Recs?

Ive juat started to get into hip hop after years of hating it and never wanting to give it a try.

Any recommendations? Ideally not something that talks only about wanting some bitches pussy for 5 minutes...

Something real.

 

I recommend the Hip hop saved my life podcast by Romesh Ranganathan. It's the best place to get reccomendations, IMHO.

 

Ooh i love Romesh.

 

Aye, it's a really good podcast too, I heard about it on Scroobius Pip's. I don't listen to much hip hop, but I've got some good stuff listening to Romesh's one.

 

TypsyGypsy, I've got an original for you. Listen to when wrap was introduced and actually possessed creativity, but most importantly, Eric loves this song!

https://youtu.be/9QJQHn8Tx6A

 

Some good, concious, hip-hop is Sole, Lowkey, Lee Reed, and Dead Prez for starters

 

Apalachee Don
Best thing I've heard in a long while.

 

I do not remember this thread at all. Clearly didnt last long and havent listened to it since!

 

This is "real" as it gets.

You got one life to look at yourself, you gotta wear that whether you like it or not. You've got to do things, you got to get up and go, through all kinds of change.. Whether you want to or not doesn't matter..

 

Love this song (and this artist) lately

 

A$AP Rocky is pretty good too



And Frank Ocean, perhaps the most talented of the batch:

 

Oh what A$AP Rock, what a poser he totally stole that from Aesop Rock lol.

 

and of course, the KINGS of not never rapping about what others are lol.
Still a beautiful song.