Board 8 > So, uh... recommend some rap to me? >_>

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agesboy
08/23/11 5:42:00 PM
#1:


I don't listen to rap at all, not because I stereotype the genre like so many people do but just because I've never really heard anything that really clicked with my interests. Well, besides All of the Lights by Kanye West, which someone on B8 posted back when it was first released. I mostly listen to 70's/80's rock and a little 80's/90's country.

Good rap songs recommendations so I have somewhere to start looking if I like that artist, pls?

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Diet Water
08/23/11 5:44:00 PM
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get The Chronic by Dr. Dre.

And some sort of greatest hits album from Tupac, there are many.

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The Real Truth
08/23/11 5:46:00 PM
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Depends what kind of rap you want. Most people only know rap for the mainstream, which is mostly not very good, and actually kind of annoying. Stuff like Lil Jon is completely awful.

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SpeedYoshi
08/23/11 5:47:00 PM
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go with hiphop

aesop rock
atmosphere
brother ali
k'naan

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foolm0ron
08/23/11 5:47:00 PM
#5:


Childish Gambino

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Raka_Putra
08/23/11 5:48:00 PM
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Epic Rap Battles of History

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The Real Truth
08/23/11 5:50:00 PM
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Tech N9ne - Slacker,
Blackalicious - Deception,
Outkast - Roses,
Eminem - Stan,

All pretty different songs. All good in their own way.

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Diet Water
08/23/11 5:53:00 PM
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TheCodeisBosco
08/23/11 5:56:00 PM
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Some good stuff to start off with:

Kanye West - Two Words, Touch the Sky, Flashing Lights, Amazing, Dark Fantasy (one song for each album)
The Notorious B.I.G. - Big Poppa, Juicy, Machine Gun Funk
Tupac - California Love, I Don't Give a (Beep)
OutKast - B.O.B., ATLiens, Ms. Jackson, Gasoline Dreams, Roses
Jurassic 5 - What's Golden, Thin Line
Dilated Peoples - Worst Comes to Worst
J. Cole - Return of Simba, Work Out
Twista - Slow Jamz
Nappy Roots - Po' Folks, Kentucky Mud, Back Home
Ice Cube - It Was a Good Day, Check Yo' Self
Eminem - Stan (I'm not a huge Em fan yet, but this song is undeniably brilliant)

I wish I could help you out more, but I'm a rap newbie too. :P

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Rusry
08/23/11 6:01:00 PM
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oh crap uh rap songs, i'll pick one from each of those albums

Big L - Put It On
Cannibal Ox - The F-Word
CunninLynguists - Remember Me (Abstract/Reality)
Gang Starr - JFK 2 LAX
Gravediggaz - 1-800 Suicide
GZA/Genius - 4th Chamber
Juggaknots - Clear Blue Skies
King Geedorah - Fazers
Madvillain - Accordion
Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Pt. II
Mos Def - Mathematics
Nas - Memory Lane (Sittin' in da Park)
The Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy
OutKast - Babylon
The Pharcyde - Passing Me By
Raekwon - Ice Cream
A Tribe Called Quest - Buggin' Out
Viktor Vaughn - Let Me Watch
Wu--Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.

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Rusry
08/23/11 6:01:00 PM
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these are albums

Big L - Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous
Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein
CunninLynguists - A Piece of Strange
Gang Starr - Moment of Truth
Gravediggaz - 6 Feet Deep
GZA/Genius - Liquid Swords
Juggaknots - The Juggaknots
King Geedorah - Take Me To Your Leader
Madvillain - Madvillainy
Mobb Deep - The Infamous
Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
Nas - Illmatic
The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
OutKast - Aquemini / ATLiens
The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory / Midnight Marauders
Viktor Vaughn - Vaudeville Villain
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

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metroid composite
08/23/11 6:21:00 PM
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Hm, I'll be linking radio edits to avoid swearing for gameFAQs purposes, but here's stuff I've been listening to recently. Note that I generally don't pay too much attention to lyrics; I'm more interested in samples and the rhythm of the whole thing.

Kanye West ft John Legend, The-Dream, Elly Jackson, Alicia Keys, Fergie, Kid Cudi, Elton John, and Rihanna - All of the Lights


Tinie Tempah ft Eric Turner - Written in the Stars


Nicki Minaj - Super Bass


Nicki Minaj - Moment for Life


I've also been listening to some German rap; I suppose I can't link Killah Queen, because she swears in English, but...

Lumaraa has some good stuff:


I didn't like Miss Mine that much the first time, but she's growing on me:


What else? Hmm...If lyrics matter to you, you should go more towards nerdcore; You should also memorize the lyrics to Wierd Al's White and Nerdy like the rest of us. I'm the wrong person to recommend nerdcore, however.

Let's see, older favourites...I used to be really into T.I., and am looking forward to him releasing new music, but T.I.'s stuff usually gets stripped from Youtube anyway, so I won't link that. And I'm sure someone's going to yell at me for being too mainstream but nyeah I don't care :P

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InfiniteOddity
08/23/11 6:31:00 PM
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Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass
Hilltop Hoods - Chase that Feeling
Jurassic Five - Jurass Finish First
Kid Cudi - Daps and Pounds
Lupe Fiasco - Hello/Goodbye (Uncool), Daydream, Put You on Game
Method Man and Redman - Blackout, Da Rockwilder
Nas - Ether, One Mic, N.Y. State of Mind
Talib Kweli - Get By

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agesboy
08/25/11 11:02:00 PM
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Bumpo, now that classes have finally ended for the week I'm gonna have time to actually listen to this stuff! >_>

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the icon ownz all
08/25/11 11:05:00 PM
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The Roots - The Next Movement:
Outkast - Da Art of Storytellin Parts 1 & 2: &
A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It?:


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WalrusJump
08/25/11 11:40:00 PM
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Nas - Illmatic is the most essential rap release, in my eyes and in many others'. Song picks: Life's A B****, Halftime, It Ain't Hard To Tell
A Tribe Called Quest is peace-oriented and socially conscious. A lot of rap newbies love them. Get their first three albums. Songs: Excursions, Check the Rhime, Electric Relaxation, Can I Kick It?
Black Star is a group of two rappers, Mos Def and Talib Kweli, who came after Tribe but had a similar mission. They released one stellar album together, and a number of great albums separately. Songs: Black Star - Definition, Respiration; Mos Def - Mathematics; Talib Kweli - Get By, Shock Body
Kanye West: The College Dropout and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy are very, very different albums, but both are must listens. As are Late Registration and Graduation, albeit slightly less important. Songs: Through the Wire, Spaceship, Gone, Flashing Lights, Runaway
OutKast is another duo with a more decadent style, but they are one of the best rap groups ever, simply put. Songs: Rosa Parks, Spottieottiedopaliscious, B.O.B., actually get everything they've ever put out. Big Boi, one of the members, has a solo album that's equally as fantastic as his group's work.

my advice: get albums, not songs.

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CherryCokes
08/26/11 1:42:00 AM
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From: the icon ownz all | #015
The Roots - The Next Movement:


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HarshRapDebater
08/26/11 1:52:00 AM
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Panacea - Work of Art -
Digable Planets - Where I'm From -
Fugees - The Beast -
MF DOOM feat. Mr. Fantastikk - Rapp Snitch Knishes -
Blackalicious - The Fall and Rise of Elliot Brown -

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SnoicFactor
08/26/11 1:58:00 AM
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rap should never be recommended to anyone

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speedpunk
08/26/11 5:36:00 AM
#20:


foolm0ron posted...
Childish Gambino

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Coffee Ninja
08/26/11 5:41:00 AM
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Childish Gambino

Freaks and Geeks
My Shine
Not Going Back

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VincentLauw
08/26/11 5:48:00 AM
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From: SnoicFactor | #019
rap should never be recommended to anyone


go away



anyway, best to start with some 'catchier' stuff to throw you into the genre of hiphop

Kanye West is a good place to start I'd say. OutKast too.

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Heroic Mass Carrier
08/26/11 6:12:00 AM
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rap should never be recommended to anyone

User's opinions on life should officially be void.

Try Nas, Wu-Tang, early Jay-Z (Reasonable Doubt era), Outkast, Kanye West.

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PokeStalker
08/27/11 9:38:00 PM
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I recommend Big Boi (from Outkast)'s solo album.

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