Outkast -- "Southernplayalisticadillacmusik"

Jerseys. Kangol hats. Silver chains. Cars with funny rims. Girls doing the butterfly. Billiards. Doorknocker earrings. This is a real rap video! Just you wait, however. As Project Outkast barrels on, all these hip-hop staples will disappear. Also enjoy Big Boi's baby fat and Ambush Makeover-worthy muttonchops in this video.

Outkast -- "Player's Ball"

I'm starting a little thing called "The Outkast Project" with this post. I know, it's a super catchy title. I'm going to document Outkast's deterioration from great rap group to bizarre vaudeville act.

D&D All Stars -- "1,2 Pass It"

It's hard to watch this video without feeling a little wistful and melancholy. These guys were all so good. And now what? My friend tells me stories about Jeru trying to hit on girls in South Florida and getting laughed at. My younger cousin loves Hip-Hop and has no clue who Smif-n-Wessun is. And Mad Lion is extinct.

Channel Live -- "Mad Izm"

"Wake up in the morning got the yearning for herb..." Sadly, it was all downhill for Channel Live after that.

Goodie M.O.B. -- "Soul Food"

Back when rappers from Atlanta could dress and act and rhyme like normal people, back when Cee-Lo was merely chunky and resembled a shorter Bill Duke from "Predator" and "Commando," this song was something special.

Goodie M.O.B. -- The World I Know

That Gnarls Barkley stuff is cool, but wouldn't everyone rather just have good ol' Goodie M.O.B. back? More on this theme to come. I have no clue who the weird Dido chick is in this video, and I wasn't a huge fan of "Slam," but the topless Cee-Lo makes up for everything.