Rap

[Blackness]

For all fans of rap, this is the thread for you!

List favorite artist, songs, ect...

Favorite Rap Artist:
IceCube

Dont really have favorite songs

 

[antiarte]

Never expected Ice Cube to go from Amerikkka'z Most Wanted to Are We There Yet?. Just like Fredo Starr when from Slam to Moesha. What's next, dead prez starring in a inspirational movie with Dakota Fanning?

And now watch the thread get jacked by ppl who hate rap.

 

[Lose YourselfJB]

Never expected Ice Cube to go from Amerikkka'z Most Wanted to Are We There Yet?. Just like Fredo Starr when from Slam to Moesha. What's next, dead prez starring in a inspirational movie with Dakota Fanning?

And now watch the thread get jacked by ppl who hate rap.

lol, word...

There's a rap topic two threads above this one, but screw it, I'll list my Top Ten favorite rappers/rap groups according to Last.FM

1.50 Cent
2.D12
3.Jedi Mind Tricks
4.The Game
5.Eminem
6.Obie Trice
7.Lloyd Banks
8.Canibus
9.Big L
10.GZA

And for my current favorite songs from Last.FM

1. Haters-Obie Trice
2. Under The Influence - D12
3. Be A Gentleman - 50 Cent
4. Compton - The Game
5. Make A Movie Out Of `Em- 50 Cent
6. Outlive The War - Jedi Mind Tricks
7. 9mm Goes Bang - KRS-One
8. Scream On `Em - The Game
9. Die Slow - Canibus
10. Furious Anger - Big L

*Guards thread from rap-haters and rock groupies*

 

[Mandrake]

Boogie Down Productions
Black Star / Mos Def / Talib Kweli
dead prez
Leaders of the New School / Busta Rhymes
A Tribe Called Quest
Common
The Fugees / Wyclef Jean / Lauryn Hill
Paris
Goodie Mob / Cee-Lo
Digable Planets
K-Os
Public Enemy
The Roots / Rahzel the Godfather of Noyze
Sage Francis
Last Poets

And Dr Dre. You've gotta love The Chronic.

 

[antiarte]

3.Jedi Mind Tricks

Have you heard the last album?

 

[Blackness]

lol, word...

There's a rap topic two threads above this one, but screw it, I'll list my Top Ten favorite rappers/rap groups according to Last.FM

1.50 Cent
2.D12
3.Jedi Mind Tricks
4.The Game
5.Eminem
6.Obie Trice
7.Lloyd Banks
8.Canibus
9.Big L
10.GZA

And for my current favorite songs from Last.FM

1. Haters-Obie Trice
2. Under The Influence - D12
3. Be A Gentleman - 50 Cent
4. Compton - The Game
5. Make A Movie Out Of `Em- 50 Cent
6. Outlive The War - Jedi Mind Tricks
7. 9mm Goes Bang - KRS-One
8. Scream On `Em - The Game
9. Die Slow - Canibus
10. Furious Anger - Big L

*Guards thread from rap-haters and rock groupies*

About last part of the post, I agree, If you all dont like rap thats cool, but dont post things that are against rap. I listen to some rock, but rap is my fave.

 

[theFijian]

Roots Manuva...

 

[Mcihael]

Boogie Down Productions
Black Star / Mos Def / Talib Kweli
dead prez
Leaders of the New School / Busta Rhymes
A Tribe Called Quest
Common
The Fugees / Wyclef Jean / Lauryn Hill
Paris
Goodie Mob / Cee-Lo
Digable Planets
K-Os
Public Enemy
The Roots / Rahzel the Godfather of Noyze
Sage Francis
Last Poets

And Dr Dre. You've gotta love The Chronic.

Great list
my favorites are definitely:
Outkast
Goodie Mob
Common
The Roots
Public Enemy
Run-DMC
Kanye West
Madlib
Jay Dee
MF DOOM
A Tribe Called Quest/Q-Tip (To those who haven't heard Kamaal the Abstract, you have no idea what your missing out on!)
The Fugees
Ice Cube
Stetsasonic
2Pac
Arrested Development
Beastie Boys
Ghostface Killah
Hilltop Hoods

 

[Ravage]

for the most part, rap is utter crap, and shouldnt be considerd music, in my opinion it all sounds alike, but there are a few exceptions that i have come to like

Atmosphere
Eyedeas & Abilitys
John Reuban
Tunnel Rats
Deep Space 5
.rod laver
Skinhead Rob(from the transplants)

 

[antiarte]

for the most part, rap is utter crap, and shouldnt be considerd music, in my opinion it all sounds alike, but there are a few exceptions that i have come to like

Yay! let's make an exception for the ones you like...the rest will continue to be crap.

Atmosphere

John Reuban

..too easy.

Tunnel Rats

Elsie's too hot...and they could do with some of their memebers...

Deep Space 5

Eh. Alright.

.rod laver

Wrong thread.

 

[Ravage]

.rod laver considers themselves a rap group cuz of the "singer", he says he dont like useing beats he likes haveing the music

 

[antiarte]

.rod laver considers themselves a rap group cuz of the "singer", he says he dont like useing beats he likes haveing the music

Yeah. And Ashlee Simpson considers herself an artist.

 

[LavenderLeaves]

hmm..I really like KJ-52.

 

[AJB4]

I don't mind the odd song here and there from some few and far between rap artists that have a wide enough vocabulary that they don't have to cuss every second word or are intelligent enough to write a song that isn't about either sex, drugs, or shooting people, but, hey, such a rap artist is rare.

I guess I like some R&B (not very much though), and I don't mind rap/sung collaborations too much. Other than that, pass, I like me some Pop or Rock.

 

[Mandrake]

I don't mind the odd song here and there from some few and far between rap artists that have a wide enough vocabulary that they don't have to cuss every second word or are intelligent enough to write a song that isn't about either sex, drugs, or shooting people, but, hey, such a rap artist is rare.

I guess I like some R&B (not very much though), and I don't mind rap/sung collaborations too much. Other than that, pass, I like me some Pop or Rock.

This kind of attitude drives me crazy. Not the fact that you hold it, this isn't any sort of attack on you, but the fact that the rap and hip-hop that gets exposure is exactly the type that you describe. However, artists who write songs about things other than sex, drugs, and shooting people are all over the place, they just don't get radio play or MTV exposure (though Common is in a Gap commercial now )

I might suggest that it's a government conspiracy intended to keep black people subjugated by encouraging them to pursue an inherently self-destructive lifestyle in pursuit of success, but that would probably seem conspiratorial.

 

[antiarte]

However, artists who write songs about things other than sex, drugs, and shooting people are all over the place, they just don't get radio play or MTV exposure...

Exactly. I could name more than 20 artists off the top of my head. They're not rare.

...(though Common is in a Gap commercial now )

Well, Hip-Hop is dead officially. Btw, Nas is coming with a new album...judging by the producers involved, hip-hop is really dead (will.i.am?). No one gets the best out of Nas like Premier. But he's too busy producing Christina Aguilera. You'd hear Premier + Nas and you knew that was going to be classic. But seriously, no one's more hip-hop right now than DJ Shadow. Even Prince Paul said it, so it must be true!

 

[Mandrake]

Interestingly enough, BEP released a remix EP a few months back (Renegotiations) which is pretty worthwhile (read: no Fergie). I had completely written them off after Elephunk and Monkey Business, but the first track is a collaborative effort featuring Q-Tip, Talib Kweli, Cee-Lo, and John Legend, and the DJs on the remixes include Premier, Jazzy Jeff, Erick Sermon, and Large Professor. It's only 7 tracks, but it's definitely decent.

 

[antiarte]

I had completely written them off after Elephunk and Monkey Business, but the first track is a collaborative effort featuring Q-Tip, Talib Kweli, Cee-Lo, and John Legend, and the DJs on the remixes include Premier, Jazzy Jeff, Erick Sermon, and Large Professor. It's only 7 tracks, but it's definitely decent.

I gotta check that out.

Btw, just heard "Hip-Hop Is Dead". It sounds like a single alright, but no like what you hear in the radio. Great track.

 

[AJB4]

I actually don't mind rap also that has an interesting beat. You have to admit, most of the radio stuff always has the same old Storch or Dupri-produced flimsy beats that all sound the same. It would be good if those producers could once in a while take a risk and incorporate some different styles or make a slightly different-sounding beat.

 

[antiarte]

I actually don't mind rap also that has an interesting beat. You have to admit, most of the radio stuff always has the same old Storch or Dupri-produced flimsy beats that all sound the same. It would be good if those producers could once in a while take a risk and incorporate some different styles or make a slightly different-sounding beat.

Don't listen to what's on the radio! 99% of it is gonna be recycled beats and hooks. Instead of waiting for them to do what they'll never do, check out some stuff by Premier or Princel Paul or Madvillain, if you really want to hear some good hip-hop.

Btw, I've been listening to some Madvillainy. "Don't talk about my moms, yo!" A modern classic.