

this was my era you had trends, original flava, camp lo,channel live, lords of the underground, smooth da hustler, tracy lee, show biz and ag...... brothers just being original trying to bring something to the game. they never got super large but they made an impact...... and like someone said early none of their shit was talkn about shooting anyone!

[poppa1052]

Classic real hip hop

[jerzeesown]

DAM THIS WAS THE SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII­IIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­! GRIMY 90'S SHIT!!! LOVE IT

[hundai88]

this some ill ish off & oon !

[msnywoman23]

damn i miss the old songs .

[bitchslap22003]

This was motowns answer to the Black Sheep. When this shit dropped I was open

On these niggs! You could tell they loved they shit, and videos was popping back then. They was making videos for like 10 geez! Not once did I hear them talk about a fucking gun! It was wit and skills! Never gonna be an era like that again.. Consider yourself forunate if you got to see this on rapcity, or if you have their whole album on cassette or vinyl

[elmatto2006]

I play folk music, and generally hate rap. But, oh boy, this is pretty great!

[9577frasier]

this beat is nuts can someone upload it clearer

[MrZebraTorso]

I REMEMBER.

[HalSamuel]

Hahaha, it's like being rapped at by The Mask.

[Alina49873]

Superest shit! Where's now like dat?!

[FlippyIII]

Im a 90's baby :D

94^:D

16 now & i have such a oldschool soul ; today since its nice out in NYC ima Rock my Camo & Tims

OldSchoool:Truth;Meanin;Real;A­ggressive

newschool: Fake;lame;trash;blah blah blah

Glad to have Onyx back out though with Black Hoodie Rap :D

[coldrockdaspot]

I have a track on MP3 that uses the "That's Uptown For Ya" line as it's hook, but I cannot remember the title or name of the artist of this, is this Trends and what was it from please?

[barlog20]

These 2 cats got crazy soul.That`s what`s missing in this era`s hiphop.

[msjoevik]

man that flow....love!!memories!

[BigVilFromWestPhil]

wow its crazy how much hip hop I have forgot. I remember my little brother stole my Trends of Culture and Chubb Rock tapes

[ONEMANPROD]

..NEW SUMMER ANTHEM Trendz of Culture "FAMILY" VIDEO on youtube

[TheDarkdroid]

oh yeah! love That true 90`s sound:)

[djkaneck1]

This and "Valley of the Skinz" were my cuts...OMG!!!

[neji899]

i wear these kinda clothes i dont wear that tight jean v neck mess

[hassafella]

Masta Ace did the off beat on beat style first. or at least he was the first to do it on record.

[atlas490]

@hassafella - Yeah Ace had the off and on beat style from The Symphony which dropped in '87. Shout outs to the Capital A!

[wq8t1]

memories forever. shouts to video music box.

[CMACdaDJ]

it's da NAS u a boulder ...imma crush ya down to a peeble!! lol love it...ole school at its finest!!

[mrslideinsideu2]

This joint right here was heat. One of those albums dat u would bump from front to back. One of the hottest groups from Harlem. Big up Harlem. Mart 125 , Allah Scool in Mecca & Willie Burgers, & the Apollo

[Airhammer50]

WILLIE BURGER  DAAAAAAAAAAAAG

[msnikish1]

oh snap i forgot bout this jizoint

[Royalston]

I remember Trendz performing this on Uptown Comedy Club. The crowd was so into the beat/the vibe that they started drowning out the rappers with "Ayeeeeeee Yooo..AIGHT". I seem to remember the rappers from Trendz just going along with it like "this is a night off, all we have to do is stand up here and listen to the crowd chant."

[TheINFAMOUSBEATS]

W T F?

[dominoize]

Whats the matter?

[gametight79]

Classic, crazy unorthadox flow..We used to ripp this beat in the high school lunch room 1993'..

[effmunee]

Anyone know who did this track?

[ditc4ever]

@effmuneethis track was produced by The Funky Man Lord Finesse

[effmunee]

90's Hip Hop was the best! This shit was so hard...(PAUSE)

[TRISTESIRE91]

Like Nas say : where are they now ?

[Airhammer50]

Alive and well.. They dropped some stuff this year and Grapevine I believe is hitting in UK

[nycgoodfriend]

thanks for the video. This was hot

[AGoodWomanDiji]

They flow style kind of remind me of Freestyle Fellowship...

[AGoodWomanDiji]

This was my jam...

[TRISTESIRE91]

Pure H I P - H O P

I miss the 90's so much.

A french fan.

[MattGray1]

5 mics in the Source???

[cubita8]

love this!!

[12trbz1nshn]

Even back then, these guys were ahead of their time.  Style.... Delivery.....on point. Sadly, they never got the credit OR recognition they deserved. This one is definitely among my favorite classic hip-hop tracks........ONE

[ILLCRILLKILLER]

My I point something out notice, theres no wine of some skeezea slut shaken her ass or some motha fucka with a chain that weighs more then him.

[mattyelz]

A classic thumpa. 5 stars

[jview77]

Big up to BulletsBasketballDC for speaking truth. Bring the east coast back, no more west coast gangs and everything else that got no place in my city.

[dizzy911]

Man 1993 was my favorite year!!!

[qwandiddy]

MAN ME TOO YO!!!! I GOT ALL THE 1993 SONGS on MY 20 CDS. I be bangin nuthin but Hip Hop of 1988-1994 Hip hop in my car.

[dizzy911]

No doubt! I still got like two crates of old mix tapes.

[qwandiddy]

Man yo, Can you hook me with copy of those mixtapes?? LOL!!!!

[qwandiddy]

Mee too, 1993 is definetly my HIP HOP ERA, I got like over 250 of rap songs that came out that year, over 200 from 1992, bout 200 from 1994, still getting more though. Limewire and youtube has saved my life yo for bringing me back old school shit since all my old tapes got stolen for years man.

[hoody232]

Fuck Limewire man. I tell you to get SoulSeek. Full albums, 12 inch vinyl, demo tracks and shit.

[qwandiddy]

Good Lookin out man, I'll check that out!!!  No wonder now Im still trying to get all old school rap to my itunes and shit. Because Limewire is being a bitch lately for not putting more underground shit like this, I cannot even find no other tracks of these rappers.

But Yeah Fuck Limewire son!!!!

[echoplus2020]

Ya dude Soulseek has been my shit for like 5 years. I have almost 2000 albums now.

[qwandiddy]

Thanks son, i'll set it up, Do you get Soulseek and download the music for free?

[echoplus2020]

just google soulseek and download it, really small file like 600kb. Install and you're off. No spyware or ads or anything which is great. Ad manus21in the user pane and I'll hook you up with this album

[BulletsBasketballDC]

I still wear the same clothes now that I wore back in 1993.

Let one of these skinny jean hipster emo rap fags talk shit about my Karl Kani hoody and my timbs.

We will see who has the last laugh you bitches.

[Olluminatii]

SAY WORD...?! LMBAO

[GrolschFlipTop]

Word the younger generation today splits my sides with how soft they are. They don't drink...lol! I drank enough 40 of OE, Mickeys, Magnum, etc. to build my own malt liquor family. Today i'm on some quality beer, Hoegaarden, Guinness, Lowenbrau, Corona etc. Yeah those were the real days, we were outside 24/7. Kids today are internet junkies. I don't blame them but don't front on the Original School, we lived thru drive bys, walked to school faster than these kids, and got into mad beef lol

[BulletsBasketballDC]

I will not be satisfied until all my NJ/NY and DC youth are all wearing timbs and camouflage again.

Its gonna happen too.

I know it is.

Only a matter of time until all of the current skinny jean hipster fag bullshit comes to an end once and for all.

[DetectiveBlacksmith]

while were at it, lets bring back the rediculous haircuts. I'm tryna see folks with the gumby fade rockin african pendants and shit again

[BulletsBasketballDC]

Dont worry. I am sure it is only a matter of time until the kids of today ditch the tight clothes and skinny jeans and start promoting the militant pro black fist.

They are thiefs like that.

Unable to create anything new of their own. So they steal from the past.

[telemanque]

timbs and camo had its run...the next time we witness that will be during the outbreak of armed revolution in this country....nothin wrong with rockers or er "skinny jeans" either....i rock em....and if you research youll find that one of the fathers of hip hop__kool herc rocked them.360 son,everything comes around, over and over in different degrees. i feel your pain though.....

[BulletsBasketballDC]

Dont worry it will only be a matter of time until the kids steal that timb and camo style too. They cannot create anything new so they steal from the past.

[tommyteknique]

@BulletsBasketballDC hood timez!!! still doin it in Brick City!!! rep it

[BulletsBasketballDC]

@tommyteknique

I got some people down here from NJ and NY.

They went to Howard and then stayed down here after they graduated.

[KickBack90sBeats]

@BulletsBasketballDC wussup wit all the diamond encrusted jeans and emos wearing bandanas? shit is pissin me off... take it back 2 the era of the timbs!

[cecilpjhrrs]

Ay my mans dont ever say the young dont drink... yu must be looking at them tru soft ass niggaz

[GrolschFlipTop]

Alright thanks yo.. I'm not saying a kid should do under rage drinking, its just bugging me and my brothers out how different these kids are coming up. I guess its a good thing though.

[OCTOMARVEL]

you my friend, deserve epid kudos.

death to the metrosexual steez.

[MattOofRenton]

Your in luck man.

I just turned 18 and I rock da timbo boots and camo gear, fo real.

I got da camo jacket from da brand NECS and I got a couple of camo tees.

I rock baggy clothes, camo gear, timbos, headphones on tha dome, and i just turned 18.

And Im a huge ol skool, underground, and gangsta rap fan.

[MattOofRenton]

I also rock kangols, jackets wit da fur on tha hood, a gold chain, mid- top black air-forces, and baggy jeans, and I always will keep dis style.

[herbal818]

nobody cares how u dress

[MattOofRenton]

Whatever hater, i have every right to express myself and REPLY to someone else's comment!

[SuckingBallsYumYum]

@MattOofRenton

do you wear thong style panties, or boy shorts???

what about tight tank tops ???

Is your belly button pierced ???

[MattOofRenton]

Da fuck??

NO I DONT!

I wear baggy pants and ol skool 90s style gear.

"suckingballsyumyum"

I can already tell your bein a joke.

Cut da bullshit

All I said is that this song is tight, and I rock da baggy ol skool gear, and I get fuckheads like you doin dumb shit.

[renew1098]

@MattOofRenton hell yeah nigga

[msnikish]

@BulletsBasketballDC hell ya G. on the stregnth i wanna cop a Columbia suit , and a pair of Girbauds with the fly Hlfiger button shirts

[NYVAboy]

@BulletsBasketballDC word dude. Im tryna get my 90's polo. bringing that style back

[c0dead]

@BulletsBasketballDC hipster emo rap fags? The fuck is wrong with you, since when was rap about your clothes

[telemanque]

@c0dead Youre right... Even niggas who claim they hardcore rap enthusiasts miss the fact that the whole culture was born out of rebellion. Check out Grandmaster Flash gear....leather, studs,etc. Nigga wore that shit today he would be ridiculed off top. Sad thing is people so conditoned and sleep, they would miss a nigga whole message because they worried about what they look like. And what if the nigga was on the level of Tupac , Big, or even Public Enemy?

[TheHumanBallsack]

@BulletsBasketballDC In the UK, I am pretty much the only guy who still wears Naughty hoodies, Timbs, Camos & Carharrt sweaters - every prick around me wears what I can only assume they've stolen out of their little sisters' wardrobes!

[telemanque]

@BulletsBasketballDC BWAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!!!!! THE HIP HOP CULTURE SHOULD NEVER BE CLOSED MINDED.OR ONE STYLE OF CLOTHING . REALIZE THAT HIP HOP WAS BORN OUT OF REBELLION. THE FOREFATHERS OF HIP HOP DRESSED IN LEATHER PANTS , STUDS ,SPANDEX AND TIGHT ASS JEANS AS WELL . WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR HIP HOP? NOW I GOTS TO WEAR A CERTAIN UNIFORM? FUCK THAT. IF THERE IS ANY REAL HIP HOPPERS OUT THERE WHO KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT THUMBS UP. ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE.

[DJDAMIAN72]

@telemanque

Actually u r wrong, the old school Hip-Hop heads never dressed like u described in the streets, u r talking out of your ass cause you've seen old pics of groups like Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5 dressed all crazy when performing, imitating the the look of old-school funk groups like Parliament/Funkadelic, that's what Run-DMC were rebelling against when they came with the more b-boy/street look of jeans & addidas that Hip-Hop heads were really wearing! Get your shit straight!

[veksink]

@DJDAMIAN72 actually Run Dmc were famous for wearing leather outfits..and everybody rocked tight gear back than, baggy clothes weren't popular till the 90s...

[smokejesen]

s this shit was hot bacc in day

[dabigmister69]

me and about three other people i know rocked this cd. raw hip hop at its finest. seems they keep the good shit hidden.

[locyka19]

a lil' bit like LOTUG...sometimes sounds like that in a better way....

[730inTheHead]

dopest beat of all

[d5o4s3h2i1]

I love sing-songy melodic hiphop that was used by people like Organized Konfusion. Certainly not a feature that has aged really well but regardless it was dope.

[YOELTHEKING]

I got put on to this by listening to a Joaquin Pheonix interview

[B3T0516]

haha.. i saw it too. so fucking random

[hiphopyoudontstop34]

HOT TRACK

[ONEMANPROD]

trendz are back on myspace trendsofculture3

[Airhammer50]

Yall have NO idea how nice these bruthas really are.. seriously... Nastee, Grapevine and MoL My Boys.. dont sleep...

DJ DMR aka Cool B !!!!!

[buggeazy]

i can rap off this song-i drop styles like im up on ya / i represent my block by standing on the corner/i you want more i must warn ya

[Division1985]

Man! Good times, good times!

[Peeyem2k]

Big Track!!! Real Hip Hop!!! Much better than the conveyer belt wannabe gangsterism frontin as hip hop now. I hated this when it came out for some reason???? Cannot get enough of it not!!!

prididdy props to the paper, prididdy props to the pen!!! HaHa BRAAP

[ONEMANPROD]

trendz are back on myspace trendsofculture3

2 new songs

[DrtyWrm]

This is one of those songs that clearly represents an incredible era in HipHop! This beat is insane! The lyrics are solid and the vibe is just sick!!!! Remember when you made your own cassettes of songs you liked, this was one of the songs I would put on both sides! Yo BoomBap Im subbing, Word..LOL peace

[flacknice101]

Real Hip Hop not like this fake azz gangster, oh my bad GANGSTA wanna be shit.....(yeah right)REAL MOTHER F ING HIP HOP!! word.

[malkiaruks]

I'm from Rhode Island and I remember bein the only cat rockin this album. This was the craziest slept on joint. I think dudes thought he was bitin Nas' name though and thats why it didn't catch on. Same name diff styles though. lol.

[MalakitheMostHi]

produced by J Dilla... Im sure yall didnt know that... he did the track for free.

[MRDALLIS]

u used put the 12" daily and freestyle for hours

[truemastah]

TRENDZ!!!! this was the jump off, word iz bond

these cats dropped one of the most slept on albums during the early 90's ( hip hop's golden era ) TOC deserves mad props for their contribution to quality hip hop

respect.....

[ONEMANPROD]

Trendz are back!! check this in the studio video clip.

just search: trendz of culture new hot shit

[buggeazy]

HE CHANGED HIS VOICE AT 2:42

[NYCBostero]

This joint was pure fire when it first dropped.

[buggeazy]

MAAN THIS SHIT IS STILL FIRE

[MerkabaStar]

yes sir

[GrownManNY]

HARLEM at its best...damn i remeber when this shit came out

[yungyacht]

this was my joint. the first verse was murda.

[Larh124]

OH HELL YES I LOVE THE 90'S AND THE 8O'S!

[djkaseone]

Lord Finesse , DITC Drops heat on anotha one!

[Jahbril30]

this is my shit the early 90's Hip Hop was so damn hard