Hip - Hop Thread

I know theres ALOT of garbage (regardless of genre) out nowadays, but there are ALOT of artist out there putting down that real ish. Who do listen to (new and old)? I listen to alot of different artist but heres a few of the ones Ive been listening to lately:

Big K.R.I.T
Curren$y
Wiz Khalifa
Smoke DZA
Nesby Phips
Mos Def
Talib Kweli
Common
Nipsey Hussle

 

NWA(group and solo members), Above the Law, Eminem, Foesum, Big L, Treacherous 3, Warren G, Ant Banks, Paris, DJ Quik, Immotal Technique are some of my all time favorite groups and rappers.


It would take all day to list all the hip-hop I listen to so I'll just list my recent favorites.

Recently, I've been listening to a lot of this:
Suga Free(quickly became a top 10 favorite rapper)
Devin the Dude(quickly became a top 10 favorite rapper)
DJ Quik
JT The Bigga Figga
San Quinn
EA-Ski
Tonedeff
T-Kash
Geto Boys
Scarface
E-40
Kam
A bunch of West Coast G-Funk and Mobb shit, even though I've been listening to this shit for a long time.

 

Old Eminem was good, I cant stand his new shit. The highlighted names are my shit. Ive listened to Jt The Bigga Figga, Dj Quik, San Quinn, and E-40. Ive heard of Tonedeff.

 

:toimonster:It's time to move on from hip hop.

TIME TO DO BETTER PEOPLE

 

hip hop is the voice of the people. Just you don't like it doesn't make it a bad thing fam.

 

There's a difference between hip-hop and rap.

 

Yo post some songs dawg. lets parteee

 

Hip hop is a culture, rap is a vaudeville show.

 

dre's stated it best... there is a difference between rap and hip hop

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"Rapping is something you do, hip-hop is something you live."-KRS-One


I don't shout that "real hip-hop" stuff anymore. It's either good, shit, or somewhere in between. At the end of the day, it's a part of the culture.

Whether you say it's rap or hip-hop, the dude is still rapping.

 

Listen to Big K.R.I.T - Wuz Here easily one of of the best albums out this year (you can download it on djbooth.net) thats southern hip hop at its finest.
Listen to Smoke DZA - George Kush Da Button mixtape thats easily one of the best mixtapes out this year.
Wiz Khalifa - he is mainstreamish but that dude has hella swag and great hooks. His overall lyrics are straight and he keeps it real because he raps about shit he does, he dont pose. His Oj and Kush mixtape was one of the best mixtapes of the year.
This a song off of Ski Beatz (dude produced Jay Z Dead President and a whole bunch of other ish) upcoming mixtape (he gonna use Miles Davis instrumentals for the whole thing) the dude in it is Nesby Phips

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Now tell that shit aint raw.

Curren$y Audio Dope.

Nipsey Hussle got bars too.

 

Yeah, the OJ and Kush mixtape was cool. Heard a few tracks. He's an average rapper but he's tolerable. Good production on that mixtape. Lot of old school vibes on some of those beats.

 

I have been listening to

Rakim (n Jody Whatley)

B.o.B
Eminem
MC Brains (yes MC Brains)
Public Enemy
Ice Cube
Lyte
BDP
EPMD
Big Daddy Kane
Naughty by Nature
LL Cool J

 

Oochie Coochie is the shit.


Great list man.

 

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I have been listening to a lot of 90s stuff.
Just downloaded Boys II Men
Wreckx
and Chub rock.

 

...ehh bar-e-l-y mediocre!

 

I'm an old head, so give me some: Nas, Jay, Tribe, Brand Nubian, Gangstarr, Whodini, Leaders, Rakim anytime....

 

Thats the great thing about music, its very subjective. Sometimes simplicity is complexity.

 

Im with you on that