Artist That Got You Into Hip Hop

versus95 · 07-01-2015, 01:32 PM

not funny

meganzmusic · 08-01-2015, 09:47 AM

I grew up with a variety of music around the house, and hiphop was a huge part of it. LL Cool J, 2Pac, Puff (but mostly whats being played on the radio, cos I was mostly a kid back then. I didn't realised the impact of the death of 2Pac and Biggie when I read it in the news back then. But I remember where I was the moment when I read it.)

Edit: Oh I forgot Outkast! Mannn, I was so into them.

And I went through a period of time where I was into lots of indie stuff and rock, particularly when The Strokes came out. Music blogs, downloading free tracks by new artist, discovering new music, it got me excited hearing new music every day.
But over time, interest in them dwindled. Partly due to my renewed interest in hiphop. Also, it somehow failed to speak to me at that time.

I would contribute my renewed interest in hiphop to Childish Gambino, which in turn got me to appreciate Kanye West more (because thats one of his major influence).
I got into him when he was releasing free tracks, mixtapes, albums online, and he rapped over indie songs, which caught my attention.

Then slowly, other artists caught my ears. Kendrick, J Cole, recently Lil Wayne (I dunno why I avoided his earlier stuff, but I really enjoyed his features and most recently, his FWA album really stood out for me).

And now, I find hiphop interesting again. I'm finding myself digging around for new stuff, and it gets me excited again.

Sorry for the disjointed post. This is more of a stream of consciousness than a well thought post.

Thanks!

Michael Fynne · 08-08-2015, 09:22 PM

2Pac

Mikauzer · 08-15-2015, 07:57 AM

It has to be Eminem, the guy was everywhere when I was growing up! Plus my parents didn't really like me listening to him so that was all the sweeter!

sthug84 · 09-02-2015, 12:34 AM

I was always into hip hop in the early days. Loved it all through the 90's. What made me dive further into rap/hip hop and even started my quest as being an artist was listening to DMX. I always loved his style and delivery. His music was always on point.

Crudivore · 09-07-2015, 10:06 PM

Eminem, cuz I was born in 94

simplephysics · 09-08-2015, 06:03 PM

Em didn't turn me on to the genre like other artists have, but he was definitely the first hip hop artist I listened to - as in actively seeking out his music - before I really knew what hip hop was.

Mister Mushroom · 09-08-2015, 07:20 PM

Biz Markie awakened my love for the hip hop genre, though I don't listen to much.

Lucem Ferre · 09-08-2015, 09:25 PM

As redundant as it might sound at this moment I'd have to say Eminem. Even though I grew up with a lot of rap music around me.

Scoob V · 09-23-2015, 05:51 PM

It had to be Eminem's MMLP album that got me into Hip-Hop. When I first heard Stan, I was in awe. I was born in '96 so for me to be able to understand the story that was being told is crazy to me. The Way I Am was also a favorite. His anger & aggression on that record is off the charts. You could really feel what he was feeling at the time he was making the record. Great artists usually do that.

08-01-2015, 09:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
meganzmusic Groupie Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 10	I grew up with a variety of music around the house, and hiphop was a huge part of it. LL Cool J, 2Pac, Puff (but mostly whats being played on the radio, cos I was mostly a kid back then. I didn't realised the impact of the death of 2Pac and Biggie when I read it in the news back then. But I remember where I was the moment when I read it.) Edit: Oh I forgot Outkast! Mannn, I was so into them. And I went through a period of time where I was into lots of indie stuff and rock, particularly when The Strokes came out. Music blogs, downloading free tracks by new artist, discovering new music, it got me excited hearing new music every day. But over time, interest in them dwindled. Partly due to my renewed interest in hiphop. Also, it somehow failed to speak to me at that time. I would contribute my renewed interest in hiphop to Childish Gambino, which in turn got me to appreciate Kanye West more (because thats one of his major influence). I got into him when he was releasing free tracks, mixtapes, albums online, and he rapped over indie songs, which caught my attention. Then slowly, other artists caught my ears. Kendrick, J Cole, recently Lil Wayne (I dunno why I avoided his earlier stuff, but I really enjoyed his features and most recently, his FWA album really stood out for me). And now, I find hiphop interesting again. I'm finding myself digging around for new stuff, and it gets me excited again. Sorry for the disjointed post. This is more of a stream of consciousness than a well thought post. Thanks! Last edited by meganzmusic; 08-01-2015 at 10:02 AM.

09-08-2015, 07:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
Mister Mushroom Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 91	Biz Markie awakened my love for the hip hop genre, though I don't listen to much. __________________ Last.FM

07-01-2015, 01:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
versus95 Groupie Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 9	not funny

08-08-2015, 09:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
Michael Fynne Groupie Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Aarhus, Denmark Posts: 5	2Pac

08-15-2015, 07:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
Mikauzer Groupie Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Manchester, England Posts: 18	It has to be Eminem, the guy was everywhere when I was growing up! Plus my parents didn't really like me listening to him so that was all the sweeter!

09-02-2015, 12:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
sthug84 Groupie Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 2	I was always into hip hop in the early days. Loved it all through the 90's. What made me dive further into rap/hip hop and even started my quest as being an artist was listening to DMX. I always loved his style and delivery. His music was always on point.

09-07-2015, 10:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
Crudivore Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 51	Eminem, cuz I was born in 94

09-08-2015, 09:25 PM	#9 (permalink)
Lucem Ferre Cuter Than Post Malone. Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 4,978	As redundant as it might sound at this moment I'd have to say Eminem. Even though I grew up with a lot of rap music around me.

09-23-2015, 05:51 PM	#10 (permalink)
Scoob V Groupie Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 9	It had to be Eminem's MMLP album that got me into Hip-Hop. When I first heard Stan, I was in awe. I was born in '96 so for me to be able to understand the story that was being told is crazy to me. The Way I Am was also a favorite. His anger & aggression on that record is off the charts. You could really feel what he was feeling at the time he was making the record. Great artists usually do that.