Music Banter - What The **** Are You Listening To?!: The Rap & Hip Hop Edition

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Originally Posted by windsock (Post 2022960)

Have you finished unclogging the toilet or whatever? Listen to them now you dingaling or I will virtually strangle you.

Just for taking so long I'm adding a Gab solo track onto the list as well.

I haven't. And it's totally my bad. I will, right now!

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Originally Posted by windsock (Post 2021242)

It'd be my pleasure!

First, there's the RA collab with Blackalicious MC Gift of Gab (with this kid AFRO too, he's cool)

Spoiler for FREEDOM FORM FLOWING:

^ While I love R.A., I'm not a huge fan of this song. They rap too damn fast on this track for my taste! That double time or triplicate shit is a good way to show off your skills, but damn. The beat is on point, though!

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Originally Posted by windsock (Post 2021242)

Spoiler for SWAN LAKE:

^ I dig it. I hear some shades of Nas' "Halftime" in there. Very home grown and young. I like it. I can appreciate it :beer:

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Originally Posted by windsock (Post 2021242)

A wackier but really cool tune from their debut LP

Spoiler for CLIFF HANGER:

^ I dig it. Sounds a bit like a poor man's K-Rino.

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Originally Posted by windsock (Post 2021242)

And a personal favorite of mine, the title track off their second album:

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There's a lot more I can talk about, such as their later material and especially Gab's solo career, but those are some good starting points for the duo. Hope you like it! :)

^ I love it. I get a Black Thought and Mos Def vibe. Still not sold on them though. And I apologize for taking so long!

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Originally Posted by Unitron (Post 2022774)

here's a couple of my favorites Merit:

Spoiler for CHEMICAL CALASTENICS:

^ Reminds me a lot of Dirty Birdy.

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Originally Posted by Unitron (Post 2022774)

Spoiler for PARAGRAPH PRESIDENT:

^ Now THAT's how you display your skills! I love it! Could have done without the 2 minutes of non-rapping banter at the end. Good lookin' out Unitron!

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Originally Posted by windsock (Post 2022960)

just for taking so long i'm adding a gab solo track onto the list as well.

Spoiler for IN A MINUTE DOE:

^ I like the jazz undertones. I'm sold. Good lookin' out homie! :beer:

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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 2022974)

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The Alchemist - Bread

That is some shitty album art.

The music makes up for it, great production and features. Link in image.

Sounds a bit like Ghostface or Action Bronson LOL.

Thanks for listening, Merit. I'm glad you enjoyed at least some of them. The last one I think you might be interested is this gem from their 1999 A2G EP, which I firmly consider one of their all-time best tracks:

The Alchemist- bread, checking out this album when i get home tonight :cool:

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Originally Posted by windsock (Post 2023038)

I'll download their catalogue and listen in-depth once I get a new computer or get mine fixed. I'm still surviving off of a live Linux distro. I tried to partition and re-install Windows myself, but I'm pretty sure I just made the problem worse and fucked up any chances of recovering my data.