yo, mostly i listen to a lot of reggae, chill, or jam bands. like ben harper, state radio, the expendables. but i need some new shit, bit more upbeat maybe some techno or electronic or some hip hop with tight beats. dont bother recommending lil wayne cant stand him or rap focused soley on lyrics
Hip-Hop: Dizzee Rascal, J Dilla, Slum Village, A Tribe Called Quest, Black Star, Jungle Brothers, the Cool Kids, Nas, Madlib, Outkast Electronica (blanket term, all of this music is very different in style Photek, Basement Jaxx, Underground Resistance, Source Direct, BT, Portishead, Diplo, Benga, Orbital, Skream, Akufen, Goldie, Caspa, Infected Mushroom Probably a good starting point.
sound tribe sector 9, lotus, umphrey's mcgee, yonder mountain string band, string cheese incident, tea leaf green portishead, devotchka... uh a bunch of others i cant remember
Check outtt The Magnetic Fields !!! The Fujis Broken Social Scene rools also. !!! is like cool dance punk Broken Social scene and the magnetic fields are just chill.
MF DOOM - Doomsday (album) or Mmm food (album). Outkast - big boi and andre 3000 present outkast (album) the pharcyde - bizarre ride 2 ( album) the roots - home grown beginners guide to understanding the roots vol.1 wutang clan - 36 chambers and forever red man - wut the album and muddy waters (album) Nas - illmatic, stillmatic
As far as chill bands or jam bands, I'd say maybe try some Brian Jonestown Massacre (albums "Give It Back", "Take it From the Man!" and "Strung Out in Heaven" are my favorites) Xavier Rudd, the Dandy Warhols (older stuff probably, like "Dandy's Rule, ok?" And "the Dandy Warhols Come Down") I'm not as knowledgeable in the hip hop world as others here, but I really like Aesop Rock, Sage Francis, Buck 65, El-P, Atmosphere, etc... *shrug*
Call On Me- Eric Prydz Digital Love- Daft punk Soul Meets Body- Death Cab For Cutie Landslide- Smashing Pumpkins Island in The Sun- Weezer I Love My Sex- Benny Benassi Around The World- Daft Punk Better Off Alone- Alice Deejay Hide and Seek(Tiesto Remix)- Imogen Heap World A Reggae(Out In The Street They Call It Murder)- Ini Kamoze Perfect Situation- Weezer Anywhere I Go- Slightly Stoopid I'll Fly With You(L'Amour Toujours)- Gigi D'Agostino Message In A Bottle- Matisyahu
Aswad - "Just A Little Herb" Freddie McGregor - "Jogging" Linval Thompson - "I Love Marijuana". Just too name a few
Aesop rock is great. Also try the Grouch, People Under The Stairs, Deltron 3030, Immortal Technique, and Andre Nickatina. (My Rap World remix is amazing while baked) For Rock, i would suggest Dredge, Incubus, Pink Floyd, Black Label Society, Tool, Dream Theatre. Whatever with a good beat.
For some rockin' electronic stuff check out Holy Fuck, a band from Toronto. Particularly "Lovely Allen", first time I heard it I got it stuck in my head for weeks. Also, definitely check out anything by Wintersleep (their newer album "Welcome to the Night Sky" especially,) or Wolf Parade/Sunset Rubdown. Then theres Jack Johnson, I'd say you'll enjoy him is you're into Ben Harper. They also do a lot of collaboration live.