Is there any really cool rap out there that I don't know about?

[FreshFish]

I like some rap...basically if it has a really cool beat and some sweet lyrics (preferably ones that arent solely about blunts/b!tches/money)

I like all the Jurassic 5 that I've heard. Also "turn it out" and "watch out now" by the Beatnuts or "the grind date" and "verbal clap" by De La Soul are some examples of the type of rap I like. Anyone have any suggestions of some really original and cool rap that I could check out? Much thanks to all!!:heart::beer::heart:

 

[loup garou]

Ugly Duckling
People Under the Stairs
Justice System
Gangstarr
A Tribe Called Quest

 

[Zap Brannigan]

DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince.

 

[MasterAndCommander]

Vanilla Ice :thumbsup:

 

[Colt45]

Big L
kool keith or his 400 different aliases
GZA.. well most of wu tang.
etc etc. too lazy and tired to think right now

as far as J5 - get 'conrete schoolyard' if you haven't heard it. that is an awsome song.

 

[Stumps]

Rap...pfffft, thats just noise

 

[Wanescotting]

BTIH

 

[FreshFish]

Originally posted by: werk
Ugly Duckling
People Under the Stairs
Justice System
Gangstarr
A Tribe Called Quest

sweet! thanks for the reply...

/goes to scavenge song samples from amazon.com

 

[Zap Brannigan]

Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch.

 

[Actaeon]

Beastie Boys.

No joke.

 

[b0mbrman]

Freestyle Fellowship (Aceyalone specifically)
Lost Boyz
Pharcyde
Mos Def & Talib Kweli

and I'll second your like of Jurassic 5...not because their music is really deep, but the phonetics are easy on the ears.

 

[DaVortex]

download some songs by Necro hes a white-jewish rapper from brooklyn. IMHO I think he is better then Eminem, hes just not popular because he is underground.

I Need Drugs
White Slavery
Beautiful Music For You To Die To
Hoe Blow

are just a few of his songs. he mostly raps about porn stars, sex, death. I like him because he has his own style and he makes his own beats which is better then mostly everything in mainstream.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: b0mbrman
Freestyle Fellowship
Lost Boyz
Pharcyde
Mos Def & Talib Kweli

Good recommendations although I think that Mos Def & Talib's latest albums kinda suck.

 

[Stumps]

yeah beastie boys are cool, but the rest...pffft

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: Stumps
yeah beastie boys are cool, but the rest...pffft

Ok, we get your point. Now kindly leave the thread...or you could leave for another 3 years. :roll:

 

[Zap Brannigan]

Fab 5 Freddy.

Deborah Harry aka Blondie did an awsome rap at the end of the song Rapture. It really hits home and makes so much sense.

 

[b0mbrman]

Hmmm...You'll probably have a tough time finding most of the stuff that's been recommended so far...

Of artists you could access a lot easier, I like the Roots, Kanye West. Oh, and the Black Eyed Peas. They're probably becoming too pop, but they've made a lot of funky songs through the years.

I'm sure someone's gonna say Atmosphere sooner or later...but I've never really been impressed by his stuff.

 

[GregGreen]

mm
I don't really agree with those other two lists!
Here's some artists you might like:
latest Alchemist disc has some nice tracks
AZ
Outkast
Consequence
Cormega
Dilated Peoples
Ghostface Killah
Guerilla Maab (Z-ro's new cd is mostly rather emotional stuff)
Hi-Tek's 2001 would fit nicely
Jay Z
Kanye West (If you don't mind his arrogance)
Mos Def
Murs (his most recent cd was one of the top 3 best rap discs of 2004)
Nappy Roots
Nas
Rakim
Talib Kweli
Tragedy Khadafi
White Boy
Wordsworth (also dropped one of the best discs of 2004)

in addition, i gurantee that almost all artists have at least one song you would like!

 

[Baked]

"It's Hammer time."

 

[oboeguy]

Go back to the 80s and early 90s; you'll have plenty of good stuff. Big Daddy Kane (pure genius), Slick Rick, etc.

 

[Zap Brannigan]

How could I forget MC Hammer!

MC Pee Pants has more talent than the whole lot of them!

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

Sage Faris
Blackalicious
Kanye West

 

[handoverfist]

jedi mind tricks
aesop rock

 

[anxi80]

talib kweli & dj hi-tek - reflection eternal
talib kweli - quality
talib kweli - the beautiful struggle
mos def & talib kweli - mos def & talib kweli are blackstar
mos def - black on both sides
mos def - the new danger
de la soul - 3 feet high and rising
de la soul - de la soul is dead
murs - murs 3:16 the 9th edition
murs - the end of the beginning
black eyed peas - behind the front
black eyed peas - bridging the gaps
mf doom - specials herbs
mf doom - mm... food
madvillian - madvilliany
gang starr - full clip
a tribe called quest - anthology
louis logic - sin-o-matic
the odd couple (louis logic & jay love) - alcohol/ism
common - ressurection
common - like water for chocolate
aesop rock - labor days
digital underground - sex packets
hieroglyphics - full circle
hieroglyphics - third eye vision
immortal technique - revolutionary vol. 1 & 2
swollen members - monsters in the closet
swollen members - balance
the roots - do you want more?!?!
the roots - illadelph halflife
the roots - things fall apart
the roots - phrenology
the roots - the tipping point
visionaries - galleries
foreign exchange - connected
handsome boy modeling school - white people

you have a lot of catching up to do... good luck!

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: oboeguy
Go back to the 80s and early 90s; you'll have plenty of good stuff. Big Daddy Kane (pure genius), Slick Rick, etc.

Heh heh...depends how far back the OP wants to go.

If you're going to that time period, don't forget Tribe, the 'Liks, De La Soul, KRS-1 before he lost his edge (also went crazy), Tupac...