Scrub…Great Post, that is exactly how I fell. If I am going to listen to you rap about killing people or beating the fuck out of some one while I am with my Iron Gods, Then you better be able to do it, And eminem couldnt beat up my mom. Thats why the best rappers of all time to listen to why you train are,
Spice 1 - Now that is one bad Nigga…
Bushwick Bill - That midget dude from the Ghetto Boys his lyrics scare even me.
Scarface - A for real Nigga.
2pac - Definately has some inner deamons.
Kid Rock- He may not be tuff, but he dosent try to be, he would be fun as fuck to drink beer with. Plus I like his music.
Wu-tang clan is my favourite rap group by far. If I had to choose a single rapper I’d still have to go wu. Method Man is the fucking shit (hey, you gotta respect a guy that puts on his gasoline boot and walks through hell)
Also O’l Dirty is damn good.
Favourite rap album: definitely enter the 36 chambers.
Other stuff I like.
Pete Rock (soul survivor is great, not quite as crazy about his stuff with C.L. Smooth)
Slick Rick is very cool.
Gang-starr was a favourite of mine previously and I still think it’s very cool
Busta Rhymes and flipmode in general is pretty good.
Snoop Dogg, always a pleasure, he’s definitely the guy with the most relaxed Gangsta attitude (I.E. his voice is relaxed)
De La Soul is great.
Somebody mentioned Dead Prez, but I have never really liked that.
Oh yeah, how could I forget? N.W.A. is fucking cool.
M.O.P. is pretty good.
I also like the Looptroop alot, but I suspect they may not be very popular (or even known?) in the states, since they’re from Sweden, still try to listen to some stuff from “Modern Day City Symphony” if you get the chance.
I have a record by Tony Touch called The Piece Maker that is hella cool, but I don’t know of anything else by him.
I did have a brief infatuation with Xzibit but not so much anymore.
There are alot of great stuff out there, but I can’t remember everything off hand.
Although I just remembered how cool Tha Alkaholiks are.
Honorable mention: Kool G Rap - Talk Like Sex.
About Eminem: The skill is very apparent and one would have to be crazy not to acknowledge it. Basically I think he’s pretty good, but I can definitely remember a time where I thought differently.
For all the girls out there who might think rap is way too aggressive etc. I also like Tori Amos alot.
Beastie Boys
Ludachris
Public Enemy
NWA
Ice Cube (older stuff, just after he left NWA)
Busta Rhymes
Sean Paul (he “rocked up” his latest single at the VMA’s with a real band and it kicked ass)
kuri, you’re a sharp cat. i totally forgot pete rock [ dont crucify me] go pick up petestumentals . it wasnt danny boy, it was everlast aka erik schroedy, lead singer of house of pain and its the same guy. i’m a houston kid, so you know my heart goes out to the ghetto boys. also, if any of yall ever in h-town, go find some swisha houses older shit like afta da kappa 99.
yall be good
Big martin: I can agree with some of your list of artists to lift to. Spice-1 is some crazy, nihilistic shit. Same goes for a lot of 2pac’s songs off “All Eyez on Me”.
I’m surprised no one’s mentioned one of my favorite pump-up songs: “Mama Said Knock You Out” by LL Cool J.
Also, could anybody give me a synopsis of Dr Dre’s - The Chronic as compared with 2001? Y’know whether or not The Chronic is better than 2001.
I have 2001, and that album is fucking amazing. I can listen to it all the way through and fully enjoy every track on there (especially that one track … “ahhhh shit, its in my eye…I can’t see!”). So if The Chronic is actually better than 2001 I’m definitely gonna have to pick it up.
Also, Xzibit is pretty tight as well. May seem a bit mainstream but he definitely kicks ass.
chris, you have to be kidding me? the original chronic was possibly the greatest rap tape ever made. without a doubt it was the most influential. when the chronic came out all of the folks that clowned rap became fans overnight. it broke down the “you must wannabee black if you listen to that music” wall. if you dont have that cd i recommend you get it.
House of Pain was Everlast, Danny Boy, and DJ Lethal (now of Limp Bizkit). You could say Everlast was the lead, but they both rapped and I’m sure they’d both smack the shit out of Eminem.
Whoever said Freestyle Fellowship good call. Mary and Six Tray were great tracks.
Songs that I usually include in burnt cd’s. Almost always one of these are in:
Tupac - Ambitionz as a ridah (listen to that song LOUD)
Biggie - One more chance
Gangstarr - still standin’
Ghetto Boyz - mind playin tricks
Dr. Dre - Littel Ghetto Boy
Biz Markie - Just a friend
Outkast - AQUEMINI (best song)
The Roots - Never do
Outkast - Jazzybelle
Outkast - Da art of storytellin
Outkast - spottidottidopalicious
Outkast - Get up, Git out
Mobb Deep - Going out
MObb Deep - Shook Ones
Scrub - You are right on the money w/ Lynch. That is one messed up dude… Talking about eating babies and putting guns in female nether regions and other twisted things…