Personal hip-hop favs of mine...
Tribe Called Quest (esp. Midnight Mauraders + Low End Theory LPs)
De La Soul (rec. Stakes is High)
The Roots
Jeru da Damaga
Pharcyde
Slum Village
Mos Def
lots more - but these are kinda essential for a basic collection...
no-apologies for my jazzy-taste in hip-hop :-)
for a bit of UK action (rare but watch this space!) might be worth checking
out Ty and also Roots Maneuver.
TS
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shawn H Kuo [mailto:kuo_shawn@hotmail.com]
> Sent: 09 July 2001 11:55
> To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
> Subject: Re: hip hop
>
>
> Is puff Daddy Hip Hop? or wu-tang clan (spelling??) Eminent??
>
> can anyone give me some curent names for hip hop, so i can
> relatd the image
> to the music. I'll startwith blackalicious.
>
> ; )
>
> hefner and groove armada, a bit of hip hop????
>
> thankx for all,
>
> shawn::::
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John Book <johnbook@yadig.com>
> To: <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 3:01 PM
> Subject: RE: hip hop
>
>
> > >Sorry, it's not Aj related.
> > >
> > >Can anyone suggest any hip hop album or readings? I always
> link hip hop
> with rap, baggy costume, gold chains and foul language. I
> would really like
> to change my bias and give a listen to this genre of music.<
> >
> > There's a lot of territory to cover. Arguably, some of hip
> hop's best
> lyricism comes from the era of the "fat gold chains", but
> there was an equal
> amount of crap along with the jewels.
> >
> > Are you talking current stuff, or going as far back as any
> given year?
> Not sure what you've been exposed to in terms of hip hop.
> For starters:
> >
> > Lateef & Lyrics Born-Latryx The Album
> > Blackalicious-Nia
> > Jurassic 5-Quality Control
> > Common Sense-Resurrection
> > Common-Like Water For Chocolate
> > The Roots-Do You Want More?!!!?!?!
> > The Roots-Things Fall Apart
> >
> > I don't have anything by him yet, but a friend of mine has
> a radio show in
> Hawai'i and plays him quite a bit. His name is Mike Ladd,
> and he's been on
> a number of compilations so do a few searches and you'll sure
> to find them,
> or the full album he also has out.
> >
> > p.e.a.c.e.
> > -John Book
> >
> > www.john-book.com/Crut
>
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