Rap recommendations?

[joesmoke]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
Well, Humpty Hump's sound is laid down by the Underground, so I'd start there...

hey, i heard that guy once got busy in a burgerking bathroom

 

[duragezic]

Originally posted by: ahenkel
i've got Aesop rock, Del the funkee homosapian, Deltron 3030, Dr. Octagon, Atmosphere, hieroglyphics, Sage Francis, Handsome Boy Modeling School in my foobar playlist

These are most of my favorite rap artists.

 

[gregulator]

Swollen Members.

 

[clamum]

Originally posted by: duragezic

Originally posted by: ahenkel
i've got Aesop rock, Del the funkee homosapian, Deltron 3030, Dr. Octagon, Atmosphere, hieroglyphics, Sage Francis, Handsome Boy Modeling School in my foobar playlist

These are most of my favorite rap artists.

Yup. I would've posted almost the same list.

Also:

Binary Star
Zion I
The Roots
Tech N9ne
Jurassic 5 (their Power in Numbers album is fucking great)
GZA (Liquid Swords album)

 

[AccruedExpenditure]

Obligatory Rap is Crap comment. Surprised it took this long.

 

[GregGreen]

As a hip-hop fan, I love these threads. Every time there are your obligatory recommendation for artists that have like 800 fans total worldwide (that are all represented on the internet), your recommendations for huge mainstream artists, and your why would you ever listen to rap threads

Try:
Early Outkast
Early Jay-Z
Beanie Sigel
Black Milk
Little Brother (and Foreign Exchange)
Mos Def
Talib Kweli
(and their groups, "BlackStar" and "Reflection Eternal")
Camp Lo
Goodie Mobb
Early Busta Rhymes
Cee-Lo
Clipse
Common
Consequence
the Pharcyde
The Coup
Dilated Peoples
Dead Prez
EMC
Gangstarr
Ghostface Killah (part of Wu-tang, but his solo cds are nice)
Hi-Tek
J Dilla
Lupe Fiasco
Murs (especially his albums with 9th Wonder)
Pharoahe Monch
the Roots
Royce Da 59
Scarface
Sean Price
Souls of Mischief
Slum Village
Trae
Z-Ro

I hope I provided a list that falls in between the three groups I mentioned at the beginning of my post.

 

[BeauJangles]

Originally posted by: DangerAardvark
Bliss n Eso
P.O.S.
Brother Ali
Saul Williams
Sage Francis
Sandpeople
The Roots
Mos Def
Talib Kweli
Lupe Fiasco

The last three have had some mainstream success, but are still real as shit.

BTW, I love these threads because they always turn me on to some artist I haven't heard about yet.

Brother Ali rocks!

 

[AVAFREAK182]

Originally posted by: BeauJangles

Originally posted by: DangerAardvark
Bliss n Eso
P.O.S.
Brother Ali
Saul Williams
Sage Francis
Sandpeople
The Roots
Mos Def
Talib Kweli
Lupe Fiasco

The last three have had some mainstream success, but are still real as shit.

BTW, I love these threads because they always turn me on to some artist I haven't heard about yet.

Brother Ali rocks!

Haha forgot to mention that. Love him. Goofy fucker, lol.

 

[Yukmouth]

TrUnK sLaPpErZ

Yukmouth
E-40
Droope
Johny Ca$h (Money Gang)
Mac Dre
Clyde Carson
Messy Marv
Guce
Gucci
C-BO
Rydah J. Klyde
The Jacka
Tha Husala
Hot Dollar
K9
School Boy Q
Eastwood
Kurupt
Mac Mall
Dru Down
Fed-X
Max B
Daz Dillinger
Shawty Lo
Brotha Lynch
J-Diggs
Philthy Rich
Crooked I
Chamillionaire
Roccett
French Montana
JT Tha Bigga Figga
Goldie Loc
Snoop Dogg
Jadakiss
Doe Boi
J-Stalin
Rick Ross
San Quinn
Cellski
Suga Free
Jimatheez
Laroo
Jay Rock
AP9
Styles P
PSD
Raekwon

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Originally posted by: GregGreen
As a hip-hop fan, I love these threads. Every time there are your obligatory recommendation for artists that have like 800 fans total worldwide (that are all represented on the internet), your recommendations for huge mainstream artists, and your why would you ever listen to rap threads

Try:
Early Outkast
Early Jay-Z
Beanie Sigel
Black Milk
Little Brother (and Foreign Exchange)
Mos Def
Talib Kweli
(and their groups, "BlackStar" and "Reflection Eternal")
Camp Lo
Goodie Mobb
Early Busta Rhymes
Cee-Lo
Clipse
Common
Consequence
the Pharcyde
The Coup
Dilated Peoples
Dead Prez
EMC
Gangstarr
Ghostface Killah (part of Wu-tang, but his solo cds are nice)
Hi-Tek
J Dilla
Lupe Fiasco
Murs (especially his albums with 9th Wonder)
Pharoahe Monch
the Roots
Royce Da 59
Scarface
Sean Price
Souls of Mischief
Slum Village
Trae
Z-Ro

I hope I provided a list that falls in between the three groups I mentioned at the beginning of my post.

awesome list though its missing tribe called quest.

 

[HopJokey]

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim

Originally posted by: GregGreen
As a hip-hop fan, I love these threads. Every time there are your obligatory recommendation for artists that have like 800 fans total worldwide (that are all represented on the internet), your recommendations for huge mainstream artists, and your why would you ever listen to rap threads

Try:
Early Outkast
Early Jay-Z
Beanie Sigel
Black Milk
Little Brother (and Foreign Exchange)
Mos Def
Talib Kweli
(and their groups, "BlackStar" and "Reflection Eternal")
Camp Lo
Goodie Mobb
Early Busta Rhymes
Cee-Lo
Clipse
Common
Consequence
the Pharcyde
The Coup
Dilated Peoples
Dead Prez
EMC
Gangstarr
Ghostface Killah (part of Wu-tang, but his solo cds are nice)
Hi-Tek
J Dilla
Lupe Fiasco
Murs (especially his albums with 9th Wonder)
Pharoahe Monch
the Roots
Royce Da 59
Scarface
Sean Price
Souls of Mischief
Slum Village
Trae
Z-Ro

I hope I provided a list that falls in between the three groups I mentioned at the beginning of my post.

awesome list though its missing tribe called quest.

Nice, time to hit these up on Pandora.

 

[50]

Originally posted by: clamum

Originally posted by: duragezic

Originally posted by: ahenkel
i've got Aesop rock, Del the funkee homosapian, Deltron 3030, Dr. Octagon, Atmosphere, hieroglyphics, Sage Francis, Handsome Boy Modeling School in my foobar playlist

These are most of my favorite rap artists.

Yup. I would've posted almost the same list.

Also:

Binary Star
Zion I
The Roots
Tech N9ne
Jurassic 5 (their Power in Numbers album is fucking great)
GZA (Liquid Swords album)

I agree with all except for Tech N9ne, he's garbage.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

dj magic mike, fiddy cent, jazzy jeff, vanilla ice, marky mark, and seriously CYPRESS HILL

 

[Q]

Jurassic 5

Though I think they broke up

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

f# underground how about 2pac, old bone thugs n harmony, ez e, master p, scarface, cypress hill.
Now thats some real rap.

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: ccblazer44
Notorious BIG is the king of rap.

I was going to say "Run D.M.C." is the king of rap, but they're the King of Rock
"I'm the king of rock..there is none higher..sucka mc's should call me sire!"

 

[child of wonder]

Tupac and Biggie are as underground as you can get.

 

[Inspector Jihad]

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Originally posted by: child of wonder
Tupac and Biggie are as underground as you can get.

haha

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad
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They have some good tracks, but they seem kind of racist and homophobic.

KT

 

[QueBert]

Originally posted by: Quintox
Jurassic 5

Though I think they broke up

they definitely broke up, was a sad sad day when they announced it, Charli 2na is about to put out his solo album. Won't be the same as a J5 record, but I'm hopeful it'll be nice.

 

[Inspector Jihad]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent

Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad
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They have some good tracks, but they seem kind of racist and homophobic.

KT

yeah, some of their islamic shit is annoying too. but try to sift thru the duds, there is good stuff there.

 

[effowe]

I'm just pasting in my post from a similar thread a while back. I made a bunch of youtube links, not sure if they all still work.

Old school hip hop that basically everyone can listen to and enjoy..
A Tribe Called Quest
De La Soul
The Pharcyde (another)
GangStarr (another)
KRS-One (another)
Souls of Mischief

Now for a little more modern, but still old..
Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star
Common (another, another)
Dr. Octogon (another)
The Roots (another)
Del the funkee Homosapien

Now for some more modern underground hip hop..
Aceyalone (another, another)
Abstract Rude (another)
Living Legends (Murs, Scarub, Eligh, The Grouch, PSC, Sunspot Jonz, Aesop Bicasso)

Edit: Another list, no links this time


2Mex, Aesop Rock, A-Team (Aceyalone and Abstract Rude), Atmosphere, Awol One, Blackalicious, Busdriver, Company Flow, Denizen Kane, DJ Krush, DJ Shadow, Dose One, EL-P, Existerio, Freestyle Fellowship (Aceyalone, Myka Nyne, Peace, Self Jupiter), Gravediggaz, Guru, Haiku De Tat (Aceyalone, Myka Nyne, Abstract Rude), Hieroglyphics, Hi-Tek, J-Dilla, Juice, Jurassic 5, King Geedorah, Lateef, Latyrx, Life Rexall, LMNO, Lyrics Born, Madlib, Medaphoar, Mestizo, MF Doom, Myka Nyne, Moka Only, Molemen, Mood, Mystik Journeymen, Nacrobats, Offwhyte, Oh No, Peace, Peanut Butter Wolf, People Under the Stairs, Percee P, Phoenix Orion, Pigeon John, Planet Asia, Project Blowed, Pugslee Atomz, Quasimoto, Qwel, Radioinactive, Rifleman (Ellay Khule), RJD2, Sage Francis, Slum Village, Sole, SoleSides, Typical Cats, Ultramagnetic MC's, Vakill, Vast Aire, Visionaries, Wildchild, Zion I.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Originally posted by: scott916
The first Aesop Rock album.

Good luck finding Music for Earthworms for sale anywhere on Earth... Unless by first Aesop Rock album you meant something like Float, which still came after the Appleseed EP. But yes, Aesop Rock is wicked sick; my friend, who typically only likes mainstream rap, can still jam out to Aesop even though the lyrics are the antithesis of mainstream.

I'd recommend starting with Labor Days, primarily for the songs Battery, No Regrets, 9-5ers Anthem and Daylight (Aesop Rock's best song, and one of the best songs ever recorded). Appleseed is great if you can find it (it's been out of print for eons), Float is great but has some filler, None Shall Pass is outstanding and easy to find, Fast Cars is only an EP, but well worth it... But Aesop Rock is pretty much my favorite MC (it's a tossup between him and Sage Francis), so I'm always of the opinion that you can't go wrong with anything he's done.

On the subject of Sage Francis, I recommend starting with the album he released as part of the Non-Prophets (teaming up with Joe Beats), Hope. It's just solid hip hop from start to finish, and really gives you a feel for the power of lyricism that Sage possesses. A Healthy Distrust, Human the Death Dance and Personal Journals are all distinctly different sides of Sage, and all great in their own way, while the Sick of... series (Sick of Waiting, Still Sick... Urine Trouble, Sick of Waiting Tables, Sick of Waging War, Sickly Business) offer up what essentially amounts to a series of mixtapes that feature some of the greatest songs ever written (including the haunting Makeshift Patriot released a few weeks after 9/11).

One that I haven't seen mentioned yet is Diverse. His debut LP One A.M. is pretty damn solid, with beats by RJD2 (by the way, if you like beats, RJD2's Dead Ringer is the best instrumental hip hop album since DJ Shadow's Endtroducing), and some great rhyming.

Oh, and Cannibal Ox's Cold Vein is one of the greatest underground hip hop albums ever. The group no longer exists, but they still managed to crank out a fantastic piece of hip hop history on their first try. It's weird, definitely not as accessible as Atmosphere or Brother Ali, but it's beautiful in its own way, and an absolute must-have.

 

[Yukmouth]

East coast crap in this thread :thumbsdown:

 

[Pantlegz]

drake, TI, Tech N9ne some of lil wayne's stuff is good... Kayne West has some really good songs. I'm not too into underground rap tho

Can't forget Lil Flip, Camron, early ludacris is better than the newer stuff but I like most all of it (dipset is shit tho) there are many others, just find a style you like and go from there.