Rap discussion thread

[infinity.]

earl
grieves
aesop rock
busdriver
p.o.s

[.Layne.]

best song ever
he makes kanye west look bad


yes

[Dr.Ochran]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnoPBvO21SE&NR

^this album is a classic.. i hope im not the only person here who knows about Kool Keith


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sBI6...24A5203DD1896B

^ Kool Keith aka Dr.Octagon with dan the automator on the beats. the whole Dr.Octagon album is worth checking out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOFV0...24A5203DD1896B

^ nobody else in this thread can touch keiths flow




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSH8lAYn4XE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5aocYRShXM

and here for honorable mention just because i dig his shit is Del tha funkee homsapien aka Deltron 3030. dan the automator did the beats for 3030 too. deltron 3030 is an album you should definitely check out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cnsn_uFiSY

^ classic song

both sides of the brain is a great album too


and of fucking course, BIG L

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ1Gy-dm7rE

^ probably my favorite and most inspiring rapper in terms of how he flows. i love how he keeps goin on the same rhyme and ends with a nice punch. this guy is proof that what kommisar said about good rap not being about violence and gangs just isnt true. not to mention that the beats are all fuckin sick


the measure of what makes rap good isnt really the subject of the songs, its the beats and the freshness of the rapper. a lot of good rap has come from the streets where violence is just a part of life. if your shit aint fresh and coming from somewhere real then you aint a good rapper.


lotta foreign "rappers" get put to shame by american black men (who are the best rappers) the thought of a korean rapper makes me laugh. just like a lot of music, rap is an american phenomenon that came from the black community.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJWNaWBtYr0

^ this album is the shit, gotta bump that old school triple six. sonngs sound best with some good heavy bass


now im high, really high
ridin in tha chevy
time for da juice man
playa hataz
walk up to yo house

"walk up to ya house knock on yo door and blow yo ass off"


another great rap album about nothing but drugs crime sex and violence






pretty much anything you hear on the radio is commercial garbage. i wouldnt even call kaye west a rapper.

[robertsona]

the dudes from camp lo and ghostface killah might be my favorite rappers of all time but i actually always tend to think of this stuff more in terms of albums. my top 5 -right now- is probably:
beastie boys - paul's boutique
camp lo - uptown saturday night
the pharcyde - bizarre ride II the pharcyde
slum village - fantastic vol. 1
nas - illmatic (this is probably my favorite of all time, yea yea)

uhh some other great albums:
madvillain - madvillainy
kool g rap and dj polo - wanted: dead or alive (as well as live and let die)
notorious b.i.g. - ready to die
jay-z - reasonable doubt
goodie m.o.b. - soul food

[robertsona]

if that sounds like the most boring east coast canon centric taste in rap music its because it is

[top]

checkin out aesop rock for the first time



wat

[Choofers]

aesop rock is a thesaurus that has gained enough sentience to rap

[darklordsarumon9]

[Xayphon]

Originally Posted by Crazyjayde

Money Boy

wat

[adlp]

how did i fail to mention Jedi Mind Tricks in my first post

[Wayward Vagabond]

Originally Posted by Choofers

aesop rock is a thesaurus that has gained enough sentience to rap

Hahaha pretty much.

[dAnceguy117]

more Run the Jewels (El-P & Killer Mike)

oh yeah, this album is free.
foolsgoldrecs.com/runthejewels

Originally Posted by adlp

how did i fail to mention Jedi Mind Tricks in my first post

wow, it's been too long for me. thanks for the reminder

[boibomb]

Top 5 favorite Rappers right now
1. Action Bronson
2. Asher Roth
3. A$AP Rocky
4. A-1
5. Earl

[adlp]

also i forgot to say Weerd Science. everybody do yourselves a favor and listen to the album Friends and Nervous Breakdowns

[korny]

Friends and nervous breakdowns is very much high school nostalgia for me. Girl, your baby's worm food and conspiracies without Mel Gibson are some of my all-time faves.

[adlp]

korny i just keep loving you more and more

[Choofers]

maybe it's just me but does anyone else not like earl? I think his flow's terribly boring

[Aldentron]

ummm here is a song with Paul Wall and Chamillionaire being mean as FUCK. i love this track cause it's so fucking sinister

"Fill out the application at Papadeux,
become the manager and rob the hoes"

[Choofers]

arguably danny brown's best

[dAnceguy117]

Originally Posted by Choofers

arguably danny brown's best

nice. short and sweet.



I'm surprised no one has mentioned Talib Kweli. I haven't listened to much of his stuff myself, but iirc he's widely considered as one of the greatest.


uh here's an Aesop Rock & El-P track

edit: ugh ignore the crap at 1:07 if you listen to that. whoever uploaded is lame.
edit: and at 2:40. I'm upset