What's your fav rap/hip-hop album?

**Janszoon** · 01-22-2013, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Whiskey

Definitely not my style. I listen to hip hop mainly because of the rapping. If I wanted to listen to instrumental music I'd go with psytrance, which is a mostly instrumental genre. If you've heard Infected Mushroom before, you'd know what Im talking about.

If psytrance is the only type of instrumental music you're willing to listen to, you're really missing out on a lot of great music. Two of the largest and most significant styles of music of the past few hundred years, jazz and classical, are largely instrumental. Seems a shame to miss out on all of that. Not to mention the fact that you're also missing out on large chunks of everything from surf music to flamenco, post-rock to Chinese classical, tango to ambient music, IDM to third stream, etc., etc.

**Goofle** · 01-22-2013, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Nah, it's not the only thing that defines hip hop. And instrumental hip hop can be great. Here are a couple examples:

If you hadn't already discovered, RJD2 was the sole producer on Magnificent City, the Aceyalone album I recommended. I think there's an instrumental version as well.

**Janszoon** · 01-22-2013, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Goofle11

If you hadn't already discovered, RJD2 was the sole producer on Magnificent City, the Aceyalone album I recommended. I think there's an instrumental version as well.

I did discover that, and it made me all the more excited to listen to it.

whorrable music · 01-21-2013, 09:42 PM

Lupe fiasco - the cool & lasers

vanillacyanide · 01-21-2013, 10:22 PM

Madvillainy by Madvillain and Duality by Captain Murphy are pretty nice

Luna72 · 01-22-2013, 06:01 AM

Rihana - Diamonds

~~Cuthbert~~ · 01-22-2013, 06:08 AM

Instrumental Hip Hop is good but a CD full of 4-5 minute loops gets tedious. Can't listen to something like Petestrumentals all the way through but Donuts is brilliant as they are snippets.

SteelyDan · 01-23-2013, 10:57 AM

Favourite rap album is a tough one; it's gotta have the right balance of energy, lyricism and production. Quite honestly, the album that seems to fit that best for me is My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West.

SGR · 01-24-2013, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by SteelyDan

Favourite rap album is a tough one; it's gotta have the right balance of energy, lyricism and production. Quite honestly, the album that seems to fit that best for me is My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West.

That album does have a beautiful mix of those 3 qualities you listed, great album with a lot of dynamics.

DantedaDude · 01-26-2013, 03:29 AM

Kendrick Lamar-good kid,m.A.A.d city

I really like how cohesive and consistent is it!Its one of the best concept albums ive ever heard!BEAUTIFUL BODY OF WORK!!!

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~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Instrumental Hip Hop is good but a CD full of 4-5 minute loops gets tedious. Can't listen to something like Petestrumentals all the way through but Donuts is brilliant as they are snippets.

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DantedaDude Groupie Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 28	Kendrick Lamar-good kid,m.A.A.d city I really like how cohesive and consistent is it!Its one of the best concept albums ive ever heard!BEAUTIFUL BODY OF WORK!!!