So I’ve come to this hip-hop stuff quite late on with things like G – Eazy and Verbatum Jones but I reckon I should work backwards.

I need re – educated. Any one got a good place to start?
Verbatum Jones

Peace.

Who?

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LQDa98ihZM[/video]

10 corners? You building some sort of hip-hop eco-dome? Hip-hobbit.

I’m sure this covers the essentials……………

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t28COxEp2k[/video]

Odd Future are worth a listen if you fancy some non-sense and satire from the relative youth of hip-hop scene at the moment…

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=816ngIcsclQ[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzi24Nssiow[/video]

they give away all their music…

Wu-Tang have always been some of my favourite artists, so many variations in style and delivery that the clan albums are good as are all the members solo projects

Excellent soundtrack to my last night, found the rest of Vintertainment.

Cheers. Odd Future have never been my bag, even though I’m a bit of a Frank Ocean geek.

Eric B & Rakim, Public Enemy, NWA, Ice T. You might find some cornerstones listening to these guys.

Bitches, Hos, Uzis and Dollaz, innit?

Jesus Christ Woppit, there’s a lot more to it than that!

Bitches, Hos, Uzis and Dollaz, innit?

that’s not hiphop, that’s gangster rap woppit.. a strangely popular spin-off pushed onto the youth by a greedy record industry..

Watch ‘Scratch’.
There’s a lot more to hip-hop than rap.
There’s a lot more to rap than bitches, guns and ho’s.

Some good recommendations above – see also:
De La Soul
Afrika Bambaata
Souls Of Mischief
Quannum (and various spin-offs)
Beastie Boys

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj1r6u8zLPo&feature=related[/video]

DJ Krush
DJ Shadow
DJ Yoda

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQJxe-2YVkM&feature=relmfu[/video]

Kraftwerk

Kraftwerk

I’ve always associated hip hop more with the funk of James Brown and New Orleans

Start here, and then the next 29 episodes, and you should have a pretty good feel for the cornerstones…

http://www.itstherub.com/hip-hop-history-volume-1-1979/

The first thing remember going out and buying that could be considered hip hop:

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0CZkhQt8xw[/video]

Don’t really remember any ‘gangsta’ type lyrics before NWA to be honest – lyrics tended to be either bragging or about self improvement.

Nas has enough albums spanning a lot of changes in the music and don’t forget A Tribe called Quest .

Excellent. I suppose I’m not as ignorant as I made out in the OP, I have all DJ Shadow & a bit of De La Soul / Tribe Called Quest but thanks to you lot, Erik B & Rakim, flow. Ta.

I’ll be sure to watch those Zulu.

First Hip Hop I ever heard? Whatever beats were on Tony Hawks 2…
been livin’ contemporary ever since mostly so this is good.

ace contemporary Bboy shiz here

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ2pArGnXJ8[/video]

Don’t know if it’s a cornerstone…

[video]http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DtVrEqcD8zvE&v=tVrEqcD8zvE&gl=GB[/video] Was this:

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U76Nde6rMTw[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSszWXkDHa8[/video]

Gang Starr. No gangsta nonsense, just an amazing back catalogue.

Jurrasic 5 are well worth a listen 🙂

Check out People Under The Stairs for some hip hop that knows about fun and doesnt take itself too seriously 🙂

Quite like this for modern hip-hip in a classic style.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YfWzN2cojM[/video]

Also check out Common, KRS ONE, A Tribe Called Quest, Wu Tang Clan, Nas, The Roots

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImhN6-9KLTY[/video]

Ah go on then.

Proper, pre gangsta Hip Hop:

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7fs2979Y4[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diiL9bqvalo[/video]

Some current/recent stuff what I likes

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5R4T0yW5_4&feature=related[/video]
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74cyPQkSQ6s[/video]
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFkl89uDCpc[/video]
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kmI2UdHdlQ[/video]
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwdGysXYXMc[/video]
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgU9Om2Bjo8[/video]
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzapuk2OBFs&feature=related[/video]
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmxWwSy0F34[/video]

Sorry for the lack of bitches, guns n hos, but I’m a bit old for that.

[video]http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DyEitrZU-nCw&v=yEitrZU-nCw&gl=GB[/video]

[video]http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DVA8hzUDXvtk&v=VA8hzUDXvtk&gl=GB[/video]

Sorry for the lack of bitches, guns n hos, but I’m a bit old for that.

To quote the fella at the top of my post…

Thou shalt remember that guns, bitches and bling were never part of the four elements and never will be.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MUTOo78cE0[/video]
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cog0EBuBtcs&feature=fvwrel[/video]
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYsGFCjr09I&feature=fvwrel[/video]
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMEVqCz8mNw&feature=related[/video]
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwYNZRecEl4[/video]

Prince John reminded me of this fellas fab new album
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrpCuWJOaC4[/video]

Grandmaster Flash.
Roxanne Shante.

proper old school.

Wynton Marsalis

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/mar/02/jazz

Golden era

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTuNhzO8eLc[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TdMsJ5G9Vw[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvffEs0-Sj8[/video]

Album/The Roots – Illadelph Halflife

Also check out Smif n Wessun

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s6qoeUEouQ[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNP8tbDMZNE[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_moB85G7xI[/video]

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[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THvnrJg1c58[/video]

champion DJ..!! 😀

here’s a new one

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