The difinitive rap music thread
 

ok I hear scattered requests for music and since I declare myself the resident expert on 'urban music' (hell im black by default) I shall try with my greymatter try to answer any question about the music

1) I will answer who sings blah blah blah

2) im in a ____ mood,TDF who should I listen to?

3) what kind of rap can my kid listen to without cripwalkin?


4) whats your favorite song by _______?



lay it on me..uh uh uh! :)

Eek a mouse

one of the greatest reggae /dancehall rappers to ever come from jamaica...has been singin reggae since the early 70's..toured the world with Yelloman on many occasions and did a remix of John Dever's 'take me home..country road'

I get offended easily, so what's a good hip & happening album for someone like me to listen to and still look cool when "the homies" get in the car?

who's good lyrically right now?

artists and titles please

The gu yhas been living in Santa Cruz he plays there on regular basis and i saw him up in Humbolt. you can't help but love him and he puts on a fantastic show.

agree :glugglug

but what i like most about EEk a mouse is he hasn't sold out.... yet.

I love when i put eek a on at some party and some people are like what the fuck is this!?

What?
don't you know it's ... Eek a mouse

where have you been :)

very good question. I would suggest something along the lines Jurrasic 5, D.I.T.C.,The Roots,Method Man-Tical..All of these albums contain reallyg ood lyrics and a good riding groove and more importantly, parentally acceptal lyrics yet sound good in any system..thanks for calling!

I love it when people say shit like 'so-and-so hasn't sold out'
because it just shows how idiotic certain people are.

well this is based upon my talent as for being in the music industry as a 6 year vet

1) 50 Cent- the underground album
2) Nas- Stillmatic
3) Mystic-The life
4) Ghostface Killah- Supreme Clientele
4) Twista and the Speedknot Mobstaz- Mobstability
5) M.O.P.-Warriorz
6) Bubba Sparxxx- Dark days, Stormy Nights
7) Tupac- Me against the world,makaveli,all eyez on me
8) The Outsidaz-the brickz
8) Redman-any album
9) DMX- Its dark and hell is hot

Boogie Down Productions...

If you were wondering what my handle was you can look to the side or see my sig.

Hey, that actually was helpful. My turn.

I dont listen to alot of rap, but when I do, I tend to catch myself liking a cerain style. 10 times out of 10 I have just listened to it and not known who I had just heard, and I am too lazy to try and track it down.

I like my rap lyrics violent, like the old days with NWA. I have two older DMX cds that I really like (Hell is, and Flesh of My Flesh), I like his voice. So if there was a band out there that mixed the sounds of DMX with the lyrics of NWA. If DMX had sex with NWA and they had a baby. What, or whom, would it be?

I dont like 99% of the commercial rap you hear on mtv and radio. I get the feeling what I like wont be radio or video "friendly".

I want a nigga to sound hard.

Help me TooDamn... help me.

Is there a Lady Saw song I can play for my mother.

And what was the chick band that did "Shoot The Mutha Fucka In The Kneecap".

It was a generalization, you're not the first person I've heard/seen say that someone hasn't sold out, and I'd bet my left nut, you won't be the last. :)

nwa was (for me) the black punk. kick ass.

DUDE!

I need a pic of Dead Mike. Or even Stab Master Arson.

Hook me up!

What's up with c walking? Where did it originate? I heard that people use to spell shit on the ground with their feet. Is this true?

100 miles and running!

Anybody else got their hand on a copy of PHRENOLOGY today? The Roots gotta be the illest hiphop band.
the cd package includes nice DVD with live performances, and old vids including rare appearances of Malik B.

Is it true that AMG actually put out another album?

Your probably right, and i think i meant to say he isnt very well known and watch how i phrase " not very well known " what i meant, differently in the future, what i said and what i meant isnt correct. I don't know who he sells to. Everybody sells to somebody.

now this is a very interesting question you have asked Labret. When Im in the office I like to rock out to something really heavy with lots of killing,cursing,basicallya nything to piss off anyone walking by. The following albums are what we would call 'crunk' which is a down south term that means something that makes you want to fuck someone up in the club

1) M.O.P. -Warriorz
2) Pastor Troy- any goddamn album but perferrably Universal Soldier
3) Triple Six Mafia-Mystic Styles, Chapter 666 world domination
4) Twizstid-Cryptic Collection 2
5) Esham-Homie dont play that
6) Da Lynch Mob- Guerillas in da midst
7)gangsta Nip-South Park Psycho
8) Flatlinerz USA-God day to die

now here is where it gets complicated.. C-walking is a crip dance originated in the 70's to show disrespect to the Enemy bloods when they would meet at clubs or parties. When someone is cwalkin,they are usually spelling out crip along with their hood and crossing out enemy hoods all in one hotfoot dance.


Since the popularity fo rap such crips as WC,SNoop Dogg,and XHIBIT has done this dance in their videos and for some strange dumb ass reasons kids all over have been doing it..in fact,I once saw a black guy trying to teacha white girl to crip walkin a club..SCARY!!

Bottom line is...if your not crippin, DONT DO IT BECAUSE YOU WILL GET KILLED! The dance is outlawed at many highschools and junior highschools here in California

Agree...back in the 80s most of my friends dissed hip-hop. It was only Ice-t, Run DMC, Beastie Boys.... then in 86-89 I'd put in the NWA tape's. That was something that couldn't be fucked with. Still cant.

'I call myself a nigga 'cause my skin won't lighten
I call myself a nigga 'cause the shit that I'm writin'
Hypes me...' - MC Ren

It's punk, arrogant, with a fuck you and fuck society attitude.

yes it is true but you will only find his bootleg album on the streets of LA or maybe on the net

Most people I've heard use the sell-out line are implying that
certain artists betrayed their core fans and changed their style to become famous (see: sugar ray), while others say it because they feel betrayed that the local band they used to listen to and hang out with at the local club bacame famous, and no longer comes around to hang (see: most bands that achieve any success whatsoever).

I vouch for '3.6 Mafia as well.

Check out some hardcore southern rappers for the most violent.

UGK (Underground Kings)
Willie D
UNLV

3.6 Mafia rules

Next to the Rap-a-lot family shit.

Scarface, Ghetto (geto) boys, etc...

:glugglug

'I got a pocket fulla stoneeeees.

Damnit, I got an old tape of his (yes a tape!) with bitch betta have my money.

Now I am listening to this new shit on mp3... sounds pretty lame now. Although some shit in here is making me laugh a bit.

Perfect. :thumbsup

I listen to basically the white trash version of the same thing.

Excellent. Will begin downloading shortly.

UNLV gave birth to the Cash Money shit.

'Juvenile'

And the Dj Mannie Fresh from gregory D & Mannie Fresh does the music for Cash Money.

:glugglug

Why do eminem and benzino have beef? And what's up with 50 cent and ja rule?

heh..Bun B and Pimp C...one of the best hiphop groups to never go platinum

sure..let me know your opinion when you get the songs

Eminem is the best ever as far as lyrically :thumbsup

Pimp C fucking rocks..

TDF, whos that brutha from Houston rapped about Holy Water on dying bitches?

Nevermind, as I dig it came to mind.

Gangsta Nip

beoytch,

Southern Nigga are the craziiiiest.

IM bumping

'Scarface - Untouchable'


:glugglug

going after pastor troy myself right now. I have yet any of that... unless I have and just cant remember.

Why you say that?

I hope you have actually listened to something else sides eminem.