[Deep Funk]

No one mentioned the groovy and peculiar Erykah Badu? I am surprised...

 

[moriez]

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No one mentioned the groovy and peculiar Erykah Badu? I am surprised...

Well, that's because it's got nothing to do with ''hip hop'' mate

 

[Deep Funk]

Cool, I just thought her music was in between Jazz, Soul and Hip Hop. Then again I prefer the jazzy and soulful side of Hip Hop...

 

[SoulSyde]

Erykah Badu has done collaborations with various Hip-Hop groups (most notably The Roots), but her solo music would be defined as R&B or Neo Soul.

 

[tru blu]

$.02…Erykah's New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) had better beats on it than a lot of hip-hop discs released that year (2008). Her lyrics suffered a bit, though.

 

[SoulSyde]

Another nice FREE album from an up & coming producer P.SO
 
Moontones:
http://psotheearthtoneking.bandcamp.com/album/moontones
 

 

[THAY BRAN]

Samon Kawamura - Translations
Flying Lotus - Cosmograma
sorry , when you say real musicians do you mean non electronic?

 

[SoulSyde]

Great video from Kno's most recent album:
http://www.worldofundergroundhiphop.com/2010/12/kno-la-petite-mort-come-die-with-me.html
 
There are very few white rappers that can pull it off, but this guy's the real deal.  His album 'Death is Silent' is one of the best hip-hop albums to hit the shelves in years.

 

[Servo]

As much as I'm sure it is viewed as polarizing, I believe that the new Kanye West album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is excellent; been in heavy rotation for me.
 

 

[SoulSyde]

Agreed.  If he wasn't such a tool, he'd be one of my favorite producers.  As a rapper, he's OK, but the man's got skills as a producer.

 

[OrionPax]

One of my favorite bands is actually a local band from Greensboro, North Carolina called The Urban Sophisticates.
 
Here is their myspace page... http://www.myspace.com/urbansophisticates

 

[garlleg]

I feel I must suggest lil wayne even if I get slated for doing so...only started listening to him recently but he has such a diverse catalogue of songs and is so bloody talented...
 
Maybe not a musician in the traditional sense but I think it would be a loss to overlook him

 

[SoulSyde]

This is all I have to say about Lil Wayne...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMuf_ekJhOs

 

[Servo]

This is all I have to say about Lil Wayne...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMuf_ekJhOs

 

 
Yeah I agree on the auto tune thing, but "Got Money" always makes me smile . And I love "A Milli"

 

[Calexico]

Love the Kanye at the end haha.  I love Kno's beats but none of the rappers from CunninLynguists really do it for me after a few listens.
 
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Great video from Kno's most recent album:
http://www.worldofundergroundhiphop.com/2010/12/kno-la-petite-mort-come-die-with-me.html
 
There are very few white rappers that can pull it off, but this guy's the real deal.  His album 'Death is Silent' is one of the best hip-hop albums to hit the shelves in years.