WolfAmI: Intelligent Hip-hop

Inveigh 04.23.10	good shit. Get on some older Aesop, although I None Shall Pass is my second favorite from him... recs: Aesop Rock - Labor Days Atmosphere - God Loves Ugly P.O.S. - Audition Doomtree - Doomtree Mac Lethal - The Original 11:11 Sessions Mr. Lif - I Phantom El-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead MF Doom - Mm..Food Murs - 3:16 Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein Dr. Octagon - Dr. Octagonycologist Sole and the Skyrider Band - Plastique but mainly Mac Lethal, Atmosphere, P.O.S., Murs and Doomtree.
qwe3 04.23.10	fucking hate the term intelligent hip hop
Phantom 04.23.10	backpacks are cool
qwe3 04.23.10	lies
Inveigh 04.23.10	it does sound super elitist, but compared to stuff on the radio like Soulja Boy it is intelligent. I think lyrical or "indieground" are probably better terms to describe this type of stuff.
SCREAM! 04.23.10	Sage Francis - Personal Journals Prolyphic & Reanimator - The Ugly Truth Im also fairly new to hip hop but i really love these two
qwe3 04.23.10	you prefer audition to never better inveigh? damn title track from never better elevates it over audition alone
halloway 04.23.10	lupe fiasco's discography i feel sole is a little overrated... i loved it initially, but it's luster was lost after a couple weeks.
Inveigh 04.23.10	title track is the shit, but there are a few songs on Never Better that I'm just not that into, whereas every song on Audition is awesome imo. Plus it's the album that got me into P.O.S., so there's a little sentimentality there too. P.O.S. Is Ruining My Life, Stand Up (Let's Get Murdered), The Kill In My, Teddy Bear and a Tazer and Audition Mantra are all trump cards that could be played as well. I'm a pretty huge fan (surprise!) so it's not like I didn't give Never Better a 4 or anything ;-)
Ghostechoes 04.23.10	...
qwe3 04.23.10	yeah fair enough too P.O.S. is Ruining My Life is a definite highlight. damn that's a good song
Inveigh 04.23.10	definitely man. you ever checked out his first album?
qwe3 04.23.10	no i haven't. i'm guessing i should?
Inveigh 04.23.10	definitely, I actually like it a bit more than Never Better as well haha. It's a lot less experimental, more raw, punk-influenced hip hop with a touch of emo-hop. Really good though. Look for That One, Music For Shoplifting, Kicking Knowledge in the Face, Kidney Thief and Little Kids for specific song highlights.
qwe3 04.23.10	nice, thanks dude I'll get on that once i work through the 400 new tracks i have on my itunes haha
Inveigh 04.23.10	hah i know the feeling
Meatplow 04.23.10	The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy - Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury
1drummer 04.23.10	DEEP PUDDLE DYNAMICS!!
WhosPatrick 04.23.10	Check out Anticon Records
alachlahol 04.23.10	Nujabes being recced as intelligent hip-hop? the lyricals are hilariously awful, it's the beats and the production that are spectacular
OhAliceMonster 04.23.10	atmosphere- all of their albums;;
Ghostechoes 04.23.10	"... it's the beats and the production that are spectacular." And that alone is enough reason to give it a listen.
204409 04.23.10	The Shape of Broad Minds - Craft of the Lost Art http://worshipandtributemedia.blogspot.com/2009/01/shape-of-broad-minds-craft-of-lost-art.html
Bandido 04.23.10	Every one of Andre 3000's verses on Aquemini is fucking genius
Inveigh 04.23.10	^agreed, although I like ATLiens a little more overall. Mainly because I prefer the production on it, Aquemini definitely sports the best verses of any Outkast record though, I can't argue with that.
DeafMetal 04.23.10	Any albums by: Mos Def Talib Kweli Common
erasedcitizen 04.23.10	"indieground" If somebody ever uses this in a sentence you should probably murder them immediately.
Inveigh 04.24.10	obviously you know nothing about independently produced, underground hip hop. I didn't make it up, it's how some emcees/rappers have described themselves. it does sound stupid though, i'll give you that.