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Originally posted by noahfor
Then there is dredg. The best band ever.
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I <3 Dredg.
Anyway, concerning rap, I like mostly old-school rap, back when it wasnt about all your "bitches and hos" and the rims on your escalade and whatever the fuck the suckass mainstream rappers these days sing about. Public Enemy, N.W.A., and others, they weren't about trying to get people to buy their albums, they actually had something to say. Public Enemy actually carried a political and social message (and still do). N.W.A., they were like the blues artists of old, their songs told stories about the life the artists led, and that's what rap was born out of. Unfortunately 99% of what's popular now is shit. Among the popular stuff today I appreciate:
-The Roots. No, I don't worship them as gods or anything, but I think that they've got talent and much more substance than other rappers.
-The Streets. More storytelling rap... but from a white British guy. The Streets is pure fun to listen to, basically.
-Snoop Dogg. His lyrics are more "stereotypical-rap" but his delivery and his rhyming are great. Just really fun to listen to.
-Wu-Tang. Tremendously talented lyrically and they don't sing about stupid shit. Very good.
-k-os. Relatively underground rapper in the same vein as the Roots (sort of) but he's solo, not in a group. Outstanding lyrics.
-Prefuse 73. Mostly techno, actually but the rap cuts inserted are outstanding and the beats Prefuse engineers are incredible.
-mc chris.
www.mcchris.com for those of you who don't know him. hilarious stuff and incredible (though bizarre) delivery.