Rudy Ray Moore - Greatest Hits

Artist: Rudy Ray Moore
Label: The Right Stuff
Category: Music

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Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 724383573523
EAN: 0724383573523
ASIN: B000002U0S

Release Date: 1995-12-05

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Tracks:

Dolemite
Rings N' Thangs
Petey Wheatstraw
3 Boyfriends
Shine And The Great Titanic
Signifying Monkey
Hurricane Annie
Bitches N' Beans
Pimpin' Sam
Lions, Gators N' Goodshit

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Customer Reviews:

I ain't lyin'!.......2006-03-23

This CD contains the original rap monologue "Dolemite" which has established the career of Rudy Ray Moore, known as the Godfather of Rap and King of Party Records. Mr. Moore glides through such classic raps as the "Signifying Monkey" and, the folklore tale "Petey Wheatstraw", also featured on this CD is a longtime favorite "The Great Titanic".

Mr. Moore glides through the rap monologue with perfect timing, which makes him the worlds first comic to take a bold approach in the comedy vein using ghetto expressions in a form of art. Mr. Moore has gained respect from many great rappers and comedians from this CD. Many rappers have sampled and gave lyrical nods to Mr. Moore. Keep on doing your thing. Hail to the king of party records.

Please Don't Overlook a Key Companion Work.......2002-05-25

In preparing my initial review on Mr. Ray Moore's excellent CD, I neglected a key aspect of one of his tracks. About a dozen years ago the distinguished Harvard African American Studies Professor Henry Louis Gates published The Signifying Monkey: A Theory of African-American Literary Criticism. This scholarly text discusses the roots of this tale in a Yoruba trickster deity which apparently survived (figuratively, anyway) the horrors of the middle passage of the slave trade to become the source of this important element of African-American folklore. For those who enjoy Mr. Ray Moore's wonderful recitation and desire to look into some of its sources and the relevant literary criticism in the area, I would heartily recommend Professor Gates' treatment, along with Roger Abrahams' Deep Down in the Jungle. The former, in particular, will heighten the enjoyment and appreciation of Ray Moore's superlative popular adaptation.

No Political Correctness Here.......2002-05-25

Mr. Ray Moore has been one of America's finest entertainers for a generation or more and without a doubt he is our leading exponent of ethnic humor. He exploits the stereotypes and ironies of American race relations par excellence, although it is necessary to add, in occasionally coarse terminology. Mr. Ray Moore's Greatest Hits album has been out for several years now and I am delighted to report that much of his finest remaining work from the early 70's is now also being reissued in other disks. This particular CD is a fine intoduction to his oeuvre, but must not be an ending point. Indeed, there are better examples of his best work to be found elsewhere. The enthusiast would be wise to explore some of his lesser known pieces, particularly with respect to his stand up act which incorporates often funnier material, and some that is even more vulgar, difficult as that may be to believe. His jokes are in no way inferior to the high quality urban epic poetry which makes up the art form known as the "toast," which is best represented by "Petey Wheatstraw," "Shine and the Great Titanic" and "Dolemite." In Mr. Ray Moore's segment of American society, these figures are every bit as important and well-known as Daniel Boone, Paul Bunyan, Bill Clinton or Indiana Jones and it behooves the literate American of any background to become more conversant with this portion of our overall culture.

Filthy Dirty!.......2002-04-30

Rudy Ray Moore is so graphic on this CD that you can smell what he's talking about! Hold on to your stomachs, folks, he makes Redd Foxx sound like the Pope! His claim to (in)fame(y) is the godfather of gangster rap. This dubious honor is well deserved.
Record a conversation of loudmouthed, illiterate drunks on the street corner and you'll get the same result.

Hey, wanna hear something funny?.......2001-12-12

I'm serious here. Rudy Ray is probably the funniest (and most vulgar) comedian I've ever heard. Told mostly through rhymes, Rudy Ray (a.k.a Dolemite) tells stories of pimps, badasses, and lions, and smartass monkies. You've never heard anything funnier than the time the signifying monkey tried (unsucceesfully) to tell the lion what was up. There's also another version of the Titanic that the movie didn't cover. One of my personal favorites was the tale of Petey Wheatstraw the Devi's Son-in-Law, the BADDEST pimp who ever lived.

Known as the "godfather of hip-hop" Rudy Ray Moore was the first comedians to ever use four-letter words in his acts. Though some of his tales get a little formulaic (Petey Wheatstraw and Dolemite are VERY similar), they're nevertheless hilarious and inventive. Just check this out. This is a great party album that you DO NOT want to play for your girlfriend, unless you want to get dumped (trust me).

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