2007-06-28, 16:13 | Link #21 | |
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the dumb stuff you hear in rap is only in the mainstream. turn off mtv and the radio and there's plenty of great artists out there. you just gotta put in some effort to find them. guys like lupe fiasco or little brother are great. in the next two years, a lot of the ignorance will be eliminated because it's no longer selling. |
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2007-06-30, 17:08 | Link #22 | |
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Roots are suppose to be releasing another album this year on that Def Jam side label Jay-Z made.
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2007-07-18, 22:14 | Link #24 | |
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lupe fiasco - sunshine - this song is "cute". it's on lupe's food & liquor album. i mean it's the opposite of the above song, very general but it's nice and poetic. i like it better than common - the light and pharoahe monch - the light which are very similiar (haha, all 3 with similar titles). you could check those too though because they are cool. ghostface killah - camay - this song is pretty cool. just has ghostface, capadonna and raekwon doing their hip hop love ballad thing over a haunting rza beat. it's hilarious that this and wildflower are on the same album. methodman - all i need - you probably already know this song. this has to be the essential east coast love song. |
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2007-07-19, 05:35 | Link #26 |
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I actually just copied the name of the thread from the Narutofan forums without giving much thought to it.
I mainly wanted a thread for current listeners and newcomers alike to discuss hip hop and rap without all the pointless bashing. And yes, my tastes in hip hop at the moment are rather biased hence my posts regarding the music are going to reflect my current position on the condition of hip hop.
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2007-07-20, 21:02 | Link #27 |
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So what are some standout hiphop albums of 2007 so far? I haven't really listened any new rap this year. Just been listening to Lupe Fiasco, Ghost Face, Subtle, a little bit of Sage and Tech n9ne lately.
Check out Cool Calm Pete and Babbletron guys. His stuff isn't exactly new but he's got some pretty cool tracks. I especially recommend Babbletron's Space Tech Banana Clip It's some hardcore nerd rap somewhat similar to MF Doom. I think you can check it out on their myspace page, thats where I stubbled across them. |
2007-07-21, 12:37 | Link #28 |
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Nothing really good has come out in the mainstream or underground, T.I had the potential to deliver a pretty decent mainstream album but a lot of weak tracks were on it. Help Is Coming is the easy standout track.
Common's new album has leaked on the internet, I'm going to buy it though so my opinions on it will be rather late. |
2007-07-21, 14:36 | Link #29 |
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Releases of 2007 that I felt worth checking out:
Talib Kweli - Eardrum Canibus - For Whom The Beat Tolls Pharoahe Monch - Desire solid but not so WOW release: Common - Finding Forever not too many releases this year, but there's still time left so we'll see
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2007-07-22, 19:27 | Link #31 | |
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i haven't been into kweli for a while but i just heard half of eardrum and i think it's pretty good. monch's desire is way too weird for me but ironically i'm feeling the canibus album which is even weirder ( @ the female news anchor, cosmonauts, and 2(!?) 400 bar songs). finding forever is straight but disappointing. |
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2007-07-23, 22:04 | Link #32 | |
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I will be a very happy man then. One of my fav rap albums of all time. On another note IGN had an article about some 07 rap albums to check out. One of their suggestions really stood out to me, Sharkey & C-Rayz Walz are...Monster Maker. I listened to a couple tracks off their myspace and was blown away. The album doesn't come out till the 7/31 though. Check it out. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...endid=89420221 |
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2007-07-31, 04:21 | Link #35 | |
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Those people absolutely DO NOT DESERVE to be on that list. 50 Cent especially is absolutely whack and needs to be shot and killed. How the living hell is Rakim not on that list? The god MC? The only person I can almost maybe see myself agreeing with is Common. WTF at Jim Jones at number 10? my top 10 in random order: Rakim KRS-One Nas Big Daddy Kane Kool G. Rap Keith Murray Pharoahe Monch Guru (GangStarr) Metal Face Doom Del Tha Funkee Homosapien Top 10 Honorable mentions: Devin The Dude Sadat X Percee P Kool Moe Dee Big Punisher Common Chuck D Ras Kass GZA Aceyalone Up and Coming: Lupe Fiasco Tonedeff Iron Solomon The Saurus Illmaculate The Emcee (Jin Tha Emcee) Insight These lists aren't perfectly accurate, as I spent a great deal of time debating who I should put where and whatnot and I still am debating.
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2007-07-31, 06:49 | Link #36 |
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Even though I think that list is a joke you do realize that it is talking about right now as well as from a commercial point of view? What exactly have Rakim, KRS and Kane done lately? Kool G Rap is past his prime as he got outdone by Young Chris of all people on a track lately.
I also have no idea how you can put that monotone waste of beats Guru on your list and not have Andre 3000 and Scarface. Big Punisher and no Jay-Z? You do realize if he had lived he would've been just as commercial as Jay-Z and I'll still take Reasonable Doubt over Capital Punishment even though both were classics.. no song on RD was as bad as Punish Me... Ras Kass has been an utter disappointment since his first album, isn't he signed (or trying to be) with G-Unit now? Tonedeff has been up and coming for what the last 6 years? Last edited by Westlo; 2007-07-31 at 09:56. |
2007-07-31, 08:53 | Link #38 |
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Im surpirse no one has mentioned Blackilious, Lyrics Born or any of the other groups/colaberations associated with the Quannum Projects. I would highly recommend.
And for those who like to go back a few years - Pete Rock & CL Smooth. "They Reminisce Over You" is a definate favourite. |
2007-07-31, 09:58 | Link #39 |
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I've always preferred them to Gangstarr, shame Pete Rock just lost it, CL Smooth really got into Pete in an interview a few years ago not long after Nas said something about him. (too scared too leave his house, is a recluse.. something like that).
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