Does anybody here listen to good rap? By good rap i obviously dont mean 50 cent lil wayne etc bullshit, but i also dont mean that artsy, preachy, east coast shit that white people listen to. Im talking about something like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw6LaZwX8Ew
so...anyone else here with good taste?

aesop rock (pre "none shall pass LP", SOME sage francis, andre nickatina, umm i can list more if you want.

Dela - Changes of Atmosphere. Best album of '08.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6eY2xjIpyw

yes i listen to

nas
az
gangstarr
cl smooth
geto boys
d-block
old jay-z
biggy
the roots
de la soul
old mobb deep
old mase
bone thugs
big l
andre nickatina
royce da 5'9"
talib kweli
mos def
wu tang clan

papoose is an awesome up and coming rapper even though he has been around for years

saul williams is a great example of intellectual rap (like the few i mentioned in my original reply)

shwayze is a pretty cool hipster group with a black dude rapping over beats of acoustic guitar

8ball and mjg talented and good writers been dirty south rappers before it was even cool (like ugk)

tyga (cousin of gym class heroes) kind of a fad but who knows you might be into that kinda shit. download pillowtalkin or the song with seven in the name i forget.

TRU (master p, silk and c) awesome early rap group gettin down

chamillionare, bone thugs, tupac (especially mackeveli), biggie's first cd obviously, cool kids, crime mob's first cd, nelly's first cd, any devin the dude, outkast or any of their solo shit, eminem's first 2 cds but that is obvious, jay z another obvious choice, plies is hit or miss you love him or hate him, ti you are crazy if you dont like em, jeezy's first cd is awesome as fuck, early three 6 mafia when it was an actual mafia (perfect example of crunk music)..

anyone from wutang- rza, gza, ol dirty bastard, ghostface, inspecta deck, u god, method man, red man, raekwon, cappadona,

might not be your taste but anyone from lavahouse or trill (ugk, bun b, boosie, webbie, big poppa, foxx, big head, mouse)

let me know what you hated and what you likked..

aesop rock

this.

A Tribe Called Quest. I'd reccomend checking out their Anthology album first to see if you like them. I'd also reccomend maybe checking out The Low End Theory.

Look for Proof's Searching for Jerry Garcia, it really is a gem.

A Tribe Called Quest. I'd reccomend checking out their Anthology album first to see if you like them. I'd also reccomend maybe checking out The Low End Theory.

Don't forget De La Soul.

People under the Stairs.
The Cool Kids

There is two that I really like.

Army of the Pharaohs.
Atmosphere.
Snoop Dogg (Don't hate. Tha Blue Carpet Treatment was good.)
Immortal Technique.


And of course, N.W.A.

that dela album is dope his atmosphere airlines album was just as good i think...and heres something good... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdA4wKPJd9k

good rap - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8s2IEN59-Q


I like old school rap.

Rap and hip hop now days sucks balls. I do admit every now and then someone makes a good song or 2 but most of it is pure incoherent garbage.

No one's mentioned Rakim yet?

I'm disgusted.

Gravediggaz. Only 6 Feet Deep(Niggamortis(UK title)) though, the others have too little RZA for my liking. Get that shit now!

Well the others albums are still good, but Niggamortis is 10/10 classic hip-hop.

Portugal. the Man (http://portugaltheman.net/)... trust me, check them out.

Koopsta Nicca,Skinny pimp

pre-2001. The farther you throw back, the better it gets. Stay up on undergroundhiphop.com for a good selection of music. They are always throwing up "recommended album" lists, sampling artists from across the world as well as bunch of sick videos. Found a lot of my favorite artists through there.

As an aside, that song you posted is weak. Flow/rhymes are amature except for Agers on that last verse. Get a hold of Mobbs first album, infamous and '93 til infinity by souls of mischief (upbeat rhyme style, but vicious lyrics). All the Big L is a good choice, but make sure to catch Children of the Corn and some D.I.T.C.

Gangstarr is good, fat joe in his early days up on terror squad, big pun on endangered species fuck i could go on for days

if you're willing to dig deep
binary star
one be lo
gruf the druid
decompoz
KMD
Monster Island Czars (M.I.C.)


and some other shit

apathy
dangermouse
mf doom and all his collabs
the whole heiro crew


should be enough to get your started

i like listening to eminem occasionally

kottonmouth kings are pretty good

Whenever anyone asks for good rap, I always post this. Dude from South Minneapolis, part of the Hip-Hop group, Kanser. Name is New MC aka Big Zach aka White Jesus.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGeZGFsZEEk

MOBB MUTHAFUCKIN' DEEP

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnzegPO1FdM&fmt=18

Recently I've only been listening to M.F. DOOM and the GZA. They are both good as fuck

Does anybody here listen to good rap? By good rap i obviously dont mean 50 cent lil wayne etc bullshit, but i also dont mean that artsy, preachy, east coast shit that white people listen to. Im talking about something like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw6LaZwX8Ew
so...anyone else here with good taste?


Hieroglyphics, Souls of Mischief, Slug, Vakil, Sage Francis, Atmosphere, Brother Ali, Any groups ft. Del, Gravediggaz, Immortal Technique..

Recently I've only been listening to M.F. DOOM and the GZA. They are both good as fuck

Does GZA have any good solo stuff other than the Grandmasters album with DJ Muggs? I liked that album a bit but I haven't gotten around to looking into his other stuff. Although I could be wrong and it was RZA who did Grandmasters.

Does GZA have any good solo stuff other than the Grandmasters album with DJ Muggs? I liked that album a bit but I haven't gotten around to looking into his other stuff. Although I could be wrong and it was RZA who did Grandmasters.

people like that liquid swords joint

Does GZA have any good solo stuff other than the Grandmasters album with DJ Muggs? I liked that album a bit but I haven't gotten around to looking into his other stuff. Although I could be wrong and it was RZA who did Grandmasters.

Pro Tools.

you might like Lupe Fiasco
im not sure though. he has a few alright songs

And no one mention fucking Immortal Technique.

EDIT: Too late....Idiots.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw6LaZwX8Ew
so...anyone else here with good taste?

Sup relevance? Coming off as a pretentious prick is not exactly going to help yo' shit.

Kool G rap
Lord finesse
Alkoholiks
Craig Mack
Jeru The Damaja
Del The Funky Homosapien
Big L
Gang Starr
Nine
Percee P
Smiff-n-Wessun
N.W.A.
Das Efx
Big Daddy Kane
Public Enemy
Slick Rick
Naughty by nature