Hip Hop/Rap Appreciation thread

danburge82 said:
Also I've always thought Canibus was a fantastic lyricist.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1jCkXck_lU[/youtube]

Might not reckon on many peoples radars against some of the greatest but I like him.


I've always loved those lines from Funk Master Flex Vol.3 over Raekeon's "Ice Cream":
"For all you niggaz sayin that my shit is sick,
just imagine the ninety percent of my brain that I ain't even used yet
Take a deep breath, quick, suck in as much air as my lungs will permit --
then I start to kick that shit
I been gettin busy before the planets started to turn
Before the bees, the birds, and Adam and Eve occured
Prior to all creation, in other words
When the female egg will merge with the man's sperm
I stand firm, my words burn through your exterior
The eat away at your materia, I'm superior
While you only pretend to be, I can double my density
from three-sixty degrees to seven-twenty instantly
Six, multiplied by five by four by three by two
then one, go head and calculate the sum
The time has cometh, I was summoned to punish
Motherfuckers with mouths to run it ? with rubbish
When I come through, niggaz stand stiller than statues
Cause if I have to, I'll battle your whole rap crew
Then I'll attack you with words that's absurd
and rip your fuckin skin off just to get on your nerves"

Love that last line. Genius!
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Love Canibus
His best verse is on an early track he did 'Beast from the East'
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8766Wavlg4[/youtube]
 
I don't listen to much recent hip hop, but this is one of the better ones from recentish times IMO:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPRl0LzD_MA[/youtube]
 
I lost interest in hip hop around the turn of the century.

I was always an indie kid at heart but had a lot of time for hip hop as a kid. My older cousins were heavily into it so it was always playing at home and stuff and a lot of my knowledge is just stuff I picked up as a kid probably trying to impress older kids.

I find most modern hip hop to be fucking shit to be honest.

I still listen to the real stuff quite a lot though
 
I'm gna throw it out there then...HOPSIN!


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRVOOwFNp5U[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtfd69DfOak&feature=relmfu[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bULBnef6w6k&feature=relmfu[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPHHudm0NTY[/youtube]
 
Re: MC Battles Round 1 Rakim Vs KRS One

prairiemoon said:
Excellent thread! Finally a contest without Manc contestants.

Clean the thread up and pm battle suggestions to OP, PLEASE.



Best MC? KRS ONE
BETTER LYRICIST? RAKIM

Manhattan keeps on makin it,
Brooklyn keeps on takin it,
The Bronx keeps creatin it,
And Queens keeps on fakin it.
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Interesting.

I was going to make a similar point.

The choice of 'best rapper' isn't really a fair definition. Too many variables; party rap, social rap, ego rap, political rap, gangster rap, nonsense rap. That's just the main stuff.

You take away what relates to you. Dead heat between Chuck D and K.R.S.O.N.E. for political sound bites, imo.

Redman and Ol' Dirty are close, followed by Busta for pure bullsh*tting!

OG rappers? Kool G, Just Ice, Schoolly D, Tim Dawg, take your fookin pick!

Just Ice (with Mantronix producing)
"Cold Gettin' Dumb"
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGucD4k1exo[/youtube]

"F*%k Compton"
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwzeM2J3Emk[/youtube]

Ego? EARLY L.L. was probably untouchable. "I'm Bad" is one of the best ever offerings.

Straight rap about nothing? Lords of the Underground were ace at it!

"Chief Rocka"
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFQXtAE7SiU[/youtube]
It's like spot that artists in that vid!

Posse cuts? "Money in Da Bank" off Kool G Rap's album is up there with anything.

"Money in da Bank"
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EJgy68c4ek[/youtube]

Loads of classics out there for different reasons.

You have to match real versus properly.
 
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2BR0pHmizw[/youtube]

To make real hip hop you have to have a cape.
 
Theres actually an appreciation of this shite?<br /><br />-- Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:12 pm --<br /><br />Theres actually an appreciation of this shite?
 
Couple of more contributions...

L.L. from his seminal "Radio" album

"Rock the Bells"
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DphkDgAMKqY[/youtube]

Just Ice (again! Awesome track!)
"Goin' Way Back"
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBjrMNER9gQ&feature=related[/youtube]

T La Rock
"Breakin' Bells"
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GecVottlwmM[/youtube]
 
Josh Blue said:
I'm gna throw it out there then...HOPSIN!


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRVOOwFNp5U[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtfd69DfOak&feature=relmfu[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bULBnef6w6k&feature=relmfu[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPHHudm0NTY[/youtube]
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Whoa, how's this guy not been killed yet?

He rips so many stereotypes, both white and black.

Eye opener for me as I disengaged from Hiphop about 10/15yrs ago...

Interesting stuff
 
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co3qMdkucM0[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k729U5AMIKI[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj9_yW8tZxs[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fbHOAbOcNI[/youtube]
 
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