LeddSledd
11.04.20 | This'll basically be a point of reference to come back to later, I still ain't finished with mathcore yet. |
widowslaugh123
11.04.20 | Just check the first wu tang album and if you don’t like that there’s no hope for you |
Deez
11.04.20 | I cant do this again |
SteakByrnes
11.04.20 | Nujabes - Metaphorical Music
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
OutKast - anything really but ATLiens and Stankonia are my faves |
Rolling Girl
11.04.20 | Saul Williams - MartyrLoserKing
CunninLynguists - A Piece of Strange
Brockhampton
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange |
MillionDead
11.04.20 | Westside Gunn - Flygod
Big L - Lifestyles ov da Poor & Dangerous
Pharoahe Monch - Desire
Black Star - s/t
Capital STEEZ - AmeriKKKan Korruption Reloaded
Aesop Rock - Labor Days
El-P - Fantastic Damage
Lil Ugly Mane - Mista Thug Isolation
Quasimoto - The Unseen
Jeremiah J - Raw Money Raps
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Robert Glasper Experiment - Black Radio
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Big Pun - Capital Punishment
De La Soul - De La Soul is Dead
Digable Planets - Blowout Comb
Gang Starr - Moment of Truth
GZA - Liquid Swords
Mobb Deep - The Infamous
Souls of Mischeif - 93' til Infinity
Notorius B.I.G. - Ready to Die
Dead Prez - Let's Get Free
Frank Ocean - Blonde
Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor
The Roots - Things Fall Apart
Raekwon - Only Built for Cuban Linx
Those are just some of my 5s and 4.5s. All excellent shit. |
DominionMM1
11.04.20 | gza- liquid swords
raekwon- only built 4 cuban linx
ugk- ridin dirty
goodie mob- soul food
jeru the damaja- the sun rises in the east
outkast- aquemini
bone thugs n harmony- e 1999 eternal
8ball & mjg- comin out hard
gangstarr- moment of truth |
Pheromone
11.04.20 | Juggaknots |
Pheromone
11.04.20 | that concise, one rec job should do you |
MillionDead
11.04.20 | Nah man, complete option paralysis is the only way! |
Pheromone
11.04.20 | would you listen to a guy promoting DEATH ?! |
MillionDead
11.04.20 | Hey, my username is COOL! |
Keyblade
11.04.20 | cam'ron - purple haze |
LeddSledd
11.04.20 | good lord, that's a lot o' recs. thanks guys, especially Million |
MillionDead
11.04.20 | Of course dude! I love spreading the word at any opportunity. Pick any one record from any of us and you'll have a great time, I'm sure. Hip hop is so deep with great records. |
MiloRuggles
11.04.20 | Hail Mary Mallon - Bestiary
This album turns the braggadocio thing on its head, assuming that's one of your problems with hip-hop. It's filled with descriptions of ugly, weird characters and references the fact that they themselves are a niche act in a half-dead scene. Mostly funny, occasionally poignant, always bars.
Also Cities Aviv - Come To Life for some life-affirming shit. Different brand to most the recs here. |
Masochist
11.04.20 | I'm going to try to keep my list short and sweet. Some of these may have been suggested already, but here are mine:
NAS - 'ILLMATIC'
- You can't have a list of greatest hip-hop albums without at least mentioning this one. Short, jazzy, and easily digestible but surprisingly dense with a lot to unpack.
A TRIBE CALLED QUEST - 'MIDNIGHT MAURADERS'
- Pick any early Tribe album. Or all of them. You won't be disappointed...this one happens to be my favorite. These guys are the quintessential jazzy hip-hop group.
KILLER MIKE - 'R. A. P. Music'
- This album is Run The Jewels beta...except, as good as Run The Jewels is, this is better than all of them. One of the best hip-hop albums of the previous decade.
RAEKWON - 'ONLY BUILT 4 CUBAN LYNX...PT 2'
- The first OB4CL is a necessary album, so listen to that. I'm recommending this one so that you don't pass it by, as I think it's one of the best Wu-adjacent projects to ever be released. Even better if you listen to this after the first one, and after Wu-Tang's '36 Chambers', so you can catch the references. |
Drifter
11.04.20 | West Coast: Spice 1 - Spice 1
South: Mac - World War III
East Coast: People Without Shoes - Thoughts Of An Optimist
Alternative: Windmills - Broken Record
Experimental: Chief Keef - Back From The Dead 2
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LeddSledd
11.04.20 | sweet, loving the variety here. this is way more than i expected out of this lol |
MillionDead
11.05.20 | Rap brings the people together! |
widowslaugh123
11.05.20 | Can I also rec...?
Babbletron-mechanical royalty
Needs more love and it’s one of my favorite records ever let alone hip hop |
combustion07
11.05.20 | I'm digging that Babbletron. Surprised I've never heard about it. Awesome stuff |
dedex
11.05.20 | IAM - L'ecole du micro d'argent (French hip hop)
Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein (coldass shit)
Divine Styler - Spiral Walls Containing Autumns of Light (weird shit with strong psych influences) |
widowslaugh123
11.05.20 | Combustion yeah man glad you dig it! Not enough people talk about them. |
LeddSledd
11.05.20 | damn those all sound cool, thanks widow and dedex |
widowslaugh123
11.05.20 | You should do descriptions for the albums you listen to and make this list epic |
dedex
11.05.20 | yes make it epic Ledd |
Archelirion
11.05.20 | Check out Yugen Blakrok - Return of the Astro-Goth
She's an absolute weapon |
LeddSledd
11.05.20 | that's actually an epic idea. it might take a while since i'm going through another queue right now but i'll certainly update with some thoughts when i get around to it
and thanks, Arch |
Coast
11.05.20 | I started the same journey about a year ago and still a lot to get through. These are some of my highlights not already mentioned:
Kno - Death Is Silent
Kool Keith - Sex Style
Kurupt - The Streetz iz a Mutha
Tuka - Life Death Time Eternal
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
2Pac - Me Against The World
Denzel Curry - TA13OO
Dr Dre - The Chronic
Danny Brown - XXX
MC Solaar - Prose Combat |
LeddSledd
11.06.20 | danke my dudes |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
11.06.20 | Um can I unrec you some of these? It's probably the best thing anyone can do for you rn |
LeddSledd
11.06.20 | Maybe so... and to fill in the gap maybe drop a few yourself, Potsy? Methinks that an esteemed user such as yourself might have a few in ya. |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
11.06.20 | Most important ones that arent rec'd so far are Black Moon - Enta Da Stage and Slum Village - Fantastic vol 1 and 2
I'll drop some more when I'm at my comp too and will also pos and neg some of these to help you prioritize ;) |
EphemeralEternity
11.06.20 | If you want An Australian take on sad boi rap check this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIpYPRB91f8
I used to work/be mates with the first guy...one of the most technically talented rappers I've ever heard |
LeddSledd
11.06.20 | sweet, thanks Pots
i shall czech, Ephemeral |
MillionDead
11.07.20 | "pos and neg some of these to help you prioritize ;)"
Yes, tell him how your taste is better than all of ours and how much Potsy knows best. lmao |
Drifter
09.17.24 | hi |
Relinquished
09.18.24 | dalek - abandoned language
dalek - absence
hip hop that’s experimental before experimental hip hop caught on. big focus on atmosphere, my bloody valentine type of noise and ambience, and the lyrics are top tier. the latter def has some riffs too. |
