(Non gangster) Hip Hop recommendations

StixxUK

StixxUK

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Aloha. I am trying to expand my collection of hip-hop.

So far, some of my favourites include:

Ugly Duckling
People Under the Stairs
Edan
Roots Manuva
Dilated Peoples
DJ Format
The Roots
Phi Life Cypher
Blackalicious
Ultramagnetic MCs
Handsome Boy Modelling School
Jehst
Braintax
Yoda

Any recommendations for a fan of the above artists/groups? :cool:
 
Prefuse '73: slightly mashed up electronica hip-hop noodlings. Fantastic IMO, but not straight up hip-hop by anymeans :)
 
Del Tha Funkee Homosapien (with particular mention to his colab. with Dan the Automator - "Deltron 3030", awesome album).
Jurassic 5
Aesop Rock

:)
 
Spunj99 said:
Del Tha Funkee Homosapien (with particular mention to his colab. with Dan the Automator - "Deltron 3030", awesome album).
Jurassic 5
Aesop Rock
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Chee-ars!

I'm already aware of J5 and Aesop, but Deltron is news to me. I think he's on the Handsome Boy modelling school album and IIRC isn't he on some Gorrilaz stuff?

Sounds great too.

edit: ah just occurred to me that Dan the Automator is HBMS too :p
 
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I'm going to be watching this thread intently as this is really my kind of music.

A few recommendations:

Cut Chemist
Blackalicious
RJD2
UNKLE
Mr Scruff
Coldcut
Quasimoto
 
StixxUK said:
Chee-ars!

I'm already aware of J5 and Aesop, but Deltron is news to me. I think he's on the Handsome Boy modelling school album and IIRC isn't he on some Gorrilaz stuff?

Sounds great too.

edit: ah just occurred to me that Dan the Automator is HBMS too :p
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Haha yep.

Also, don't know if you already have it but OutKast - Stankonia seems to always be overlooked as a serious hip-hop album because of the success of Ms.Jackson. Speakerboxx/The Love Below is also an awesome album.

Also, as mentioned above, have a listen to some RJD2, the guy's a legend.

Oooh ooh...AND try Madvillain - Madvillainy. :D
 
Not entirely sure if you'd class some of these as gangster or not. i guess Mos and Talib can sometimes sound a bit gangster, but they're amazing lyricists

Talib Kweli
Mos Def (these 2 collaborating is amazing)
Kanye West
Roots Manuva
Skitz
The Roots
Blackalicious
Aceyalone
Common
Blueprint
The Coup
DJ Format
Hi-Tek
Soul Position
Herbaliser
Phi Life Cypher
DJ Yoda (quite popular, personally i don't like)

that should keep you going :)
 
Gangstarr.

Recommended tunes:

Moment of truth
Royalty
Full Clip
Just to get a rep
Ex girl to next
I'm the man
Mafia
Mass appeal
Nice girl, wrong place
Skills
Right were you stand
Take two & pass
Victory
The Squeeze
War going on outside
You know my steez
Work
 
suppose if people are mentioning DJ Yoda, I'll suggest DJ Shadow and RJD2. They're ace beyond ace-ness... :D


*edit* ah someone has... :p im just listening to the DJ Shadow "live at Brixton academy" show from last friday, got hold of a limited edition signed copy. lovely. :)
 
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Blokey57 said:
suppose if people are mentioning DJ Yoda, I'll suggest DJ Shadow and RJD2. They're ace beyond ace-ness... :D


*edit* ah someone has... :p im just listening to the DJ Shadow "live at Brixton academy" show from last friday, got hold of a limited edition signed copy. lovely. :)
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New 'Shadow album is poop though. :(
 
Spunj99 said:
What's the best 'Quest album? I only have Midnight Marauders after i saw it for £1.99 in Music Zone, it's a travesty i tell you! :D
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£1.99 :O a bargain!

Low end theory is a classic

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm is also good

and Beats, Rhymes and Life is pretty good tho

But im sayin, midnight marauders and low end theory are the best

If you like guru from gangstarr but want something more chilled, the jazzmatazz albums are good

btw B.Y.S. should be on the gangstarr list, great riddim.

why cant i say f t w, it gets starred out :(
 
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Atmosphere/Slug
Sage Francis
Sole,
Eyedea,
Cannibal Ox
Brother Ali
Sol.illaquists of Sound,
Buck 65.
 
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New 'Shadow album is poop though. :(
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Yeah i have to agree, s'pose he can't do the same stuff all the time, he wanted to try something different with a "hiphy" form of hip-hop or something...

I think he pretty much failed sadly. :(

He's got enough good stuff (all of it bar that) to contest any bad stuff though. :)
 
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