Fuck rap. It's all about hip-hop.
Your favorite rapper or group?
"Fuck rap. It's all about hip-hop.Rap IS hip-hop. Or more that hip hop is the culture in which rap resides in.Fugees. That's the only name that matters.*EDIT* I just realized many of you are probably too young to even remember who the Fugees were. So, watch this educational video about the most flowin' M.C.s on the planet:"
And I've got a lot of favorite artists and groups. But my all time favorite rapper is Nas and my favorite group is A Tribe Called Quest.
"Rap IS hip-hop. Or more that hip hop is the culture in which rap resides in.I'm sorry, but I greatly disagree. Rap is nothing but the same beats over and over while someone wants to rhyme about how much money they have in the bank and how many people they've killed. You can file 2Pac, Biggie, Dre, and Lil' Wayne under rap.
And I've got a lot of favorite artists and groups. But my all time favorite rapper is Nas and my favorite group is A Tribe Called Quest."
"Fr0Br0 said:Well that actual word or genre you're thinking of is alternative rap. But I get what you're saying."Rap IS hip-hop. Or more that hip hop is the culture in which rap resides in.I'm sorry, but I greatly disagree. Rap is nothing but the same beats over and over while someone wants to rhyme about how much money they have in the bank and how many people they've killed. You can file 2Pac, Biggie, Dre, and Lil' Wayne under rap.
And I've got a lot of favorite artists and groups. But my all time favorite rapper is Nas and my favorite group is A Tribe Called Quest.""Hip-hop, on the other hand, would be more along the lines of Outkast, Tribe, Mobb Deep, and one of my personal favorites: De La Soul.Granted, I do understand what you mean, as rapping is the actual act of vocalizing rhymes and hip-hop is the culture of it all...but to me, personally, I always see two cultures. You gotta thank the old West/East rivalries for that one.
"jakob187 said:Bingo. I just hate it when people start throwing out Mos Def and Talib Kweli without throwing in names like Dilated Peoples."Fr0Br0 said:Well that actual word or genre you're thinking of is alternative rap. But I get what you're saying.""Rap IS hip-hop. Or more that hip hop is the culture in which rap resides in.I'm sorry, but I greatly disagree. Rap is nothing but the same beats over and over while someone wants to rhyme about how much money they have in the bank and how many people they've killed. You can file 2Pac, Biggie, Dre, and Lil' Wayne under rap.
And I've got a lot of favorite artists and groups. But my all time favorite rapper is Nas and my favorite group is A Tribe Called Quest.""Hip-hop, on the other hand, would be more along the lines of Outkast, Tribe, Mobb Deep, and one of my personal favorites: De La Soul.Granted, I do understand what you mean, as rapping is the actual act of vocalizing rhymes and hip-hop is the culture of it all...but to me, personally, I always see two cultures. You gotta thank the old West/East rivalries for that one.
I hear Atmosphere is good I like Lupe Fiasco, T.I.(only some not mainstream songs) ,Styles of Beyond personally
Favorite Artists: Andy Mckee, Kyle Justin, Anna Slovich, Angels and Airwaves, Fall Out Boy... At the risk of sounding generic...I don't care whatcha think...
Rapper: ...I don't know, I am a fan of Rap, I just couldn't name a favorite...
-- God Bless.
No Nas, Rakim or KRS in this thread? y'all some fools, that's the trifecta of perfection right there... But for really real; MF DOOM or Q-Tip. Madvillainy and Low End Theory are the perfect duo to my hip hop listening.
I would also like to mention, while not rappers they are all up in the hip hop, DJ Q-bert and Madlib.
"No Nas, Rakim or KRS in this thread? y'all some fools, that's the trifecta of perfection right there... But for really real; MF DOOM or Q-Tip. Madvillainy and Low End Theory are the perfect duo to my hip hop listening.Check my post.
I would also like to mention, while not rappers they are all up in the hip hop, DJ Q-bert and Madlib."
did catch your edit flobro. You apparently ain't no fool ;)
And I really didn't like eminem's flow on Infinite, sounds like a tired Nas on helium. Marshall Mathers LP and onwards is pretty killer flow-wise though, even if the lyrical content more often than not is pretty dated at this point.
"did catch your edit flobro. You apparently ain't no fool ;)Eminem does have a good flow style to him, feels very natural most of the time...but I really only liked the first two albums. Eminem Show and Encore felt very bland. Marshall Mathers is still a classic LP though.
And I really didn't like eminem's flow on Infinite, sounds like a tired Nas on helium. Marshall Mathers LP and onwards is pretty killer flow-wise though, even if the lyrical content more often than not is pretty dated at this point."
Eminem does have a good flow style to him, feels very natural most of the time...but I really only liked the first two albums. Eminem Show and Encore felt very bland. Marshall Mathers is still a classic LP though."I don't know. Going back now and listening to those, I feel the lyrics are mostly about insipid shit like homophobia and such. Much prefer his more introverted songs that just aren't about taking the piss out of somebody. So there are still some greats on those albums, but as a whole I wouldn't call them classics. Ah, lose yourself just hit the tv. :)
"jakob187 said:Those immature lyrics are the reason I loved his first two albums. It was something new and actually funny. Plus he had a great flow to add to it. I lost interest after he ditched Slim Shady. He still had some good songs after, but nothing that could beat MMLP.Eminem does have a good flow style to him, feels very natural most of the time...but I really only liked the first two albums. Eminem Show and Encore felt very bland. Marshall Mathers is still a classic LP though."I don't know. Going back now and listening to those, I feel the lyrics are mostly about insipid shit like homophobia and such. Much prefer his more introverted songs that just aren't about taking the piss out of somebody. So there are still some greats on those albums, but as a whole I wouldn't call them classics. Ah, lose yourself just hit the tv. :)"
In terms of a rapper, I really like Luke Boyd (classified), he's from Halifax, Canada. Part of it might be just be that he's canadian, but I really like his outright style of rap.
As for a group, well all I need to say is "Dolla' Dolla' bill y'all"
Those immature lyrics are the reason I loved his first two albums. It was something new and actually funny. Plus he had a great flow to add to it. I lost interest after he ditched Slim Shady. He still had some good songs after, but nothing that could beat MMLP."Well, I agree that I thought it was funny and new at the time, some of the jokes are still great in my opinion (Kill You is a classic, even if it's filled with all kinds of faux-hate). But it does get tiring listening to it today, I think. Great then, good now. not the timeless humor of something like 36 chambers.
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