Hip hop with real instruments (hip-hop, instrumental, rap, genre)

lvsimo77 · 11-02-2008, 09:29 PM

I don't listen to a whole lot of hip hop, but I like stuff with real instruments as opposed to computerized beats. Some stuff I like is Ozomatli, although a lot of their music isn't hip hop. But they do have plenty of good hip hop songs like Cut Chemist Suite and Saturday Night. I also like G. Love & Special sauce, but I wouldn't necessarily put that in the hip hop category although they do have some rap type vocals.

Anybody got any suggestions for stuff I might like?

Fruitonica · 11-02-2008, 11:33 PM

The Roots.

lucifer_sam · 11-03-2008, 12:04 AM

Mos Def made an album a couple years ago (A New Danger) which breaks out of the norm of hip-hop, but it also holds snatches of other genres, and all of it done very well. And unless I'm mistaken, I believe he performed all of them...

jackhammer · 11-03-2008, 03:45 PM

The New Danger is a great album. Don't forget A Tribe Called Quest as well.

lvsimo77 · 11-03-2008, 06:49 PM

Thanks guys, I'll check them out.

**Janszoon** · 11-04-2008, 02:17 AM

A lot of Outkast songs are played on conventional instruments. Andre 3000 is quite the multi-instrumentalist and plays everything from guitar to keyboard to saxophone on their albums.

simplephysics · 11-04-2008, 08:11 AM

The Grey Album by Dangermouse.

Kirby · 11-04-2008, 08:33 AM

The best example is definitely The Roots

SwayBreezy · 11-04-2008, 01:30 PM

Atmosphere had an album with all live instruments.

Flobots - use live instruments.

The Roots are great!

You could also look into Rehab or Gym Class Heroes

Terrible Lizard · 11-04-2008, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fruitonica

The Roots.

You have one of the greatest avatars ever.

And the Roots are the ****.

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lvsimo77 Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 72	Hip hop with real instruments I don't listen to a whole lot of hip hop, but I like stuff with real instruments as opposed to computerized beats. Some stuff I like is Ozomatli, although a lot of their music isn't hip hop. But they do have plenty of good hip hop songs like Cut Chemist Suite and Saturday Night. I also like G. Love & Special sauce, but I wouldn't necessarily put that in the hip hop category although they do have some rap type vocals. Anybody got any suggestions for stuff I might like? __________________ http://img.skitch.com/20081031-trxrd...uhs16q6n2h.png

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lucifer_sam Unrepentant Ass-Mod Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,921	Mos Def made an album a couple years ago (A New Danger) which breaks out of the norm of hip-hop, but it also holds snatches of other genres, and all of it done very well. And unless I'm mistaken, I believe he performed all of them... __________________ first.am

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jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	The New Danger is a great album. Don't forget A Tribe Called Quest as well. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

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lvsimo77 Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 72	Thanks guys, I'll check them out. __________________ http://img.skitch.com/20081031-trxrd...uhs16q6n2h.png

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Fruitonica Pale and Wan Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Aus Posts: 917	The Roots.

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Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	A lot of Outkast songs are played on conventional instruments. Andre 3000 is quite the multi-instrumentalist and plays everything from guitar to keyboard to saxophone on their albums.

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Kirby Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Forest Park, GA Posts: 1,637	The best example is definitely The Roots

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SwayBreezy Groupie Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 22	Atmosphere had an album with all live instruments. Flobots - use live instruments. The Roots are great! You could also look into Rehab or Gym Class Heroes