looking for conscious hip hop

A tribe called quest
Black Eye Peas
Buck 65 - Excellent Canadian Artist
Fugees - are a must
Wyclef
Lauren Hill
Erika Badu
Jurassic 5 - mmmm Jurassic 5

All great IMHO

 

immortal technique even though most of what he says is bullshit

 

if hes a hip hop head, he should check these guys out..

atmosphere (mc slug & dj ant)
non-prophets
the roots
aesop rock
krs-one
the pharcyde
sage francis
a tribe called quest
eyedea (& dj abilities)
the chicharones
josh martinez
rjd2
del the funkee homosapien
jurassic 5
aceyalone
eligh
living legends crew
EL-P
brother ali

 

Mf Doom/viktor Vaughn
Jedi Mind Tricks
Outerspace
7l & Esoteric
Deltron
Madlib
Madvillian

 

Express Yourself- by NWA is a real inspirational song, although I probally wouldn't recommend most of their stuff.....

"When you got a subject and a predacit.
Add it on a dope beat
And that'll make you think.
Some suckaz just tickle me pink
To my stomache. 'Cause they don't flow like this one.
You know what? I won't hesitate to dis one
Or two before I'm through.
So don't try to sing this!
Some drop science
While I'm droppin' English.
Even if Yella
Makes it a-capella
I still express, yo, I don't smoke weed or a sess.
Cause its known to give a brother brain damage.
And brain damage on the mic don't manage
Nuthin'
But makin' a sucker and you equal.
Don't be another sequel...

Express Yourself...
Express Yourself...
Come on and do it..."

 

I second this list, especially Tribe Called Quest, and the Fugees

 

A very left-leaning group is Public Enemy

 

For political hip hop, check out:

Mos Def
Boogie Down Productions
The Last Poets
Common
Freestyle Fellowship
Arrested Development
Basehead
Jungle Brothers

and I agree that both The Pharcyde, KRS-One, A Tribe Called Quest and Da La Soul also do political hip hop

 

nas
de la soul
public enemy
outkast
??
as far as i know there ok but im not a huge hip hop fan so im not sure

 

get him some eyedea and abilities you'll be thanking me and he'll be thanking you
its very lefty with thoughtful messages and not so many cuss words

 

He's my favourite rapper out at the moment. How do you mean bullshit? Depends whether you're a "conspiracy" theorist or not I suppose.

 

Immortal is sick, Company Flow (this one song Patriotism is beyond bonkers).
X Clan, P.E., Cannibal Ox, Binary Star, K OS, Mr Lif (who is prolly the most politically drivin musician on teh entire hiphop market), MF Doom, Non Phixion, Jean Grae, Danger Mouse & Gemini, Archetype, Nezbeat, 7L & Esoterec, Arrested Developement, Jungle Brothers, Lauryn Hill, Jadakiss(altho less often that not), Illogic, Beasty Boys, Zion I, Fugees, Floetry, A Tribe Called Quest, Black Star, Akrobatik, Blackaliscious, and DEFINATELY TAKE BLACK EYED PEAS OFF THAT LIST

 

not to bash but they are in no way political (even pre-Furgie, when they were good)

 

k-os is a cool Canadian rapper. So is Swollen Memebers(don't let the name fool you, thier not raunchy or anything),

 

atop that list, of course, is Cher

 

thats pretty much it. has a bunch of theories that he preaches. just gets annoyin, thats all he raps bout

 

yeah, i'd rather hear something original, u know, bling bling

 

ok