recommend me some rap/hip hop

Hootsmon

need some of this shit for me MP3 ply.....man

have not got a clue about this genre TBH....I suppose I would like "pop" stuff like CAN'T TOUCH THIS or some Eminem maybes, but none of that MoFo hardcore cRAP

is there a compilation of the best "accessible" stuff for a green ol' timer?

d8m

close thread.

RocknRollDave

The Roots

RocknRollDave

De La Soul.

lasermonkey

Consolidated.

ICBM

Selecting 'Hip Hop/Rap' on my iTunes library gives…

Ashanti

B.o.B

Black Eyed Peas/Will.i.am

Blu Cantrell

Bubba Sparxxx

Coolio

Cypress Hill

Eminem

Grandmaster Flash

Kelis

Lady Sovereign

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Michael Franti & Spearhead/Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

Salt N Pepa

Tinie Tempah

2Pac

3OH!3

… of which I would most highly recommend Michael Franti, especially the 'Yell Fire!' album, if you're coming to this from a rock point of view, and Grandmaster Flash.

RocknRollDave

LL Cool J

Handsome_Chris

Brian Butterfield

Deadman

You can't beat some early Beastie boys. NWA too if you can stand some of their truly offensive lyrics.

Gassage

Your starter for ten ladies and gentleman

What was the first commercial rap record to chart in the UK? (and possibly the USA too?)

ICBM

Gassage said:

What was the first commercial rap record to chart in the UK? (and possibly the USA too?)

Blondie, Rapture .

Or does that not count since it only *contains* a rap, rather than being a 'rap record'? 

Gassage

Nope- you are spot on!!

TinLip

Scatman John

markblack

Classics

Mos Def

Public Enemy

Nas

Danger Mouse

De La Soul

wu tang clan

Some other stuff worth trying...

Asher Roth

Childish Gambino

Drake

Handsome Boy Modeling School

Iamnobody

If you didn't see it in my other thread - how about Hip Mod.

Reverend

EPMD - Strictly Business
Eric B and Rakim - Eric B is president
JVC Force - Strong Island
Schoolly D - PSK (what does it mean?)
Run DMC - Peter Piper

Alnico

DMX

Cypress Hill

Beastie Boys

Hootsmon

thanks guys

randomhandclaps

WHAT???  No one said Jurassic 5!

And for a bit of British based rap we can all connect to, this is my cousin AyHay -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkFsLl0KDS8

TinLip

Paul_C

ICBM said:

Gassage said:

What was the first commercial rap record to chart in the UK? (and possibly the USA too?)

Blondie, Rapture .

Or does that not count since it only *contains* a rap, rather than being a 'rap record'?