good suggestions all...
as for reading Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists is essential. Obsessive,
informative, obscure, just plain hilarious, and filled with an overwhelming
amount of love for the music.
/rob
Steve Catanzaro wrote:
> Funny thing about hip hop is that it's everywhere now (with the possible
> exception of Hefner.) In fact, I don't think it'll be long before there's a
> country act (Shania Twain, or someone) with a turntablist!
>
> But, here's some essential hip hop records of recent vintage.
>
> 1) Mos Def. Black on Both Sides.
> Extremely musical album, tremendous lyrical content.
>
> 2) The Roots, Do You Want More? and Things Fall Apart.
> The first one is about 8 or 9 years old, and is definitely AJ related, what
> with its nice mix of jazzy instrumental backing to the hip hop vocals.
>
> The second one is alot sparser musically speaking, more "conventional" hip
> hop, but it's got mad funky beats (Check out "Double Trouble" f. Mos Def,
> "Adrenaline" "The Next Movement.") A great album. These guys seem to have
> the ability to make albums that still sound hot after 8 or 10 years (unlike
> Prince?)
>
> 3) Jurassic 5. EP, and Quality Control.
>
> 4) Digable Planets. Blow Out Comb. (Another oldie but goody. Also, check out
> Arrested Development.)
>
> 5) Bahamadia. Kollage. Really awesome, if you can find a copy.
>
> Of course, you can go into more mainstream releases, like Mystikal, who
> sounds alot like a hip hop James Brown, Lauryn Hill, who won multiple
> grammys for her debut a few years back, or the Notorious B.I.G., who, say
> what you will, could set rumps to shaking.
>
> Of course, elements of the hip hop sound have been co-opted by almost
> everyone nowdays. Kid Rock and Limp Bizkit, Madonna and Brittney, Roni Size
> and Amon Tobin, Portishead and Sneaker Pimps, everybody's throwin' in a
> little hip hop style.
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