There Was A '90s Rap Group Called The "Young Black Teenagers"...

[bobbiewishbone]

They had one good album, produced by The Bomb Squad and co-signed by Public Enemy. But yeah, they didn't really explain what they meant by their name very well.

Apparently Chuck D was starting 2 new groups, and had them battle it out for the group names. Long story short, Leaders of the New School won the battle. Allegedly.

 

[Dead End]

Nope let's be honest, Public Enemy whored out Hip Hop, they asses was spooked of the Professor Grif Incident and tried to appease the white man

I never thought of The Bomb Squad's production on that album (YBT were also signed to their label) as damage control for what happened with Griff. Could have been. YBT came out about a year later.

 

[Dead End]

Apparently Chuck D was starting 2 new groups, and had them battle it out for the group names. Long story short, Leaders of the New School won the battle. Allegedly.

Oh shyt, you're right about this

That’s right. The YBT were given their name by Public Enemy. Shocklee, Chuck D, and PE were forming groups out of their pool of talent and had names and logos on a board in what Busta Rhymes described as “science lab shyt.” Kamron and his group wanted the name Leaders of the New School, but so did Busta, Charlie Brown, and Dinco D. According to Busta, Chuck D sent the groups home to make a track called “fukk the Old School.” The group with the song that the Bomb Squad felt the most got the name.

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[big bun]

Nobody cared about them dudes.

 

[Mega]

lol, I think they meant the name to be honoring black culture or something. They had a song called "Proud to Be Black", too.

I think their intentions, plus the political songs they had, gained them the PE/Bomb Squad co-sign.

But for real, that Bomb Squad production on their first album is

I can imagine them CACS face after recording that song.
"This is going to make us legends in the game. "

 

[Larry Lambo]

I thought it was a funny gimmick and "Tap The Bottle" went kinda hard for those times (i.e. the Fu-Shnicken era)

I was like 12-13 when these dudes came out. If I was 21, I might have thought of them as a complete joke.

 

[Newportbox]

And nikkas say this generation is bad

These dudes were never regarded with any level of actual respect or allowed to influence the culture in any shape or form. They were seen for what they were & rightfully never allowed to escape the box put on them by those with love for this rap shyt.
Can't really say that for this era. No real cultural gate keepers to mush these dudes as they try to rush the door.
You can make a record. It might get spins. But you will never, ever be a leading voice.
A dude like Lil Pump had more sway in modern hip hop than these dudes had in their time.
False equivalency.

 

[Flav]

I look at that YBT shyt no different than The Afros or Humpty Hump. Just some wacky shyt in between the shyt I really wanted to watch on Rap City or Yo Raps.

 

[Waterproof]

I look at that YBT shyt no different than The Afros or Humpty Hump. Just some wacky shyt in between the shyt I really wanted to watch on Rap City or Yo Raps.

Shock G is a musical genius, producer, musician and a legend, Digital Underground have classic albums, songs with Platinum Plaques.

Shock G had hip hop community fooled they didn't even know he was Humpty Hump for the longest, a Genius

 

[Flav]

Shock G is a musical genius, producer, musician and a legend, Digital Underground have classic albums, songs with Platinum Plaques.

Shock G had hip hop community fooled they didn't even know he was Humpty Hump for the longest, a Genius

Don’t get me wrong Humpty Hump was dope and got a classic song but he was nothing more than a alter ego to the real talent. Nobody was waiting on a “Humpty” solo album to drop lol

 

[Waterproof]

Now this shyt here

Yo! MTV RAPS used to played the shyt out of this, I remember watching this and be like they should be ashamed of themselves.

New York what's up with The Afro's, Young Black Teenagers

 

[Waterproof]

Don’t get me wrong Humpty Hump was dope and got a classic song but he was nothing more than a alter ego to the real talent. Nobody was waiting on a “Humpty” solo album to drop lol

Just Grab'em in the biscuits

Donald Trump ain't slick with that Grab'em by the p*ssy, he stole that shyt from Humpty Hump and put his spin on it

 

[SirBiatch]

These dudes were never regarded with any level of actual respect or allowed to influence the culture in any shape or form. They were seen for what they were & rightfully never allowed to escape the box put on them by those with love for this rap shyt.
Can't really say that for this era. No real cultural gate keepers to mush these dudes as they try to rush the door.
You can make a record. It might get spins. But you will never, ever be a leading voice.
A dude like Lil Pump had more sway in modern hip hop than these dudes had in their time.
False equivalency.

exactly.

It's hilarious in this era that there are no concept of 'levels'. The idea that we could bump the occasional gimmick while understanding that said gimmick can't speak for the entirety of the culture nor should be the face of the culture. The false equivalency game is played the fukk out.

 

[Kingshango]

This was a thing that happened?

 

[Bugsmoran]

I remember Tap The Bottle getting a lot of play on Yo MTV Raps

Lol @ them low key biting their video intro from House of Pain's video intro








Only thing good that came out the group was Dj Skribble. He was a beast on them tables