Hip Hop Thread

[Spin Doctor]

Thought id make a thread for all the hip hop heads out there!
Who's you fav. artists?

mine are;

AUSTRALIAN: Hilltop Hoods, Bliss N Eso, Hyjak N Torcha, Delta, Bukkcity

ENGLISH: Mystro

OTHER: Eminem, Young Buck and Jin The Emcee

 

[Magpiespower]

Hilltop, Funkoars, Delta...

Prefer US hip-hop circa 1988-1992, the 'Golden Age.'

KRS, PE, Eric B. & Rakim, LL, EPMD, Gangstarr, Cube, NWA, Nice & Smooth, Slick Rick, Kane, Geto Boys...I could go on and on...

Maybe I'm getting old: "When I was a boy, hip-hop was better..."

 

[mansize rooster]

Put Yo Hands Where My Eyes Can See Em!

 

[materamagic]

Hilltop, Funkoars, Delta...

Prefer US hip-hop circa 1988-1992, the 'Golden Age.'

KRS, PE, Eric B. & Rakim, LL, EPMD, Gangstarr, Cube, NWA, Nice & Smooth, Slick Rick, Kane, Geto Boys...I could go on and on...

Maybe I'm getting old: "When I was a boy, hip-hop was better..."

Big Daddy Kane and Ezy E, Mobb Deep. It was the golden age, never to be beat

 

[bfff]

Kool Keith, DJ Shadow, Public Enemy to add to those already listed. Too many to name really

 

[Spin Doctor]

u guys get out to many shows?

 

[Hawkmatic]

Hilltop, Funkoars, Delta...

Prefer US hip-hop circa 1988-1992, the 'Golden Age.'

KRS, PE, Eric B. & Rakim, LL, EPMD, Gangstarr, Cube, NWA, Nice & Smooth, Slick Rick, Kane, Geto Boys...I could go on and on...

Maybe I'm getting old: "When I was a boy, hip-hop was better..."

Does anyone remember an East Coast rapper named Tim Dog? He absolutely hated NWA and just basically ripped into them. Though I do recall he had respect for Ice Cube.

The Geto Boys and Scarface was pretty full on stuff - gangsta rap at its utmost - most of it fairly disturbing...

 

[darren forssman]

Does anyone remember an East Coast rapper named Tim Dog? He absolutely hated NWA and just basically ripped into them. Though I do recall he had respect for Ice Cube.

his song was "**** compton" from memory, and then he disappeared back to his hole.

i think he actually did a couple of melbourne gigs about 2 months ago.

 

[Magpiespower]

Does anyone remember an East Coast rapper named Tim Dog? He absolutely hated NWA and just basically ripped into them. Though I do recall he had respect for Ice Cube.

I crush Ice Cube's, I'm cool with Ice-T
But NWA ain't s*** to me!
Dre, beating on Dee from Pump it Up!
Step to the Dog and get f***ed up!
...Shut ya mout before I come out stompin
Ay yo, Eazy - f*** Compton!

Lot of rappers bring out dis records but Tim Dog brought out a dis album!

Just about every track on 'Penicilin on Wax' disses Compton.

Captured the essence of the East v West rivalry at the time. Basically, the Native Tongues were blowing up at the same time as West Coast gangsta rap - which led to a perception that the West was 'harder.'

But back to Tim Dog - the production on 'POW' is gritty and raw. It was produced by Joe 'The Butcher' Nicolo, who also did Cypress Hill's first album, which is just as gritty and raw.

Alas, Tim Dog couldn't rhyme for s***. But he did make his mark with 'F*** Compton.'

 

[Browney2006]

Big Daddy Kane and Ezy E, Mobb Deep. It was the golden age, never to be beat

Since when was Mobb Deep 88-92?

 

[mark73]

I crush Ice Cube's, I'm cool with Ice-T
But NWA ain't s*** to me!
Dre, beating on Dee from Pump it Up!
Step to the Dog and get f***ed up!
...Shut ya mout before I come out stompin
Ay yo, Eazy - f*** Compton!

With lyrics like that, they must be a shoe in for some notoriety outta the brill building.Err, yeahah.

 

[Hawkmatic]

But back to Tim Dog - the production on 'POW' is gritty and raw. It was produced by Joe 'The Butcher' Nicolo, who also did Cypress Hill's first album, which is just as gritty and raw.

Alas, Tim Dog couldn't rhyme for s***. But he did make his mark with 'F*** Compton.'

I actually own POW on cassette - I used to give it a good ol' thashing as a teenage wigger - it's packed away in a shoebox in a cupboard somewhere, which I'll have to dig up and give it a listen for a bit of fun one of these days.

And if you remember the track 'Step to Me', he peaces out both Ice Cube & Ice T.

 

[Magpiespower]

Since when was Mobb Deep 88-92?

From memory, their little known first album - 'Juvenile Hell' - came out in '93...

 

[Ninty]

Black Eyed Peas, Bliss n Eso, Kanye West, Jay Z, Hilltop Hoods, Scribe, Frontline, Savage, P-Money, The Streets, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 1200 Techniques, N'fa, DJ Peril, D12, Gorillaz, Missy Elliott, Nelly, Nelly Furtado, Pegz, Phrase, Hyjak n Torcha, Downsyde, Figgkidd, Will Smith, Pharrell, N.E.R.D, The Game, 50 Cent, Outkast, Bow Wow, Beastie Boys, Ciara, Run DMC, Rev Run, Jurassic 5, Cut Chemist, Busta Rhymes, Butterfingers, X-Ecutioners, Xzibit, N.W.A, Public Enemy, .... I think thats about all....

oh, and the greatest hip hop group, ever! - Fort Minor!

 

[benrey_demons]

get some south into ya man!!!

 

[doppleganger]

Thought id make a thread for all the hip hop heads out there!
Who's you fav. artists?

mine are;

AUSTRALIAN: Hilltop Hoods, Bliss N Eso, Hyjak N Torcha, Delta, Bukkcity

ENGLISH: Mystro

OTHER: Eminem, Young Buck and Jin The Emcee

couple of other good aussie groups

TZU, the Herd, Combat Wombat, diafrix


non aussie

rjd2 & lyrics born

 

[bfff]

rjd2 & lyrics born

AWESOME STUFF!! Really want to see RJD2 live, I think he came to Australia but didn't head over here to Perth. Anyone see the gig?

 

[doppleganger]

AWESOME STUFF!! Really want to see RJD2 live, I think he came to Australia but didn't head over here to Perth. Anyone see the gig?

caught him at the BDO a couple of years ago, was amazing.

Missed his solo gig unfort

 

[moistie]

Aussie acts
1200 Techniques, Hilltop Hoods

US acts
Public Enemy, Beastie Boys, Ice T, Ice Cube, NWA, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5, Eric B and Rakim, Run DMC, Jurassic 5, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Nas, Busta Rhymes, De La Soul

Edit: Forgot De La Soul!

 

[Sherrinator]

there's a real good, awesome sounding southern-hip hop artist called 'Iceberg Shug.' Has a fair few good tracks too, i'm surprisingly a fan of him. check him out on www.mp3.com.au

 

[hans moleman]

AWESOME STUFF!! Really want to see RJD2 live, I think he came to Australia but didn't head over here to Perth. Anyone see the gig?

I saw Rjd2 when he came down a few years ago now with Kid Koala.

He mixed quite a bit of old stuff with his deadringer stuff. It was a good set, but I thought Kid Koala was better.

 

[The Flying Belgian]

I must say I seem to fit in to the "was better when I was younger" brigade. The commercialisation of rap has turned me off a lot of the popular stuff. I am picky though, in that I prefer the sample-based stuff like De La Soul and Eric B & Rakim. These days don't mind Jurassic 5, The Herd, Hilltop, Ugly Duckling and Koolism. Are Brand Nubian still putting stuff out? Also rap that's actually percussive and adds something to the music - Soup andChali 2na from J5 are great exponents of that. So many rappers' styles seem to be really sloppy these days. *sigh* must be getting old...

 

[Art Corvelay]

I must say I seem to fit in to the "was better when I was younger" brigade. The commercialisation of rap has turned me off a lot of the popular stuff. I am picky though, in that I prefer the sample-based stuff like De La Soul and Eric B & Rakim. These days don't mind Jurassic 5, The Herd, Hilltop, Ugly Duckling and Koolism. Are Brand Nubian still putting stuff out? Also rap that's actually percussive and adds something to the music - Soup andChali 2na from J5 are great exponents of that. So many rappers' styles seem to be really sloppy these days. *sigh* must be getting old...

Nah, commercial Rap these days is just ****... I cringe when I hear the garbage in the charts.

 

[Kenny_01]

Mainly mainstream... 50 cent, eminem, JayZ, Ice Cube, Warren G, TI, Ying Yang Twins, Lil John, Nelly, LL Cool J, Snoop Dogg

 

[Magpiespower]

Are Brand Nubian still putting stuff out?

Grand Pu released another solo album a while ago.

But that first Brand Nu album - classic!

Five mikes!