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I’d rather hear the 60’s babies anyways · by Sach O
Your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper is OLD.
While the 80’s babies go to war with the gods and the 70’s babies struggle to maintain, the 60’s babies have either quietly moved on to more profitable enterprises, are caking off that show loot or in some rare cases are still releasing iller shit than their young disciples. Kind of renders the age debate moot to me when Cuban Linx II is coming from a producer who could have seen Woodstock out of his mom’s bellybutton window. Not to mention Scarface, Jay-Z, Ghostface, Pete Rock, Queen Latifah, Q-Tip, B-Real, Phife, Redman and half a dozen other A-listers missed the 60’s baby window by less than a year. The moral of this story? Parents who eat acid and who bump Motown and Jimmy make better rappers than ones who dance to disco or slow jam to Quiet Storm.
EDIT: These dates are from the internets. All mistakes are on Allmusic.
Jay-Z – Dec 4 1969 (frontin ass 60’s baby)
Marley Marl – Sep 30 1962
Rza Jul 5, 1969
Gza August 22, 1966
LL cool J Jan 14, 1968
Kool G Rap Jul 20, 1968
Big Daddy Kane Sep 10, 1968
Rakim Jan 28, 1968
DMC – May 31, 1964
Run – 60’s baby
Prince Paul – Apr 2, 1967
Raekwon – Jan 12, 1968 (actually a 70’s baby)
Posdnous – Aug 17, 1969
Trugoy/Dave – Sep 21, 1968
Erick Sermon – Nov 25, 1968
Chuck D – Aug 1, 1960 (DAMN NEAR A 50’s BABY)
Flava Flav – March 16, 1959 (ACTUAL 50’s Baby)
DJ Muggs – Jan 28, 1968
Dr Dre – Feb 18, 1965
Ice Cube – Jun 15, 1969
Ice T – Feb 16, 1958 (ACTUAL 50’s BABY)
Biz Markie – Apr 8, 1964
MCA – Aug 5, 1964
Mike D – 60’s baby
Ad Rock – 60’s baby
KRS-ONE – Aug 20, 1965
Freddy Foxxx – 1969
DJ Premier – March 21, 1966
Guru – July 17, 1966
Nate Dogg – August 19, 1969
Kool Keith – 60’s baby
Comments for "I’d rather hear the 60’s babies anyways"
ice t and my moms are only a few years apart. crazzzzy!
— jb Aug 22, 01:17 PM
Damn, this info doesnt bode well for kids born after 2010.
— Billy Sunday Aug 22, 06:17 PM
wow, GZA’s older than LL, G Rap, Kane & Rakim…interesting
— Arjun Aug 22, 08:43 PM
Parents who eat acid and who bump Motown and Jimmy make better rappers than ones who dance to disco or slow jam to Quiet Storm.
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Booo.
— ebonictronix Aug 23, 11:29 AM
hahah ice-t is three years younger then my moms
— Ramon Aug 24, 01:36 PM
You young bucks (or children of young bucks).
My dad was already 22 when Ice T was born!
He was 41 when I was born though so I guess that wasn’t too typical.
— Rafi Aug 24, 02:27 PM
Your dad’s a 30’s baby. o_O
— Sach Aug 24, 02:29 PM
Always wondered the age of some rappers. Wish someone could find out exactly what year Kool Keith was born. He’s gotta be between 37-40.
— Kujo Aug 30, 06:20 PM