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Originally posted by: werk
Yeah, but none of this crap:
50 cent - in da club
Nelly - Pimp Juice (one of my personal favorites)
Nelly - Air Force One's (This guy really likes his shoes!)
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50 Cent isn't too bad, but nelly...

Good Rap Artists:
Deltron 3030
Del the Funky Homosapien
Dilated Peoples
Outkast
Diggable Planets
Jurrassic 5
Beastie Boys
El P
Aesop Rock
Tonedeff
Gang Starr
Ludacris
Pharcyde
Roots Manuva
The Streets
The Roots
 
tweak, you should check out Ugly Duckling. Also, Justice System (their old album, Rooftop Soundcheck is awesome, but hard to find).
 
Originally posted by: tweakmm
50 Cent isn't too bad, but nelly...

Good Rap Artists:
Deltron 3030
Del the Funky Homosapien
Dilated Peoples
Outkast
Diggable Planets
Jurrassic 5
Beastie Boys
El P
Aesop Rock
Tonedeff
Gang Starr
Ludacris
Pharcyde
Roots Manuva
The Streets
The Roots
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niiiiiiiiiiiiiiice list tweak.

a good chunk of what tweak said but also talib kweli, blackstar, nas, meth, red and em. 'gods son' and 'quality' are a couple of my fave albums this year.
 
Originally posted by: jaeger66
Originally posted by: agnitrate
No. Why do the least talented of all musicians tend to be the most popular?

-silver
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Teenagers rarely buy music based on how good it actually is.
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Very true. I guess I'm fortunate in this sense that I never had cable while I was at home so I couldn't see who the musician du jour was 😉

-silver
 
Originally posted by: agnitrate
No. Why do the least talented of all musicians tend to be the most popular?

-silver
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People don't like to think. If something is intellectually stimulating, where you actually have to think a little and concentrate a bit to get something out of it, they won't like it. They want instant gratification. Rap and Rock are both so popular because the beat is slapped across your face, that pulse never changes, and it's very simple and very easy to digest.
 
Rap is pretty highly overrated, but there are some good artists. Run DMC, Beastie Boys, Dr. Dre, A Tribe Called Quest, Puff Daddy (or P. Diddy or whatever the fvck he's called nowadays) are all quite listenable.
 
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