jus lookin for some underground or non mainstream gangster rap , IE. Necro or Jedi Mind Tricks or crooked I . Or some good old school shat like EPDM , Masta Ace , Kool G Rap , Big Daddy Kane , Rakim . Cause i have been listening to the same 500 songs or so for the last 3 months , need some new shit , help me out! i know theres lots of rap fans on these forums !
do you mean EPMD, or is that a diffrent group.......i'm not massive on rap, but i used to listen to a bit of Del and the souls of mischief......but not gansta.......Peace out.......Sid i liked EPMD........straight from the boondocks, i think it was......
Dunno if yould be into these... but i used to listen to jedi and cool g a year back... now lisning to these... they are all quite different... pretty eclectic mix first... Pitman... pitness CD shit rap-- absoultley crap but...hes from north england & its fucking hillarious. You looked towards battle axe records? Swolen members and affiliatees. you done def jux? Aesop and murs and the like. jurrasic five Mr Len people under the stairs The pharcyde rjd2 toolshed sweatshop union sj the word burgler micil shazzam write plague language... noah, baracuda, orphan. Orko the sycotic alien. i can send a few MP3's i you want. You may strugle to find some ov them on Kazaa and the liek.
look for the quannum mc's. they're justa buncha ppl from the bay area (north cali). comprised of these groups: blackalicious, latyrx (lateef and lyrics born), and dj shadow. so check out quannum, or the groups that comprise quannum. all very good. def jux as someone said is goin strong if u like "nerd rap" (that's just the term ppl use to describe this type of hip hop. i personally like a lotta this stuff). and rjd2 is the fuckin TRUTH. one of the illest producers. mr lif hieroglyphics (del and souls of mischief together) j-live (sooo sick) if u like turntablism mos definitely check out dj shadow, rjd2, dj z-trip, dj muro (japanese dj) and that's about all im gonna list now heh
nerd rap... lol i dont mind that word about rjd2 Mr lif- howd i forget that guy... also 7L and esoteric... but im not sure they are about no more??? dammit i heard on ov the dopest tracks an hour ago and i cant for the life ov me remember what the fuck it was.
should check out eyeque eyedea and abilities people under the stairs dilated peoples sage francis mf doom and everyone else mentioned so far. mostly hip hop not so much rap, but they're all sick
few more coz im bored lords of the underground lone catalyst living legends jedi mind ded prez MF doom.. in all his incarnations sixtoo freestyle fellowship shapeshifters anticon mystic yourneymen non phixion Resin Dogs Scienz of Life Turntablerockers Rhyme Sayers casset boy O, they are all hip hop (ish) not realey rap il remember some more in a min
didnt read who else posted, but here's most of the hip hop i listen to: dl incognito jedi mind tricks rjd2 (instrumental) heiroglyphics dizzee rascal (english) the streets (english) jurassic 5 dialated peoples pharcyde talib kweli swollen members ...and thats about it
1.Rakim - Guess Whos Back 2.Rakim - When I be on the mic 3.Gangstarr - Battle 4.Mobb Deep - Killas Theme 5.Mobb Deep - G.O.D Part 3 6. Wu Tang - 4th Chamber... If you want more lemme know..
Listen to what everyone else said, lotsa talented hip hop artists up there. Adding to the list: Big L Dead Prez Bone Thugs (not so much underground, but damn Bizzy Bone is sick) Mac Dre Andre Nickatina Non Phixion Living Legends Pharcyde X-Raided Zion I (so dope) Luni Coleone That should give you a pretty good basis to start with. Lots of those artists styles vary though, so find what you like.
brotha lynch hung x-raided esg chamillionaire dj screw r.i.p.(check him out now) big moe lil keke lil flip (old shit) paul wall company flow all the wu-tang clan members cage copywrite high & mighty weathermen juice supernatural geto boys immortal technique aggravated the most hated slim thug hawk color changin click gangstarr binary star
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