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  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    originalfire wrote:
    You can also add Camp Lo - Uptown Saturday Night to that list. Incredible album.
    Camp Lo are ace but so weird :D the lyrics are hardly even english, they use that much slang.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    soulsinging wrote:
    today i bought public enemy's best of, and the chronic by dr. dre ;)
    I personally don't care for Dre as a rapper at all, I think his flow is weak and he tries way too hard to be cool and "gangsta" but there is no arguing with the chronic. the production is stunning and the songs just ooze that good-time sound.

    Nothin' but a G thang has to be the ultimate G-Funk driving song
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • pjoasisrule
    pjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    so you're getting into hip-hop then? I recommend eventually you check out each of these. all classics -

    A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders, The Low End Theory
    Aesop Rock - Float, Labor Days
    Black Star - Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star
    Blackalicious - Blazing Arrow, Nia
    Boogie Down Productions - Criminal Minded, By All Means Necessary
    Cannibal Ox -The Cold Vein
    Dalek - Absence
    De La Soul - 3 feet high and rising, Buhloone Mindstate
    Del tha funkee homosapien - Both sides of the brain
    Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030
    Dr Octagon - Dr Octagonacologyst
    Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full, Follow the leader
    Gang Starr - Daily Operation
    Genius/GZA - Liquid Swords
    Jeru the Damaja - The Sun Rises in the East (woefully overlooked)
    Jurassic 5 - Jurassic 5 LP, Quality Control
    Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Road to the Riches
    Main Source - Breaking Atoms


    sheesh... and those will be good to be getting on with :D tons more I was going to list but you will be limited by funds and time :)

    Its like you read my mind with that list, those are alot of my favorite records right there

    Ill add these though
    Public Enemy - Yo Bum Rush The Show, It Takes A Nation Of Millions
    Atmosphere - Overcast
    NWA - Straight Outta Compton
    Gangstarr - Hard To Earn
    RUN DMC - Self-titled, Raising Hell
    Grandmaster Flash - Greatest Hits or whatever you can find by him
    The Roots - Illadelph Halflife
    Dr Dre - The Chronic
    Snoop - Doggystyle
    Nas - Illmatic
    Notorious BIG - Ready To Die
    2 Pac - Strictly For My Niggaz
    Alpine Valley 2000
    Summerfest 2006

    "Why would they come to our concert just to boo us?" -Lisa Simpson
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    pjoasisrule wrote:
    Its like you read my mind with that list, those are alot of my favorite records right there

    Ill add these though
    Public Enemy - Yo Bum Rush The Show, It Takes A Nation Of Millions
    Atmosphere - Overcast
    NWA - Straight Outta Compton
    Gangstarr - Hard To Earn
    RUN DMC - Self-titled, Raising Hell
    Grandmaster Flash - Greatest Hits or whatever you can find by him
    The Roots - Illadelph Halflife
    Dr Dre - The Chronic
    Snoop - Doggystyle
    Nas - Illmatic
    Notorious BIG - Ready To Die
    2 Pac - Strictly For My Niggaz
    I should point out that I left Illmatic and Ready to Die off intentionally, because they go without saying :) to me, Illmatic is the perfect hip-hop. probably the greatest ever.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • evenflow
    evenflow Posts: 401
    Ghostface Killa's Fishscale is my favorite hip-hop release in the last year or so.

    I can't believe nobody's mentioned Cypress Hill both S/T and Black Sunday. Both classics with both harcore as well as a broad diverse fanbase.
    It's all about the music...

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  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    I personally don't care for Dre as a rapper at all, I think his flow is weak and he tries way too hard to be cool and "gangsta" but there is no arguing with the chronic. the production is stunning and the songs just ooze that good-time sound.

    Nothin' but a G thang has to be the ultimate G-Funk driving song

    yeah, i just love that g-funk sound, and since snoop handles 50% of the raps on the chronic, it's still a kick ass cd. i've no desire for anything else from dr dre... except maybe california love, my all time fav rap song. that's tupac though.

    i think im going to pick up illmatic and liquid swords tomorrow. along with appetite for destruction.

    ps. is there no love for outkast round here? i only have their best of comp, but it is probably far and away my favorite of all the hip hop i've picked up so far.
  • South of Seattle
    South of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    soulsinging wrote:
    yeah, i just love that g-funk sound, and since snoop handles 50% of the raps on the chronic, it's still a kick ass cd. i've no desire for anything else from dr dre... except maybe california love, my all time fav rap song.

    i think im going to pick up illmatic and liquid swords tomorrow. along with appetite for destruction.

    ps. is there no love for outkast round here? i only have their best of comp, but it is probably far and away my favorite of all the hip hop i've picked up so far.

    There is always Outkast love my friend. Southernplayalisticcadillacfunkymusic and ATLiens are outstanding.
    NERDS!
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    South of Seattle wrote:
    There is always Outkast love my friend. Southernplayalisticcadillacfunkymusic and ATLiens are outstanding.

    the best of covers all those albums... im thinking of grabbing their double disc set tomorrow. they've got it used.
  • South of Seattle
    South of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    soulsinging wrote:
    the best of covers all those albums... im thinking of grabbing their double disc set tomorrow. they've got it used.

    which one? The love below/speakerboxx?
    NERDS!
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    South of Seattle wrote:
    which one? The love below/speakerboxx?

    yup, that one. though i'm going to have to be selective. i've heard so much about liquid swords and illmatic, i might have to wait on this one.
  • South of Seattle
    South of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    soulsinging wrote:
    yup, that one. though i'm going to have to be selective. i've heard so much about liquid swords and illmatic, i might have to wait on this one.

    Yeah Illmatic is in my top 5 of all time. Go with that.
    NERDS!
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    South of Seattle wrote:
    Yeah Illmatic is in my top 5 of all time. Go with that.

    you know, i downloaded a few tracks to see if i like it and im not sure it's for me. i seem to prefer either the alternative rap (jurassic 5, roots) or the g-funk stuff. either something fun or the more literate stuff. the east coast hardcore is the kinda rap that turned me off to the genre so much back in the day... notorious, jay-z, etc. not really my thing.
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    soulsinging wrote:
    yeah, i just love that g-funk sound, and since snoop handles 50% of the raps on the chronic, it's still a kick ass cd. i've no desire for anything else from dr dre... except maybe california love, my all time fav rap song. that's tupac though.

    i think im going to pick up illmatic and liquid swords tomorrow. along with appetite for destruction.

    ps. is there no love for outkast round here? i only have their best of comp, but it is probably far and away my favorite of all the hip hop i've picked up so far.
    I hear ya... but California Love? Classic track for sure but I'm a huge Tupac fan and it wouldn't make my top 20. he certainly never made a truly great album but with regards to individual tracks, tupac could be mindblowing. Dre brings the song down for me. the 2 minutes of naming places in Cali for the outro is annoying :D

    "yeah, uhh... inglewood, inglewood always up to no good"
    "yeah. frisco, frisco"
    "sacremento"
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    soulsinging wrote:
    you know, i downloaded a few tracks to see if i like it and im not sure it's for me. i seem to prefer either the alternative rap (jurassic 5, roots) or the g-funk stuff. either something fun or the more literate stuff. the east coast hardcore is the kinda rap that turned me off to the genre so much back in the day... notorious, jay-z, etc. not really my thing.
    man, Illmatic is soooo much more than Biggie or Jay-Z. Ready to Die by BIG is a classic but Illmatic is incredible. give it another try. I don't know what tracks you heard but the following are absolute classics -

    NY State of Mind
    It Ain't Hard to Tell
    Memory Lane
    The World is Yours
    Life's a Bitch
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    I hear ya... but California Love? Classic track for sure but I'm a huge Tupac fan and it wouldn't make my top 20. he certainly never made a truly great album but with regards to individual tracks, tupac could be mindblowing. Dre brings the song down for me. the 2 minutes of naming places in Cali for the outro is annoying :D

    "yeah, uhh... inglewood, inglewood always up to no good"
    "yeah. frisco, frisco"
    "sacremento"

    i just love the groove. he could start naming the hairs on his nutsack and i wouldn't care as long as that bass is going :)
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    man, Illmatic is soooo much more than Biggie or Jay-Z. Ready to Die by BIG is a classic but Illmatic is incredible. give it another try. I don't know what tracks you heard but the following are absolute classics -

    NY State of Mind
    It Ain't Hard to Tell
    Memory Lane
    The World is Yours
    Life's a Bitch

    those are the ones i was listening to. minus memory lane. i'm more about mood and music than lyrics. i'm sure he has great rhymes, but im more about the vibe i get... it's how i can still listen to bush and nirvana, yet not much care for bruce springsteen. the music just wasn't much fun as i was listening.

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