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PrintableGiovanni777 said: OK, U do have a point with those examples. So it died in 1995-ish. That's fair. I think hip-hop is in a self-induced coma, and shows promising signs of life now and then. Pulling the plug on gangsta fantasies and overall minstelsy will greatly improve its condition.  Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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Died or dead, the TALENT pool is LACKING. | |
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Graycap23 said: Died or dead, the TALENT pool is LACKING.
You have a point there. Most of the best MCs are well over 30. Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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namepeace said: TonyVanDam said: I give your major credit for mentioning Jay-Z's The Black Album. That's a great choice even today. 
The Fugees' The Score is a good one, despite that I wouldn't listen to the whole as much as I did in the 90's. If you're going to mention Kanye West, why not bring up Graduation instead? Fair enough, it more mainstream than Late Registration, but at least I can dance to a synth-driven track like Stronger. For Nas, Illmatic is a classic hip-hop album. But I like Stillmatic way better (especially for tracks like Ether & One Mic). To be dead honest, everything else on your list is a little disappointing to my eyes & ears, not to mention that it too east coast-friendly (TRANSLATION: too afraid to leave the 95 BPM or less mark). [Edited 3/30/08 18:22pm] I see where you're coming from now. 
Hip-hop became less about body-rockin' and more about head-noddin'. We can agree on that. I see why you liked The Black Album, because it has that tempo that you dig. As for Nas, I still favor the original over a reasonably good facsimile. I think you and hip-hop might have parted ways philosophically some time ago! True and damn true! And I hope the philosophical divide doesn't last forever.[Edited 3/31/08 13:28pm] | |
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TonyVanDam said: True and damn true! And I hope the philosophical divide doesn't last forever.
[Edited 3/31/08 13:28pm] I can't blame you, my man. I wouldn't mind seeing a little more of the original flavor of hip-hop coming back to reinvigorate it. We need some more diversity in the game. But Hit-Pop (and the just-as-brain-dead "R&B" that it spawned) must first die. Electronica and Dance have more of the old school body-rockin' hip-hop sound you're looking for. Not coincidentally, you will often see old-school DJ's doing remixes on the electronica/dance front. [Edited 3/31/08 13:59pm] Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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so um yeah....new hip hop you say? try this guy on for size http://myspacetv.com/inde...id=8365585 <=Video www.myspace.com/thechristraciproject [Edited 3/31/08 14:15pm] | |
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WildStyle said: Just stick to 80's/early 90's. There hasn't been much worth bothering with since then. Rap is dead.
TOTALLY! Couldn't have said it better myself.  Just Say NO! Either Be There Or Be Square! | |
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