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Above the Rim Appreciation Thread
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We were discussing this movie at work yesterday.
Somehow we got on the subject of Tupac movies and I couldn't think of the name of this one. I described it and the two people involved in the conversation thought I was a bit off by the premise I gave. I wasn't though! I was right!
Somehow we got on the subject of Tupac movies and I couldn't think of the name of this one. I described it and the two people involved in the conversation thought I was a bit off by the premise I gave. I wasn't though! I was right!
Future Trunks
lemme tell you something son, this guy is SO FARKING HUGE HE'LL FLEX AND DESTROY THE SUN no shit
DMczaf said:
Most underrated basketball movie ever!
And who can forget the great soundtrack with Warren G's Regulate and SWV's Anything? Ahhhh mid 90s hip hop and R&B!
Pfft! Heaven is a Playground is the most underrated, foo!
Of course Above the Rim > Heaven is a Playground, but still.
EDIT: And you forgot to mention Lady of Rage - Afro Puffs!
"Now I'm hittin' MCs like Hawww-yuuu-ken! (Supposed to be Shoryuken....)!
Ain't no doubt about it, I'm the un-disputed!"
Biff Hardbody
Member
Speaking of basketbal movies, whats the best street ball movie around?
UtadaBarkley
Member
levious said:
It's on Ja rule's CD Pain is Love... Ja Rule spits 2 verses, then Pac spits his verse... It's actually a damn good conversion, and Ja come pretty nice on it believe it or not... I was surprised.
Above the Rim absolutely rules...the characters, the shit talking and the dunks were just sick as hell. Some great lines in the movie too.
And now...time for some Pain.
Artist: 2Pac f/ Stretch
Album: Above the Rim soundtrack *
Song: Pain
Typed by: OHHLA.com
* only appears on the vinyl and cassette versions
[voice sample from Star Trek V]
I couldn't help but notice your pain
[My pain?]
It runs deep
Share it with me!
They'll never take me alive, I'm gettin' high with my four-five
Cocked on these suckas, time to die
Even as a youngster causin' ruckus on the back of the bus
i was a fool all through high school kickin' up dust
But now I'm labelled as a trouble maker who can you blame?
Smokin' weed helped me take away the pain
So I'm hopeless rollin' down the freeway swervin, don't worry
I'm about to crash up on the curb cause my visions blurry
Maybe if they tried to understand me, what should I do?
I had to feed my fuckin' family, what else could I do
but be a thug
out slangin' with the homies
fuck hangin' with them phonies in the club
got my mind on danger
never been a stranger to homicide
my cities full of gang bangers and drive bys
why do we die at an early age
he was so young
but still a victim of the 12 gauge
my memories of a corpse
mind full of sick thoughts
and I ain't goin back to court
so fuck what you thought I'm drinkin' hennessey
runnin from my enemies will I live to be 23
there's so much pain
(Chorus)
Ohhhh....
Tired of the Strain and the Pain
Ohhhh....
Tired of the Strain and the Pain
years and years of that rough life
runnin crazed and wild as a kid and growin tough with a knife
and livin trifed on the regular
bokin out competitors
see them take a move and take them down like a fuckin predator
get in trouble everyday in school
act a fool
and you know I had to break every rule
showin off for the bitches cause I had the mad rep
so I had to watch my back when it was time to step
[????] with love for me
pop, pop, pop
and send a chuckle up above for me
Aiyyo currency kept passing me by, but I didn't cry
broke and head off with the pack and started sellin coke
And now the money's looking lovely
Pop the drop top and now the bitches wanna rub me
Kick 'em the game
it's all the same
i kick it back yo
Give 'em slack yo
and now they label me the mack yo
people check it
get disrespected if you front the the birdman
you heard man
catch a couple shots from the glock in my hand
Damn! At least I'm realistic with my biscuit
you know you get your ass twisted so run for cover
me and my man got a plan kickin' major dust
so if your on nigga look for the gauge to bust
a lot of pressure with the street fame
it's a deep game
and my mama always cryin'
yo there's so much pain
(Chorus)
Ohhhh...
Ohhhh...
They got me mobbin like I'm
loc'ed and ready to get my slug on
i load my clip and slip my motherfuckin' gloves on
i ain't scared to blast on these suckas if they test me
Trust, I got my glock cocked playa if they press me
Bust on motherfuckers with a - paaassion
Better duck cause I ain't lookin when I'm - blaaastin
I'm a nuttin drinkin Hennessey and gettin' high
On the lookout for my enemies, don't wanna die
Tell me why cause this stress is gettin' major
A buck-fifty across the face with my razor
what can I do but be a thug until I'm dead and gone
keep my brain on the game and stay head strong
these sorry bastards
want to kill me in my sleep but will they can I see
and everyday it just a struggle
steady thuggin' in the streets
and i'll be ballin' loc
don't let 'em make you worry
keep swingin' at these suckas till you buried
i was born to raise hell, a nigga from the gutta,
with a mother on drugs
I'm kickin dust up
ready to bust
I'm on the scene steady muggin' mean
until they kill me
i'll be livin this life
i know you feel me
there's so much pain
(Chorus)
Ohhh...
Tired of the Strain and the Pain
Ohhh...
Tired of the Strain and the Pain
Ohhh...
Tired of the Strain and the Pain
Ohhh...
Tired of the Strain and the Pain
Ohhhhhh....
Shoot, let's get some Regulate up in this too...
Artist: Warren G and Nate Dogg
Album: Regulate...G Funk Era
Song: Regulate
Typed by: middream@hotmail.com
G:
Regulators
we regulate any stealing of his property
and we damn good too
But you can't be any geek off the street,
gotta be handy with the steel if you know what I mean, earn your keep!
REGULATORS!!! MOUNT UP!
G:
It was a clear black night, a clear white moon
Warren G was on the streets, trying to consume
some skirts for the eve, so I can get some funk
just rollin in my ride, chillin all alone
Nate:
Just hit the Eastside of the LBC
on a mission trying to find Mr. Warren G.
Seen a car full of girls ain't no need to tweak
all you skirts know what's up with 213
G:
So I hooks a left on the 21 and Lewis
some brothas shootin dice so I said "Let's do this"
I jumped out the ride, and said "What's up?"
some brothas pulled some gats so I said "I'm stuck."
Nate:
Since these girls peepin me I'ma glide and swerve
these hookers lookin so hard they straight hit the curb
Won'tcha think of better things than some horny tricks
I see my homey and some suckers all in his mix
G:
I'm gettin jacked, I'm breakin myself
I can't believe they taking Warren's wealth
they took my rings, they took my rolex
I looked at the brotha said "Damn, what's next?"
Nate:
They got my homey hemmed up and they all around
ain't none of them seeing if they going straight pound for pound
I gotta come up real quick before they start to clown
I best pull out my strap and lay them busters down
G:
They got guns to my head
I think I'm going down
I can't believe this happenin in my own town
If I had wings I could fly
let me contemplate
I glanced in the cut and I see my homey Nate
Nate:
Sixteen in the clip and one in the hole
Nate Dogg is about to make some bodies turn cold
now they droppin and yellin
it's a tad bit late
Nate Dogg and Warren G had to regulate
I laid all them busters down
I let my gat explode
now I'm switching my mind back into freak mode
if you want skirts sit back and observe
I just left a gang of those over there on the curb
G:
Now Nate got the freaks
and that's a known fact
before I got jacked I was on the same track
back up back up cause it's on
N A T E and me
the Warren to the G
Nate:
Just like I thought
they were in the same spot
in need of some desperate help
the Nate Dogg and the G-child
were in need of something else
one of them dames was sexy as hell
I said "ooo I like your size."
she said "my car's broke down and you seem real nice,
would ya let me ride?"
I got a car full of girls and it's going real swell
the next stop is the Eastside Motel
G:
I'm tweaking
into a whole new era
G-Funk
step to this
I dare ya
Funk
on a whole new level
Nate:
the rhythm is the bass and the bass is the treble
G:
Chords
Strings
We brings
Melody
G-Funk
where rhythm is life
and life is rhythm
Nate:
If you know like I know
you don't wanna step to this
It's the G-Funk era
funked out with a gangsta twist
if you smoke like I smoke
then you high like everyday
and if your ass is a buster
213 will regulate
And now...time for some Pain.
Artist: 2Pac f/ Stretch
Album: Above the Rim soundtrack *
Song: Pain
Typed by: OHHLA.com
* only appears on the vinyl and cassette versions
[voice sample from Star Trek V]
I couldn't help but notice your pain
[My pain?]
It runs deep
Share it with me!
They'll never take me alive, I'm gettin' high with my four-five
Cocked on these suckas, time to die
Even as a youngster causin' ruckus on the back of the bus
i was a fool all through high school kickin' up dust
But now I'm labelled as a trouble maker who can you blame?
Smokin' weed helped me take away the pain
So I'm hopeless rollin' down the freeway swervin, don't worry
I'm about to crash up on the curb cause my visions blurry
Maybe if they tried to understand me, what should I do?
I had to feed my fuckin' family, what else could I do
but be a thug
out slangin' with the homies
fuck hangin' with them phonies in the club
got my mind on danger
never been a stranger to homicide
my cities full of gang bangers and drive bys
why do we die at an early age
he was so young
but still a victim of the 12 gauge
my memories of a corpse
mind full of sick thoughts
and I ain't goin back to court
so fuck what you thought I'm drinkin' hennessey
runnin from my enemies will I live to be 23
there's so much pain
(Chorus)
Ohhhh....
Tired of the Strain and the Pain
Ohhhh....
Tired of the Strain and the Pain
years and years of that rough life
runnin crazed and wild as a kid and growin tough with a knife
and livin trifed on the regular
bokin out competitors
see them take a move and take them down like a fuckin predator
get in trouble everyday in school
act a fool
and you know I had to break every rule
showin off for the bitches cause I had the mad rep
so I had to watch my back when it was time to step
[????] with love for me
pop, pop, pop
and send a chuckle up above for me
Aiyyo currency kept passing me by, but I didn't cry
broke and head off with the pack and started sellin coke
And now the money's looking lovely
Pop the drop top and now the bitches wanna rub me
Kick 'em the game
it's all the same
i kick it back yo
Give 'em slack yo
and now they label me the mack yo
people check it
get disrespected if you front the the birdman
you heard man
catch a couple shots from the glock in my hand
Damn! At least I'm realistic with my biscuit
you know you get your ass twisted so run for cover
me and my man got a plan kickin' major dust
so if your on nigga look for the gauge to bust
a lot of pressure with the street fame
it's a deep game
and my mama always cryin'
yo there's so much pain
(Chorus)
Ohhhh...
Ohhhh...
They got me mobbin like I'm
loc'ed and ready to get my slug on
i load my clip and slip my motherfuckin' gloves on
i ain't scared to blast on these suckas if they test me
Trust, I got my glock cocked playa if they press me
Bust on motherfuckers with a - paaassion
Better duck cause I ain't lookin when I'm - blaaastin
I'm a nuttin drinkin Hennessey and gettin' high
On the lookout for my enemies, don't wanna die
Tell me why cause this stress is gettin' major
A buck-fifty across the face with my razor
what can I do but be a thug until I'm dead and gone
keep my brain on the game and stay head strong
these sorry bastards
want to kill me in my sleep but will they can I see
and everyday it just a struggle
steady thuggin' in the streets
and i'll be ballin' loc
don't let 'em make you worry
keep swingin' at these suckas till you buried
i was born to raise hell, a nigga from the gutta,
with a mother on drugs
I'm kickin dust up
ready to bust
I'm on the scene steady muggin' mean
until they kill me
i'll be livin this life
i know you feel me
there's so much pain
(Chorus)
Ohhh...
Tired of the Strain and the Pain
Ohhh...
Tired of the Strain and the Pain
Ohhh...
Tired of the Strain and the Pain
Ohhh...
Tired of the Strain and the Pain
Ohhhhhh....
Shoot, let's get some Regulate up in this too...
Artist: Warren G and Nate Dogg
Album: Regulate...G Funk Era
Song: Regulate
Typed by: middream@hotmail.com
G:
Regulators
we regulate any stealing of his property
and we damn good too
But you can't be any geek off the street,
gotta be handy with the steel if you know what I mean, earn your keep!
REGULATORS!!! MOUNT UP!
G:
It was a clear black night, a clear white moon
Warren G was on the streets, trying to consume
some skirts for the eve, so I can get some funk
just rollin in my ride, chillin all alone
Nate:
Just hit the Eastside of the LBC
on a mission trying to find Mr. Warren G.
Seen a car full of girls ain't no need to tweak
all you skirts know what's up with 213
G:
So I hooks a left on the 21 and Lewis
some brothas shootin dice so I said "Let's do this"
I jumped out the ride, and said "What's up?"
some brothas pulled some gats so I said "I'm stuck."
Nate:
Since these girls peepin me I'ma glide and swerve
these hookers lookin so hard they straight hit the curb
Won'tcha think of better things than some horny tricks
I see my homey and some suckers all in his mix
G:
I'm gettin jacked, I'm breakin myself
I can't believe they taking Warren's wealth
they took my rings, they took my rolex
I looked at the brotha said "Damn, what's next?"
Nate:
They got my homey hemmed up and they all around
ain't none of them seeing if they going straight pound for pound
I gotta come up real quick before they start to clown
I best pull out my strap and lay them busters down
G:
They got guns to my head
I think I'm going down
I can't believe this happenin in my own town
If I had wings I could fly
let me contemplate
I glanced in the cut and I see my homey Nate
Nate:
Sixteen in the clip and one in the hole
Nate Dogg is about to make some bodies turn cold
now they droppin and yellin
it's a tad bit late
Nate Dogg and Warren G had to regulate
I laid all them busters down
I let my gat explode
now I'm switching my mind back into freak mode
if you want skirts sit back and observe
I just left a gang of those over there on the curb
G:
Now Nate got the freaks
and that's a known fact
before I got jacked I was on the same track
back up back up cause it's on
N A T E and me
the Warren to the G
Nate:
Just like I thought
they were in the same spot
in need of some desperate help
the Nate Dogg and the G-child
were in need of something else
one of them dames was sexy as hell
I said "ooo I like your size."
she said "my car's broke down and you seem real nice,
would ya let me ride?"
I got a car full of girls and it's going real swell
the next stop is the Eastside Motel
G:
I'm tweaking
into a whole new era
G-Funk
step to this
I dare ya
Funk
on a whole new level
Nate:
the rhythm is the bass and the bass is the treble
G:
Chords
Strings
We brings
Melody
G-Funk
where rhythm is life
and life is rhythm
Nate:
If you know like I know
you don't wanna step to this
It's the G-Funk era
funked out with a gangsta twist
if you smoke like I smoke
then you high like everyday
and if your ass is a buster
213 will regulate
Biff Hardbody
Member
I just rented this and Hoop Dreams. I am trying to become with my new basketball.
Biff Hardbody
Member
Basketball items Biff has bought lately...
NBA street 2
NBA Ballers
Chuck Taylor's
Nike Freestyle ABA basketball
and now I rented these two movies. Next up I'll get space jam and really rock out.
NBA street 2
NBA Ballers
Chuck Taylor's
Nike Freestyle ABA basketball
and now I rented these two movies. Next up I'll get space jam and really rock out.
Biff Hardbody
Member
Thanks, I'll check it out.
Ninja Scooter
Member
REGULATOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORS!! MOUNT UP!
"Just like I thought
they were in the same spot
in need of some desperate help
the Nate Dogg and the G-child
were in need of something else
one of them dames was sexy as hell
I said "ooo I like your size."
she said "my car's broke down and you seem real nice,
would ya let me ride?"
I got a car full of girls and it's going real swell
the next stop is the Eastside Motel."
"Just like I thought
they were in the same spot
in need of some desperate help
the Nate Dogg and the G-child
were in need of something else
one of them dames was sexy as hell
I said "ooo I like your size."
she said "my car's broke down and you seem real nice,
would ya let me ride?"
I got a car full of girls and it's going real swell
the next stop is the Eastside Motel."
levious said:
It was on the Regulate CD single, which I'm glad I bought back in the day! The original version, not the Ja Rule cover.
BTW, Priority or Death Row need to release a "Tupac Goes to the Movies" album. He had a ton of great songs on soundtracks (like "My Block," "Wanted Dead or Alive" w/ Snoop, and "Lost Souls.")
Ah, boy am I glad I bought that single back in the day!
From Amazon.com user reviews of the ATR soundtrack:
Turns out that 2Pac was on Interscope Records at the time, so his tracks were cut from the Death Row issued soundtrack. The German import single is the only (non-bootleg) CD source of those two Pac songs.
From Amazon.com user reviews of the ATR soundtrack:
Turns out that 2Pac was on Interscope Records at the time, so his tracks were cut from the Death Row issued soundtrack. The German import single is the only (non-bootleg) CD source of those two Pac songs.
Serafitia said:
I'll mount you up...er.
BTW, Pain was only avaliable on the vinyl and cassettle versions of the ATR soundtrack. How do I know this? Cause it says so in the lyrics I copied.
Oh yeah, some of my favourite lines from Above the Rim...
"You see that? That's how you take care of business. I'm a muthafuckin' soldier."
"Damn...you need like, a hug or somethin'."
"Just like I thought...nothing but a punk."
"You're not the muthafuckin' man no more, I'm the one! Time you found out what's going down...get caught up."
"Recognize, motherfucker!" *slash* *slash* *slash*
"Don't lose the muthafuckin' ball! Don't looooose this shit!"
"Handle your muthafuckin' business man, handle your business!"
BTW, how about some love for Blue Chips? It's Shaq's only good movie, so that counts for something.
Future Trunks
lemme tell you something son, this guy is SO FARKING HUGE HE'LL FLEX AND DESTROY THE SUN no shit
Blue Chips: Back when it was cool to like the Magic....and Penny.....**sniff**
2nd most underrated basketball movie.
ABTR > BC> HIAP EDIT: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Air Up There
2nd most underrated basketball movie.
ABTR > BC> HIAP EDIT: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Air Up There
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