Some help delving into "hip hop"....

seachto7

Howdee all.

A music fan here, but only a passing interest in this genre over the years. I've dipped in here and there, and would like guys like Gang Starr, Mos Def, Jurassic 5,

However, I've only ever dipped into songs as opposed to albums. (bar Mos Def Black on Both Sides).

I'd even be open to Jay Z and the likes.

HighClass

80s
De La Soul - 3 Feet High & Rising
Slick Rick - The Great Adventures of Slick Rick

90s
A Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory
Dr. Dre - 2001
The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II
Fugees - The Score
Black Star - Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star
Outkast - Aquemini
Wu-Tang Clan - 36 Chambers
Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle
Nas - Illmatic
The Roots - Illadelph Halflife
Scarface - The Diary
Big Pun - Capital Punishment

00s
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
Outkast - Stankonia
50 Cent - Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
Jay-Z - The Blueprint
The Game - The Documentary
Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury
Cam'ron - Purple Haze
N.E.R.D - In Search Of...
J Dilla - Donuts
Dipset - Diplomatic Immunity
Blu & Exile - Below the Heavens
Ludacris - Word of Mouf
Nelly - Country Grammar
Common - Be
Cunninlynguists - A Piece of Strange
Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030
Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele
Lupe Fiasco - The Cool
Tyler, the Creator - Bastard
Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein
El-P - Fantastic Damage
Murs & 9th Wonder - Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition
Quasimoto - The Unseen
Little Brother - The Listening
Danny Brown - XXX
A$AP Rocky - Live.Love.A$AP
Raekwon - Only Built For Cuban Linx 2
Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.D. city
Kanye West - College Dropout
Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty

I know there's other albums I could have put in, but for someone who's no that familiar with Hip Hip that's a pretty solid list to start on. Lots of different styles and eras covered.

Andy_rse

I always recommended Blazing Arrow by Blackalicious to people who like different types of music but want to check some hip hop. Plenty of influences in this album and if you like Juraassic 5, you should dig it. Even features Chali 2na from J5 on a song

beakerjoe

Andy_rse wrote: »

I always recommended Blazing Arrow by Blackalicious to people who like different types of music but want to check some hip hop. Plenty of influences in this album and if you like Juraassic 5, you should dig it. Even features Chali 2na from J5 on a song

De La Soul would be a good gap bridger, they got me initially into hip hop with their pop like sounds in some tracks. Easy to listen to and a great way of easing yourself into the genre

Boom_Bap

Ìf people from a Rock or Indie background look for recommendations from me, I'd normally always point them in the direction of P.O.S, Atmosphere and El-P

P.O.S - because his sound changes all the time and there are elements of all types of music there. Start with his album Audition, or if you are more nu-wave-ish, go for his recent album called We Don't Even Live Here.

El-P - Again for the noise he makes, not conventional hip hop and has lots of outside influence in his beat making. Cancer 4 Cure or I'll Sleep When You're Dear are 2 excellent albums.

Atmosphere - They have such a vast collection of albums, each evolving through different sounds and influence.


And if you liked the Black On Both Sides album, definitely check out his album under the name Black Star with Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek.

his album The Esoteric is pretty damn good too.

Boom_Bap

Slum Village and solo Elzhi albums might be up your alley as well.

Jimmy Iovine

HighClass wrote: »

80s
De La Soul - 3 Feet High & Rising
Slick Rick - The Great Adventures of Slick Rick

90s
A Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory
Dr. Dre - 2001
The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II
Fugees - The Score
Black Star - Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star
Outkast - Aquemini
Wu-Tang Clan - 36 Chambers
Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle
Nas - Illmatic
The Roots - Illadelph Halflife
Scarface - The Diary
Big Pun - Capital Punishment

00s
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
Outkast - Stankonia
50 Cent - Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
Jay-Z - The Blueprint
The Game - The Documentary
Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury
Cam'ron - Purple Haze
N.E.R.D - In Search Of...
J Dilla - Donuts
Dipset - Diplomatic Immunity
Blu & Exile - Below the Heavens
Ludacris - Word of Mouf
Nelly - Country Grammar
Common - Be
Cunninlynguists - A Piece of Strange
Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030
Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele
Lupe Fiasco - The Cool
Tyler, the Creator - Bastard
Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein
El-P - Fantastic Damage
Murs & 9th Wonder - Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition
Quasimoto - The Unseen
Little Brother - The Listening
Danny Brown - XXX
A$AP Rocky - Live.Love.A$AP
Raekwon - Only Built For Cuban Linx 2
Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.D. city
Kanye West - College Dropout
Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty

I know there's other albums I could have put in, but for someone who's no that familiar with Hip Hip that's a pretty solid list to start on. Lots of different styles and eras covered.

So many amazing albums there.

Top 3 you must listen to are:

1. College Dropout
2. Below the Heavens
3. Sir Lucious Left...

weemcd

Try

OutKast - ATLiens
OutKast - Aquemini
Nas - Illmatic
The Notoious B.I.G - Ready to Die
Fugees - The Score
Mobb Deep - The Infamous
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twistede Fantasy
Wu Tang Clan - Forever
Wu Tang Clan - 36 Chambers
GZA - Liquid Swords

If you want something recent look at Action Bronson, CZARFACE, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T

robvondoom

Look up MF DOOM and his many aliases. By far and away my favourite hip hop artist of all time. Ecclectic beats and tunes mixed with intelligent and interesting rhymes. His collaborations with the likes of Madlib, Ghostface Killah and Danger Mouse are also outstanding. I'd start with Take Me to your Leader (as King Geedorah), Vaudeville Villain (as Viktor Vaughan) and my personal favourite The Mouse and The Mask (as DangerDoom, a collaboration with Danger Mouse)