I don't like hiphop where the direction of the song changes like *clicks fingers* that - ie. beastie boys, and I'm sorry to say I'm not feeling most of the wutang's stuff.

I'm happy to listen to stuff with killer flows, I've grown to really love Nas (illmatic especially, never really got the love for it was written) I like really grimey tracks as well as total chillout, lay back and BLAZE IT UHH tracks.

Love Dre. Love Nas. Love Biggie. Really like <i>some</i> of tupac's stuff. Del is ok. DMX is ok. Not too keen on banks/g units stuff but I am a closet 50 cent fan, especially his earlier mixtapes. Power of the Dollar is excellent. Kanye doesn't do much for me at all and neither did what I've heard from Common.

I am having a lot of trouble getting into Jay Z.. but everyone puts him alongside biggie and nas as far as east coast rappers go. Any track suggestions?

Any other folk I should check out? I'm sure Talib and Pharoah Monche will be mentioned, I keep meaning to get round to them...

i thought you were going to say "no blacks"

you racist

I'm not racist, get the fuck outta my thread, frog.

Have you heard Edan ChristHimself!?

Busdriver
Dangerdoom
MF Doom
Daddy Kev
JME

i'm not a connoisseur but my friend loves Nas and DMX and he also likes Big Punisher

Talib
Mos Def
Nappy roots

<img src="http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf200/f239/f2394771pvt.jpg"></img>

he's not everybodies cup of tea, but if you like some intelligent wordplay and slick flow then check out anything by Sage Francis and/or Non-Prophets (his collab with Joe Beats). actually, anything Anticon crew is generally sweet.

i reccomend Personal Journals.

slick rick

Dälek: "From Filthy Tongue Of Gods And Griots"
Prefuse 73: "One Word Extinguisher"
DJ Eddie Def: "Inner Scratch Demons"
General Patton vs. The X-Ecutioners: "S/T"
Beastie Boys: "Paul's Boutique"

Yeah, personal journalist or escape artist by Sage Francis are lyrical masterworks

"and turn this big bang theory into a small pop hypothesis"

I personally love a bit of jurassic 5, charlie tuna has a great voice, plus the backing is funky. Swing set is cool.

Dj Format is quality too, i think his signature songs are alphabetaerobics and ill culinary behaviour. but i like my hip hop with hammond organs and funky bass beats.

Rascal for the format what?!

actually, anything Anticon crew is generally sweet.

Any special albums you'd recommend from the Anticon label?
I'm only familiar to Odd Nosdam and Jel, mostly because of their contribution to Peeping Tom's debut.

Blackalicious
Jurrasic 5
Tech n9ne

If you're into the lyrics and flow I'd say check out Brother Ali (Shadows on the Sun) and Aesop Rock (Labor Days). Both two of my favorites.

And what Mark said.

I agree about Tech N9ne

good shit

tech n9ne- anghellic
dmx- flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood
talib kweli- the beautiful struggle
pigeon john- is dating your sister
mos def- black on both sides
murs- murray's revenge
aceyalone- all balls don't bounce
dead prez- let's get free

then, for more of the fun side, you can't beat ludacris

I'll 3rd or 4th the Tech N9ne reccomendation.

also, it's rap, not hip hop.. but you might want to check out Brotha Lynch Hung. some of his material is pretty spotty and I haven't listened to it in ages, but it may be something you'd enjoy.

aaand... well, I was going to recommend cLOUDDEAD, but you don't like music that changes. actually, going by that standard, you should be safe with pretty much any hip hop artist in the mainstream.

yeah d i have the luda albums as well, his stuff seems really hit and miss tho

its not that i dont like music that <i>evolves</i> i just dont like songs where every few lines they use a new sample, it just makes everything sound disconnected and i have a hard time getting into it, it feels to me like not much thought has been put into it most of the time

thanks for all the recommendations guys

insane clown posse

also: craig - murder and other extra-curricular activities

Are you a juggalo SmashingJJ?

oh, and tell me what you think of this, Paul: http://www.myspace.com/peepingtomispatton

Are you a juggalo SmashingJJ?
I am your father.

dude, please don;t download any icp/

d/l real hip hop.

dude, please don;t download any icp.

its ok dude I got that, i hate joeri with a vengeance

Pharcyde, too.

"oh, shit!"

i just realized.... the beastie boys last album is more hip hop and has some pretty consistent beats all throughout, so you should definitely check it out, yo

yo.

Outkast - Stankonia

nappy roots!

edit--Stankonia, ATLiens, Aquemini (Outkast) are all great albums.

also:
Handsome Boy Modeling School - White People
it has an assload of guests, like Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, RZA, Pharrell, Chino Moreno, Cat Power, that guy from Mars Volta, Cool Herc, Jay-Z, and Ag. Its pretty much an awesome album.

edit two:
Jay-Z - Unplugged, The Blueprint, Volume Two: Hard Knock Life

Pharcyde, too.

"oh, shit!"

good call

^ shut the FUCK UP YOU STUPID FUCKING CRACKER ASSHOLE
YOU ARE A RETARDED WHITE PIECE OF SHIT YOU ARE WORSE THAN ANY FUCING HIPSTER SHTIU THE FUCKING FUCK UP YOU SUCK SO MUCH FUCING DICK YOU FUCKING PATHETIC PIECE OF SHIT I HATE YOU
IM FAT AND EVEN I TAKE MY SHIRT OFF WHEN I FUCK
YOU ARE NOTHING
NOBODY WITH WORKING BRAIN CELLS LISTENS TO YOPU "SPIN" YOUR FAGGOTY BULLSHIT
ALL YOIU LISTEN TO IS FUCING STUPID BACKPACKER SHIT
BUSDRIVER
YOU FUC KING CRACKER ASSHOLE

paul listen to whatever you like
just go download whatever
who cares
fuck this stupid shit
everyone on this board is a lame white asshole and their opinions on this subject mean nothing

paul listen to whatever you like
just go download whatever
who cares
fuck this stupid shit
everyone on this board is a lame white asshole and their opinions on this subject mean nothing
http://www.hitace.com/naked/tom_selleck_naked/tom_selleck_naked.jpg

^ shut the FUCK UP YOU STUPID FUCKING CRACKER ASSHOLE
YOU ARE A RETARDED WHITE PIECE OF SHIT YOU ARE WORSE THAN ANY FUCING HIPSTER SHTIU THE FUCKING FUCK UP YOU SUCK SO MUCH FUCING DICK YOU FUCKING PATHETIC PIECE OF SHIT I HATE YOU
IM FAT AND EVEN I TAKE MY SHIRT OFF WHEN I FUCK
YOU ARE NOTHING
NOBODY WITH WORKING BRAIN CELLS LISTENS TO YOPU "SPIN" YOUR FAGGOTY BULLSHIT
ALL YOIU LISTEN TO IS FUCING STUPID BACKPACKER SHIT
BUSDRIVER
YOU FUC KING CRACKER ASSHOLE

but you're a fat fuck so its all good

fagtgo

cos only black people can listen to hip hop. You racist motherfucker.
"IM FAT AND EVEN I TAKE MY SHIRT OFF WHEN I FUCK" - that was funny though.

I dislike Stankonia. It really gets weird and awful towards the end. ATLiens and Aquemini, however, are excellent.

I've grown to really love Nas (illmatic especially

Yay!

I just realized that 2 Unlimited performed on BBC Television's Top Of The Pops twenty-seven times.

so, what artists can we list to not be crackers who know nothing about rap?

i thought i made it pretty clear by posting ^ that i was talking to clint

oh, i know you were but it seems like i've never seen a "reccomend me some hip hop" thread that didn't have someone complaining someone was being too white.

i like dead prez. am i white? :beatup:

i just dont like songs where every few lines they use a new sample, it just makes everything sound disconnected and i have a hard time getting into it, it feels to me like not much thought has been put into it most of the time

This is the same reason why I have a hard time getting into any jam bands.


also, it's rap, not hip hop..


Pardon my ignorance but I've always wondered: What is the fucking difference? I always thought the two words were interchangable, but this isn't the first time I've seen someone corrected for using the wrong term.

And I think this is the first time I've ever seen you talk about music other than metal.

i always assumed rap was the mass-marketed "bling" shit and hip-hop was the more conscience performers.

conscious?

whatever.
i'm filling in for 13 to drop Del Tha Funkee Homosapien here.

busdriver is amazing, too.

graveflower just talks shit because I talk to his g/f Geo now

Does Clint not take his shirt off when he fucks?

What's that all about?

it's about the laughter

MF Doom
666 Mafia

fuck most of the stupid bullshit in this thread

666 Mafia




hahahahaha

T
Pardon my ignorance but I've always wondered: What is the fucking difference? I always thought the two words were interchangable, but this isn't the first time I've seen someone corrected for using the wrong term.

Well you can't actually listen to Brad since he fucking hates black people with an undying passion. Unless of course they're playing baseball for the Braves.

i like dead prez. am i white? :beatup:

Er. Dead Prez are black-power communists, and quite hostile to white people. The irony is that white people buy the majority of their albums.

If you were singing the praises of Atmosphere being the best lyricist on the planet then I would reach through the internet and punch you. That's when you become too white.

Or you make lists like this:

Dälek: "From Filthy Tongue Of Gods And Griots"
Prefuse 73: "One Word Extinguisher"
DJ Eddie Def: "Inner Scratch Demons"
General Patton vs. The X-Ecutioners: "S/T"
Beastie Boys: "Paul's Boutique"

Look, if you can't listen to some hellafied gangsta shit than stop listening altogether.

i always assumed rap was the mass-marketed "bling" shit and hip-hop was the more conscience performers.

That's wrong, you blood belching vagina.

"She said she tought Hip Hop was only guns and alcohol
I said "Oh hell naw!" but yet it's that too
You can't discrimahate cause you done read a book or 2"
-Andre 3000

I think, and this is always up for interpretation, that hip hop is the tree and rap is one of the branches.

Well you can't actually listen to Brad since he fucking hates black people with an undying passion. Unless of course they're playing baseball for the Braves.

what the hell are you talking about?

conscious?
Dilated Peoples- Big Business
no questions
I pledge resistance to the grass
that hides the snakes of America
so they watch it, now I walk with caution
more careful put more thought to options
Is the opposite of progress Congress?
From the school to the street we're beyond stress
but I fight for peace, that's what the problem is
war is big biz, ask an economist
speak in volumes callin' anti-war and anti-American synonymous
Back in the day I would've gotten black listed just for speakin' up
Hoover probably would've screamed Communist!
I want black and brown unity
but cats get out to bring the jail to the community
Fightin's nothin' new to me
I even corrected what the public school system tried to do to me
Here's a spark encoded in rhyme and love for everyone of the devoted in line...
We call it art, some call it a crime
it's the rap Michael Moore, like Bowling for Columbine
on drums, Fahrenheit, 9-1-1
Al Queda hit the Apple and the world was stunned
the villain trained by the hero for the killing
now you twist $20 bills to see buildings
Under heavy surveillance
they might call you a traitor if you want something greater
Don't get me wrong, America's a great place to live
just listen to the knowledge I give
if more than half the budget goes to military spending
less than half goes to whatever it's defending
One nation, many gods, individuals with liberties
and justice for all who are miserable

as opposed to, say, oh, i dunno, "Shake Dat Laffy Taffy" by D4L:

[candy gurl]gurl shake Dat laffy taffy
dat laffy taffy
shake dat laffy taffy
Shake dat laffy taffy
gurl shake dat laffy taffy
dat laffy taffy(candy gurl)
dat laffy taffy (candy gurl)

I'm lookin for mrs.bubble gum
I'm mr. chicostick
i wanna (dun dun dun)[oh]
Cuz you so thick
girls call me Jolly Rancha [OH]
Cuz i stay so hard
you can suck me for a long time
[oh my god!]
gurl dis aint a dance flo
Dis da candy store
And im really geeked up
And i got mo dro(oh)
I pop, I roll
Its soft i kno
Its da summer time
but yo laffy taffy got me froze[oh]
get loose[oh]
get low
don't be shy
im faboe
I kno you wanna ride
u a star and it shows
[wuz happenin' wassup wassup lets go lets go lets go]

Gurl shake dat laffy taffy
Dat laffy taffy
Shake dat laffy taffy
Dat laffy taffy
Gurl shake dat laffy taffy
Dat laffy taffy
Dat laffy taffy[candy gurl]
Dat laffy taffy (repeat 2x)

Cum on trick cum on trick
Here go Mr. chocolate
I like da way you break it down
Waddle, why u stopin it?
Laffy taffy i'm likin it
Big ol ass you shakin it
close yo mouth and dont say shit
bend on ova and hit a split
work dat pole and work it well
stacks on deck, yo ankles swell
gurl let me touch ya
i will neva tell
security gaurd dont scare nobody
damn right i touched dat hoe
all dis money just hit da flo
D4L im ready to go
hoe cant even shake no mo
dey tired out
lets ride out
bitch you wanna go
den she can go
she get in my car
i aint playin no mo
start movin on my Faybo
bitch she probably already kno
let me see dat laffy taffy
(dun dun dunt)

Gurl shake dat laffy taffy
Dat laffy taffy
Shake dat laffy taffy
Dat laffy taffy
Gurl shake dat laffy taffy
Dat laffy taffy
Dat laffy taffy[candy gurl]
Dat laffy taffy (repeat 2x)

say baby gurl
a wat u gon do
i got a hundred 1s
i wanna po on you
just keep dat ass shakin
and ima keep tippin you
while i sit back lik a playa
and sip dat grey goose
feelin all loose
cuz gurl you on yo job
you got my dick hard
da way you touch dem toez
workin dem micros
on da stilletos
you made it skeet skeet skeet
lik a water hoez[candy gurl]
got me goin in my pocket
pullin out mo dough
let da waitress kno i need to order
five hundred mo
you besta believe lata on we headed 2 da mo
so gone and pack dem bags
and lets mothafuckin go
im waitin on yo fine ass
at da front doe
gurl you don kno
ima toss da laffy taffy
toss it flip it and slap it
bust a couple of nuts
and get right back at it

Gurl shake dat laffy taffy
Dat laffy taffy
Shake dat laffy taffy
Dat laffy taffy
Gurl shake dat laffy taffy
Dat laffy taffy
Dat laffy taffy[candy gurl]
Dat laffy taffy (repeat 2x)

dilated peoples is horrible

:noway:

i got it the first time around, just wasn't sure you did

i got it the first time around, just wasn't sure you did
yeah, i mispelled conscious, but i think you know what i meant.

Also Cage - Movies For The Blind

Okay, not sure if it’s mentioned yet, BUT:
Atmosphere.
You cant go wrong.
Honestly.
Start with the ‘God Loves Ugly’ CD (or song, it’s damn brilliant too).
His words are brilliant as well. Self depreciative and honest, and his skillz are undeniable, yo.
Seriously! Just get that song for now and decide for yourself.

Also, Sol (spent Sole maybe?)
And Quasimodo.
Binary Star is also brilliant.
I also enjoy some Sage Francis.

And yeah, I love Talib as well, but it’s a bit more ‘mainstream’. Haha.

I wear my scars like the rings on a pimp
I live life like the captain of a sinking ship
The one thing that i can guarantee
I'm like a stepping razor, i suggest you stay fair with me
Been payin dues for a decade plus,
Before that i was just another face on the bus
Tappin my foot, to the beat on the radio
Dreamin 'bout the mic and the money and the ladies
Oh mom, i promise im gonna be large
Someday im gonna stop tryin to borrow your car
Gonna go far, with charisma and skill
Until they put my face on a million dollar bill
Atmosphere, its just a ten letter word
Discretion is the name of my cement-feathered bird
And if you didnt hear, fuck whatevers heard
I think you got the sickness i suggest you get it cured
Caught up in the mix, of a bottle full of fix
Im gonna hobble down the street 'til i reach knob creek
Its not that i dont like you, i just dont wanna speak
You fuckin freak
Now keep your days out my week
The world keeps a balance, through mathematics
Defined by whatever youve added and subtracted
Im pushin on the hammer, to trigger the brain
Embrace how i live it, god loves ugly

[chorus]
God loves ugly...

Once upon a time in minneapolis, yo
I damn near had to steal the show
I stepped on the stage, who is it?
My names slug ive come to kill a couple minutes
Whats up with the way, that everybody gathers around each
other
So they can steal each others sound
If its all about gettin down with the get down
How long i gotta wait for these fools to sit down?
Appears more clear in its simplest form
Nobody sees tears when youre standing in a storm
Abandoning the norm, and handling the harvest
Measuring the worth by the depth of the hardships
I welcome all the hatred you can aim at my name
I held on to the sacred ways of how to play the game
When the soldiers started runnin short on rations
I began tappin the egg, to spark the hatchin
Make it happen
And take this captain to the gallows
I keep steerin us into an area thats shallow
Talkin to my shadow, he advised me not to worry
He said i should plant my tree and let it rise out of the
fury
So give me some light, a little love and some liquid
Im gonna creep through the night
And put a plug in the spigot
And when the water grows
And the dam starts to overflow
Ill float atop the flood, holding on to my ugly

[chorus]

Why scream, when you can lose yourself inside the wide-screen
Let life be a bowl of melted ice cream
Or be the deer thats caught in my high beams
Im rollin with the lights on, scared stiff
Reality is just too much to bear with
Paranoid, walkin around careless
No wonder youre in love with your therapist
Go to sleep my little time bomb

Atmosphere - The Woman With The Tattooed Hands Lyrics
[verse 1]
I used to know this woman who had the most beautiful
tattoos on the top sides of both of her hands
she was forty three years old and as far as I know
had never yet been with a man
its not that she wasn't attractive she was beatiful
but its the way that she interacted
she was aggressively passive to the point where she
would of intimidated any mitt that ever tried to catch her
on the right hand she had a tattoo of a nude girl
she claimed it is what God resembled
but on the left she had a mirrored image of the same female
and this one she explained looked like the devil
I remember once watching her touch her own breasts
how the tattoos smiled as they stared down her stomach
as if anticipating would they be allowed to caress
the sweet flower that they both seemed to hunger (sweet
flower)
now maybe I was high but it felt so right
heaven and hell both take to this womans womb
it didn't make sense how she could commence
touching herself with me wide awake in the same room
now if I've learned anything in my years (my years)
I learned I no longer believe in surprise (in surprise)
but what happened next damn near stole my tears
the tattoos came alive right in front of my eyes
they both slowly stood up and climbed off her hands
and showed me why she never took some time with a man
they climbed deep inside of this woman's garden
she closed her eyes and she gently bit her bottom lip
I stepped I left and I don't regret leaving
and I'll never forget all the things I saw that evening
a glimpse of religion a piece of coming closer
to understanding more about what intrigues me most
I didn't get turned on I just got turned
I wasn't as aroused as I was concerned
for each one of em I've hurt
and every time I've been burned
I've got a lot to teach but even more to learn
so now I keep my eyes open hoping to take in all I can
about Woman taking in all she can
and for as long as I breath i'll save a seat in my memory
for that woman with the tattooed hands

[chorus: repeat 5x till song fades]
There's good and evil in each individual fire
identifies needs and feeds our desires
as long as we keep our spirit inspired
she can bite her bottom lip all she wants

Atmosphere - Guns And Cigarettes Lyrics
[Slug:]
(What's your name foo?)

Rappers steppin' to me
They wanna get some
But most of them should go and try to boost their monthly
income
Speaking over beats is the only time I feel complete
I don't hear the weak and I don't fear defeat
So what you got?
Connect the dots, I'll raise the pot
Remove the blood clot from the brain of hip hop
The name remains in tip-top shape
I'm still the back rapper scapegoat in the aim of their hate
I came in late, took a chair in the rear
But my classmates were unaware how long I'd really been there
My peers have been held back for years, holding back the
tears
Everybody knows our name like we was the cast from "Cheers"
So here's to the good times, tonight is mighty special
So fasten your seatbelts, cause I'm gonna launch this vessel
Ain't gonna land until I'm bigger than Espo
And bigger than ecstasy and bigger than techno

[Chorus:]

I wanna bigger than Jesus and bigger than wrestling
Bigger than the Beatles and bigger than breast implants
I'm gonna be the biggest thing to hit these little kids
Bigger than guns, bigger than cigarettes

A few years ago an ex-girl of mine
Asked me to keep her name out of my rhymes
So I said this rhyme that I'm about to say
It came from the heart and it went this way:
Go to hell girl, you make me sick!
I hope your new boyfriend gets cancer in his dick
What the fuck makes you think I'd put your name on my record?
there, now I feel a lot better
You know what?
I ain't drank a forty since I became old enough to drink
Not caught up in what the fuck these people think
Cause when I die they're gonna find the missing link
But tonight I'm gonna vomit it in the kitchen sink
I'm suprised more of y'all don't get hit by cars
Missing your surroundings, staring at the stars
I'm lonely without a woman that wants to spar
That's why I spend so much time in these bars
Drunk poolside, screaming, "Do or die!"
Looking at the water asking, "Who am I?"
Saw my reflection, Yes! I'm super fly!
And as you can guess again, I'm too damn high

[Chorus]

(What'd they say to you?)

But they said, "Drop dead."
I can't, I got a lot left
More than just another arrogant, asshole pot-head
In the top ten, who you love to hear on tracks
Smiling for the camera while I surf upon your ear wax
This beer's flat and she kisses like a stripper
I'm coming to terms with my status as a drifter
Girl, I'm only in this town for one night
And these neon lights are keeping me distracted from my
plight
I feel like a legend on a leash
Making an effort to break every piece that I can reach
Yeah, I got something to say, and even more to teach
But first let me scrape these feces from my cleats
Standing on the roof, complaining to the moon
The only time I tell the truth is when I'm naked in my
bedroom
Soon I'm gonna reap the harvest of my struggles
But from now on, y'all can call me sluggles

[Chorus]

Bigger than Jesus
Bigger than wrestling
Bigger than the Beatles
Bigger than breast implants
[x2]
Bigger than guns, bigger than cigarettes

i quite like john barnes' rap in world in motion.

Thinkin' about death again...humbles out the stress, helps the breath get in.

=\

Atmosphere may be the almighty white-kid rapper, but he does kick some ass.

His dad was black at least.
haha.

Look, if you can't listen to some hellafied gangsta shit than stop listening altogether.


Wow, this is probably the dumbest post I've ever read on the music board.

Ooh Ooh! Soul Position...check them out. It's RJD2 and Blueprint and it's pretty fun :)

Mo' Buttons yo.

Wow, this is probably the dumbest post I've ever read on the music board.

Haha, coming from <i>you</i>.

Look, if you can't listen to some hellafied gangsta shit than stop listening altogether.
http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/2912/647795759lcy1.jpg

Yeah that's my picture. I'm totally repping the bling, David, you cunt.

I am your father.

Papa, Papa?? Is that you?? Why did you leave me Papa?

Atmosphere.
You cant go wrong.


I do agree!

I'll agree with Atmosphere though his newer material has become somewhat boring to me.

Kirb and Chris (absolutely excellent)
De La Soul
cLOUDDEAD (a must and anything else dose one does, Subtle, 13 & God)
Why?
Immortal Technique
Quasimoto
Madlib
Peanut Butter Wolf
Del the funkee Homosapien
hieroglyphics
older most classic Wu-Tang

...start with those...

Quasimoto
Madlib


They're the same person, aren't they?

Quasimoto is one of Madlib's alter-ego/pseudonyms ... also see Beat Konducta, Yesterday's New Quintet, Sound Directions, Jaylib & Madvillian collaborations etc

Yeah, the boy entertains me greatly with his little alter egos.

Hey Paul, let us know if you get anything, and what you think of it if you do.

i will do dude, things have been manic and i've spent every night this week and most of the weekend working on sites so i'll post as soon as i have had a chance to download some stuff and give feedback

lords of the underground.....song: psyhco

De La Soul
<awesome>

I thought you only listened to white music in your trailer.

Are you mad because my boyfriend neg repped you? You wanna go cry about it?

Is anyone naming people CHRISTHIMSELF would like? Because I don't think anyone is anymore. I think this is just "what rap artists do you like" thread now.

God shut the fuck up already.

Are you mad because my boyfriend neg repped you? You wanna go cry about it?

No I'm angrier that you have a boyfriend, and may indeed reproduce. At least the kids won't have hair for a while before you start to fuck them up with your 'style' tips.

No I'm angrier that you have a boyfriend, and may indeed reproduce. At least the kids won't have hair for a while before you start to fuck them up with your 'style' tips.
At least people like you make me appreciate the people who actually come up with good insults. I guess you could say that counts for something...

sticks and stones may break your bones, but soap will never hurt you. honest.

No I'm angrier that you have a boyfriend, and may indeed reproduce.

She's had at least four abortions already.

God shut the fuck up already.
<qwerty>

You're just mad because it's true.

Is anyone naming people CHRISTHIMSELF would like? Because I don't think anyone is anymore. I think this is just "what rap artists do you like" thread now.

Wow, that makes a lot of sense.

Should we recommended music we don’t like? Usually if someone asks for your opinion on something, it’s based on your own tastes.
Should we get in here saying, ‘Oh, someone told me this is pretty good, but I wouldn’t know cause I haven’t heard it’ or ‘Yeah, I don’t particularly like this music, but hey, why don’t you give it a shot there buddy and see what it does for you?’

OR!

When someone asks for recommendations, you think about what you enjoy putting on, which music you like, and think, ‘Maybe he’ll enjoy it too, cause I do’ and tah-dah.

No, actually. I enjoy Wu-Tang, but I know it's not for everyone. I reccomended ATLiens and Aquemini because based on what he posted because I think he would enjoy that. I didn't reccomend him Handsome Boy Modeling School or Dr. Octagon becaue I really don't think he would like it.

Like if someone was looking for reccomendations for rock music and they said they've only really listened to ZZ Top and AC/DC and they fucking loved it, telling them to check out the new Bright Eyes album would be a bad reccomendation.

I can't relate to hip hop really... I guess its my ethnic background..although Paul, you like it.. was your area of glasgow rough?

I'm from burnside which is hardly rough, but borders with some dodgy areas like Eastfield, Blairbeth, Fernhill etc (which in turn borders with Castlemilk) went to school in Govanhill which has a bit of a bad reputation due to past gang activity and borders with Toryglen and the Circus at Prospecthill, which was reportedly the capital of europe for hard drug users per head of the population at one point. All on the south side, where the poor people live :p

Still, it's hardly the ghetto, as you know, although people get killed in glasgow, it's usually by blades or bricks rather than glocks. I still enjoy listening to hip hop though, the beats, the production and the lyrical acrobatics are often really impressive and I was drawn to some of it since it was one of the few genres of music that I'd discovered myself rather than finding it through friends.

Hip hop tracks that are chilled out enduce a completely different state of mind for me than guitar based bands', more 'cool' than relaxing <i>(eg. Nas - It Ain't Hard to Tell;)</i>. Some hip hop stuff just has this plain dirty sound to it <i>(eg. Saul Williams - Telegram)</i> and some of it is just so violent that it's cathartic to listen to <i>(eg. Biggie - Dead Wrong)</i>. And if you're having a puff then I can't think of a genre that produces better tracks to smoke to than the genre that produced tracks like Life's a Bitch, Xplosive, Krazy etc.

I think it's a genre that, beside some generalising blanket statements people make, has escaped being pigeonholed as related to one emotion - so called alt rock is often seen as being depressing, as is country, metal is seen as being hate filled, pop as being shiny and over chirpy. Certain hip hop artists have proved that it can be all these things, which is pretty awesome.

oh yes , Saul Williams I have seen hima few time snow and bought his last album..pretty good stuff.

Saw him in Edinburgh, and was supposed to Interview him, but time constraints sadly stopped it - he is an intelligent guy.

And aye, some bits of glasgow are pretty scary...

I've only seen Saul supporting NIN at the barralands. I really liked his approach to hip hop but I think they might have been late getting along to the venue or something because their sound was absolutely dire, which I've never seen happen with anyone else at the barras.

thats another gig I was at.. Damn I'm going to have to meet you when your not stoned.

that'll be difficult when im back in glasgow

Le Sigh. another weekend your not toiling hard in your workshop for me. I really need to cracken zee whip lol

nazi slime! hahaha

its fucked though, i was a very heavy stoner in my day and most of my mates have a constant supply of gold leb aka soft black gold seal, since they know i've calmed down on my smoking habits they try and force me to get a smoke when im back in the hope they can somehow magically smoke me under the table

no chance

*scribbles name in book*

Glasgow kiss (for scaring me)
Glasgow Southside (for being poor)
Christhimself (for direct disobeyal of an order)

me and craig are going to kidnap you and torment you on the southside

Paul!
Get any songs yet?
Too busy!

Get one of those atmosphere tracks I posted lyrics too, out of the three, probabaly God Loves Ugly or the Lady with the Tattooed hands.

You wont need to look any further!

Not had a chance my man - soulseek was playing funnybuggers last night when I tried to go online, and I can't connect to p2p networks here at werk.

Thou sucketh!
Or not really...
Or actually, really
Ha!
;)

yeah, pretty accurate statement at times

Here. This is Brother Ali's Shadows On The Sun. If you like lyrical acrobatics, this guy is great. I think he's definitely one of the more underrated artists and he's pretty much only known because of Atmosphere - but the first time I saw this guy in concert he made me cry. He's so emotional and spiritual and soulful - not to mention he can string together some pretty great rhymes.

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=774EA3BA260BD033

"On stage with only a DJ, Ali's magical gift for capturing the imagination of his audience has been compared to that of a gospel preacher. His voice, large stature and albino features make him a unique and commanding presence."

http://rhymesayers.com/aDetail.php?aId=8&cT=Bio

hey thanks :) ill download this in an hour or so when i got home

i got a warning from the IT dept cause i kept downloading rars of mp3s from rapidshare :D

This is a good song too, if you like that stuff - he did it a capella the first time I saw him. It's off the Champion EP

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=C0D4A3157035589C

hey thanks :) ill download this in an hour or so when i got home

i got a warning from the IT dept cause i kept downloading rars of mp3s from rapidshare :D
haha no problem - I hope you like him, he's one of my favorites and he's definitely talented in the lyrical department.

If you want any of the other stuff I named, I can also yousendit if you want. Or maybe even just a track or two to see if you like it.

Also I just realized that it says the first track on that is "Room With A View" and I don't think that's anything - the cd starts with "Champion" so I dunno. I hope it's not screwed up.

This is Atmosphere's Woman With The Tattooed Hands

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=07254B0E125978D6

I can't relate to hip hop really... I guess its my ethnic background..although Paul, you like it.. was your area of glasgow rough?


So all hip hop is about being from rough neighborhoods or something? Jesus you're fucking stupid.

no, but I have been raised in a background both devoid and opposed to hip hop.. it has never been a part of my background (no blacks in scotland).

my comment about rough areas was tough in cheek you daft cunt.

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=774EA3BA260BD033


already loving this by the first track

Aesop Rock is a lot like Atmosphere. You should check him out, too.

Aesop Rock is a lot like Atmosphere. You should check him out, too.
Yeah I already said that.
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Anyway I'm not so sure if you'd like Aesop Rock - the beats and flow are a little more abstract...but hey I love him, it took me a little while to get into him but his lyrics are pretty mindblowing as well - I'm more of a lyrics person too, but if I can ever find Lucy to add to the cd, I'll send you Labor Days. If you find it on soulseek before I do, download it. Daylight and Lucy and 9-5ers Anthem are great tracks!

already loving this by the first track
Awesome! :D

no, but I have been raised in a background both devoid and opposed to hip hop.. it has never been a part of my background (no blacks in scotland).

my comment about rough areas was tough in cheek you daft cunt.

What the hell kind of sense does that make? You didn't ever get into hip hop because you didn't see any black people?!

Uh believe it or not, a lot of MCs are white. Hell, even one of them we suggested is albino :D And a lot of the subject matter has nothing to do with rough neighborhoods or even rough lives.

You don't need to be around blacks to get into hip hop - just um, a sense of adventure? Jesus christ.

Jesus christ.

what now? fucks sake

lol

I'm going to try to see if I can upload the Aesop cd in time - I'm still missing the track called Lucy which is really my favorite...but at least that leaves you one song to get off soulseek?

Jurassic 5 - Quality Control is a good album.

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=EBF4D28F4E5F60E4

Here's Aesop Rock's Labor Days - it's missing "Lucy" though, like I said. That's a really good track though so try to find it if you like his stuff.

This is Atmosphere's Woman With The Tattooed Hands

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=07254B0E125978D6

WHoop whoop, nice one!
:)

What the hell kind of sense does that make? You didn't ever get into hip hop because you didn't see any black people?!

Uh believe it or not, a lot of MCs are white. Hell, even one of them we suggested is albino :D And a lot of the subject matter has nothing to do with rough neighborhoods or even rough lives.

You don't need to be around blacks to get into hip hop - just um, a sense of adventure? Jesus christ.


again the no blacks in scotland comment was tongue in cheek.. still, I'm glad to see you can now type on the keyboard rather than smear crayon across the monitor. Oh and I do like various hip hop acts, but the genre overall doesn't really do anything for me.

Well it seems like we've found your way of backtracking now. Tongue in cheek - good call.

cLOUDDEAD - "The Teen Keen Skip"

hxxp://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=C2EA15FD1CB319D2

PAULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL.
THIS THREAD IS HAUNTING YOU.
DOWNLOAD TRACKS AND LET IT DIEEEEEEEEEEE.

I hope he did download them because the links are probably null by now!