"real" hip hop

Discussion in 'Music' started by miami musician, Nov 27, 2004.

  1. miami musician

    miami musician Senior Member

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    of course everyone has their own opinion of what "real" hip hop is... no one can really define what the word real means, especially with hip hop expanding as a genre. but here are some of my favorite artists, feel free to contribute...

    a tribe called quest
    aesop rock
    beastie boys
    blackalicious
    busta rhymes (early stuff)
    common
    eminem (some)
    j-live
    jay-z
    jurassic 5
    k-os
    kanye west
    lauryn hill (when she was a rapper)
    MF doom and madlib (madvillain)
    missy elliot (yeah, the beats are hot)
    mobb deep
    mos def
    nas
    notorious BIG
    outkast
    people under the stairs
    the roots
    royce da 5'9
    snoop dogg (early stuff)
    talib kweli
    tupac
    wu-tang
     
  2. Vicar_in_a_Tutu

    Vicar_in_a_Tutu Member

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    The Pharcyde
    Spearhead (Michael Franti)
    Cypress Hill (Not the rock stuff)
     
  3. DejaVoo

    DejaVoo stardust

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    i thought 2pac was pretty good but some of his stuff is..repetpetive or whatever haha and yes snoop was good back then..now he sucks and hes on a whole buncha lame commercials haha! and jay-z thinks hes like the best rapper alive. oh and nas is alright sometimes and I like nappy roots :)
     
  4. dhs

    dhs Senior Member

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    Guru
     
  5. soulrebel51

    soulrebel51 i's a folkie.

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    Only hiphop I listen to regularly is Spearhead...
     
  6. AUST1N

    AUST1N Member

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    hmmm,
    Afroman, his lyrics are out way out there.
    Eminem, well a lotta ppl hate his guts but you cant deny that he is one of the most skilled rappers on the planet. The only person that I can think of that would be able to hang with his freestyle would be Lil' Flip.

    Master P (early stuff)
    50 cent (another one with good lyrics)
     
  7. miami musician

    miami musician Senior Member

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    i'd be willing to show you some new stuff man, maybe you'd enjoy it.
     
  8. Spacer

    Spacer 'Enlighten yourself'

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    There's so much good hip-hop apart from the shit-hop on MTV.

    De La Soul
    The Herbaliser
    Public Enemy

    Hip-Hop dj wise
    Q-Bert
    Dj Craze
    Scratch Perverts
    Cut-Chemist
    Dj Shadow etc etc.

    I saw Michael Franti play a festival in Ireland last year, he was brilliant, there was a real energy about his performance.
     
  9. miami musician

    miami musician Senior Member

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    endtroducing is a sick album bro...
     
  10. Spacer

    Spacer 'Enlighten yourself'

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    Yeah man, it's fan-fuckin-tastic! Have his secong album Private Press aswell which is pretty cool aswell. He has a savage mix cd called Brainfreeze he did with Cut-Chemisst, the two of them on 4 decks and 2 mixers mixing all 7" soul records, it's fuckin superb, check it out if you get a chance. Also Q-bert did a Dj Shadow megamix which is well worth checking out, came as the second cd on Shadows Pre-Emptove strike album.
     
  11. jo_k_er_man

    jo_k_er_man TBD

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    I cant believe that you guys can say REAL hiphop and completely forget about "the teacher" KRS-one, by far the greatest lyricist of all time when it comes to hiphop. As for Jay-Z.... he does nothng but bite rhymes, he has no skill, over-rated rapper if i've ever seen one, and 50cent??? damn another waste of good talent gone to mainstream, he was good when he was underground, then mtv/eminem had to ruin it. Oh another REAL hiphop star DJ Screw, the inventor of "Chopped and Screwed" what the south is famous for
     
  12. CUtheRE

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    amg
    doc
    masta ace
    heiro
    living legends
    souls of mischeif
    kool keith
    ultramagnetic emcees
    black moon
    boot camp clik
    COLD CRUSH!
     
  13. Orsino2

    Orsino2 Hip Forums Supporter HipForums Supporter

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    Yeah.... I like Franti and Spearhead... they're really great. They're different from others in the genre.
     
  14. Applespark

    Applespark Ingredients:*Sugar*

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    you forgot krs 1
    spearhead
     
  15. FreakyJoeMan

    FreakyJoeMan 100% Batshit Insane

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    Goddamn! No one's said Public Enemy!
     
  16. UTcolorchangn420

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    You, my friend, have just impressed me! I didn't expect anyone on this site to know about DJ Screw or chopped and screwed music. I'm from Houston so I listen to alot of Houston rap (Chamillionaire, Slim Thug, Trae, Z-Ro, 50/50 and a bunch of others).
     
  17. TenCentArcade

    TenCentArcade Banned

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    Mos Def is one of the few rappers that I actually respect.
     
  18. jo_k_er_man

    jo_k_er_man TBD

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    Yea, if i listen to any rap anymore, which is pretty rare these days, im listening to nothin but the south, swisha house and all them boys, the south is full of unsigned hype, and i hope it stays that way, then they always will be keeping it real, unlike all these east/west coast rappers that sell out the minute they hit the light....

    as a side note.... sad that the south lost one of their greatest duos to the east coast.... 8ball & MJG
     
  19. miami musician

    miami musician Senior Member

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    shit man, i know all about krs... :p

    sometimes i make these posts and don't really list everyone that i have on my playlist. sorry bro...
     
  20. grngrl

    grngrl Member

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    Gotta love the southern rap...Screw, South Park Mexican
    I find SPM to have very clever lyrics, with fresh beats. Pharcyde too, always fresh. Lots of people down here LOVE all the Lil Scrappy, Lil John, and Trillville stuff. I'm still warmin up to it, we like to smoke while listenin to the southern rap :p
     

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