Goofle

Great post and I agree (apart from the shameful admission that I have no idea who Pep Love is...).

To me, O.D.B on "Shame on a N****" is what 'changed' my perspective on Hip Hop. I listened to that before any other Wu Tang song and fell in love with the gritty production, vocals and subject matter. I think he is over and under rated by many, but he is one of the best sounding rappers of all time without question.

DJ Shadow changed my way of thinking when it came to beats. I genuinely thought that any bass, drum etc... was played in the same way as in a band at one point (I was 12 or 13... I didn't know any better) then I was given "Endtroducing", listened to it, read the booklet and watched the documentary "Scratch" (essential viewing) and have been obsessed with beats ever since.

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