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Good mainstream hip hop

musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
edited July 2010 in Other Music
Whats included on your list? Obviously I tend to prefer underground and alternative hip hop, but the 2 I can think of in the mainstream, Jay and Lil Wayne, are easily two of the top dogs.

Who else is mainstream, but worth the listen?
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  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    Eminem and Jay Z.
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  • jnaughtjnaught Posts: 74
    No hip-hop is worth listening to these days ... maybe Common, but that's about it. You have to go back in time for anything not made as a direct result of marketing strategies. :(
  • gleemonexgleemonex Posts: 848
    The Roots are pretty mainstream and they are still making fantastic music.
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  • tcaporaletcaporale Posts: 1,577
    Big Boi's solo record is excellent.
  • aneutronbombaneutronbomb Posts: 787
    ^haha i was about to mention both of those new albums
    and fuck me if I say somethin you dont wanna hear, fuck me!
    and fuck me if you only hear what you wanna hear
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  • aneutronbombaneutronbomb Posts: 787
    you guys see about the rock the bells festival this summer? dope!!!

    lots of great 90s/00s mainstream hiphop acts performing their seminal albums live straight thru (a recent trend in live shows that i fully endorse)
    and fuck me if I say somethin you dont wanna hear, fuck me!
    and fuck me if you only hear what you wanna hear
    fuck me...if I care...but im not leavin here
  • JukeeJukee Posts: 4,500
    Eminem is really the only hip hop I listen to. His new album is pretty good too.
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  • pirlo21pirlo21 Posts: 534
    Depends what you mean by mainstream I suppose!

    Don't mind me a little Common, The Roots, Jurassic 5, Talib Kwali, Mos Def...

    Do De la Soul count these days?! Loved their last few albums too. Different to the early stuff, but still great.
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  • LloydXmasLloydXmas Posts: 7,539
    Ghostface, RZA and Ths Lost Boyz
  • jr19jr19 Posts: 338
    what is this hip-hop you speak of? complete rubbish!!
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