The Real Hip-Hop Appreciation Thread

[Joe Paterno]

...it isn't quite dead yet. Just not on your tv or radio. If you appreciate Nas and Jay, The Lox, The Roots, Common (new album end of the month) Mos, Kweli, Joe Budden, Lupe, Rakim, old school cats like Daddy Kane, Cassidy, Fab, Papoose, Saigon or any other artist thats still making good music

Recommended Tracks for the day:
Joe Budden: Dumb Out, 3 Sides to a Story
Lupe Fiasco: Twilight Zone
Jay-Z: Ignorant Shit
The Roots: Clock with no Hands; What they do

Light up and zone out...1

Joe Paterno Reviewed by Joe Paterno on 07-03-2007. The Real Hip-Hop Appreciation Thread ...it isn't quite dead yet. Just not on your tv or radio. If you appreciate Nas and Jay, The Lox, The Roots, Common (new album end of the month) Mos, Kweli, Joe Budden, Lupe, Rakim, old school cats like Daddy Kane, Cassidy, Fab, Papoose, Saigon or any other artist thats still making good music Recommended Tracks for the day: Joe Budden: Dumb Out, 3 Sides to a Story Lupe Fiasco: Twilight Zone Jay-Z: Ignorant Shit The Roots: Clock with no Hands; What they do Light up and zone out...1 Rating: 5

[Matt the Funk]

lol

[Hardcore Newbie]

I think Dead Prez - Let's Get Free is one of the finest hip hope albums to date.

[BoomBoom82]

young jeezy is best now

[Joe Paterno]

kill yourself

[ghosty]

young jeezy is best now

jeezy is garbage

lately been listening to a lot of:

MF DOOM, ive been listening to lots of doom lately, his flow is sick and pretty unique

Madlib
Prefuse 73
Atmosphere (always, he's from my hometown I gotta love him)
P.O.S.
Del
Jurassic 5
Kweli

[MacWQ33]

You know...I was going to make a thread like this a while ago when I was seeing all these lame rapper threads and 'underground' threads. I like the way you see things...most of the guys you named are what hip-hop is all about. Not that political theory underground nonsense [don't get mad] or that Dipset or Wayne or Jeezy bullshit [not that I don't enjoy some of their shit, but they're laughable compared to the best].

Jay, Nas, Em, BIG, Pac, Jada, Styles, Outkast, Talib, Common, Big L, Pun, Rakim, KRS, Meth, Red, Rest of Wu, Scarface, Old Cube & Dre [& NWA], Old Snoop...that is the definition of hip-hop to me...among a few others.

Of course I LOVE a bunch of other guys, and a good amount of underground, but the overall quality just doesn't compare. It doesn't come close.

[Joe Paterno]

You know...I was going to make a thread like this a while ago when I was seeing all these lame rapper threads and 'underground' threads. I like the way you see things...most of the guys you named are what hip-hop is all about. Not that political theory underground nonsense [don't get mad] or that Dipset or Wayne or Jeezy bullshit [not that I don't enjoy some of their shit, but they're laughable compared to the best].

Jay, Nas, Em, BIG, Pac, Jada, Styles, Outkast, Talib, Common, Big L, Pun, Rakim, KRS, Meth, Red, Rest of Wu, Scarface, Old Cube & Dre [& NWA], Old Snoop...that is the definition of hip-hop to me...among a few others.

Of course I LOVE a bunch of other guys, and a good amount of underground, but the overall quality just doesn't compare. It doesn't come close.

yea man real talk...hip hop circa 94-96 was the essence

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

[Piff Smoker]

The Lox. Papoose. Cassidy. And Lil Wayne.

[ryanses]

EASY-E!!!!!!!!! NWA is the shittt