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"Recommend me some rap/Hip hop"

I Used to stay with my rock and indie, and a bit of more mainstream stuff like tupac and dre, but i have found my self listening to increasingly more Rap and hip hop to supplement my fine tastes over the last few months. Been listening to a bit of DMX and Ludacris, some of outkast's non hey ya kinda stuff. Basically i like things that flow well and have quality basslines.

can anyone Reccommend me some good artists/tracks?

thanks

I did hear a rumour that there's special software built in to stop ripping it off. Apparently there's a warning on the box somewhere that it contains software, but most probably assume it's the video that comes with it. Doesn't matter if you've got Wavelab though...

It's weird, because I got it to work a few of times, but now whenever I put the disc in there's a chugging sound and nothing loads up. It's maybe just my copy that's a bit funked.

monkey_man wrote:
> Some of the more political lyrics are a bit cringey, but for a band
> that lives and works out of New York, how could they avoid it? Being
> peace activists, 'free Tibet', and all that, it's quite refreshing to
> hear some anti-Bush prose that actually rocks.

True, it does in the first song, the second song it's still cool, third gets a bit tiresome and the fourth gets annoying. We got it MCA you're anti-violence, war and Bush. Devote 1 or 2 songs to your political message, don't litter the whole flipping album with it, it, for me at least, spoils the enjoyment. Music is an escape from the world, i don't need to be brought back to it every verse.

Anyway main rules of getting to hear good hip hop music:

1. If it has G-Unit, Ja or Nelly on the album, avoid it like the plague.

2. All the old stuff is gold, it's when rappers actually had something important to say instead of telling you what size rims they're riding on

3. Avoid any english 'rappers' apart from Slick Rick (who moved to America when he was 6 anyway) sorry but they can't rap and i don't care what they say after living in Brooklyn for part of my life, living in the 'struggle' of Tottenham doesn't sound quite as tough.

4. Avoid most female rap to, again apart from a very select few they can't rap either. Most of them want to be little female gangstas running around the place, sorry girls can't take you serious either.

Hey, Nelly used to be quite good!

monkey_man wrote:
> Anything by the following artists:
>

> Mark B & Blade

ha i've seen them live. They are alright weren't great.

Asher D wrote:
> Hey, Nelly used to be quite good!

He did, Country Grammar is great. And Klasknekoff is a good British rapper and a alright female rapper is MC Shystie, well 'One Wish' by her is good.

I'm not a big music fan but Nas - One mic is pretty good..

Cypress Hill - Black Sunday

Basically got me into rap music. Thoroughly brilliant and never a dull moment.

Kanye West - College Dropout