[Mike Tyson]

Was listening to Zane Lowe tonight and enjoyed the sound of J-electronic (sp)

Anyhow, I am after some recomendations for some good new hiphop.

Go.

[slackline]

It ain't new but Gang Starr are good.  Others I like...

EPMD
The Roots
Goldie Lookin Chain
NTM

...follow your nose around LastFM.

[Mike Tyson]

Haven't dabbled with Last Fm further than downloading an app when I had my Iphone and then never using it. Thanks for the recommendations.

[Fiend]

From the other thread, people seemed to want to diss this for no good reason, but I stand by this 100%:

FAO all hiphop fans:

You MUST get hold of Swollen Members - Armed To The Teeth. It is f***ing fantastic. Swollens' previous albums (Balance, Bad Dreams, Heavy, Monsters In The Closet & Black Magic) have all been great but this is the next level for sheer dopeness. The beats are so PHAT they make Sloper look anorexic, and then you get to track 13 - Flyest and holy f***ing bass it's outrageous (don't listen to this unless you have a good system it's a waste). Only downside is that the lyrics are less creative and more gangsta than before but the sheer phlava and catchy choruses make up for it. It's pretty much like Swollen have incorporated the best bits of Ludacris and Eminem. I've just started the 4th play of the CD in a row....just get it okay.

 

[cofe]

Couple of years old now but still good is Pharoahe Monch - Desire:

http://open.spotify.com/album/3yXBOmTnYGrArTztfwzaLE

[underground]

It's worth keeping check on Kevin Nottingham for new shit...

here's a Jay Electronica selection: http://kevinnottingham.com/2010/01/09/jay-electronica-victory-mixtape-hosted-by-furious-styles-dj-dub/

[RASTATA]

This track is DOPE!

[jstrongman]

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This my fave hipest hop at the moment!!

[andybfreeman]

parahphrased:

Swollen Members - Armed To The Teeth. It is f***ing fantastic.

Hell yeah, missed that on the other thread but it's awesome! good find fiend

[kilgore1080]

OOoooh where to start.....
Public Enemy obviously!

And try out some of these:

Cut Killer - Assassin De La Police track in particular!
Deltron 3030 (a bit old but still ace)
Masta Ace
Prodigy
Dialated Peoples
Jeru
MF Doom
Ugly Duckling
Tha Pharcyde
Jurassic 5
La Coka Nostra (if you like that hardcore stuff)
Ill Bill (ditto the above)
Skitz


That should keep you quiet for a bit!

[slackline]

Some dope tunes in this selection -->Mr Scruff 1992 Hip Hop Mix

[andy_e]

Cuz it's one eight seven on an undercover cop.



I didn't even have to use my AK, I gotta say:



Ah'll fuckin', Ah'll fuckin sew your asshole closed, an' keep feedin' you, an' feedin' you... BLAOWWW



If at first you don't succeed...

[jakjak]

mmmm, hippety hop. so i like a lot of that ole canadian stuff and things - swollen members, sweatshop union, moka only ect and most of battleaxe really.


what you need is some fiiiiine wesst coast to warm the soul now the autumns setting in: Citrus District by Myka Nyne...... mmmmmhmmmm. you wont be dissapointed.


  HE AGREES!

[Eddies]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/zanelowe/

Zane Verses Grimmy: 1:11.00 

But seriously....
Jurassic5
The People Under The Stairs
Common
Warren G
Big Pun

[underground]

Personally I'm a fan of east coast / break sampling bizniz and got a bit stuck in the mid to late 90's, but anyone remotely interested in hip hop should get this entire collection downloaded and listened to, it's a proper goldmine of quality: The Rub: History of Hip Hop

just follow the blog down all the way back to 1979, all downloadable.

It's also well worth getting on soundcloud and seeking out some stuff, then getting onto other stuff as a result - bit like Facebook in the sense of suggesting stuff you might like based on what you already checked.

Here's a start 90's Mek bizniz courtesy of an old C90 cassette bubba sorted out digitally

[cowboyhat]

From the other thread, people seemed to want to diss this for no good reason, but I stand by this 100%:

FAO all hiphop fans:

You MUST get hold of Swollen Members - Armed To The Teeth. It is f***ing fantastic. Swollens' previous albums (Balance, Bad Dreams, Heavy, Monsters In The Closet & Black Magic) have all been great but this is the next level for sheer dopeness. The beats are so PHAT they make Sloper look anorexic, and then you get to track 13 - Flyest and holy f***ing bass it's outrageous (don't listen to this unless you have a good system it's a waste). Only downside is that the lyrics are less creative and more gangsta than before but the sheer phlava and catchy choruses make up for it. It's pretty much like Swollen have incorporated the best bits of Ludacris and Eminem. I've just started the 4th play of the CD in a row....just get it okay.

So I got this. 30 seconds into track one I had pretty much decided I wasn't going to like it. As you say yourself; Eminem, gangster. Its too glocks and ho's for me.

Unbeliveably its obvious that Limp Bizkit has influenced hip-hop. I'm not aware of their other stuff so I can't qualify what you've said about their form but your analysis of this album is accurate. I gave it a chance and actually quite like a lot of it, easy listening hip-hop if you filter out what they're saying. Catchy, phat beats, quite fun really.

You set yourself up though "all hip-hop fans".

Its not really my thing. Post Limp Bizkit, post eminem, post good.

[slackline]

Some fun re-working of classic tunes to be found in this fairly mellow mix from Back to the Basics...



Tracklisting

BTTB - Back To The Basics
more info: http://www.vinylizer.net

BTTBS007a
BTTB - All Samples Cleared!?
18.09.2010: 12.00 Uhr, ByteFM
Mr. Scruff - "BTTB-Intro" (BTTB 1998)
Jeru Tha Damaja - "Da Bichez ([3])" (Payday 1994)
Mary Jane Girls - "All Night Long ([2,4,5])" (Motown 1983)
Mary J. Blige - "Mary Jane (All Night Long) ([3])" (MCA 1994)
Big Daddy Kane - "Smooth Operator ([3,6,7])" (Cold Chillin' 1989)
Isaac Hayes - "Do Your Thing ([5])" (Fantasy 1971)
The Mohawks - "The Champ ([5,8,9])" (Pama 1968)
Eric B. & Rakim - "Eric B. Is President ([7])" (Island 1986)
KRS-1 - "Step Into A World (Rapture's Delight) ([7,10])" (Jive 1997)
Blondie - "Rapture ([9,11,12])" (Chrysalis 1980)
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5 - "The Wheels Of Steel ([10,12])" (Sugarhill 1981)
Chic - "Good Times ([10,11,13,14])" (Atlantic 1979)
Sugarhill Gang - "Rapper's Delight ([12])" (Sugarhill 1979)
Pepe Deluxe - "Woman In Blue (Pressure Drop Bootleg Rmx [12])" (Catskills 1999)
Beyond There - "BTTB-Theme (Outro)" (BTTB 1998)

[cowboyhat]

Looks great.

I can't navigate the site though. Is there a download link or something?

[slackline]

Looks great.

I can't navigate the site though. Is there a download link or something?

Sorry for being cryptic, try clicking on the image in my previous post 

[stom]

Some lesser known alternative artists;
US Artists

Quasimoto
Madlib
Lootpack
Haiku D'Etat
Pharcide
Blackalicious
Talib Kweli
Pete Rock
Q-tip
Mos Def

UK Artsists
London Posse
G.Love
Rodney P
Mark B & Blade
Skinnyman
Braintax
Phi-Life Cypher
Life

Most of these artists you'd probably class as intelligent hip hop rather then Gangster rap.

[jakjak]

Some lesser known alternative artists;
US Artists

Quasimoto
Madlib
Lootpack
Haiku D'Etat >>> Aceyalone, Myka Nyne, Abstract rude
Pharcide
Blackalicious
Talib Kweli
Pete Rock
Q-tip
Mos Def

UK Artsists
London Posse
G.Love
Rodney P
Mark B & Blade
Skinnyman
Braintax
Phi-Life Cypher
Life
+ Jehst
+ Kidkanevil, a hiphop dj rather than rapper, but well worth a look and you'll find plenty o uk underground mc's ect on his albums
Most of these artists you'd probably class as intelligent hip hop rather then Gangster rap.

[Eddies]

Talib Kweli & Madlib - Liberation is a mint album, and so is Common - Like Water Like Chocolate.

[SpanishJuan]

[slackline]

Some Old Skool...

[Carnage]

Mos Def - 'The Ecstatic' is a great 'non gangsta' album as is the older 'black on both sides' - Well worth picking up.