Red Baron 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2004 Currently I'm listening to some RZA, GZA and Aesop Rock, and of course Dr. Dre and NWA, but I want to get into some more. Currently I'm digging RZA a lot though, and wondering what are some other good recomendatinos by them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cran Da Maniac 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2004 If you like Rza (& Gza), then why not try out the first 2 Wu-Tang Albums (36 Chambers and Wu-Tang Forever). List some albums that you've listened to, that way we know what to recommend to you better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giuseppe Zangara 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2004 Enter the 36 Chambers, definitely. If you like Aesop Rock, you should check out Cannibal Ox's The Cold Vein. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Angrycole Report post Posted December 11, 2004 Del The Funkee Homosapien, Both Sides of The Brain Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nighthawk 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2004 Aesop Rock is Del light, so just go ahead and get everything Del did. And from there, you'll be exposed to a lot of people he worked with on those various projects. That should last you a good long time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giuseppe Zangara 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2004 I think I've expressed my dislike for Del on this board in the past. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nighthawk 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2004 Incandenza doesn't know anything. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2004 The Puppies Afroman Lady of Rage Fat Lip Dis n Dat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Baron 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2004 For RZA I'm listening to Birth of a Prince and Digital Bullet. GZA I'm listening to Beneath The Surface and Liquid Swords. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ant_7000 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2004 Whats the fascination with Aesop Rock? That dude is garbage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Fire and Knives Report post Posted December 12, 2004 Aesop is tight if you dig abstract wordplay and Blockhead, which I do. Though I dig Aesop's self-produced shit as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steviekick 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2004 For RZA I'm listening to Birth of a Prince and Digital Bullet. GZA I'm listening to Beneath The Surface and Liquid Swords. I liked Liquid Swords a lot. Check out either Jurassic 5 album. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Fire and Knives Report post Posted December 12, 2004 Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ant_7000 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2004 Aesop is tight if you dig abstract wordplay and Blockhead, which I do. Though I dig Aesop's self-produced shit as well. To me Aesop comes off trying too hard to be abstract, I wouldn't consider him a rapper. Im not a fan of so called "Suburban Rap" as a whole. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Fire and Knives Report post Posted December 12, 2004 Aesop is tight if you dig abstract wordplay and Blockhead, which I do. Though I dig Aesop's self-produced shit as well. To me Aesop comes off trying too hard to be abstract, I wouldn't consider him a rapper. Im not a fan of so called "Suburban Rap" as a whole. I don't really get the impression that he's trying to be abstract - when he does put effort in, he makes shit like 6B Panorama and No Regrets. I try not to bother with the distinctions between mainstream and underground rap because said distinctions are bullshit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nighthawk 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2004 You know who was good? Q Tip. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Fire and Knives Report post Posted December 13, 2004 Whatever happened to him after Amplified? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dynamite Kido Report post Posted December 13, 2004 This thread needs more Kool Keith. If you like RZA.....you'd probably like Kool Keith. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2004 Gravediggerz. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2004 Whatever happened to him after Amplified? Kamaal the Abstract, which he decide not to release. Bootlegs are floating around out there, though. I, sadly, haven't heard a thing off of it, but it's one of those apocryphal albums that everyone who has heard it (or claims to have heard it) says is wonderful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giuseppe Zangara 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2004 Bazooka Tooth was so dense and seemingly impenetrable that, after repeated listens, I found the end result wasn't worth the trouble. For all the obscure references Aesop Rock put into his lyrics, very little of it meant anything. I still like the first two albums, though, and BT's "No Jumper Cables" is one of his best moments. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B. Brian Brunzell 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2004 You know who was good? Q Tip. Know who's better? Phife. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Fire and Knives Report post Posted December 13, 2004 Bazooka Tooth was so dense and seemingly impenetrable that, after repeated listens, I found the end result wasn't worth the trouble. For all the obscure references Aesop Rock put into his lyrics, very little of it meant anything. I still like the first two albums, though, and BT's "No Jumper Cables" is one of his best moments. Maybe that's why I'm so big on that album - I haven't really bothered to decode any of it. I appreciate the wordplay for its own sake and don't really worry about how much of it is Dadaist nonsense. Though I'm getting into Anticon now, so I might not even know what I'm talking about. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nighthawk 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2004 Kamaal the Abstract, which he decide not to release. Bootlegs are floating around out there, though. I, sadly, haven't heard a thing off of it, but it's one of those apocryphal albums that everyone who has heard it (or claims to have heard it) says is wonderful. Hey, remember Black Bastards? That was like... 70% as good as people said it was. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giuseppe Zangara 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2004 Black Bastards was released though. It's weird going back and listening to KMD then and comparing to MF Doom's stuff now. They were kinda like a 5%er De La Soul (on the first album, anyway). And Anticon is terrible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nighthawk 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2004 I'm fairly confident Kamaal the Abstract will be released eventually. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Fire and Knives Report post Posted December 14, 2004 I'm not really into any of the Anticon stuff I've heard, but none of it feels cringeworthy either. It's just there. Very disappointing shit. I do want to hear some solo shit from Sole/Dose One before I write them off entirely, though. And I think the Sixtoo album might be good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
converge241 0 Report post Posted December 14, 2004 Gravediggaz Kool Keith Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest HungryJack Report post Posted December 15, 2004 You know who was good? Q Tip. Know who's better? Phife. That'd very much a lie. That said, neither of them could ever do anything solo that would match or exceed the quality of just about anything Tribe ever did together. As an aside, whatever happened to Ali Shaheed? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
