The Rap & Hip-Hop Recommendation Thread

bubu · 05-05-2010, 03:53 AM

Have you tried some rock music, i would recommend Rage Against the Machine and System of a Down

Husky McDump · 05-05-2010, 10:42 AM

Heiruspecs, Living Legends, The Grouch and Eligh, Eyedea and Abilites, Doomtree, P.O.S., Atmosphere, MF DooM, Jake One. all great hip-hop artists.

Alfred · 05-09-2010, 01:46 PM

Where do I start with Talib Kweli? Which of his albums is most digestible/accessible?

pourmeanother · 05-09-2010, 02:07 PM

I think you have to start early with "Quality" and his collab effort in Black Star.

Phantom Limb · 05-14-2010, 01:16 PM

Definitely Black Star first. That album is one of my favourite.

Freebase Dali · 05-14-2010, 05:25 PM

I've been thinking about producing some more hip-hop, but this time with slow, grungy IDM beats and Dubstep style basses and atmos and with Aesop-Rock type lyrics... just something odd I've been tossing around for the past few days. I'm not sure if there's something like that out there already, but if any of you know any artists already putting that kind of thing out, I'd like to put some ear on that.

jackhammer · 05-14-2010, 05:47 PM

Benga has the type of beats you are after but Kode 9 may be more suited. It may not be perfect as the vocals are very lazy, almost drawl like. However the beats might give you some pointers.

Benga:

Kode 9:

You could also try the artists The Bug and Milanese.

Freebase Dali · 05-14-2010, 05:58 PM

Thanks! Yea the Benga track is sort of what I'm thinking in terms of the atmosphere, but the beats themselves would be a bit more hardcore. Around the same BPM, but twisted up, a little distorted, compressed and punchy.
Probably more like what I usually produce for beats, but suited for flowing to.

Ultimately I'm thinking of a mix of styles.. IDM/Dubstep/Electronica/Grunge/HipHop and even a little Indie thrown in there. All crammed into each song differently over the course of an album.
I want to write a full album, as all I've ever done is single releases of various genres since 2004 and it sucks not to have something coherent as a single entity after all that time. I really want to have an idea worked out before I go into it, so that's what the recommendation is for really.

I'll check out the other two artists as well.
If you or anyone else has anything to add that might give me some inspiration or ideas to take note of, let 'em rip.

Thanks!

Sparky · 05-14-2010, 07:48 PM

Going for an aesop rock type flow might be kinda tricky. But then again I don't know your music that well. You could spit hot fire.

Freebase Dali · 05-14-2010, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matious

Going for an aesop rock type flow might be kinda tricky. But then again I don't know your music that well. You could spit hot fire.

I don't have a problem writing and spitting that style. I'm more concerned about the music itself and how I want to present it. I'm tired of the same old formula and I want to do something that contains elements I like but in an unnatural way.

05-05-2010, 03:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
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Husky McDump No Shirt Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 442	Heiruspecs, Living Legends, The Grouch and Eligh, Eyedea and Abilites, Doomtree, P.O.S., Atmosphere, MF DooM, Jake One. all great hip-hop artists. __________________ not everyone can make it to the pros, some rise to the top, others down low.

05-09-2010, 01:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	Where do I start with Talib Kweli? Which of his albums is most digestible/accessible? __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

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pourmeanother Saaaad Panda Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 852	I think you have to start early with "Quality" and his collab effort in Black Star. __________________ Life is just blah, blah, blah You hope for blah And sometimes you find it, but mostly it's blah And waiting for blah And hoping you were right about the blahs you made And then, just when you think you've got the whole blah'd damn thing figured out And you're surrounded by the ones you blah Death shows up... anddd blah, blah, blah.

05-14-2010, 05:47 PM	#7 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Benga has the type of beats you are after but Kode 9 may be more suited. It may not be perfect as the vocals are very lazy, almost drawl like. However the beats might give you some pointers. Benga: Kode 9: You could also try the artists The Bug and Milanese. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

05-14-2010, 01:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
Phantom Limb Chocolate Homunculus Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 1,293	Definitely Black Star first. That album is one of my favourite.

05-14-2010, 05:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	I've been thinking about producing some more hip-hop, but this time with slow, grungy IDM beats and Dubstep style basses and atmos and with Aesop-Rock type lyrics... just something odd I've been tossing around for the past few days. I'm not sure if there's something like that out there already, but if any of you know any artists already putting that kind of thing out, I'd like to put some ear on that.

05-14-2010, 05:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	Thanks! Yea the Benga track is sort of what I'm thinking in terms of the atmosphere, but the beats themselves would be a bit more hardcore. Around the same BPM, but twisted up, a little distorted, compressed and punchy. Probably more like what I usually produce for beats, but suited for flowing to. Ultimately I'm thinking of a mix of styles.. IDM/Dubstep/Electronica/Grunge/HipHop and even a little Indie thrown in there. All crammed into each song differently over the course of an album. I want to write a full album, as all I've ever done is single releases of various genres since 2004 and it sucks not to have something coherent as a single entity after all that time. I really want to have an idea worked out before I go into it, so that's what the recommendation is for really. I'll check out the other two artists as well. If you or anyone else has anything to add that might give me some inspiration or ideas to take note of, let 'em rip. Thanks!

05-14-2010, 07:48 PM	#9 (permalink)
Sparky not really Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,223	Going for an aesop rock type flow might be kinda tricky. But then again I don't know your music that well. You could spit hot fire.

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