RIP Hip Hop

[SamwiseRed]

Seriously everytime I actually turn the radio on I want to shoot myself :(

I was YouTubing earlier and ran into some DMX videos. man i havent listen to him in awhile. Seems like passion has left the hip hop scene, I mean you can actually feel these songs unlike todays songs. Guess its another year of ipod, fuck radio.

DMX - Who We Be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB2_MmtMoIc

one of my all time fav, DMX - Damien
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFBfvm_SdD0

post your fav hop hop songs. preferably 80s and 90s altho some early 2000's is acceptable.

[Izor_01]

I agree its totally shit these days... I can't stand drake or lil wayne i would rather masturbate with sandpaper than listen to there music...

[SamwiseRed]

omg dude seriously drake and lil wayne are the first to come to mind when it comes to today's shitty ass music. haha good call.

[Bardalicious]

Method Man feat. Mary J. Blige - I'll Be There For You:
http://vimeo.com/57131230

Warren G - Regulate:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1plPyJdXKIY

Big Punisher feat. Joe - Still Not A Player:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOEOn3fng9U

[Bardalicious]

Wu Tang Clan "C.R.E.A.M.":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjZRAvsZf1g

Coolio - Gangstas Paradise:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryCpg8f45gc

Nas feat Lauryn Hill - If I Ruled The World:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW55FRXlPEs

Snoop Dogg - Gin & Juice:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0fmAzAOFE8

[Swish]

The industry is on its ass, no quality there anymore in any genre :/

[Gaffin Deeppockets]

lol what the f swish that sig

[diplo]

Samwise, you would appreciate this song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLraLApzXO8 Binary Star - Honest Expression

i followed the underground scene once I saw hip hop turning into hip-pop.

the game nowadays is broken, but kendrick lamar is giving me hope. he's carrying hip hop on his shoulders alone.

[Barkingturtle]

Ridden Rough, imo.

http://www.billboard.com/files/styles/promo_650/public/media/dmx-mugshot-2013.jpg

[diplo]

most of the songs you guys posted were at the time, main stream single hits.

you really got to listen to the full album to pick out the gems that never got enough press.

Mobb Deep - Surival of the Fittest
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9ZykEJuFrI

BTNH - Dayz of our Lives
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R_-icZpCTs

Nas - The Message
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws3Ks0FGxYM

Jay-Z - Can I Live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDwljEbaMRg

Jay-Z - Dead Presidents II
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYIsa_u_C-s

2pac - Staring at the world thru my rearview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZboOGKb7vFU

Biggie - I got a Story to Tell
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkcSrBUy9KE

Rakim - Follow the Leader
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLokvR5UsQQ

Lmao...KRS1 and Shaq - Men of Steel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ur0LznXfGc

Wu-Tang - Method Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Mi88gydfYI

EazyE - Boyz In Da Hood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGeNDnYcQOA

The Firm (Nas & Team) - Affirmative Action
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcyIT6QijAA

I can go on and on....

[diplo]

omg dude seriously drake and lil wayne are the first to come to mind when it comes to today's shitty ass music. haha good call.

i can't hate on drake because he never claimed to be true hip hop....he's a new age artist who specializes in harmony/vocals/rap in that particular order. i enjoy his music for what it is because it's not HIP HOP, it's a new genre of Soap-Opera Rap.

[Bardalicious]

most of the songs you guys posted were at the time, main stream single hits.

I'm sorry, does that discredit those songs somehow?

[Barkingturtle]

Dj Quik
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=2jeslfT25Zg

COMPTON
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=fJuapp9SORA

The Click
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=1qReY5HUAMY


Yay 90's!

[diplo]

I'm sorry, does that discredit those songs somehow?

naw...they were great joints, but when the subject comes to real hip hop, i like to point out some of the gems a lot of people don't listen to because it never got released as a single.

[Barkingturtle]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=GnkRQe4fuLQ

[Gaffin Deeppockets]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=GnkRQe4fuLQ

that is hella bad

[Loli Pops]

White folks debating hip hop.

LoL

[Gaffin Deeppockets]

hopsin sums this up though i love his lyrics. shit is so real to today's society.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRVOOwFNp5U

[Raavak]

Country Rap is where its at

[Gaffin Deeppockets]

White folks debating hip hop.

LoL

Your white?

LoL

[Gaffin Deeppockets]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN0ykfJeo9A

[MrSparkle001]

I like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=3gOHvDP_vCs#t=17

(I can't stand the hip hop posted in this thread. It's all prison music. Believe me, I was a CO. Most of it is shit with the worst messages possible for people who need anything but. Maybe it doesn't help that I prefer listening to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXAgv665J14 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBQ01X-1AlI. Worlds apart)

[Gaffin Deeppockets]

I like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=3gOHvDP_vCs#t=17

(I can't stand the hip hop posted in this thread. It's all prison music. Believe me, I was a CO. Most of it is shit with the worst messages possible for people who need anything but. Maybe it doesn't help that I prefer listening to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXAgv665J14 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBQ01X-1AlI. Worlds apart)


obv didnt even click my links then

[Csihar]

Goodies:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_06gK1u23U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pADgllloQg4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AUHl-MP5Ss

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiGqY4dMrB0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpHHGvc_6vk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJTunhUs1-g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJDjB79CGb8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DWGNewrMQY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Jiu9_oNW7c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqqPyKumZqM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV6U0Mud3pU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owIzPJwEnNE

[Gaffin Deeppockets]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjlFqgRbICY

[SourDthatsMe]

This thread is full of so much good music. MrSparkle001 that Blake Shelton video rules. Chew tobacco, chew tobacco, chew tobacco, spit!

[Csihar]

Moar gudies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rISUWuFwROA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIgMHKzbJ2s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnIS7_uO6l4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOmt9MkK9o8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUuiDXI5OYI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gif4luB-ksQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZptOs8Gu9k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lIqNjC1RKU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLk7TymqAcs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI2-Wpx4M1E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTXeg-Swq9w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI9qYtpP4R0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAj60uZwplw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbCQKCdzs30

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb-SSI9bcFs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv0ZFitVtzE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nRCDrxIxN4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXWkksacWWI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWGuVK2QOao

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_5edxArGT8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGbIpCJnmc0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPobj11LT08

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-4qvs_S6eo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NVcO2LWSnI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf6MdR-zSxA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9xATkzvTqo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGvnRKZAfNs

[Reubin]

Seriously everytime I actually turn the radio on

Had to stop you right there. Looking for good music on the radio is like looking for a nutritious meal at McDonalds.

[gotrocks]

Anything by wu-tang, pretty much, although recently their albums have had fewer hits on them to be quite honest. And I'm a die hard wu-fan.

Some of their gems:

Pass the bone - GZA, Solo Album

Babies - Clan, off Iron Flag

9 Mili Bros - Clan, off GFK SoloAlbum Fishscale, likely the last great Wu-tang track featuring all the original members, as it has cuts from ODB who's now dead.

Triumph - Clan, Wu-tang forever, not a hidden gem by any means, but was a landmark track when it dropped and needs to be mentioned in every 'great hiphop' songs list.

Nas - Pretty much the entire illmatic CD. Other cds had some big hits and misses but illmatic was a sublime experience the whole way through.

Memory lane - illmatic - best track on the album, imo

Take it in blood - it was written (album), classic track

The message - it was written (album)

Ether - Stillmatic? (cant remember for sure it was on that album or not) Best "beef" track ever recorded, It's basically 5 minutes of Nas taking the song Jay-Z wrote to try and bash him, ripping it apart completely and then putting it *back together* to tear Jay-Z a new whole to breath from somewhere in his pelvic region.

Mobb Deep - damn these guys were good back in the day. I haven't listened to them recently, but I had heard they went 'hip-pop', which is unfortunate because they were a big part of the 'underground' queens bridge rap movement. Can't think of any favorites that diplo didnt' already mention

T.I. - I generally don't like south rap at all, as artists from down there generally come out with 'pop-y' tracks that can sound good on the ears, but have little real substance in their lyrics. Mike jones is a fantastic example of this. But T.I. has real talent, his lyrics are usually pretty deep and full of meaning, and I really enjoy most of his tracks. Don't form your opinion of him based off his singles, because there is a lot more there.

Motivation - T.I., Urban Legend

Told you so - T.I., King

T.I. vs T.I.P. - T.I., T.I. Vs T.I.P.

Bankhead - T.I., King

Lots of others by T.I., he's definitely worth checking out if you haven't already. There's a reason why they call him the King of the South, despite Lil' Wayne attempting to claim that title/thinking it was his. There's only one king in the south, wayne, and you aren't it.

Tons of other artists to look at, like jedi mind trick, or deltron. Some of these guys are still making great albums even in this decade and the last one, so don't give up hope. Hip hop is still very much alive.

[diplo]

Anything by wu-tang, pretty much, although recently their albums have had fewer hits on them to be quite honest. And I'm a die hard wu-fan.

Some of their gems:

Pass the bone - GZA, Solo Album

Babies - Clan, off Iron Flag

9 Mili Bros - Clan, off GFK SoloAlbum Fishscale, likely the last great Wu-tang track featuring all the original members, as it has cuts from ODB who's now dead.

Triumph - Clan, Wu-tang forever, not a hidden gem by any means, but was a landmark track when it dropped and needs to be mentioned in every 'great hiphop' songs list.

Nas - Pretty much the entire illmatic CD. Other cds had some big hits and misses but illmatic was a sublime experience the whole way through.

Memory lane - illmatic - best track on the album, imo

Take it in blood - it was written (album), classic track

The message - it was written (album)

Ether - Stillmatic? (cant remember for sure it was on that album or not) Best "beef" track ever recorded, It's basically 5 minutes of Nas taking the song Jay-Z wrote to try and bash him, ripping it apart completely and then putting it *back together* to tear Jay-Z a new whole to breath from somewhere in his pelvic region.

Mobb Deep - damn these guys were good back in the day. I haven't listened to them recently, but I had heard they went 'hip-pop', which is unfortunate because they were a big part of the 'underground' queens bridge rap movement. Can't think of any favorites that diplo didnt' already mention

T.I. - I generally don't like south rap at all, as artists from down there generally come out with 'pop-y' tracks that can sound good on the ears, but have little real substance in their lyrics. Mike jones is a fantastic example of this. But T.I. has real talent, his lyrics are usually pretty deep and full of meaning, and I really enjoy most of his tracks. Don't form your opinion of him based off his singles, because there is a lot more there.

Motivation - T.I., Urban Legend

Told you so - T.I., King

T.I. vs T.I.P. - T.I., T.I. Vs T.I.P.

Bankhead - T.I., King

Lots of others by T.I., he's definitely worth checking out if you haven't already. There's a reason why they call him the King of the South, despite Lil' Wayne attempting to claim that title/thinking it was his. There's only one king in the south, wayne, and you aren't it.

Tons of other artists to look at, like jedi mind trick, or deltron. Some of these guys are still making great albums even in this decade and the last one, so don't give up hope. Hip hop is still very much alive.

I grew up listening to Wu-tang. they changed the game especially for the east coast. Their west coast affiliates: Killa Beez were also pretty good. One of my favorite Killa Beez tracks was "The Cook Out" and "Never Again" (never again was by this white dude from killa beez talkin about the holocaust. song is srs).

Classic mobb deep well...is classic. Once they more or less split and cooled off from the game, by the time they tried coming back, it wasn't the same. that was the moment when they signed their souls over for money and signed to 50 cent's label. they made a few decent club joints (50's MO), but they were never the same.

If you guys like deathcore underground rap, Necro and Immortal Technique are very respected in the underground community.

My favorite rap duo are: Binary Star. The two artists are Senim Silla (my blue character) and OneBeLo. they are the definition of hip hop with flow, lyrical content and whit. Listen to their album: MAsters of the Universe and you won't be disappointed.

[Izor_01]

Your parents hated your generation of music, now you hate this generation's music. Makes sense to me.

lil wayne is 2 years older than i am... this has nothing to do with it, hip hop has not been anything special since like 2006...

[gotrocks]

I should have mentioned immortal technique as well, big fan.

[SamwiseRed]

Holy shit thread delivered. Can't wait to get off work and most of this shit to my playlist.

[Barkingturtle]

lil wayne is 2 years older than i am... this has nothing to do with it, hip hop has not been anything special since like 2006...

Since 1996, you mean.

Few more I've listened to today since Sam got me on this rap shit:

Keith Murray:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=EQcSoE1bt_A

Redman:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=o3aCbRKkK2k

Cee-Lo before he was an alien:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=4ymlIqSwmDc

Short Dog:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=-zqPHcwdRkc

[diplo]

I should have mentioned immortal technique as well, big fan.

"Dance with the Devil" ruined/made my life.

[Loli Pops]

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p198/sepuki/random/cringe.gif

[Csihar]

I will rape this thread even more the next few days.

[SamwiseRed]

"Dance with the Devil" ruined/made my life.

that is one fucked up song for sure immortal tech is the real good shit.

[SamwiseRed]

i always thought xzibit was highly underrated. lyrically speaking, he wwell above most of the scrubs. i keep hearing about kendrik lamar but i havent heard his stuff yet. all i know is rick ross and drake arent doing hip hop any favors.

dont think anyone has mentioned eminem yet. even tho he was mainstream the dude was a lyrical genius and noone can take that away from him. the first time i saw him on mtv i thought it was a fucking joke or some troll shit. hes def one of the greats.

[SamwiseRed]

Method Man feat. Mary J. Blige - I'll Be There For You:
http://vimeo.com/57131230

Warren G - Regulate:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1plPyJdXKIY

Big Punisher feat. Joe - Still Not A Player:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOEOn3fng9U

Wu Tang Clan "C.R.E.A.M.":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjZRAvsZf1g

Coolio - Gangstas Paradise:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryCpg8f45gc

Nas feat Lauryn Hill - If I Ruled The World:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW55FRXlPEs

Snoop Dogg - Gin & Juice:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0fmAzAOFE8

a+ gin and juice one of my ultimate chillin songs.

[mtb tripper]

snoo doggy dog

[SamwiseRed]

snoop vah shir

or

snoop kerran

[SamwiseRed]

Samwise, you would appreciate this song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLraLApzXO8 Binary Star - Honest Expression

i followed the underground scene once I saw hip hop turning into hip-pop.

the game nowadays is broken, but kendrick lamar is giving me hope. he's carrying hip hop on his shoulders alone.

that binary star song is exactly what i appreciate. those lyrics man <3

[Shilver]

Listen to mainstream rap: Assume it's all shit. Logic.

As someone who comes from a strong music background; hit me up if you want to know what to really listen to.

[SamwiseRed]

most of the songs you guys posted were at the time, main stream single hits.

you really got to listen to the full album to pick out the gems that never got enough press.

Mobb Deep - Surival of the Fittest
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9ZykEJuFrI

.

fucking love this song, forgot about it. also gotta recomend shook ones part II

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NUX4tW5pps

[Shilver]

Kid Cudi - Mr. Rager: I don't really consider Cudi to be hip-hop, but Man of the Moon 1 and 2 are two of my favorite produced albums. Just incredible. A lot of people don't really like him, but I do. Indicud was a major letdown though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IofN_sunFvo

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Macklemore - City Don't Sleep: Easily my favorite Macklemore song, was the first song that got me into him (*cough* I'm a hipster boost my ego *cough*)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh6qn2a7FwE

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Hopsin - Nocturnal Rainbows: Undergrounds finest

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPHHudm0NTY

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CES Cru - Juice (feat. Tech N9ne): Anyone out of the Tech N9ne, amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnrQ5NAWfC8

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Jarren Benton - My Adidas: I'm a big fan of Funk Volumes newest member, opinions vary though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uRWXW_9ZIU

Just off the top of my youtube playlists and st00f.

[Gaffin Deeppockets]

mobb deep has some of the best instrumentals and classics aint gonna lie wutang was the shit growin up too, but i like alot of diff shit now.

[Loli Pops]

http://i.imgur.com/oxuAt.gif

[Millburn]

Thieves in the Night - Blackstar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjxtRehIz2Y)

We Know Something You Don't Know - Jurassic 5 and DJ Format (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkjTM4AfYdU)

I think Jurassic 5 is pretty much the embodiment of quality, earnest hip hop. Also let's face it, Chali 2na has the sickest flow that has never been matched.

[diplo]

that binary star song is exactly what i appreciate. those lyrics man <3

Binary Star - Slang Blade
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc1FF7XFxyc

This is the definition for hip hop. lyrical content, word play, flow.


also someone mentioned eminem. he's the truth and his tongue is a sword.

[Bardalicious]

Honorable mention to Jedi Mind Tricks & Immortal Tech.

Also, Hopsin is one of few newer-age artists from that genre that I can stomach, so A+ for that one.

[Stinkum]

Thieves in the Night - Blackstar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjxtRehIz2Y)

Was about to post this.

Best hip hop song ever made. Too bad most people won't listen to the lyrics.

[Dragonmist]

Agree the Rap Hip Hop game has went to shit. Saddens me and more men wear pin kand purple shirts and skinny jeans than women WTF just happened to the world these last 10 years or so ill never know...

[Swish]

White folks debating hip hop.

LoL

[phacemeltar]

I have been working on an album but I am too critical of my own solo work. And I got no one to collab with. Sorry.

[diplo]

Souls of Mischief - 93 til infinity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mt3vZHDiM8

[Nirgon]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei96GpVffJU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPOdBRtLVlA

(I live the life of Fitzgerald)

[mtb tripper]

hip hop died long ago

[quido]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jvVCJp429A

[CharlesBarkley]

rap is fine if you know where to look

danny brown for instance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj0jiEIyT24
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-92qAjbGDo

or freddie gibbs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcgrQDjRyPM

or elzhi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nobGlm4WWv0

[Laugher]

seemed necessary:p

[Swish]

Put the final nail in the coffin, have One Direction cover "white lines" or something...

[MrSparkle001]

obv didnt even click my links then

Sorry but they're all like the guys I used to lock up. Every single one of them fancied himself a rapper, and they all look like that, seriously. I just can't get into most of it. Some of the messages might be positive, I don't know, but even "positive" rap often glorifies gangs and shit. There's gang symbolism all over.

Put the final nail in the coffin, have One Direction cover "white lines" or something...

Do you mean https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRw8cBratM4? If so you really went old school. I do like that old stuff.

[FoxxHound]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjBmrHPONt4

[freez]

Seriously everytime I actually turn the radio on I want to shoot myself :(

I was YouTubing earlier and ran into some DMX videos. man i havent listen to him in awhile. Seems like passion has left the hip hop scene, I mean you can actually feel these songs unlike todays songs. Guess its another year of ipod, fuck radio.

DMX - Who We Be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB2_MmtMoIc

one of my all time fav, DMX - Damien
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFBfvm_SdD0

post your fav hop hop songs. preferably 80s and 90s altho some early 2000's is acceptable.


should check out riff raff bro

at first i hated it and then i realized it was hilarious

hes not a bad rapper either once youve heard most of his shit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvvsmY2mn5Q&list=RD02bZs7xmHpKOo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz1Ej-G9URg&list=RD02bZs7xmHpKOo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZs7xmHpKOo

ps sam play LoL w me

[Kraftwerk]

Souls of Mischief - 93 til infinity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mt3vZHDiM8

One of my fav songs for sure. I could play that every day and not get tired of it.

I dunno, some new rap, hip hop is fun. Lil' B is good, I like Kendrick whenever I hear it on radio even though its super pop rap.

[Kraftwerk]

Bone Thugs n Harmony also, so good.

[Feralspec]

i wouldnt personally consider dmx "hip hop" in my own opinion. I think Nas and Jay z are kind of all thats around, not including talib, or KRS 1

Seriously everytime I actually turn the radio on I want to shoot myself :(

I was YouTubing earlier and ran into some DMX videos. man i havent listen to him in awhile. Seems like passion has left the hip hop scene, I mean you can actually feel these songs unlike todays songs. Guess its another year of ipod, fuck radio.

DMX - Who We Be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB2_MmtMoIc

one of my all time fav, DMX - Damien
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFBfvm_SdD0

post your fav hop hop songs. preferably 80s and 90s altho some early 2000's is acceptable.

[Millburn]

think Nas and Jay z are kind of all thats around, not including talib, or KRS 1

Chali 2na is still out tearing up those beats with that sick flow of his.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBfjeFr67Ls

[bomaroast]

Christ. You all have terrible taste in music. There is good hip hop. Excellent artists off the top of my head:

A Tribe Called Quest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHRnvjCkTsw

Reggie Watts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJQU22Ttpwc

Jurassic 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsZKrctSDaw

Brother Ali
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKii8s4G-5g

Devin the Dude -- a novelty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2CAxsT1tf8

edit:
Elevate yourself a bit! More hip hop and closely related artists:

Prefuse 73
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc99zBOIuYw

RJD2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVqAdIMQZlk

DJ Shadow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKibXhFqPjA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy7Obm6x86o -- this is a classic album in my own mind

and because you guys are all lovely nerds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0M9VK6x850

i'm hungry!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2mYR9Rb3zU

[Zadrian]

You can get different colors like rainbows

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fR2OgGbKds

also where da buffet?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAzHS1c3rFE


(I still can't tell if the food is a metaphor)

[Obsidus]

Hip Hop has been dead for a while now. Personally I do not like Rap/Hip Hop, at all. But in the 90's I could respect some of it, and even liked some, like A Tribe Called Quest. Now adays Rap is part of the unholy trinity of talentless dogshit that is mass produced for $$$$$$ (the other two being Country and Pop).

[bomaroast]

https://soundcloud.com/yungfeurich/shinsuusenju

[dethbringre]

Ok maybe not quite 90s but close enough... This is the best video and quite possibly the best hip hop album to come out of the era.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CL6n0FJZpk
Dr. Dre - Still D.R.E

Yeah it's not underground and its mainstream, but its from an era when mainstream was pretty damn good.

[bomaroast]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQT8wgV0YMY

It's dead. /rolleyes

[Zadrian]

But seriously -

MF Doom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paTlPVW991A


Elda Sensei

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzWYHHe4TxE