[quote]smilinlikeknives wrote:
Ever heard of Eyedea & Abilities? Eyedea is one amazing emcee along with his dj Abilities:
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RIP, man.
(A slightly eerie picture I took the last time I saw him.)
[quote]CSEagles1694 wrote:
[quote]666Rich wrote:
I saw Eyedea like 8 years ago. Dude is sick. I will concur with the underground scene lackin pu55y, and the mainstream stuff IS good for nightclubs. As far as “mainstream” 50’s early stuff is good, jay-z is good, there IS good stuff and there is garbage in both realms.
As far as “underground”, who I have been feeling latley is
Reks (produced by DJ premier atm, awesome stuff!)
crooklyn dodgers
murs
tech 9
pete rock (ok, OLD school)
blu
Wilk (local pgh dude)
cannibal ox
action bronson[/quote]
You mean “blu” as in Blu & Exile?
CS[/quote]
Definitely approve of that list! And Blu and Exile is awesome.
Anyone for Kaze, Black Moon, Edgar Allen Floe, Canabis, Skyzoo…?
[quote]FightinIrish26 wrote:
Just so you know, I’m going to load this thread up with 50 Cent and Lil Wayne videos just like the backpack rappers do to my “mainstream rap” threads.[/quote]
hahahahaaaa fair enough. to clarify, i fucking hate lil wayne but i do like the original 50. i like some backpack and some gansta. can’t i like it all. country too.
fightin - to be even i’ll pimp some 50 in this thread just to fuck it up equally, all add some other shit too, just to be fair!
this shit was pumping in my earbuds when i was a buck sixty curling those 35’s bitches!!!
this shit was pumping in my earbuds when i was a buck sixty curling those 35’s bitches!!!
tech n9ne is not underground he owns a freaking rap label.
best punk before punk was punk.
one more to drag the thread off topic. i’m done.
As long as the subject is underground, I need to big up my crazy ass yung boy Rican Bull and the CVB. Philly.
[quote]cyruseven75 wrote:
[quote]FightinIrish26 wrote:
Just so you know, I’m going to load this thread up with 50 Cent and Lil Wayne videos just like the backpack rappers do to my “mainstream rap” threads.[/quote]
hahahahaaaa fair enough. to clarify, i fucking hate lil wayne but i do like the original 50. i like some backpack and some gansta. can’t i like it all. country too.
fightin - to be even i’ll pimp some 50 in this thread just to fuck it up equally, all add some other shit too, just to be fair!
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Hahahahahh well done man. Very well done.
by the way…THIS is hip hop. a mike, an emcee, a beat, and a dj. no more required.
A few contributions,
Nature of the threat - YouTube (lol at lyrical content, but he fucking KILLS it for like seven straight minutes.)
- YouTube (chick has a nice delivery. Luv Khrysis too)
And from the UK - definitely worth checking out his albums: Jehst
Y’all gotta check out Jon Connor
Nas is sayin’ he nex’.
[quote]Swolegasm wrote:
Dude won a VMA though.
Regarding Tech n9ne, as Tech-nicians will tell you Tech N9ne ain’t mainstream, mainstream is Tech N9ne. I will say, he makes more money than a lot of so called mainstream rappers who have label deals. Most of those dudes have contract stipulations like 360 deals that means they have to give a lot of money to their labels. Tech on the other hand basically owns his label and he apparently tours like religiously throughout the year. From what I remember he pulled in like 15m$ this year or something - crazy for a guy who’s music most people have never heard of.
[quote]Gettnitdone wrote:
[quote]Swolegasm wrote:
Dude won a VMA though.
Regarding Tech n9ne, as Tech-nicians will tell you Tech N9ne ain’t mainstream, mainstream is Tech N9ne. I will say, he makes more money than a lot of so called mainstream rappers who have label deals. Most of those dudes have contract stipulations like 360 deals that means they have to give a lot of money to their labels. Tech on the other hand basically owns his label and he apparently tours like religiously throughout the year. From what I remember he pulled in like 15m$ this year or something - crazy for a guy who’s music most people have never heard of.[/quote]
Its pretty strange, but when you think about anyone who listens to him would most likely buy his album and go to a concert. I’d happily pay for one of his concerts, he’s is supposed to be great live.
Is j cole underground anymore since his album release?
[quote]TheBodyGuard wrote:
I hate this pretentious air to “underground” hip hop. The foundation of Hip hop is and always has been a DJ, two turntables, a break beat, and an emcee. If all are on point, you don’t need more than that. It’s raw, and raw is hip hop, from spray painting on walls, to breakdancing. Once you add the luster of production and what not, it loses something in my opinion.
Lil Wayne is often maligned, but I’ve heard lil Wayne absolutely kill some verses, and I’ve also heard enough pop shit out his mouth to make me sick. But once hip hop went mainstream, the pop shit for the masses, fueled by the money that follows, was not far behind or hard to predict.
Chip the Ripper? Hip hop? For real?[/quote]
hell yea, F you.