Real Hip Hop

[evilsaint]

Originally posted by: SoundTheSurrender

Atmosphere - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaNlayKc25s

Damn, beat me to it. Eyedea and Abilities too, can't forget the Rhymesayers.

 

[thesurge]

Originally posted by: evilsaint

Originally posted by: SoundTheSurrender

Atmosphere - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaNlayKc25s

Damn, beat me to it. Eyedea and Abilities too, can't forget the Rhymesayers.

Brother Ali, imo, is the best on rhymesayers.

 

[Josh]

I listen to all hip hop including people that brag about rims, etc blah blah blah. As long as the beat is good and the flow is decent I'm a fan.

For some underground ish check out the crew Hieroglyphics and their songs; Halo, Fantasy Island & Soweto...Del the Funkee Homosapien is a part of that group with some of his hits - At the Helm, Mastermind, etc

 

[Doodoo]

Originally posted by: QueBert

Originally posted by: Heller
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9bkTSniqnY

'nuff said

Wayne sucks, he has a few decent lines here and there but overall he's horrible. HIs punchlines are corny as hell

"I know the games crazy, it's mo crazy than it's ever been/I'm married to that crazy bitch, call me Kevin Federline" lame and doesn't even rhyme

"Everyone know cheaters never get crowned/I play fair like rollacoasters and clowns" some other song he did, retarded as hell. His metaphors and punchlines are mostly embarrassing, I think only Paul Wall has more weak punchlines - nobody can top Paul's "I'm hot like warm piss" lol.

dude has like 1 good line out of every 100 and acts like he's the all time greatest.

Dont have youtube at work...but if you're talking about lil wayne...he's absolute garbage. I don't even believe he goes around thinking he's the greatest of all time. Theres a few good artists out now...Talib, Jurassic 5, Aesop, Afu Ra. Ever since the south got big...its sucked. I don't think things will ever go back to the days of hip hop where we had artists like Biggie, Tupac, Nas, Bone Thugz, Dre....

 

[paulxcook]

Originally posted by: QueBert

Originally posted by: paulxcook
"Marco Polo"

It features someone called Masta Ace.

That "someone" is a legend and with ease one of the best and most consistent emcees ever. Ace has been rapping since 86 when he was down with the Juice Crew. In the mid 90's he even blew up with a commercial song.

+1 Masta Ace!

Another SICK Masta Ace - Good Ole Love


Marco Polo is a producer and this is on some sort of complication he put out with a bunch of dudes on it.

I love inadvertently demonstrating my own ignorance

Oh well. I don't really listen to rap or hip hop much.

 

[Stifko]

remember these guys?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qksk3T68MtU

 

[randay]

not bad, i wasnt aware masta ace was so active.

 

[Q]

I like it, agree with OP totally

 

[Cerpin Taxt]

Emanon - Love Sick (Blind Love)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRyYchlEfoU

 

[IceBergSLiM]

For real new york hip hop look no further than ......

papoose
and
ghostface killa (consistently bringing the hardest sh1t)

 

[Doodoo]

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
For real new york hip hop look no further than ......

papoose
and
ghostface killa (consistently bringing the hardest sh1t)

I'm a fan of NY hip hop, but was never a fan of Papoose. Ghostface is nice, but something about his voice bothers me. GZA's flow and lyrics are sick though.

 

[Cerpin Taxt]

MC Solaar - Solaar Pleure

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofOAdYPpz5Y

 

[Corporate Thug]

Lupe Fiasco

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Originally posted by: Doodoo

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
For real new york hip hop look no further than ......

papoose
and
ghostface killa (consistently bringing the hardest sh1t)

I'm a fan of NY hip hop, but was never a fan of Papoose. Ghostface is nice, but something about his voice bothers me. GZA's flow and lyrics are sick though.

gza isn't doing anything new though ghostface has dropped 3 dope cd's in 2 years.

 

[DangerAardvark]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Aesop Rock
MF Doom (plus most of his aliases)
Hieroglyphics
Aceyalone (partic. the RJD2 lbum)
Quasimoto
Latryx
Saul Williams
Ugly Duckling
Sage Francis
Dr. Octagon


Those are a few more recent ones I like

Plus all of the old school stuff that is too numerous to mention (Tribe, De La, BDP, etc, etc...)

There is a tonne of good stuff out there, you just need to look/ask. There is a thread here that lists some good stuff: http://forums.anandtech.com/me...id=38&threadid=2021819.

KT

Underground Hip-hop ftw.

I only heard of the dude last year when I heard Got Up This Morning and I was blown away. Along with Lupe Fiasco, two of the best lyricists of their generation IMO. The Cool. There oughta be a law against using that many metaphors in one song.

Oh, and let's not forget about Sol.illaquists of Sound. Almost too much soul for 4 individuals to contain. Best clip I could find: Text

 

[anxi80]

Originally posted by: BlinderBomber

Originally posted by: SoulAssassin
Roots

:thumbsup:

new album 4/29, 'rising down'.

confirmed guests:
mos def, common, talib kweli, peedi peedi, styles p

rumored guests:
q-tip, lupe fiasco, jay electronica

 

[Inspector Jihad]

Originally posted by: paulxcook
The only rap album I own is Blackalicious' Blazing Arrow.

:thumbsup:

cunninlynguists are awesome

 

[SoulAssassin]

Originally posted by: anxi80

Originally posted by: BlinderBomber

Originally posted by: SoulAssassin
Roots

:thumbsup:

new album 4/29, 'rising down'.

confirmed guests:
mos def, common, talib kweli, peedi peedi, styles p

rumored guests:
q-tip, lupe fiasco, jay electronica

Saw them in concert in AC a few weeks ago for the millionth time. Rocked it as always. Get the Best of the Roots cd by J Period.

 

[ballmode]

NO BONE THUGS = NO CARE

 

[rocadelpunk]

lol, I almost spit out my dr. pepper "someone named masta ace"

: P


mf doom is my hero.

mask


here you go suckas. some Ed O.G.

 

[potato28]

R...a....p...? Wut is this you speak of?

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: SoulAssassin
Roots
/thread

WIN!

 

[anxi80]

Originally posted by: SoulAssassin

Originally posted by: anxi80

Originally posted by: BlinderBomber

Originally posted by: SoulAssassin
Roots

:thumbsup:

new album 4/29, 'rising down'.

confirmed guests:
mos def, common, talib kweli, peedi peedi, styles p

rumored guests:
q-tip, lupe fiasco, jay electronica

Saw them in concert in AC a few weeks ago for the millionth time. Rocked it as always. Get the Best of the Roots cd by J Period.

best. live. show. last time i saw them though was at rock the bells. but ive seen them a bunch of times also. in fact my best friend got one of ?uest's drum sticks and i shot the shit with kamal and hub after the show. dudes touring schedule is insane though, i sometimes wonder how they even find time to record.

 

[LS21]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=bVYwcXMyLEs

 

[SlitheryDee]

It's funny how so many of the bands who aren't about the bling, drugs and money side of rap can only find one other thing to rap about, that being the "industry" and how all these other fools and posers are ruining it. They're still talking about hip hop, and they're still just as self absorbed as any of the others if that's ALL they can come up with for material. Rapping about rap round and round. Come up with something NEW please. It's every bit as bad as the rock & rollers' thousands of songs about rock and roll.