Just listening to Kendrick "GNX" and it reminded me of Nas albums from 2002 and 2008. Kendrick's "reincarnated" song just had me thinking of Nas "We are not alone" song. They both go beyond standard and acceptable sane thoughts into a deeper non traditional conversation thought of as insanity. Being black males with these thoughts would likely label them as outcasts in the black community. I applaud both for not holding back. These conscious rappers are ahead of their time.

Travis Scott was featured on "Stuff" a song on Lil Baby's new album. And on this song he rapped one of the most lyrically impressive bars of all time

"Stuff is stuff is stuff"

This line proves that Travis is one of the greatest lyricsts of all time. I mean the brainpower and writing genius you need to have to write such a breathtaking line. Truly one of the best bars of all time

Mine is Him All Along by Gunna

When I was younger I listened to a lot of internet rappers like Pink Guy, MC Virgins, old Yung Gravy, etc. I appreciate how over time different meme rappers will start to mature and remake themselves and do less shock value for the sake of internet cred rather than street cred. Just interesting to me idk.

When I first heard A Day Late and a Dollar Short, it instantly became one of my favourite albums. It might even be a top ten album contender for me. But this album is hardly ever mentioned in many rap conversations. Also, this is a shoutout because this album is so great.

Pimp and Players is also the best song off the record.

so i used to be really obsessed with like the really big 90s hip hop artists (2Pac, Eminem, Dre, etc.), anyway, i still am. but, i recently started listening to Tonedeff (and i loved, i mean loved Archetype). but that got me thinking what are some good underground hip hop albums to listen to. (don't just give me madvillainy, etc. i want your favorite underground album, not what most people think is the one people should start with).

The problem with rap is to stay a “real” rapper you need to be in the hood on the streets. This was the complete opposite back in the day. People used to rap to make it out of the hood now these people rap to make it into the hood. Go watch an older rap video. They actually have class. All this new stuff just feels so forced and unauthentic. It wasn’t cool in the mainstream back in the day to be a gangster. They were doing it because it was their life and it was raw, not because they want to cultivate some gangster image to sell records. It just feels so fake. It was never about proving how gangster you were. Nowadays it is and this negatively affects everyone. People who aren’t even apart of the culture try to act like they are some gangster wearing sheisty masks because that’s what’s cool in the mainstream right now. It’s so fake, they just do it whenever it’s convenient for them, it’s not their life. These new rappers are a stain on hip hop culture.

Lord Knows feat. Rick Ross or Devil In A New Dress feat. Rick Ross?

I’m talking Top in the Trash heavy. I’m building a playlist of headbangers

Let's hear your picks for some all time great flows

I listen to yung gravy sometimes what are your thoughts on yung gravy

My favorite rappers are 1: Kid Cudi (all his albums are 6/10+ including sb2h)

2: Danny Brown (atrocity exhibition best album oat. XXX, Quaranta, and Old are peak also. STH is cool too)

3: Denzel Curry (MMESYF, Imperial, and Taboo are all 10/10)

4: Chance The Rapper (Acid Rap is best mixtape of all time, and 10 Day is great too. Coloring book is nice aswell)

My favorite albums are:

1: Atrocity Exhibition (every song is 10/10 including Get Hi)

2: Motm 2 (Simply perfect nothing else to say)

3: Imperial (Short but amazing)

4: Acid Rap (like i said, best mixtape oat)

Anyway, my point is that my friends all call me crazy for my music taste. I dont fw kanye, i dont fw j cole, i dont fw drake, etc. ive listened to all their albums too. I only have 9 Drake songs on my playlist, only 10 Ye songs on my playlist, and only 2 J Cole songs. They say im "trying to be different" even though they are all mainstream. Am I in the wrong?

This isnt the only things i listen to btw. These are just my personal stand out favorites.

The vinyls i have are Imperial, Insano, Motm 2, Motm3, Indicud, Atrocity Exhibition, MMESYF, and Quaranta (planning on getting more) and people always say im crazy when they walk in my room and only see these vinyls and not stuff like Kanye and stuff. Alot of my friends dont even know who Cudi or Danny Brown are. (I forgot to note that these are my opinions not facts)

Pretty self explanatory. What do you think the best story based songs are? I’ll start.

Dance with the Devil - Immortal Technique

Recently, I’ve been planning to create a lesson on speaking using music. The thing is, I don’t really listen to rap music. However, I think rap is a really important part of music culture in general. Could you guys recommend some rap songs that you think students from other countries should know? Or songs that represent something important for students to understand if they want to gain a broader cultural perspective? And if you could also leave a comment explaining the reason, that would be great! Thank youuuu!

Edit: Thanks for all the input, guys. You’re all the best!!! I love you guys!!!

For me, in no particular order its

The Forever Story by JID

My Turn by Lil Baby

MMATBS by Kendrick Lamar

Alfredo by Freddie Gibbs

Heroes and Villains by Metro Boomin

Just got done reading through the NAS/HOV beef storyline and I got to wondering who is considered the king of New York these days? Is it a thing no one claims anymore or am I just far too far removed from the genre?

Anyone know any good songs without any drums?

I’m conflicted. I love both tracks. Part of me wants to go with Street Dreams and the other wants to go with Dead Presidents. Both beats are hard too 🔥

And maybe this time Kendrick can address the recent accusations made towards TDE.

And he can even talk about how he made himself look like the black Chris Hansen but couldn’t catch what was happening right under his nose, and instead had TDE be his spokesperson and shouted them out during the beef. He clearly is experienced in digging up dirt and knows who is a certified predator, would like to see him put the same energy into this.

Could be cool.

Source: https://www.newsweek.com/lawsuit-sexual-harassment-record-label-kendrick-2024168

I’m trying to find other hard bangers such as this one by cypress hill, I’ve been listening to cypress for a fat minute but I’m trying to find others with the same feel, lmk any recommendations 🙏🏽

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one guy i’m really thinking about is michael jackson. he is probably the most referenced person in general in rap songs, i hear his name in like 80% of songs lol.

what other artists are synonymous with rap fans?

He live under a rock somewhere? That's what I'd be doing lol

HI everyone looking forward to learning about prose in hip-hop

so can people please give me some of the most beautifully written poetic lyrics

in rap music , i am speaking of stuff that would make Shakespeare jealous , stuff that uses poetic devices like imagery and alliteration(not in a corny i can rhyme similar sounds style) but true lasting prose lyrics

examples : what if told you that a flower bloomed in a dark room would you trust it(K dot LAMAR)

don't be a hard rock when u really are a gem(Lauryn hill)

or you gallop to the rhythms of a native drum chant (andre 3k)

Anyone know a song that’s ass but with a fire feature?

need some new boom bap style rappers to listen to / give a try. drop some suggestions please