The Rap & Hip-Hop Recommendation Thread

anticipation · 03-01-2011, 12:40 PM

dope beats, dope rhymes. czech it out.

Blarobbarg · 03-01-2011, 09:14 PM

Alright, guys and gals.

I'm a serious noob at hip hop. I can't stand any of the commercial stuff, and what has gotten me to like it is Gorillaz.

I need some suggestions for intelligent hip hop. I would seriously prefer live instrumentation added, may be even with instruments not commonly heard in the genre.

The extent of the hip hop groups I like are Gorillaz, Flobots, POD, and... That's pretty much it, really. :-/

pourmeanother · 03-01-2011, 09:41 PM

Well, seems like you are basically just getting your foot wet with hip-hop. The groups you listed are very borderline hip-hop acts. Based on Flobots you might like Gym Class Heroes? Check out The Roots for live instrumentation- and really you can pick any album they are virtually all good. N.E.R.D. "In Search Of..." and P.O.S. are random albums that came to mind a little (although, they are stretches- especially P.O.S. which may be a little too much of an alternative hip-hop act for you to jump in on). Good luck.

djchameleon · 03-01-2011, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Blarobbarg

Alright, guys and gals.

I'm a serious noob at hip hop. I can't stand any of the commercial stuff, and what has gotten me to like it is Gorillaz.

I need some suggestions for intelligent hip hop. I would seriously prefer live instrumentation added, may be even with instruments not commonly heard in the genre.

The extent of the hip hop groups I like are Gorillaz, Flobots, POD, and... That's pretty much it, really. :-/

yeah I agree with Pourmeanother. Go with ummm.. Gym Class Heroes, Jurassic Five, The Roots, N.E.R.D. possibly Chiddy Bang. Saliva has some rapping. Limp Bizkit if you want to go a little older but only one good album though is Chocolate Starfish and Hot dog flavored Water. You have to get Rage against the Machine. That's all I can think of right now. Oh and Linkin' Park duh duh.

Kirby · 03-01-2011, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by pourmeanother

Yeah I never gave that Kweli a proper listen as I had heard mostly negative comments about it. Worth checking into, and thanks for the recommendation.

Also, Kirby- to quote Bart Scott: "CAN'T WAIT!" I just checked Rhymesayers and saw two pieces of information that caught my attention... 1) Every pre-ordered album will come autographed by Slug and Ant, and 2) There is a single out already "Just For Show", which I will now be looking into!

Lasers in a week. I have faith.

Also, pre-orders come with an extra CD mixed by Plain Ole Bill full of unreleased material.

Icon · 03-02-2011, 09:57 PM

Eyedea & Abilities.
Aesop Rock.
Lucid Optics.
Grieves.
Atmosphere.
Blueprint.
Illogic.
Sage Francis.

CanwllCorfe · 03-07-2011, 03:25 PM

Hello all! I've only recently gotten into Hip-Hop, so I'm quite new. I've checked through the section quite a bit, and so far I'm loving most anything from Nujabes and Uyama Hiroto, Das Racist, what I've heard from Ghostpoet, and Death is Silent from Kno. Of course, these are all completely unrelated so I'm not sure what I like. BUT I do know what I'm looking for. And that is some dark material. Give me some please!

Sparky · 03-07-2011, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by CanwllCorfe

Hello all! I've only recently gotten into Hip-Hop, so I'm quite new. I've checked through the section quite a bit, and so far I'm loving most anything from Nujabes and Uyama Hiroto, Das Racist, what I've heard from Ghostpoet, and Death is Silent from Kno. Of course, these are all completely unrelated so I'm not sure what I like. BUT I do know what I'm looking for. And that is some dark material. Give me some please!

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NEW guilty simpson
raekwon-OBFCL pt 2

maraca2020 · 03-08-2011, 04:31 PM

anyone like Big Boi's new stuff?

Samalam · 03-08-2011, 07:54 PM

I would suggest you check out the soundtrack to "The Wackness"
There are some amazing tracks on there with artist such as:
Nas, Biggie, Wu-Tang Clan and Craig Mack
While you're at it you may as well rent the movie as well.

03-01-2011, 09:41 PM	#213 (permalink)
pourmeanother Saaaad Panda Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 852	Well, seems like you are basically just getting your foot wet with hip-hop. The groups you listed are very borderline hip-hop acts. Based on Flobots you might like Gym Class Heroes? Check out The Roots for live instrumentation- and really you can pick any album they are virtually all good. N.E.R.D. "In Search Of..." and P.O.S. are random albums that came to mind a little (although, they are stretches- especially P.O.S. which may be a little too much of an alternative hip-hop act for you to jump in on). Good luck. __________________ Life is just blah, blah, blah You hope for blah And sometimes you find it, but mostly it's blah And waiting for blah And hoping you were right about the blahs you made And then, just when you think you've got the whole blah'd damn thing figured out And you're surrounded by the ones you blah Death shows up... anddd blah, blah, blah.

03-07-2011, 03:25 PM	#217 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	Hello all! I've only recently gotten into Hip-Hop, so I'm quite new. I've checked through the section quite a bit, and so far I'm loving most anything from Nujabes and Uyama Hiroto, Das Racist, what I've heard from Ghostpoet, and Death is Silent from Kno. Of course, these are all completely unrelated so I'm not sure what I like. BUT I do know what I'm looking for. And that is some dark material. Give me some please! __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind.

03-01-2011, 12:40 PM	#211 (permalink)
anticipation Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,561	dope beats, dope rhymes. czech it out.

03-01-2011, 09:14 PM	#212 (permalink)
Blarobbarg Do good. Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Posts: 2,065	Alright, guys and gals. I'm a serious noob at hip hop. I can't stand any of the commercial stuff, and what has gotten me to like it is Gorillaz. I need some suggestions for intelligent hip hop. I would seriously prefer live instrumentation added, may be even with instruments not commonly heard in the genre. The extent of the hip hop groups I like are Gorillaz, Flobots, POD, and... That's pretty much it, really. :-/

03-02-2011, 09:57 PM	#216 (permalink)
Icon Groupie Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4	Eyedea & Abilities. Aesop Rock. Lucid Optics. Grieves. Atmosphere. Blueprint. Illogic. Sage Francis.

03-08-2011, 04:31 PM	#219 (permalink)
maraca2020 Groupie Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 18	anyone like Big Boi's new stuff?

03-08-2011, 07:54 PM	#220 (permalink)
Samalam Groupie Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Calgary Posts: 21	I would suggest you check out the soundtrack to "The Wackness" There are some amazing tracks on there with artist such as: Nas, Biggie, Wu-Tang Clan and Craig Mack While you're at it you may as well rent the movie as well.