SNL/ Gnarles Barkley

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Group Home? Gonna have to take some time to check them out as well.

And is it safe to assume everyones heard Rakim?

Damn I love this thread exposing me to some new music! Might as well make an official thread...or change this thread's title.

Outkast isn't hip hop btw.

How so? I'd really like to know because it seemed like they were

[lov-e30]

Ohh thats tight...Where's the love for the east coast rappers in this thread? haha.

How about some old school Group Home, Tribe Called Quest and some Big Daddy Kane........that's real old school from the east coast!!

[delatlanta1281]

Music evolves. Good musicians never write the same shit over and over again. They write new stuff that is different from the others. Then the others copy it. Outkast and Ceelo have been writing/ producing like that for years. If you don't like it, it may be time for you to evolve as well. The same thing you said about Goodie mob can be said about southernplayalisticcadillacmusic, but most of their stuff is good, it just changed along the way as they grew up and out of a specific style.
Atlanta has always been there with it's own style, from raw hip hop such as TI and LIL John, to experimental stuff like Outkast, Ceelo, and Luda. If you follow Ludachris, he is taking the same path and turning his "hip hop" into more creative music. The beastie boys did it as well as run dmc, it was just a different time with less to work with.
Outkast isn't hip hop btw.

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I just spent some time going through some of my old Goddie Mob music. Try to find something better than the Soul Food Album. There's just something about that mid 90's Atlanta sound. Look up the song "Cell Therapy" for instance.

Ohh thats tight...new artist for me to listen too.

I was looking through my playlist and I just realized no one mentioned j. dilla(rip).


Where's the love for the east coast rappers in this thread? haha.

[aaron325ix]

I just spent some time going through some of my old Goddie Mob music. Try to find something better than the Soul Food Album. There's just something about that mid 90's Atlanta sound. Look up the song "Cell Therapy" for instance.

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hip hop aint dead, latest from Grouch

Ohhhh he's got a new album coming out? First time I heard him was on Heroes in The City of Dope...I was way late on that...but hey I'm only 18 I got a lot of listening to do.


Hmmm you guys heard of Rappin 4 Tay?

He's a bay area rapper with a smooth voice/delivery

Cruisin music.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=vHiC-7v0SCw

[Victell]

hip hop aint dead, latest from Grouch

[lov-e30]

"We can't believe YOU know Dru Down!" I said "oh yeah, I forgot, I am the old fucker here"

nice Luke, anyways a little off of the mainstream are some buddies of mine coming up check them out from southern Cali. let me know what you guys think. they are still up and coming but good...



http://www.myspace.com/optimustv

[StereoInstaller1]

Pinic time, seriously, bring a portable hard drive.

[aaron325ix]

That's great Luke, i love it. I am going to take a road trip up there some day and pop in on you to say hi. (and have you help me with my stereo)

[StereoInstaller1]

OK, so on that note (dropped the bomb, yO!)...

I was sitting in the break room at Home Depot, where I worked (for about 6 weeks, the LIARS!) and these 2 guys, about 20, maybe 22, were talking about "Pimp Of The Mothafuckin' Year" and I popped off with "goin' around doin' shit like this here" in a Dru Down voice...the guys were like completely shocked, like totally freaked.

I said "I can't believe you guys know Dru Down"...they said "We can't believe YOU know Dru Down!" I said "oh yeah, I forgot, I am the old fucker here"

So, yeah, it was legendary.

Luke

[aaron325ix]

i'm surprised by a lot of the replys to this thread, in a good way. I agree with most of them. Hip Hop is infact dead, dying, or going in a horrible direction, not unlike American society,(see Idocracy, stupid movie, but good point) I am glad to see so many here into the old school good hip hop ie. hyroglyphics, dell, etc. Especially coming from Luke. You are way too old to be dropping such names! J/K I love it. Someone give me some good hip hop i can listen to that is not total mainstream and lame.

[BigFurryWhale]

Haha, I'm 19 to be honest with you. It was definitely an older crowd at Tower of Power.

[StereoInstaller1]

(^^^must be an old fucker)

[BigFurryWhale]

Tower of Power: Diggin' on Jame Brown

Word. I saw Tower of Power live last year and it was nothing short of KICK-ASS. I definitely reccomend going if you ever get a chance and your a funk fan.

As far as rap goes, I'm fond of jurassic 5, mos def, immortal technique, and some older nas.