the Good New Hiphop thread

[mike lowrey]

yes it exists


Lupe Fiasco
Lupe Fiasco - Close Your Mind (http://rapidshare.de/files/23166012/18_Close_Your_Mind.mp3.html)
Touch The Sky mixtape (http://www.megaupload.com/tr/?d=TEORJ1OI)
misc collection "best of" (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RROJCU55)



New Roots stuff

The Roots feat. Peedi Peedi - Long Time Coming (http://xxlmag.com/online/?p=2705) - beat is fucking nuts :O
The Roots - Take it there (http://www.hiphopgame.com/player.php?id=1188)
some tracks on myspace (http://www.myspace.com/theroots)



Stimuli


Stimuli - Not Goin Nowhere (3mb)
(http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UWNO8RCJ)Stimuli - Stop What you doin (Real Audio) (http://www.shastimuli.com/v01/audio/stopwhatyoudoin.ra)
website with a few tracks (http://www.shastimuli.com/v01/home.html)




Kenn Starr

Kenn Starr - re-introduction (copy&paste):
hxxp://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=87C818245816D94B




Block McCloud
http://www.daybydayent.com/images/album_covers/block_spittinimage.jpg

copy&paste: hxxp://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=3D25620644EFE65E


random tracks:

Pharoahe Monch - Lets Go (http://rapidshare.de/files/24508003/Let_s_Go__Produced_by_Black_Milk_.mp3.html)
Talib Kweli - What I feel (http://www.hiphopgame.com/player.php?id=1163)
Belief ft. Vordul Mega, C Rayz Walz, Murs & Wordsworth - Say Yes (http://www.filelodge.com/files/room29/811839/Belief%20ft%20Vordul%20Mega%2C%20C-Rayz%20Walz%2C%20Murs%20and%20Wordsworth%20-%20Say%20Yes.mp3)
Saigon - Just a matter of time (http://www.sendspace.com/file/oxaqih)
Joe Budden - Things Done Changed (http://rapidshare.de/files/25842673/12-joe_budden-things_done_changed-LuL.mp3.html)


carry on

[mike lowrey]

http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/mixtapesusa_1905_19600546

Tapemasters Inc & Styles P - The Inc Files pt. 9 mixtape (http://rapidshare.de/files/24758008/VA-Tapemasters_Inc._And_Styles_P.-The_Inc._Files_Pt._9-2006.rar.html)

quite a few dope songs

Ludacris - City of God
50 Cent w Mobb Deep nightmares (prod. dr dre didnt make the album)
Joe Buddens - Crazy
Nas - Where Yall At
Lupe Fiasco - Kick Push 2
AZ - The Format
Saigon - Dont Do That (just blaze!)

torrent for it (http://www.mixtapetorrent.com/tapemasters-inc-stypes-p-the-inc-files-9)

[azad]

yall are a sad lot sometimes.
no shit there's good hip hop out there, always will be.

[mike lowrey]

well not sure what you mean but I was referring to the general assumption that all new hiphop is garbage, which of course is not true..

[greentea]

i kinda stopped listenig to hiphop after 93

[airfrogusmc]

Isn't good hip hop an oxymoron?

[babe it out]

^...ouch :(

[chromesquared]

Isn't good hip hop an oxymoron?
Good music (or most anything for that matter) can be found in any genre if one digs deep enough.

[mike lowrey]

^ exactly.

if youre ignorant enough to think that whats played on your favorite mtv or bet show is everything todays hiphop is then just dont post here.

[sam113]

Slow Suicide Stimulus
Percee P
Spankrock
Camp Lo
El-P
J Dilla
Quasimoto
Ghostface
MF Doom (Viktor Vaughn, Madvillian, King Geedorah, etc.)

[phr]

Good music (or most anything for that matter) can be found in any genre if one digs deep enough.

yeah i've heard that one before at least a million times but in the case of hip hop its not true because you're listening to 99.9% of cut up soul jazz and funk records. Calling hip hop music is insulting to real musicians. I see the fad dying out soon.

[mike lowrey]

yeah i've heard that one before at least a million times but in the case of hip hop its not true because you're listening to 99.9% of cut up soul jazz and funk records. Calling hip hop music is insulting to real musicians. I see the fad dying out soon.

haha stop fooling yourself.

youre saying a 20 year old pehomenon that has grown insanely and is one of the most popular music genres in the world is a fad? get real.

mainstream hip hop, whether you like it or not is at the top right now, its never been as popular. and I'm not sure what your view on hip hop is, but if you think that all it is is the stuff played on mtv then your just walking with a blindfold on.

majority of mainstream stuff sucks in my opinion, but I dont let that fool me. my view of todays hiphop: Little Brother, Jurassic 5, Lupe Fiasco, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Murs, Common, Consequence, The Roots, J-Live, Jay-Z, Nas, 9th Wonder, Lone Catalysts, Ohmega Watts, Cunninlynquists, Papoose, Tru Life, Skillz, Jean Grae, Sean Price, Foreign Exchange, Kenn Starr, one.be.lo, cage, Supastition, Slum Village, Masta Ace, Royce da 59, MF Doom, Rhymefest, Main Flow, Styles P, Lyrics Born, Classified, Ghostface, AZ, Kanye West, Immortal Technique...

just a few innovative and genuine artists that came to mind.

if you have nothing constructive to add then dont post, nobody is making you listen to anything. well except for radio stations and the television :)

[girlwonder]

I just downloaded Dave Chappelle's Block Party soundtrack. Pretty good stuff - the Roots, Mos Def, Common, Talib, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott.. a lotta good music on there.

[lionized]

Lupe Fiasco is overrated. Am I the first to say it? Probably not.

Here are some others that no one has mentioned:

De La Soul
Aesop Rock
Mobb Deep
Del Tha Funky Homosapien (Deltron 3030)
Andre Nickatina
Eyedea & Abilities
Gang Starr

My guilty pleasure is Gym Class Heroes. They've made some silly songs but overall their new album is really good.

[phr]

first off just because i'm hating on hip hop doesnt mean its not constructive. What i mean is that I myself and many other kids that i know grow out of hip hop and as they get older agree that hip hop is juvenile crap. Its bad pop culture. Its just as mundane and weak as pop acts like Britney. I got rid of my entire hip hop collection and could't get anything for it hitting up every record shop in NYC and the reason for this is because real people interested in real music don't recognize hip hop. It has no long lasting value to people who listen to all types of music.
Even all the people on you're "good hip hop list" (which is not impressive) all still talk about the same exact shit. And dont get me wrong i understand what good hip hop is. I used to have a hip hop radio show in college for three years, and used to see people like Poor righteous teachers, gangstarr, Nice and Smooth, Organized Konfusion at Tramps in NYC all the time. I bet you're too young to even know what tramps was! Either way hip hop as a whole is, as corny as it sounds, low brow crap.

[mike lowrey]

Lupe Fiasco is overrated. Am I the first to say it? Probably not.

I think that lyrically he is on a completely different level then any other mc today, and in my opinion everything he puts out is good. but thats all a matter of taste of course.

[mike lowrey]

real people interested in real music don't recognize hip hop. It has no long lasting value to people who listen to all types of music.

wow talk about ignorance.. us "real people" who listen to "real music"..

I dont see what you having problems sellign your records has to do with what hip hop is. you make absolutely no sense. theres an insane amount of people who recognize mainstream hip-hop but more importantly a very big amount of those recognize it as real music. who do you consider "real people"?

Even all the people on you're "good hip hop list" (which is not impressive) all still talk about the same exact shit.

so youre saying other music genres have developed hugely and are "talking about new shit" all the time? whats your point? in the long run the quality of the music has improved 10 fold lyrically and beat wise. theres a lot of quality stuff, If you WANT to find it, you can find it. yes I know what tramps is but I live in europe so I can't be cool enough to say that I hung there. I couldn't care less who you met "in your days" or where you went because, that too, has nothing to do with this.

out of curiosity, why do you feel the need to come here and start preaching? if you got old and grew out of the "fad" then thats fine by me, I couldn't care less.

[Cue]

most music now is derivative - whether it be hip hop or rock.

look at all the skinny boys with guitars rattling out albums at the moment. some ok tracks, but nothing revolutionary

It's been ages since something has made me sit up and pay attention - but i'm hoping something new will come along soon that will do that.

[RAISED BY WOLVES]

first off just because i'm hating on hip hop doesnt mean its not constructive. What i mean is that I myself and many other kids that i know grow out of hip hop and as they get older agree that hip hop is juvenile crap. Its bad pop culture. Its just as mundane and weak as pop acts like Britney. I got rid of my entire hip hop collection and could't get anything for it hitting up every record shop in NYC and the reason for this is because real people interested in real music don't recognize hip hop. It has no long lasting value to people who listen to all types of music.
Even all the people on you're "good hip hop list" (which is not impressive) all still talk about the same exact shit. And dont get me wrong i understand what good hip hop is. I used to have a hip hop radio show in college for three years, and used to see people like Poor righteous teachers, gangstarr, Nice and Smooth, Organized Konfusion at Tramps in NYC all the time. I bet you're too young to even know what tramps was! Either way hip hop as a whole is, as corny as it sounds, low brow crap.

Jesus...your a bitter one huh? I could take issue with this too many ways. But I'm not gonna waste too much time "hating" on some washed up guy who's upset cause something he valued as a kid no longer passes muster. You make some semi decent points, but you come off like a prick. Oh wait. . . I forgot about your impressive resume DJing at college and seeing "true-school" hiphop groups at tramps. . .my fault. You must really be the authority on shit like this. What I hate about this attitude the most is that weather or not your or my interest in rap music sustains itself (and shit...my patience is growing slim) That will NEVER change the fact that hiphop is music. Plain and simple.

I'm curious what really happened with you... Did you watch too many of your friends die or go to jail, or did you leave college with a degree, a steady girlfriend, and a career path? did you start to feel ashamed to say you listened to music made by a bunch of poor mysogynistic men prone to violent boasts, or were you sick of backpackers who had nothing better to do than rap about how nice they were at rappin, or speak in cryptic metaphors not worth deciphering? Why is graffiti any less valid in 2006 for the young bucks, born and raised in NYC who are out crushing it because it runs in their veins and they just can't get it out? These are real questions to me...cause alot of what you say I can relate to. But what I can't relate to is your tone of superiority, laced with a mix of sadness and anger. Just because Hiphop lost you, or you lost Hiphop doesn't make you the authority on Shit...other than your own experience. And that's it.

Music as a whole feels stale and boring to me these days, but every now and then, I catch something that really hits me where it counts, and that's what makes it all worth while...

-Wolves

[phr]

you cant understand why i would bring up having a hard time trying to sell my hip hop cd collection to make a point? In general you dont think hip hop lyrics for the most part consist of someone with low self esteem blabbing about why he or she is the illest and why he or she is so much better than those other "fake MC's". And then of course what they'll do to you if you "step up". Rather how they'll "kill you".

After this I'm letting it die but does anyone else in here hear what i'm saying. See where i'm coming from?

[phr]

Jesus...your a bitter one huh? I could take issue with this too many ways. But I'm not gonna waste too much time "hating" on some washed up guy who's upset cause something he valued as a kid no longer passes muster. You make some semi decent points, but you come off like a prick. Oh wait. . . I forgot about your impressive resume DJing at college and seeing "true-school" hiphop groups at tramps. . .my fault. You must really be the authority on shit like this. What I hate about this attitude the most is that weather or not your or my interest in rap music sustains itself (and shit...my patience is growing slim) That will NEVER change the fact that hiphop is music. Plain and simple.

I'm curious what really happened with you... Did you watch too many of your friends die or go to jail, or did you leave college with a degree, a steady girlfriend, and a career path? did you start to feel ashamed to say you listened to music made by a bunch of poor mysogynistic men prone to violent boasts, or were you sick of backpackers who had nothing better to do than rap about how nice they were at rappin, or speak in cryptic metaphors not worth deciphering? Why is graffiti any less valid in 2006 for the young bucks, born and raised in NYC who are out crushing it because it runs in their veins and they just can't get it out? These are real questions to me...cause alot of what you say I can relate to. But what I can't relate to is your tone of superiority, laced with a mix of sadness and anger. Just because Hiphop lost you, or you lost Hiphop doesn't make you the authority on Shit...other than your own experience. And that's it.

Music as a whole feels stale and boring to me these days, but every now and then, I catch something that really hits me where it counts, and that's what makes it all worth while...

-Wolves

Tone of superiority? Sadness and Anger? I'm letting you know the shit I was into when i was into hip hop to prove I have some knowledge about the music and you immediatly take that as me being superior, sad, angry, and then even my friends come into the mix(jail and that actually made me laugh). I was talking only about an opinion on music, and my reasons behind it and you guys started hating on me! You say you're losing your patience with someone and start name calling. Is that not ignorance? We're on a goddam computer and i respond every other day! You guys are proving my point for me: Short attention spans, automatically assuming that someone thinks there better then them at the drop of a dime, What music do they like: hip hop!

[phr]

and in your first paragraph, its whether not weather dumb ass.

[mike lowrey]

you cant understand why i would bring up having a hard time trying to sell my hip hop cd collection to make a point? In general you dont think hip hop lyrics for the most part consist of someone with low self esteem blabbing about why he or she is the illest and why he or she is so much better than those other "fake MC's". And then of course what they'll do to you if you "step up". Rather how they'll "kill you".

if youre idea of hiphop is mtv and BET then yes, you are correct. but if you'd listen to anything more than that you'd know that there are artists who use intelligent lyrics and word play with a meaning. whats your point, are you saying that other music genres have more contents than hip hop? rap is very hard because of the attention paid to lyrics, unlike rock or pop music for example. you can make a pop song with absolutely no intelligent content yet no one complains.

Tone of superiority? Sadness and Anger? I'm letting you know the shit I was into when i was into hip hop to prove I have some knowledge about the music and you immediatly take that as me being superior, sad, angry, and then even my friends come into the mix(jail and that actually made me laugh). I was talking only about an opinion on music, and my reasons behind it and you guys started hating on me! You say you're losing your patience with someone and start name calling. Is that not ignorance? We're on a goddam computer and i respond every other day! You guys are proving my point for me: Short attention spans, automatically assuming that someone thinks there better then them at the drop of a dime, What music do they like: hip hop!

yes, tone of superiority. youre making yourself look like a total asshole and the attitude you portray through what you type is arrogant and bitter. but hey, thats just my opinion.

you said: "real people interested in real music", you dont think thats a bit arrogant??

and why the hell would you click on a topic about hip hop if you hate it so much? did you not see that this was about the music itself, not a discussion about its fucking history or how some bitter old idiot grew out of it. youre still making absolutely no sense.

I'm still interested in hearing what type of music you, as "real people", listen to? what is it that you consider so superior to hip hop, that has so much more real content and real lyrics? because right now to most people you seem like a total fuck up.

[mike lowrey]

someone thinks there better then them at the drop of a dime

they're? than?

whose the dumbass here, you got some nerve commenting on other people's typing when you're not any better! you said it yourself, "we're on a goddam computer".

(and just incase your thinking about making smart-ass remarks about my typing: take into consideration that english isn't my native language)

[RAISED BY WOLVES]

Let me explain something to you PHR..

I took what you said, granted I may have been a little severe in tone, and tried to bring up some points I thought might be of interest to you. No where in my post did I say anything in defense of myself, I merely questioned you, cause I thought to myself "shit, this kid sounds pist off at hip hop. I wonder why?" The scenarios I raised where just that. possibilities, guesses, an amalgam of reasons I've heard or felt as to why people lose interest in a culture that sometimes almost seems bent on its own destruction.

What you came back with were some unfounded accusations of "hating", and some witty little spell check remarks for me... It seems your education has served you well. a few things you didn't seem to learn in college: that an argument deserves solid thought and consideration before a knee jerk response...debate is only as civil as the tone you bring to it...and calling someone a dumbass just makes you look silly.

Easy,
Wolves



.

[azad]

Alot of what you say I can relate to. But what I can't relate to is your tone of superiority, laced with a mix of sadness and anger. Just because Hiphop lost you, or you lost Hiphop doesn't make you the authority on Shit...other than your own experience. And that's it.

Music as a whole feels stale and boring to me these days, but every now and then, I catch something that really hits me where it counts, and that's what makes it all worth while...

-Wolves

basically on point.

[azad]

oh, and look out for strange fruit projects new release, the healing.

[jabar]

http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/mixtapesusa_1905_19600546

Tapemasters Inc & Styles P - The Inc Files pt. 9 mixtape (http://rapidshare.de/files/24758008/VA-Tapemasters_Inc._And_Styles_P.-The_Inc._Files_Pt._9-2006.rar.html)

quite a few dope songs

Ludacris - City of God
50 Cent w Mobb Deep nightmares (prod. dr dre didnt make the album)
Joe Buddens - Crazy
Nas - Where Yall At
Lupe Fiasco - Kick Push 2
AZ - The Format
Saigon - Dont Do That (just blaze!)

torrent for it (http://www.mixtapetorrent.com/tapemasters-inc-stypes-p-the-inc-files-9)
"New" Mobb Deep, 50 cent, and Ludacris r pretty lame

[LanceP]

Just because Hiphop lost you, or you lost Hiphop doesn't make you the authority on Shit...other than your own experience. And that's it.
That pretty much sums it up. phr... You're just another dude who fell off and decided that hip hop isn't relevant anymore 'cause you put some years into it and "grew up." You and Steven Blush would have a jolly old time talking about how certain genres in music have died since you left it.

they're? than?

whose the dumbass here, you got some nerve commenting on other people's typing when you're not any better! you said it yourself, "we're on a goddam computer".

(and just incase your thinking about making smart-ass remarks about my typing: take into consideration that english isn't my native language)
Haha, I was just gonna say the same exact thing. Pwned.

[mike lowrey]

oh, and look out for strange fruit projects new release, the healing.

bought it when it came out, was a bit dissapointed overall but still some decent tracks.

some new stuff worth checking out:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/jubei208/2006%20Albums/j5.gif
Jurassic 5 - feedback

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/jubei208/2006%20Albums/ins.gif
Inspectah Deck - The Resident Patient

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/jubei208/2006%20Albums/blackmilk.gif
Black Milk - Sound of the City

the new J5 was dope as hell! new Roots, wasn't feeling that much. I love the track with Peedi but soem of the stuff is a bit strange..

[RAISED BY WOLVES]

Cormega & Lake...My Brother's Keeper...August 22nd
Mega is one of the best rappers spitting period. So check for that in your local mom & pop.

[mike lowrey]

love the album, real new york ish. the production is sick throughout, Buckwild, Primo, Ski..

other new stuff:

Talib Kweli's new video: http://www.myspace.com/talibkweli

new track by Saigon: http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/audio/id.412

still need to check new masta killa, J Dilla, Kenn Starr...

[sinnah]

Looks like Kweli is putting on a free concert in New York on the 26th!

and I'll be in NYC from Toronto for that weekend =) SICK!

[notesee]

Cormega & Lake...My Brother's Keeper...August 22nd
Mega is one of the best rappers spitting period. So check for that in your local mom & pop.


Yeah, Mega has been my favorite MC since The Realness dropped. I saw him live in 2004 with Lake, Dona, and Immortal Technique. That was such a sick show, it was right before Legal Hustle dropped. And I saw him live again in 2005 for the release party of the Testament.

Retail of my Brother's Keeper already hit the net, and it doesn't disappoint (except for one recycled beat from a previous Mega solo .. not sure why they did that), if you haven't heard it yet and want to, hit me up.

[mike lowrey]

more:

Little Brother - Step Off: http://www.hiphopgame.com/player.php?id=1217
sick track!

Sha Stimuli on Kay Slay: http://youtube.com/watch?v=CmhfvpDLB8I
Black Out was not bad but goddamn when Stimuli gets it on! :O

"Colder than january, february march april, not april cuz april rains,
may is warm, I got july in my pocket the heat is on"

Stimuli - Brooklyn Stand up: http://youtube.com/watch?v=geyPcC0O6OU

Stimuli ft. Joel Ortiz - Countdown: http://www.hiphopgame.com/player.php?id=1300

[Felix]

hi mike

i just discovered this thread and i'm surprised that so much people are 'against' hip-hop...
i listen most of the time to drum & bass but i got a lot of hip hop also...stuff like 'the roots, mos def, beastie boys, talib kweli, nas, blackalicious and so on.
i prefer hip hop that is not that mainstream but theres always the possibility to find a good track even on mtv! for me the roots are the best example that hip hop is not just bling, bitches money and cars...!

[dizzhizz]

Gotta agree that some of the current stuff out there is pure garbage. I've recently been out of tune but this is what I primarily listened to back in the mid to late 90s - mostly independent labels and artists.

Word.

Pharcyde
Souls of Mischief
Freestyle Fellowship
Latyrx
Blackilicious
Abstract Tribe Unique
Shapeshifters
AWOL
Aceyalone
Living Legends
Project Blow Camp
OMD

[ryandenim]

Don't dismiss hip hop until you've checked out Stones Throw Records.

[Fade to Black]

i just bought Idlewild...i'm about halfway through my first listen, didn't download any tracks before the purchase, and I have to say I'm fucking floored so far. I wouldn't even consider this a hip hop album really (although damn Dre for teasing us with the bits and pieces of spitting, the man can still rip a verse like it's nothing), Kast is on some transcendent shit.

"Morris Brown" is so good it's criminal.

[mike lowrey]

wow interesting to hear someone say that, I haven had a chance to listen to it yet but I really disliked morris brown, to me it sounds like just a bad pop song.

[Fade to Black]

wow interesting to hear someone say that, I haven had a chance to listen to it yet but I really disliked morris brown, to me it sounds like just a bad pop song.

I dunno, I thought i wouldn't like the song when i first read the description of how Dre used a southern college marching band style song, that drumline shit isn't up my alley...but when i heard it i was pleasantly surprised, the chorus is what gets me especially...the way the whole instrumentals were flipped was just fresh as fuck to me.

the album gets a bit more experimental towards the second half, but the first half is probably the illest side of an album, in any genre, that i've heard in a long ass time. I've read critics online say Dre 3000 is on some watered down Prince shit, but what he's doin sounds cool as hell to me, even though I'm a fan of 80s Prince, i sense the influence but i think Dre's on some other shit at this point. I just wish he'd rap more. I'd say this is Big Boi's album though, dude sounds possessed on this album.

[Fade to Black]

I'm glad this album came out to keep my music faith restored for the second half of the year, it's the only album i've bought all summer. Pharrell's album disappointed greatly, it sounded uninspired and disposable, and i had high hopes for that.

[naturaljax]

Anbody heard the new Inspectah Deck mixtape, The Resident Patient?
It's apparently the real deal too, so hopefully it will be released sometime soon.
That'll be Wu Tang releasin' two of my favorite albums this year.

this album is sick, Inspectah Deck can remain below the radar, but still rip a mic like it's nothing.

[penfold]

I preffered Love below/speakerboxx to Idlewild...however it least dre and big are keeping their music fresh.

Downloaded the new Method Man and new Kelis albums last week....both are fire!

[Ahlvahroe]

the new J5 was dope as hell!

Did you like it right away or after a few listens? I am a huge J5 fan and I was disappointed with this album, but I have only had time to listen to it once.

[ktothe]

I think Idlewild is a hugely forgettable album. I miss The Southernplaya to Aquemini days. Andre needs to stop singing and start rapping. Mighty O was great.

[sean_]

yea pharells album was crap :x

papoose is killing right now, the man is on a mixtape mission, its getting obscene. nacirema dream is gonna rip peoples faces off.

the clipse, the we got it 4 cheap mixtapes were ridiculous, and hell hath no fure will probably be equally nice if the tapes are any indication

one man army is still running shit too, binary star were the illest group around and now OMA is killing the solo tip

doom and ghostface!!!!!

[mike lowrey]

Anbody heard the new Inspectah Deck mixtape, The Resident Patient?
It's apparently the real deal too, so hopefully it will be released sometime soon.
That'll be Wu Tang releasin' two of my favorite albums this year.

this album is sick, Inspectah Deck can remain below the radar, but still rip a mic like it's nothing.

mentioned it above, its an album actually, not a tape. a dope one.

[mike lowrey]

Did you like it right away or after a few listens? I am a huge J5 fan and I was disappointed with this album, but I have only had time to listen to it once.

I've been a huge J5 fan for long, however I didnt like Power In Numbers too much so Feedback was a positive surprise for me. I liked most of it right away actually.


yea pharells album was crap :x

papoose is killing right now, the man is on a mixtape mission, its getting obscene. nacirema dream is gonna rip peoples faces off.

the clipse, the we got it 4 cheap mixtapes were ridiculous, and hell hath no fure will probably be equally nice if the tapes are any indication

one man army is still running shit too, binary star were the illest group around and now OMA is killing the solo tip

doom and ghostface!!!!!

good to see someone else feeling papoose, dude actually just got signed!

along with Stimuli and Lupe hes one of the dopes cats right now

[ktothe]

I'll start caring about Pap again when he releases an album. Ive been waiting about 10 years.

[mike lowrey]

well, to be honest I'm happy as long as he keeps pushing any material, I'm of course waiting for the album but then again it might not be up to expectations, the usual ny mixtape mc deal :P

just listened to outkast quicky, definately positive feelings about it, I was surprised

oh and a new dope vid from Roots, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvb_AZ8c6jI

[sean_]

paps album (the nacirema dream) is apparently dropping this fall.. sometime in october was the last date i heard. and the 1.5 million dollar man mixtape is pretty hard.

[Fade to Black]

sean_ : Good call on Clipse, that's my most anticipated hip hop album for the moment....Lord Willin still gets a regular spot in my rotation up to this day.

For some reason I feel really apathetic about the upcoming Nas album...based on the things he's said about it in current interviews, I have a feeling it's going to be another 'i am...' (the retail, not the bootleg): Occasional moments of brilliance, otherwise mostly forgettable.

[GoodHustle]

i heard that dj premier produced about 8 tracks on the new christina aguilera album. does that give her street cred? i'm confused, someone please tell me whether or not i should hate on this album.

[Servo2000]

Another mash-up album from djbc (who produced the excellent Philip Glass/Hip-Hop "Glassbreaks" album), this time featuring vocals from the Wu-Tang Clan over dixieland jazz tunes. It's a thing to hear. Online for free, and probably only until the cease-and-desist letter comes.

I listened to the samples on the site, seems interesting enough.

http://djbc.net/mashes/wu/

Gave Dirty Brass a whilrl, seemed decent enough, I'm torrenting the rest at the moment. I'm guessing the rest of it'll be fairly mediocre, as these over-hyped "hey look what I stick together" mixtapes usually are. I'm not convinced that anyone on that site (Boing Boing) would know good hip hop if it hit them in the face, considering they seem to flip out everytime someone releases the latest ironic whatever x modern rappers shit.

Whatever.

[soultek]

feelin':

DeLaSoul MixCD (best since Stakes is..)
JDilla The Shining (select tracks only)
Qtip LP (pretty much just the JDilla track)
3 beat CDs of JDilla (100+ beats in total)
People Under The Stairs, Stepfather
Jneiro Jarel, 3 piece puzzle
Daybre beats (nothing off the LP except the Ghost 12")

that's about it in the past 2 years..

just got a roots promo sampler in the mail, so i can't comment on that, but the single was underwhelming to me.

[Servo2000]

Most of the new stuff I've heard from roots has been pretty underwhelming, frankly.

[mike lowrey]

was a bit dissapointed with the album too, a few good tracks but nothing spectacular. some have said the albums great but just doesn't get to me :P

[shagnscoob]

my friend just played me people under the stairs and it was out of control.

[ktothe]

my friend just played me people under the stairs and it was out of control.

If you dug the new PUTS you absolutely have to check out The Next Step and Question in The Form of an Answer. The song Sanfracisco Nights is a unknown classic.

[sinnah]

anybody like jedi mind tricks? (http://myspace.com/jedimindtricks) new album dropping sept 19th... after listening to the new tracks its a must buy cd for me. Stoupe's production is as sharp as ever.

[azad]

new os is pretty good too. i randomly bumped into paz on south st in philly yesterday.

[notesee]

That new JMT leaked on the net the other night .. gonna give it a spin, see if it's any good.

[sinnah]

paz is a hard guy to miss =)

gonna catch them again in Toronto on the 24th... only time you'll ever see mosh pits at a hip hop concert haha.

notesee: if you liked Legacy of Blood you'll probably like the new album... has the same feel

[sean_]

i kinda wanna go to the jmt show too, but seriously, "vinnie paz hold a hammer like a carpenter do"? come on thats not even on some santana shit.

saigon - the letter p

enough said

[RAISED BY WOLVES]

Some observations,

Haven't bothered with any of the new outkast other than whats up on the web. i thought most a that shit was garbage. "inspired" or not, that fool Dre needs to stop trying to push the boundries, get off princes dick, and bring back the vulnerability, honesty, and vicious flow that had him spittin circles around the competition. Big boi only gets better lyrically, but you can see he is about ready to jump ship..Shit I would too if any and all of outkasts remaining street cred was on my shoulders, and my ace was straight ego trippin.

Papoose got signed...I heard that just now...i been in Alaska for awhile and the internet has not been my first priority...but i'm glad to hear that, good for him. That said, I think He'll have trouble topping anything off election day and that era...or the first verse I ever heard from him in what must have been late 99 with trigga the gambla and smoothe da hustla (who while we're at it are two underated east coast cats to check for.)

Those not up on Half-a-mil (Rest in Peace) need to get up on him. he rolled with AZ in the firm days and some might now him for "Some Niggas" which was on the belly soundtrack. If you like A, Nature, Cormega, nas, and the like you'll get into him.

As you can see, most of my money spent on hiphop these days is at amadou's on 14th or digging for those old classics that i somehow missed. That and trying to get my hands on any UK Grime shit I can. The hype dyed down once Vice and the fader moved on to hyphy and Rick ross, but some of those kids spit so hard i just cant get enough...Check for Ruff Sqwad, Ghetto, and all of the Rolldeep crew...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=4w0_5VYHR4w

Have a good one all...

[Egpt]

i heard that dj premier produced about 8 tracks on the new christina aguilera album. does that give her street cred? i'm confused, someone please tell me whether or not i should hate on this album.

no matter how much u hate aguilera as a celebrity and for her previous albums, we have to admit she is probably one of the top three voices of our era.

regarding the album, well, i have listened to it, and i haven't bother to search the internet to know what tracks were produced by premier, but i can tell you that the album has some amazing tracks in it. and i really mean AMAZING.

i would consider myself as what we call a backpacker hip hop listener regarding musical taste, and i was blown away by christinas last album. it has an amazing jazz feeling to it à la premier.

check out "christina aguilera - back in the day". the album goes around that sound. from what i remember, it had some boring ballads, but the best musics on the album are straight fire

[cheapmuthafukr]

damn.. premo must be broke to work with her.

[Egpt]

of course he is broke, didn't u listen to the last gangstarr album?lol

[cheapmuthafukr]

of course he is broke, didn't u listen to the last gangstarr album?lol
yeah... i liked it.

of course its probably just for nostalgic reasons.... isnt close to hard to earn or moment of truth

[Egpt]

sorry, i think i made a mistake on my judgement lol.
if "the ownerz" is the album we are talking about then i liked it too, i only realized now that the last album guru came up with was without premier, and had mc solaar producing instead. it was called guru version 7.0 or something like that. that album sucked hard

[mike lowrey]

I found ownerz a bit boring somehow, dont know why..

hmm btw, I have to admit that I spoke too soon about Game Theory, now that it has been playing in my car I've grown to like it. a really well working and complete album.

the intro on the J Dilla produced track gives me mad chills :(

[cheapmuthafukr]

sorry, i think i made a mistake on my judgement lol.
if "the ownerz" is the album we are talking about then i liked it too, i only realized now that the last album guru came up with was without premier, and had mc solaar producing instead. it was called guru version 7.0 or something like that. that album sucked hard
yeah... guru without premo is like.... any other mediocre mc without premo. dude can make anyone a legend with the right beat.

[shagnscoob]

http://www.myspace.com/blindprophets

local guy that went to middle school with me.

[mike lowrey]

shit I just witnessed the best gig in my life. went to see Jay at wembley in London, ended up seeing Lupe Fiasco warm up, Bleek alongside jay, and in the middle of the gig Made You Look sudenly started playing, it took a few secs before the crowd went absolutely nuts, guess who showed up?? in addition to Nas Beyonce was also there and the main part lasted around 2 hours, f'in nuts.

[sinnah]

shit I just witnessed the best gig in my life. went to see Jay at wembley in London, ended up seeing Lupe Fiasco warm up, Bleek alongside jay, and in the middle of the gig Made You Look sudenly started playing, it took a few secs before the crowd went absolutely nuts, guess who showed up?? in addition to Nas Beyonce was also there and the main part lasted around 2 hours, f'in nuts.

whoa... Nas... sounds like the "I declare war" concert all over again! Must have been fucking sick.

Going to see Kweli tommorow night.

[mike lowrey]

yea it was like a mix of the Madison gig (jay did all the tributes to pac, biggie, aaliyah etc) and I declare war.

when everybody in the crowd had their hands and lighters in the air and jay did the aaliyah tribute song I was almost sobbing like a little girl, the atmosphere was crazy.

[Ahlvahroe]

doesnt it bug you when you put off getting an album and when you finally get it its so much better than you thought it would be. I just got J-Live's "The Hear After" and it was great, and I avoided getting it cause of how ordinary "Always Will Be" was. But then again his first 2 albums were mind blowingly good, albeit a little long, so I dont know what I was fearing.

[sunshkine]

K'naan is what's really good... just saw him live a couple nights a go as well. Check him out for sure

[cheapmuthafukr]

z-man... was in town last night... hes with the hiroglyphics crew... or associated in a way.... hes pretty fucking good... check it out.

[sean_]

its only kinda hip hop but jesus christ the new weird al album is fantastic

oh and 1988 by blueprint has been on steady rotation for me again, wat a sick album

[Kasper]

was wondering was ppl thought of the new dj Shadow album. i've been the greatest shadow fan, but was a bit disapointed with the private press and i can't seem the make up my mind on the new one. i feel it would have been great as some kind of mixtape or something like that, but i feel it kind of lack direction compare to previous record. i'm suppose to go see the guy in 2 weeks and i found out today i might have to be in Toronto, which really sucks.

on the other hand, i've been pleasantly surprised with the new Swollen Members album. i really didn't liked the direction they were headed on monster in the closet and heavy, but they have really gone back to their balance/bad dream roots (balance is one of my all time favorite, i really like these guys).

[Indifferent]

Don't dismiss hip hop until you've checked out Stones Throw Records.

Breakestra! Aloe Blacc is pretty cool too.

[mike lowrey]

some talib kweli tracks for those who haven't heard: http://www.myspace.com/talibkweli

Listen is the first single of the new album, last time I heard I think it was coming in November.. dope track and video, looking forward to the album.

[ClarkGriswold]

I'm split on The Outsider as well... as always, the production is top notch. Just don't know how I feel about wacky yay area shit. It just shows his versatility, which is badass. Did anyone ever check out Shadow's Funky Skunk? Also, anyone listen to Outerlimitz? Haven't been able to shake them for almost a year...

[sean_]

not new but ive finally gotten around to listening to all of my def jux circa 2001-04 or so that i never really listened to thorougly before, for christs sake the cold vein is a fantastic album, and especially the last three or four off or i, phantom by mr lif.. never knew that edan did production on that album, by the way, if you guys havent heard it yet, beauty and the beat by edan was contender for record of the year 2 years back easy

[ClarkGriswold]

the cold vein is ridiculous. el-p owns me.

[cheapmuthafukr]

simple complexity... local hip hop from jacksonville.

producer/mc tough junkie is amazing.... seriously.

[shagnscoob]

i just heard a macklemore track, i was pretty impressed. any thoughts?

[Fade to Black]

JAY-Z - SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT

The God is back with Justin Blaze and the Blazettes...as a song i will realize this is probably total fluff once i come down from my Jigga-induced high but whatever i'm lovin this shit right now and can't wait for the album.

[RAISED BY WOLVES]

-All AZ's new joints...
-Jlove remix of Cormega's verse on that little brother track (new Jlove tape)
-That New York, New York song..only when Pap says "I got Brooklyn in my balls, so you can see bed stuy when you lookin in my drawers!". Jada Kiss needs to find something better to spit with that dope voice he got.
-Select New Raekwon shit (but not when he just talks over the beat)

[SuperSerious]

Nething produced by 9th Wonder...

Nething rapped on by Nas (where he is talking about wealth)

Nething spoken on by Immortal Technique

Nething sang on by John Legend

Nething touched by Kanye West

[GoodHustle]

**exclusive exclusive exclusive**

another single from the new jay z album can be heard here: http://xxlmag.com/online/?p=5354

i like this track way more than "show me what you got." just blaze's flip of "super freak" is so simple yet very dope. sounds a bit like ill mind, though.

with the upcoming release of jay's album, i'm starting to question jay's effectiveness as the ceo of def jam. the roots new release and method man's release got zero publicity and nas' album is set to be released around the same time that jay is releasing his lp. jay is def one of my fave people in hip hop but it seems like he's just pushing his own album more so than any of the other def jam releases. any thoughts?

[ktothe]

for christs sake the cold vein is a fantastic album,

The Cold Vein is my favorite. I can listen to Pigeon on loop for a week straight and not get tired of it.

The new Jay tracks are fire, and I cant wait for Nas and Jay to drop within weeks of one another. I just picked up the new K-OS and its pretty boring, it sounds almost exactly the same as Joyfull Rebellion.

[Fade to Black]

i don't think Jay's gonna fuck up his own promotion by sticking to the original proposed date for Nas...i have a feeling Nas gonna get pushed back to sometime early 2007.

Then again maybe not, since Jeezy's dropping in December maybe Nas gonna fit somewhere in there. If so that's gonna be a blockbuster season on the billboard charts.

"Kingdom Come" has a nice beat, i've liked that Just beat ever since he posted it on his myspace, but as far as performance wise Jay's never been more on cruise control...haha

[DEPHT]

I usually give this list to people looking for good hip hop...


A Tribe Called Quest - Beats, Rhymes And Life
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels And The Paths Of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest - The Love Movement
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
Aceyalone - A Book Of Human Language
Aceyalone - All Balls Don't Bounce
Aesop Rock - Daylight
Aesop Rock - Labor Days
All Natural - Second Nature
All Natural - Vintage
All Natural - No Additives, No Preservatives
Atmosphere - God Loves Ugly
Atmosphere - Lucy Ford The Atmosphere EP's
Atmosphere - Overcast!
Atmosphere - Seven's Travels
Atmosphere - You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having
Beanie Sigel - The B. Coming
Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys - To the 5 Boroughs
Big Daddy Kane - Long Live The Kane
Big Daddy Kane - Looks Like A Job For
Big Pooh - Sleepers
Big L - Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous
Binary Star - Masters of the Universe
Biz Markie - The Best Of Cold Chillin'
Black Eyed Peas - Behind The Front
Black Eyed Peas - Bridging The Gap
Black Sheep - A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
Blackalicious - Blazing Arrow
Blackalicious - Nia
Blackalicious - The Craft
Blockhead - Music By Cavelight
Blueprint - 1988
Boogie Down Productions - Criminal Minded
Brother Ali - Champion (EP)
Brother Ali - Shadows On The Sun
Cage - Hell's Winter
Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein
Cee-Lo - Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine
Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf - Big Shots
cLOUDDEAD - cLOUDDEAD
Common - Like Water for Chocolate
Common - One Day It'll All Make Sense
Common - Resurrection
Common - Be
Count Bass D - Dwight Spitz
CunninLynguists - Will Rap For Food
CunninLynguists - Southernunderground
D.I.T.C. - D.I.T.C
Danger Mouse - The Grey Album
Danger Mouse & Jemini - Ghetto Pop Life
Dangerdoom - The Mouse And The Mask
De La Soul - 3 Feet High And Rising
De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead
De La Soul - The Grind Date
Del Tha Funkee Homosapien - Both Sides Of The Brain
Del Tha Funkee Homosapien - I Wish My Brother George Was Here
Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030
Digable Planets - Blowout Comb
Digable Planets - Reachin' (A New Refutation Of Time And Space)
Dilated Peoples - The Platform
Dilated Peoples - Expansion Team
Diverse - One A.M
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing... [2005 Deluxe Edition]
DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist - Brainfreeze
DJ Z-Trip & DJ P - Uneasy Listening Volume 1
Dr. Octagon - Dr. Octagonecologyst
Edan - Beauty And The Beat
Edan - Primitive Plus
El-P - Fantastic Damage
Eminem - The Eminem Show
EPMD - Strictly Business
EPMD - Unfinished Business
EPMD - Business Never Personal
Eric B. & Rakim - Follow The Leader
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full
Eyedea & Abilities - E&A
Gang Starr - Daily Operation
Gang Starr - Step In The Arena
Gang Starr - Hard To Earn
Gang Starr - The Ownerz
Genius GZA - Liquid Swords
Ghostface - The Pretty Toney Album
Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele
Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Grandmaster Flash - Adventures On The Wheels Of Steel
Guru - Jazzmatazz Volume 1
Handsome Boy Modeling School - So... How's Your Girl
Jay Dee - Welcome 2 Detroit
Jaylib - Champion Sound
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
Jay-Z - The Black Album
Jay-Z - The Blueprint
Jay-Z - Unplugged
Jean Grae - The Bootleg Of The Bootleg (EP)
Jeru The Damaja - The Sun Rises In The East
Jungle Brothers - Done By The Forces Of Nature
Jungle Brothers - J. Beez Wit The Remedy
Jurassic 5 - Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5 - Quality Control
Kanye West - The College Dropout
Kanye West - Late Registration [UK version is better than US version]
King Geedorah - Take Me to Your Leader
KMD - Bl_ck B_st_rds
Kool Moe Dee - How Ya Like Me Now
KRS-One - KRS-One
Kurtis Blow - The Best Of Kurtis Blow
Kurtis Blow - Best Of Rappin
Latyrx - The Album [2002 Reissue]
Lauryn Hill - MTV Unplugged
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Little Brother - The Listening
Little Brother - The Minstrel Show
Lootpack - Soundpieces Da Antidote!
Lyrics Born - Later That Day
Lyrics Born - Same !@# Different Day
Madlib - Shades Of Blue
Madvillain - Madvillainy
Maker - Shooting The Breeze
Masta Ace - A Long Hot Summer
Masta Ace - Disposable Arts
MF Doom - Operation Doomsday
MF Doom - MM..Food
Mos Def - Black On Both Sides
Mos Def & Talib Kweli - Black Star
Mr. Scruff - Keep It Unreal
Murs - ...The End Of The Beginning
Murs - Murs 3 16 (9th Edition)
Murs And Slug - Felt 2 - A Tribute To Lisa Bonet
Nas - Illmatic
Nas - Stillmatic
One.Be.Lo - S.o.n.o.g.r.a.m
Oh No - The Disrupt
Peanut Butter Wolf - My Vinyl Weighs A Ton
People Under The Stairs - O.S.T
People Under The Stairs - Question In The Form Of An Answer
Pete Rock - Soul Survivor
Pete Rock - Soul Survivor II
Pete Rock - PeteStrumentals
Pete Rock - The Surviving Elements
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - Mecca And The Soul Brother
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - The Main Ingredient
Pete Rock & Deda - The Original Baby Pa
Pete Rock & InI - Center Of Attention
Public Enemy - Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black
Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush The Show
Q-Tip - Amplified
Q-Tip - Kamaal The Abstract
Quasimoto - The Further Adventures of Lord Quas
Quasimoto - The Unseen
OutKast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
RJD2 - Dead Ringer
RJD2 - Since We Last Spoke
RJD2 - Your Face Or Your Kneecaps
Roots Manuva - Brand New Second Hand
Run-D.M.C. - King Of Rock
Run-D.M.C. - Raising Hell
Run-D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C
Schooly D - Adventures Of
Skinnyman - Council Estate Of Mind
Slick Rick - The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick
Slick Rick - The Ruler's Back
Slum Village - Fantastic, Vol. 2
Slum Village - Detroit Deli (A Taste of Detroit)
Soul Position - 8 Million Stories
Soul Position - Unlimited (EP)
Souls Of Mischief - '93 'Til Infinity
Talib Kweli - Quality
Talib Kweli - Right About Now
Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek - Reflection Eternal
The Foreign Exchange - Connected
The Game - The Documentary
The Mitchell Brothers - A Breath Of Fresh Attire
The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
The Roots - Phrenology
The Roots - Things Fall Apart
The Streets - A Grand Don't Come For Free
The Streets - Original Pirate Material
The Sugarhill Records Story
Time Machine - Slow Your Roll
Typical Cats - Typical Cats
Typical Cats - Civil Service
Ugly Duckling - Fresh Mode
Ugly Duckling - Journey To Anywhere
Ugly Duckling - Taste The Secret
Ultramagnetic MC's - Critical Beatdown
Viktor Vaughn - Vaudeville Villain


If you're into hip hop you probably know most of these artists...nothing too underground.

[ktothe]

look at me guys I know rap!
I guess you didnt read the title of the thread?

[shagnscoob]

I just hear "Keep Bouncin" by too $hort ft. snoop dogg


that song is out of control. i listened to too shorts other stuff on the myspace but it didnt compare...

[mike lowrey]

I usually give this list to people looking for good hip hop...


some good (and more than obvious) picks, but this was basically about good new stuff so listing 200 old albums doesn't make that much sense.

I agree with Fade on the new Jay tracks, I love 'em but I have to admit that he doesn't sound like he's really working it. nevertheless Show me what you got is a great radio/single track and I hope the album has more great stuff.

[a_slew_of_mice]

I just relistened to 'Cunninlynguists - Southernunderground' and realized how good it is. One of my favorite hip hop albums.

As for recent releases:
Jedi Mind Tricks - Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell
Subtle - For Hero; For Fool

[DEPHT]

I guess you didnt read the title of the thread?

hahah, my bad. I just read "good hip hop" and got all excited. Forgive me, I go to a school where 50 cent is considered "good hip hop."

As for the newer stuff JMT's stuff is ok. I still think their first album was the best.

Black Moon's "Alter the Chemistry" and Hall Of Justus' "Soldiers of Fortune" are also pretty dope.

[shagnscoob]

hahah, my bad. I just read "good hip hop" and got all excited. Forgive me, I go to a school where 50 cent is considered "good hip hop."

As for the newer stuff JMT's stuff is ok. I still think their first album was the best.

Black Moon's "Alter the Chemistry" and Hall Of Justus' "Soldiers of Fortune" are also pretty dope.


yeah i feel you on the 50 cent shit. i dont know if i said it in this thread but i told a kid i listened to hip hop and he was like "yeah right name some rappers" and the first thing i said was slug. so he said "seriously though try naming someone not from england or whatever so someone might know who he is"

[mike lowrey]

haha thats great :rolleyes:

if someone asks what kind of music I listen to I say all kinds of stuff, which is true, but nowadays I'm sort of ashamed to say I listen to hiphop :(

[Fade to Black]

I think it's pretty safe to say at this rate, The Game is gonna drop a far superior album to Jay-Z...

[xcoldricex]

Murs And Slug - Felt 2 - A Tribute To Lisa Bonet

must've missed that one. only caught the ricci album

[mike lowrey]

must've missed that one. only caught the ricci album

both good albums, I think I liked Bonet a bit more

[DEPHT]

haha thats great :rolleyes:

if someone asks what kind of music I listen to I say all kinds of stuff, which is true, but nowadays I'm sort of ashamed to say I listen to hiphop :(

Yea. Like chris rock said, "I like hip-hop but i'm tired of defending it"

[mike lowrey]

I'd say I'm tired of popular hip-hop but I still keep defending it ;)

[eddy8]

I think it's pretty safe to say at this rate, The Game is gonna drop a far superior album to Jay-Z...


Im kinda thinking the same. These aren't my links but I figured you guys would enjoy them.....as much as i hate the game i still enjoy most of his album material.

The Game Ft. Nas & Marsha - Why You Hate The Game
Code:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/j4wztc

The Game Ft. Busta Rhymes - The Doctors Advocate
Code:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/cyy8hq

The Game - Ol English
Code:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/phwet3

[Ahlvahroe]

both good albums, I think I liked Bonet a bit more


agreed. i heard Bonet before Ricci, so i thought it a little weak by comparison. I probalby would have liked it more if I heard it first.

[Fade to Black]

Im kinda thinking the same. These aren't my links but I figured you guys would enjoy them.....as much as i hate the game i still enjoy most of his album material.

The Game Ft. Nas & Marsha - Why You Hate The Game
Code:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/j4wztc

The Game Ft. Busta Rhymes - The Doctors Advocate
Code:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/cyy8hq

The Game - Ol English
Code:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/phwet3


also feelin the song w/ Will I Am that just got leaked yesterday - "Compton"...who would've known that Will I Am would've come to be one of the best producers in hip hop. The guy's been tearin up the scene lately.

The Game has the best ear for beats in hip hop right now. Jay got that myspace leftover track from Just Blaze....while JT ended up with Justin's version of "We Major", some epic shit right there.

[eddy8]

also feelin the song w/ Will I Am that just got leaked yesterday - "Compton"...who would've known that Will I Am would've come to be one of the best producers in hip hop. The guy's been tearin up the scene lately.

The Game has the best ear for beats in hip hop right now. Jay got that myspace leftover track from Just Blaze....while JT ended up with Justin's version of "We Major", some epic shit right there.

Yeah Will.I.Am is nice. I don't know if you heard the track he laced for Nas called "Hip Hop is Dead" on the new album but it's serious. Ill post it up in a bit. I agree that he has a good ear for beats right along side Lil' Wayne. On another note, BTNH have by far the worst ear for beats. I guess being under the Swizz umbrella doesn't help much but still, they deserve better. This conversation is turning a little mainstream.

[mike lowrey]

OH SHIT :eek:

just listening to the new AZ, sounds dope as hell. just playing Sit Em Back ft. MOP, I seriously have trouble typing cause I cant stay still :eek:

also, Jay-Z - Lost Ones: http://www.sendspace.com/file/cucysa

my favorite new track so far, I love the beat, jay sounds way more focused. second verse is dope, and so is the last one:

my nephew died in the car I bought
wanted to believe it was partly my fault
close my eyes and squeeze tryin to block that thought
place any burden on me but please not that lord
no time to go back and go forth
can't run from the pain go car sick
some things cant be explained, what caused it
such a beautiful soul so pure
gonna see you again I'm sure of it
to the time - middleman was nausious
your girlfriends pregnant but lost it
almsot lost my faith that was guardin
so like heaven your life restarted
cant wait til your childs life to be a part of it
so now I'm child-like waiting for a gift
to return when I lost you - I lost it

[gehun]

games album leaked...

[Fade to Black]

yeah i'm bumpin it now...on track 2. i dunno...the Dr. Dre voice impersonating is a bit much for me. If he keeps this up then the album is gonna end up too gimmicky to be hailed as a classic despite the aforementioned fire tracks that were leaked this past weekend.

I'm sure production is gonna be top notch throughout...but wtf at these tracks so far being imitations of Dre beats?! Damn this dude is way too deep in his obsession w/ doc...

[Fade to Black]

ahaha 'Wouldn't Get Far' is All About U 2006...i love that thing Game does at the end that mirrors what Snoop did in the original song...

[gehun]

I'm sure production is gonna be top notch throughout...but wtf at these tracks so far being imitations of Dre beats?! Damn this dude is way too deep in his obsession w/ doc...

Yeah...i think he name drops dre in each song

[xcoldricex]

a present for you all.

clipse hell hath no fury album sampler (http://www.zshare.net/download/hell-hath-no-fury-the-sampler-zip-gv0.html)

and if you missed this single... the disco d beat is insane. (find a proper high quality version)
clipse feat. vybz kartel - double down (http://xxlmag.com/online/?p=3280)

[Carl]

So who else is rockin that new Rich Boy - Throw Some D's On It?

I just cant get enough

[LaughingBuddha]

He was mentioned way back... Andre Nickatina.

All the Horns and Halos albums are ridiculous...the contrasting flows of Nicky and Equipto just work so well.

[ktothe]

Just listened to the new Game. Im going to overlook the fact that he assassinated his own character and allow myself to enjoy the album for what it is. The beats are nice, his flow is nice, Im gonna give it two thumbs up.

[Fade to Black]

k to the, a to the, n to the, you know where this goin, back to hell is where i'm sendin ya, what's the state of the enema, enemy of the state, state of grace, so say your grace because i'm bout to put this razor blade to ya face, five slashes, got your head wrapped up undercover, high fashion, look at the chick on the right, thighs smashin, here girl hit this bong and get lifted for some fly action...

yeah two thumbs up but i don't think i'll be bumpin much of this 3 months from now

on the other hand, the advance for Snoop's R&G album from two years ago...i can play that still almost front to back.

[sean_]

thanks coldrice ive been fucking hyped on this clipse joint for sooo long. we got it 4 cheap hands down the best mixtape of the year, or last year i dont remember.

[mike lowrey]

looking forward to clipse too. heres Hustlers Manual: the best of clipse (http://www.megaupload.com/tr/?d=4JKDZQBM) for those interested.

also, Ghostface - Ghost is back (http://www.sendspace.com/file/h4lz53)

crazy track, ghost is dope as hell

[xcoldricex]

word i was trying to post that ghost track but it wasn't working so i gave it. best track i've heard in a long time.

[Ahlvahroe]

i havent hit this site in a while, http://www.hiphopgame.com/index2.php3?page=tracks1, and yeah the ghostface is fire, both recent nas joints are good, except he recycles the beat he used on theifs theme, and none of these new jay-z songs are impressing me like i thought they would. also the lil' wayne freestyle is quite clever.

[sean_]

do you guys use any blogs and shit for your tracks? ive been hitting the smoking section for a while but id like to branch out if you have anything better...

[mike lowrey]

I pick new stuff from a bunch of forums, but I'd be interested in finding a good blog or such.. if anyone knows one hit up a link

[mortimer]

The new De La Soul album is their best in a while, IMO...

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=batch_download&batch_id=kF2oeE5vBIc%3D

[C0C0]

az-the format

[2000dB]

eh, I guess I'm the only one that doesn't like that Ghost track...

[RAISED BY WOLVES]

No your not.

Shit is hot garbage.

[xcoldricex]

you can't go wrong with that break.

[2000dB]

you can't go wrong with that break.
Exactly, I was expecting more from the production side, sound way too cliché... who produced it?

[xcoldricex]

way too cliché? more like classic. it's eric b. and rakim's "juice (know the ledge)" sampled from nat adderley the scavenger if my memory serves me correctly...

[2000dB]

Maybe my choice of words wasn't appropriate. I don't feel like the tempo suits Ghostface's flow the best. Good if you like it, but I don't... and I still find the beat cliché, just because it's been used tastefully before doesn't mean it can be used like that all the time, but that's just my humble opinion.

[RAISED BY WOLVES]

I hear you man, I know...I just dont think it suits him thats all.

[gehun]

mmm jigga and snoop leaked same day, dam

[Jeans&Kicks]

I haven't seen these posted yet, so let me put you guys on.
Immortal Technique: Revolutionary Vol 1 & Revolutionary Vol 2. Superb Albums.
Jedi Mind Tricks
Dead Prez
Check them out.

[mike lowrey]

I didn't like the new jedi that much.. immortal can be pretty dope but sometimes it feels like hes a bit over-doing his thing.

[polishmike]

i don't know how new this is but i just got Darc Mind - 'Symptomatic of a greater ill' and i like it a lot.

[xcoldricex]

all JMT sounds the same.

[C0C0]

if anyone is a fan of immortal technique he's going to be featured in a show at Hunter College the 17th

[ron-e]

if anyone is a fan of immortal technique he's going to be featured in a show at Hunter College the 17th
cool.....last show I went to he opened for the game at club exit.

havent heard anything new from him...so if I go it would be cool if he does.

[mike lowrey]

all JMT sounds the same.

I somewhat agree..

was just listening to Servants, got the biggest chills ever from this.. R.A. on Uncommon Valor, absolutely nuts. shit is real too :(

"Call me Thorburn, John H., staff sergeant
Marksman, skill in killin', illin', I'm able and willin'
Kill a village elephant, rapin' and pillage a village
Illegitimate killers, US Military guerrillas
This ain't no real war, Vietnam sh*t
World War II, that's a war, this is just a military conflict
Soothin' drug abusin', Vietnamese women screwin'
Sex, gambling and boozin', all this sh*t is amusin'
B*tches and guns, this is every man's dream
I don't wanna go home where I'm just an ordinary human being
Special Op, Huey chopper gun ship run sh*t
G**k run when the minigun spit, won't miss
Kill sh*t, spit four-thousand bullets a minute
Victor Charlie, hit trigger, hit it, I'm in it to win it
Get it, the lieutenant hinted, the villain, I ended up killin
I did it, cripple, did it, pictures I painted is vivid, live it
A wizard with weapons, the secret mission, we 'bout to begin it
Government funded, behind enemy lines
Bullets is sprayin', it's heatin' up a hundred degrees
The enemies the North Vietnamese, b*tch please
Ain't no sweat, I'm told, "Be at ease"
Until I see the pilot got hit, and we 'bout to hit some trees
Tail Rotor broke, crash land
American man in Cambodia, right in the enemy hand
Take a swig of the Whiskey to calm us
Them yellow men wearin' black pajamas, they wanna harm us
They all up on us, bang, bang, bullet hit my chest, feel no pain
To my left, the captain caught a bullet right in his brain
Body parts flyin', loss of limbs, explosions
Bad intentions, I see my best friend's intestines
Pray to the one above, it's raining, I'm covered in mud
I think I'm dyin', I feel dizzy, I'm losin' blood
I see my childhood, I'm back in the arms of my mother
I see my whole life, I see Christ, I see bright lights
I see Israelites, Muslims and Christians at peace, no fights
Black, Whites, Asians, people of all types
I must've died, then I woke up, surprised I'm alive
I'm in a hospital bed, they rescued me, I survived
I escaped the war, came back, but ain't escape Agent Orange
Two of my kids born handicapped
Spastic, quadriplegia, micro cephalic
Cerebral palsy, cortical blindness, name it, they had it
My son died, he ain't live, but I still try to think positive
'Cause in life, God take, God give"

[KLAUS]

TY - just seen him + band live. Thats quality.

[xcoldricex]

I somewhat agree..

was just listening to Servants, got the biggest chills ever from this.. R.A. on Uncommon Valor, absolutely nuts. shit is real too :(


yeah when i listen to that track i just skip to ra's verse. haha.

[KLAUS]

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/3254/1qk5.jpg

[xcoldricex]

pretty dope mix of 'electro-blap rap'
ll cool dj mix (http://www.zshare.net/audio/llcooldj_discobelle-mp3.html)

[ktothe]

Darc Mind isnt new at all. I think it was originally released 10 years ago?

I popped in Violent By Design and was re-blown away by Jus's ridiculous flow on Retalliation:
The metal inside the barrel passes
Through the frames in ya glasses
Quick passage
Leave your dome piece backless
Envision blackness
Leave you hatless
Fucking capless
Watchin Niggas dig the spot where the Earth's crack is
Hard to graph like science and math is
The cavemen who dont practice and live backwards
We oxin'
With streets is watchin
Release shotguns
Niggas got Dietz and Watson
Feel no love
No way you shield the slugs
The ill thugs
We box with steel gloves
Doubt my faith
you can taste the slug case
Leaving niggas looking like dogs with the pug face
Even your girl can catch the capsule
I love pussy
But never the bitch that its attached to

I fucking LOVE the steel gloves line.

Oh and that new Jay-Z sucks. Sorry. Ive been the biggest Jay fan, to the point I almost like RD more than Illmatic, but this one is wack.

[mike lowrey]

TY - just seen him + band live. Thats quality.

Ty is dope, I really liked Upwards

just listened to the new Game, wasn't feeling it at all.. Jay on the other hand I really liked.

[xcoldricex]

y'all should listen to five deez. highly underrated in the western world.

[insidertrading]

word. Five Deez is crucial, they kill it from the instrumentals to the vocals two at a time. and while you're at it, check out Fat Jon's work in Samurai Champloo, some truly sick beats.

[xcoldricex]

hot new clipse served on a platter

clipse - ride around shining (http://www.zshare.net/audio/05_ride_around_shining-mp3.html)

[watchman]

the new clipse is just ridiculous. Ride around shinin and Hello New World are my favorites

[coalessence]

hell hath no fury is dope, mr. xcoldricex
i'm just a little disappointed i only got 12 songs after four years from the clipse

[xcoldricex]

i think it will be one album i actually purchase. shit yeah it's been four years? damn... i remember that shit like yesterday.

[azad]

sefyu - que suis-je?

[xcoldricex]

i know this is probably way late..
but i just head a knuck if you buck remix with a redone beat... sample is from mike tyson's punch out. brilliant.

[ikidomari]

tonedeff, substantial, extended famm
nujabes (hell yes)
cunninlynguists

not really new, but immortal technique and jedi mind tricks are pretty lyrical and deep.

[sean_]

jedi mind tricks are lyrical and deep if youre retarded

cuz vinnie paz hold a hammer like a carpenter do

[notesee]

Cause Vinnie Paz got more hoes than Jim Duggan

[xcoldricex]

jedi mind tricks are lyrical and deep if youre retarded

cuz vinnie paz hold a hammer like a carpenter do

hahahahahaha

[sean_]

hell hath no fury full album leaked... its serious.

minus the tony montana ripoff dude on the first track.

[lagoni]

tony montana? dont you mean pulp fiction?

[sean_]

maybe, it was like 6 am when i peeped it and all i could think was shitty montana

[GoodHustle]

Another exclusive...okay, not really, but here goes:

Nas featuring Jay Z - "Black Republican" http://xxlmag.com/online/?p=6167

Fucking amazing, that's all that I can say.

[xcoldricex]

i predict
nas's album > jay-z's album

[notesee]

i predict
nas's album > jay-z's album

I think that's how it's gonna turn out too. But after hearing the first single off Jay-Z's album, I wasnt expecting much from the rest of it.

The tracklisting for Hip Hop Is Dead looks promising, except I'm skeptical about so many Will.I.Am beats.

[Darkadious]

not entirely new, but skyzoo's album 2005 "the city's favorite"

features a lot of dilla too

listen to the song history, i'll post it later today so you guys can listen

[xcoldricex]

sounds promising, think this one went under my radar..

[Darkadious]

here you go
http://www.supload.com/listen?s=SMSJ3tga21v

[nappyhead jenkins]

hell hath no fury is dope, mr. xcoldricex
i'm just a little disappointed i only got 12 songs after four years from the clipse

get the mixtapes wgifc vol 2 is a classic

[Ahlvahroe]

new ghostface - 'you know im no good' http://www.hiphopgame.com/audios/ghostfaceyouknow.ram

[greentea]

i like that ghostface freestyle over - erik b rakim "know the ledge" beat. shits crazy son!

i still peep old fondle'em music once and a while. jugganotz e.p is still on heavy rotation when i feel like listneing to hiphop

[mike lowrey]

More Fish was dope, ghost just keeps putting good shit out. a couple of tracks had more of a mixtape feel to them and a couple didn't have ghost on them which maybe cut away from the album feeling that complete, but nervertheless I liked it.

oh yea, got something for ya:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v479/wideb/theresurrectionofhiphopvn9.gif
Tapemasters Inc and Nas- The N The Resurrection Of Hip Hop
01 00:56 The Resurrection Of Hip Hop Intro
02 03:40 Hip Hop Is Dead
03 03:32 Black Republicans (Feat. Jay-Z)
04 01:52 The N... (Don't Hate Me Now)
05 01:18 The Honeymoon Is Over
06 01:31 John Blaze 2006 (Feat. Big Pun)
07 04:25 New York (Feat. AZ, Jay-Z, Raekwon & Ghostface Killah)
08 01:49 Interview Part 1
09 02:47 Requiem Of A Street Dream
10 02:46 The Funky Virgo (Feat. Ludacris & Doug E. Fresh)
11 01:49 Resurrection Of Hip Hop (Feat. Jay-Z)
12 03:02 Talk Of NY
13 02:09 Where Y'all At
14 01:51 Jackin' 4 Beats 2006
15 01:44 It Was Written (Feat. Lupe Fiasco)
16 01:57 Blood Diamonds
17 03:18 Don't Body Ya Self
18 02:37 Interview Part 2
19 02:39 Take It Slow
20 03:24 Bringin' Back NY (Feat. Malik 16 & Gary The Storyteller)
21 02:51 Rough Around The Edges (Feat. Busta Rhymes)
22 02:46 Death Anniversary
23 01:11 One Blood Remix (Feat. The Game & T.I.)
24 02:29 The Fast Life (Feat. Kool G. Rap & Clipse)
25 02:03 Don't Get Carried Away (Feat. Busta Rhymes)
26 02:18 QB Love
27 01:28 Living In Pain (Feat. The Notorious B.I.G., 2Pac & Mary J. Blige)
28 01:22 Everything I Love (Feat. Diddy & Cee-Lo)
29 02:37 The Flyest Criminal (Feat. Pharrell & Fiona Apple)
30 02:22 It Wasn't You (Feat. Lauryn Hill)
31 01:35 Across The Tracks (Feat. Papoose)
32 02:14 We March As Millions
33 00:45 Time (Feat. AZ & Nature)
34 01:10 Music For Life (Feat. Common & J Dilla)
35 03:15 One More Day (Feat. Uness)

http://www.navig8.to/?http://www.sendspace.com/file/4vt4cm

crazy tape :eek:

[Ahlvahroe]

thanks Mike, this is a huge ass file, so its not done downloading but thanks. even though its only one track its always good to see someone give respect to big pun

[mike lowrey]

imo the tape has more good content then the game and clipse albums combined :rolleyes:

a few videos:

Hip hop is dead live with Jay: http://youtube.com/watch?v=_plGCup0E3A

Nas - Shine on em: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fFfFSX-D9w&eurl=

Jay-Z - Lost Ones: http://youtube.com/watch?v=g41NGF6xTEA

[Darkadious]

sean price aint nothin to wu tang

[REALL1]

word darkadious. have you noticed that most record stores consider the actual clan defunkt now? how fucked is that?!

[Darkadious]

lol, really?
i don't think you got what i said though

[Sammy You]

sean is right
one be lo is awesome

[Sammy You]

oh yeah and heres a pic of RJD2 dressed up during a concert i went

http://photos-341.ak.facebook.com/ip007/v28/23/96/8832554/n8832554_31203341_493.jpg

[sean_]

imo the tape has more good content then the game and clipse albums combined :rolleyes:


really, i think hell hath no fury is easily one of the top rap, if not just top, albums of the year

its really on some grimey next shit

[xcoldricex]

aw shit pase rock bringin' it. funnnnny shit.

pase rock - lindsey lohan feat spankrock (http://www.zshare.net/audio/lindsay-lohan-mp3.html)

put your paaaaanties on, put that pussy away...

[xcoldricex]

this should be moved to superculture by the way ^^^^

[mike lowrey]

that plus why does he have scott storch producing and why does he have snoop on a track :rolleyes:

[poly800rock]

i had no idea they had their shit available for free online..

http://www.wutangcorp.com/


check the media, the demos are sick..

[xcoldricex]

yeah man. i was going to post that. a lot of the shit that was put out but couldn't get sample clearance is up there... dope ish.

[super]

Andre Nickatina - All Star Chuck Taylors (http://www.zshare.net/download/05-all-star-chuck-taylors-wma.html)

[PG2G]

Talib Kweli & Madlib - Liberation : http://www.rappcats.com/

Yes, its a free album.

[sean_]

wutangcorp was my saviour when i was going through my hardcore ghost/wu phase a couple years ago. thank you for reminding me it existed.

[1995chardx]

Talib Kweli & Madlib - Liberation : http://www.rappcats.com/

Yes, its a free album.

ahh shit i was gonan post that, just DLed it, hopefully its good

[goldengloves]

Talib Kweli & Madlib - Liberation : http://www.rappcats.com/

Yes, its a free album.

Thanks for the link! Shit is dope and I like anything with Talib.

[1995chardx]

when you guys dl that NAs mixtape, did you guys get all the tracks?...bc for some reason, im missing like 4 or 5 tracks

[will_i_am]

ahh shit i was gonan post that, just DLed it, hopefully its good


word.
dled it yesterday. its pretty good.

[ktothe]

Mixtape Messiah 2 is free too: http://www.chamillionaire.com/

[Larry Bird]

oh yeah and heres a pic of RJD2 dressed up during a concert i went

http://photos-341.ak.facebook.com/ip007/v28/23/96/8832554/n8832554_31203341_493.jpg

yea rjd2...a friend of mine said he's coming here pretty soon, i might have to check it out if i can get off work that night..i went to see him here in that def jux tour many years ago with el-p, and cage and shit...

still need to get that ghostface-more fish...heard nothing but praise.

ive been listening to lots of mac dre recently...

[mike lowrey]

Talib Kweli & Madlib - Liberation

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p138/lucke2001/kweli.jpg

download (http://www.gimmemoremusic.com/uploads/Liberation_Talib%20Kweli.zip)

Happy New Year! Liberation is here! Shout out to my brother Mad Lib, for being so creative and inspirational, and for giving me a canvas to paint on. This project was inspired by his consistency, it was something I wanted to be a part of. In this era of over produced and over marketed product, Mad Lib leads the pack of independent artists who could care less about all of that. I am a part of the music industry, and lord knows I'm needed, but for our own sanity we must step outside the system and create that which is not packaged for mass consumption. This is also a gift to the fans who stick by me whether some corporation is currently promoting me or not. Now, I love all music, and my albums so far, including eardrum, reflect those influences. This album is a straight ahead, sample driven hiphop record, from two of the best doing it. Some fans will say this is the sound they want to hear from me all the time. If so, congratulations, you got your wish. However, do not use this to speculate what eardrum will sound like. It is a different project with different influences. As a matter of fact, be on the lookout for the video for More or Less, dropping this week as well. I will continue to push the envelope creatively in the spirit of my ancestors. RIP James Brown, Gerald Levert, J Dilla. Shout out to C Smyth, Eothen, Dave Dar, SMT studios, Tyson, Consequence, Elzhi, Res, Candice Anderson, Strong Arm Steady, Chace Infinite. Blacksmith the Movement in stores now. The year of the Blacksmith has begun. Talib Kweli, BKMC

this was interesting, I'm a bit dissapointed by some of the tracks, but its allright. and a free album/project anyways so..

looking forward to Talibs album

[Darkadious]

http://i12.tinypic.com/49lr7vd.jpg

[mike lowrey]

yea definately looking forward to the new sean p, also new ultramagnetic

[Darkadious]

da god is AMAZING.

sean price killed it this album.

[fade to black2]

i gotta go DL that sean price...

I'm still listenin to the Jeezy a lot...

[GoodHustle]

"onion head" was a pretty dope track but i haven't heard anything else from sean p. do you guys have any suggestions?

also, anyone know when the next el-p album is coming out? i heard within the next couple of months but that was a little vague..

[notesee]

"onion head" was a pretty dope track but i haven't heard anything else from sean p.

I bumped the shit out of Sean P's first album, Monkey Barz. Definitely check it out if you haven't heard it yet. I Saw him live twice last year too. Once with Ghostface and once with Immortal Technique. But anyway here are some other good tracks by him:

Boom Bye Yeah
60 Bar Dash (Should've made Monkey Barz)
Rising to the Top (Feat. Agallah)
Jail Shit
Spliff-N-Wessun
Slapboxing
Cardiac (Off new album)

[Darkadious]

it's nothing
jamaican, or jamaica(maybe something else).

pretty much everything he's made is at LEAST decent

[superdupersang]

binary star

[sean_]

i gotta check this sean price cat out i keep hearing good things

its not really rap, but man, "knife" by grizzly bear remixed with the wamp wamp chorus and pushas verse is ridiculous, its on pitchfork

[Kasper]

i gotta check this sean price cat out i keep hearing good things


you gotta check the early boot camp release, so much dope shit.

Heltah Skeltah - Nocturnal

OGC (Originoo Gunn Clappaz)- Da Storm

Smif'N Wessun - Dah Shinin'

The first Black Moon is also very good. those 3 albums are def in my top 10 ever. the quality of the stuff they put out after that is really variable, going from total crap to really good

[78]

binary star were the illest group around
binary star

I never thought there'd be people on SuFu who knew Binary Star. Much props. Damn they're dope.

the cold vein is ridiculous. el-p owns me.

One of the greatest LP's of all time. So far ahead of its time. I don't think people get this album. The Live recording they released last year was fuckin killer as well. Lookin' forward to "I'll sleep when I'm dead."

---------------------------

I'm sorry but I just went through the ENTIRE thread and well... 11 pages and all I'm seeing is above average NEW hip hop listed...

I think it's safe to say that 06 was one of the WEAKEST years for hip hop ever...

So let's bring it BACK to the early-mid-90's

Stretch's got a blog! Listen to this shit... nothing comes close nowadays - http://konstantkontakt.blogspot.com/

http://www.galacticfractures.com/

For some overlooked joints... http://wakeyourdaughterup.blogspot.com/

http://pressrewind.wordpress.com/

http://sole-sides.com

BROOKLYN RADIO has DOWNLOADABLE mixes from Tim 'Love' Lee, The Turntablelab, The Rub and more...

http://www.maddecent.com/blog/

http://www.gossipingbitches.com/

http://www.lemon-red.org

http://www.unkut.com/

http://www.d-nice.com/journal/

[mike lowrey]

I'm sorry but I just went through the ENTIRE thread and well... 11 pages and all I'm seeing is above average NEW hip hop listed...

hence the topic, Good New Hiphop ;)

I think it's safe to say that 06 was one of the WEAKEST years for hip hop ever...

theres a lot of crappy music being put out, but I couldn't say that last year was that weak. Game Theory, Lupe Fiasco, AZ's The Format, Clipse, The Game, Kingdom Come, Hip-hop is dead, More Fish, Fishscale, Dilla, jurassic 5..

anyway back on topic, heres a little something again:

http://i9.tinypic.com/48zl6zd.gif

http://www.sendspace.com/file/c3ov4m

some tracks from more fish etc but some I atleast hadnt heard before..

--

Nas - Where are they now remix ft. Redhead Kingpin, The Original Spinderella, Robe Base, Father MC, Monie Love, Mike D, EST, Positive K, Das EFX, Lords of the Underground & Dres: http://www.zshare.net/audio/nas-where-are-they-now-90s-all-star-remix-mp3.html

[xcoldricex]

binary star/one man army haha. detroit what?!

there seriously hasn't been anything good out in forever. wtf hiphop?

[fade to black2]

not exactly hip hop...but my jam at the moment is Trey Songz - Wonder Woman

Timbaland seriously outdid 'my love' with this one...

[Darkadious]

06 wasn't the worst year at all.

[Egpt]

J.A.M.E.S. WATTS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TQK1wKN4zw&mode=related&search=


and guess what...this dude is unsigned...
the beat is just awesome

[angrypork]

Papoose is the future of (mainstream) hip hop. Just got his new mixtape The Fourth Quarter Assassin. His track about the Sean Bell shooting set to Change is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke is fuckin brilliant. Every track is a hood classic on that shit. Gotta get some of his older stuff now.

[BTT]

Nas - Hip Hop is Dead was a pretty good album.

heres the dl link if anybody wants it:

[ do not share music on the forum ]

[Darkadious]

papoose is garbage.

[mike lowrey]

how is papoose garbage? dude has a sick flow and voice, definately a dope mc but I'm kind of worried about his upcoming album since he has toolbags like jim jones feating on tracks :mad:

by the way if anyone needs 4th quarter asassin, let me know

new Brother Ali album is coming in April I think, a few tracks here: http://www.myspace.com/brotherali

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When is your new album named “The Undisputed Truth” coming out?

In august. When I distributed my other albums I didn´t had anybody who helped us. With this one we do have some distribution. It´s still not big, but we do have some distribution. Working with this company we are trying to plan it. The people who I have working on my promotion, marketing and radio I want to give them enough time to really try to do their job. I´ve never had good radio push. I really in my heart believe that there are people who might like my music who never heard it and they don´t know how to hear it. I might sell less with the new one, but you never know. Anything can happen.


Tell us more about the upcoming album.

Well, the album is pretty much done. It´s a very personal album. I am still doing me. When I talk about a subject or topic, I talk about the way I feel about it and how effects me personal. I talk about some things that people might think that are political on this new album.


Are the lyrics in some topics meant to be political?

I don´t think they are political. It wasn´t meant to turn that way. But in America, the shit is in your face more than ever right now. Most of americans don´t read very much history, they don´t know geography, they don´t know passports, they don´t travel outside the United States, they don´t know the real history of slavery. We don´t know how terrible this is. There were a few people that were evil, that really made slavery happen, there were a few people against it. We´re supposed to be patriotical. We went to one of the main concentration camps in Munich the other day before our show and it´s almost like there is a healing process here in Germany with that whole issue, because the people were honest about what happened. The difference with Germany that I´ve seen is that in Germany the people acknowledge it and they say it for what it is, they are able to separate it from it, like “That´s not Germany, that´s Hitler and his friends who did that-it wasn´t all of us”. In America they don´t talk about slavery at all. If you talk about slavery now in a political talk, people are just like “Oh, that was so long ago.” And it wasn´t! It was two generations ago. The thing is, that on a different level the slavery is still a going on in the United States. I really think that americans as a whole are very ignorant people.

[mike lowrey]

J.A.M.E.S. WATTS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TQK1wKN4zw&mode=related&search=

and guess what...this dude is unsigned...
the beat is just awesome

dope track! by the way his mixtape is available here:

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http://thegameneedsjames.com/mixtapes/jameswattsshamelesspromotion.zip

I dont remember if I posted anything from Stimuli before, but this is a must check:

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[NESK]

i liked the ghostface mixtape more than more fish.

best stuff i heard this year was probly spank rock. buts thats not for everyone. nas just cant make an album. hip hop is dead has 5 amazing tracks and the rest are unlistenable. he needs to step up his quality control. id say the same for kingdom come. the tracks i liked most on that one are so far off from waht jay normally does. the rest of the album sounds like someone doing a bad jay z impression.

listen to giant panda.

[mike lowrey]

I agree on Nas, his definately lacking on consistency in terms of complete albums and dude is always suspect with beat selection. some great beats on HHID but a few really bad ones.

what goes for jay, I was really feeling the whole album, I think one of his major strengths is the ability to make so many different kind of tracks and still sound good, even his radio/single tracks are good which I think KC proved. but I know a lot of people weren't feeling KC, so I'll have to agree to disagree.

[insomb]

nas keeps falling off harder and harder. isn't anyone else sick of hearing the same tracks remixed? i seen his attempt at a freestyle on bet, i would have laughed at him if he