Attention Hip Hop Heads
 

I keep hearing songs everywhere that I love and never knew existed, so I thought I'd try and drain some knowledge from the hip hop heads of TPWW. Who are some of your favorite rappers that you don't think a lot of people know about? New school, old school, I don't care...I just know that I'm in need of some good hip hop.

For me, I think Tech N9ne is one of the best rappers alive. His style is totally unique, and he is just the man on all cylincers. Also from that camp, there's Kutt Kalhoun. Not as off the wall as Tech, but he's dope as fuck for real. Of coures, there's Lil' Wyte too, if you read that other thread. There are plenty more, but I want to hear some from you guys.

J-Zone
J-Live
Aesop Rock
Freddie Foxxx

I've heard a little Aesop Rock, it was pretty good shit. Thanks for your input.

As for the other artists, is their music easily available?

J Zone's should be. Freddie Foxxx I would think would be easy to find to. Dunno about J Live

Ness. I mean, people know him for Da Band, but they don't know how real he is. Jae Millz too, they know him from Da Band show, but he is nasty when it comes to freestyles.

Jae Millz was in Da Band???? The only thing I've heard from his is "No No No", and that shit's hot. Ness is the shit too. Did you ever watch "The Next" on Showtime? It was a reality show that had freestyle battles, and the winner of the whole thing got a spot on the Barbershop 2 soundtrack and all kinds of ill shit. The winner was this dude name Spit Fiya. He's pretty good, too.

Nas > Rap

Right, well, how about somebody I might not know?

The Roots, Jurassic 5. (you might know both. if so, im sry)

Blackalicious

Tupac and Eminem

Yeah, I've heard the Roots, J5, and Blackalicious. Those are a lot less obvious than fucking Nas, though. Thanks guys. I rap a little myself and apparently my voice sounds a lot like one of the dudes in J5.

Hilarious, Ogen. Hilarious.

The one with the real deep voice? haha

Cheeers thought it might be. As for a real reply I dunno not really into rap but I'd not heard of Hieroglyphics before they were mentioned on here so that could be something. Then again it could be they are huge in America I wouldn't know

Hieroglyphics aren't huge here, but I have heard of them. Del Tha Funkee Homosapien is ultra dope.

Hitman Sammy Sam, UGK, Stat Quo, Tampa Tony, Paul Wall, I dunno theirs alot...

Dr. Octagon

I don't really like UGK...or Paul Wall. Dr. Octagon is off the wall, he's kinda hard to listen to at times.

The Roots are massively under-rated... Anyways I suggest more reggae hip hop like Tricky and Massive Attack.

Not really known for rap music persay but check out Rage Against the Machine... Anything of Renegades is brillant. I know you've heard of RATM but alot of people don't recognize the last cd they put out Renegades was a rap album and every song on their was a cover from other rap bands besides Renegades of Funk, of course.

Necro

Chalie Tuna? That guy is the man. J5 is so awesome in concert.

Alotta old shit from 8Ball & MJG and The Gheto Boys too...

Kool Keith rules in general..

As others said Blackalicious, J5, Dialated Peoples, Jedi Mind Tricks, Sage Francis, UGK :love:, Haystack, Brotha Lynch Hung, P.A., Jim Crow, etc etc etc..

Their last CD was the Live one of their last preformance..

Rage does rule though..

It's all about Canibus. The guy is legit.

There's a name I haven't seen in a while. Lotus :wave:

I didn't realize Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, the Stones, and Devo were rap.

also Sage Francis/Non-Prophets

Sage Francis
Atmosphere
Murs ( he did a song with john cena)
MF Doom
Aesop Rock
Company Flow
Brother Ali
Mr. Lif

as for the mainstream
Nas
Tupac
Biggie
Wu Tang Clan
The Lox ( bad boy version and first ruff ryder release )
Eminem ( slim shady and marshal mathers lps only)

Speaking of the Lox, I'm very very much looking foward to their next group project. It seems like all of them have found their sound, so the next Lox album (which is in the works) is going to be hot as hell.

Only? ONLY?

I still stand by Encore being his best work. I love pretty much all of it, though.

And why did this get bumped?