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

[FrustratedUser]

MC D1af

 

[nboy22]

Here's some artists,

Diverse
Delinquent Habits
Necro
Goretex
Atmosphere
Aesop Rock
Brother Ali
Pigeon John
Swollen Members
The Roots
Sweatshop Union
Cunninlynguists
Dead Prez
Nappy Roots
The Grouch
Timberland and Magoo
X-Ecutioners
Murs
Jurassic 5

Good list there, My favorites are, Atmosphere, Delinquent Habits, Necro, Sweatshop Union, Jurassic 5

 

[FreshFish]

So many good suggestions!! Thanks a lot for all the good replies!

After listening to a lot of samples I think I am going to go to Tower Records tommorow and try to pick up a Pharcyde cd, a Mos Def cd and maybe an Ugly Duckling cd. Any thoughts on how likely it is to find those in cd stores? I think I want "Bizarre Ride II", "Black on Both Sides" and "Meatshake."

I am going on a trip soon and I want some good tunes to bring along

Thanks!!

 

[Zanix]

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

people under the stairs


edit: oh my goodness... THE BROTHERS JOHNSON!

 

[Klandestine]

rap without blunts b!tches and money is not rap...

 

[anxi80]

Originally posted by: FreshFish
So many good suggestions!! Thanks a lot for all the good replies!

After listening to a lot of samples I think I am going to go to Tower Records tommorow and try to pick up a Pharcyde cd, a Mos Def cd and maybe an Ugly Duckling cd. Any thoughts on how likely it is to find those in cd stores? I think I want "Bizarre Ride II", "Black on Both Sides" and "Meatshake."

I am going on a trip soon and I want some good tunes to bring along

Thanks!!

heh, ive been listening to a lot of 'black on both sides' lately. i mean a lot! perhaps its because im seeing mos def this friday.

 

[nboy22]

Originally posted by: Klandestine
rap without blunts b!tches and money is not rap...

It's what we call nowadays, "underground rap" it's the rap without the stupid trendy crap in the lyrics, it's actually lyrical and they don't talk about "putting a few caps in a cop" every other second, or bitch and moan about how they got shot 8 times being a gangster in every song, nobody cares.

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: nboy22

Originally posted by: Klandestine
rap without blunts b!tches and money is not rap...

It's what we call nowadays, "underground rap" it's the rap without the stupid trendy crap in the lyrics, it's actually lyrical and they don't talk about "putting a few caps in a cop" every other second, or bitch and moan about how they got shot 8 times being a gangster in every song, nobody cares.

There's a lot of underground rappers that talk about cars and guns they don't have and there's a lot of unknown rappers that suck...just because someone is obscure doesn't make them good.

For example

Oh, and at the same time, just because someone has managed to make lots of money through hip hop does not automatically mean that their music is bad.

 

[IAteYourMother]

Rap=teh suck

EDIT: By rap, I mean 50 Cent, Jay-Z, Eminem, etc.

 

[nboy22]

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: nboy22

Originally posted by: Klandestine
rap without blunts b!tches and money is not rap...

It's what we call nowadays, "underground rap" it's the rap without the stupid trendy crap in the lyrics, it's actually lyrical and they don't talk about "putting a few caps in a cop" every other second, or bitch and moan about how they got shot 8 times being a gangster in every song, nobody cares.

There's a lot of underground rappers that talk about cars and guns they don't have and there's a lot of unknown rappers that suck...just because someone is obscure doesn't make them good.

For example

I don't know about you and other people, but I've never heard of those guys...... I've never really heard a group like Jurassic 5 rapping about shooting people....

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: nboy22

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: nboy22

Originally posted by: Klandestine
rap without blunts b!tches and money is not rap...

It's what we call nowadays, "underground rap" it's the rap without the stupid trendy crap in the lyrics, it's actually lyrical and they don't talk about "putting a few caps in a cop" every other second, or bitch and moan about how they got shot 8 times being a gangster in every song, nobody cares.

There's a lot of underground rappers that talk about cars and guns they don't have and there's a lot of unknown rappers that suck...just because someone is obscure doesn't make them good.

For example

I don't know about you and other people, but I've never heard of those guys...... I've never really heard a group like Jurassic 5 rapping about shooting people....

Yes, not all unknown rappers rap about guns. Many unknown rappers rap about guns. Therefore, just because a rapper is unknown does not make him worth listening to

 

[Zanix]

tower of power


edit: try soul vaccination, besten Leid!

 

[nboy22]

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: nboy22

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: nboy22

Originally posted by: Klandestine
rap without blunts b!tches and money is not rap...

It's what we call nowadays, "underground rap" it's the rap without the stupid trendy crap in the lyrics, it's actually lyrical and they don't talk about "putting a few caps in a cop" every other second, or bitch and moan about how they got shot 8 times being a gangster in every song, nobody cares.

There's a lot of underground rappers that talk about cars and guns they don't have and there's a lot of unknown rappers that suck...just because someone is obscure doesn't make them good.

For example

I don't know about you and other people, but I've never heard of those guys...... I've never really heard a group like Jurassic 5 rapping about shooting people....

Yes, I'm saying many unknown rappers rap about guns...therefore, just because a rapper is unknown does not make him worth listening to

I guess I was just talking more about the "known" underground rappers, at least I haven't heard about a lot of them rapping about shooting people.

 

[cornbread]

Originally posted by: MasterAndCommander
Vanilla Ice :thumbsup:

Whats scary is Ice Ice Baby got popular again for a minute...

 

[rymaster]

I have never been a fan of rap until a friend played me Atmosphere. So much different from your mainstream rap. God Loves Ugly is probably their best album

 

[tokamak]

Originally posted by: FreshFish
So many good suggestions!! Thanks a lot for all the good replies!

After listening to a lot of samples I think I am going to go to Tower Records tommorow and try to pick up a Pharcyde cd, a Mos Def cd and maybe an Ugly Duckling cd. Any thoughts on how likely it is to find those in cd stores? I think I want "Bizarre Ride II", "Black on Both Sides" and "Meatshake."

I am going on a trip soon and I want some good tunes to bring along

Thanks!!

Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde isn't too hard to find. I got lucky and found a copy at a Best Buy once, so anything is possible. Amazing album, BTW. Not sure about the others.

 

[imported_Lucifer]

Run DMC

 

[Zanix]

"Get... the.. funk... up.., get the funk up outta my face"

 

[Excelsior]

Blackalicious...one of my favorites.

 

[zakee00]

if you are into rock too, check out the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Rage Against the Machine. They both rap alot in theyre songs, 2 of my fav bands.
Look on amazon for Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magik...good cd

 

[kmac1914]

Another one to check for is N*E*R*D. Their first album, In Search Of...., is one of my all time favorite cds

 

[GregGreen]

Originally posted by: FreshFish
After listening to a lot of samples I think I am going to go to Tower Records tommorow and try to pick up a Pharcyde cd, a Mos Def cd and maybe an Ugly Duckling cd. Any thoughts on how likely it is to find those in cd stores? I think I want "Bizarre Ride II", "Black on Both Sides" and "Meatshake."
Thanks!!

If you are going to get a pharcyde album
i may suggest "Labcabincalifornia" - it is possibly one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time
and also on that note
i might also suggest the album by the "souls of mischief" entitled "93 til infinity"
it is also another classic album

EDIT:
link for 93 til infinity on amazon.com
the page with labcabincalifornia doesnt have samples on it

 

[FreshFish]

I went to the cd store today...they had no Pharcyde, but I did get the Mos Def cd. I also picked up a cd by Blue Scholars, which I guess is a local rap group (Seattle, WA). Anywho, it's actually a very good cd. I suggest that some of you check it out. I think it is the only cd they have out.

http://www.bluescholars.com/

 

[PanzerIV]

Another suggestion to go Old Skool. Everything was raw and fresh back then. The good ole days. I'm crazy about my Old Skool collection including but not limited to:

Big Daddy Kane
LL Cool J
Boogie Down Productions
Slick Rick
Run DMC
Public Enemy

There are more but it's quittin' time and I'm outta here...

 

[anxi80]

Originally posted by: FreshFish
I went to the cd store today...they had no Pharcyde, but I did get the Mos Def cd.

:thumbsup:

Originally sung by: Mos Def (on track 15)
Two assistants/
Two bank accounts, two homes/
One problem/
Even with the O's on his check/
The po-po stop him and show no respect/
"Is there a problem officer?"/
Damn straight, it's called race/
That motivate the jake to give chase/
Say they want you successful, but that ain't the case/
You livin large, your skin is dark/
They flash a light in your face.