[B]Eric B & Rakim - As The Rhyme Goes On[/B]
I'm the R to the A to the K-I-M
And if I wasn't, then who would I say I am?

[B]Nas - Got Urself A Gun[/B]
I'm the N to the A to the S-I-R
And if I wasn't, I must've been Escobar

"You're reign on the top was shorter than leprechauns" is a Biggie line that Jay-Z used in the intro track on [I]The Blueprint[/I].

there was also a recent song I heard that sampled the strings from Raekwon's Rainy Dayz but I can't remember who it was by. It was a fairly well known dude, though.

that was timbaland with neyo or chris brown or someone

i think it might have been too bad. like that one new song that used C.R.E.A.M. and i think akon was involved somehow, it was bad.

w8n for new flying lotus

New rap/hip-hop = bad...and a little sad.

Anyone else digging the new Grouch?

[QUOTE=Spat Out Sexy Men;16247119]yeah it's a sad state of affairs when the only rap music being created are the four crappy songs on constant rotation on the pop stations.[/QUOTE]

Ehh, I remember being on the internet in 2000 and reading the same lines. I think we can all agree there have been some killer albums since 2000.

This 'new music is bad music' BS is really getting old. ;)

^people who say there isn't any good music anymore aren't looking hard enough

and people who don't like rap should stop listening to the ****ing radio.



anyway, atmospheres new lp is ****in ace

[url]http://deekmedia.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/atmosphere-when-life-gives-you-lemons-you-paint-that-s[size=2]h[/size]it-gold-2008/[/url]

he's aging like a fine wine i say

atmosphere isn't one guy

atmosphere is ****ing gay as hell livejournal rap for white faggits

stop saying livejournal rap. slug can hold it down.

[QUOTE=Amit;16258771]they don't say ****** enough for me[/QUOTE]

fixed

So is the new Atmosphere worth checking out then y or n? I didn't like "You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having", enjoyed Seven's Travels to a point and really enjoyed Godlovesugly and the Lucy Ford EPs. Haven't heard this " Strictly Leakage" business either.

guys more like Los Angeles

The new Grouch album is pretty sweet.

Other then that, haven't heard any new hip hop in awhile.

[QUOTE=pulseczar;16258776]stop saying livejournal rap. slug can hold it down.[/QUOTE]

yeah maybe he can hold it down compared to xanga rappers

[QUOTE=Cocaine;16258781]So is the new Atmosphere worth checking out then y or n? I didn't like "You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having", enjoyed Seven's Travels to a point and really enjoyed Godlovesugly and the Lucy Ford EPs. Haven't heard this " Strictly Leakage" business either.[/QUOTE]
The new album is one of their best. Def a lot better than sevens travels, which I didn't like.

[QUOTE=Amit;16261444]yeah maybe he can hold it down compared to xanga rappers[/QUOTE]
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new nas song [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB7O_mSuzJA[/url]

not very good.

nas is coming to my town. i'm so pumped. lyrically i don't mind that song, but damn the beat is too repetitive for one that isn't that great in the first place. but really i can't believe nas is coming, i haven't been to a concert in such a long time.

anyway.... new roots is good as hell.

I love how dumb the lyrics to that Nas song is.

"Not mad 'cause Eminem said nigga, 'cause he my nigga
wigga, cracker, friend - we all black within, okay?
We all African, okay
Some Africans don't like us no way!
A killng happened in Johannesburg, yesterday
Slain artist named Lucky Dube, hijacked
Some say N-double A-C-P, keep us sidetracked
But I don't buy that, I buy Aston Martins
Faster cars than, NASA cars in, sparkin while ridin
Critics, eat a dick! Journalists see I'm rich"

This is like Kanye level laughable.

Holy ****

Rock the Bells lineup is amazing...

I will spend any amount of money to go

okay, the only rap/hip-hop i can stand:

rjd2
sole & the skyrider band
j dilla
dj shadow
the roots (some)

who should i check out? i'm starting to overplay these.

If you like RJD2 and DJ Shadow, definitely check out Cut Chemist, who is an amazing turntablist as well.

I've only really just gotten into rap, but I really started off with alot of leftfield non-typical stuff like CLOUDDEAd, Why?, Spank Rock, Deltorn 3030 and Dr. Octagon. I'm actually currently digging Organized Konfusion, who blow almost everyone else I've heard out of the water in the lyric department, and Pharoahe Monch's latest album, Desire, is really good/accessible too (i think anyway).

And has anyone here heard of The Herd? There an aussie Skip-Hop crew, really damn cool stuff they got going, I'm probably gonna see them sometime next month for the release of their new album tour =D

I know The Herd, they're alright, but nothing special to me.

Rabbit, check out Deltron 3030 for sure, some Doom and Madlib like [I]MadVillainy[/I]...and maybe some Blackalicious - [I]Blazing Arrow[/I]. Those three are awesome albums.

Alright so I am buying my tickets for RtB:

Sunday – August 3rd – Philadelphia, PA – Venue To be Announced

On-Sale Saturday May 17 at 10AM

Featuring:
A TRIBE CALLED QUEST, NAS, MOS DEF, DE LA SOUL, RAKIM, METHOD MAN & REDMAN, RAEKWON & GHOSTFACE, IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE, DEAD PREZ, MURS, JAY ELECTRONICA, WALE, B.O.B., KIDZ IN THE HALL

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS: THE PHARCYDE

HOSTED BY: B-REAL, SUPERNATURAL & SCRATCH

^jesus thats such a good lineup.

yeah holy **** that sounds unfairly amazing

Good hip-hop rarely comes to Australia, which sucks. A lineup like that would be totally sweet.
We had Busdriver and Dr. Octagon in the summer. Busdriver was awesome but Doc Oc kinda sucked unfortunately. That said, it was at a festival and the crowd was small and sh[I]i[/I]t, so I hardly blame him.