So...any Hip-Hop fans here? At all?

[Serpentine]

I tend to consider hip-hop to be more musical than rap, but it's hardly my field of expertise.

Links and reccomendations for those of us who aren't so well versed would be nice. Just... putting that out there.

Brit-Hop
Dan Le Sac and/or Scroobius Pip: The Beat That My Heart Skipped, Thou Shalt Always Kill
The Streets: Fit But You Know It, Let's Push This Forward
Gorillaz: Clint Eastwood, 19-2000

Chap-Hop
Professor Elemental: Cup Of Brown Joy, Fighting Trousers

US Hip-Hop
Flobots: Handlebars
Sir Mix-A-Lot: Baby Got Back (...it's catchy <.<)

Skip-Hop
1200 Techniques: Karma
Butterfingers: I Love Work, Ya Mama (that second one isn't really hip-hop, but although many of the other pieces I've linked to here have naughty words, his other main songs are so filthy I think I'd better not. Look him up, though!)
Drapht: Jimmy Recard, Sing It,
Wilcannia Mob: Down River
Hilltop Hoods: Nosebleed Section, Chase That Feeling
Horrorshow: Thoughtcrime (Doin' My Think)
Sonic Animation: Theophilus Thistler
Phrase: Clockwork (honestly I prefer the song they sample), Spaceship
The Herd: I Was Only 19 (strongly recommended - bloody gets me every time), The Sum Of It All
Pez: The Festival Song

Silly Hip-Hop
Flight of the Conchords: Hiphopopotomus vs. Rhymenoceros, Hurt Feelings (Tears of a Rapper), Mutha Uckers
Jon Lajoie: Everyday Normal Guy (lots of swearing), Show Me Your Genitals (...self-explanatory)

...and the bit I meant by poetry is stuff like Eminem and there's no way I'm linking to that here.


So, how's that?

[INDYSTAR188]

I am a big fan of hip hop. I will admit that I haven't heard much of the newer stuff (and rarely like it) but some artists that I like a lot are:

- Binary Star

- Atmosphere

- CunninLynguists

- Blackstar (Mos Def/Talib Kwali)

- The Roots

- Brother Ali

There's a bunch more like the Flobots, Common, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Aesop Rock, MURS, Felt (MURS and Atmosphere), People Under the Stairs, Soul Position, and many many more.

I will say that I like Kanye West (kinda) but I don't consider that Hip Hop, more in the 'Rap' category for me. For me (just a personal thing) Rap is mainstream on the radio/in the clubs. It is backed by a large label and has more emphasis on the rhythm with catchy hooks and beats. Conversely, I think of Hip Hop as more lyrical in nature where there is more thought put into the music.

[Zrak]

Wait, people like the Flobots? I always thought they were essentially universally reviled.

I think I would've liked A Tribe Called Quest better if I'd heard them when I was younger. Hearing them when I did, it's hard to put up with the lackluster, sing-songy flow for the sake of generally fine lyrics, especially hearing the massive cloud of hype that surrounds them. I don't really dislike them or anything, but I also don't understand the massive parade of accolades heaped upon them.

[Emmerask]

Overall I dislike most of the newer stuff, especially the "bling" and "club" rap
I was a pretty huge fan of the genre quite a few years back mostly
RZA/GZA/wutang in general (before the gravel pit and later stuff came out)
Prince Paul
Gangstarr

and also some pretty aweswome french hiphop
Freeman link

Iam link

ntm link

/edit links are dailymotion because as a german its pretty darn hard to get youtube links for music, our content industry would like to get an arbitrary amount of money from google and they said no ^^

some german stuff I listened to

Fünf Sterne link

Doppelkopf link

[Serpentine]

Wait, people like the Flobots? I always thought they were essentially universally reviled.

I adore Handlebars. When I first heard it I listened to it over and over, and I consider it to be one of the most superbly constructed pieces I've ever heard. I don't mind their other stuff, but it's sort of more rappy than I like. And my goodness are they preachy...

[Faulty]

Holy crap, the new P.O.S. kills.

[DJ Yung Crunk]

You guys heard this Action Bronson/Alchemist mixtape yet? I liked the dude's earlier stuff including the mixtape he did with Party Supplies from earlier this year. Tomorrow morning I'll definitely be downloading it. If you guys wanna beat me to the punch here it is.

I like the skate punk-esque album cover.