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Title: Essential Rap
Post by: aeroledzepp on 15 May 2008, 00:32: Tell me.
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Post by: Johnny C on 15 May 2008, 00:40: Here's your primer (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,19763.0.html), kinda.
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Post by: KharBevNor on 15 May 2008, 01:11: (http://www.undertheradarmag.com/goldie_glcalbumcover.jpg)
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Post by: Kai on 15 May 2008, 06:10: Enter the Wu-Tang Clan
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Post by: pinkpiche on 15 May 2008, 06:18: (http://www.artasauthority.com/images/Gang%20Starr.jpg)
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Post by: Thrillho on 15 May 2008, 07:13: Skinnyman - Council Estate Of Mind
NWA - Straight Outta Compton
Notorious BIG - Ready To Die
Tupac - All Eyez On Me
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Post by: RedLion on 15 May 2008, 07:19: I'm going to be serious here:

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/11/Odb_-_nigga_please.jpg)

(http://z.about.com/d/rap/1/5/K/-/-/-/Jay-Z-ReasonableDoubt.jpg)

(http://www.hhv.de/images/cover6/78598.jpg)

(http://z.about.com/d/rap/1/0/L/-/-/-/P.E-ItTakesANation...jpg)

(http://jakegus.net/chickensdontclapfiles/April%202007/25hiphop/image/nas-illmatic.jpg)

I'm not a big fan of rap, but I love those albums. Those are good places to start.
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Post by: valley_parade on 15 May 2008, 08:36: Jurassic 5

(MCs, we've got the cure for this rap disease..)
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Post by: sc13ntific on 15 May 2008, 10:53: EPMD - Strictly Business

Gang Starr - Daily Operation

Company Flow - Funcrusher Plus

Smiff n Wesson - Da Shinin

Kool Mo Dee - Knowledge is King

A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory

this is a good primer
Title: Re: Essential Rap
Post by: Thrillho on 15 May 2008, 10:57: Oh, Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP

Quote from: Kai on 15 May 2008, 06:10
Enter the Wu-Tang Clan

Yeah, I'd just like to add - BRING THE MUTHAFUCKIN RUCKUS.

It's just occurred to me that he's said essential rap, not essential rap albums.

ODB - Got Your Money
Eminem - Sing For The Moment
Lupe Fiasco - Superstar
Kanye West - Diamonds From Sierra Leone
Tupac feat. Dr. Dre - California Love - If you only get ONE rap song, make it this one.
Snoop Dogg - Who Am I?
The Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff - Summertime
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Post by: Fister on 15 May 2008, 11:17: Styles of Beyond
Buck 65
Atmosphere
Cunninlynguists
Hieroglyphics
Aesop Rock
Outkast
Tribe Called Quest
Dilated Peoples
Ghost Face Killah
Snoop D-O-DOUBLE G
The Flobots
Immortal Technique
Handsome Boy Modeling School
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Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 15 May 2008, 11:18: Tag Team - Whoop There It Is

i'm actually being serious.
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Post by: imapiratearg on 15 May 2008, 11:29: Quote from: valley_parade on 15 May 2008, 08:36
Jurassic 5

Quote from: valley_parade on 15 May 2008, 08:36
Jurassic fucking 5
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Post by: pat101 on 15 May 2008, 12:34: (http://blog.wired.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/08/28/mf_doom_3.jpg)

Doom is your friend
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Post by: Christophe on 15 May 2008, 14:45: One word: Chuggo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhszQbOl95k).
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Post by: Bowers on 15 May 2008, 15:06: Quote from: imapiratearg on 15 May 2008, 11:29
Quote from: valley_parade on 15 May 2008, 08:36
Jurassic 5

Quote from: valley_parade on 15 May 2008, 08:36
Jurassic fucking 5

...Jurassic fucking 5
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Post by: nufan on 15 May 2008, 16:10: (http://www.fakepilot.com/blog/wp-content/octagon.jpg)
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Post by: Jooooosh on 15 May 2008, 16:32: Please tell my you arent serious with that Dr. Octagonocolygist shit. Thats the worst rap cd ive ever heard.
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Post by: suitupletsgo on 15 May 2008, 16:49: Quote from: Jooooosh on 15 May 2008, 16:32
Please tell my you arent serious with that Dr. Octagonocolygist shit. Thats the worst rap cd ive ever heard.

it's not -that- bad.

why all the lack of beastie boys, though?
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Post by: Shadows Collide on 15 May 2008, 17:21: STONES THROW RECORDS!

Anything off this brilliant label (basically), started by my man Peanut Butter Wolf years ago, its my go to label for modern hip hop that brings back the old-school sound. These records in particular:

Charizma and Peanut Butter Wolf - Big Shots (get this now)
Madvillain - Madvillainy
Percee P - Perseverance
JayLib - Champion Sound (collab. between Jay Dee and Madlib)
Jay Dee - Donuts

And they just signed this new guy James Pants, check out his single:

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/49923-james-pants-were-through-mp3stream
Title: Re: Essential Rap
Post by: aeroledzepp on 16 May 2008, 01:10: Quote from: Jooooosh on 15 May 2008, 16:32
Please tell my you arent serious with that Dr. Octagonocolygist shit. Thats the worst rap cd ive ever heard.

Seriously? This shit is fucking amazing. Kool Keith is pretty much the shit, both Dr. Octagonocolygist and Black Elvis/Lost in Space are fan-fucking-tastic. His style is way more interesting than someone like Doom.
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Post by: a pack of wolves on 16 May 2008, 02:37: I wouldn't say he's more interesting than Doom, they're pretty different in any case. But yeah, Dr Octagon is pretty great.

Also, what the fuck is this not doing in this thread already:

(http://www.nothingtodoinla.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/c01c7220eca0b1c74d8a5010l.jpg)
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Post by: Shadows Collide on 16 May 2008, 23:22: Oh, that Kool Keith... "Spanish girls they like to call me Poncho" I forgot that's who Dr. Octagon is. The Ultramagnetic MCs were an awesome group.
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Post by: yipinglim on 20 May 2008, 20:23: (http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drd700/d739/d739794912y.jpg)
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Post by: KickThatBathProf on 20 May 2008, 20:35: Quote from: pat101 on 15 May 2008, 12:34
MF Doom

This.

Also, Dangermouse
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Post by: Kai on 21 May 2008, 15:42: Quote from: Jooooosh on 15 May 2008, 16:32
Please tell my you arent serious with that Dr. Octagonocolygist shit. Thats the worst rap cd ive ever heard.

whaaaaaat
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Post by: pinkpiche on 22 May 2008, 01:05: (http://www.stonesthrow.com/records/covers/quas-further-400.jpg)
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Post by: Divide by Zero on 22 May 2008, 13:31: Black Star.
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Post by: Bowers on 25 May 2008, 02:13: Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip
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Post by: Tongs on 25 May 2008, 02:57: What's up with the lack of Nas love? Illmatic is a definitive album of the whole 90's rap scene.