Hello fellow members of GC. This thread is just to respect some of the greatest names in the rap culture. Everyone that has an interest in rap should definitely check out some of these artists. *-Deceased MF DOOM- Born Daniel Dumile, this man has produced a numerous amount of great rap songs. He's an overall great lyricist. Nas - Born Nasir Jones, Might be one of the most dynamic rappers in the game today. Nas's hit album Illmatic is fucking amazing, i would highly advise listening to it. Wu-Tang-Clan- An obvious choice, ever since 1992 they have been making crazy good tracks. *(Ol' Dirty Bastard, a member of WTC died on Nov. 13, 2004. R.I.P) *Notorious B.I.G- R.I.P, I can't really say anything else. Biggie is just lethal on the mic. Gang Starr- This Hip-hop duo consisted of DJ Premier (instrumentalist) & *Guru(rapper). I suggest listening to their tracks. Mos Def- This guy knows how to rap. Check out the track 'Mathematics' Mobb Deep- Another quality rap group. Definitely check their shit out. N.W.A- (*****z Wit Attitude) The original lineup consisted of Arabian Prince, DJ Yella, Dr. Dre, *Eazy-E, Ice Cube, and MC Ren. *2Pac- Born Lesane Parish Crooks, I respected Tupac as more of a preacher and a man of wisdom than a rapper. KRS-One- A very intelligent rapper. I enjoy hearing him rap. *Big L- Harlem's finest. Much respect for this man, he can spit real rhymes. Eric B & Rakim- This duo consisted of DJ Eric Barrier and MC William Griffin Jr. This is a deadly combination, listen to them immediately. A Tribe Called Quest- They're an American hip hop group, formed in 1985, and is composed of rapper/producer Q-Tip (Kamaal Ibn John Fareed, formerly Jonathan Davis), rapper Phife Dawg (Malik Taylor), and DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad. A fourth member, rapper Jarobi White, who left the group after their first album but rejoined in 2006. Thank you for taking the time to read my thread. I hope I have encouraged you to research the various MC's i have mentioned. Other Rappers/Groups that You should listen to: Kool G Rap Big Pun De La Soul Slick Rick Digital Underground Tech N9ne Outkast
you forgot: Digable Planets Souls of Mischief INI The Fugees The Roots The Beatnuts The Pharcyde all i can think of right now...
haha i had that avy for the longest time LAmurs ^^^^^ little brother the roots big daddy kane camp lo
lol, another one of these threads. MY MUSIC IS BETTER THAN YOUR MUSIC Edit: for the record, Tupac was named Lesane Parish Crooks at birth, not Tupac Shakur.
gotta check out digable planets, black sheep, black moon, lord finesse, empd, special ed, group home, and common. along with your choices of mobb deep, wu-tang, ATCQ, and gang starr.
Personally, my favorites are Beastie Boys OutKast Eminem (mostly older stuff) Kanye West Tyler, the Creator Earl Sweatshirt Aesop Rock
OP Those you listed are nothing more than mainstream acts. If you want real rap, and real rap groups, look no further than the SPC. K Rino, Dope E, Kb, Charlie Boy, real shit cuh.
Nice to see fellow blades enjoy Living Legends and the legend Big L!! I'll throw in Bone Thugs n Harmony, Jurassic 5 are a few hip hop groups I really enjoy that I feel get overlooked quite a bit.
Yea Living Legends are dope And so is the solo of them like eligh and MUrS I also like Dilated People
All of them are sweet. My favorites are Murs, The Grouch (very underrated), Eligh, and Sunspot Jonez. Nice call on Dilated Peoples.
Yea they all are good. Have you heard about 3 melancholy gypsys, they are Murs,eligh and scarub in a group they are good oh yea i forgot Unknown Prophets