On the Rap Tip

Track Listings
1. Funky Cold Medina - Tone-Loc
2. Me, Myself and I - De La Soul
3. Eazy-Er Said Than Dunn - Eazy-E
4. Teenage Love - Slick Rick
5. Rollin' With Kid 'N Play - Kid 'N Play
6. Straight Outta Compton - N.W.A
7. So What Cha Sayin' - EPMD
8. Iron Man - Sir Mix-A-Lot
9. Find an Ugly Woman - DJ Cash Money
10. Frankly Speaking - Awesome Dre' & Hard Core Committee

On the Rap Tip,Various Artists,Priority Records,90's,Gangsta Rap,Golden Age,Hardcore Rap,Hip-Hop,Old School Rap,Pop,Pop-Rap,Rap,Rap & Hip-Hop,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues,West Coast Rap

On the Rap Tip

On the Rap Tip
Ooooooohhh...On the TLC Tip
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Where it all began
  • Scratched
  • 4.5 stars
  • Debut
  • Do I rate for then or now?
 Ooooooohhh...On the TLC Tip
TLC
Manufacturer: Arista
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
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GeneralGeneral | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B0000013G1
Release Date: 1992-02-25

Tracks:

  1. Intro
  2. Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg
  3. Shock Dat Monkey
  4. Intermission I
  5. Hat 2 Da Back
  6. Das Da Way We Like 'em
  7. What About Your Friends
  8. His Story
  9. Intermission II
  10. Bad By Myself
  11. Somethin' You Wanna Know
  12. Baby-baby-baby
  13. This Is How It Should Be Done
  14. Depend On Myself
  15. Conclusion

Amazon.com

A hip-hop album with major pop crossover appeal, TLC's 1992 debut was an instant success. The trio of young women--T-Boz, Chilli, and Left Eye--projected a playful and colorful image, wearing bright, floppy clothes and using prophylactics as fashion accessories (Left Eye used to wear a colored condom as an eye patch, hence the nickname). The music was equally vibrant, trading off Left Eye's sandy raps, T-Boz's low-register come-hither croon, and Chilli's sultry R&B vocal melodies, creating an infectious, high-energy buzz. With singles like "Baby-Baby-Baby," "What About Your Friends," and the party-anthem shout-out "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg," the group approached subjects like sex and friendship with a youthful, inexplicit innocence. --Beth Bessmer

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Where it all began.......2007-06-05

Imagine the late '80s - early '90s R&B group Bell Biv Devoe as a girl group - and TLC is what you get. Little did we know we had legends in the making!! They had a unique look and style, and they weren't like ANYONE else out there - and this is why people are STILL talking about this group. We will never forget the almost cartoonish Day-Glo clothes that were baggy as all get out, and condoms worn as the "must-have" fashion accessory.

Although CRAZYSEXYCOOL is probably TLC's best selling and most popular disc, OOOOOOOHHH...ON THE TLC TIP, the Atlanta group's debut, is my favorite by the trio. Primarily produced by Dallas Austin, Jermaine Dupri, L.A. Reid and Babyface, this is one of the few CDs that features samples throughout it that I really love. While all the ladies contribute their now trademark sounds, it is the late Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes who dominates the material here. I still listen to it at least once everyday. I first purchased it on cassette and wore it out so badly, I had to get another one and the same thing happened. Finally I just got the CD and I still have it today. I can honestly say that this was the CD that changed my life when I first brought it in '92. TLC might have taken a page from Salt 'n Pepa by talking about female empowerment, safe sex, loyalty, black-on-black crime, double standards and true friendship - issues that touched me in a huge way back then (and still do today, to a degree) but they took it to an even higher level. This is GIRL POWER in its finest form. The message on it gave me the confidence and courage to face the dilemmas in my life instead of running away from them, to rely on myself, and I haven't looked back since! This is why these girls mean so much to me, and why I've supported them from day one.

OOOOOOOHHH....ON THE TLC TIP grabs you right from the start - yes, even the intro makes you interested in what you are about to hear. (And yes, the interludes between the songs will crack you up, too.) Exploding with the sounds of New Jack Swing, funk, rap, hip-hop, catchy pop hooks, and crazy, frenetic Public Enemy-like samples all over it, this CD is an instant injection of fun and youthful energy. The material sounds just as good now as it did back in the day. It kicks off with the Grammy-nominated hit "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg", goes right into the red-hot "Shock Dat Monkey" and keeps the momentum going with "Hat 2 Da Back". The CD sort of hits a bump with "Das The Way We Like 'Em" - all I can say is I prefer that Left Eye do the rapping, and let T-Boz and Chilli stick to singing. However, it picks right up again with the hit "What About Your Friends" and "His Story", an amazing song that showed that TLC had a serious side to them as well. This tune caused a bit of controversy back then because Left Eye mentioned the name of a prominent rape victim in the intro. (For those who don't know, this was a huge story in the late 1980s in New York and the news spread nationwide. The teenage girl, who was black, accused six white men, some of them police officers in Westchester County, NY of kidnapping and raping her but when it came down to it, she was accused of lying about the attack. She continued to stand by her story. It's been said that the song "His Story" is loosely based on that event.) What I loved so much about this group is they almost always had important messages in their songs, subjects we all need to pay attention to - as we see with their later smashes, "Waterfalls" and "Unpretty".

The CD keeps up the pace with the hyped-up girl-power anthem "Bad By Myself", and segues into the smoother ballads "Something You Wanna Know" and the # 1 R&B hit, "Baby-Baby-Baby". Another misstep here is "This Is How It Should Be Done" - don't really like this much even though it does feature Left Eye. But a perfect closer to this is MY personal anthem - "Depend On Myself", words I truly live by and take to heart. Ladies, if you ever need a dose of confidence and something to lift your spirits, this is the CD to listen to! Energetic, lively and positive, if you are a TLC fan then there is no reason for you NOT to own this. Put it on, dance and have a good time - I know Lisa would want it that way.

2 out of 5 stars Scratched.......2007-05-18

Half of the songs on this CD were scratched. However, the seller did make it a priority to send me the tape.

4 out of 5 stars 4.5 stars.......2007-04-09

For awhile now, I had all of TLC's albums except for this one. (I have a weird tendency to purchase an artist's discography backwards.) Anyway, I finally bought it and when I popped it into my CD player, I listened to it threee times straight through. I absolutely love it! It's so fun and energetic. This is obviously the album that Left Eye had the creative control on. Every song is great, especially "His Story." I also loved "Intermission I." Funny stuff. This is definitely one of those albums you clean your house to, or you can just listen to it without any disruptions. Either way, I highly recommend.

3 out of 5 stars Debut.......2006-04-06

...Tip is not a consistent effort. The singles are good as well as a handful of album cuts. But some of the other songs are mediocre or just cringe-inducing, particularly the Marley Marl produced song Das Da Way We Like'em. There is a reason why Left-Eye is the rapper in the group and not Chilli. You can tell Marley Marl didn't understand tlc or the make-up of the group.

I also don't care for the album's version of Hat 2 Da Back. The remix they used for the video was MUCH better.

This is tlc's most hip-hop sounding album and they are certainly having fun, but in comparison to their later efforts, this one is sub-par and underproduced.

Addendum 7/26/06 The above comments don't do these girls justice. Let me start over.

When I was 10, I remember seeing tlc on Arsenio Hall. I was very intrigued. I liked their style and their attitudes. Up until this point, I just listened to music on the radio. I didn't own any albums.

One day I decided to buy some music. I was in the record store with my mom, and I got one of the clerks to pick me out 2 albums. One was Oooooooh...and the other one was the first record from Wreckx in Effect(what can I say, I liked Rumpshaker.) To my horror, my mom told me I could only get one. I picked TLC, and haven't looked back. I had it on tape and I listened to it 3 or 4 times a day on my walkman. Fourteen years later, TLC is still my favorite musical act. Even though I don't listen to their music as much anymore, they're the only act that I would buy an album from blindly. This means, I would buy their cd without having to hear one note from it first. Just the fact it is them would be enough. As I've grown, I realize the album is still all of the things I said in my review at the top. It is inconsistent, and certainly not their best album. But it's still tlc: the GREATEST girl group of all time.

4 out of 5 stars Do I rate for then or now?.......2006-01-14

If I had to rate the song based on how I would feel about it after listening now I would probably give it a two or three stars since I was only 12 when the album debuted in 1992. But back then I listend to it over and over and over again so I know I would have definitely given it a five star. I've just matured since then and I'm sure they have to. Well I hope so. TLC (T-Boz, Left-eye, and Chili) where all adults when this album debuted but their energy and youthful clothing and behavior made them appear much younger and it made them appealing to a much younger crowd. I wish I still had the album so that I could listen to it now and see what memories it would bring back . In the early nineties I didn't own a cd player. I thought they were for rich people or people like my brother who didn't mind spending so much money on a cd player and expensive cds. Now I own an ipod.
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On Da Reggae Tip Massive B. Style: B. Konders & Jabba
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    		On Da Reggae Tip Massive B. Style: B. Konders & Jabba
    Various Artists
    Manufacturer: Tvt
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000007N2K
    Release Date: 1998-05-12

    Tracks:

    1. Intro - Burru Banton/Scare Dem Crew
    2. Weed For Life - Roundhead
    3. Dub Bust - Mad Lion Featuring Keeva
    4. Jus D A Flex - Spragga Benz
    5. Promises - Shinehead
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    13. A No Your Fault - Frisco Kid
    14. Rude Boy Ease - Chronicle
    15. Weed For Life (Remix) - Massive B All-Stars
    Next Impressions
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      		Next Impressions
      Various Artists
      Manufacturer: Concrete Grooves
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Styles | Music
      Vocal Jazz GeneralVocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
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      ASIN: B0009G0NGQ
      Release Date: 2004-09-27

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      2. We Know--Presto remix (Speechwerks)
      3. Joy--instrumental (Omid)
      4. Today (Kingsbread)
      5. Footsteps (Afrodisiac Soundsystem featuring Emma Lucia
      6. Abroad (Skavenger)
      7. Midnight Blue (Presto presents Wayward Saints)
      8. Saturday (Lowd featuring Kim Hill)
      9. Freshmaka Pt. 1 (The Mellovator)
      10. Pushin' On--instrumental (Noel Zancanella)
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      12. Damn I Wish Tribe Was Still Here... (Lowd Legacy)
      13. Berries & Twigz (Destruments featuring J2)
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      15. Relax Your Mind--Nobody remix (Presto)
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      Ooooooohhh...On the TLC Tip
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        		Ooooooohhh...On the TLC Tip
        TLC
        Manufacturer: La Face
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
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        Dance & DJDance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music
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        ASIN: B000J10DYS
        Release Date: 2006-12-04

        Tracks:

        1. Intro
        2. Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg
        3. Shock Dat Monkey
        4. Intermission I
        5. Hat 2 da Back
        6. Way We Like 'Em
        7. What About Your Friends
        8. His Story
        9. Intermission II
        10. Bad by Myself
        11. Somethin' You Wanna Know
        12. Baby-Baby-Baby
        13. This Is How It Should Be Done
        14. Depend on Myself
        15. Conclusion

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        Da Block Party
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          		Da Block Party
          Da Block Entertainment
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          Binding: Audio CD

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          Release Date: 2004-11-16

          Tracks:

          1. Hey You
          2. Up Against Da World
          3. Ladies Night
          4. Drop It
          5. Str8 Pimping
          6. I'm Not with It
          7. Giving Me Love
          8. Moet
          9. Shake It! Bounce It! Twirk It!
          10. Money
          11. Give U More
          12. Who Is She?
          13. Jealous Girl
          14. Till I Die
          15. Eventhough We Struggle
          16. Fiend
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          The Living Dead
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            		The Living Dead
            M.S.D
            Manufacturer: MSD
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            ASIN: B000CAEXA6
            Release Date: 2003-12-02

            Tracks:

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            3. Dear God (I'm Tired Of Running Away)
            4. Back To Church
            5. (Interlude)
            6. Who's Side You On?
            7. Let Us Pray
            8. It's Like That
            9. The Writings On The Wall
            10. Thank-You
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            Rap: On the Lighter Tip
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              		Rap: On the Lighter Tip
              Various Artists
              Manufacturer: K-Tel
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

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              Release Date: 1992-03-20

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              On the Rap Tip
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                		On the Rap Tip
                Various Artists
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                ProductGroup: Music
                Binding: Audio CD

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                ASIN: B000003A79
                Release Date: 1989-10-23

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                2. Me, Myself and I - De La Soul
                3. Eazy-Er Said Than Dunn - Eazy-E
                4. Teenage Love - Slick Rick
                5. Rollin' With Kid 'N Play - Kid 'N Play
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                7. So What Cha Sayin' - EPMD
                8. Iron Man - Sir Mix-A-Lot
                9. Find an Ugly Woman - DJ Cash Money
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                On a Different Tip
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                  		On a Different Tip
                  K-9 Posse
                  Manufacturer: Arista
                  ProductGroup: Music
                  Binding: Audio CD

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                  Release Date: 1991-03-12

                  Tracks:

                  1. Intro
                  2. Never Underestimate the Power
                  3. Get Wild Go Crazy
                  4. Apartheid
                  5. I Got It
                  6. Unbeatable
                  7. Prime Time
                  8. Fed Up
                  9. We're Not Hounds
                  10. Black Eyes and Chalk White Lips
                  11. If My Heart Could Speak
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                  13. Believe in Yourself
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                  15. Bump This
                  16. On the Road Again
                  Hollow Tip Presents the Mercenaries: War on the Streets
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                    		Hollow Tip Presents the Mercenaries: War on the Streets
                    The Mercenaries
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                    Binding: Audio CD

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                    Release Date: 2003-12-02

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