Good rap music?

Hey...

I'm a real metalhead, but i am finding out metal doesnt work too well for just rollin around town

I got some techno, but 2 or 3 CD's doesnt last long. Rap looks like the good shizz that every other kid has

Anyone got any good rap i could get into, considern ive never listened to rap before?

Trick Daddy
Triple Six Mafia
Usher
Big Tymers

rap huh?

anything old, old rap is good old old old

usher?


if you want some good hip-hop look through these...

- Big L
- Kool G Rap
- Jedi Mind Tricks
- A Tribe Called Quest
- Blackalicious
- Big Pun
- Ras Kass
- Biggie Smalls
- Gangstarr
- Immortal Technique
- Onyx
- Copywrite
- Common

heaps of rap going around, but the hip-hop is the real music...

Why not go for some big beat instead like..

The Chemical Brothers
Aphex Twin
Fatboy Slim
Daft Punk
The Pharcyde

Thread title - oxymoron.

drunken tiger
benefit
jin
as fully sick already said underground is where its at

Beastie Boys, Notorious BIG, Tupac, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre. (anything old school)

Beastie Boys (anything old school)
ah they're not really rap, they're more b-boy hip hop

Talib Kweli. He rocks my socks.

ah they're not really rap, they're more b-boy hip hop

haha ya they are i used to break to sum of their songs. the good ole days

look here (http://www.mixunit.com/bestofseries.html).
they have lots of good mix tapes. that's the way to go considering they usually put the artists best songs on them. they're pretty cheap too.

or you could just look at the song titles and see what kazaa's got.

If you want Smart Rap, Nas is where its at. Good albums to pick up, Illmatic and Stillmatic.

If you want other good Rap, Jurassic 5 is where its at.

Ludacris is always good too, and Snoop Dogg

I would have to agree with the above post. Nas is my favorite rapper, very good stuff. Some songs by him to download if interested: Undying love, Money is my bitch, drunk by myself, the message, street dreams. There is a lot more but I cannot think of them right now.

Jedi Mind Tricks

Thread title - oxymoron.

:iagree: :evillol:

Why do you want to be like everyone else. I listen to just about any kind of music and I play it loud. If other people don't like it it's 1 of 2 things or both. #1 their opinion and/or #2 their problem. But if you want rap stay old school.

the title of this thread really doesn't make much sense. good post oz.

Why do you want to be like everyone else. I listen to just about any kind of music and I play it loud. If other people don't like it it's 1 of 2 things or both. #1 their opinion and/or #2 their problem. But if you want rap stay old school.

Because to be honest yea i still love my metal, but the music is so insane i just cant groove. kinda makes you want to drive into a crowd of small children if you've got Lamb Of God on full blast, you know?

Besides, now alot of my friends have lisences, its not just about fitting in, its about expanding musical interests anyway.




Oh yea. and whats the difference between hiphop and rap?

the beats. hip hop as you would think is more like clubbing dancing type shit, where as rap is more lyrical type stuff

Rap music...my specialty :biggrin:

Gotta get some old school west coast stuff:
Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eazy-E, Tupac, Ice Cube, etc...you also gotta make sure you get stuff from NWA.

Good east coast:
Nas, Notorious BIG

music in the car? hmm..let see..

First ask a friend who downloads music (or if YOU download music) to download Dj Encore- I see right through you and E- DrunkenMunkey.

Now as for rap/hip-hop, go wit Kanye West, Ludacris, and Lil Jon and the East side boys. Some specific songs are : Selfish- by some artist featuring Kanye West, Splash Waterfalls by Ludacris, Stand Up by Ludacris, and Get Low by Lil Jon and the East side boys.

But the UNDISPUTED KING of car music is USHER! go out and BUY HIS CD RIGHT NOW! GO! TURN OFF UR SCREEN AND GO!! ASK FOR HIS LATEST CD!! DAMMIT!

seriously, his songs are the best for cruising around.

AND WAT R U STILL DOING HERE! GO!

oh yea, and R&B is one of the best types of music to cruise around in, I would recommend Brian Mcknight and Joe. Get their cd's.

usher blows man sorry haha

difference between rap and hip-hop is..

rap - mainstream, usually involving simple lyrics and even simpler beats. mass amounts of bling..

hip-hop - the culture started in the bronx, involving emceeing, djing, breakdancing and graphing.

some more to tickle your fancy
- Talib Kweli and mos def [blackstar]
- Lone Catalysts[ get a song called Due Process, top ten 10 shit here]
- Canibus
- Aesop Rock
- Cypress Hill[ol skool shit]
- Mars Ill
- J-live
- Hilltop Hoods
- Scribe[omg kiwis yuleh]

"the beats. hip hop as you would think is more like clubbing dancing type shit, where as rap is more lyrical type stuff"


Rap IS hip hop.

Hip hop is a culture started in the mid to late 70's in New York. There were many gangs that would fight, and it would bring them togeather instead of fighting. They would work hard to become skilled in areas such as dancing(breaking) or being a great dj and even compete as people in sports compete instead of fighting. It's about expression, originality, unity, and respect/knowledge. There are four main elements to it and one forgotten element that so many people "leave out" or forget. There are lesser elements but I wont' get into those.

The dance, rocking your body, "breaking" if you will. Real hip hop dance = breaking, party dance, rockin, freestyle. The pop type dance people do today like Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears is not hip hop. It's watered down jazz. Any of the dancing in the movie You Got Served that is not breaking is not hip hop, and believe me, there is plenty of non hip hop dance in that movie that they think they're "battling" with. The original and in my mind only battle dance is breaking. Breaking has foundation, specific moves, and is a formed dance.

The mc, master of ceremonies, is not a rapper. At jams(hip hop events) he'd be up on stage running things, he'd also entertain by rhyming which is also known as rapping today. Most people know rappers today as a MC on wax. Rap originally meant to speak out, I think Rapper Delight album from Sugar Hill Gang is where hip hop recording artists got the name.

Then there is the dj who would cut beats, play breaks for the mc to rhyme to and people to dance to.

Then there is the graffitti artist who in my opinion got off on the wrong foot because it's illegal and disrespectful.

There is also knowledge/respect which should speak for itself.

So there you have it, hip hop as a culture and rap as a part of hip hop culture.

Oh yea. and whats the difference between hiphop and rap?


Hip-hop is what it's called, rap is what people who don't listen to hip-hop call it.

I don't think anyone has mentioned it yet, but Twista is excellent. His new album Kamikaze is awesome. Great beat and bass, and good lyrics. Oh did I mention he is one of the fastest rapper in the world over 600 syllables in under a minute. The current record holder is Rebel XD at 683 syllables in 54.501 seconds. That fast enough for ya.

Psychobadboy, good choice in music. I agree with ALL of those, especially NWA and Eazy E. Good old school stuff.

I went the same route. I love metal etc. but its just not the best for driving, and I drive alot. So then I got into hip-hop. I listen to Tupac, Outlawz, Bone Thugz n Harmony, Ice Cube, Westside Connection, NWA and Nas. Then there are the odd songs I like from other artists. Check out GZA - Breaker.

The Roots

- Scribe[omg kiwis yuleh]

Scribe? Are you kidding me? Whatever you do, DO NOT listen to Scribe (cept maybe the Not Many remix).

Get some Dizzee Rascal. He's just a rascal, he's Dizzee Rascal.

Scribe? Are you kidding me? Whatever you do, DO NOT listen to Scribe (cept maybe the Not Many remix).

Get some Dizee Rascal. He's just a rascal, he's Dizee Rascal.
All of this Dawn Raid stuff is crap, they only survive on that New Zealand music airplay quota.


Come to think of it good rap is an oxymoron.

You're an oxymoron! NZ stuff is shit. The only good thing to come out of NZ at the moment is Fast Crew and even then it's just that one song that won't get out of my head.

You're an oxymoron! NZ stuff is shit. The only good thing to come out of NZ at the moment is Fast Crew and even then it's just that one song that won't get out of my head.
Naturally- New Zealand is a world away from the true hip-hop culture. Cannons Creek and Glen Inness are not ghetto's- they're shit holes, Maori people are not black Americans and New Zealanders cannot rap worth a shit.

We're an embarrassment to rap/hip hop. None of our artists bling and their hottest video hoes (according to Toksin) are only 6/10. WHAT THE CRAP IS UP WITH THAT? I'm ashamed to be a New Zealander. Anyones country wanna adopt me?

We're an embarrassment to rap/hip hop. None of our artists bling and their hottest video hoes (according to Toksin) are only 6/10. WHAT THE CRAP IS UP WITH THAT? I'm ashamed to be a New Zealander. Anyones country wanna adopt me?
Could be MUCH worse. The whole country could be taking a Wellington-like approach to culture. Imagine it: Streets crawling with hippies and Green-voters, the whole country looking like Cuba Street and REGGAE being the mainstream music. This destruction of Cuba street can't come soon enough.

You mean the "unique individuals" who actually dress alike? There's more of them than there are of us normal folks. The wannabe gangsta's are my favourite. I don't know if anyone remembers that song by Sarai (the one hit wonder white chick rapper who looked like she should be singing Britney Spears music) anyways this group of homies trying to look hardcore drove past me with that playing as loud as they could get it. I was ready to die laughing. The end.

You mean the "unique individuals" who actually dress alike? There's more of them than there are of us normal folks. The wannabe gangsta's are my favourite. I don't know if anyone remembers that song by Sarai (the one hit wonder white chick rapper who looked like she should be singing Britney Spears music) anyways this group of homies trying to look hardcore drove past me with that playing as loud as they could get it. I was ready to die laughing. The end.
Imagine my surprise when I walked into an all ages pool hall in Highland Park (One of the better suburbs of Auckland) I though I had walked into a room of Eminem manequins. Except they weren't like 30, they were 14 and I could have kicked every last one of thier asses. I'm still regretting not busting out some ass-whooping.

Auckland has good suburbs?

Hey now, they do need somewhere to park those BMW's and Ferrari's without them getting stolen. But by good suburb I mean one with not many poor people.

Any place with more than 5 Jafa's cannot be classified as a good suburb :p

There's nothing wrong with most of NZ hip hop. Scribe is okay, Frontline is good. P Money has some great skills. Fast Crew is alright, but I can't get the feeling out of my head that they'll only be a one hit wonder.

Wellington culture is great, it's not just reggae, there's all sorts of music in there. Fat Freddy's Drop, Trinity Roots, Batrider, Disasteradio, Marystaple, etc.... Losing a part of Cuba st is bad. Welly hater. Go back to your concrete shithole :p


Enough off topic shit now..

That's Capitalist Pig to you.


PMoney isn't too bad, but I haven't heard much of his stuff. I need to find a way to listen to it without paying money.

PMoney isn't too bad, but I haven't heard much of his stuff. I need to find a way to listen to it without paying money.

What do you think the P stands for? I do rather like Remember feat. Scribe. LOVELY! Although the high pitched chipmunky bit at the beginning is kinda played out.

That's Capitalist Pig to you.


PMoney isn't too bad, but I haven't heard much of his stuff. I need to find a way to listen to it without paying money.

Borrow my cd..or pay a small amount of money and come to a club gig of his :thumbsup:

hhmmm..... Makes sense. "Dish ish P Mungi Shtables Labewl Volume shree shawt faw gettin meon yaw album."

Addendum: Fast Crew will either be a one hit wonder, or the next Supergroove. That's the feeling I get.

Hijack over. Sorry :(

Ibl

Another thread whored into oblivion.Best place for it too.Tupac is extremely dead.'E's not pinin'! 'E's passed on! This rapper is no more! He has ceased to be! 'E's expired and gone to meet 'is maker! 'E's a stiff! Bereft of life, 'e rests in peace! If you hadn't nailed 'im to the perch 'e'd be pushing up the daisies! 'Is metabolic processes are now 'istory! 'E's off the twig! 'E's kicked the bucket, 'e's shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisibile!!

:grinno:

Fuck this is gay, let's just get back to criticising people that aren't us.

Yeah, those fuckers.

Useless fuckers, at that.

I prefer WRAP music. Keep the cd of some ignorant gangbanger wrapped in the original shrinkwrap package. This will make both you a little more tolerable, and prevent me from having to buy more tylenol.


that about wraps that up, eh?

Razzle Dazzle is by far the best rapper of all time :lol2:
I suggest Lloyd Banks, his new album is great....DMX is also a great choice (I prefer his first album) Drag-On, 50cent, Dr.Dre, Snoop Dogg, Method Man, Redman, Ludacris, Styles P...and the list goes on
Get some of the songs from the following mixtapes and see what you like
Mixtapes (www.mixtapekings.com)

dungeon family(outkast)

usher?


if you want some good hip-hop look through these...

- Big L
- Kool G Rap
- Jedi Mind Tricks
- A Tribe Called Quest
- Blackalicious
- Big Pun
- Ras Kass
- Biggie Smalls
- Gangstarr
- Immortal Technique
- Onyx
- Copywrite
- Common

heaps of rap going around, but the hip-hop is the real music...


:iagree:


I didn't read the whole thread so I don't know if it's been said, but also check out:

Talib Kweli (aka Reflection Eternal w/ DJ Hi-Tek)
Mos Def (aka Blackstar w/ Talib Kweli)
Cocoa Brovaz
J-Live
Little Brother
7L & Esoteric
The Roots
C Rayz Wallz
Main Flow
Wordsworth
Jus Allah
Apathy
Celph Titled
Atmosphere
L.A. Symphony
Brother Ali
Dialated Peoples
Afu-Ra
Slum Village


but before doing anything, you must get "Revolutionary Vol. 1 & 2" by Immortal Technique because "AIDS infested child molesters aren't sicker than him"

Thread title - oxymoron.

:1: :1: :1:

this should turn any metalhead into a rap enthusiast. it's Metallica's Black Album mixed with Jay-z's Black album, it's called the double black album. it's pretty damn good IMO. #5 is my favorite.
go here and look for the double black album, and the gray album.
http://www.bannedmusic.org/

checked out The Roots so far, verrry good.

i guess the shit you see on MTV really gives the good rap a bad name. its not even close to the album i just dl'ed, Tipping Point

Doesn't AF have rules about productive posts? this thread didn't ask people's personal opinions on rap music. This kid asked what's good to listen to. He wants to broaden his horizons by exposing himself to different music. at least he's trying. i give him more credit than the closed minded bigots we call moderators.

Doesn't AF have rules about productive posts? this thread didn't ask people's personal opinions on rap music. This kid asked what's good to listen to. He wants to broaden his horizons by exposing himself to different music. at least he's trying. i give him more credit than the closeds minded bigots we call moderators.
:1: If you don't have anything to answer the question with, what's the point of posting? No one asked for what music you like and what you think of rap.