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 adamj
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 Going to give Hip Hop a try, any suggestions? 
#4621113 - 09/04/05 10:51 PM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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I've never really given Hip Hop a second listen.
I just kind of dismissed it and stuck to classic rock and shit. But now I want to hear the best of what Hip Hop has to offer. I want to try and get into it, because if it's this big and popular, something really good must've held it up.
Where should I start looking? Not like the roots, but ya really good artists. Good heavy beats.
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Re: Going to give Hip Hop a try, any suggestions? [Re: adamj]
#4621128 - 09/04/05 10:58 PM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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Re: Going to give Hip Hop a try, any suggestions? [Re: ivi]
#4621704 - 09/05/05 03:19 AM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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cLOUDDEAD and other anticon stuff rocks big time. 
You might also want to try many of Ninjatune releases. They have a lot of quality hiphop.
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Re: Going to give Hip Hop a try, any suggestions? [Re: kAAk]
#4624266 - 09/06/05 01:01 AM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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check out the following:
deltron 3030 (del and automator)
del the funky homosapien
aesop rock
hieroglyphics
zion i
andre nickatina
mac dre(you will probably only like his later releases, and not ALL of his shit is good, but some songs are quite good)
if youre down with most of those and want more i can go on..
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Re: Going to give Hip Hop a try, any suggestions? [Re: king_cobra]
#4624706 - 09/06/05 06:53 AM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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So many choices, it's difficult to make a short list. I'd say grab some Atmosphere, Non-Phixion, Blackalicious, Binary Star, CunninLynguists, Bahamadia, Big L, Gangstarr, Freestyle Fellowship, Illogic, Immortal Technique, Jedi Mind Tricks, Looptroop, MF Doom, The Last Emperor, The Roots, Ultramagnetic MC's, Erik B. & Rakim, some Wu (Tical, Liquid Swords, Ironman). It could go on and on. I'd say check out a few sites with reviews of some of the people listed (amazon is useful for reviews and what not sometimes also).
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Re: Going to give Hip Hop a try, any suggestions? [Re: eltardo]
#4624817 - 09/06/05 08:07 AM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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i'm not really into rap but the following are the best i've heard so far...
i'd say go with the poets!
saul williams (he does his rap/poetry ontop of diffrent styles... even "metal" and the lyrics WILL blow your mind!)
Sage Francis is very similar and the lyrics often don't fall short of saul (though there's no question in my mind that saul is "the better man")
and for something diffrent i'd say get Dizzee Rascal - Boy In Da Corner
VERY simple beats with very complicated rapping and excelent british lyrics
missy E always gets me bobbing around 
Ms. Dynamite - A Little Deeper (VERY cute!!!)
enjoy
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Re: Going to give Hip Hop a try, any suggestions? [Re: adamj]
#4624828 - 09/06/05 08:14 AM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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Deltron3030
Aesop Rock
Busdriver
MF Doom
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Re: Going to give Hip Hop a try, any suggestions? [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
#4624849 - 09/06/05 08:34 AM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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Madvillain
Jedi Mind Trick
You might also want to check some reggaeton ( sort of like latino rap)
Tego Calderon
Wyclef Jean's Welcome to Haiti 101
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Re: Going to give Hip Hop a try, any suggestions? [Re: adamj]
#4625317 - 09/06/05 11:25 AM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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First and foremost Notorious BIG, UGK, and Tupac.
Then, in no particular order, Chamillionaire, Slim Thug, DJ Smallz(souther smoke albums), DJ Rapid Ric, Young Jeezy, DJ Screw, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Daz Dillinger, Kurupt, Nappy Roots, Eazy-E, Snoop, Paul Wall(mostly his old stuff).
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Re: Going to give Hip Hop a try, any suggestions? [Re: daimyo]
#4625422 - 09/06/05 11:52 AM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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easy e
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Re: Going to give Hip Hop a try, any suggestions? [Re: gema]
#4625889 - 09/06/05 02:16 PM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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I gotta go with Tribe Called Quest.
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Re: Going to give Hip Hop a try, any suggestions? [Re: PowRGnome]
#4626097 - 09/06/05 03:29 PM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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deltron
del the funkee homosapian
dr. octogon
Immortal Technique
Living Legends
Aesop Rock
Atmosphere
Slug
Eyedea
Jurrasic 5
Awol One
Murs
CMA
Scarub
Sunspot Jonz
Brother Ali
Hieroglyphics
Shapeshifters
Sage Fancis
Josh Martinez
those are just some off the top of my head
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Re: Going to give Hip Hop a try, any suggestions? [Re: Vulture]
#4626253 - 09/06/05 04:15 PM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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Artifacts - they are no longer together, but the CD 'That's Them' is a classic hip hop album.
Tame One is slowly climbing after the split of Artifacts. I still listen to 'Thats Them' quite often.
"Collaboration of mics" is a great track with guests.
enjoy 
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Re: Going to give Hip Hop a try, any suggestions? [Re: adamj]
#4626364 - 09/06/05 04:45 PM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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Damn, lotsa good suggestions here.
My 2cents:
Blackalicious
Aesop Rock
Saul Williams
Abstract Rude
Busdriver
Atmosphere
Brother Ali
Living Legends
MF Doom
Lyrics Born
Common
Oops, that's a long list. All worth checking out, though.
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Re: Going to give Hip Hop a try, any suggestions? [Re: ToolTroll]
#4626419 - 09/06/05 05:04 PM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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there are so many sick mcs out there i could go on forever.
first time ive ever herd of clouddead....almost done dling a couple albums im sure ill dig 
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Re: Going to give Hip Hop a try, any suggestions? [Re: Vulture]
#4626858 - 09/06/05 06:42 PM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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What... Nobody gonna mention Pharcyde?
Check out Bizzare ride to the Pharcyde.
http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1592079&style=music&cart=269683522
Clouddead sounds more triphop to me.. But I only have small audio clips to go off of.. Definetly on my list of things to buy though...
cduniverse is a great place to listen to audio clips of everyone listed here.. Then go out to your local moms and pops shop and have them order your favorites.
Youll thank yourself for it.
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Re: Going to give Hip Hop a try, any suggestions? [Re: adamj]
#4627372 - 09/06/05 08:40 PM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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Definately give Beastie Boys a listen. They are really the ones that brought me into hip-hop.
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Re: Going to give Hip Hop a try, any suggestions? [Re: adamj]
#4627634 - 09/06/05 09:26 PM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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Awol One
Daddy Kev
Slug
Doseone
Buck 65
Charizma
Peanut Butter Wolf
Eyedea
Oddjobs
Murs
Sage Francis
Apathy
Celph-Titled
Aesop Rock
Living Legends Crew
Melancholy Gypsies
A Tribe Called Quest
Black Moon
Anti-Pop Consortium
The Alkaholiks
Alias
Aesop Rock
ADeeM
2Pac
Atmosphere
Binary Star
Atoms Family
Bizzy Bone
Blockhead
Blueprint
Boac
Bone Thugs N Harmony
Boom Bip
Brother Ali
Cannibal Ox
cLOUDDEAD
Company Flow Cunninlynguists
Das EFX
De La Soul
Dead Prez
Deep Puddle Dynamics
Gangstarr
The Grouch
Eligh
Dilated Peoples
Del Tha Funky Homosapien
DJ Logic
DJ Signify
DJ Yoda
Eazy E
EL-P
Gangstarr
Guru
Madlib
Madvillain
DangerDoom
Main Flow
MF Doom
Mr.Dibbs
Micranots
Outerspace
Jedi Mind Tricks
Immortal Technique
KRS-ONE
The Last Emperor
Killah priest
Ill Bill
Illgogic
Handsome Boy Modeling School
Hieroglyphics
Jaylib
Jeru The Damaja
Non-Prophets
Nas
Notorious B.I.G.
Prince Po
Quasimoto
Restiform Bodies
Sage Francis
Sole
Soul Position
Themselves
Vast Aire
Wu Tang Clan
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Re: Going to give Hip Hop a try, any suggestions? [Re: trick]
#4627690 - 09/06/05 09:40 PM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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Ive listened to a fair amount of underground hiphop but my favorite is a mainstream group called...
Outkast.
specificly their album Aquemini.
Ill also add in C-Rayz Walz
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Re: Going to give Hip Hop a try, any suggestions? [Re: Jdawg2013]
#4629248 - 09/07/05 09:42 AM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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Mainstream or not, Outkast is cool. I like their pre-Speakerboxx/love below stuff better. To me it delivered, now they have fallen into the helpless pit of the pop scene. Even still, in my opinion outkast is ahead of their game. Don't get me wrong, Speakerboxx/The love below was good, but it took alot longer to digest as compared to their previous stuff.
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