Yo everybody, this is your boy, Fr0Br0. I've seen a few topics here regarding Rap and other discussions involving Hip-Hop so I thought I'd create a thread on the Hip-Hop page that is dedicated to talking about Hip-Hop.

I know there isn't a huge number of Rap fans on video game sites, and I know most of you prefer Rock or Metal, so feel free to discuss such music elsewhere. Here, we will be open minded and accept each others preferred artists. And to anyone looking to get into Rap, just say the word and we will hook you up with some dope artists to get you started with a great genre.

So feel free to discuss any artists you currently enjoy, artists you think are the most skilled/suck, Best Rapper Alive, Best Rapper Ever, classic albums, anything.

I'll start it with somebody I believe to be the future of Rap: Lupe Fiasco!

Thank you. I can't wait for the new Mos Def CD next week.

I'll start it with somebody I believe to be the future of Rap: Lupe Fiasco!

 

I actually love this music genre. Great song you posted.

"Thank you. I can't wait for the new Mos Def CD next week.
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"Fr0Br0 said:

I'll start it with somebody I believe to be the future of Rap: Lupe Fiasco!

 

i like lupe, but it is hard or him to be the future if he has already annouced his retierment"

This thread demands more recognition, and has potential. As for classic albums, my favorite rap album is easily "36 Chambers" by The Wu-Tang Clan. Every track on it is excellent, and it has a great overall flow to it. I'm also a big fan of albums (at least a few) by individual Wu-Tang Clan members. Specifically Method Man's "Tical", Ghostface Killah's "Ironman" and GZA's "Liquid Swords". All good stuff. So let's hear it GB community, what do you rock (rap?) out to?

I don't listen to much rap music but I do have a few albums that I've really gotten into.

Nas - Illmatic is absolutely amazing and my favorite rap album.
A Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory is also amazing.
Outkast is another group I've been getting into lately, I think they do a lot of really interesting stuff with their music amidst a lot of modern monotonous garbage.

That's about it for me, lulz

Kudos for the creation of a official thread.

I listen to a lot of hip hop and have done since 88 with Big Daddy Kane and co.I listen all styles, all flavours, I don't discriminate ;)

Right now I am taking in some "English ting". I bought this little known album last month and really like it, it may not be to everyone's tastes but is real and it promotes a message I can understand well.  Love the lyrical flow..

Skinnyman- Hayden

There's a new Deltron 3030 on the way which I'm looking forward to.
But the only contemporary hip hop I listen to nowadays is nerdcore like MC Frontalot, YTcracker, mc chris and MC Lars.
Loves me come classic shit from Common to Cypress Hill to Del The Funky Homosapien to DMX to Atmosphere to old concious Ice Cube and I could go on and on.
People I know who are really into hip hop play me good underground stuff, but the shit that's trotted out and called hip hop nowadays is terrible.

My current favorite and the most underrated rapper in the game right now. If you haven't heard about Black Milk yet, listen up:

Mainstream Hip Hop has not been Hip Hop since the late 90's, turn off your fucking radio and MTV. Walk into a local record shop and look at what independent and non-commercial music there is, if you don't have a local record shop because you live in the suburbs go to great websites like Pandora.

That 's got a nice hook. I like Royce da too.

Haven't been listening to much hip-hop as of late, but Ludacris's last album (don't knock him just because he's "mainstream") is fairly solid with good beats and awesome, smart lyrics.  I'm a huge T.I. fan, but his latest is a bit of a disappointment. I've also been feeling the Cool Kids' EP "Bake Sale"- a throwback to older hip hop w/o all those "Bitches and hoes".

I've yet to hear a better hip-hop album in the past few years then Ghostface's "Fishscale"- not one song on that album falters, not one.

Oh, and thank you for giving props to Black Milk- he's fantastic as well, and I'd love to hear more from him soon.

I actually enjoy Ludacris most of his shit is witty and entertaining, on the other hand T.I. has as much talent as Lil Wanye. If you like The Cool Kids download their mixtape called The Instant Classics Mixtape By Napster.

"My current favorite and the most underrated rapper in the game right now. If you haven't heard about Black Milk yet, listen up:

  

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I never really listened to solo Mos Def. Only Blackstar Mos Def with Talib Kweli. I think he's a great artist, I just never got around to getting one of his albums. Got any suggestion to which is his best solo album?

"Fr0Br0 said:

I never really listened to solo Mos Def. Only Blackstar Mos Def with Talib Kweli. I think he's a great artist, I just never got around to getting one of his albums. Got any suggestion to which is his best solo album?

I think his best album is Black On Both Sides, but The New Danger is pretty good too. I also suggest some of his new singles like Quiet Dog and Life In Marvelous Times."

Come on. I know there are more Hip-Hop heads out there.

Bump with GZA...

I like Rock and Metal, as well as Rap and Hip Hop. My MP3 library is probably about 70% rock, 30% Rap/HipHop/Electric/Dance

Mmm, Im not sure if any of you have ever heard of benefit but I think he's quite talented.

I love me some Cypress Hill. Outkast isn't too bad either.

I'm into all sorts, right now it's trip hop - Massive Attack is currently dominating my iPod a lot. But in terms of hip hop I only really know and listen to Dre, Xzibit, Snoop and Eminem. Wu Tang too.

I guess in this thread it should be mentioned that 12 years ago today the king of Hip Hop was murdered - biggie rip

De La Soul - "Ooh".

Apparently the newest Mos Def album comes out in June. My uninformed friend told me it was going to be February 24.

Good to see hip-hop still gets love outside of dance songs. I second most of the recommendations in this thread.

It should be noted, with great sadness, that nobody has mentioned The Beastie Boys yet. As everyone knows, they're pretty much the greatest rap group of all time (sorry Run DMC and Wu-Tang). This image proves it.

"It should be noted, with great sadness, that nobody has mentioned The Beastie Boys yet. As everyone knows, they're pretty much the greatest rap group of all time (sorry Run DMC and Wu-Tang). This image proves it."

Does anybody have Last FM? Add me, my username is King_.

I think I listen to Fear of a Black Planet at least once every 2 weeks. Flawlessly dynamic album that ebbs and flows in just the right places. It's been around for nearly 20 years and it still sounds so fresh to my ears.

I totally just sold myself on putting it on right now!

UPDATE: Welcome to the Terrordome just owned me for the billionth time in my life.

nas, all wu tang members, talib kweli , jay dee(j dilla), jay electronica,dj premier, jedi mind tricks, 9th wonder,madlib, oh no, mf doom...
i love hip hop the list could go on but ill stop there