need hip hop recommendations

[Spendthrift]

i need some good hip hop artist/song recommendations. i like pharcyde, jurassic 5, and a tribe called quest. what else should i check out. oh and the less swearing the better. gratuitous profanities get on my nerves.

edit: specific tracks would be a big help. thanx

 

[murphy55d]

<< i need some good hip hop artist/song recommendations. i like pharcyde, jurassic 5, and a tribe called quest. what else should i check out. oh and the less swearing the better. gratuitous profanities get on my nerves. >>


I haven't heard any good hip-hop in a long time. I basically stopped listening to it...moved on to rock.

The whole rap / hip hop / etc scene has really gone downhill over the past couple years, IMO.

 

[punkrawket]

outkast... their album before stankonia... though stankonia is good as well

 

[woodly6]

That Outkast album was Aquemini.

Check out stuff by:

Souls Of Mischief
Del tha Funky Homosapien
Casual
De La Soul
Black Sheep
Nice and Smooth
Jungle Brothers
KMD
KRS-One/Boogie Down Productions
Public Enemy (Pre '93)

 

[deftron]

Company Flow
Roots
Mos Def
Herbaliser
Dilated Peoples
Aceyalone
Bahamadia
Prince Paul
Automator
Handsome Boy Modeling School
Kool Keith
Dr. Octagon
Infesticons
MF Doom
Peanut Butter Wolf
Lootpack
Sir Menelik
Common
High and Mighty
DJ Vadim
Herbaliser
Haku De Tat
Mike Ladd


and a bunch others....

 

[b0mbrman]

If you like those, you'll like Lost Boys (Or maybe Boyz...I really don't know for sure)...definitely

Heiro too but good luck finding that And I'll agree on Common

 

[deftron]

Heiroglyphics - 3rd Eye Vison you can get in stores....it "ok"



If you dont have Common - Like Water for Chocolate, yet.....
Run..dont walk..to your nearest record store and pick it up!

 

[tweakmm]

The Roots
Common

 

[Spendthrift]

ok, im liking common. any other suggestions?

cmon hip hop lovers, give me some of your favorite tracks!

 

[deftron]

Blackstar
Reflection Eternal
Alcoholics
A Trice Called Quest
Artifacts
Arsonists
Nas
Polyrythm Addicts
DJ Shadow
Jedi Mind Tricks
Latyrx

go here for a start undergroundhiphop.com

 

[deftron]

BTW...just say no to glam rap

 

[tweakmm]

<< BTW...just say no to glam rap >>


bling bling foo!

 

[Stifko]

anything by the notorious b.i.g.

 

[KidViciou$]

i second Reflection Eternal

Afu-Ra
Black Star
Gangstarr
Dead Prez


and if you want REAL lyrical MC skills, check out Big L

 

[Thegonagle]

Atmosphere (any track)

 

[joinT]

ok, from the bands you listed & stating no gratuitous swearing I guess you are looking for a little more positive hiphop ?

Try Anything from Blackalicious or Quannum (both groups are kinda the same group - just one is kinda a 2 man thing & the other includes the whole group) they also work a lot with dj Shadow (also good - try Psyence Fiction)

gotta 2nd some votes here;

Del
De La Soul
Roots
Common
Bahamadia
Mos Def
Herbaliser
Prince Paul
Automator
Handsome Boy Modeling School (dammit I bought this album & someone borrowed it. haven't heard it in years )
Blackstar
Reflection Eternal
Dialated Peoples
(if you don't want grat. swearing I'd stay away from The Alcoholiks / Tha Liks )
(or Nas..)