The Rap & Hip-Hop Recommendation Thread

Lucem Ferre · 03-06-2018, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Stephen

Any recs that have

- complex syncopated rapping
- somewhat melodic vocal style
- funk tendencies
- zero gangsta and ego

?

I don't get why people have this hatred of arrogance in their art. Art is naturally narcissistic in it's self since the artist is essentially projecting their personal identity and thoughts into an abstraction assuming that people want or need to experience it. Maybe not as openly bumptious as a Kanye, but still fairly egotistical.

Stephen · 03-06-2018, 01:08 PM

I just find people bragging about what an ******* they are pretty tedious so I guess that's the sort of ego I'm trying to avoid.

**Frownland** · 03-06-2018, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lucem Ferre

I don't get why people have this hatred of arrogance in their art. Art is naturally narcissistic in it's self since the artist is essentially projecting their personal identity and thoughts into an abstraction assuming that people want or need to experience it. Maybe not as openly bumptious as a Kanye, but still fairly egotistical.

4'33" and other aleoteric Cage works are an exception.

Not wanting egotistical rap will indeed close you out of a lot of great stuff (like El-P, who turns the concept on its head in a way), but it's pretty clearly a response to early 2000s gangsta rap that was braggadocious and not much else.

DwnWthVwls · 03-15-2018, 03:58 PM

omar101 · 03-25-2018, 01:07 PM

Good Kid maad city with Kendrick perfectly describes what you are looking for

omar101 · 03-25-2018, 01:08 PM

In terms of Any recs that have

- complex syncopated rapping
- somewhat melodic vocal style
- funk tendencies
- zero gangsta and ego

?

DwnWthVwls · 03-25-2018, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by omar101

In terms of Any recs that have

- complex syncopated rapping
- somewhat melodic vocal style
- funk tendencies
- zero gangsta and ego

?

Hows this?

omar101 · 03-30-2018, 02:20 PM

This is definitely what I am feeling, totally alpha with a sense of consciousness to it exactly what I find ideal @dwnwthvwls

**Frownland** · 04-04-2018, 09:49 PM

The new Jean Grae & Quelle Chris album Everything's Fine is dope as ****.

omar101 · 04-16-2018, 01:01 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Dze1lGtr8o

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	The new Jean Grae & Quelle Chris album Everything's Fine is dope as ***. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth.* d e a f b o x

03-06-2018, 01:08 PM	#1232 (permalink)
Stephen I sleep in your hat Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Melbourne, Vic. Aus. Posts: 1,850	I just find people bragging about what an ******* they are pretty tedious so I guess that's the sort of ego I'm trying to avoid.

03-25-2018, 01:07 PM	#1235 (permalink)
omar101 Groupie Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 33	Good Kid maad city with Kendrick perfectly describes what you are looking for

03-25-2018, 01:08 PM	#1236 (permalink)
omar101 Groupie Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 33	In terms of Any recs that have - complex syncopated rapping - somewhat melodic vocal style - funk tendencies - zero gangsta and ego ?

03-30-2018, 02:20 PM	#1238 (permalink)
omar101 Groupie Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 33	This is definitely what I am feeling, totally alpha with a sense of consciousness to it exactly what I find ideal @dwnwthvwls

04-16-2018, 01:01 PM	#1240 (permalink)
omar101 Groupie Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 33	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Dze1lGtr8o