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Originally posted by Eiresol
I could list songs for days. But I wont .
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Ditto,
BTW IM impressed by your choice cuts Eiresol, much respect due.
Alot of rap these days is some homey talkin about one or all of the following:
1. How much money he has.
2. Fucking ability, frequency or technique.
3. Drugs & guns.
4. "Life on the streets"
5. How he is the greatset rapper EVAR.
6. Pimping, playing, hustling.
Its booring & unimaginative (sp?) I loose respect when an "artist" settles for this subject matter. There are of course exceptions.
If youre so inclined I highly recommend going old school, back when innovators were doing something creative rather than following a formula, IMO its the golden age of hip hop & you can learn alot about how the music evolved by picking up a few of these gems:
Stetsasonic: Talkin' All That Jazz (A song about sampling)
De La Soul, 3 feet high & Rising (album)
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, The message (A classic)
Sugarhill Gang, Rappers Delight
M.A.R.R.S. - Pump up the volume. (hip hop/dance tune)
Incredible Bongo Band, Apache (gives me goosebumps)
Also keep an eye out for:
Beastie Boys early stuff, but not too early, they were a punk band to start with.
Mantronix
Run DMC (minus Jason Nevins) RIP Jam Master Jay.
Kurtis Blow
Doug E Fresh
Public Enemy
Rahzel (beatbox king)
Im big into Turntablism but Its an acuired taste & sometimes is too technical to appeal to someone who doesnt scratch so, If youre interested here are a few:
Camel Bobsled Race, Qbert & Dj Shadow. (24 minute session)
MixMaster Mike
A Trak
Invisibl Skratch Piklz
THe Beat Junkies
Rob Swift
Dj Babu
Kid Koala
The X-Ecutioners (The X-Men)
Dj Noise
Newer school Hip-Hop:
DJ Shadow: Words cannot describe how good this guy is, If you want a taste check out. Stem/Long Stem, Organ Donor, The Number Song, Six Days and anything live.
Beatnauts (J-Lo should fuck off)
Jurassic 5
Saul Williams - Originally a poet, his lyrics are inspiring & command attention, very unique style.
Latyrx, Check out Lady don tek no.
Quannum: Lyrics Born, Chief Xcel, Gift Of GAb, Lateef the Truth Speaker & Shadow (see above) The Breezeblock mix is mindblowing.
Thats all I got for now.