Any hip hop fans????

[yOGi420™]

just wanted to know where all the hip hop fans are at!! I've been into the hip hop scene since 83 and currently listen to mostly nor cal artists but I don't limit myself there... I have a very extensive collection of artists from all over the states, I just have been really diggin what has been coming out of Northern California in the last couple of months. Anyone else into hip hop post some of your favorite artist of current days and what has been in your rotation lately. Currently I'm really liking the Newest release from Messy Marv, "Cake & Ice Cream, Vol. 2". Also have been playing Bueno "Maloof Money", PSD "A Star Iz Born", & Yay Boyz Present "Got Purp? Vol. 2"... How about ya'll???

[asphyxiafeeling]

i'm down with hip hop, almost all music.

Nas- Illmatic

Zion I

Old Common

Tupac

Mobb Deep

Blu & Exile

Kanye

etc

[Mattaut]

Just came out of an ATCQ phase that I get into every few months. Lately I been listening mostly to Mos Def, Typical Cats, Eligh(of Living Legends), and MF Doom(though he's always on my playlists).

[Doctor Doom]

You guys ain't alone. I still love H.E.R too:D
Im counting down the days till the new MF DOOM (all caps, lol) album. I've got very little time for gun talk in hip-hop now, so its mostly cats like Lupe, Mos, Common, The legendary Roots Crew, Slum, Talib, MF DOOM, ATCQ and OutKast. You know, if they're original and have a message, then im feeling them.

[yOGi420™]

That new Zion-I album (The Take Over) is tight, who here is also likin this 1??

[pathill]

I am pretty much into Kanye's songs lately. I like how upbeat and groovy his songs are. My ipod playlist is practically Kanye's songs. :)

[TomNL]

Iller than theirs - Girl Song (feat. Scott Thorough)

Hieroglyphics - You never knew (Domino remix)

Soul Position - Hand me downs

Cannibal Ox - Atom

just a few good tracks..

[dav15mac]

LUPE FIASCO!!! (Best out right now)

J-Dilla (RIP)

Kanye

Kid Cudi

K-os

[yOGi420™]

I am pretty much into Kanye's songs lately. I like how upbeat and groovy his songs are. My ipod playlist is practically Kanye's songs. :)

wow... ok... to each there own... u probably would never listen to the artists i named. so we're all good. I just don't get into radio hip hop. :D

[oddity]

Don't get me started, fine just a little.

Killah Priest [ Almighty - Original S.I.N. ] Best album of the year.
Catalyst
Blu
Kevlaar 7
Bronze Nazareth
J.U.I.C.E
Asheru / Blue Black
Demoz
Elzhi
Main Flow
Marco Polo
Masta Ace
PunchLine
Wordsworth
Copywrite
Large Professor
Black Milk
Royce Da 5'9
Nujabes
Fashawn
Evidence

I should stop.. : )

[Sideonecincy]

Soul Position, Blueprint, Buck 65, Glue, Sage Francis, P.O.S, Atmosphere, Murs, Living Legends, Eyedea and Abilities and Doomtree are constantly in a mix playlist.

Glue is a really good hip hop group that is from Chicago / Cincinnati / New Hampshire. Huge recommendation and they are great guys.

[MacNitty]

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.........I've been missing out......I never really spent much time on the site.....'cept to fix my Mac......but to chat with fellow Hip Hop heads out there is Definitely music to my ears.....(although I won't get into the hip hop vs rap debate....lol)

BUT talking about what hip hop is in my playlist?

Mos Def, Talib, The Legendary Roots Crew, Murs, J5, and of course Common. Common has some of the illest lyrics I ever heard.....

[Mr. Giver '94]

Anyone ever heard of Rasheda?? I guess she's the dirty south queen. I bought one of her albums and it's pretty good. She's worked with quite a few other rappers as well so the songs have a really cool sound.


Oh and one of her songs was in that Paul Blart movie. LOL

[ceezy3000]

You guys ain't alone. I still love H.E.R too:D
Im counting down the days till the new MF DOOM (all caps, lol) album. I've got very little time for gun talk in hip-hop now, so its mostly cats like Lupe, Mos, Common, The legendary Roots Crew, Slum, Talib, MF DOOM, ATCQ and OutKast. You know, if they're original and have a message, then im feeling them.

yea same almost same exact pool with this dude, im also into underground tho like immortal technique, atmosphere, jedi mind tricks, pidgeon john, murs kinda, especially the old skool tho, dont like gun talk ,

[LowEnder]

The Roots
Common
Zap Mama and any groups she/they collaborate with (such as, Common and The Roots)

[Beerfloat]

I like a lot of west coast stuff, and then Wu-Tang, Cypress Hill, Jedi Mind Tricks/Army of the Pharaohs and the like

[Joshh1]

I listen to a lot of Rap/Hip-Hop

Army Of The Pharaohs
Atmosphere
Big L
Binary Star
Black Sheep
Ceschi
Eazy-E
Emanon
Gravediggaz
GZA/Genius (and pretty much all of the Wu-Tang clan)
Mos Def
Nas
NERD
BIG
The Roots
A tribe called quest.
:D


Anyone in here have a last.fm?
http://www.last.fm/user/JoshH01

[richard.mac]

^ nice!

i have a lot of Hip Hop but these are the artists i listen to regularly with my favourite song/s in parenthesis.

Big L (Let 'Em Have It L, Street Struck)
Big Pun (Beware, You Came Up)
Cypress Hill (Tequila Sunrise)
D.I.T.C. (Stand Strong)
Dilated Peoples (The Platform, This Way)
DJ Honda (Travellin' Man)
Dr. Dre (****** Wit Dre Day, The Next Episode & What's The Difference)
Eminem (Hailie's Song & Say Goodbye to Hollywood)
Gang Starr (Mass Appeal, Above The Clouds, The Militia, Zonin')
Guru (Lifesaver, Medicine)
Hilltop Hoods (The Calling, The Sentinel, Crown Prince)
Jay-Z (Dead Presidents II )
Jedi Mind Tricks (Heavenly Divine, Sacrifice)
Jurrasic 5 (Concrete Schoolyard, Thin Line, High Fidelity, Without A Doubt)
K-Otix (World Renown)
Lord Finesse (Food For Thought, Gameplan)
Mos Def (Ms Fat Booty, Brooklyn, Oh No)
Nas (The World Is Yours, Nas Is Like)
Naughty By Nature (Feel Me Flow)
The Notorious B.I.G. (Juicy, Sky's The Limit)
O.C. (Jewelz, M.U.G., My World)
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth (They Reminisce Over You)
The Pharcyde (Runnin')
The Roots (Section, Episodes)
A Tribe Called Quest (Electric Relaxation)

had to condense it a bit, would have been more but i didnt want to make a HUGE list.

[donga]

recently i keep bumping paper trail. i think i enjoy at least 10-11 songs on that cd, and that almost never happens unless it's a concept album.

i was a little upset that the rap grammy went to lil wayne though. tha carter iii was good/alright but definitely not better than paper trail, nas' "untitled", american gangster, or the cool. i think grammy voters were thinking "hmm, the youngins like lil wayne, mrs. officer has that cool and hip siren chorus, yup, got my vote".

[gfish31]

daaaaaamn nice thread. i've been listenin to hip-hop for a long time. i've been in an old school phase lately, but i got the whole spectrum of hip-hop on my library.

as of lately:

mf doom (and associated acts like DangerDoom, Viktor Vaughn, etc)
mf grimm (actually just found out about him...he has a 3 CD album called American Hunger -- get it!)
ATCQ
grandmaster flash & the furious 5
common
AOTP
atmosphere
talib kweli (reflection eternal -- one of the greatest cds ever)
eric b and rakim
gangstarr
jaylib (j dilla and madlib)
J5
pete rock and cl smooth
rhymefest

thats just a few...


and if u like neosoul/motown type music...check out Raphael Saadiq...**** is sick.

[nateDEEZY]

Lately I've been listening to a lot from Murs and RJD2.

Current Playlist:

RJD2 - Ghostwriter
Blackalicious - Make You Feel That Way
Jurassic 5 - Jurass Finish First
Del Tha Funkee Homosapien - If You Must
Cunninlynguist - Lynguistics
RJD2 - 1976
Murs - Bad Man
Cunninlynguist - Love Aint'
Felt - Woman Tonight
Atmosphere - Sunshine
Blackalicious - It's Going Down
Souls of Mischief - 93 'til Infinity
Murs - Can It Be
Zion I - Temperature (ft. Talib Kweli)
Hieroglyphics - At the Helm
Blackalicious - Shallow Days
Atmosphere - Yesterday
Hieroglyphics - You Never Knew
Del Tha Funkee Homosapien - Mistadobalina

[Joshh1]

recently i keep bumping paper trail. i think i enjoy at least 10-11 songs on that cd, and that almost never happens unless it's a concept album.

i was a little upset that the rap grammy went to lil wayne though. tha carter iii was good/alright but definitely not better than paper trail, nas' "untitled", american gangster, or the cool. i think grammy voters were thinking "hmm, the youngins like lil wayne, mrs. officer has that cool and hip siren chorus, yup, got my vote".

I am not a big fan of Lil Wayne. His Carter 1 & 2 albums were good but Carter 3 got to be the same old stuff "I'm the best rapper alive". Gets annoying.

[ipodtouchy333]

I actually though Tha Carter III was a great album. There were a few songs on there like Mrs. Officer and the like that weren't that great, but the rest I thought were very good. I have been also listening to lupe fiasco a little and he's really growing on me, pretty good stuff.

O, I forgot to mention Tech N9NE. I've only heard a few of their songs (Caribou Lou), but not bad.

I also like Girl Talk, it's interesting hearing all those songs mixed together.

[nateDEEZY]

I haven't been a fan of Lil' Wayne since Drop It Like It's Hot and I didn't know any better =/

[Joshh1]

Eh I haven't listened to wayne in a couple of months now, don't really plan to.

Anyone in here awaiting Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II? I guess it's supposed to come out towards the end of this month. Not getting my hopes up though.

[Twitcho]

Awesome! a hip hop thread!

at the moment i am listening to:

Ludacris
Wiz Khalifa (if you haven't heard of him, listen to his Hero Freestyle)
Weezy, not a D rider but i've been listening to his old stuff, not this new trash he is putting out.
The Game

[blackbelt534]

Are you serious? How is this a hip hop discussion without one person mentioning 2Pac? 2Pac was and will always be the greatest rapper ever to live, the only person that could even come close to Pac is NaS

[darklyt]

These are my favorite artists in order. I can't really split up groups, so I put the groups in as "individuals" and ordered the group individuals in my favorite order. D-Block Next Generation is really a few different groups (Team Arliss, 354, and more) and are technically part of D-Block, but the LOX are in a different class lol. St.Raw is definitely close though.


Jay-Z, Biggie, Nas,

(Jadakiss, Styles P, Sheek Louch, L.O.X., D-Block)

(St.Raw, Bully, Trav, Snyp Life, Bucky, Team Arliss, 354, D-Block Next Generation)

Papoose, J-Hood, Cassidy, Beanie Sigel, (Havoc, Prodigy, Mobb Deep), Freeway, and early 50 cent


Are you serious? How is this a hip hop discussion without one person mentioning 2Pac? 2Pac was and will always be the greatest rapper ever to live, the only person that could even come close to Pac is NaS

Second post mentioned him. I have the 7 Day Theory, but I don't listen to enough Pac to mention him. I do list him on my Facebook though, but under his 7 Day Theory alias ;).

[blackbelt534]

the 7 day theory is pure genius

[darklyt]

No argument from me at all.

[Joshh1]

I listen to pac. Just not a whole lot.

[rockosmodurnlif]

Are you serious? How is this a hip hop discussion without one person mentioning 2Pac? 2Pac was and will always be the greatest rapper ever to live, the only person that could even come close to Pac is NaS
Mercy, can people talk about hip hop without always bringing up this or that rapper who ain't doing ******. I mean it's nice to read through and see some new names mentioned. Can we stop talking about Pac and Biggie and talk about MCs with albums and new material coming out this year? And discuss some contemporary albums.

People bring up Pac like rap started in the 90s. The music is bigger than one performer.

[blackbelt534]

Mercy, can people talk about hip hop without always bringing up this or that rapper who ain't doing ******. I mean it's nice to read through and see some new names mentioned. Can we stop talking about Pac and Biggie and talk about MCs with albums and new material coming out this year? And discuss some contemporary albums.



People bring up Pac like rap started in the 90s. The music is bigger than one performer.

how can you say that? Tupac and bggie were the heart and soul of rap in the 90's. When both of them died part of hip hop died with them. There is no rapper out there that could beat tupac. The new rap that's coming out is crap, the rappers today(besides NaS)don't put there heart and soul into their music anymore, rap has become too commercialized no a days, nobody seems unique

[nateDEEZY]

how can you say that? Tupac and bggie were the heart and soul of rap in the 90's. When both of them died part of hip hop died with them. There is no rapper out there that could beat tupac. The new rap that's coming out is crap, the rappers today(besides NaS)don't put there heart and soul into their music anymore, rap has become too commercialized no a days, nobody seems unique

Lol, you give him to much credit. Rap/Hip Hop was here before them and it will continue to be here long after they died.

There were dozens of other artist in the 90's other than Tupac. He was just mainstream and happened to die tragically.

There were a handful of rappers in the early to mid 90's that were just as influential to the hip hop community as a whole, than just Tupac.

Pharcyde, Del the Funky Homosapien, Souls of Mischief, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest and the list goes on and on.

[donga]

Lol, you give him to much credit. Rap/Hip Hop was here before them and it will continue to be here long after they died.

There were dozens of other artist in the 90's other than Tupac. He was just mainstream and happened to die tragically.

There were a handful of rappers in the early to mid 90's that were just as influential to the hip hop community as a whole, than just Tupac.

Pharcyde, Del the Funky Homosapien, Souls of Mischief, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest and the list goes on and on.

blasphemy. tupac and biggie are in the upper echelon according to most. very few current artists are on the same level, and have the same influence.

not saying the pharcyde, or de la, or tribe have no influence at all (they are some of my favorites), but you're basically saying meh, tupac, whatever, if he didn't die no one would remember him.

[nateDEEZY]

blasphemy. tupac and biggie are in the upper echelon according to most. very few current artists are on the same level, and have the same influence.

not saying the pharcyde, or de la, or tribe have no influence at all (they are some of my favorites), but you're basically saying meh, tupac, whatever, if he didn't die no one would remember him.

I appreciated his poetry much more than I did his music, don't get me wrong he was a great writer. He had passion for his writing, I don't disagree there. He wanted to be an actor, that is what he wanted to be famous for. He was a martyr for his genre of gangster rap, plain and simple. That is what made him an iconic symbol for his genre.

I was under the impression this thread was in regards to hip hop, not just rap.

He was considered in the upper echelon by the music industry, because he was a money maker.

[rockosmodurnlif]

blasphemy. tupac and biggie are in the upper echelon according to most. very few current artists are on the same level, and have the same influence.

not saying the pharcyde, or de la, or tribe have no influence at all (they are some of my favorites), but you're basically saying meh, tupac, whatever, if he didn't die no one would remember him.
So what if they're in the upper echelon?

There's artists right now out there right now trying to claw their way into the lower echelon but hip hop fans are still throwing on Biggie and 2Pac records talking about the good ol' days before hip hop sold out. So what? Get over it. People still putting their hearts on records speaking the truth as they see it. Other people will always be using hip hop to make money. Can't change that. How's the music supposed to go forward if all it's doin is looking back.

I mean here comes a hip hop thread and we're talking about 2Pac and Biggie. Again. They're great. No one says they aren't. But we don't have to genuflect at the altar of Pac and Biggie everytime we talk about hip hop. No disrespect but they're dead. Let's move on.

[jayeskreezy]

just wanted to know where all the hip hop fans are at!! I've been into the hip hop scene since 83 and currently listen to mostly nor cal artists but I don't limit myself there... I have a very extensive collection of artists from all over the states, I just have been really diggin what has been coming out of Northern California in the last couple of months. Anyone else into hip hop post some of your favorite artist of current days and what has been in your rotation lately. Currently I'm really liking the Newest release from Messy Marv, "Cake & Ice Cream, Vol. 2". Also have been playing Bueno "Maloof Money", PSD "A Star Iz Born", & Yay Boyz Present "Got Purp? Vol. 2"... How about ya'll???

I'm a hip-hop head....I like:

-Flame
-Lecrae
-Tedashii
-Da' Truth
-Sho
-Dre Sr.
-Dry Bonez Live

[twistedlegato]

Jurassic 5
De La Soul
Mos Def
Lupe Fiasco
Talib Kweli


These are my most played.

[nateDEEZY]

...Biggie and 2Pac records talking about the good ol' days before hip hop sold out.


Now she's a gangsta rollin with gangsta b*tches
Always smokin blunts and gettin drunk
Tellin me sad stories, now she only f**ks with the funk
Stressin how hardcore and real she is
She was really the realest, before she got into showbiz


As told by Common.


Chuck D told me to keep a sober mind//
And even though his sidekick liked the flavor of bass//
I swear to God Hip hop was about being drug free//
I swear to god hip hop is about the upliftment of humanity//
And I swear to god hip hop was what rock was not was what rock was not was not pop, (pop! pshhhh)//
Guess I was gassed!, see I remember when Dr Dre use to express
Himself about hating the chronic//
A few years later he's endorsing it while drinking gin and tonic//
Suburbanites that blast Mace learn their mad face from Onyx//
It was a rat race the first to properly use ebonics//
Dynomite like JJ, but it was a fad like Super Sonic//
Hip hop flipped from being artistic to a pop hit//
Mainstream took control and we cannot stop it//
Its a black art, being manipulated by white controllers//
Just like rock and roll is ....


Sage Francis - Mullet

To be honest I'd like to forget that whole gangster rap era because it only perpetuated the terrible mainstream ***** that leaked it's way into the 21st century. Very few good came from that era, yes I'm acknowledging the good artist.

[yOGi420™]

Eh I haven't listened to wayne in a couple of months now, don't really plan to.

Anyone in here awaiting Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II? I guess it's supposed to come out towards the end of this month. Not getting my hopes up though.

Albums like that are always pushed back till you don't even care if it comes out or not. Its just retarded how they do that to us....

[cherrybomb]

Mostly listening to two mixtapes at the moment:

TiRon - Ketchup Mixtape

Various Artists - Your New Favourite Mixtape

Fav Artists

MF Doom (eagerly waiting for the new album)
ATCQ
Leaders Of The New School
The Roots
Old Tupac Albums
Warren G
Black Milk
Slum Village
J Dilla R.I.P (The Very Very Best.....I Mean Ever)
P.P.P (and Wajeed's Solo stuff)
Busta Rhymes (Old Albums)
Nas (Old Albums)
Pacific Division (Can't wait for their album to come)
The Pharcyde
De La Soul

To name a few...

[Doctor Doom]

For me hip-hop has been caught out during the whole presidential election/credit crunch (recession). Hip-hop cared about the issues in the 80s, turned angry in the 90s and just gave up in the 2000s. however with a black person running for the top job, all of a sudden every drug dealers favourite rapper was talking politics and about the REAL issues that affect the black community...if only for 5 minutes. People are losing jobs/homes left, right and centre yet rappers still scream about there ice/cars/clothes/[........]place whichever alcoholic beverage they're endorsing in the brackets provided. If you love Hip-hop then you have either: Put up with it, stopped buying, a combination of the two or been forced underground like (i'd be willing to guess) most of us. Disco died because it did not reflect what was happening in the real world, outside of the club. There was huge social unrest in the 70s and early 80s and all disco could muster was another party-time, feel good record. Now we're in a depression and Hip-hop is making all the same mistakes that disco did.

[rockosmodurnlif]

To be honest I'd like to forget that whole gangster rap era because it only perpetuated the terrible mainstream ***** that leaked it's way into the 21st century. Very few good came from that era, yes I'm acknowledging the good artist.
I feel you but I'm just using that person's frame of reference.

[Joshh1]

Albums like that are always pushed back till you don't even care if it comes out or not. Its just retarded how they do that to us....

Makes me so sad, I loved OB4CL. lets just hope this release is real.

[theoneryguy]

At the moment I'm doin the homefield advantage thing. I listen to everything (16,000 itunes song library) but been mainly playin some Wale. Anyone else gettin real into Wale? His mixtapes are some of the best ive ever heard and I cant wait for the album. Im also real down with Kid Cudi and his style (even though he from Cleveland) at the moment.

Anyone gettin the scoop on Wale shows in Delmarva area?

[Mattaut]

Tupac and Biggie were extremely talented and a major influence on hip-hop, can't deny that. I just rarely ever find myself listening to either of them anymore cause there's so much amazing underground hip-hop that has come out over the past several years. There are other artists than just Nas who can rival Tupac, MF Doom and Immortal Technique come to mind whenever talking about talented rappers and I'm sure they would put up a good fight with Tupac or Biggie in a freestyle battle. Real hip-hop is NOT dead, it just moved to the underground, stuff on the billboard charts is ******** these days.

[MartinS3X]

C mon now guys!
What about the south (Texas to be exact)
You got
-Pimp C
-Bun B
-Devin tha Dude
-Z-ro
-Trae
-Chalie Boy
-And one of the most definite best out (look him up if you havent heard)
Chamillionaire!!

[daesup45]

nas
tupac
biggie
rakim
wu tang
some of ludacris, eminem, jayz

[camomac]

ah yeah...

RJD2
Aesop Rock
MF DOOM
Mos Def
Blackalicious
Tha Alcoholics
Cool Calm Pete
Jedi Mind Tricks
Snowgoons

i could go on, but that should be a good start..

[Joshh1]

I've been listening to a lot of Atmosphere.

[camomac]

I've been listening to a lot of Atmosphere.

yeah, last summer i couldn't stop playing paint that **** gold.
very good album.

[Azmontana]

C mon now guys!
What about the south (Texas to be exact)
You got
-Pimp C
-Bun B
-Devin tha Dude
-Z-ro
-Trae
-Chalie Boy
-And one of the most definite best out (look him up if you havent heard)
Chamillionaire!!


How can you mention texas and not include, Scarface????

[ChuggaChugga26]

Scarface is unreal. I have always been a bit impartial to Bay Area Hip Hop. Too Short more specifically.

[nateDEEZY]

I found a new app for my phone called iPhone called iheartradio, I'm freaking loving it. I moved to San Diego not to long ago, originally from the bay area. This radio station from about 6~7 to about 10 ( I think) plays old school, then they bring it back at 11 or 12 noon.

It's 12:26PM pst right now and for the past 20 or so minutes they've been playing 80's to early 90's rap, feeling hella nastolgic right now. The station is 106.1 Kmel, when mind master is on the tables in the morning with radio personality chuy gomez, it's just all fun.

106.1 Kmel mornings and noon pst time, they'll throw you back and make you remember why you got into hip hop.

If you want to find them, they're located in San Francisco, CA on iheartradio app.

[MartinS3X]

How can you mention texas and not include, Scarface????

You got me I made a quick list and left him out i also forgot the Freestyle King Lil Flip, Big Moe, HAWK, Lil Keke, Paul Wall, SUC, DJ Screw.

[gfish31]

C mon now guys!
What about the south (Texas to be exact)
You got
-Pimp C
-Bun B
-Devin tha Dude
-Z-ro
-Trae
-Chalie Boy
-And one of the most definite best out (look him up if you havent heard)
Chamillionaire!!

UGK is pretty dirty.....other than that, meh. and i dont really care for chamillionaire at all...

[nateDEEZY]

http://www.106kmel.com/

<3 Flashback Fridays, Don't miss it.

They're under San Francisco, CA on iheartradio

Feeling hella nostalgic once again.

[MartinS3X]

UGK is pretty dirty.....other than that, meh. and i dont really care for chamillionaire at all...

Really?
Idk man he has some crazy innovative stuff.
He's a beast.

[legit02quit]

Hip Hop is my life but it's nothing like the late 80's early 90's THAT'S HIP HOP!

[Joshh1]

yeah, last summer i couldn't stop playing paint that **** gold.
very good album.
Yep. One of my favorites.

I've been listening to a lot of the older stuff (overcast!, etc).

[noodle654]

My Favorites:

-Abstract Rude
-Atmosphere
-Aesop Rock
-C Rayz Walz
-Canibus
-Common
-De La Soul(classic...classic)
-Dilated Peoples
-Dr. Octagon
-Gang Starr
-Greydon Square
-Haiku D'Etat
-Hieroglyphics
-Jedi Mind Tricks
-Talib Kweli
-Mos Def
-Tribe Called Quest
-Wu Tang

Thats just some of the stuff that I am really into right now in the hip-hop genre

[TSE]

My favorites:

-Cannibal Ox
-Eminem
-Young Jeezy
-Big L
-Busdriver
-Chamillionaire
-Fat Joe
-The Game
-Atmosphere
-Nas (his old stuff)
-J5
-Obie Trice
-Snoop Dogg
-Tupac
-Biggie

[noodle654]

My favorites:
-Young Jeezy


Jeezy like to drink? Jeezy like to smoke?

[jomikepa]

the new (MF) DOOM leaked. and it's amazing.

[jomikepa]

I'll just give you my top 5 albums:

Pauls Boutique-Beastie Boys
Illmatic-Nas
We Got It 4 Cheap Vol. 2-Clipse
Low End Thoery-Tribe
Ready To Die-Biggy

[TSE]

Jeezy like to drink? Jeezy like to smoke?

Jeezy's old, and new stuff, is just flat out sick. While he is pretty mainstream, he really does stray away from the mainstream music and does his own thing which is why I respect him so much.

[Joshh1]

Started listening to Pro Tools today, forgot how much I loved GZA:D

[fireshot91]

A Tribe Called Quest
Lupe Fiasco
Wale (Really good DC Area hip-hop singer, I live in the suburbs of DC, so yeah)
Nas
Tech N9ne
Young Jeezy
Kanye West (Old stuff, not the Autotune stuff)
Ludacris
Jay-Z
(Linkin Park? They're rap-ish right?)
Nelly
Ben Ari, Miri is good also, I like most songs that have the (Above listed artists) on them. (She's a Hip-Hop Violenist)

[timerollson]

I don't get caught up with the whole real vs. fake. There's only bad versus good. I listen to a lot of it.

I'm going to a Lupe Fiasco concert on the 27th...so dope.

[thegoldenmackid]

Nas.

[Joshh1]

I don't get caught up with the whole real vs. fake. There's only bad versus good. I listen to a lot of it.

I'm going to a Lupe Fiasco concert on the 27th...so dope.

Lupe is awesome.

[ashley11]

i am great fan of whole hiphop genrehttp://sharepix4all.info/images/udas89hdusajd0sa/smile.jpg

my favs til now

eminem
50 cent
ludacris
nas
mos def

[camomac]

the new (MF) DOOM leaked. and it's amazing.

HA! i almost got it too, but wanted to get the whole thing.
dang, i guess i really should wait... but.... AHHHHHH....


this is one of my prized possessions:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3548/3377368360_72088c9fa6_o.jpg

YEP. rare cover art, signed!

[yOGi420™]

Scarface is unreal. I have always been a bit impartial to Bay Area Hip Hop. Too Short more specifically.

Gotta agree with ya there... Some 1 mentioned on page 2 of the thread that they have an extensive hip hop collection "16,000 track in my itunes". Well I must have an outrageous collection because my hip hop section of my itunes has over 28,000 track in it and over 16,000 of them are Bay area from classics to the most recent artists like Rydah J. Klyde & The Jacka (from the Mob Figaz). My whole itunes library boasts over 39,000 track as of right now.... I'm kinda a music addict. :D

Come check out my -removed- if you are a REAL fan, you won't be disappointed.

[yOGi420™]

HA! i almost got it too, but wanted to get the whole thing.
dang, i guess i really should wait... but.... AHHHHHH....


this is one of my prized possessions:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3548/3377368360_72088c9fa6_o.jpg

YEP. rare cover art, signed!

Ay if you check out my forum you gotta upload that disc and post it there.... you'd get major respect for that rarity. :D

[Doctor Doom]

HA! i almost got it too, but wanted to get the whole thing.
dang, i guess i really should wait... but.... AHHHHHH....


this is one of my prized possessions:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3548/3377368360_72088c9fa6_o.jpg

YEP. rare cover art, signed!

Damn you Richards, Damn YOU!!!!!!!!!! (Shakes fist in the air)

[MacNitty]

My whole itunes library boasts over 39,000 track as of right now.... I'm kinda a music addict. :D

Come check out my -removed- if you are a REAL fan, you won't be disappointed.

And I thought I was big stuff being that I have over 13,000 tracks Total. But mine ranges with a bunch of different genres....

[yOGi420™]

And I thought I was big stuff being that I have over 13,000 tracks Total. But mine ranges with a bunch of different genres....

same here... hip hop is my big 1, but also got reggae, r & b, rock, country (eww, wifes music), house/dance, and kids.

Just about everything in there :D

[Azmontana]

Anyone heard MF Dooms (DOOM) new album called Born Like This, it's awesome stuff. On the other side of things Jadakiss new album is wacker than wack!!

[MacNitty]

same here... hip hop is my big 1, but also got reggae, r & b, rock, country (eww, wifes music), house/dance, and kids.

Just about everything in there :D

Thats cool. I have a bunch of Latin, not enough Hip Hop, r&b, not enough reggae, rap.....You could never have too much hip hop I think. I'm working on my collection now. I still play a lot of stuff from Rawkus.

Its hard to find good music these days. I think at least. Music with the perfect balance of beats and lyrics.

[bape]

Kid Cudi
Lupe
The Cool Kids
Kanye
Big Sean
A Tribe Called Quest
Clipse
Mickey Factz

Some of my favorites.

[MezicanGangxtah]

yeah, last summer i couldn't stop playing paint that **** gold.
very good album.

very much so agreed sir :D, still paintin ****** gold this summer as well. along with his older other material. among other great hio hop acts.

[taylorwilsdon]

Anyone heard MF Dooms (DOOM) new album called Born Like This, it's awesome stuff. On the other side of things Jadakiss new album is wacker than wack!!

I gotta be honest, I'm not feeling it at all. I like a lot of his other stuff but Born Like This is super weird and there really aren't any tracks I like.

[gfish31]

I gotta be honest, I'm not feeling it at all. I like a lot of his other stuff but Born Like This is super weird and there really aren't any tracks I like.

amen

[BCains]

Heres a few i've been listening to alot lately.

• Lupe Fiasco
• Common
• Kid Cudi
• Drake
• T.I
• Wale
• Blu & Exile

[felixen]

no one is effing with cormega, thats my word

[2nyRiggz]

I haven't been keeping up with new age rap because basically it sucks but I'm still "rockin" the old school stuff.

De La Soul: Stakes is High
The Notorious BIG: Life After Death
Nas: Stillmatic
Ghostface Killa - Fish Scale & More Fish

New Stuff:

Kid Cudi - Day N Night
Common - Finding Fovever


Bless

[Doctor Doom]

i bumped into de la soul today on Carnaby St. in Central London. i think they were gonna be playing down there (i ambushed them looking at trainers in a shop window) i got the iPhone out and got a pic with them. I don't ride nuts, but they're *REAL* hip-hop:cool:

[Doctor Doom]

Just uploaded the pic:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y148/nje20vt/IMG_0226.jpg

[Mr. Giver '94]

Blame It - Jamie Foxx and T-Pain
What Is It - Baby Bash
Blowing Up- T-Pain and Ciara
Chopped and Screwed- T-Pain


:)

[journalistarr]

A few of my fave hip-hop albums right now are Ear Drum by Talib Kweli, Time Line by Nicolay and Kay, and The Cool by Lupe Fiasco. All have awesome production and all actually have something to say.

[journalistarr]

Kid Cudi
Lupe
The Cool Kids
Kanye
Big Sean
A Tribe Called Quest
Clipse
Mickey Factz

Some of my favorites.

Forgot about The Cool Kids!!!! SLEPT ON! "Mikey Rocks" definitely goes hard!

[str1f3]

I haven't been keeping up with new age rap because basically it sucks but I'm still "rockin" the old school stuff.

De La Soul: Stakes is High
The Notorious BIG: Life After Death
Nas: Stillmatic
Ghostface Killa - Fish Scale & More Fish

New Stuff:

Kid Cudi - Day N Night
Common - Finding Fovever


Bless

I hear you. Add to the list:

-Above the Law
-Leaders of the New School
-Pete Rock & CL Smooth
-Eric B. & Rakim
-KRS-One/BDP
-Big Daddy Kane
-Slick Rick
-Public Enemy
-Queen Latifah
-MC Lyte
-Geto Boys
-A Tribe Called Quest
-Beastie Boys
-Run-DMC
-Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
-Heavy D
-etc.

Independent Lens had a good show on hip hop this week. It's really sad to see what has happened to it. There used to be a point and time when it was all about thought and observations. Now it's about ass, 22" rims, and wordplays with no point. You really have to sift through the tons of garbage (many are in the top 50) just to find the real art. I hope that hip hop really falls so it can get back to its roots.

[Joshh1]

Haven't posted in here in a while.

Been listening to Murs, MF DOOM (and all of his crazy aliases:p) Heriuspecs & Atmosphere a lot.

Any MF recommendations?

[Doctor Doom]

Haven't posted in here in a while.

Been listening to Murs, MF DOOM (and all of his crazy aliases:p) Heriuspecs & Atmosphere a lot.

Any MF recommendations?

Take me to your Leader - King Geedorah (Classic MF DOOM. Some of his best work)

[felixen]

I need something dope from Terminology. recommend me something

[Joshh1]

Take me to your Leader - King Geedorah (Classic MF DOOM. Some of his best work)

:D

Anti-Matter is dooope.

[waynesun]

My friend's still trying to surface, but he's been pretty successful with his hustle. We're putting together an event with Q-Tip and Factz as the headliners up in Times Sq later this year.. check him out:

http://www.myspace.com/causenewyorksfinest

[Doctor Doom]

Just thought i'd post a notice to hip-hop headz in London (if they didn't know already) that The Roots are playing at the southbank centre on the 13th June. I've got my tickets and will be there. Since becoming house band for Jimmy Fallon they're not touring "for the foreseeable future" Also with the new album out next month, should hear some of the new material there too.

[Joshh1]

New Eyedea & Abilities album July 21st. It's gonna be sick.

[Insulin Junkie]

Kind of addicted to Brother Ali

[dehory]

Really looking forward to the new Clipse album. Their "Road to..." mixtape was great.

[Doctor Doom]

With the new Mos Def album out (The Ecstatic) NahRight.com has put together a best-of compilation called 'The Underground Album' available for download on the site. Its very, very good, well worth tracking down on their site.

[ecstasy]

With the new Mos Def album out (The Ecstatic) NahRight.com has put together a best-of compilation called 'The Underground Album' available for download on the site. Its very, very good, well worth tracking down on their site.

Speaking of The Ecstatic, how
do you guys like it?

I think it's a breath of fresh air, especially the Auditorium and No Hay Nada Mas tracks.

[TwinCities Dan]

Kind of addicted to Brother Ali

New Eyedea & Abilities album July 21st. It's gonna be sick.

Rhymesayers represent! Either of you make it to soundset?

[aaquib]

Lupe, Mos Def, Kanye, Nas, Eminem, and Kid CuDi are among my favourites.

[ecstasy]

Lupe, Mos Def, Kanye, Nas, Eminem, and Kid CuDi are among my favourites.

Good man, good man.

:cool:

[Chairman Plow]

Speaking of The Ecstatic, how
do you guys like it?

I think it's a breath of fresh air, especially the Auditorium and No Hay Nada Mas tracks.

It's DIFFERENT... but in a good way. I like it. Anybody listen to Wu Tang's "Chamber Music" yet??

[Doctor Doom]

i was at the Wireless Concert in Hyde Park yesterday, quite a few acts were there including Kid CuDi and obviously Kanye was headlining. It was a great day. I have to give Kanye his dues, he was awesome:cool:!!

Anybody on here go to this too?

http://nahright.com/news/2009/07/06/video-kanye-west-q-tip-young-jeezy-kid-cudi-mr-hudson-o2-wireless-festival/#comments

[Chairman Plow]

Patiently waiting for the Slaughterhouse album. :D

[JuiceX]

Speaking of Real HipHop Music,
Check out Slakah the Beatchild.
His new Album just dropped and is available on iTunes.
Album is called Soul Movement Vol:1

I can guarantee you will not be disappointed if you enjoy real music... none of this Autotune nonsense :rolleyes:

let me know what you think.

Ps: his new music vid is available here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKYf9tp0nWg)

[boynigel]

no, please.

[TwinCities Dan]

no, please.

Then leave! :rolleyes:

[pknz]

I can guarantee you will not be disappointed if you enjoy real music... none of this Autotune nonsense :rolleyes:

Your guarantee is null and void.

[Joshh1]

Rhymesayers represent! Either of you make it to soundset?

Sadly I didn't. :(

I think I'm gonna try to make it next year, since Rhymesayers isn't showing Michigan any love this year on (any) of the tours. :p

[TwinCities Dan]

Sadly I didn't. :(

I think I'm gonna try to make it next year, since Rhymesayers isn't showing Michigan any love this year on (any) of the tours. :p

Brother Ali is touching Michigan...

11.17 - Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig :)

[rhett7660]

Does ICP count?

[Joshh1]

Brother Ali is touching Michigan...

11.17 - Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig :)

Hm. I must have missed it when I was looking at his tour dates. :o


I might have to hit that up!

[yOGi420™]

http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/90/l_4eb07737b14b44d38cde6c10759b281d.jpg (http://shop.rapbay.com/products/Philthy_Rich_The_Leak_CD-9311-0.html)

Philthy Rich - The Leak - CD

2009 Hittin Spittin Entertainment

01. Thunder Dorm
02. Got Damn Self (Feat. Lil Blood, J Stalin & Jay Jonah)
03. Straight From Oakland (Feat. Ros, J Stalin, Stevie Joe, Kaz Kyzah, Shady Nate, Lil Blood, Eddi Projex, Beeda Weeda, Keak Da Sneak, Mistah F.A.B. & Too $hort)
04. Name And Ya Number (Feat. Lil Rue, HD & Lil Blood)
05. Loaded (Feat. Stevie Joe, Mistah F.A.B. & Kaz Kyzah)
06. Push’n Straight Cream (Feat. Stevie Joe & Eddi Projex)
07. I’m Fly (Feat. Ros & Beeda Weeda)
08. Supa Star (Feat. Lil Al Tha Gamer, Ros & Keyshia Cole)
09. Sem City In The Club
10. Our Secret (Feat. Mayback & Lil Rue)
11. Mind In The Kitchen (Feat. J Stalin & Yogi Calhoon)
12. My Turn (Feat. Stevie Joe & Shady Nate)
13. All This Pain (Feat. Ray Ryda & Mistah F.A.B.)

This is a good new album that I just got and I'm really enjoying it.... Check it out... You may have found a new frequent spinner. Album cover is a clickable link to buy album.

[usclaneyj]

Rhymesayers represent! Either of you make it to soundset?

<3 RSE Brother Ali, E&A, Atmosphere, + POS and the Doomtree crew.

I'm excited about Murs & Slug getting back together for Felt 3 too.

[dilbaggins]

November 18th by Drake is a pretty epic song.

[Axentrik]

ICP definately does not count. how can you not recognize a retarded gimmick when you see it..
"we are rednecks, but we are gangsta and hip hop" PFFFFT

also sick of people saying no one is on the same level as tupac, he was average at best and his entire career was an act.

90's east coast was where its at.
BIG L
Notorious B.I.G
Big Pun
Mobb Deep
Gangstarr
WU TANG
ONYX
Nas

Underground artist are keepin it raw.

-Abstract Rude
-Atmosphere
-C Rayz Walz
-Canibus
-Common
-Dilated Peoples
-Dr. Octagon
-Jedi Mind Tricks
-Talib Kweli
-Mos Def

ANYONE REMEMBER AUDIO TWO?

[mhsquire]

I guess I should branch out of the 80s with my taste in hip hop. I got into the old school with Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Kurtis Blow, and Whodini through my university's music collection. I also like Run DMC and the Beastie Boys. All the gangsta rap and the culture associated with it turned me off from newer hip hop. The only newer rap I've been able to listen to is Jurassic 5's What's Golden and Bone Thug's Tha Crossroads.

[OneMike]

Fan here, too many to list.

As long as it's not that new I'm a rapper but dress like a rock n roll musician and act/rap like an r&b singer it's cool.

[Joshh1]

I got myself a forty, i got myself a shorty.

can't stop listening to Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). :p

[TwinCities Dan]

Brother Ali (http://www.brotherali.com) - US

If you haven't copped it, you're sleepin'...

[usclaneyj]

Twin Cities Dan speaks the truth. I can verify that the new Brother Ali is real good.

Also stumbled on this dude out of NYC a while back. Blitz the Ambassador. He dropped an album called "Stereotype".

iTMS link: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=324761007&s=143441

I highly recommend it. It's right up there w/ POS "Never Better" as best hip hop album I've heard this year.

I'm hoping I can add Felt 3 to that list come November.

[nava]

I wouldnt say im a fan since i love all kinds of music, but im a huge fan of Snoop Dogg and Tupac (rip), also Three 6 Mafia rocks my socks, or should i say raps. ;)

[AAPLaday]

Haha glad to see so many good acts listed here and not just '50 cent' garbage!! I have a wide range of artists too and got to see Public Enemy live when they came to the UK.
As for my favourites its not easy to choose. Favourite group would be Public Enemy without a doubt though! I still cant listen to Welcome to the Terrordome without feeling the anger of Chuck D's lyrics. Favourite solo artist is also hard. Back in the day i would have said Ice Cube. His first few albums are amongst the best ever made in my opinion. His new stuff is way below what he used to be capable of though.
Love Ras Kass and Redman seems to release album after album and has never lost his funky rhyme delivery. Now if your talking about straight up lyricists than Canibus would have to be near the top for me. Sometimes when i listen to his freestyles and rhymes i laugh because its so good i cant cope!!
Chino XL has some wicked lines too. And who could forget mighty Immortal Technique who i would probably place in the top 5 lyricists along with Canibus, Big L and Killah Priest :D

[nava]

Haha glad to see so many good acts listed here and not just '50 cent' garbage!!
Indeed! :)

[AAPLaday]

Indeed! :)

Im going to keep this thread going :) We can update it with upcoming artists and classics like the OP said. I recommend Black Milk. Hes an excellent producer/rapper and of course Slum Village. These guys along with The Roots are always expanding what hip hop can be

[prodigee]

One of my more recent finds is Army of the Pharaohs its a little more intense but none the less they are great, they used to be known as Jedi Mind Tricks.

Others that I like to listen to,

Asher Roth
KiD CuDi
Kanye West
Eminem
KRS One
Public Enemy
Dr. Dre
Lil Wayne
Jay-Z (The Blue Print 3 is AMAZING, I still listen to it, and I had it 2 months before release).
CunninLynguists

[iPhone 62S]

I like hip-hop, but I hardly ever actually concentrate on the lyrics, I just like the sound of the music.

[AAPLaday]

Good hip hop is about the emcee and what they have to say. The backing track is just a tool to help them deliver their message. Thats how it used to be. Nowadays mainstream hip hop is like pop music. People like it because it has a club beat. Thankfully theres lots of fantastic artists who shun the mainstream ;)

[ipodtouchy333]

Tech N9ne anyone? He is pretty hardcore and not really mainstream but I like him.

[AAPLaday]

One of my more recent finds is Army of the Pharaohs its a little more intense but none the less they are great, they used to be known as Jedi Mind Tricks.

Others that I like to listen to,

Asher Roth
KiD CuDi
Kanye West
Eminem
KRS One
Public Enemy
Dr. Dre
Lil Wayne
Jay-Z (The Blue Print 3 is AMAZING, I still listen to it, and I had it 2 months before release).
CunninLynguists

Yea i love Jedi Mind Tricks, got the Army Of Pharaohs album but not played it yet. Apathy is great too, has some great albums out and i recommend listening to Hell Razah, particularly his Renaissance Child album.

[gfish31]

Good hip hop is about the emcee and what they have to say. The backing track is just a tool to help them deliver their message. Thats how it used to be. Nowadays mainstream hip hop is like pop music. People like it because it has a club beat. Thankfully theres lots of fantastic artists who shun the mainstream ;)

ACTUALLY hip-hop started as a DJ act with the emcee as the hype man. DJs would mix and match beats together while the emcee's got the crowd involved. it wasn't until Melle Mel and people like Afrika Bambaataa that emcees became the main attraction.

[AAPLaday]

ACTUALLY hip-hop started as a DJ act with the emcee as the hype man. DJs would mix and match beats together while the emcee's got the crowd involved. it wasn't until Melle Mel and people like Afrika Bambaataa that emcees became the main attraction.

Yes thats how it started but it was still in its infancy at this point. Im talking about once it started taking off with Run-DMC and so on. People used to care about what they had to say as much as loving the beat. The lyrics in The Message go to prove this and its just as relevant today as it was back in the day

[ComicStix]

Right here.
Fresh to death!

[AAPLaday]

Right here.
Fresh to death!

Whats on your playlist at the moment? Any artists/groups you recommend? :cool:

[AAPLaday]

Killah Priest got a new album out. Not heard it yet but heres the link for all interested Killah Priest - Elizabeth (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=333961222&s=143444)

[gfish31]

Yes thats how it started but it was still in its infancy at this point. Im talking about once it started taking off with Run-DMC and so on. People used to care about what they had to say as much as loving the beat. The lyrics in The Message go to prove this and its just as relevant today as it was back in the day

truth truth. a lot of it has to deal with the majority of people who listen to the music are retarded and probably respond highly to bells and whistles.

[felixen]

Killah Priest got a new album out. Not heard it yet but heres the link for all interested Killah Priest - Elizabeth (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=333961222&s=143444)

Lol never heard of that one. What the hell is going on with this dude? I bought the offering and loved it to death (really, really, really great album) and then not too long after came Behind The Stained Glass and then a few months after came I Killed The Devil Last Night. I'm guessing this joint came in between those two? He should chill, I'm losing interest cause he dropping to much stuff too quickly.


ANYWAY, for ANYONE who loves and supports REAL new york hiphop buy the new CORMEGA album Born And Raised. It's amazing for real. Dopest album in a long time by far. I was disappointed at first due to me having anticipated it for 7 years, but now I cant turn it off. 40 listens and it came out Oct. 20th. Check it out and buy it. If anyone deserves sales it's this guy, always stayin true to the fans and what we want. Perfect lyrics. Producer lineup? Premier, Large Professor, Pete Rock, Ayatollah, Easy Moe Bee, Havoc, Nottz among others. This is HOW ITS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE, I guarantee it!

[dalvin200]

might be slightly old now, but Mos Def's The Eclactic is still being rinsed on my speakers!

can't get enough of it!

even raekwons cuban linx 2 isn't that bad :)

and also the J Dilla!! gotta love that guy RIP!!

[LumbermanSVO]

I recently bought Ill Pill Productions - Time Slips Away and can't stop playing it all the way through.

The new Blue Scholars EP OOF! is pretty good to, it has some Hawaiian themes to it.

Sabzi (DJ for Blue Scholars and Common Market) recently put out a Jawaiian mixtape as well under the name Sabzi Selectah that I keep playing over and over.

[Joshh1]

Just pre-ordered Felt 3 the other day, it's gonna be dope.

[TwinCities Dan]

Just pre-ordered Felt 3 the other day, it's gonna be dope.

Yes it is! :cool:

I'm going to the release party at Fifth Element (http://www.rhymesayers.com/news/over_the_river_and_through_the_hood_felt_is_coming_to_town)! :D

[Joshh1]

Yes it is! :cool:

I'm going to the release party at Fifth Element (http://www.rhymesayers.com/news/over_the_river_and_through_the_hood_felt_is_coming_to_town)! :D

ugh, I'm so jealous! I'd love to attend.

[AAPLaday]

Lol never heard of that one. What the hell is going on with this dude? I bought the offering and loved it to death (really, really, really great album) and then not too long after came Behind The Stained Glass and then a few months after came I Killed The Devil Last Night. I'm guessing this joint came in between those two? He should chill, I'm losing interest cause he dropping to much stuff too quickly.

Yes i noticed that, hes dropping loads of albums and i cant keep up. Especially as just got Chali 2na's follow up album Fish Outta Water and its very dope!!!

[nikdevid]

One of my favourite music ever is the hip hop.
Aussies hip hop is some of the most horrible **** I have heard.
I love hip hop music. There are so many elements used in a hip hop.

[usclaneyj]

New song from the upcoming Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez.

Slug & Murs kill it, as usual. "Chewed Up" (http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/apmedia/02%20felt%20chewed%20up.mp3)

And here's the first single they released, for those of you with your heads in the sand. ;) "Protagonists" (http://www.rhymesayers.com/radio/audio/protagonists.mp3)

[thegoldenmackid]

Bloodhound, Novel and Shwayze

[TwinCities Dan]

New song from the upcoming Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez.

Slug & Murs kill it, as usual. "Chewed Up" (http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/apmedia/02%20felt%20chewed%20up.mp3)

And here's the first single they released, for those of you with your heads in the sand. ;) "Protagonists" (http://www.rhymesayers.com/radio/audio/protagonists.mp3)

You can download "Chewed Up" if you option-click the track at this link (http://www.absolutepunk.net/artists/showlink.php?do=showdetails&l=24151). ;) :cool:

[Joshh1]

Also you can get She Sonnet (http://www.style43.com/news/2009/11/10/cop-a-free-track-from-felt-3/)

I really don't want to listen to any of the "leaks" just because I wanna listen to Felt 3 as a whole...I'm lame I know. :p

Tuesday can't come fast enough. :/

[calee15]

I like a lot of west coast stuff, and then Wu-Tang, Cypress Hill, Jedi Mind Tricks/Army of the Pharaohs and the like

[TwinCities Dan]

I like a lot of west coast stuff, and then Wu-Tang, Cypress Hill, Jedi Mind Tricks/Army of the Pharaohs and the like

Check a few of the links listed above... ;) :)

[dalvin200]

like you guys, looking fwd to Felt 3!!!
Aesop Rocks :)

[Joshh1]

Currently I can't stop listening to P.O.S's album Never Better.

[Joshh1]

Felt 3 is now available for streaming on the Felt MySpace.

http://www.myspace.com/mursandslug

[JajoPGH]

Felt 3 is now available for streaming on the Felt MySpace.

http://www.myspace.com/mursandslug

I have been a Slug/Atmosphere fan since Overcast. I can hardly wait for this Felt, though I'm not sure it will be better than Felt 2.

I refuse to listen to the stream though. I want to be blown away Tuesday!! :D

[Joshh1]

I have been a Slug/Atmosphere fan since Overcast. I can hardly wait for this Felt, though I'm not sure it will be better than Felt 2.

I refuse to listen to the stream though. I want to be blown away Tuesday!! :D

I know!! It's so tempting but I want to wait.

I really interested to hear this Felt, from what I have heard it's got a whole new "feel" completely different from Felt & Felt 2.

[JajoPGH]

I know!! It's so tempting but I want to wait.

I really interested to hear this Felt, from what I have heard it's got a whole new "feel" completely different from Felt & Felt 2.

Yeah I knew that as soon as I heard Aesop Rock was the producer.

He has more of that Def Jux sound, whereas Felt and Felt 2 were more playfully produced by Grouch and Ant. Murs and Slug are always funny and playful, so I'm a little nervous Aesop Rock will make them too serious with his sound. I'm sure it will be terrific, though.

I remember listening to Aesop Rock when first came out (Appleseed, Labor Day, etc), but not these last few years. Actually, I've been out of the hip-hop loop for the last few years, but always make sure to know when Rhymesayers has something new out.

[Joshh1]

Yeah I knew that as soon as I heard Aesop Rock was the producer.

He has more of that Def Jux sound, whereas Felt and Felt 2 were more playfully produced by Grouch and Ant. Murs and Slug are always funny and playful, so I'm a little nervous Aesop Rock will make them too serious with his sound. I'm sure it will be terrific, though.

I remember listening to Aesop Rock when first came out (Appleseed, Labor Day, etc), but not these last few years. Actually, I've been out of the hip-hop loop for the last few years, but always make sure to know when Rhymesayers has something new out.

According to the interviews, Aes would make them work extremely hard on lyrics (which is extremely important obviously).. I just hope it doesn't completely shift the album.

I have most of Aesop's stuff, I don't listen to him a ton though. So I'm not sure.

like you said, i'm sure it will be a great album.

[usclaneyj]

Currently I can't stop listening to P.O.S's album Never Better.

Amen to that. I haven't been able to stop listening since it dropped!

Album of 2009, imo.

[Joshh1]

Album of 2009, imo.
agreed.

[MrBorsa]

P.O.S :cool:

[thecheda]

agreed.

x 2

[AAPLaday]

Gotta love a bit of Jeru (http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/heroz4hire/id287997883)

[Joshh1]

Gotta love a bit of Jeru (http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/heroz4hire/id287997883)

i need to listen to Jeru more, I've only really heard him with Gang Starr.

[Joshh1]

Felt 3 didn't come in the mail today.

:(

[TwinCities Dan]

Felt 3 didn't come in the mail today.

:(

Bummer dude! I just got back from the release party... :cool:

[Joshh1]

thats awesome dude. I'd love to meet Slug and Murs.


They have a bunch of pics up on the RhymeSayers site from the in store,

www.rhymesayers.com/felt/3

[rm1234rm]

I listen to hip hop sometimes, but mostly I listen to rock.

[felixen]

again, Cormega's new Born and Raised. "what happened to cormega, have you seen him, are yall together, if so hold the fort down, represent to the fullest". Yeah Nas, he right here

can't stress it enough, I been bumpin it like 60-70 times according to itunes since it came out Oct. 20th and it's ONLY grown on me since. its an album that needs some time but I swear this has been heads most anticipated **** for yeeeaaars. just look at the line up, it's ridiculous. album of the year by far. on some grown mans **** and still sreet poetry. beautiful, what the game's been missin!

[JajoPGH]

again, Cormega's new Born and Raised. "what happened to cormega, have you seen him, are yall together, if so hold the fort down, represent to the fullest". Yeah Nas, he right here

can't stress it enough, I been bumpin it like 60-70 times according to itunes since it came out Oct. 20th and it's ONLY grown on me since. its an album that needs some time but I swear this has been heads most anticipated **** for yeeeaaars. just look at the line up, it's ridiculous. album of the year by far. on some grown mans **** and still sreet poetry. beautiful, what the game's been missin!

Cormega is one of my favorites. No one spits like him when it comes to the gritty. "You was a dead man walking...now you a live n///// layin in the coffin"

[SXR]

im a hiphop/rap fan :D Three Six Mafia.... Ice Cube.... that sort of thing.

[TwinCities Dan]

again, Cormega's new Born and Raised. "what happened to cormega, have you seen him, are yall together, if so hold the fort down, represent to the fullest". Yeah Nas, he right here

can't stress it enough, I been bumpin it like 60-70 times according to itunes since it came out Oct. 20th and it's ONLY grown on me since. its an album that needs some time but I swear this has been heads most anticipated **** for yeeeaaars. just look at the line up, it's ridiculous. album of the year by far. on some grown mans **** and still sreet poetry. beautiful, what the game's been missin!

Who? Album of the Year has some huge nuts on it. P.O.S, Ali, Felt 3, I dunno man... ;) :p

[felixen]

Who? Album of the Year has some huge nuts on it. P.O.S, Ali, Felt 3, I dunno man... ;) :p

one of the greatest underdogs, no joke. I know album of the year means a lot, but Im not the type of dude who's runnin around calling every decent banger a classic like many people tend to do this days. This right here is the realness, and when I see ya say"Who?" I owe it to ya as a fellow hiphop fan to check it out :) IMO he's the best out of QB and Im a huge nas fan. in fact their beef was mad entertaining although a collab would be twice as entertaining. check for older tracks such as "R U my n....", "american beauty"(subliminal nas diss), "Thun n Kicko" with Prodigy, The Saga, Therapy (this track still gives me goosebumps after so many years. pure poetry) and from his new album just to mention one dope track "Girl", incredible subliminal track about coke and his dealin days

Cormega is one of my favorites. No one spits like him when it comes to the gritty. "You was a dead man walking...now you a live n///// layin in the coffin"

Word i agree. man i aint seen many mega fans outside of legalhustle.net haha, so thats cool. it took him 7 years to drop another solo and i cant believe im saying it, but it was well worth the wait. realest hiphop out, period.

[AAPLaday]

Slum village (http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/detroit-deli-a-taste-detroit/id250105487) are fantastic. The meaning and emotion in some of the lyrics on their albums are incredible. Feels like they poured over them for ages before releasing them.

[partyBoy]

my favorite music is ELECTRONIC MUSIC and i HATE hip hop BUT i love old skool hip hop,todays hip hop sucks,these are the artists i like:

tribe called quest
black sheep
kwame
eric b & rakim
big dady kane
ll cool j
house of pain
special ed
gangstar
public enemy
run dmc
krs-1
slick rick
3rd bass
cypress hill.....thats what i call hip hop biotch !!!!!

[usclaneyj]

my favorite music is ELECTRONIC MUSIC and i HATE hip hop BUT i love old skool hip hop,todays hip hop sucks,these are the artists i like:
...

True. Well, there are 6.8 billion people on the earth. It's fair to assume that 100s of millions of us are engaging in creating music. I would even go so far as to say that millions of us are specifically creating hip-hop.

So, personally, I prefer to not make a broad statement like I "hate" a certain genre of music. You never know what you might find out there.

[Joshh1]

my favorite music is ELECTRONIC MUSIC and i HATE hip hop BUT i love old skool hip hop,todays hip hop sucks,these are the artists i like:


you're not listening to the right hip hop then.

I personally, don't listen to any mainstream "hip hop" artist anymore.. I mean there are a few, but I just stay away from it.

[AAPLaday]

Stoupe - Decalogue. (http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/decalogue-jedi-mind-tricks-presents/id310729276) Stoupe from JMT dropping hot beats and crazy guest appearances from underground emcees. Recommended :cool:

[Nocturnal22]

Stoupe - Decalogue. (http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/decalogue-jedi-mind-tricks-presents/id310729276) Stoupe from JMT dropping hot beats and crazy guest appearances from underground emcees. Recommended :cool:

So far so nice good looks on that album

[AAPLaday]

DJ Babu - Duck Season Vol 3 (http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/duck-season-vol-3/id292550788) Probably one of the best DJ/Guest Appearance albums out in the last 5 years. Every track is banging and the emcee list is definitely from the A list. My favourite track is East West Connection by AG. :D

[akswun]

If you guys watch Jimmy Fallon you'll probably love this compilation of musical guests....

Check it!

http://2dopeboyz.okayplayer.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/20100107-ROOTS1a.jpg
DOWNLOAD: Late Night with The Roots! (http://usershare.net/2DopeBoyz/xiq7ilg521an)

Courtesy of 2 Dope Boys (http://2dopeboyz.okayplayer.com/2010/01/07/late-night-w-the-roots-mixtape/#more-76064)

[macman716]

I am a big Lil Wayne fan went to his show up here in Buffalo, NY and it was the best show ever.

[AAPLaday]

Canibus - Freestyle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y08s4BlRv1Y) OMG what can i say? Had this bookmarked for over a year now and every time i listen to it it gets better!!!!! Canibus doesn't waste a single bar!!!! Some of the lines in this are perfection!

[RawBert]

It's all about Ruthless Records, baby!


NWA
Bone Thugs
Above The Law
Kokane

:cool:

[felixen]

Canibus - Freestyle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y08s4BlRv1Y) OMG what can i say? Had this bookmarked for over a year now and every time i listen to it it gets better!!!!! Canibus doesn't waste a single bar!!!! Some of the lines in this are perfection!



does anyone have a good quality rip of this??

[haydenluis]

I love hip hop music. One of my favourite music ever is the hip hop. Aussies hip hop is some of the most horrible **** I have heard.

[AAPLaday]

New WU Mathematics Presents (http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/return-wu-friends-dj-mathematics/id349341768)

[Dify]

is it really a new one ?!!!!


or like a mixetape /dj tape what ever ?

[AAPLaday]

is it really a new one ?!!!!


or like a mixetape /dj tape what ever ?

I dont think its 100 percent new material. Not heard it though just noticed it on iTunes new releases

[Foreign Feeling]

I am a huge hip hop and rap fan. I've been listening to a lot of Murs, Atmosphere, K'naan, Kid Cudi, and some Notorious B.I.G. lately. you can follow me at last.fm/pangeaification *I think* but I just got it set up recently because I couldn't remember the password to my other account.

[andalusia]

I am a huge hip hop and rap fan. I've been listening to a lot of Murs, Atmosphere, K'naan, Kid Cudi, and some Notorious B.I.G. lately. you can follow me at last.fm/pangeaification *I think* but I just got it set up recently because I couldn't remember the password to my other account.

Atmosphere is brilliant, I love his music. Especially some of his more relaxed stuff, such as Sunshine, or Yesterday.

I'm a pretty big fan of Hip Hop, not quite sure what problem the world has with it. Some names off the top of my head - Cypress Hill, Jay-Z, Wu-Tang, Method Man, MF Doom, Flo Rida and Ego G. I love Pete Rock and CL Smooth, I think they both have amazing talent - Pete Rock at producing and CL at writing. My favourite hip hop album is the Underground Classics compilation Pete Rock threw together, love every song on there.

[TwinCities Dan]

Atmosphere is brilliant, I love his music. Especially some of his more relaxed stuff, such as Sunshine, or Yesterday.


Glad to see Atmosphere gettin' the props they deserve. Just so you know, Atmosphere is the group, Slug is the MC. ;)

Minneapolis representin'! :cool:

[andalusia]

Just so you know, Atmosphere is the group, Slug is the MC. ;)

As long as my intended message got across ;)

[fireshot91]

So, I've been listening to a lot of Lupe lately, and yesterday I bought tickets for his Steppin on Lasers tour, 9:30 Club, DC.

[kryder]

I love hip hop music. One of my favourite music ever is the hip hop. Aussies hip hop is some of the most horrible **** I have heard.

on the whole, aussie hip hop isn't the greatest
but dont knock it completely
hilltop hoods have done some good raps
point and case: Fifty in Five http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpKMXQ5FzL4
yes, i know i'm quoting from far back (-ish) but i want to defend aus hip hop

anyway, i usually listen to gangsta
wu tang, biggie, pac
also been listening to scarface, especially the diary, mr scarface is back and the fix
i tried listening to underground, zion i, aesop rock, common
i couldn't really get into it for some reason
i might try listening to it sometime later
also listen to school, tribe called quest, krs one, kane

[andalusia]

on the whole, aussie hip hop isn't the greatest
but dont knock it completely
hilltop hoods have done some good raps
point and case: Fifty in Five http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpKMXQ5FzL4
yes, i know i'm quoting from far back (-ish) but i want to defend aus hip hop

anyway, i usually listen to gangsta
wu tang, biggie, pac
also been listening to scarface, especially the diary, mr scarface is back and the fix
i tried listening to underground, zion i, aesop rock, common
i couldn't really get into it for some reason
i might try listening to it sometime later
also listen to school, tribe called quest, krs one, kane

I love Hilltop Hoods, they're immense. Had no idea they were Australian.

Underground is really where it's at for me. Common:D:D

[charlesbronsen]

Was listing to Dah Shinin' by Smif-n-Wessun just last nite. What a great album

[AAPLaday]

Was listing to Dah Shinin' by Smif-n-Wessun just last nite. What a great album

Bucktown, home of the originoo gunn clappaz :D

[andalusia]

Does anybody actually enjoy the skits that these rappers put on their albums? I personally find them very boring and a bit pointless, I just wanna hear some music! Method Man is pretty bad for this, Raekwon, Eminem etc. I just don't get them :\

Currently jamming out to Modern Man's Hustle :D

[AAPLaday]

Does anybody actually enjoy the skits that these rappers put on their albums? I personally find them very boring and a bit pointless, I just wanna hear some music! Method Man is pretty bad for this, Raekwon, Eminem etc. I just don't get them :\

Currently jamming out to Modern Man's Hustle :D

I always uncheck them in iTunes. The only ones i think are funny are the funky uncles from Redmans first album.

[andalusia]

I always uncheck them in iTunes. The only ones i think are funny are the funky uncles from Redmans first album.

I just searched for 'Skit' and rated them all as 1 Star... so I can avoid them later on :D

[AAPLaday]

I just searched for 'Skit' and rated them all as 1 Star... so I can avoid them later on :D

And intro, interlude and outro :cool:

[andalusia]

And intro, interlude and outro :cool:

Ah well perhaps most intros, interludes and outros suck, but I know that the intros, interludes and outros on CL Smooth's album American Me are all good, and part of the album running order, and I actually like them, so I won't be doing the same thing with those. I've just not yet found a good skit :cool:

[tammyinkansas]

Ok, now Ive got to admit, alot of you are posting artists that Ive never even heard of. And Ive seen some put RAP artists in their lists as well so here are a few of my favorite hiphop/rap/pop artists:

Akon
Beyonce
LL Cool J
Pink
Plies
2pac
Dr.Dre
Eazy-E
NWA
Haystak
Lil Wayne
Ludacris
Missy Elliot
Nelly
Outkast
TI
Usher
YingYang Twins
50 cent
Lady GaGa
Black Eyed Peas

I like anything upbeat that I can dance to!

[TwinCities Dan]

My boy Slug (from Atmosphere) with just a guitar backing; No bass, no drums, no samples, just blood all on the tracks!! One take; no punches or overdudbs...

Guarantees.... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoLxuyV9qz8):cool:

[AAPLaday]

My boy Slug (from Atmosphere) with just a guitar backing; No bass, no drums, no samples, just blood all on the tracks!! One take; no punches or overdudbs...

Guarantees.... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoLxuyV9qz8):cool:

Hey thanks for the link, i now have this bookmarked in my favourites :D

[andalusia]

My boy Slug (from Atmosphere) with just a guitar backing; No bass, no drums, no samples, just blood all on the tracks!! One take; no punches or overdudbs...

Guarantees.... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoLxuyV9qz8):cool:

Immense. When you say one take, what about the harmonies on the choruses?... :p

[TwinCities Dan]

Immense. When you say one take, what about the harmonies on the choruses?... :p

I meant the filming of the video (obviously different than recording the actual track), the camera never leaves Sean's face. ;) :cool:

[str1f3]

I always uncheck them in iTunes. The only ones i think are funny are the funky uncles from Redmans first album.

100% in agreement. The only skits I listen to are on Redman's first album and Wu-Tang's 36 Chambers. Everybody else blows.

[andalusia]

I meant the filming of the video (obviously different than recording the actual track), the camera never leaves Sean's face. ;) :cool:

Ah, less impressed... ;) Still a quality track, and I really like the simplicity of the video, they way the camera unfocuses whenever he stops singing and focuses back in at the right time when he starts again, and the lighting is really cool too.

[Alston.Alfred]

I think most of the other albums are more along the lines of Unkle's releases, but I haven't checked them out

[AAPLaday]

A few years old now but still a great album Chino XLs Poison Pen (http://www.amazon.com/Poison-Pen-Chino-XL/dp/B0007N19NW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1269620372&sr=8-2)

[TwinCities Dan]

Video: Brother Ali "Tight Rope" with Yours Truly

While out on his "Fresh Air Tour" Brother Ali stopped into the Yours Truly studios to perform "Tight Rope" off his latest album Us. Check out the video below and head over to yourstru.ly for more info!

Watch it here: http://vimeo.com/9195594 (http://vimeo.com/9195594)

[dasmin5]

I knew that is what I wanted to do when I first heard Sequence and Sugar Hill and definitely can't forget the originators like Blowfly, James Brown, Dolomite. I have been rapping,singing, writing and dropping beats since I was around 10, started out as a freestyler in those days. Then at age 12 I put the pen to a pad. I like music all the way around and you have to be able to do that as a rapper; that way you never run out of ideas. Since I am 2 years away from 40; I have gotten more into the producing side. So I like Midwest, West, East, South, I have even heard some international stuff that was off da chain. My main thing about music has always been if the person has deep lyrical flow: Big Daddy Kane, Rakim the greatest, The Game, Ice Cube, E-40, NAS, X-Clan, BDP, of course Pac and Big, could relate to them cause that was time I was hustling in the streets. It has to get beyond a beat for me, you have to say something that makes me think. :apple:

[charlesbronsen]

Listening to Mobb Deep's Infamous right meow:). Another classic

[SnailMailFTW]

I like me some Jay-Z, occasionally.

[jayjay07]

Nas!
Jay-z
Tribe called Quest.
Slum Village.
Tupac and Biggie of course.
Eminem.
Snoop Dogg.

Kanye West.
Kid Cudi.
Lupe Fiasco.
Currensy.
Wiz Khalifa.

[Foreign Feeling]

Currently:

Kid Cudi
Notorious BIG
MURS
Wiz Khalifa
Atmosphere
Eazy E

But I've been listening to hip hop for a while now so I have a huge library of Hip hop and rap music, but these are my current favorite on my ipod

[JajoPGH]

Currently:

Kid Cudi
Notorious BIG
MURS
Wiz Khalifa
Atmosphere
Eazy E

But I've been listening to hip hop for a while now so I have a huge library of Hip hop and rap music, but these are my current favorite on my ipod

Good to see a couple you guys with Wiz Khalifa on your lists. He's from my city. Even better is that he's actually pretty damn good.

[jayjay07]

Good to see a couple you guys with Wiz Khalifa on your lists. He's from my city. Even better is that he's actually pretty damn good.

Yea man, I've been listening to Wiz since 08.
"Say yea" was a dope track, and that's initally why I started liking him. I have to admit that I didn't think he was going to be as good as he has been so far. Deal or No Deal was a pretty nice album and Burn after Rolling was a sick mixtape. I listen to "this plane" on a daily basis, it motivates me. Wiz and Currensy are so awesome when they do collaborations.

[AAPLaday]

Slept on classic album Binary Star - Masters Of The Universe (http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/masters-of-the-universe/id162888053)

[AAPLaday]

RIP guru 1966-2010 Gangstarr - Full Clip (http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/full-clip-a-decade-gang-starr/id65074791)

Gurus flow wasn't for everyone, but you cant doubt the quality of some of the tracks on here.

[ozreth]

I grew up on hip hop, started listening when I was like 9 years old. Some favorites:

Tupac
Bone Thugs n Harmony
Aesop Rock
Murs (and the rest of the LL Crew)
Atmosphere
Planet Asia
Dilated Peoples
Soul Position
Brother Ali
Wu-Tang Clan
Alias
Sage Francis
Eyedea and Abilities

[suburbia]

RIP guru 1966-2010 Gangstarr - Full Clip (http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/full-clip-a-decade-gang-starr/id65074791)

Gurus flow wasn't for everyone, but you cant doubt the quality of some of the tracks on here.

Another good one gone...

Grew up on hip hop-- and house music.

Some of my favs:

De La Soul
Q-Tip and A Tribe Called Quest
Digable Planets
Beastie Boys
Cypress Hill
Wu-Tang Clan
Lil' Kim (Yes, I dig her)
Ying Yang Twins
Lil' Wayne (Yes, he's actually very good)
Nicki Minaj

[SpeedFleX]

I love all kinds of Hip-Hop/Rap

a lot have mentioned them before

Slug
Murs
Living Legends
Atmosphere
Aesop Rock
Guru
Del the Funky Homosapien also known as the rapper from gorillaz and Deltron 3030
Jedi Mind Tricks
Mega Ran aka Random from Rahmnation I love this dude Great lyrics with 8 Bit mega man beats doesn't get better
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mega-ran-9/id309528096
Dr. Octagon; Dr. Dooom
Optimus Rhyme
http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/optimus-rhyme/id7579171
Critical Bill
Tech N9ne
Tonedeff

I will stop here I have much more I just sometimes have nightmares not getting to know the many great hip hop artists this world has, so I look everywhere for the wierd, the good and the different

[AAPLaday]

Reflection Eternal have a new album out called Revolutions Per Minute. Anyone cop it yet? I loved their Train Of Thought album!

[andalusia]

Nas and Damian Marley's new album Distant Relatives is out now (not sure how long it's been out for) and it's pretty good. Y'all should check it out.

[renewed]

J. Cole
Drake
Lil Wayne
Jay-Z
UGK
Scarface
Eminem
Kid Cudi
Young Jeezy
Young Dro
Young Joc

There's more...

[timerollson]

Shad's new album, TSOL is :eek:.

I didn't like Distant Relatives or the new Reflection Eternal album. They were both a drag to listen to.

[RawBert]

I haven't liked "Hip Hop" since the 90's.

West Coast Gangsta Rap, yes. I'm a HUGE fan of N.W.A (and their offspring).
Also like:

Bone Thugs
Above the Law
Kokane
Snoop
Pac
Biggie

[japasneezemonk]

I slowly stopped listening to Hip-Hop(or any music) when I left school, I just started listening to NPR. However, I was an avid fan up until I left Uni. So I had a good 10 years to get a big collection on my Mac. These are the guys that I remember the most:

Atmospehere
Tim Fite
del tha Funky homospaien
Aesop Rock
Afu-Ra
The Beat Junkies
Big L
Mos Def
Talib Kweli
Blackalicious
BlockHead
Brother Ali
Cannibal Ox
Common
Company Flow
De La Soul
Dead Prez
Dilated PEoples
Dj Shadow
Dr.Octagon
Edan
EL-P
Eyedea & Abilities
Family Tree
Foreign LEgion
The Fugees
Ghostface
Guru
Hieroglyphics
Illogic
Immortal Technique
Jurassic 5
Lootpack
Madlib
Kid Koala
Meaty Ogre
Mf Doom
Mr. LIF
Prince Paul
Quasimoto
Qwel
Typical Cats
Roots Manuva
The Roots
Smut Peddlers
oh yeah, can't forget WU-TANG

[AAPLaday]

Snip

Some fantastic acts there, how could you give up all that good music :p

[AAPLaday]

Loving Fashawns album - Boy Meets World. One of best albums of last year.

[flottenheimer]

I've been into hip-hop since Public Enemy's "Yo! bum Rush The Show" and "Licensed To I'll" by the Beastie Boys.

Currently, in hot rotation, the latest "How I Got Over"-album from The Roots. It is simply awesome.
When I'm not in the mood for hip-hop, I listen to Trentemøller a lot.

[AAPLaday]

Ah sweet. I not heart that new Roots album yet. I hold them in high regard though. I have most of their albums and listen to them loads but still haven't picked up the new LP :o

[ranguvar]

I really like old G-Funk, Dre's beats and Snoop's rhymes... :)

[TwinCities Dan]

RIP Eyedea. (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=11245136#post11245136) :(

[AAPLaday]

Warning, contains pictures of current rap stars such as 50 Cent and Three 6 Mafia coupled with images of lynchings, slavery, minstrelsy, dope beat and tight lyrics

NYOIL - Y'all Should all get Lynched (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv5XtChhzZA)

Boom, hard hitting and totally needed now more than ever.

[wvuwhat]

Just picked up the new Kid Cudi this Tuesday. Top 5 album at the moment for me. Already listened to it 10 or so times through.

[AAPLaday]

I've been into hip-hop since Public Enemy's "Yo! bum Rush The Show" and "Licensed To I'll" by the Beastie Boys.

I went to see them live in manchester a couple of years ago. Was so epic haha! I was so excited about it that when i saw leaflets in my then local hairdressers promoting the concert, i picked up about 50 and stood in the centre of town handing them out like i was one of their street team :D :o

[partyBoy]

My favorite genre of music is Electronic music but i HATE "modern" hip hop the REAL hip hop is oldschool hip hop,some of my favorites:

run dmc
kwame
special ed
big daddy kane
ll kool j
slick rick
gang star
wu-tang
public enemy
nas
cypress hill
3rd bass
house of pain
rob bass
grand master flash
tribe called quest

I think i just schooled some of you...:D

[japasneezemonk]

My favorite genre of music is Electronic music but i HATE "modern" hip hop the REAL hip hop is oldschool hip hop,some of my favorites:

run dmc
kwame
special ed
big daddy kane
ll kool j
slick rick
gang star
wu-tang
public enemy
nas
cypress hill
3rd bass
house of pain
rob bass
grand master flash
tribe called quest

I think i just schooled some of you...:D

Just because it's old doesn't mean it's better than some of the newer stuff. There are 30+ years of evolution in Hip-Hop with a great mesh of differentiators and styles. The music is changing with the times and culture, we can either accept it or bemoan it. :D

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Ah sweet. I not heart that new Roots album yet. I hold them in high regard though. I have most of their albums and listen to them loads but still haven't picked up the new LP :o

My favorite roots album is still "Come Alive"

I got the cd back in 2000 and it's still in 9/10 condition.

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The Roots' new album is awesome. One of their 3 best albums, IMO.

My favourite Roots album is also "The Roots Come Alive" though. That was just brilliant.