music Hip-Hop/Rap Discussion

[LZRD WZRD 1,929]

So I searched and couldn't find this thread, so I figured i would make it

 

Here we post and debate about hip-hop and rap related stuff. Who's your favorite rapper or rap group? Favorite producer? Favorite song, album, discography etc...

 

 

And if you haven't gotten into rap, allow me to provide you with some essentials

 

 

Here is THE OFFICIAL MLP HIP-HOP CLASSICS LIST

(feel free to add suggestions or comment)

 

 

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010) - Kanye West

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor (2006) - Lupe Fiasco

Late Registration (2005) - Kanye West

Be (2005) - Common

The College Dropout (2004) -Kanye West

The Blueprint (2001) - Jay-Z

The Chronic 2001 (1999) - Dr. Dre

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998) - Lauryn Hill

Aquemini (1997) - OutKast

Reasonable Doubt (1996) - Jay-Z

All Eyez On Me (1996) - Tupac Shakur (2)

Liquid Swords (1995) - GZA

Resurrection (1994) - Common

Ready to Die (1994) - Notorious B.I.G.

Illmatic (1994) - Nas (2)

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... (1994) - Raekwon

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) [1993] - Wu-Tang Clan

Midnight Marauders (1993) - A Tribe Called Quest

Black Sunday (1993) - Cypress Hill

The Chronic (1992) - Dr. Dre

The Low End Theory (1991) - A Tribe Called Quest

It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988) - Public Enemy

Straight Outta Compton (1988) - NWA

Paid In Full (1987) - Eric B. & Rakim

Raising Hell (1986) - Run-D.M.C.

 

Favorite Rappers/Producers:

Eminem (2)

Tupac Shakur (1)

Cypress Hill (1)

 

Favorite Songs (must have multiple mentions to count):

 

 

Recommended Rappers/Albums/Songs etc

Cypress Hill - Black Sunday

Edited June 19, 2014 by LZRD WZRD

[Mae Borowski 356]

this gangsta right here

 

Tupac Shakur

 

Long live the rose that grew from the concrete

[Scootalove 10,689]

Favorite Song: Cream by Wu Tang Clan

Favorite Album: IIImatic by Nas (1994)

Favorite Producer: Eminem

Favorite Discography: Life After Death - The Notorious B.I.G.

[M'aiq the Liar 5,804]

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sunday_(Cypress_Hill_album)

Calls it a rap discussion, no mention of Cypress Hill

son I am disapoint. (plz add black sunday to classics list)

But seriously, Cypress Hill has to be my favorite group.

Edited June 19, 2014 by Miaq_The_Truthful

[SeraphStar 398]

Oh my, well I can't really choose a favorite because it's always changing, but my all time favorites are:

 

Songs:

- Dead Celebrity Status — Messiah

- Eminem — Murder, Murder, Murder (from Slim Shady EP)

- Kurtis Blow — These Are The Breaks

- Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J, B-Real & Method Man — Hit 'em High (from Space Jam soundtrack)

- Outkast — I'm Sorry Mrs. Jackson

 

Albums:

- The Marshall Mathers LP

- The Eminem Show

- Stankonia (Outkast)

- Light Poles and Pine Trees (Field Mob)

- No Mercy (T.I.)

 

Producers:

Em & Dre

Edited June 19, 2014 by SeraphStar

[LZRD WZRD 1,929]

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sunday_(Cypress_Hill_album)

Calls it a rap discussion, no mention of Cypress Hill

son I am disapoint. (plz add black sunday to classics list)

But seriously, Cypress Hill has to be my favorite group.

I have heard of Cypress Hill, never heard any of their stuff though. Thanks for posting!

I suppose I better add my favorites:

 

Favorite Albums:

 

ITANOMTHUB - Public Enemy

Illmatic - Nas

Be - Common

Liquid Swords - GZA

Food & Liquor - Lupe Fiasco

 

Favorite Artists:

Kanye West

Public Enemy

Wu-Tang Clan

OutKast

 

Favorite Songs:

Two Words - Kanye West, Mos Def, and Freeway

Night of the Living Baseheads - Public Enemy

NY State of Mind - Nas & DJ Premier

Da Art of Storytellin' (Part 1) - OutKast

The Cool - Lupe Fiasco & Kanye West

 

Favorite Discography:

Kanye West beats out Wu-Tang Clan (with solos) and OutKast

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A Tribe Called Quest forever.