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post #31 of 111
12/14/08 at 4:25am
another vote for Tribe Called Quest indesertum's suggestion of Cube's Amerikkaz Most Wanted is a good choice. Also agree with suggestion of EPMD, but really any of the 4 pre-breakup EPMD albums are good: Strictly Business, Unfinished Business, Business as Usual, or Business Never Personal (my personal favorite). They aren't about complex lyrics but they make songs that are fun to listen to.
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post #32 of 111
12/14/08 at 4:26am
I've never liked MF Doom or that Kool keith shit.
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post #33 of 111
12/14/08 at 5:03am
Funny you should say that, the first thing I thought of when I saw who started this thread was this:
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Dr. Octagon - Dr. Octagynecologist
review by Gavin Mueller for Stylus


Let's combine a schizophrenic porn-star-turned-rapper, a Japanese groovesmith, and a world-class turntablist. Let's make a psychedelic epic about a sex-crazed gynecologist from the year 3000. Let's take the underground by storm with tight, spooky beats, unbelievable scratching, and garbled stream-of-consciousness slant rhyme. Let's make an album for the ages. Let's get cred by getting it released on Mo' Wax. Let's get a deal with Geffen. Then, while poised for mainstream success, let's let the insane rapper blow the Geffen advance on hookers, smut, and drugs and bow out of Lollapalooza. Then, let's split the group up.

And at some point during this time, let's make a song called "Girl Let Me Touch You."

Thank you Dr. Octagon.
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post #34 of 111
12/14/08 at 5:53am
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I think if Big L were still alive, no one would care about him. He'd probably be some Dip Set loser.

This opinion should not be taken seriously.
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post #35 of 111
12/14/08 at 7:27pm
Skee-Lo

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post #36 of 111
12/14/08 at 7:57pm
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Originally Posted by jpeirpont View Post
Good pick. Conne likes Jazz, So Tribe would also be a good choice, maybe some of Guru's Jazzmatazz albums especially the firs one. Black Moon had some jazzy stuff also. Oh yeah Digable planet who you mentioned in the other thread.

Black Sheep would work also.
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post #37 of 111
12/15/08 at 1:31pm
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Originally Posted by Connemara View Post
Sadly no

Don't give up hope and go over to the dark side, there's still time yet. Here you go:

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...6C966A29817746

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...t+cobras&hl=en
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post #38 of 111
12/15/08 at 1:40pm
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Originally Posted by AntiHero84 View Post
If you're inclined to wrap your head around something a little more artful and abstract, check out MF Doom (featured in scnupe7's avatar). He put out an album with Danger Mouse for Adult Swim called Danger Doom. Definitely worth checking out.
No. Like most suburban white kid who like hip hop I had this phase, and while I still enjoy the odd Doom track, it is far from artful or abstract. Do not fall in to the underground hip hop trap. While there are many good "underground" rappers, it is a self-perpetuating, masturbatory genre that is the purview of frat boys, scene kids who want to seem more cultured and useless stoners. If you want genuinely abstract and artful hip hop Mike Ladd or Busdriver may be more your cup of tea, but then you're sort of missing the hole point of hip hop. Also as much as I hate to recommend a bunch of white boys from Oakland, the Anticon guys have do have some gems in there catalogue of largely nonsense. IF you insist on listening to this shit, Def Jux records in NY probably has the most solid roster and back catalogue.
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post #39 of 111
12/15/08 at 1:43pm
Jay-Z is a great way to bridge the gap between more accessible, populist hip hop and something with a bit more credibilty. Reasonable Doubt is a certifiable classic, as is the Blueprint and the Black Album. His most recent record American Gangster is surprisingly good, redeeming the travesty that was Kingdom Come.
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post #40 of 111
12/15/08 at 2:22pm
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Originally Posted by Magician View Post
Jay-Z is a great way to bridge the gap between more accessible, populist hip hop and something with a bit more credibilty. Reasonable Doubt is a certifiable classic, as is the Blueprint and the Black Album. His most recent record American Gangster is surprisingly good, redeeming the travesty that was Kingdom Come.

What made kingdom come a travesty? The fact that he didn't rap like a 20 year old anymore, and the fact that he grew up? You're a jewish magician, the fuck do you know or care about street violence and being a gangster? Kingdom Come is far more close to your experiences than any of the albums you mentioned.

American Gangster was an embarassment, the film included.
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post #41 of 111
12/15/08 at 2:29pm
+1 to many mentioned above, particularly the Pharcyde, and I'd add the Roots. Surprised no one's mentioned the Beastie Boys.
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post #42 of 111
12/15/08 at 2:59pm
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but then you're sort of missing the hole [sic] point of hip hop.

Which is? Not that I entirely disagree with you, but please explicate what's between the lines of your post.
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post #43 of 111
12/15/08 at 3:17pm
I think Magician and SField are gonna have to battle this one out with their own rhymes - right here on SF!!!
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post #44 of 111
12/15/08 at 3:17pm
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Originally Posted by MetroStyles View Post
I think Magician and SField are gonna have to battle this one out with their own rhymes - right here on SF!!!

Sorry, I refuse to be told what real hip hop is by a kid who looks like he just left Yeshiva for winter break.
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post #45 of 111
12/15/08 at 3:17pm
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I think Magician and SField are gonna have to battle this one out with their own rhymes - right here on SF!!!

I will sell my battle-rap ghostwriting services to the highest bidder.
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