[HeardAnimal]

slash, you have good taste my man

 

[Rockford]

Hip hop is my main genre, but i am really picky aka i listen to the classics and what most would call "alternative hip hop", it's way too hard to pick a few when i have dozens of favorites. 80s, 90s and the first half of the 00's was the best hip hop imo, the past 5 years have been mostly garbage aside from the classic artists who continue to release great albums.

Black Star - Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star
Reflection Eternal - Train of Thought
Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
Talib Kweli - Quality
Common - Like Water for Chocolate
Pharoahe Monch - Internal Affairs
Soundbombing 2 - Mixtape
Skillz - From Where???
Binary Star - Masters of the Universe
Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of...
Del tha Funkee Homosapien - Both Sides of the Brain
Souls of Mischief - 93 'til Infinity
Jedi Mind Tricks - Violent by Design
Jedi Mind Tricks - Visions of Gandhi
Hieroglyphics - 3rd Eye Vision
A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
Deltron 3030 - s/t
Nas - Illmatic
Notorious BIG - Ready to die
Wu Tang Clan - 36 chambers
Wu Tang Clan - Forever
Raekwon - Only built for cuban linx
Raekwon - Only built for cuban linx II
Ghostface Killah - Ironman
Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele

Ill add more later

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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik /img/forum/go_quote.gif Some rap/hip hop is catchy or poignant, but usually comes up empty in the end.

I feel the same way about metal and most heavy rock, but i don't spam their threads with it.

 

[knubbe]

Benny Blanco & Spank Rock - Bangers & Cash is hilarious, and I like the electro-style beats

 

[g0rillaz0e]

My Faves, classics or not, in no particular order:
-The Black Album, Jay-Z
-Illmatic, Nas
-Hell Hath No Fury, The Clipse
-Midnight Marauders, A Tribe Called Quest
-The College Dropout/Late Registration, kanYe West
-Licensed To Ill, The Beastie Boys
-Black On Both Sides, Mos Def
-The Cool, Lupe Fiasco
-Common Market, Common Market

I really can't see how anyone finds the Tha Carter III stuff top material.

Best New Artists:
-Big Sean
-Wale
-The Cool Kids
-J. Cole
-B.o.B
-K'naan (I don't know if he's still considered new)
-Lupe Fiasco
-KiD CuDi
-Drake and Tyga(maybe, whenever they aren't influenced by other Cash/Young Money members)

 

[g0rillaz0e]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockford /img/forum/go_quote.gif I feel the same way about metal and most heavy rock, but i don't spam their threads with it.

Nice.

 

[Slash47]

Quote:

Originally Posted by HeardAnimal /img/forum/go_quote.gif slash, you have good taste my man

Thanks! I would love to hear Gab live some time... It's great to hear he's a good live performer. Even my dad (classic rock/classical kinda guy) sort of admitted Blackalicious' cool because they're just genuinely fun to listen to.

 

[Xuster]

I'm a big fan of immortal technique. Revolutionary vol1 is a sick album.

 

[leeperry]

 

[Johnstone]

^Good album, lots of fine DITC crew albums.

 

[HEARDATBEAT]

any material from Royce Da 5'9'' look him up he was in the song with Eminem called Bad Meets Evil on the slim shady LP

 

[headibob]

Old school stuff. Classic!!!

 

[dBs]

Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass
Latyrx - Lady Don't Take No (and some of their newer releases if you can find them like...)
Latyrx - 8 Point Agenda (single)
Latyrx - Storm Warning (AMAZING single)
Nextmen - Amongst the Madness
MC Solaar (French rapper that likes to use symphonies in his songs)
Jungle Brothers - (anything after the 90's)

 

[Deep Funk]

'Run DMC' by Run DMC, 'Rock Box' is unbeatable in my opinion. I also have 'Raising Hell' and should add the third and fourth album to my collection some time.

'Radio' by LL Cool J.

 

[JDGAFFLIN]

Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

 

[Pepsi]

2Pac - All Eyez on Me

Nas - Illmatic

Nas - God's Son

Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP

Jay-z - The Blueprint