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jeeeeohn
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States1343 Posts
April 15 2013 03:20 GMT
#1
Noticed there wasn't a thread dedicated to hip hop / rap (although I could have sworn I saw one several years ago floating around), so I decided to make one.

Basically, use this thread to showcase some of your favorite songs that fall under the hip hop / rap category. I would also like to start a discussion about the genre as an art form.

My opinion (and the discussion's launchpad): whatever revolution hip hop would have sparked was killed by crack and rap. How can intelligent MCs be ignored and pointless drivel be elevated in our society? It's like popular rap skips the whole "let's discover what's wrong with our communities" and goes straight to "hey we made it!" Has anyone else noticed that when rappers make it big, like really big, their big hit always follows the same pattern? Let me break it down: "I'm the shit. I have money. I have bitches." That's it. There's nothing deep or insightful in that. Catchy, maybe, but nothing of real value. The reason why I use the word "revolution" is this: hip hop was a product of very specific environmental conditions; modern rap is a product of consumerism. One was being used as an agent of change in the community, and the other is being used to benefit select few individuals.

And now some of my favorite songs:

Tupac - Until the End of Time

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Mos Def - Hip Hop

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Pete Rock and CL Smooth - T.R.O.Y.

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Talib Kweli - Just to Get By

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Talib Kweli - The Beautiful Struggle

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Nas - Life's a B

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Others: Mos Def - Mathematics, Nas - The World is Yours, Tupac - Changes, Tupac - So Many Tears, Mos Def - Travelin' Man, Nas - One Mic, etc.

I have very specific tastes, and this list reflects that. If you know of any artists similar to the above, I am all ears. Thanks!

Keep it civil, folks. One love!
If you can't jam with the best, then you have to slam with the rest.
heliusx
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States2306 Posts
April 15 2013 04:13 GMT
#2
Wow. They reminisce over you. That's a classic. Nice tastes.
dude bro.
ThomasjServo
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
15244 Posts
April 15 2013 04:15 GMT
#3
http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?id=379281

I'll take this chance to plug my blog about Minneapolis rap which is pretty damn unique. A lot of influence of funk and prince as well as the punk scene that came out of Minneapolis in the 80s.
bosnia
Profile Joined October 2002
Canada223 Posts
April 15 2013 04:18 GMT
#4
Jedi Mind Tricks I like their style and some other underground hip-hop which doesn't get much exposure but are much more lyrically talented. Theres many more mcs I don't wanna name right now but I have specific taste as well. Ive always been a Nas fan and also like Common and Mos Def is definetly dope as well.
TL member since 2002, Protoss ftw!!
heliusx
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States2306 Posts
April 15 2013 04:23 GMT
#5
Have you guys ever heard MF doom? Fantastic. Esp the album with MF grimm.
dude bro.
ThomasjServo
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
15244 Posts
April 15 2013 04:27 GMT
#6
On April 15 2013 13:23 heliusx wrote:
Have you guys ever heard MF doom? Fantastic. Esp the album with MF grimm.

The Grey Album is fantastic
GeneticToss
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada188 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-04-15 04:29:05
April 15 2013 04:27 GMT
#7
I'm not a huge expert on the matter, but I do really enjoy Mos Def/Yasin Bey. I feel like a lot of what is popular is not AS bad as some people like to say. On the other hand, what plays on the radio was part of the reason why it took me so long to learn to enjoy this type of music. I like Hip Hop artists that incorporate jazz into the mix.

My favorite Mos Def song is probably Love : + Show Spoiler +


Nujabes is a cool artist and has done lots of beats for japanese MCs and others : + Show Spoiler +



Shinsight Trio : + Show Spoiler +

nFo on KGS
heliusx
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States2306 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-04-15 05:41:50
April 15 2013 05:39 GMT
#8
On April 15 2013 13:27 ThomasjServo wrote:
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On April 15 2013 13:23 heliusx wrote:
Have you guys ever heard MF doom? Fantastic. Esp the album with MF grimm.

The Grey Album is fantastic


I think the grey is from danger mouse. a solo album separate from the dangerdoom collaborations. although it is still very good. I just really like dooms albums after his brother died (after kmd) real emotional and thought provoking. It can get confusing because some the people affiliated with doom have dozens of albums under different aliases(including himself).
dude bro.
Cool Cat
Profile Joined June 2009
United States1644 Posts
April 15 2013 05:47 GMT
#9
Wow those are some swag songs OP.
heliusx
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States2306 Posts
April 15 2013 05:50 GMT
#10
On April 15 2013 14:47 Cool Cat wrote:
Wow those are some swag songs OP.

You used swag as an adjective. =[
dude bro.
Beezleking
Profile Joined November 2011
Canada91 Posts
April 15 2013 05:55 GMT
#11
I will never fall out of love with Aesop Rock.
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.AK
Profile Joined September 2010
United States561 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-04-15 06:07:50
April 15 2013 06:04 GMT
#12
Flosstradamus - Look at the Sky (ft. Deniro Ferrar)
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Hilltop Hoods - Stopping All Stations
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Snowgoons - Starlight (ft. Viro The Virus) RIP Viro
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Jedi Mind Tricks - Death Messaih
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e-Dubble - Changed My Mind
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Pretty much all the rap/hip hop I listen to, will post more if people are interested but I don't listen to many artists.
Also, +1 to Aesop, dude is seriously dope.

Remembered some more
QuESt - One Way (produced by Mt. Eden)
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RJD2 - Ghostwriter (more alternative then the other stuff I have posted)
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LastDance
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
New Zealand510 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-04-15 06:31:36
April 15 2013 06:12 GMT
#13
Wu-tang, Jedi Mind Tricks and Beggaz



My favourite album of all time would probably have to be Liquid Swords by GZA. damn I've lost count of how many times my mind has been blown by that album.

It really pains me to see artists like little wayne and co. making it big from shitting out mindless and unintelligent lyrics.
FSKi
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
United States901 Posts
April 15 2013 06:28 GMT
#14
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Skullflower
Profile Joined July 2010
United States3779 Posts
April 15 2013 06:38 GMT
#15
Freddie Gibbs and Big K.R.I.T. are by far my favorite rappers right now. I'd say NYC, Chicago and LA are at the forefront of rap right now with plenty of really amazing artists coming out. Also I strongly urge anyone here to definitely check out Julian Malone. He's pretty damn dope.


Big K.R.I.T. - Serve This Royalty
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Freddie Gibbs - The Hard
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Chance The Rapper - Fuck You Tahm Bout
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The Underachievers - Sun Through The Rain
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Flatbush Zombies - JupiterSound
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Calez - Love Text
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Julian Malone - October 20th
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The ruminations are mine, let the world be yours.
SamsungStar
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
United States912 Posts
April 15 2013 06:48 GMT
#16
Zion I - Coastin'

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Living Legends - Moving At The Speed Of Life

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Souls of Mischief - '93 til Infinity

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Smooth Cali stylezzz never get old.
MCDayC
Profile Joined March 2011
United Kingdom14464 Posts
April 15 2013 06:54 GMT
#17
First of all, I'm glad that someone made this thread, I was thinking about making one myself.

Has anyone else noticed that when rappers make it big, like really big, their big hit always follows the same pattern? Let me break it down: "I'm the shit. I have money. I have bitches." That's it. There's nothing deep or insightful in that


I guess this could be true for the big singles, but I feel like this is just... well wrong.
While its true that someone like Jay Z or Kanye West aren't humble at all, its not like they aren't intelligent artists who are putting time and thought into their work. To say that an album like My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is just "I'm the shit. I have money. I have bitches." is just wrong.

And even then, even if a rapper isn't talking about to uplift his community, that doesn't mean they are terrible outright. The people who enjoy are just enjoying them for a different reason that you are enjoying your (rather fantastic) Mos Def.
VERY FRAGILE, LIKE A BABY PANDA EGG
amalgam
Profile Joined April 2013
3 Posts
April 15 2013 07:02 GMT
#18
Apologize for the LONG list but I just really want to share some dope artists with you guys!

ANTHM - Polaris ft. Blu
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Binary Star - Reality Check
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Blu - Amnesia
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Blu and Exile - The World Is (Below The Heavens...)
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Blue Scholars - Sagaba
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Cise Star - Adrift
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Co$$ - Pot Ash
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CYNE - Haze
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Dag Savage - When it Rains ft. Aloe Blacc
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Exile - Fly (Song of Liberation) ft. Blu
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Fashawn - Life as a Shorty ft. J. Mitchell
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H.I.S.D. (Hueston Independent Spit District) - Rockin' aka SPACE UP!
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J Dilla - Last Donut of the Night
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Jazz Addixx - Say Jazzy
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Jazz Liberatorz - Blue Avenue
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Madvillain (MF DOOM and Madlib) - All Caps
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Marcus D - Night On The Town ft. Cise Star, Substantial, Funky DL
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Nujabes - Counting Stars
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One Be Lo - HisStory
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Panacea - Pops Said
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Specifics - Under The Hood
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Substantial - Remembering Dave
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Bop Alloy (Substantial and Marcus D) - The Boy With No Name
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The 49ers - In Love With Two Women
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stay in peace everybody.
maru~
Profile Joined February 2013
2345 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-04-15 07:31:48
April 15 2013 07:29 GMT
#19
My favorite rapper is Tech N9ne, that guy is breathing music. I'll link some stuff later, but you can just listen to random tracks on youtube, everything he made is good.

Immortal Technique is great at story telling (Dance With the Devil, You Never Know).
KvltMan
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Sweden1609 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-04-15 07:33:02
April 15 2013 07:31 GMT
#20
I've been listening to a lot of Lil Wayne's mixtapes recently, say what you want about him being an asshole or not having any talent, that man can truly make you laugh and dominates every beat he's on. "No Ceilings" is my favorite of them, but "Tha Drought 1/2" are also fucking fantastic. Tha Carter III is also a stellar album and it's, imo, a must-listen for any hiphop fan.

Lil' Wayne - Wasted
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Lil' Wayne - Swag Surf
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHkWd-QD-B0


Lil' Wayne - Single
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Lil' Wayne - Pop Goes the Pussy
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm5AS53okBI


Lil' Wayne - Tie my Hands
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Lil' Wayne - Let the Beat Build
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