The Rap & Hip-Hop Recommendation Thread

[Janszoon]

Originally Posted by mankycaaant

According to your Last FM, you somehow managed to miss The Money Store by Death Grips. You NEED that record.
Their newer album NOLOVEDEEPWEB is always well worth the listen.

I already have The Money Store actually, it must be one of the many things that apparently haven't gotten scrobbled when I listened to them. Decent album though for sure.

Originally Posted by Bane of your existence

If you just want the beats, check out Prefuse 73 and check out Jel (J.
Bike For Three! or Buck 65 might fit that criteria.


You also might like this






And this

I'm familiar with all of those already except for the Russian one. It sounds cool though. I'll definitely have to check that one out. Thanks!

[LoathsomePete]

I would definitely also recommend Buck 65, specifically his 2005 album Secret House Against the world

[Janszoon]

Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

I would definitely also recommend Buck 65, specifically his 2005 album Secret House Against the world

Yeah, like I mentioned before, I'm familiar with some of his stuff. I've never listened to that album though so I may check it out.

[Surell]

Originally Posted by Janszoon

Anyone have any recommendations for some experimental hip hop? I don't mean experimental as in "that guy sometimes raps about sort of odd things", I mean experimental music along the lines of K-the-I??? or Dälek or Shabazz Palaces' weirder moments.

Anyone?

I'm sure everyone's getting sick of my plugging this jam, but this "Uneven Compromise" song(?) by Lil Ugly Mane--though the name and his other songs may throw you off (until you look a little closer at his lyrical content)--it's really pretty freaky, at least for how it shifts narratives. If you're looking for Dalek heaviness and dissonance with a southern kind of swagger, i'd say look no further. The beats are mostly rooted in dusty nu jazz in the RZA way or Three 6 Mafia atmosphere and repetition, but just check out how it's executed on this particular song, which I won't post because i don't want to annoy anyone excessively, but it can be found in his thread, where i posted and described it, or on youtube, or on the Lil Ugly Mane bandcamp.

Sorry again, this thing's got me hooked though and i just have to tell the world

[Janszoon]

Originally Posted by Surell

I'm sure everyone's getting sick of my plugging this jam, but this "Uneven Compromise" song(?) by Lil Ugly Mane--though the name and his other songs may throw you off (until you look a little closer at his lyrical content)--it's really pretty freaky, at least for how it shifts narratives. If you're looking for Dalek heaviness and dissonance with a southern kind of swagger, i'd say look no further. The beats are mostly rooted in dusty nu jazz in the RZA way or Three 6 Mafia atmosphere and repetition, but just check out how it's executed on this particular song, which I won't post because i don't want to annoy anyone excessively, but it can be found in his thread, where i posted and described it, or on youtube, or on the Lil Ugly Mane bandcamp.

Sorry again, this thing's got me hooked though and i just have to tell the world

I'll check it out. Thanks!

Anyone else have a suggestion?

[14232949]

According to your Last FM, you somehow managed to miss The Money Store by Death Grips. You NEED that record.
Their newer album NOLOVEDEEPWEB is always well worth the listen.

[Rjinn]

Originally Posted by mankycaaant

Here's some recs for you then. I've bolded the essential one.

Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full/Follow The Leader
KRS-One - Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop
Slick Rick - Children's Story
Masta Ace - Take A Look Around

Heard Children's Story. Great stuff.

I'll check out the others later. Thanks for the recs mankycaaant.

[Janszoon]

Good call on ЕстьЕстьЕсть, Bane! I'm really enjoying that album. Where did you hear of those guys?

[Bane of your existence]

Nice! I have no idea where I heard of them originally. You know how that stuff goes. Random forums, music mags, youtube recommendations, Reddit, live shows... I'm sure it was one of those.

[FrigginParadox]

I see a lot of common names up here. Recently i have been bumping
Kendrick -GKMC
Action Bronson - Rare Chandeliers
Captain Murphy- Duality
Aesop Rock - Skelethon
El-P- Cancer for Cure
P.O.S - We dont even live here

Most of you probably heard them but if you havnt they are great listens