Don't hate RiFF RAFF.
So what happened to rap?
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Don't hate RiFF RAFF.
Phat Michael
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If you want to listen to some really good hiphop i would recommend the following:
Immortal Technique
Jedi Mind Tricks
A Tribe Called Quest
KRS ONE
Early Wutang (and their solo stuff)
Early Redman
Gravediggaz
early Onyx
Vinnie Paz
Jus Allah
Army of the Pharoahs
Celph Titled (i think he is the best MC in the game atm)
anything on the Definitive Jux Label (Cannibal Ox etc)
E-LP
Cage
Aesop Rock
Atmosphere
Eyedea and Abilities (RIP)
Clandestien (Australian)
Downsyde (Australian) - any of the SBX guys are v good.
these are some really good artists to get you exposed to some of the better elements of hiphop rather than the mainstream bullshit.
Immortal Technique
Jedi Mind Tricks
A Tribe Called Quest
KRS ONE
Early Wutang (and their solo stuff)
Early Redman
Gravediggaz
early Onyx
Vinnie Paz
Jus Allah
Army of the Pharoahs
Celph Titled (i think he is the best MC in the game atm)
anything on the Definitive Jux Label (Cannibal Ox etc)
E-LP
Cage
Aesop Rock
Atmosphere
Eyedea and Abilities (RIP)
Clandestien (Australian)
Downsyde (Australian) - any of the SBX guys are v good.
these are some really good artists to get you exposed to some of the better elements of hiphop rather than the mainstream bullshit.
All country sounds the same to me tbh, but just because I'm not into it doesn't mean that there isn't content of real substance in the genre. I'm sure if I got down to it I could probably find some country dude to bump but as it stands nah, I can respect the genre even if I don't care about it. It's just music.
Bubbavelli
Banned
No but really fuck this whole ideal of rap being dead just because it's not boom bap beats and super lyrical shit. There are artists, especially from the south, doing awesome things. Although I can attest to the fact it gets boring at times, by no means is it "dead" Nas just said that shit to sell records. Imma drop a list below of shit you should check out and yeah most of it might be considered "ignorant" but the way they do it is extremely creative. I mean Migos pioneered a whole flow right now.
Roc Marciano
Lil B
Young Thug
Migos
Max B
Dipset
Gucci Mane
Clipse
Kevin Gates
Don Trip and Starlito
Future
PartTimeWarrior
Banned
Rap was terrible until Childish Gambino
Exploratory
Banned
I'm surprised you didn't get banned for this post.
Can I just throw this track in the mix too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm-3Mx_P0B4&index=27&list=UUsD7zvGKkqB7GvQpygW2few
T.I's verse, holy shit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm-3Mx_P0B4&index=27&list=UUsD7zvGKkqB7GvQpygW2few
T.I's verse, holy shit.
Zeus Molecules
illegal immigrants are stealing our air
Fuck out of here with this baseless opinion.
only the best kind is
Nothing. Just this month, there's;
Fashawn - The Ecology
MF Doom & Bishop Nehru - Nehruvian Doom
Lupe Fiasco - Tetsuo & Youth
Homeboy Sandman - Hallways
Joey Bada$$ - B4.DA.$$
Vince Staples - Hell Can Wait EP
That alone is a pretty big spread in the genre. The rest of the year has a Big KRIT release, RTJ2, FlyLo project and a possible Jay Rock project for bigger titles.
Fashawn - The Ecology
MF Doom & Bishop Nehru - Nehruvian Doom
Lupe Fiasco - Tetsuo & Youth
Homeboy Sandman - Hallways
Joey Bada$$ - B4.DA.$$
Vince Staples - Hell Can Wait EP
That alone is a pretty big spread in the genre. The rest of the year has a Big KRIT release, RTJ2, FlyLo project and a possible Jay Rock project for bigger titles.
Hip Hop
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No but really fuck this whole ideal of rap being dead just because it's not boom bap beats and super lyrical shit.
Yeah. that is so lame. I went through that phase in my teen years. So cringe now that I think about.
Nothing like having Roc Marciano/Future/Migos/Evidence etc. in the library to mix it up. I'm equally excited for that new Diamond D album as I am for that new Meek Mill album that is coming up. Underground/Mainstream, whatever you want to call it. It's all good to me. As long as the Hip-Hop is good, I'm there. No sides chosen.
Progenitor
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Well these two posts will keep me busy for a while, cheers
Here's a playlist with links from both posts: http://www.youtubeplaylist.org/play/p/MDAwMDAzMzE3
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
When the popular music is shit, how can you blame non-listeners for thinking it's all shit? And it's not like the guns/drugs/bitches thing is an unfair stereotype, it's all over the place, even with 'good' rappers.
Like these. Kanye is constantly talking about his dick and where he puts it. What Kendrick I've heard has a lot to do with homies and drinking.
Stuff I like that isn't so much about the bad stuff:
MF Doom
Talib Kwali
Mos Def
Sage Francis
Blackalicious
Saul Williams
SHAD
edit: personally I'd like to hear more hip hop that uses different musical styles too, less of the dark sounding beats, bit more imagination with the sounds.
Phat Michael
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Then listen to some different genres of hiphop. Check out some Ugly Duckling, KRS One, EL-P, downsyde and some of the less "dark" hiphop. I also think Atmosphere is pretty creative with Slug's beats.
Fell out of love with rap a good while ago but recently got introduced to Death Grips which just blew my mind.
Not exactly traditional rap but mostly abrasive, industrial and very aggressive punk-rap hybrid shit that tickles my aggressive-bone just the right way most of the time.
"The Money Store" album is a dirty, violent pile of awesome in particular. First artist in ages that actually had me looking up lyrics and such.
Death Grips - Guillotine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Orlbo9WkZ2E
Not exactly traditional rap but mostly abrasive, industrial and very aggressive punk-rap hybrid shit that tickles my aggressive-bone just the right way most of the time.
"The Money Store" album is a dirty, violent pile of awesome in particular. First artist in ages that actually had me looking up lyrics and such.
Death Grips - Guillotine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Orlbo9WkZ2E
Soodanim
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This thread could have gone a whole lot better if there was less "Go find it yourself" posts and more like what we got by page 3 and 4.
I'm picky with music, but I think to myself I just stopped caring who's making good music. But then people mention Kanye, Death Grips and Migos and I remember that I shouldn't necessarily pay much attention to Hip Hop GAF. There was a Kendrick track a couple pages back that makes me want to pay more attention to him and there's a YouTube Playlist that I can work through, so a couple things got through my filter.
I'm picky with music, but I think to myself I just stopped caring who's making good music. But then people mention Kanye, Death Grips and Migos and I remember that I shouldn't necessarily pay much attention to Hip Hop GAF. There was a Kendrick track a couple pages back that makes me want to pay more attention to him and there's a YouTube Playlist that I can work through, so a couple things got through my filter.
You sound like you need some Advice Raps.
Enter The 36 Chambers
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These threads always pop up. And people always pot massive lists of stuff. By the 5000th thread people do get tired of doing the same thing over and over again.
Start a rap recommendation thread if youre really too lazy to find music yourself.
I dont think people are looking to find good rap. At least I'm not. I'm just of the opinion rap and hip hop mainstream stuff is awful. Maybe I just out grew it and it's always been the same. I remember listening to Public Enemy Fear of a Black Planet over and over. LL Cool J too, and later some Eminem stuff.
Now I feel like a lot of people just sort of laughs and rolls their eyes at the hip hop/rap genre. some catchy songs out there that hit mainstream, but overall it's nonsense. Yes we get it, you like fucking bitches and you own guns. What's that? You smoke weed too? Wow, crazy.
MoodyFog
Member
Eminem: yeah we get it, you had a shitty childhood and your mother was horrible to you so now you're fucked up. Wow, crazy.
Enter The 36 Chambers
Member
This is the kind of ignorant fuckery that people who "laugh at" hip hop have as a mindset. You won't listen to the good modern stuff so it sucks. There's boom bap, trap, G-funk etc etc being made nowadays for people to discover. It might not be topping the charts anymore, but every sub genre of hip hop still has fans and artists making those kinds of music. Just because you dont like what you heat on the radio, does not mean there isn't good music being made.
Fuck outta here.
Sorta... Kendrick's drink song has an underlying message about substance abuse and its damage. Other topics are discussed while providing some kind of reflection, or insight to past events. Context is critical.
I'm inclined to agree. Unfortunately, it's impossible to understand this without listening to the album in full. Watching singles on Youtube doesn't really do the album justice when the story is told in context, and between the songs during the voicemail recordings. It's crazy how much more you appreciate this album once you realize that Kendrick is rapping through the perspective of different characters (including himself at a younger age). I've listened to this album countless times now, and it never ceases to impress me. It's truly an achievement on all levels (minus Drake).
1 Train is probably the best track on that album. And man, that Yelawolf verse is good too.
dripdripsplash
Member
Don't talk about migos like that son.
It's not that I wont listen to it, I'm saying I'm not going to go discover it. It's gotta come to me. The bad stuff is nice enough to comply, it's only fair.
negreenfield
Member
There was an "obscure" hip-hop thread a few months ago. Might be worth checking out.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=821008
I've actually created a Google Music playlist from the first two pages so far, I really should post that when I get a chance to that thread or this one.
njean777
Member
Why does it have to come to you? Plenty of great books, movies, games, etc that are not hyped or talked about much and you don't hear people saying "WHY DO ALL BOOKS SUCK?" ALL BOOKS ARE ABOUT NOW ARE VAMPIRES, WERWOLVES, AND LOVE STORIES!"
Point is sometimes you have to put some energy into something to find something good, music is the same as any other medium. If you do not want to put out that energy, then do not generalize a whole genre because you are to lazy to go find music in said genre.
I don't see the logic in this post. It might be one of the closed minded sentences I've ever read.
Enter The 36 Chambers
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Dudes trolling. Don't bother
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