I listen to a few rappers, mainly Tech N9ne and Mac Dre. What sets these rappers apart from the rappers you see on MTV are their lyrical skills.
Mac Dre has some of the best similies and metaphors you'll ever hear in rap. Mac Dre in my opinion is the greatest rapper of all time. He is the funniest, most intelligent, and most original.

I think rap generally is crap. There's a few artists I like though (Eminem, The Streets, and MC Chris come to mind first), and the occasional song, but I think it's generally a load of sh.it.

I don't really like much rap aside from Coolio and Eminem, but I have sampled it and i agree that is takes a lot of skill and talent.

I don't think people should really belittle rap at all but the sad fact is that most rockers will just turn away from it and disregard it. That was why I was a fan of nu-metal with all those crossover albums and continue to enjoy Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit and other rap-flavoured rock bands. But anyway that's my opinion.

[QUOTE=88_Fingers_Joe]You sound alot like a rap version of Dargon.[/QUOTE]


Who is Dargon?

Doesnt matter.

I'm really not a fan. I don't like the rhythmic speaking thing of the vocals. That's not to say I don't like the occasional song but that tends to be [i]despite[/i] the vocal style not because of it and I lean towards songs featuring more samples etc. rather than focusing on the vocals. I really don't like RATM either. I like the riffs, the background music but the vocal style annoys the hell out of me as do the lyrics for the most part.

The only rap i ever liked were The Beastie Boys.
And Bring The Noise by Public Enemy and Anthrax.

Rap has a certain talent level to it...however, the commercialization of rap is what bastardized the genre. Now, you can't turn on any music channel on tv and not see a rapper surrounded by women.

Old Rap = decent

New Rap = crap (of course, there are exceptions...the majority is crap though)

Hey, Thanks for the downloads. If you can find it, download Flipsyde. He is from San Fran and he is awesome. The song I found (I got it off itunes) is called someday and it has some like spanish guitar parts behind it. It is an awesome track.

I also like the beasties and Eminem.

Someone was talking about what the death metal equivalent of rap is, and that would be an artist such as Necro. I can upload some later.

Up until this year, I hated rap, since all I ever heard was the stuff on the radio and MTV. There is alot of good rap out there though, you just have to find it.

[URL=http://s39.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1N589FWFQNUUV1C3QP1JJ61CTW]Atmosphere- The River (Live)[/URL]

[URL=http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2TH35FZUL7AK5075W1PWMEE6AF]Ice Cube- Today Was a Good Day[/URL]

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My favorite rap group is Tribe Called Quest. I think I've mentioned them in the community thread once or twice. They're jazz rap, so I think People on here might like them better than the other kinds of rap.

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[QUOTE=TheDMV]My favorite rap group is Tribe Called Quest. I think I've mentioned them in the community thread once or twice. They're jazz rap, so I think People on here might like them better than the other kinds of rap.

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How jazzy?

Could you upload some stuff by them?

I like some rap.

Mostly stuff by Jay-Z, The Beastie Boys, Jurassic 5 and Run DMC.

I don't know much about it but I do from time to time listen to it.

I also like Pharell alot, but he's more of a producer from what I've been told.

[url=http://s39.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=25EYCNSJ2ZVTR1ZEIL1T59RFXJ]2Pac - Keep Ya Head Up[/url]
[url=http://s39.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=28Z7IAP3MYP0Z1LXOJNAWW3U4R]2Pac - I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto[/url]
[url=http://s39.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1ONR10CM5GP1J24W26J18GTJUZ]2Pac - Picture Me Rollin'[/url]
[url=http://s39.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0K5MQSZDVS3EG2JC2ZRHY3SKL0]2Pac - I Ain't Mad At Cha[/url]
[url=http://s39.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=06GUEQIU2KE9F2JJXYJ7L7YAP0]2Pac/Dr. Dre - California Love[/url]

That should be a decent start for Pac. And yes, some of these have weird file names. I know that.

[QUOTE=Illmatic][url=http://s39.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=25EYCNSJ2ZVTR1ZEIL1T59RFXJ]2Pac - Keep Ya Head Up[/url]
[url=http://s39.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=28Z7IAP3MYP0Z1LXOJNAWW3U4R]2Pac - I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto[/url]
[url=http://s39.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1ONR10CM5GP1J24W26J18GTJUZ]2Pac - Picture Me Rollin'[/url]
[url=http://s39.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0K5MQSZDVS3EG2JC2ZRHY3SKL0]2Pac - I Ain't Mad At Cha[/url]
[url=http://s39.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=06GUEQIU2KE9F2JJXYJ7L7YAP0]2Pac/Dr. Dre - California Love[/url]

That should be a decent start for Pac. And yes, some of these have weird file names. I know that.[/QUOTE]

Where the hell is Changes?

Everybody and their mother has heard "Changes".

Also, two of the verses in "Changes" are swiped from "I Wonder if Heaven Got a Ghetto". Felt like pointing that out.

Heh, I think hit 'em up is one of his best songs, personally, so good choice with that.

I like quite a few rap songs, but there are not that many artists that I could enjoy a whole album of. My favourites are probably the Beastie boys, Eminem and Cypress Hill.

Overall, you could say I like rap, sometimes the use of language gets annoying though.

[QUOTE=Superpeer]Heh, I think hit 'em up is one of his best songs [/QUOTE]

123. Great song :thumb:

I'll have a sh[I]i[/I]t load up in a bit

[QUOTE=Illmatic]Everybody and their mother has heard "Changes".[/QUOTE]

it's true, thats the only rap song my mom likes

I really only prefer rap more deeply rooted into Funk and to have more music composition than just a steady beat, such as Rappers Delight. I think that's an excellent song.

[U][B]Jay Z:[/B][/U]
[URL=http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=091K51FEP9N3G2QJ1HT4X59BEX]Encore[/URL]
[URL=http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=16K60COMP39LA1T6CLEVTJJR89]99 Problems[/URL]

[U][B]Dead Prez:[/B][/U]
[URL=http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3M26TSBYKDUSS1PBPGQUDIPUA7]Propaganda[/URL]
[URL=http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=24OUUUJ0ZFO4E0V7EFM8T2OJDS]Hip Hop[/URL]

[U][B]Big L:[/B][/U]
[URL=http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1HD280MWU4F6T2FGCTFLQ4K90J]Flamboyant[/URL]
[URL=http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=224D0ALVJCV6T3I3THZRFYB55W]Ebonics[/URL]

[U][B]Benefit:[/B][/U]
[URL=http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1QLN58KYG1CJT032UGC3ZDD9G5]Super Mario Bros. Rap[/URL]
[URL=http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=21G2B4R0EI0XG1RRVGMMQI3KI3]If I Owned A Midget[/URL]
[URL=http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0EAHY8N06SUER2ONE0FW5RDNUW]So Sick[/URL]

[U][B]Blackstar:[/B][/U]
[URL=http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=15EHQ3PKL764K2J49Y4N8EGMZ5]K.O.S. (Determination)[/URL]
[URL=http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2Z3WFWPK1KS0P32LMG52I7AZF0]Definition[/URL]

[U][B]Nas:[/B][/U]
[URL=http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=23AHZWC06SRIB1JIB0EBAJDMD0]It Ain't Hard To Tell (remix)[/URL]
[URL=http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3R7R9CVM63FSQ22PWM2KGVTUR3]Just A Moment[/URL]
[URL=http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3GRT1RKJ7RO3G0WPXFL6WW298O]One Mic[/URL]

[U][B]Mos Def:[/B][/U]
[URL=http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3AO4O9VRWIP5Y037XUF33L5MSI]Sunshine[/URL]
[URL=http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=125729R9VPBJR3376W47G22229]Grown Man Business[/URL]

[U][B]Talib Kweli:[/B][/U]
[URL=http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1H1BR13P51I6017E2NDF8THYWB]I Try[/URL]
[URL= http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=20IIDUEKGEZNA24Q04OMOQPWBW]The Beautiful Struggle[/URL]

No matter what all these guys say, good job ATM. I wanna do JPOP as the next FG!

Pretty good job ATM.

I love rap. I can't stand crunk though.

I like the Beastie Boys. And some other rap but no particular artists come to mind.

Thanks killswitchtony.

I like the Super Mario rap, its funny.

I actually love Public Enemy, Cypress Hill, N.W.A, and Run DMC.

[QUOTE=Livewired]Thanks killswitchtony.

I like the Super Mario rap, its funny.[/QUOTE]

no problem buddy

[QUOTE=Alive][URL=http://s30.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3G94WNZPANRX503XI6T49BBZFA]Jurassic 5 - A day at the Races[/URL]

[URL=http://s30.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3LGCBC3DMT8XF13L4O0N0QML03]Jurassic 5 - Flat Line[/URL][/QUOTE]

Jurassic 5 is good, I like jurass finish first the best, quality control is also a good song

jurassic 5 is one of the few rap groups i can listen to. my favorite song is freedom. i can also stand the roots, saul williams, the notorious big, big pun, and ludacris.

good job on the fg. very well researched and a ton of examples.