2008-07-31, 22:47 | Link #165 | |
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I agree Souja Boy is garbage. Crappy lyrics + Crappy production= garbage no offence if you like him (not sure why)
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2008-07-31, 22:55 | Link #166 |
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Blockhead is great, one of the best underground producers out there. His work with Aesop and other artists has been superb but to me his best work has been his instrumental albums.
"Music By Cavelight", "Downtown Science" and his newest one "Uncle Tony's Coloring Book"are all incredible with "Music By Cavelight" being his best in my opinion. |
2008-08-04, 03:03 | Link #167 |
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Currently listening to Public Enemy's "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back". Being against the flow, I love to turn this up loud in the shop so that I can counter the current tide of hype and the garbage, make the kids wake up and know who's Chuck D and Flavor Flav.
With still frightening freshness and relevance even for nearly 20 years, I wish some of us have this album to give proper balance to our tastes in hip-hop music.
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2008-08-17, 03:38 | Link #172 |
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I've always enjoy Prince Paul and Kool Keith, personally. Princess Superstar, MC Paul Barman, Aesop, Jurassic 5, and Hieroglyphics Crew are some other of my favorites. There are plenty more, but I don't think the point of the thread was to create a list of all the hip-hop/rap you listen to.
Lately, I've been really into Immortal Technique. The guy is really raw, and some of his music is really disturbing in a lyrical sense (check out "Dance with the Devil" as a good example), but the beats in his music are awesome, his lyrics have a "true" feel to them, and he has a really uncanny ability to link his rhymes and flow with his beats. I've heard a bit of his freestyle as well, and it's pretty outstanding.
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2008-09-24, 00:08 | Link #173 |
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It pains me to see how people use rap and hiphop to solely rise the charts to earn money. They totally disregard the fact of using rap to reform society and tell the hardships living in poverty like most in the 90's. I personally think Lupe Fiasco is too underated. The guys a lyrical genius with nice flow! He also doesn't rap about sex, drugs, violence or money. Check out his song "Kick, Push" He excellently uses skateboarding as an analogy for the hardships of fitting in.
I also listen to old school rappers from the '90's like Run D.m.c. or Tribe called Quest. Soulja Boy is just a phase, half the globe hates his music. Before you know it he'll be back on the streets, making a living, selling crack. |
2008-09-24, 21:13 | Link #174 |
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I just started to get into Gza. After listening to Liquid Swords and Beneath the Surface he has become one of my favorite MCs. His new album is good but not as good as his previous releases. though I like the song "alphabets" it feels more like old school Gza. he's my favorite member of Wu-Tang, but Raekwon and RZA are good too.
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2008-09-25, 15:24 | Link #175 |
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Most songs from Soulja Boy (and this goes to most southern crunk) are designed only for those who go to clubs/parties and have a good time. I never listen to the likes of Soulja boy in private unless I'm in a party full of people who will be brave enough to chant the chorus from Crank Dat Soulja Boy
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2008-09-25, 16:51 | Link #176 | |
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When the Mc's CAME, to live out the NAME and to perform some had to sniff COC*INE... Although the Wu has fallen off severly (except for my favorite Ghostface Killah) at a moment in time they were really some of the most unique voices ever to hit wax... Witty Unpredictaple Talent And Natural Game... Edit: I forgot to note, while he isn't nearly as successful as most the clan they almost all to a tee have stated at some point that GZA has the best rymes...On the first few albums they would have rap-offs to see who would ryhme on what song and from my memory it was said that GZA used to win all the time...
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2008-09-26, 21:45 | Link #178 |
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I like the instrumentals for his songs. IMO he should become a producer rather then a rapper. Its true that he "could" get better but he is mostly only doing it for the fame and money by the looks of it. His lyrics are not the best thought out either. He also very cliche in the mainstream area.
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2008-09-27, 09:07 | Link #179 | |
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I tend to ignore age and try to discover the best from whenever. It's not like the good music of today is being promoted into your face anyway.
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2008-09-27, 10:48 | Link #180 | |
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ps. Is anyone else thinking currentday Mc Hammer?
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