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Grew up listening to public enemy, big daddy kane, eric B, tribe called quest, souls of mischief, Dre and snoop. fell out of love with it a few years a go. So any good hip hop out there?
1st 2 contain swears. 3rd one probably does too, but in French.
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I've got that roots album, brilliant, might have to dig it out again. always wanted to get into MC Solaar, but never got round to it, maybe nows the time, is there any one album that stands out?
Warton, don't know a lot of his stuff, the only album I've got is Mach 6.
Not new, but Jungle Brothers still rock, as do De La Soul. Oh, and 3rd Bass. Another vote for The Roots. The Pharcyde?
Look up the Tape vs RQM, Mos Def is always worth a listen, old now though, Evil Nine, Scrobius Pip. all good
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Edan
+1 for Mos Def. Also look up Jurassic 5...
A few years old, and probably not even rap, however Blackalicious is still one of my favourites...
Glad someone put Scroobius Pip up. Not many rappers who've moved me to tears.
there was a good thread a couple of months back asking the same thing, can't be arse trying to find it..
this is a must: http://www.discogs.com/Boogie-Down-Productions-By-All-Means-Necessary/release/241355
Wu-tang clan (incredibly influential) and the spin offs
J Dilla
MF Doom and his numerous other projects (Dangerdoom etc)
Madvillain
Madlib
Black Milk (fairly current, very catchy)
Elzhi
Phat Kat
Jurrasic 5
Flying Lotus.
Check out Last.fm and listen to the tag radio stations of the above and hip-hop wonderment will spill out of your speakers. Then when you connect with others and listen to their libraries it multiplies from there!
thanks for all the suggestions, I'll check out a few tomorrows! cheers!
+1 for the Roots, J5, Wu-Tang, Pharcyde.
Also try Dilated Peoples, Afrika Bambaataa, Gravediggaz, some of the early Plan B stuff - "Who Needs Actions When You Got Words" and "Paint It Blacker".
Roots Manuva gets a lot of love in the Flying Ox household, as does Ice Cube.
I've got most of the earlier stuf being talked about, J5, WuTang etc, was thinking more modern. that Edan stuff sounds good!
Del tha Funky Homosapien is always worth a listen. Deltron 3030 is a cracker, most of the Heiroglyphics stuff is great, and everyone'll go "ooh, it's that bloke from Gorillaz!"
Going a wee bit old-skool/different, try Everlast, Michael Franti/Spearhead, Urban Species, Dust Junkys...
Oh, and add CunninLynguists to that list as well, especially "Will Rap For Food"
Fallin is one of the all time greats...
As is this..
just got Mos Defs blunted complilation, theres an Edan track on there, liking it a lot, and a common track, who I have heard of but never reallychecked out before, can feel me getting back into it!
Akira the Don is worth a listen too.
*turns on ipod to check what hippyhop i have on it:
akir
army of the pharoahs
black star
consequence
demigodz
gang starr
Hi-tek
jean grae
jedi mind tricks
joell ortiz
jurassic 5
little brother
roots manuva
styles of beyond
talib kweli
ugly duckling
kidz in the hall
common
wu tang
apathy
GZA
the roots
anti pop consortium