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nihilist:
Meh, when I need a beat to dance to, that's what breaks are for. Or trance. Not generic gangsta rap. That shit is just old, son.
Spencer:
Damnit, MilkmanDan beat me too it. So, to echo his statement:
LISTEN TO MORE ATMOSPHERE
RE: The Beastie Boys - All I have to say is "Paul's Boutique"
RE: J5 - *yawn*
Hmm, what have I been listening to lately on the hip hop front...
M.I.A. - Sri Lankan cum British female rapper. Sing-songy flow, with Dizzee Rascal-esque beats, only not as abrasive - i.e - done right. Not everyone is gonna like this chick. In fact, I really want to hate her a lot. But I can't, cause what she's doing is just that damn good.
Brother Ali - If you like the Rhymesayers crew, you'll like Ali. Ant from Atmospehre produces. It's not great, but it's good and very enjoyable.
Sweatshop Union - I keep coming back to these guys and liking them more and more everytime I listen. Socially Conscious, but tounge in cheek at the same time. They don't take themselves too seriously, which makes them a lot more bareable than the j5's and the talib kwali's.
Ive never really been able to get into the Anticon sound. I love what they do, and I love how they push the limits of hip hop...but its just a little bit beyond me. I keep hearing that I need to listen to Deep Puddle Dynamics, and Im sure I will cause Slug's in it.
DJ Danger Mouse - The Grey Album - I love jay'z earlier work (reasonable doubt, in my lifetime vol. 1-2), but I thought the Black Album was terrible. Cliche bling beats. But Ive been listening to danger mouse's reworking of the album since it dropped, and its probably one of my favorite hip hop albums ever. I keep coming back to this album. Its amazing.
You dont know him yet, but you will. Weerd Science. His first album is about to drop (Ive had it forever, but never had a track listing. Hopefully ill be able to get one soon), and I think its gonna make a few waves. This is the side prohject of Josh, the drummer from Coheed and Cambria, and its really great, fun, tounge in cheek stuff, a la early eminem. check out www.weerdscience.com
jal-vani:
All that's left is for me to echo those how said it earlier. Jurassic 5 rocks regardless of what spencer has to say (i mean, i don't dig the beastie boys, but i'd get strung up for saying that in most circles), handsome boy modeling school, Deltron 3030 (AKA Del tha Funkee Homosapien), Dan the Automator, the Roots, Black Eyed Peas.
Trinary:
Est, you saw Grandmaster Flash and didn't have a good time? I saw him last year, and it was absolutely awesome. Danced my ass off for the whole thing.
Druid:
--- Quote from: marc1785 ---but back to the "MTV" rap and what not... Guys like 50 cent aren't just crap. Guy like 50cent and The Game and others make some of the best party hip hop available. Songs like Disco Inferno may about about him sitting in a club getting fucked up on Henesy and Hypnotic but that beat is damn good and people will dance all night to that
--- End quote ---
They make some of the best party Hip-Hop available, but their beats are tired. How many times do I have to listen to the same drumline before someone gets a clue and does something different? Maybe I don't understand what a dance beat is supposed to be about, I'm only a drummer after all, but that stuff doesn't have the swing to make me want to shake my ass.
The trite lyrics don't bother me, after all rock lyrics aren't necessarily poetry.
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