The Hip-Hop Appreciation Thread

[Rocket2Russia]

modern hip-hop albums I've liked:

Abstract Rude - Rejuvenation
Arts the Beatdoctor - Transitions
Atmosphere - Seven's Travels
Brother Ali - The Undisputed Truth
Busdriver - Roadkillovercoat
Gangstagrass - Gangstagrass
Illogic - Celestial Clockwork
K-OS - Atlantis: Hymns for Disco
The Mighty Underdogs - Droppin' Science Fiction
Nas - Hip Hop Is Dead
Nujabes - Modal Soul
Sage Francis - Personal Journals

Thats just off the top of my head.

These, plus the really big modern ones:

OutKast - Stankonia (+ the rest)
Mos Def - Black on Both Sides (+ The Ecstatic)
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (+ The Blueprint)
Kanye West - The College Dropout

etc.

[Lameboy19]

public enemy featuring anthrax bring the noise is my favorite rap song
it's more rap metal but still

YEAAHH BOIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

that is a bastardization of a great song

not to mention it made bands like slipknot think they could sell






anyone else excited for Liquid Swords 2 coming out in Aug. I think?

[Gowienczyk]

that is a bastardization of a great song

No.

[Lameboy19]

Yes.

[Gowienczyk]

Why do you hate good things?

[afterstasis]

i don't even like anthrax and i dig the public enemy collab.

[Lameboy19]

I don't know.. I just really don't like it, that's the best I can put it as I'd hate to say I'm a "purist" because that makes me sound like a douche, but I prefer the original over the collab

[388Rust]

The only hip-hop album that I've truly found to be incredible so far has been "Entroducing...". I'm kind of turned off by rapping as a vocal style, so if someone could toss some reccs for instrumental hip-hop, they would be much appreciated. I did enjoy "Gun Fight" which Gowienczyk posted a few pages back though, because the bass line was just awesome.

[Gowienczyk]

The only hip-hop album that I've truly found to be incredible so far has been "Entroducing...". I'm kind of turned off by rapping as a vocal style, so if someone could toss some reccs for instrumental hip-hop, they would be much appreciated. I did enjoy "Gun Fight" which Gowienczyk posted a few pages back though, because the bass line was just awesome.

Most jazz-hop is to a degree, instrumental- works by Arts the Beatdoctor, Jazz Liberatorz, Nujabes, The Sound Providers, etc. though they often feature MC's at some point.

[afterstasis]

the cold legistics LP that came out this year has become my favorite instrumental hip-hop release.