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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2011 16:20:52 GMT -5
I know that there are a fair amount of rap fans on the board, so can you guys recommend some "intelligent" rappers to me? What I mean by that are rappers with something to say(i.e. a strong social message or similar), rappers with interesting and/or unusual flow, polysyllabic rhyming, etc.
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Sept 27, 2011 16:23:09 GMT -5
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.
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Post by biafra on Sept 27, 2011 16:26:38 GMT -5
Sage Francis. Boots Riley with either The Coup or Street Sweepers Social Club with Tom Morello.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2011 16:34:07 GMT -5
Sage Francis. Boots Riley with either The Coup or Street Sweepers Social Club with Tom Morello. We should hang out and listen to hiphop sometime. Add to the list: Brother Ali Professor Elemental Jedi Mind Tricks - they have some pretty good ones. Atmosphere -though I haven't heard any of Slug's new stuff. Movitz - if you want to have no idea what they're saying, but the flow sounds really good (they're Swedish .. .or something european). |
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Post by FinalGwen on Sept 27, 2011 16:35:22 GMT -5
There's the excellent "Andrew Lansley Rap" by Nxtgen. Strong political message, which I won't elaborate on due to board rules. Nevertheless, it's well made.
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Post by Young Game on Sept 27, 2011 16:36:33 GMT -5
- KRS-ONE
- A Tribe Called Quest
- Mos Def
- Talib Kweli
- BlackStar
- Akrobatik
- Grand Vanacular
- Dr. Octagon
- Blitz The Ambassador
- Common
- Tourettes
- The Pharcyde
- Madvillian
- MC Chris
- Optimus Rhyme
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Post by El Hijo del Havoc on Sept 27, 2011 16:37:03 GMT -5
Immortal Technique. Very political and underground
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2011 16:42:44 GMT -5
Optimus Rhyme = Best name for a rapper ever?
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Post by Orange on Sept 27, 2011 16:44:13 GMT -5
Tech 9ne (I think that's how he spells it) comes across as very intelligent in interviews, not sure how his music is though. Tupac was a deep guy as well  |
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Post by Cyno on Sept 27, 2011 16:45:33 GMT -5
I'll second Immortal Technique. One of my boys played some for me and he was great.
Also, Talib Kwali, Mos Def, Public Enemy, the nerdcore subgenre in general, old Kanye West, and The RZA. A lot of old gangsta rap from the 90's also has social commentary on the conditions in the inner cities.
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El Hijo De Slapnuts
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Post by El Hijo De Slapnuts on Sept 27, 2011 17:04:51 GMT -5
I'll bet that 90% of the kids at my former high school with say Lil Wayne
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Post by Viva on Sept 27, 2011 17:18:40 GMT -5
Childish Gambino has to be in here as well.
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Post by noleafclover1980 on Sept 27, 2011 17:19:02 GMT -5
Well, I dunno if he'd really count as a "rapper" but Zach de la Roca from Rage Against The Machine is a pretty damn start guy.
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Sept 27, 2011 17:20:50 GMT -5
Optimus Rhyme = Best name for a rapper ever? Best name for anyone ever! |
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Post by anticonscience on Sept 27, 2011 17:24:03 GMT -5
DEFINITELY Brother Ali
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Sept 27, 2011 17:43:06 GMT -5
Black Thought w/ The Roots, Murs, Lupe Fiasco, P.O.S, Atmosphere, Kanye on occasion and MF Doom.
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Post by King Ghidorah on Sept 27, 2011 19:29:43 GMT -5
It took 5 post for MF doom to get mentioned, I am so disappoint.
Shingo02
Funky DL
Pase Rock
Fat Jon
Just to add a few.
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Post by Rapper & Actor Sammy Davis III on Sept 27, 2011 22:05:54 GMT -5
Really...no one said Canibus yet?
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Post by JIMBOB on Sept 27, 2011 22:36:48 GMT -5
Fort Minor, particularly "Right Now" and "Kenji".
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Post by nWoElite on Sept 27, 2011 23:05:18 GMT -5
KRS-ONE is still tops in my book. Mos-Def and Talib Q are good on their own, and unstoppable as Black Star. Brand Nubian's good too. Lupe Fiasco has always been a fav of mine, and I can't believe you guys left off NAS.
*Modified to add Mos and TQ.
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