Hip Hop/Rap Appreciation thread

Re: MC Battles Round 1 Rakim Vs KRS One

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.
 
Re: MC Battles Round 1 Rakim Vs KRS One

I've thought about this all day and I reckon that Rakim is among the top two rap artists of all time (the other being Nas).

I really like KRS-One, he was unvelievable on the mic. It was said that he could out perform ANYONE live on stage. So can I have one vote for him juts for sheer respect and two votes for Rakim because he is arguably the greatest!? :)

-- Tue Sep 04, 2012 5:24 pm --

TheMightyQuinn said:
hilts said:
has a high opinion of himself, humble is a word rarely used in his houehold i bet

my lad was trying to explain how good the battle of the rappers is when watching 8 mile(?) seemed to me the winner is who can inult each other by speaking the quickest
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All rappers are boastful, it's an inherent part of the culture.

8 Mile/Eminem is shit. You can't judge an entire culture on one whining little ponce with bleached hair.
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Spot on. To the point where Eminem wouldn't deserve to even enter an early round of a tread like this because he's too shit! Very annoying and whiney voice, shit beats and tunes, and bang average lyrics. The film is crap, the battles in the film are crap too.
 
Re: MC Battles Round 1 Rakim Vs KRS One

For all you youngsters, this is proper hip-hop:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnRNv9s3fPg[/youtube]
 
Re: MC Battles Round 1 Rakim Vs KRS One

Eric B & Rakim "Don't Sweat The Technique"
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM5sIBIRDLQ[/youtube]
 
Del tha Funky Homosapien, Dinosaur Jr and Mike D on drums. One of my favourite vids on Youtube.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ0CB7d6UdQ[/youtube]
 
Re: MC Battles Round 1 Rakim Vs KRS One

Banned Tosspot said:
Maybe we should just have this as a rap appreciation thread as there's enough battles in Hip Hop.

Rakim's probably gonna win anyway ;)
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If Rakim didn't win I was ready to raise hell like RUN DMC!
 
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9sXe2o3hSg&feature=youtube_gdata_player[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-WopEZUh4s&feature=youtube_gdata_player[/youtube]
 
One I always enjoyed was that one from Craig Mack - flava in ya ear. Liked it a lot so thought i'd give it a mention. I can't post the video as I'm on my phone.
 
TheMightyQuinn said:
bobmcfc said:
One I always enjoyed was that one from Craig Mack - flava in ya ear. Liked it a lot so thought i'd give it a mention. I can't post the video as I'm on my phone.
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8pG1mG7BeI[/youtube]
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Thanks TMQ
 
One of the best to do it, IMO of course.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuwImZqiaNQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player[/youtube]
 
Some crackers on here:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YU9sefKFrw[/youtube]

As a teenager I often had Wu Tang and the individuals of the Wu's solo stuff on my Walkman. You could pick any of them and they'd deserve a mention in this thread.
 
This is a Dublin band who are just starting to make it over here though it helps when you understand what they are saying.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiFvVtNeSXM[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEJBxUaU7nA[/youtube]
 
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!
 
One of my favourite Hip Hop albums is Houserocker by Lovebug Starski. Still can't get it on CD which is criminal.

Lovebug-Starski-House-Rocker-388871.jpg


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMnaJOuFsf8[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC9ArJ3ZDeg[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX-ZjAAXz5c[/youtube]

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xb2rbw_lovebug-starski-baby-tell-me_music
 
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOan9CTg8vY[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Tg8yHk7owA[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_myB2QZ-t4[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpL0xVIYbnU[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ITLNzPoEqs[/youtube]
 
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