What's your fav rap/hip-hop album?

~~Cuthbert~~ · 01-22-2013, 07:08 AM

Instrumental Hip Hop is good but a CD full of 4-5 minute loops gets tedious. Can't listen to something like Petestrumentals all the way through but Donuts is brilliant as they are snippets.

**Janszoon** · 01-22-2013, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Whiskey

Definitely not my style. I listen to hip hop mainly because of the rapping. If I wanted to listen to instrumental music I'd go with psytrance, which is a mostly instrumental genre. If you've heard Infected Mushroom before, you'd know what Im talking about.

If psytrance is the only type of instrumental music you're willing to listen to, you're really missing out on a lot of great music. Two of the largest and most significant styles of music of the past few hundred years, jazz and classical, are largely instrumental. Seems a shame to miss out on all of that. Not to mention the fact that you're also missing out on large chunks of everything from surf music to flamenco, post-rock to Chinese classical, tango to ambient music, IDM to third stream, etc., etc.

**Goofle** · 01-22-2013, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Nah, it's not the only thing that defines hip hop. And instrumental hip hop can be great. Here are a couple examples:

If you hadn't already discovered, RJD2 was the sole producer on Magnificent City, the Aceyalone album I recommended. I think there's an instrumental version as well.

**Janszoon** · 01-22-2013, 09:34 AM

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If you hadn't already discovered, RJD2 was the sole producer on Magnificent City, the Aceyalone album I recommended. I think there's an instrumental version as well.

I did discover that, and it made me all the more excited to listen to it.

~~Whiskey~~ · 01-22-2013, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

If psytrance is the only type of instrumental music you're willing to listen to, you're really missing out on a lot of great music. Two of the largest and most significant styles of music of the past few hundred years, jazz and classical, are largely instrumental. Seems a shame to miss out on all of that. Not to mention the fact that you're also missing out on large chunks of everything from surf music to flamenco, post-rock to Chinese classical, tango to ambient music, IDM to third stream, etc., etc.

Oh, absolutely not. I like Classical music too. I simply meant that its the kind of instrumental music genre I enjoy the most. I dont particularly enjoy instrumental music much, which is why classical and psytrance are the only ones I like. I dont think Im missing out on anything at all. I enjoy what I enjoy, I dont really want to be convinced to hear other genres. I understand your positive intention about this though, thanks.

SteelyDan · 01-23-2013, 11:57 AM

Favourite rap album is a tough one; it's gotta have the right balance of energy, lyricism and production. Quite honestly, the album that seems to fit that best for me is My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West.

FRED HALE SR. · 01-23-2013, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Whiskey

All the 3 are equally my favourites, but I like so many hip hop albums that its difficult to decide on a single favourite album. Thats why I have more than one favourite hip hop album. The Ice cube albums arent my only favourite hip hop albums though. I could also say The Chronic by Dr Dre is a favourite too, but like I said its difficult for me to decide.

Amerikkkas Most Wanted will always be my favorite. I think its Cubes best by a longshot.

~~Whiskey~~ · 01-23-2013, 10:35 PM

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Amerikkkas Most Wanted will always be my favorite. I think its Cubes best by a longshot.

Definitely a great album, but I wouldn't call it my favorite so quickly. Like I said many times already, Its hard for me to decide. BUt its definitely ONE of my favorites. I dont really like to have one favourite album, I like to have many favortes. That way I dont need to put much thought into this.

I downloaded various rap songs from many artists, and I just put it on Shuffle and it randomly plays the songs in random order. Anyone else does that here?

muzebox · 01-24-2013, 05:02 AM

A tough one this, but here are my desert island hip hop discs.
Gangstarr step in the arena
de la soul 3 feet high
public enemy A Nation of Millions
Pete Rock The Main Ingredient
Masta Ace Sittin On Chrome

SGR · 01-24-2013, 06:16 AM

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Favourite rap album is a tough one; it's gotta have the right balance of energy, lyricism and production. Quite honestly, the album that seems to fit that best for me is My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West.

That album does have a beautiful mix of those 3 qualities you listed, great album with a lot of dynamics.

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~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Instrumental Hip Hop is good but a CD full of 4-5 minute loops gets tedious. Can't listen to something like Petestrumentals all the way through but Donuts is brilliant as they are snippets.

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SteelyDan Groupie Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 40	Favourite rap album is a tough one; it's gotta have the right balance of energy, lyricism and production. Quite honestly, the album that seems to fit that best for me is My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West.