Do you know hip hop??

[dylanismyelvis]

I am putting together content for my brother in law's IPOD. He is a big Tupac fan, but has not kept up with the recent stuff.

Could you guys suggest some specific SONGS *artist included* that are examples of quality, cutting-edge hip/hop??

[headnugg]

First thing to do is to SKIP the Tupac altogether since he sucks......


Here are some recent ones:(albums, I don't do songs)

The Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury
Ghostface Killah - Fishscale
Lil Wayne - The Carter II
Atmosphere - You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having


anything by Atmosphere is good........


that's a good start......

[fourthaye]

Check out Liquid Swords from GZA and other WuTangers

[SpaceIsThePlace]

Ox Out The Cage - Cannibal Ox (anything off 'The Cold Vein' is fucking awesome)
Daylight - Aesop Rock - this cut is classic
Any and all MF Doom and all of his psuedonyms
Peanut Butter Wolf
Kick, Push - Lupe Fiasco
El-P (though its not really hip-hop, I highly recomend High Water (Mark). Its an awesome hip hop influenced jazz album produced by El-P with Matthew Shipp, the avant jazz pianist)
Pretty much anything on Def Jux really.

[putty]

Del tha funkee homosapien
Quasimoto
The Gorillas have some hip hop on it that he might like.

Del is the man though.

[headnugg]

Check out Liquid Swords from GZA and other WuTangers

well since Fourthaye brought Wu-Tang up.......

Essentials:

Wu-Tang Clan - Welcome to the 36 Chambers
GZA - Liquid Swords
Raekwon - Only Built for Cuban Linx
Ghostface - Ironman
Method Man - Tical

RZA - Bobby Digital Volume I
Bobby Digital Volume II

Ghostface - Supreme Clientele
Fishscale


I may have missed one here or there, but those are some absolute Wu-Tang essentials........

[tim]

Check out Liquid Swords from GZA and other WuTangers

well since Fourthaye brought Wu-Tang up.......

Essentials:

Wu-Tang Clan - Welcome to the 36 Chambers
GZA - Liquid Swords
Raekwon - Only Built for Cuban Linx
Ghostface - Ironman
Method Man - Tical

RZA - Bobby Digital Volume I
Bobby Digital Volume II

Ghostface - Supreme Clientele
Fishscale


I may have missed one here or there, but those are some absolute Wu-Tang essentials........

file ol dirty bastard- return to the 36 chambers and ghostface- pretty toney album under wu essentials.

some of my favs,

jay z- reasonable doubt and blueprint vol1
notorious big- ready to die and life after death
dr dre- the chronic
scarface- the fix
big l- lifestylez ov da poor and dangerous and the big picture
camp lo- uptown saturday night
the fugees- the score
freeway- philadelphia freeway
dr octagon- dr octagonecologyst
handsome boy modeling school- so how's your girl...
redman- doc's da name 2000
mos def- black on both sides
talib kweli&mos def- black star

[stephen]

fuck hip-hop and its jackass value system of materialism and misogyny.

[tim]

if you're a fan of mashups then definitely check out girl talk's 'night ripper' album. just got it last night and it's fucking wild. check out the artists that were sampled and the track by track breakdown,

2 Live Crew, 2PAC, 50 Cent, 69 Boyz, Abba, Paula Abdul, Aerosmith, Amerie, Annie, Arrested Development, David Banner, Rob Base, Bel Biv Devoe, George Benson, Better Than Ezra, Beyonce, Black Box, The Black Crowes, Black Eyed Peas, Black Rob, Black Sheep, Boredoms, Boston, Bow Wow, Boyz II Men, The Breeders, Chris Brown, Bun B, Busta Rhymes, Calloway, Candyman, Mariah Carey, Cassidy, Chicago, Ciara, Clipse, Phil Collins, Nikki Costa, Crime Mob, D12, D4L, DJ Assault, DJ EZ Rock, Dem Franchise Boyz, Digable Planets, Diplomats, Dinosaur Jr, Dr Dre, Jermaine Dupree, Elastica, Missy Elliot, Eminem, The Emotions, En Vogue, Fabolous, Fall Out Boy, Fatman Scoop, The Five Stairsteps, Fleetwood Mac, Folk Implosion, Foo Fighters, G-Unit, The Game, Garbage, Genesis, Andrew Gold, Al Green, Peter Gunz, Hall and Oates, Sophie B. Hawkins, Honey Drippers, Hum, Donnie Iris, J-Kwon, JJ Fad, Jay-Z, Jefferson Airplane, Joe Public, Elton John, Mike Jones, Junior Mafia, KRS ONE, Kansas Kelis, Alicia Keys, LCD Soundsystem, LL Cool J, Lady Sovereign, Laid Back, Lil John, Lil Wayne, Lil Webbie, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, Lord Tariq, Ludacris, M.A.R.R.S., M.I.A., Madonna, Main Ingredient, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Marky Mark, Paul Mccartney, Michael Mcdonald, George Michael, Mobb Deep, Mark Morrison, 'NSYNC, Nas, Nate Dogg, Naughty by Nature, Nelly, Neutral Milk Hotel, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, Noreaga, Nototrious B.I.G., Oasis, P. Diddy, Pavement, Phantom Planet, The Pharcyde, Pharrell, Pilot, The Pixies, Positive K, Public Enemy, Punjabi MC's, Purple Ribbon All-Stars, The Rentals, Smokey Robinson, S.W.V., Salt N Pepa, Juelz Santana, Seals and Croft, Sir Mix-A-Lot, Slim Thug, The Smashing Pumpkins, Sonic Youth, Britney Spears, Billy Squier, Gwen Stefani, T.L.C., James Taylor, Tears For Fears, Technotronic, Three 6 Mafia, Timbaland, Trillville, Trina, The Verve, The Waitresses, Paul Wall, Warren G, Weezer, Kanye West, Whispers, Wings, Steve Winwood, Stevie Wonder, Wreckx-N-Effect, X-Ray Spex, Ying Yang Twins, Young Gunz, Young Jeezy.

"Once Again" – 2:40
– 0:00 Ciara - "Goodies"
– 0:09 Boston - "Foreplay/Long Time"
– 0:12 Ludacris - "Pimpin' All Over the World"
– 0:32 Fabolous - "Breathe"
– 1:16 Ying Yang Twins - "Wait (The Whisper Song)"
– 1:21 The Verve - "Bittersweet Symphony"
– 1:44 Slim Thug - "I Ain't Heard Of That"
– 1:57 Oasis - "Wonderwall"
– 2:06 Arrested Development - "Tennessee"
– 2:08 Webbie - "Give Me That"
– 2:08 Young Jeezy ft. Mannie Fresh - "And Then What"
– 2:19 Genesis - "Follow You Follow Me"
– 2:19 Ratatat - "Bustelo"
– 2:19 Boredoms - "Acid Police"
– 2:30 The Five Stairsteps - "O-o-h Child"
– 2:38 Eminem - "Ass Like That"

"That's My DJ" – 2:08
– 0:01 George Benson - "Breezin'"
– 0:10 Slim Thug - "3 Kings"
– 0:21 Los Lonely Boys - "How Far is Heaven"
– 0:32 Eve (rapper) – "Irresistible Chick"
– 0:39 Jay-Z - "What More Can I Say"
– 0:43 Lil' Wayne - "Go DJ"
– 0:43 Chicago - "25 Or 6 To 4"
– 0:54 Crime Mob - "Knuck If You Buck"
– 1:14 Three 6 Mafia - "Stay Fly"
– 1:36 Manfred Mann - "Blinded by the Light"
– 1:37 Bow Wow ft. Ciara - "Like You"
- 2:03 Chingy ft. Ludacris - "Holiday Inn"
– 2:06 Paula Abdul - "Straight Up"

"Hold Up" – 2:50
– 0:00 Mariah Carey - "It's Like That"
– 0:00 James Taylor - "Your Smiling Face"
– 0:12 Ludacris - "Number One Spot"
– 0:21 50 Cent - "In Da Club"
– 0:24 Timbaland - "Indian Flute"
– 0:32 Pixies - "Where Is My Mind?"
– 0:39 Young Gunz - "Can't Stop, Won't Stop"
– 0:43 Nas, Puff Daddy - "Hate Me Now"
– 1:25 M83 - "Fields, Shorelines, and Hunters"
– 1:46 D4L - "Laffy Taffy"
– 2:08 Buckwheat Boys - "Peanut Butter Jelly Time"
– 2:28 Weezer - "Say It Ain't So"

"Too Deep" – 2:29
– 0:00 Dem Franchize Boyz - "I Think They Like Me"
– 0:00 Dr. Dre - "Deep Cover"
– 0:07 Positive K - "I Got a Man"
– 0:10 Paul McCartney and Wings - "Jet"
– 0:35 Mariah Carey - "We Belong Together"
– 0:40 Juelz Santana - "Dipset (Santana's Town)"
– 0:53 KRS-One - "Sound of da Police"
– 1:04 Aerosmith - "Come Together" (Beatles cover)
– 1:14 Nelly, Paul Wall, Ali, Big Gipp - "Grillz"
– 1:25 The Smashing Pumpkins - "Today"
– 1:35 The Main Ingredient - "Everybody Plays The Fool"
– 1:47 Paul Wall ft. Big Pokey - "Sittin' Sidewayz"
– 1:55 Alicia Keys - "Unbreakable"
– 1:57 Phantom Planet - "California"
– 2:18 The Clipse - "Grindin"

"Smash Your Head" – 3:01
– 0:00 X-Ray Spex - "Oh Bondage Up Yours"
– 0:02 Fall Out Boy - "Sugar, We're Going Down"
– 0:02 Trina - "Don’t Trip"
– 0:07 SWV - "I'm So Into You"
– 0:24 Public Enemy - "Rebel Without A Pause" / James Brown - "Get Up Offa That Thing"
– 0:27 Lil Wayne - "Fireman"
– 0:27 Young Jeezy - "Over Here"
– 0:33 Nirvana - "Scentless Apprentice"
– 0:59 Young Jeezy - "Soul Survivor (song)"
– 1:25 The Pharcyde - "Passing Me By"
– 1:28 Elton John - "Tiny Dancer"
– 1:39 The Notorious B.I.G. - "Juicy"
– 2:29 Beyonce Knowles - "Check on It"
– 2:42 Juelz Santana - "Clockwork"

"Minute By Minute" – 3:12
– 0:10 Ying Yang Twins ft. Mike Jones and Mr. Collipark - "Badd"
– 0:28 LL Cool J - "Around the Way Girl"
– 0:44 Michael McDonald - "I Keep Forgettin"
– 0:47 Warren G ft. Nate Dogg - "Regulators"
– 0:56 Missy Elliott - "On & On"
– 1:04 Neutral Milk Hotel - "Holland, 1945"
– 1:14 Jefferson Airplane - "White Rabbit"
– 1:14 Juelz Santana - "There It Go (The Whistle Song)"
– 1:32 Steely Dan - "Black Cow"
– 1:46 Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz - "Déjà Vu (Uptown Baby)"
– 2:06 Bruce Hornsby - "The Way It Is"
– 2:18 Sophie B. Hawkins - "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover"
– 2:18 Panjabi MC - "Mundian To Bach Ke"
– 2:29 The Game, 50 Cent - "Hate It or Love It"
– 2:45 Better Than Ezra - "Good"

"Ask About Me" – 2:26
– 0:01 Trina ft. Lil' Wayne - "Don't Trip"
– 0:09 PM Dawn - "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" / Spandau Ballet - "True"
– 0:15 DJ Shadow - "The Number Song"
– 0:20 David Banner - "Play"
– 0:28 Nine Inch Nails - "Only"
– 0:56 Pharrell ft. Gwen Stefani - "Can I Have It Like That"
– 1:12 Cassidy - "I'm a Hustla"
– 1:51 The Game - "How We Do"
– 1:51 Junior M.A.F.I.A. - "Get Money"
– 2:00 En Vogue - "My Lovin"
– 2:06 2Pac ft. Snoop Dogg - "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted"
– 2:08 M.I.A. - "Galang"
– 2:22 Digable Planets - "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)"

"Summer Smoke" – 2:17
– 0:00 Amerie - "1 Thing"
– 0:00 M.I.A. - "Galang"
– 0:18 Naughty by Nature - "Hip Hop Hooray"
– 0:41 Black Rob - "Ready"
– 0:45 Hum - "Stars"
– 0:54 Kanye West ft. Adam Levine - "Heard Em Say"
– 1:04 Candyman - "Knockin' Boots"/ Shaggy - "Luv Me Luv Me"
– 1:12 Positive K - "I Got A Man"
– 1:23 Kanye West - "Gold Digger"
– 1:23 Pilot - "Magic"
– 1:41 Salt-N-Pepa - "Let's Talk About Sex"
– 1:42 George Michael - "I Want Your Sex"
– 1:59 Bell Biv DeVoe - "Do Me!"
– 1:59 Ludacris ft. Nate Dogg - "Area Codes"

"Friday Night" – 3:12
– 0:00 The Notorious B.I.G. - "Hypnotize"
– 0:04 Public Enemy - "Countdown To Armageddon"
- 0:16 Salt N Pepa - "Let's Talk About Sex"
– 0:21 J-Kwon - "Tipsy"
– 0:37 Billy Squier - "The Stroke"
– 0:37 Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg - "Nuthin' But a "G" Thang"
– 0:55 Frankie Cutlass - "Puerto Rico"
– 1:15 Jay-Z - "Girls, Girls, Girls"
– 1:19 Black Sheep - "The Choice Is Yours"
– 1:30 N.O.R.E. - "Nothin"
– 1:31 Fatman Scoop - "Be Faithful"
– 1:40 Donnie Iris - "Ah Leah!"
– 1:45 Chris Brown, Juelz Santana - "Run It!"
– 2:01 The Waitresses - "I Know What Boys Like"
– 2:18 Lady Sovereign - "Random"
– 2:26 Nikka Costa - "Like a Feather"
– 2:45 Mark Morrison - "Return of the Mack"
– 2:51 TLC - "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg"
– 2:51 Daft Punk - "Technologic"
– 2:54 Busta Rhymes - "Touch It"
– 3:08 The Black Crowes - "Hard to Handle"

"Hand Clap" – 1:53
– 0:00 Busta Rhymes - "Touch It"
– 0:08 Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam - "Head to Toe"
– 0:16 Sir Mix-a-Lot - "Baby Got Back"
– 0:54 Gwen Stefani - "Hollaback Girl"
– 1:08 The Rentals - "Friends of P"
- 1:24 MARRS - "Pump Up The Volume"
– 1:47 Missy Elliot - "Pass That Dutch"

"Give and Go" – 2:53
– 0:00 2 Live Crew - "Get Loose Now"
– 0:00 Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock - "It Takes Two"
– 0:08 Hall & Oates - "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)"
– 0:15 Ciara ft. Missy Elliott - "1, 2 Step"
– 0:15 The J.B.'s - "The Grunt"
– 0:45 Sonic Youth - "Schizophrenia"
– 1:09 Missy Elliott ft. Fatman Scoop - "Lose Control"
– 1:15 Phil Collins - "Another Day in Paradise"
– 1:30 Peedi Crakk - "Between Ya Thighz"
- 1:30 Ludacris - "The Potion"
– 1:45 Black Box - "Everybody, Everybody"
– 1:54 2 Live Crew - "Face Down, Ass Up"
– 2:08 M/A/R/R/S - "Pump Up the Volume"
– 2:14 Whispers - "Rock Steady"
– 2:31 Mike Jones - "Still Tippin'" / "Back Then"
– 2:34 Seals & Crofts - "Summer Breeze"
– 2:46 The Emotions - "Best Of My Love"

"Bounce That" – 3:23
– 0:00 The Emotions - "Best Of My Love"
– 0:10 Purple Ribbon All-Stars - "Kryptonite (I'm on It)"
– 0:37 LCD Soundsystem - "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House"
– 1:06 The Breeders - "Cannonball"
– 1:14 Stevie Wonder - "My Cherie Amour"
– 1:20 Steve Winwood - "Valerie"
– 1:20 DJ Funk - "Booty Bounce"
– 1:53 Britney Spears - "I'm a Slave 4 U"
– 1:56 Wreckx-N-Effect - "Rump Shaker"
– 2:08 Elastica - "Connection"
– 2:13 Ciara ft. Ludacris - "Oh"
"
Warm It Up" – 2:15
– 0:00 Elastica - "Connection"
– 0:00 Ciara ft. Ludacris - "Oh"
– 0:08 The Black Eyed Peas - "My Humps"
– 0:15 Paula Abdul - "Cold Hearted"
– 0:29 Annie - "Heartbeat"
– 0:59 Chris Brown ft. Juelz Santana - "Run It!"
– 1:16 Kansas - "Carry On Wayward Son"
– 1:25 Boyz II Men - "Motownphilly"
– 1:27 Kelis - "Milkshake"
– 1:37 J.J. Fad - "Supersonic"
– 1:37 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - "The Tears of a Clown"
– 2:04 MARRS - "Pump up the Volume"

"Double Pump" – 1:45
– 1:03 Madonna - "Hung Up"
– 1:14 Andrew Gold - "Thank You For Being A Friend"
– 1:27 Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch - "Good Vibrations"
– 1:29 Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock - "It Takes Two"
– 1:31 Three 6 Mafia ft. Young Buck & 8 Ball & MJG - "Stay Fly"

"Overtime" – 2:15
– 0:00 The Smashing Pumpkins - "1979"
– 0:00 Three 6 Mafia ft. Young Buck & 8 Ball & MJG - "Stay Fly"
- 0:00 Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock - "It Takes Two"
– 0:15 Laidback - "Whitehorse"
– 0:59 Fleetwood Mac - "Little Lies"
– 1:19 69 Boyz - "Tootsee Roll"
– 1:46 Folk Implosion - "Natural One"
– 2:01 Technotronic - "Pump Up the Jam"

"Peak Out" – 3:20
– 0:00 Aaliyah ft. Timbaland - "Are You that Somebody"
– 0:15 D12 - "Purple Pills"
– 0:30 2 Live Crew - "We Want Some Pussy"
– 0:30 Pavement - "Cut Your Hair"
– 0:46 Wings - "Silly Love Songs"
– 1:00 George Kranz - "Din Daa Daa"
– 1:00 Ying Yang Twins ft. Pitbull - "Shake"
– 1:49 Trillville - "Neva Eva"