Artist That Got You Into Hip Hop

Swordfishtrombone · 08-14-2014, 03:58 PM

Public Enemy. As a sheltered Midwestern white boy, my first exposure to them was the inclusion of "By the Time I get to Arizona" on the THPS4 soundtrack. I bought their greatest hits and started listening to 90s hip hop from there.

Justthefacts · 08-14-2014, 09:03 PM

Started off with "Madvillainy", blew my mind. Then I heard "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" and I've been hooked since.

StreetMelodyz · 08-14-2014, 10:25 PM

GZA for me. Didn't even know it was him. Used to always listen to Clan in da Front back in the day. Knew it off by heart as a 11 year old kid

**Janszoon** · 03-31-2015, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by EzRiches

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I'm not familiar with that artist.

simplephysics · 03-31-2015, 08:25 PM

Pretty sure the first hip hop album I invested time in was Tha Carter 2. I like to think I've come a long way since then.

~~John Wilkes Booth~~ · 03-31-2015, 10:39 PM

jay-z vol 2

~~John Wilkes Booth~~ · 03-31-2015, 10:46 PM

the carter 2 is a good album

grindy · 04-01-2015, 11:58 AM

Eminem's "The Real Slim Shady".
I was 14 when it came out.
Used to hate Hip-Hop before that. Thought it was just some stupid yapping.

**Frownland** · 04-01-2015, 12:48 PM

Well my first introduction to music with rapping that wasn't necessarily hip hop was POD's Satellite. That **** was my jam in first grade. I didn't start to like hip hop until much later.

**Goofle** · 04-01-2015, 07:29 PM

I can't remember in all honesty. Eminem was probably the main dude though. What a talent.

04-01-2015, 11:58 AM	#48 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	Eminem's "The Real Slim Shady". I was 14 when it came out. Used to hate Hip-Hop before that. Thought it was just some stupid yapping. __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.*

04-01-2015, 12:48 PM	#49 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	Well my first introduction to music with rapping that wasn't necessarily hip hop was POD's Satellite. That **** was my jam in first grade. I didn't start to like hip hop until much later. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

08-14-2014, 03:58 PM	#41 (permalink)
Swordfishtrombone Groupie Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 25	Public Enemy. As a sheltered Midwestern white boy, my first exposure to them was the inclusion of "By the Time I get to Arizona" on the THPS4 soundtrack. I bought their greatest hits and started listening to 90s hip hop from there.

08-14-2014, 10:25 PM	#43 (permalink)
StreetMelodyz Groupie Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sydney Posts: 5	GZA for me. Didn't even know it was him. Used to always listen to Clan in da Front back in the day. Knew it off by heart as a 11 year old kid

03-31-2015, 10:39 PM	#46 (permalink)
~~John Wilkes Booth~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 2,235	jay-z vol 2

03-31-2015, 10:46 PM	#47 (permalink)
~~John Wilkes Booth~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 2,235	the carter 2 is a good album