Rap/Hip-Hop Appreciation Thread

[The Lynchinator]

So I'm sitting here listening to Wu Tang, and I'm wondering if anyone else here likes rap. My Favs are Wu Tang, Del The Funky Homosapien, Hieroglyphics, Jurrasic 5, Snoop Doggy Dog, Dr Dre, Public Enemy , and whatever else sounds good.

Anyone else wanna share their love for rap?

 

[mrniceguy715]

I love the music and live the culture. short list of favs the roots, strange fruit project, murs, lil brother, older mos def, talib, wu tang, mystic, whole hiero crew, blackilicious, the list contines forever lol

 

[werbo1]

Haven't gotten into it much - I dig Del, The Roots, and J Dilla alot right now

 

[The Lynchinator]

Reading your posts prompted me to download some Roots. Damn, that's some good stuff.

 

[velvetkevorkian]

Public Enemy!
Also, Goldie Lookin' Chain.

 

[stedtale]

+1 to Roots & Talib Kweli

 

[Silver Hammer]

Underground hip hop was all I listened to for about 4 years. Hip hop was my first musical love. Atmosphere, Aesop Rock, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Mr. Lif, Jedi Mind Tricks, Immortal Technique (maybe its just me but I think if RATM reformed a song with IT would be awesome), MF Doom, R.A. the Rugged Man, Roots, Styles of Beyond, Apathy, some Sutter Kain (If you like death metal and hip hop you will like him believe me. His lyrics get a little to gory for me sometimes though), Tech N9ne, all some of my fav stuff to listen to.

 

[SoComSurfing]

Murs, J Dilla, Atmosphere, Talib, MF Doom...
There's some names I didn't really think would pop up at Talk Bass!
For you two who like Murs and Atmosphere: have y'all checked out Felt?
I really like those mentioned above, as well as The Coup, Sage Francis, and Brother Ali.

 

[lawsonman]

No

 

[AmazingGracePlayer]

Oh rap... The only rapper I like is Eminem, and I like rap basslines, they are either really groovy or really cool.

 

[werbo1]

Just got The Message by Grandmaster Flash...whoa baby!

 

[lowphatbass]

Hip-Hop and Rap producers/engineers have great "groove ears" and in most cases know how to lock the drums n bass, the mixes are fat too. I believe that bass is bass, regardless of whether it's "synthed" or not. I've proly learned as much from Hammond B3 players about playing bass than I have from other bassists! Funky is funky.

 

[The Lynchinator]

Exactly! I don't really care if it's a real "bass". Just so long as it sounds good. Sometimes, "fake" bass, dialed in correctly, can sound better than "real" bass, if the eq sucks.
Also, I've gotten more Roots, and im amazed at how good it is.

 

[Silver Hammer]

Murs, J Dilla, Atmosphere, Talib, MF Doom...
There's some names I didn't really think would pop up at Talk Bass!
For you two who like Murs and Atmosphere: have y'all checked out Felt?
I really like those mentioned above, as well as The Coup, Sage Francis, and Brother Ali.

Felt is great. I have some Sage Francis and Brother Ali but what I usually do is download something and give it a quick listen, lucky stuff gets the night time lights out lying in bed deep listen, and if I love it after that I buy it. This thread just reminded me to give Sage Francis and Brother Ali the deep listen haha lately I've really been listening to Blizzard of Ozz alot though so I'm gonna have to get back in hip hop mode.

 

[Floating teetH]

I like Lil' Wyte

You can quote me on that\

I also like the Boosie (?) song "Set it Off," because he quite clearly says, "DA, don't search my house, there ain't no mother****in' drugs there," as if he thinks the district attourney is someone who searches your house for drugs.

 

[brainhii]

snoop, cypress hill, em, luda, jay z, the list goes on. honestly i don't think u can be a good bassist if u can't somehow relate to rap

 

[markjazzbassist]

I like The Roots and N*E*R*D. I just saw the Roots live recently, d&%N good live show.

 

[Matt Till]

No

Then stay out of this thread... it's not for you.


Edan (I think more people should look into him, sounds of the funky drummer is amazing/old schooly)

Cannibal Ox
Dalek (I like both these guys because they have weird weird tracks)
Public Enemy
Wu Tang
Roots
NWA
Beastie Boys
MF Doom
Kanye West (oops... heh, well, I really do like a few of his tracks)


Hip hop, yeah, I can dig.

 

[werbo1]

Update since february - I've been into hip hop this long??

Wow.

Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul are all I need now...
Best Rap ever

 

[Ray Holt]

I listen to Nas, some Immortal Technique, Atmosphere, Cage, Eminem...