Rap that isn't about pimpin', violence, sex, money, being gangsta etc...
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O.T: Well, I don't listen to rap ever, but I KNOW theres stuff out there that exists that can be heaps of fun to listen to, and really quite clever. I'm not the best source for info though.
Some of the older groups are great and are not just about the same stuff that we're all so bored of now
Well, I must say, this thread was exactly what I've been looking for for a long time. Unfortunately, a new problem as arisen now. Unlike what I usually listen to, rap heavily emphasizes lyrics, and that makes it hard to overlook how pissed off they all sound. Anyone know an artist who's easier on the ears of the emotionally sensitive?
deltron 3030: sci-fi hip-hop opera from the legendary del tha funky homosapien, kid koala on decks and dan the automater in there too.
positive contact
dan le sac vs scroobius pip
thou shalt always kill
'thou shalt remeber that guns bitches and bling were never part of the four elements, and never will be.'
example: early stuff is better imo when it was more hiphop less electro
so many roads
super chuffed cos i got a vinyl copy of that.
you can't rap
track with a nice point about how the music industry wont touch a rapper unless he's from some shithole estate and been slinging crack since he was in nappies because of their over-reliance on the aformentioned guns, bitches and bling for marketing.
other people mentioned k'naan already but here's some videos cos he's just too damn good.
the dusty foot philosopher
in the beginning
blues for the horn
saul williams
talk to strangers
more spoken word but man that is powerful, thats the only word for it.
sage francis
crack pipes
its not hard to find good shit but if your sick of single sylable brag artists don't bother with FM.
positive contact
dan le sac vs scroobius pip
thou shalt always kill
'thou shalt remeber that guns bitches and bling were never part of the four elements, and never will be.'
example: early stuff is better imo when it was more hiphop less electro
so many roads
super chuffed cos i got a vinyl copy of that.
you can't rap
track with a nice point about how the music industry wont touch a rapper unless he's from some shithole estate and been slinging crack since he was in nappies because of their over-reliance on the aformentioned guns, bitches and bling for marketing.
other people mentioned k'naan already but here's some videos cos he's just too damn good.
the dusty foot philosopher
in the beginning
blues for the horn
saul williams
talk to strangers
more spoken word but man that is powerful, thats the only word for it.
sage francis
crack pipes
its not hard to find good shit but if your sick of single sylable brag artists don't bother with FM.
The pokérap! Yay!
Electrode, Diglett, Nidoran, Mankey
Venusaur, Rattata, Fearow, Pidgey
Seaking, Jolteon, Dragonite, Gastly
Ponyta, Vaporeon, Poliwrath, Butterfree!
Electrode, Diglett, Nidoran, Mankey
Venusaur, Rattata, Fearow, Pidgey
Seaking, Jolteon, Dragonite, Gastly
Ponyta, Vaporeon, Poliwrath, Butterfree!
I'd say the entire soundtrack of Ghost Dog.
I never liked any rap I heard on TV untill I saw that movie.
I never liked any rap I heard on TV untill I saw that movie.
No one mentioned A Tribe Called Quest?
FOR SHAME.
Also check out Jurassic 5, Jehst, De La Soul, Blackalicious, Brand Nubian and more.
I wasn't into any of the more violent stuff to begin with, but since getting into hip-hop I can appreciate, particularly things like Wu-Tang and Biggie Smalls - it's storytelling, not so much posturing, even if it is talking about life hustling ('cause hey, some live like that).
FOR SHAME.
Also check out Jurassic 5, Jehst, De La Soul, Blackalicious, Brand Nubian and more.
I wasn't into any of the more violent stuff to begin with, but since getting into hip-hop I can appreciate, particularly things like Wu-Tang and Biggie Smalls - it's storytelling, not so much posturing, even if it is talking about life hustling ('cause hey, some live like that).
