Camelback Music Stop Pop Culture » BEST RAPPERS YOU PROBABLY NEVER HEARD OF It’s always about Lil Wayne or Kanye West. Jay-Z or 50 Cent. Eminem or Ja Rule. But what about those artists that remain in the underground or have been mainstays in the independent hip hop scene for over 10 years? 6 Rappers You Probably Never Heard Of #6 Slug – Atmosphere Straight out of Minneapolis, Slug is at the helm of his group, Atmosphere , and holds fort with a very melancholy authority. #5 Pharaohe Monch & Prince Poetry – Organized Konfusion In my opinion, this is the greatest MC duo the hip hop world has ever witnessed. #4 Aceyalone – Freestyle Fellowship Ask anyone who likes west coast indie hip hop about Aceyalone and they’ll tell you he’s one of the biggest reasons they were put on the map. #3 Del tha Funkee Homosapien – Hieroglyphics The name says it all. #2 Lyrics Born – Quannum Quannum is the most phenomenal group of hip hop talent in assembly today. #1 Gift of Gab – Blackalicious & Quannum
stereomood – emotional internet radio - music for my mood and activities 100 Positive hip-hop songs list [Archive] - Comic Book Resources Forums i would have put this in the hip-hop news thread but i felt this needed to have its on thread. its a list of songs there suggesting hip hop haters should listen to b4 criticizing hip hop We at AllHipHop.com surely do not condone the at times lewd, sexist and even racist verbiage rap artists sometimes use to express themselves artistically. At the same time, we will not tolerate sweeping indictments of Hip-Hop culture as the root of greater society's ills. —AllHipHop Staff THE ALLHIPHOP.COM 100 1. 2Pac “Dear Mama” 2. 2Pac “So Many Tears” 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. dead prez “Hip-Hop” 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. Child” 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. Day Slavery” 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. Over You (T.R.O.Y.)” 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100.
NewJams.net - New Music Everyday! Discover the Meaning of Rap Lyrics definitivedose.com Written by Ben Pogany The Notorious BIG- Ready to Die -(1994) Around the years '87-'88, a young crack dealer named Christopher Wallace began entertaining local passersby by rapping into a beat-up amp on the street corners around Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Six years later, he was the biggest rapper in the world. Three years after that, he was dead. Nas- Illmatic --(1994) Five months prior to Ready to Die, this 20-year-old Queensbridge native paired with producers Large Professor, DJ Premier, Pete Rock, and Q-Tip and burst onto the scene with what would be his masterpiece. Dr. --(1992) Fresh off of his split with supergroup NWA, Dre took it solo and ended up creating perhaps the best produced rap album of all time. Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt --(1996) In 1996, Jay-Z blew audiences away with his debut effort and first release on label Roc-A-Fella records. Public Enemy-It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back The Wu-Tang Clan- Enter The Wu-Tang Clan - 36 Chambers NWA- Straight Outta Compton
Berkeley Place & Blog Archive & DJ CINEMA-"The Stimulus... DJ Cinema is my favorite blend mixtaper. He is the creator of the classics “The Commission” (with Biggie & Jay-Z) and “Tupac Duets”, among others. His newest effort, “The Stimulus,” is another great one. What makes his work so special is that the beats and vocals hit the same posts every time, like the artist was in the booth working off the track. It’s the sign of a remarkably talented producer. DJ Cinema Presents: The Stimulus 1.