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dr. zooeuss said:


you have every right to believe that, and i have every right to disagree.

if it were rap in general, i'd agree for the most part, but that list seems to be picking out acts with a certain mentality and not all of his lyrics fit with it.

"Brenda's Got a Baby," "Keep Ya Head Up," "Changes," Dear Mama" are all incredible songs.

His gangsta influenced work seems to be exactly against the purpose of the list, though, imo..
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Forget the damn list, and forget the word "purist". I wish I had never written the bloody things. I just want to have a discussion about real hip-hop.

Everything Tupac did was pure fucking gold.
 
I think Eminem is an incredible rapper.

He just has the way weaving autobiography and social commentary together, and I've rarely heard a rapper able to make his voice one with the beat(if that makes any sense) the way Eminem does.

I really think 'Cleaning Out My Closet', 'Sing For The Moment', 'Lose Yourself', and 'The Way I Am' are some of the greatest rap songs ever put to a record.
 
There's a handful of Eminem songs I like quite a bit, and Stan is one of them. I think it's really well done.

What about M.I.A.? She incorporates a bunch of styles in her music, but raps a lot. I think she's aces. :up:
 
DaveC said:


Forget the damn list, and forget the word "purist". I wish I had never written the bloody things. I just want to have a discussion about real hip-hop.

Everything Tupac did was pure fucking gold.
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fair enough, i'll let it go-
 
I spend something like 6+ hours driving around yesterday with the car radio on and at some point they played "A bit of U2" by Kiss AMC

I had forgotten about that one
and in retrospect KISS AMC still doesn't belong pn a purist list :up:
 
Salome said:
I spend something like 6+ hours driving around yesterday with the car radio on and at some point they played "A bit of U2" by Kiss AMC

I had forgotten about that one
and in retrospect KISS AMC still doesn't belong pn a purist list :up:
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i have no idea what you're talking about..
 
it's an 80s oldie (nto goldie)
2 girls rapping over a New Year's Day sample
masterly titles "A bit of U2"

it's a classic in its own right :up:
 
Salome said:
it's an 80s oldie (nto goldie)
2 girls rapping over a New Year's Day sample
masterly titles "A bit of U2"

it's a classic in its own right :up:
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sounds interesting but i can't find any clips of it- do you have any?
 
I'm looking too, but so far no luck

understandably so I guess since it's not the best song ever :D
 
Holy shit.

While half-drunk last night, I found a "Top 100 Hip-Hop tracks" list online and downloaded about 60 of them. I'm listening now to what I downloaded...unbelievable :drool:

I figured it was a good time to revive this thread.
 
Diemen, Dave C could recommend tons of albums, but, might I just say that you should buy The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest. I loved it when it came out 17 years ago, and still do.
 
Diemen said:
thanks for the recommendation, nsw - I'll check it out.
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Good....if you hate it, sorry.

Again, Dave C is more the connoisseur, but since neither of us are hip hop devotees, perhaps you will like the album, too.

Let me know, ok?
 
Diemen said:
The only hip hop albums I own are Jurassic 5's Quality Control and Power In Numbers. Love em both.
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Beastie Boys' Paul's Boutique is art. Also, Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt and Nas' Illmatic are essential.
 
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