The Real Hip-Hop Appreciation Thread

Wu-Tang STRAIGHT SHAOLIN STYLEEEE!
Method Man
Brother Ali
Atmosphere
P.O.S
Jedi Mind Tricks
Mos Def

Just a few of my favs.

And Ghosty, Gotta love Rhymesayers straight out of the twin cities!

been on a huge brother ali kick lately.

also sage francis, the devilz rejects, qwel, and some other shit.

my personal favorite is aesop rock, labor days is such a sick album.

NWA, BIG L, BOOGIE DOWN PRODUCTIONS, KRS-ONE, CHILDREN OF THE CORN, VINNIE PAZ, JUS ALLAH. to name a few. this is wat u gotta listen to

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Originally Posted by Joe Paterno

kill yourself

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Grow up :wtf:

jeezy does suck.

only way i can listen to him is when its his beat and weezys flow

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Originally Posted by Joe Paterno

was just listening to nas-rewind and I realized there are ppl that never heard this track...hip hop fan or not go dl that, light up and appreciate a fuckin lyrical genius

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Here it is...one of the most creative, imaginative songs of all time in any genre of music. Especially from a guy that dropped out of school in 8th grade...now THIS is a GENIUS at wok.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2ZqQZgeMuI[/YOUTUBE]

Might as well throw this on there as well. I think it is one of the greatest songs in the history of music. You have to listen from start to finish though. The whole song is a personification metaphor, and listen to the detail, foreshadowing in the first two verses that finally brings us to a storyline in the last verse that leads to a climax ending.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPCzTYNRYtc[/YOUTUBE]

2pac, biggie, rakim, big L, nas, jay z , wu tang, BoneThugs, snoop, ice cube, tha liks, papoose, canibus, immortal technique, jedi mind, dmx, xzibit,scarface, dog pound, big pun, talib kwelib, mos def,crooked i, dre, eminem and couple more are real hip hop

While we are at it...more hip-hop classics and masterpieces.

Jay-Z - Dead Presidents, Part 1. I like 2 better personally, but they are honestly both ridiculous. Also, notice the Nas sample.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDK__dL4Re4[/YOUTUBE]

Part 2.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8chOBTleZ8[/YOUTUBE]

One of my favorite, and in my opinion one of Em's best. Shit is deep and relatable.

Eminem - Rock Bottom

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSaE5TgDjrg&mode=related&search=[/YOUTUBE]

LOL, I could fill this shit up with hundreds of songs...but I figure I'll stop for now...it's so hard to choose anyway.

You're right, Jeezys Not anything special and I do agree w most of your lists but you cant be on here telling girls to kill themselves, not cool, not funny, not smart and not the attitude to have in general.
-"leave a foul taste in ya mouth, like Guiness" -Mobb Deep

"I think its time to heal our women , be real to our women. Cuz if we dont we'll have a race of babies that'll hate ladies, that make the babies" -Tupac

-"we dont cause trouble, we dont bother nobody" -Slick Rick

-"its time for us as a people to start makin some changes, lets change the way we eat, change the way we live and lets change the way we treat each other, see the old way wasnt workin so its on us to do what we gotta do,... to survive" -Tupac

"do you practice what you preach or would you turn the other cheek? Father father father help us, send some guidance from above, cuz people got me got me questionin' where is the love?" -Dialated Peoples

PS: "Rock Bottom":thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by MacWQ33

Here it is...one of the most creative, imaginative songs of all time in any genre of music.

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Uhhh....yeaaaah...LOL...I dunno about of all time and I DEFINITELY know it's the most creative of ALL music....yeah RIGHT...:p

Nas is one of the better rappers out there, but I mean come on, you can't compare him to actual musicians in terms of creativity and imagination...SO many other guys come to mind who PLAY an instrument. :jointsmile: