[tru blu]

I hesitate to recommend anything because my taste in hip-hop seems the opposite of the OPs, but I think the first record by the Somali-Canadian MC K'naan is pretty cool:

The Dusty Foot Philosopher

 

[moriez]

Not the advice youre looking for but getting rid of lesser quality albums makes your good albums stand out that much more. Maybe you wouldnt need any new ones

 

[Sabrage]

The artist you're looking for is P.O.S. Trust me.

 

[mcspectre]

2X on this list!!! Try also

Copywrite - The High Exaulted
Cage - Movies for the blind
Virtuoso - World War One : Voice of Reason
Ghostface Killah - The whole collection is just bananas!

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Originally Posted by HipHopScribe /img/forum/go_quote.gif Edan - Beauty & the Beat Madvillain - Madvillainy Non Phixion - The Future is Now Super Chron Flight Brothers - Emergency Powers Cage - Hell's Winter Jeru the Damaja - The Sun Rises in the East Organized Konfusion - Stress: The Extinction Agenda Smif-N-Wessun - Dah Shinin' Soul Position - 8 Million Stories Brother Ali - Shadows on the Sun Redman - Muddy Waters Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde Panacea - A Mind on a Ship Through Time Outkast - ATLiens Illogic - Celestial Clockwork Goodie Mob - Still Standing O.C. - Word...Life Ohmega Watts - The Find Blackalicious - Blazing Arrow The Mighty Underdogs - Droppin' Science Fiction Louis Logic - Sin-A-Matic Leak Bros - Waterworld Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030 Zion I - Mind Over Matter Grip Grand - Brokelore Dr. Octagon - Dr. Octagonecologyst Lootpack - Soundpieces Leaders of the New School - T.I.M.E.

 

[kwitel]

Some good stuff here guys-thanks.

 

[uurrk]

if you liked rawkwon's OB4CL you might like Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt. i find that album to be different from the rest of his catalog and really the only album i can listen to by him =)

 

[buddhashenglong]

Def Squad - El Nino
E-40 - In A Major Way
Eric B and Rakim - Paid In Full

 

[Laokid18]

Atmosphere-Overcast
Shing02-luv sic

 

[MoodySteve]

Amon Tobin and Doubleclick make the beats, Sway and Ms. Jade are the emcees. The idea was to make a hip hop album where the production had the same intricacy, complexity and aesthetic of such genres of grime, drum & bass and dubstep. Amon's been hammering the instrumentals in his DJ sets for the last two years or so, but the album does not come out until next month.

 

[DTKZ]

For more chilled melodic stuff, check out Modal Soul by Nujabes:
YouTube - Nujabes Feather
YouTube - Nujabes - Reflection eternal (Unofficial/Fanvideo)

For darker stuff, try Absence by Dälek:
YouTube - Dälek - Asylum (Permanent Underclass)
YouTube - Dälek - Distorted Prose

Arrhythmia by Anti Pop Consortium
YouTube - antipop consortium - ping pong
YouTube - Antipop Consortium - Ghost Lawns

Sleep No More by DJ Signify
YouTube - Dj Signify - Fly away
YouTube - Dj Signify-Where Did She Go feat.Buck 65

For good laughs, try Pimps Don't Pay Taxes by J-Zone or any of his other albums.
YouTube - J-Zone Ft. Huggy Bear - The Trojan War
YouTube - J-Zone - Zone for President

 

[DGNeo]

You need some Jay Electronica in your life.

Act I: Eternal Sunshine is his most famous piece,and it's also available free for download from rappersiknow.

Act I: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge)

You can either listen to it on there, or download the .mp3.

 

[kwitel]

Quote:

Originally Posted by MoodySteve /img/forum/go_quote.gif Amon Tobin and Doubleclick make the beats, Sway and Ms. Jade are the emcees. The idea was to make a hip hop album where the production had the same intricacy, complexity and aesthetic of such genres of grime, drum & bass and dubstep. Amon's been hammering the instrumentals in his DJ sets for the last two years or so, but the album does not come out until next month.

Now this sounds interesting.

 

[ChroniCali]

I recommend this album of Bay Area rap, maybe you will think the content is too much for you, but the beats are definitely the best around.

Berner and The Jacka - Drought Season.

Go...

 

[ChroniCali]

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Originally Posted by buddhashenglong /img/forum/go_quote.gif Def Squad - El Nino E-40 - In A Major Way Eric B and Rakim - Paid In Full

E40 is good too.

 

[yayomizzan]

brother ali, atmosphere