That hip hop thread...

[Technetium]

It seems Royce da 5'9" actually mentored Clear Soul Forces, I just read. But yeah CSF are clearly influenced by the Dilla sound.

There's some nice stuff on the Fat Beats Records label, for example this album by Masta Ace and Marco Polo

A Breukelen Story, by Masta Ace & Marco Polo

19 track album

fatbeatsrecords.bandcamp.com

I massively prefer this jazz-influenced kind of sound over the modern trap style.

 

[Longjack Attack]

Discovered this rap group a couple of months ago called the LOX. These guys were signed to Bad Boy but due to contract issues, industry politics and the rejection of mainstream appeal Diddy pushed at them, they dropped and signed with the Ruff Ryders where there sound was heavy and grimier.

During Bad Boy:

Ruff Ryder era:

 

[Pope Negro Joe the XIIIth]

GET LIT, NEW AESOP!

 

[tantric_depressive]

I love this Snubnose album, so I checked to see what else Grip's put out, and his debut album was also a concept album :

It's awesome too ::

Spoiler

10) Jail Pose (feat. Tate228)

'PORCH" available now! iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/porch/1307402639 Tidal: http://tidal.com/album/80863039 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/al...

www.youtube.com

7) Liq & Licks (feat. YgTut)

See Grip live w Sylvan Lacue on the Apologies in Advance Tour http://showsnear.by/grip PORCH" available now! iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/porch/...

www.youtube.com

2) These Eyes

See Grip live w Sylvan Lacue on the Apologies in Advance Tour http://showsnear.by/grip PORCH" available now! iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/porch/...

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Just a recent Vinnie Paz song I like that has 2 dope newer rappers featuring on it :

This dude Jay Nice is awesome too. He got one of my favorite voices out of all the newest underground rappers :

 

[Pope Negro Joe the XIIIth]

 

[Several Goats]

Great video

 

[Caesare]

I always liked these guys since I first heard them on a Master P compilation album back in the day:

Spoiler

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They were on this album with a lot of other rap guys:

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Because of that, I remember everybody thinking they were from here (N.O) for a little while until we found out they were actually from Flint, Michigan. Lots of drug references in their music, but not the usual heroin and marijuana references that we were used to , they were the first rap guys I ever heard reference eating acid in their music. They have a line about "popping windowpane" in one of their songs. They also talk about robbing a hospital or a pharmacy in another song and taking all the pills. You didn't really hear about rap guys taking pills back then. They did of course but they weren't singing about it so much like they do now apparently. Kinda neat I guess.

 

[Pope Negro Joe the XIIIth]

 

[Chad Nasty]

 

[Madswan32]

This new Denzel Curry x Kenny Beats is pretty DOOM-inspired. It's great IMO.

 

[Pope Negro Joe the XIIIth]

 

[ForgedBlades]

 

[Colonel Collateral]

Old school 7 mile shit

 

[ForgedBlades]

 

[TV's Adam West]

I always make sure to pop in Jurassic 5 every now and then. On another note, have a classic.

Grand Puba - I Like It (I Wanna Be Where You Are)

Download/Stream - https://tommyboy.lnk.to/grandpuba_2000Follow Our Official Spotify Playlist: https://tommyboy.lnk.to/PlaylistSpotifyListen to More Tommy Boy...

youtu.be

 

[Ungrim Ironfist]

The new RTJ is out, for those interested. Killer Mike bores me but I've been a fan of El-P since the def jux days. Since we apparently can't get a new solo album from Jaime, this will have to do. Also more and more of the Def Jux catalogue is becoming available on streaming services which is great.

 

[Pope Negro Joe the XIIIth]

The new RTJ is out, for those interested. Killer Mike bores me but I've been a fan of El-P since the def jux days. Since we apparently can't get a new solo album from Jaime, this will have to do. Also more and more of the Def Jux catalogue is becoming available on streaming services which is great.

I guess I've got an excuse to post this then

https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtQbseDaCJ4yXRaauK3mHm-2uz5bHwbXD

 

[Ungrim Ironfist]

I guess I've got an excuse to post this then

https://youtube.com/watch?v=XEPTbu4-1gc

https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtQbseDaCJ4yXRaauK3mHm-2uz5bHwbXD

He just has one of the best discographies in hiphop, if you include his production credits. Diverse as well. It's hard to believe that the guy who produced Fantastic Damage also produces RTJ. RTJ is absolutely fine and I'm glad that he's getting the recognition he deserves but he really needs to do a solo album again.

 

[WeDon'tNeedToWhisper]

Just to name a few

 

[Ahriman]

The Rise and Fall of Vanilla Ice, As Told by Vanilla Ice

Thirty years after "Ice Ice Baby," Robert Van Winkle is ready to talk about it all—his rise, his fall, and that infamous night on the balcony. And it may just change how you feel about him.

www.theringer.com

Long-ass read, but pretty insightful.

Either way, I haven't grown up with his music, other than his "Go Ninja Go" song for the TMNT soundtrack. Every kid my age who was a hardcore fan of the ninja turtles blasted that song constantly, that's what I remember the most.

But I had no idea he had quite an uphill battle; that Jim Carrey parody was fucking hilarous honestly, but that interview with Arsenio Hall... holy shit. He was an absolute cunt. And it's interesting to see that point about Eminem having to be seen with Dr. Dre as a way to be shielded from the hip-hop autists who happen to be pretty racists and can't stand a "huwite boy" beating them in their own game, so as not to have another "Vanilla Ice" character assassination episode.

Really makes you think.