shona77 Posted October 6, 2018 Posted October 6, 2018 My 14 y.o quite in to rap/hip hop at the moment. What are some of the classic, old school albums he should be listening to to educate himself? Quote
superjack Posted November 9, 2019 Posted November 9, 2019 My daughter has now got me listening t rap. I suppose it's a trade for me getting her into rock and metal. Really like A J Tracey and aitch. There's a few others but I struggle to remember their names. All my mates think it's another part of a midlife crisis. Quote
Locky Posted May 19, 2020 Posted May 19, 2020 Shameless bump. Spent my afternoon 'working', by listening to Speakerboxx/The Love Below, and Voyager by The Jet Age of Tomorrow. What an album the latter is BTW. Quote
Riddley Walker Posted May 20, 2020 Posted May 20, 2020 17 hours ago, Locky said: Shameless bump. Spent my afternoon 'working', by listening to Speakerboxx/The Love Below, and Voyager by The Jet Age of Tomorrow. What an album the latter is BTW. Ha, I listened to Speakerboxx/The Love Below for the first time in at least a decade a couple of weeks ago. Not as good as their earlier stuff IMO but still some crackers. The Jet Age of Tomorrow have come up on my Spotify a lot but never listened to them, will give it a shot. I've been listening to Danny Brown, MF Doom( and his aliases) and Scallops Hotel a lot the last couple of weeks. Quote
Locky Posted May 20, 2020 Posted May 20, 2020 26 minutes ago, Riddley Walker said: Ha, I listened to Speakerboxx/The Love Below for the first time in at least a decade a couple of weeks ago. Not as good as their earlier stuff IMO but still some crackers. The Jet Age of Tomorrow have come up on my Spotify a lot but never listened to them, will give it a shot. I've been listening to Danny Brown, MF Doom( and his aliases) and Scallops Hotel a lot the last couple of weeks. Granted it's a bit hit and miss, but really opened the door I think for a lot of experimental hip hop. Definitely listen to The Jet Age of Tomorrow. A lot of their stuff is instrumentals, a number of which were turned down by the likes of Tyler and Kendrick. Don't let that detract from anything though. If you like alternative stuff, they're a great listen. Voyage I believe was their first album, I highly recommend it. Quote
Tazio Posted June 4, 2020 Posted June 4, 2020 4 minutes ago, Riddley Walker said: RTJ4 Had a quick listen earlier on, good on the first run through. Quote
Riddley Walker Posted June 4, 2020 Posted June 4, 2020 17 minutes ago, Tazio said: Had a quick listen earlier on, good on the first run through. Yeah, think I prefer the production on this to RTJ3 after a couple of quick listens. Quote
JimKongUno Posted June 4, 2020 Posted June 4, 2020 6 pages in and ain't nobody mentioned illmatic or me against the world yet. Quote
Tazio Posted June 4, 2020 Posted June 4, 2020 On 29/09/2015 at 22:24, Meestah Sahmon said: Temple of Boom is the one for me. Death Certificate by Ice Cube has had a lot of play time recently. Listen to Illmatic by Nas a silly amount as well. On 29/09/2015 at 22:27, Bugsy said: Nas illmatic is a great shout. I'll go for Dilate peoples - the platform, and Handsome boy modelling School- so, how's your girl? Literally in the first half dozen posts on the first page. Quote
JimKongUno Posted June 4, 2020 Posted June 4, 2020 1 minute ago, Tazio said: Literally in the first half dozen posts on the first page. God dammit I need to get my eyes tested. Better get my car keys and go for a drive to zcBarnard Castle just to make sure they work Quote
Jamhammer Posted June 4, 2020 Posted June 4, 2020 Beastie Boys. De La Soul and that's about it for me. I got a Ministry of Sound classic rap CD and it's got pretty much all the old skool singles on from NWA to Missy Elliot. Great for the car Quote
doctor jambo Posted June 4, 2020 Posted June 4, 2020 3 minutes ago, Jamhammer said: Beastie Boys. De La Soul and that's about it for me. I got a Ministry of Sound classic rap CD and it's got pretty much all the old skool singles on from NWA to Missy Elliot. Great for the car Run DMC, still love them, listening to their greatest hits album at work . amazing Quote
80bob Posted June 4, 2020 Posted June 4, 2020 Love a bit of naughty by nature or mc young back in the day or this Quote
Fitzroy Pointon Posted October 29, 2020 Posted October 29, 2020 Bit of a long-shot here probably. I am looking for the name of a British rapper who had a song in or around 2006 called "My Round" or "This is My Round". It was a really upbeat tune that is stuck in my head this morning but the only lyrics I can remember are "this is my round". The rapper was called "something 'P'" or 'T'. I can't find it anywhere on google no matter what I try. Quote
Locky Posted October 29, 2020 Posted October 29, 2020 5 minutes ago, Salad Fingers said: Bit of a long-shot here probably. I am looking for the name of a British rapper who had a song in or around 2006 called "My Round" or "This is My Round". It was a really upbeat tune that is stuck in my head this morning but the only lyrics I can remember are "this is my round". The rapper was called "something 'P'" or 'T'. I can't find it anywhere on google no matter what I try. Jamie T was quite big around that time. Could be something by him? Quote
Fitzroy Pointon Posted October 29, 2020 Posted October 29, 2020 10 minutes ago, Locky said: Jamie T was quite big around that time. Could be something by him? The annoying thing was Jamie T and Toddla T kept creeping into my head but this guy was definitely black. Quote
Locky Posted October 29, 2020 Posted October 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, Salad Fingers said: The annoying thing was Jamie T and Toddla T kept creeping into my head but this guy was definitely black. I used to watch the music channels a lot in these years. Was he defo British? Do you know if the song charted at all? Quote
Riddley Walker Posted October 29, 2020 Posted October 29, 2020 https://www.google.com/amp/s/genius.com/amp/Jay-lewis-aint-my-round-lyrics This? Jay Lewis and TEC. Quote
Fitzroy Pointon Posted October 29, 2020 Posted October 29, 2020 Found it. Christ knows how I remembered it. I was sitting going through the alphabet in my head. Doesn't seem to have made it very big and there's little about him online. Quote
Locky Posted October 29, 2020 Posted October 29, 2020 10 minutes ago, Riddley Walker said: Anyone got any new recs? Dunno if he's been mentioned much on this thread, but I've been listening to a lot of Mick Jenkins recently. Namely, anything that he collaborates with Kaytranada on. Check out 'Frontstreet' and 'Rain'. Quote
Riddley Walker Posted October 29, 2020 Posted October 29, 2020 1 minute ago, Locky said: Dunno if he's been mentioned much on this thread, but I've been listening to a lot of Mick Jenkins recently. Namely, anything that he collaborates with Kaytranada on. Check out 'Frontstreet' and 'Rain'. Yeah, I listened to him loads a few years ago but haven't recently. Really like his style, thanks for reminding me. Check out Billy Woods if you haven't already. His last album, Hiding Places, with Kenny Segal, is amazing. Quote
Locky Posted October 29, 2020 Posted October 29, 2020 22 minutes ago, Riddley Walker said: Yeah, I listened to him loads a few years ago but haven't recently. Really like his style, thanks for reminding me. Check out Billy Woods if you haven't already. His last album, Hiding Places, with Kenny Segal, is amazing. Will give it a listen mate. Joys of working from home is listening to music all day while 'working'. Quote
Riddley Walker Posted October 29, 2020 Posted October 29, 2020 1 minute ago, Locky said: Will give it a listen mate. Joys of working from home is listening to music all day while 'working'. I know man, I'm exactly the same. Currently watching Champions League highlights while sending some emails. Will listen to some tunes, have a shower and play some warzone by the end of the working day. Quote
Locky Posted October 29, 2020 Posted October 29, 2020 1 minute ago, Riddley Walker said: I know man, I'm exactly the same. Currently watching Champions League highlights while sending some emails. Will listen to some tunes, have a shower and play some warzone by the end of the working day. Just waiting til I get paid tomorrow so I can pre-order FM21, then I'm ready for full scale lockdown v2.0. Quote
Zico Posted October 29, 2020 Posted October 29, 2020 12 hours ago, Riddley Walker said: Anyone got any new recs? Not that new but this year...Freddie Gibbs/Curren$y/Alchemist with Fetti album (the original track is one on my favourites of the last ten years). Alchemist and Conway The Machine’s 14KIs is decent, RTJ4 is alright. Alchemist been doing loads of great mixes from his house during lockdown. Quote
Greedy Jambo Posted October 29, 2020 Posted October 29, 2020 Lil wayne is the best, so talented. Quote
hughesie27 Posted October 29, 2020 Posted October 29, 2020 Some Rap competition was on BBC last night. This boy is on it. He comes across as a right cu... Quote
Riddley Walker Posted October 29, 2020 Posted October 29, 2020 5 minutes ago, Zico said: Not that new but this year...Freddie Gibbs/Curren$y/Alchemist with Fetti album (the original track is one on my favourites of the last ten years). Alchemist and Conway The Machine’s 14KIs is decent, RTJ4 is alright. Alchemist been doing loads of great mixes from his house during lockdown. Cheers. Saw Freddie Gibbs had done one with the Alchemist. Have tried Freddie a few times in the past and has never grabbed me, but Alchemist rarely misses so will give this a blast. Quote
Riddley Walker Posted October 29, 2020 Posted October 29, 2020 1 minute ago, hughesie27 said: Some Rap competition was on BBC last night. This boy is on it. He comes across as a right cu... ****ing hell, wondered what happened to Shogun. He was gonna be Scotland's first rap star after this tune came out I watched the BBC thing last year and enjoyed it. Quote
Greedy Jambo Posted October 29, 2020 Posted October 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, hughesie27 said: Some Rap competition was on BBC last night. This boy is on it. He comes across as a right cu... 100% not told anyone that he's gay. Quote
Greedy Jambo Posted October 29, 2020 Posted October 29, 2020 (edited) Love a bit of Training Day. Edited October 29, 2020 by Greedy Jambo Quote
Greedy Jambo Posted October 30, 2020 Posted October 30, 2020 I wonder if Beyonce has listened to these lyrics haa Quote
Greedy Jambo Posted October 30, 2020 Posted October 30, 2020 Is rap bigger than HIP HOP, HIP HOP, HIP HOP Quote
Locky Posted October 30, 2020 Posted October 30, 2020 OutKast today released a Deluxe 20 year anniversary edition of Stankonia. It's up on Spotify now. Friday night listening sorted. Quote
Fitzroy Pointon Posted October 30, 2020 Posted October 30, 2020 13 hours ago, hughesie27 said: Some Rap competition was on BBC last night. This boy is on it. He comes across as a right cu... Is that the boy from Paisley? An absolute walloper from what I have seen and a thief to boot. Quote
Lovecraft Posted October 30, 2020 Posted October 30, 2020 The majority of hiphop/rap nowadays is genuinely ****ing awful. Most of them are just too out their faces to not actually realise the "music" they are putting out is crap. Add in autotune, or the only one style they have of rapping and it's all just guff n fluff. Loads of mugs still lap it up though. Quote
Riddley Walker Posted October 30, 2020 Posted October 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Lovecraft said: The majority of hiphop/rap nowadays is genuinely ****ing awful. Most of them are just too out their faces to not actually realise the "music" they are putting out is crap. Add in autotune, or the only one style they have of rapping and it's all just guff n fluff. Loads of mugs still lap it up though. Ok boomer, stop listening to rap on radio 1 and broaden your horizons. Quote
Riddley Walker Posted October 30, 2020 Posted October 30, 2020 4 hours ago, Locky said: OutKast today released a Deluxe 20 year anniversary edition of Stankonia. It's up on Spotify now. Friday night listening sorted. Have taken this up as my after work beer album choice. Bombs over Baghdad Quote
VikingHeart Posted October 30, 2020 Posted October 30, 2020 Yelawolf - Love Story is a good album for those who would like to listen to something new that still sounds somewhat old school. For (Really) Old School I would say Big Youth - Screaming Target or anything by U-Roy or King Stitt. Quote
Locky Posted October 30, 2020 Posted October 30, 2020 5 hours ago, Riddley Walker said: Have taken this up as my after work beer album choice. Bombs over Baghdad I'm away to listen to it in bed. Never appreciated how good Ms. Jackson was until the last few years. Quote
Riddley Walker Posted October 30, 2020 Posted October 30, 2020 48 minutes ago, Locky said: I'm away to listen to it in bed. Never appreciated how good Ms. Jackson was until the last few years. Aw man it's so good. Usually hip hop songs that hit the mainstream don't quite hit the mark but Ms. Jackson is and will always be an incredible tune. Quote
Thommo414 Posted October 31, 2020 Posted October 31, 2020 10 hours ago, Locky said: I'm away to listen to it in bed. Never appreciated how good Ms. Jackson was until the last few years. One of the songs that soundtracked my childhood. Never knew what it meant, would usually spend the whole time muttering, joining in only to let out a horrendously out of tune “I am fo reeeeeeeeaaaalllllll” every now and again Quote
Riddley Walker Posted October 31, 2020 Posted October 31, 2020 (edited) For those that don't really **** with modern hip hop generally and miss the boom bap production, you should check out Czarface. Outstanding 90s-esque hip hop supergroup who've released 5 or 6 albums in the past 5 years or so. Last one with MF Doom. Proper old school with a few modern twists. Edit: just looked again. Last collab was actually with Ghostface. And they've released two albums since then. 9 albums in 7 years, scary prolific. Edited October 31, 2020 by Riddley Walker Quote
cosanostra Posted October 31, 2020 Posted October 31, 2020 Recently bought RTJ4 Yugen Blakrok - Anime Mysterium Nas - God's Son RSD 2020 version Esoteric v Japan 2 x Buze Brovaz LPs The Jazz is Dead series parts 1-3 by Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed from ATCQ but they're more jazz than hiphop. Various Benny the Butcher and Smoke DZA records. Loving their stuff right now. Revenge of the Truence - H1N1 Howie Lee - 7 weapons Felt 3 - Rosie Perez (This is Slug, Murs and Aesop Rock - really, really good) Doomshop Records - Judgement Day (weird horrorcore dark rap label compilation) Judgement Night OST - Shitty film but an absolute killer of a soundtrack. 2 x Clams Casino LPs Those are all off the top of my head. Bought tons more but can't remember them all. Also, probably controversial but I prefer Stillmatic to Illmatic. Just more memorable tunes and much slicker production. The first 5 or 6 Nas albums are all great tbh. Quote
Riddley Walker Posted October 31, 2020 Posted October 31, 2020 Cheers cosa, some good stuff to check out there. Clams Casino is an incredible producer, his instrumentals non hip hop album is one of my favourites recently. Quote
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