Laid Back Rap

SATCHMO · 11-03-2009, 06:39 AM

One of my faves:

LoathsomePete · 11-03-2009, 04:18 PM

I think this is my favourite song off Escape 2 Mars, the guitar riff is so hypnotic.

pourmeanother · 01-26-2010, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

I`ve only got an EP by Common Market but I`ll up it for you in a bit, before I go to bed and then mail you the link in the morning. I don`t know much about the Seattle scene, Common Market and Blue Scholars are the only groups from that area that I know, but there`s a somewhat similar group across the border in Canada called Sweatshop Union who are pretty awesome.

I now have both Common Market's self-titled and Tobacco Road albums. Self-titled is a classic, while TR fell just a little short. I highly recommend at least self-titled if you're into Sweatshop Union, or any of the Blue Scholars stuff. Haven't been able to get into the new Blue Scholars **** myself- I'm not sure why... I think their self-titled set the bar too high for me- it's so smooth and clean, I don't know. But, I started looking into the Northwest hip-hop scene, and realized that a few Rhymesayers acts are based out of Seattle: the Boom Bap Project and Jake One. Might give them a listen to familiarize myself with that Washington stuff a little more...

trouserjazz · 01-28-2010, 05:11 PM

Anything by Foreign Exchange, soulful and chilled out hip hop.

ElephantSack · 01-29-2010, 12:45 AM

The Roots definitely have some of the chill, upbeat, relaxing tunes in the genre. Not to say that they dont bring the noise when they have to.

noise · 01-29-2010, 03:27 AM

check out Silent Majority. their albums are OOP so one of the old members threw them up online for free. very good slow, jazzy hip hop.

nya - spaces

Captain Awesome · 01-29-2010, 04:32 AM

Not sure if anyone posted this already...

love to chill out to that track^

I'm short of ideas right now for chilled out tracks, this is worth a look I suppose.

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01-29-2010, 04:32 AM	#47 (permalink)
Captain Awesome On A Rampage Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 317	Not sure if anyone posted this already... love to chill out to that track^ I'm short of ideas right now for chilled out tracks, this is worth a look I suppose. __________________ "If we're all merely players in a play on this great stage, the problem is the script writers ain't on the same page, I echo through the mountain when I'm singing in the air, from my lab a lad with lavish lyrics living in his lair." "Wake up and listen, hear what's not for the public's ears Pinocchio poets played by profiting puppeteers"

11-03-2009, 06:39 AM	#41 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,708	One of my faves:

01-28-2010, 05:11 PM	#44 (permalink)
trouserjazz Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: England Posts: 90	Anything by Foreign Exchange, soulful and chilled out hip hop.