Today marks the 10th anniversary of Quarashi's Jinx, one of my favourite white rap albums. It is now eligible for induction into the Adam Riff™ White Rap Hall of Fame.
Kurt: White Rap Hall of Fame?
Jon: That's how much I love white rap.
Kurt: Which albums are members?
Jon: Well, Licensed to Ill…
Beastie Boys – Licensed to Ill (1986)
Beastie Boys – Paul's Boutique (1989)
3rd Bass – The Cactus Album (1989)
Vanilla Ice – To the Extreme (1990)
House of Pain – House of Pain (1992)
Insane Clown Posse – The Great Milenko (1997)
Eminem – The Slim Shady LP (1999)
Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
Aesop Rock – Labor Days (2001)
The Streets – Original Pirate Material (2002)
Kurt: No MC 900 Ft. Jesus?
Jon: I wouldn't classify his albums as white rap.
Kurt: Snow?
Jon: According to Wikipedia, Snow is technically a dancehall artist. And even if he was technically a white rapper, Snow?!
Kurt: You inducted ICP! The Seven Society this ain't.
Drew Carey, a longtime Snow fan, had Snow record a reggae version of The Drew Carey Show theme song, "Moon Over Parma," for the series' eighth and ninth seasons. [source]
A LONGTIME SNOW FAN.
Jon: I've grown to like Check Your Head the most. Anyway, the Beastie Boys' first three albums are the Star Wars: Episodes IV-VI of white rap — and their last three albums are Episodes I-III.
Kurt: What are Ill Communication and Hello Nasty then?
Jon: Indiana Jones films?
No El-P? :-/
Fantastic Damage isn't eligible yet. May 14, 2002.
Great post – but isn't it "Licensed to Ill"?
Yes. FIXED.