[QUOTE=Kyle;17655191]Couple of questions.

Are there any decent books to read up about hip hop history? I've looked in the past and remember being surprised at how little had been written on the subject. I'm basically looking to read [I]Our Band Could Be Your Life[/I], but about hip hop.

What are some good movies with prevalent hip hop soundtracks/themes? Watched La Haine last night and it made me want to see other films that feature hip hop.[/QUOTE]

A good one about DC Hip Hop just came out called Diamonds in the Rough.

New Jersey Drive is a great movie with an even greater soundtrack.

whoa when did this hip hop forum happen can't believe i didn't notice it i've been lobbying for one of these for years

hey beso negro, [SIZE="3"]how was that nap?[/SIZE]

lots of appealing new releases around this time period

half *** beat http://www.box.net/shared/7qs5njlgxe

my sister has been taking vocal lessons im gonna get her to do some stuff poss rly like tea leaf dancers fro flylo or dilla type oooohs aaaaahs soul shi
well see how she does though i can't wait to write tho

Pretty cool free mixtape from Jermiside

http://jermiside.bandcamp.com/

seein Raekwon Saturday, gonna be great I bet

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i23vd9nUrmM[/url]

first track off the new gucci mane album...gucci's flow is seriously ridiculous, this is a must-listen

[QUOTE=SgtBaker;17677519]seein Raekwon Saturday, gonna be great I bet[/QUOTE]

I saw him this summer with a bunch of other people, he was cool.

[QUOTE=beso negro;17657794]whoa when did this hip hop forum happen can't believe i didn't notice it i've been lobbying for one of these for years[/QUOTE]

jared and i cried to mx for it.

didn't you tell me at one point my taste sucked? ha.

I honestly though we always had a Hip-Hop forum seperate from Other Music. Must've gotten confused

The Carter Rebirth is supposed to be coming out in a couple weeks

i don't know if it actually will tho

new gucci mane makes it irrelevant tbh

nothing over rules Lil Wayne's rock debut tbh

hater tbh

hey i probably like gucci mane more than the average white guy that isn't you

cmon alex you know im playin with ya

did u listen to the song i linked above btw

not yet, will when this insect warfare EP is over

Meh, I don't care for it particularly. He's done far better songs.

really? i think its one of the greatest songs hes ever made, his flow is ridiculous

"staying on point like a unicorn, strapped with a unabomb
every day’s a work day but don’t wear a uniform
Gucci Mane the dapper don, capper like a Capricorn
trapper month goin on a money making murder"

"thumbprint me, fingerprint me
but can we agree to disagree?
I’m from East Atlanta 6 where the boys dump bricks
but we don’t bump The Blueprint 3"

nothing wrong with the lyrics, but the beat was killing me and i didn't really notice any flow to it

new gucci is damn good from what ive listened to so far.

bingo is ****ing good even though it guests soulja boy and waka flocka

raekwon was decent. the first act got on at like 930 and there were like 6 or 7 opening bands which is a bit much. its cool that they let local guys open up for bigger guys but thats alot of people. Raekwon finally got on at like 1230 and played for an hour and some.

de la were better, but they had an actually band so

6 or 7 opening acts? It's cool to try and give local guys a leg up but that's way too many.

I saw Raekwon and Ghostface doing OBFCL1 in its entirety once. Good times.

yea, it was just one after another. They had a guy in between who served as a host who would hop around to classic hip hop songs, which was nice at first but after awhile it was just like let raekwon come on, goddamn.

Speaking of Raekwon, the first cut from Wu Massacre was played on the radio last week. It's a follow up to [I]Meth Vs Chef[/I] from [I]Tical[/I]. Listen here;

http://fingersbecomethumbs.wordpress.com/2009/12/07/meth-vs-chef-part-2/

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9M9MFe-kho[/url]

I love this beat.

[QUOTE=Rams;17686150][url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9M9MFe-kho[/url]

I love this beat.[/QUOTE]

i feel the exact opposite

[QUOTE=Rams;17686150][url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9M9MFe-kho[/url]

I love this beat.[/QUOTE]

holy **** this is dope. gonna check some stuff out by this guy asap.

dunno where you're coming from a-unit

Downloading the new Clipse and Gucci.

[QUOTE=illmitch;17688679]holy **** this is dope. gonna check some stuff out by this guy asap.

dunno where you're coming from a-unit[/QUOTE]

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTWMtdFSR_0[/url]

[QUOTE=Rams;17689461][url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTWMtdFSR_0[/url][/QUOTE]

yeah i listened about halfway through his mixtape last night. great stuff. i'm a big Pill fan too.

[QUOTE=illmitch;17690162]yeah i listened about halfway through his mixtape last night. great stuff. i'm a big Pill fan too.[/QUOTE]

pill was one of the many to open for raekwon I think. I've forgotten all of the names and what not but it sounded familiar and I went on his site and it says he was one of the guys that opened.

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw0WPiYist8[/url]

Jack Johnson beat up white boys and ****ed their women

[QUOTE=Rams;17692176][url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw0WPiYist8[/url]

Jack Johnson beat up white boys and ****ed their women[/QUOTE]

**** he is good

ok freddie gibbs is rawww

and I finally got around to listening to the Pill and Dj Skee mixtape and its damn good

and this is ****ing weird, I just downloaded the krit mixtape and one of the songs uses a sample I was just making a beat over last night

I love Gibbs' freestyle over the Flamboyant beat. It's relentless.

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q53PMW4CGrw[/url]

This album was surprisingly awesome. 4 - 4.5 out of 5. Prince Paul brought the beats.

yeah sick prod