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LemonMelon said:


You should enjoy it; it's great. Halftime and Life's A Bitch FTW.
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Memory Lane and NY State of Mind are classics, too.

Illmatic is far and away my favourite hip-hop album. There isn't one "good" track on there. Every one is fantastic.
 
DaveC said:


Memory Lane and NY State of Mind are classics, too.

Illmatic is far and away my favourite hip-hop album. There isn't one "good" track on there. Every one is fantastic.
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I'm going to try to fit something from Illmatic on my next Desert Island playlist. Not sure what. But it's a concept album and needs some of Illmatic's urban charm, that's all I know.
 
DaveC said:
Well if you were on a desert island, I guess you'd have to go with Life's a Bitch, no? :hmm:
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It is my favorite song on the album. But hey, these things involve careful analysis and all that jazz. We shall see.
 
I'm giving The Infamous a spin right now. Very affecting album. Gangsta rap is garbage when the artist feeding it to you clearly does not know what they're talking about. However, when the artist has experience and a way with a beat, it can be really powerful.
 
I tend to prefer the darker and more intense east coast rap myself, but Dre made hot beats. DOGGYSTYLE FTMFW. :rockon:
 
LemonMelon said:
I'm giving The Infamous a spin right now. Very affecting album. Gangsta rap is garbage when the artist feeding it to you clearly does not know what they're talking about. However, when the artist has experience and a way with a beat, it can be really powerful.
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Mobb Deep really sold out, but The Infamous is a terrific LP.

I'm thinking now that both Radiohead and Pink Floyd Survivors are winding down, we might make a hip-hop game of some type. Perhaps a Survivor of Old-School and Golden Age artists (cause lord knows Lil Wayne does not deserve to be voted on for anything) similar to the Classic Rock Survivor I did a few years ago.

As long as nobody has any major objections, I'm going to start coming up with some groupings and see how people feel.
 
One last post to tide you all over while I'm gone (does anyone actually watch any of these videos? :lol: ).

Apologies if some of these are repeats.

The Roots - "What They Do" - http://youtube.com/watch?v=CdWOoL31IJc

Jay-Z - "A Million and One Questions" - http://youtube.com/watch?v=xbS3MJ59CBQ

Nas - "Nas is Like" - http://youtube.com/watch?v=BQHHdrzU4P0

Eric B. & Rakim - "Know the Ledge" - http://youtube.com/watch?v=NNBjKWV65Qc

Eric B. & Rakim - "Don't Sweat the Technique" - http://youtube.com/watch?v=bM5fNP-hr9Y&feature=related

Slum Village feat. J Dilla - "Reunion" - http://youtube.com/watch?v=3qyT4Hxl4ck

Smif-N-Wessun - "Bucktown" - http://youtube.com/watch?v=wUGDcQpxNA8

Ultramagnetic MC's - "Ego Trippin'" - http://youtube.com/watch?v=JeSQ5g7A87M&feature=related

Xzibit - "What U See Is What U Get" - http://youtube.com/watch?v=70CiC_BV0TE

Zion I feat. Talib Kweli - "Temperature" - http://youtube.com/watch?v=UGACHjWlHIc

UGK feat. Outkast - "International Player's Anthem (I Choose You)" - http://youtube.com/watch?v=t3PgZ9bqShc

O.C. - "Time's Up" - http://youtube.com/watch?v=EWFC2PEbwCk

Mos Def - "Brown Sugar" - http://youtube.com/watch?v=W-D4KGYt_jM

Mobb Deep - "Shook Ones Pt. II" - http://youtube.com/watch?v=UeuEGr_UTzg

M.O.P. - "How About Some Hardcore" - http://youtube.com/watch?v=HWcfmkslT48

The Juice Crew (Marley Marl, Masta Ace, Craig G., Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane) - "The Symphony" - http://youtube.com/watch?v=HWcfmkslT48

GZA/Genius - "Knock Knock" - http://youtube.com/watch?v=vamJ0I5lpXw

Gang Starr - "Skillz" - http://youtube.com/watch?v=jCHk-MzNvgM

The Game - "120 Bars" - http://youtube.com/watch?v=uJr5L6VAKvU

Fabolous - "Breathe" - http://youtube.com/watch?v=waSuGcUQPII

EPMD - "You're a Customer" - http://youtube.com/watch?v=kxpwfm6G1ZM

Das EFX - "They Want EFX" - http://youtube.com/watch?v=VRl78By1ZqA

Common - "The 6th Sense (Something U Feel)" - http://youtube.com/watch?v=kMP__WRvv1Y

Common feat. Kanye West - "Southside" - http://youtube.com/watch?v=TLSvgIiDOis

Camp Lo - "Luchini (This Is It)" - http://youtube.com/watch?v=GG405y51cVk

Brand Nubian - "Slow Down" - http://youtube.com/watch?v=hXcq0QXHsTU&feature=related

Black Moon - "Who Got the Props" - http://youtube.com/watch?v=bdGkz5pvpx8

Big Daddy Kane - "Ain't No Half Steppin'" - http://youtube.com/watch?v=SRVXLnsPlF8

AZ - "The Format" - http://youtube.com/watch?v=xFdBBtZnleY

Artifacts - "Wrong Side of the Tracks" - http://youtube.com/watch?v=zhRhxt642uQ

Akrobatik - "Remind My Soul" - http://youtube.com/watch?v=JKMzYoEzrp0

Jeru tha Damaja - "Come Clean" - http://youtube.com/watch?v=2B5dOCSBBEI

That's it for now. I really did this for selfish reasons, so that I can have one place to go to get links to songs I otherwise won't be able to hear while I'm away, but if you haven't heard these, listen to 'em and watch your head snap back. :yes:
 
namkcuR said:
Just another thought/question to throw out here...almost all of the hip-hop artists we are talking about here are men....who are some of the best female hip-hop artists?
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Bahamadia is great

I also like Princess Superstar she did a track with Kool Keith btw, someone mentioned him

Ursula Rucker is more spoken word than hip hop, but I have seen her recently and she´s amazing

As to males, I think B Real is one of the best. I dont like Em or JayZ. I prefer old skool NWA, Arabian Prince, Dre, ..Public Enemy. Deliquent Habits and I like French and Austrian and African rap.
 
Desdamona, if you can find any of her stuff, is amazing. She's from Minneapolis/St. Paul, and I just saw her along with Carnage (a beatboxer). Both were great.
 
never been on this thread before, found out some good tunes :up:

i'm making a hip-hop compilation now for the summer to sit back and chill to. anyone got any good tunes to recommend?

some of the stuff i've got so far:

Nas - Purple
http://youtube.com/watch?v=7GpPGD7_...y [URL]http://youtube.com/watch?v=c4RY-eJgHHs

Dr Dre - Xxplosive
http://youtube.com/watch?v=_4vKWFCWw04
 
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