The Rap & Hip-Hop Recommendation Thread

[Sparky]

i got to see them perform it live

it was awesome, even with the stupid bros in the back drunkily shouting/entirely missing whats going on

[Sparky]

Originally Posted by Fluffy Kittens

Cheers. Any particular albums you'd recommend mate?

digable planets-blowout comb
shabazz-black up
juggaknots-clear blue skies
little brother-the listening

[Goofle]

Originally Posted by Surell

Black Up by Shabazz is really really really really good.

Indeed. Awesome album/group.

[Surell]

Originally Posted by Sparky

i got to see them perform it live

it was awesome, even with the stupid bros in the back drunkily shouting/entirely missing whats going on

I almost saw them but I went to see OF instead and left right after I recovered my girlfriend, and they even put off their show so OF's audience could come.

[anticipation]

Originally Posted by Fluffy Kittens

Slum Village/The Roots/J Dilla etc...

Looking for music that is very well produced and in a similar style to the beats Dilla made.

I would recommend Emanon, Knxwledge, Lil Sci/John Robinson, OneBeLo, Platinum Pied Pipers has some Dilla production, Ta-Ku especially, Little Brother, anything by 9th or Madlib.

[Sparky]

I want to believe this is keith parodying modern rap tropes, but honestly it's keith so who the **** knows whats going on here.

"tell ya niggeh tweeegy get sober"

LOL

[FrigginParadox]

Originally Posted by Surell

Black Up by Shabazz is really really really really good.

one of my favorite albums actually. i kept that on rotation for months

Any of yall ever heard of the old school group Nice and Smooth? They actually got me into music

[Guy2]

I mostly listen to the early 90's HipHop - Most definitely better lyrics and beats (for my taste at least).

Here are my favorite tracks ever :


*2pac - If my homies call ,The Streetz R Deathrow ,So Many Tears , Until The End Of Time
*Afu-ra - Monotony
*Big L - Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous
*Brand Nubian - Love Me Or Leave Me Alone
*Cypress Hill - Latin Lingo , Roll It Up
*EPMD - Gold Digger ,It Wasn't Me, It Was The Fame,Please Listen To My Demo
*Fat Joe -Flow Joe
*Geto Boys - Geto Boys And Girls
*Ice-T - Colors
*Kool G Rap -Streets Of New York ,Edge Of Sanity ,Death Wish
*Ab-Soul - The Book Of Soul
*Boogie Down Productions -South Bronx ,I'm Still #1,The Bridge Is Over
*Boogiemonsters -Recognized Thresholds Of Negative Stress
*Company Flow -8 Steps To Perfection
*De La Soul -Dinninit , 4 More ,Breakadawn
*D-Nice -Time To Flow
*First Dr. Dre solo album
*Eric B. & Rakim -In The Ghetto ,My Melody ,Casualties Of War
*Fugees -Zealots ,The Score,Temple
*Guru - For You
*Jay-z - Feelin' It ,Hard Knock Life ,In My Lifetime
*Jeru The Damaja -Me Or The Papes
*Main Source -Live At The Barbecue
*O.C -Time's Up
*Pete Rock -They Reminisce Over You
*Pharcyde -Runnin'
*Redman -Tonight's Da Night
Run DMC -Tougher Than Leather
*The D.O.C. -The Formula
*Mobb Deep -Animal Instinct , Apostle's Warning ,Bloodsport ,Right Back At You ,Shook Ones Pt. 2,The Start Of Your Ending

*Akinyele -Outta State
*N.W.A first album - N.W.A and the posse
*Naughty By Nature -Rhyme'll Shine On,Uptown Anthem,Poor Man's Poetry,Guard Your Grill 'Dirt All By My Lonely

*Onyx -Walk In New York ,Shout ,Maintain ,Last Dayz ,All We Got Iz Us
*Organized Konfusion -The Rough Side Of Town,The Extinction Agenda,Releasing Hypnotical Gases ,Prisoners Of War ,Maintain

*Schoolly D -King Of New York ,I Know You Want to Kill Me ,Another Sign
*The first Album of the Wu Tang Clan , and also the first albums of each of the Wu Tang members

Hope you liked it

[anticipation]

if you been sleeping then wake up.

[Cuthbert]

50 Cent - Heat - YouTube

Not a recommendation but not really thread worthy; I don't like 50 Cent too much but this track is fucking hard, I like violence on tracks and he does it well here imo. Used to hammer this album in school.