razazteca 0 Report post Posted April 20, 2004 I am terribly disappointed to see how this thread turned out. What were you expecting? Some Curtis Blow, Doug E Fresh, Mad Professor, BDP? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Hot Thumbtack In The Eye 0 Report post Posted April 20, 2004 This is going to be pretty heavy on the G Funk style since I don't really remember a ton of hippy hop stuff that I listened to before finding musical satan. Warren G - Regulate. Dr. Dre - Nothin But A G Thang. Snoop - G'z And Hustlaz Snoop Dogg - Gin and Juice The D.O.C - Anything off his debut album. Unfortunately I don't remember offhand what it's called. But it has big Dr Dre grooves and he brings the lyricals. Bone Thugz N' Harmony - E. 1999 Eternal, First Of The Month BG - Bling Bling. That's all I can think of right now. All of these will bob some heads in the summer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ripper 0 Report post Posted April 20, 2004 If you're going for msic over content, than search out the DJ's. DJ Hi Tek or Clue are my personal recommendations. Clue would annoy the shit out of anyone new to hip-hop. Go with Hi Tech. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dids Report post Posted April 20, 2004 Wow. You guys have very different tastes that I do. Dama- you can't go wrong with Digital Underground. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted April 20, 2004 The best Digital Underground would be the Sex Packets album then "Same Song" which features 2Pac and the funny "Nose Job" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted April 20, 2004 Wow. You guys have very different tastes that I do. Dama- you can't go wrong with Digital Underground. Actually, I think a lot of this is just trying to come up with recommendations for Dama that fit a certain style. That said, I enjoy pretty much everything recommended so far on one level or another. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dynamite Kido Report post Posted April 20, 2004 I'm a G-Unit fan but I can absolutely not stand the laid back singles they've got out right now (Wanna Get to Know Ya and the one with Joe). They've always rubbed me the wrong way. Maybe it's just because it's so different than what they do the rest of the time. And Banky, why are you disapointed at how the thread has turned out? I am pretty sure that you could thank Jimmy Ivine at Interscope for those. He likes putting out "lighter" stuff for Radio and Videos...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justsoyouknow 0 Report post Posted April 20, 2004 Anyone here a fan of Atmosphere? His new CD, Seven's Travels is pretty damn good...specific tracks that you might like are "Tryin' to Find a Balance", "Reflections", and "National Disgrace". Also, you could dig into his older stuff and pull up "Bigger Than Guns, Bigger than Cigarettes" (I can't remember the exact title, but that's probably close). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dids Report post Posted April 20, 2004 I'm a really big (shut up) Atmosphere fan. I have almost everything Slug's ever done in some form or another. Se7en's Travel's is their worst album. It's not bad- but it doesn't touch Lucy Ford or Overcast. Other artists from the indie set: Brother Ali, Aesop Rock, MF Doom, Soul Position, Mac Lethal... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justsoyouknow 0 Report post Posted April 20, 2004 The production is much cleaner that his other work, and, granted, I haven't looked too deeply into his catalogue, but I'm a fan of Seven's Travels. Also, on Inc's recommendation, I picked up the Lyrics Born CD the other day and it completely blew me away. Not only that, but I've played it for my friends, and I'm yet to have someone tell me that they don't like it. Everyone has actually asked me for a copy of it, including those that don't listen to rap all that much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dids Report post Posted April 20, 2004 The production is much cleaner that his other work, and, granted, I haven't looked too deeply into his catalogue, but I'm a fan of Seven's Travels. Also, on Inc's recommendation, I picked up the Lyrics Born CD the other day and it completely blew me away. Not only that, but I've played it for my friends, and I'm yet to have someone tell me that they don't like it. Everyone has actually asked me for a copy of it, including those that don't listen to rap all that much. Lyrics Born is one of my favorite MCs. Add the Latyrx album, and Blackalicious's "Melodica" and "Blazing Arrow" to my list as well. You won't find it- but I think Siah and Yeshua daPO ED's "The Visuals" is the best hip-hop EP in existance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dids Report post Posted April 20, 2004 And yeah- on 7's Ant (producer) got a lot better, but Slug got worse. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justsoyouknow 0 Report post Posted April 20, 2004 There do seem to be times when he's rapping off-beat, and he often sounds out of breath, but in my opinion the highs of that CD more than make up for the lows. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted April 20, 2004 I'm not an Atmosphere fan. Though I will give credit where credit is due: "Stop writin' raps, go play volleyball" is one of the sillier put-downs of our era. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruiser Chong 0 Report post Posted April 20, 2004 I'm not a big Atmosphere fan, either, but I remember thinking he looked a lot like John Cena in the Tryin' to Find a Balance video. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dids Report post Posted April 20, 2004 That video pisses me off. Rather than looking like a hip-hop artist, and a good one, Slug just went all emo. The volleyball line has some tie to Ice Cube, or so says Slug- but I don't get the reference. Go to an Atmosphere show- you'll see more horny 15 year old girls that you can imagine. Girls fucking LOVE Slug. He looks nothing like John Cena. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justsoyouknow 0 Report post Posted April 20, 2004 I'm glad that there's other people that chuckled at "Stop writin' raps and go play volleyball" and thought he looked like John Cena...I thought I was the only one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ant_7000 0 Report post Posted April 21, 2004 Dama, Is there any specific style your looking for? If beats over lyric content, I suggest some Lil Jon or Cam'ron/Dipset they have nice production and little content. If you some laid back stuff I would recommend 9th Wonder mixes, Jutus League or the Little Brother album the group he's apart of. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cran Da Maniac 0 Report post Posted April 26, 2004 The production is much cleaner that his other work, and, granted, I haven't looked too deeply into his catalogue, but I'm a fan of Seven's Travels. Also, on Inc's recommendation, I picked up the Lyrics Born CD the other day and it completely blew me away. Not only that, but I've played it for my friends, and I'm yet to have someone tell me that they don't like it. Everyone has actually asked me for a copy of it, including those that don't listen to rap all that much. Lyrics Born is one of my favorite MCs. Add the Latyrx album, and Blackalicious's "Melodica" and "Blazing Arrow" to my list as well. You won't find it- but I think Siah and Yeshua daPO ED's "The Visuals" is the best hip-hop EP in existance. Any particular tracks from these Albums that are good to download? I'm always on the lookout for any good Hip-Hop that I haven't heard of yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
