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Topic: Hip-Hop and Rap

RavenousSin

Tue 03/27/12 10:04 PM

Share what you've got. I've been trying to find more artists. Good delivery and flow are appreciated. bigsmile

Preferably steer away from the mainstream, unless they actually display a level of skill (which thus far I've hardly noticed). I'm not obsessed with if it's underground, but if I see one Soulja Boy "rap"... explode

I'll start things off:
Sleep of Oldominion - Say Goodbye (Ft. Zelly Rock)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiQX8dsO2RU
(Instantly fell in love with this.)

Anthony J. Shears - Tears In Your Eyes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZyxr5UPKPs
(Wish more people were familiar with this one... if only for the depth of it.)

RavenousSin

Tue 03/27/12 10:09 PM

Oh yeah, Del Tha Funkee Homosapien did some good stuff with Deltron 3030 happy

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"Positive Contact":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSH8lAYn4XE
(Kinda' gives me a sense of more old school Hip Hop)

"Madness"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_HW_AQiKkc
(Personal favorite from the album.)

I don't want to post too much right away though...

Edited by RavenousSin on Tue 03/27/12 10:10 PM

Down2earthdebbie

Tue 03/27/12 10:18 PM

Good cause I Never go to those links. flowerforyou

RavenousSin

Tue 03/27/12 10:39 PM

Good cause I Never go to those links. flowerforyou

Why's that?

Down2earthdebbie

Wed 03/28/12 12:59 AM

Because they mess up my computer...... :wink:

RavenousSin

Wed 03/28/12 10:00 AM

Because they mess up my computer...... :wink:

Well, it's a good thing I put the artists and tracks to find them elsewhere, huh? :tongue:

Down2earthdebbie

Wed 03/28/12 08:45 PM

Yes it is!

andrewzooms

Wed 03/28/12 09:59 PM

Shyne - Bad boyz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BeTqapowAU&list=PL6EF1222258CCA1B7&index=195&feature=plpp_video

N.O.R.E. -Nothin'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DghncQviVIw&list=PL6EF1222258CCA1B7&index=179&feature=plpp_video

Chip Tha Ripper ft. Akon - Club Rockin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u3MsOGzEww

Al Fatz- Came Down
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1jj1ytsV30&list=PLE4FFEF45DF48B7F9&index=189&feature=plpp_video

Do Or Die - Still Po' Pimpin'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeXBzpeT3kM&list=PLE4FFEF45DF48B7F9&index=186&feature=plpp_video

RavenousSin

Fri 04/06/12 10:28 AM

I appreciate contributions being made, but... meh, I couldn't get into any of those. Thanks anyway.

Anyone got anything with some really good flow to it?

Maybe like Tonedeff's verse here in "Love Ain't" by CunninLynguists: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9TAzc54IEo

newarkjw

Fri 04/06/12 11:03 AM

Not a huge rap fan but this is the chit..... smokin

Sugar Hill Gang - Rappers Delight

http://youtu.be/rKTUAESacQM

Filmfreek

Fri 04/06/12 11:04 AM

It's been a while since I've been on here so I forgot how to do the link thing.

But, here are some artists I enjoy. Mind you, I'm not really a fan of this genre and I have to be in a mood to listen (which is very rare). And it's pretty much all old school stuff. I'll just throw out some artists.

2Pac - One of my all time favorites. I adore pretty much everything he spit out. R.I.P.

The Geto Boys - I also like some of Scarface & Bushwick Bill's solo stuff

Paris - The Devil made Me Do It. If your lookin for good flow & beats this is it. The lyrics are pretty racist, but it's good music.

Slick Rick

The Beastie Boys

Dr. Dre & Eminem

Eightball & MJG

E40

Tha Dogg Pound - No Snoop

RavenousSin

Fri 04/06/12 11:06 AM

Not a huge rap fan but this is the chit..... smokin

Sugar Hill Gang - Rappers Delight

http://youtu.be/rKTUAESacQM

RavenousSin

Fri 04/06/12 11:07 AM

If we'll get into old school, than I might as well throw out Public Enemy.
Basically the best. Chuck D's delivery is godly and his lyrics are great. Love the political drive and social awareness.
Flava Flav is the only downside to Public Enemy I can think of.

RavenousSin

Fri 04/06/12 11:12 AM

I'll give some listens. Never got into Eminem. A lot of white kids just kinda' familiar with hip-hop flock to him, I don't know why.
Beastie Boys are good in that silly way, but like Bloodhound Gang I can only listen to them in doses.

Lyrics often matter a lot to me, so we'll see.
Like, Jedi Mind Tricks seemed good at first but when I heard them start spewing a bunch of homophobia and gay-bashing, I was like "f#ck this ****"...

Ice-T has some good stuff that he's done. I like that he's depicted the ghetto life often without actually trying to glorify it, such as in Escape The Killing Fields in which spoke out against glorifying it and advised getting out and trying to leave that kind of life behind.

Filmfreek

Fri 04/06/12 11:26 AM

Oh shite! How could I forget the Granddaddy of old school! Yes...I have a ton of respect for Chuck D & his message. Zero respect for Flava Flav & his...message?

RavenousSin

Fri 04/06/12 11:34 AM

Oh shite! How could I forget the Granddaddy of old school! Yes...I have a ton of respect for Chuck D & his message. Zero respect for Flava Flav & his...message?

I almost feel like Chuck D took Flava Flav in for one of 3 possible reasons:

1. Pity... sheer pity.
2. He knew Public Enemy would be amazing... perhaps too amazing. He needed a counterweight.
3. The contrast of Flava Flav utterly sucking just exemplifies Chuck D's own brilliance.

RavenousSin

Fri 04/06/12 11:38 AM

Music by Gorillaz often incorporates some good guest rapping as well. The music aside is always good as well anyway.

Deltron 3030 is actually basically a prelude to Gorillaz. Damon Albarn provided some vocals on some of Del's tracks and in turn, Del helped out on Gorillaz self-titled debut. ("Clint Eastwood" and "Rock The House")
"Time Keeps On Slipping" and "Madness" from Deltron 3030 both almost sound like Gorillaz tracks at times due to Albarn's involvement...