Favorite hip-hop artist or group

kilik^ · Post by **kilik^** » Sat May 15, 2004 1:18 am

DDramone wrote:or control matchete

or molotov

demented · Post by **demented** » Sat May 15, 2004 3:52 am

TobinHood wrote:
demented wrote:
Too $hort, because he's a very good and storyteller.
I meant to say that he's a very good and underated storyteller.

And Tobinhood: You're lucky you to be beaten to the Vanilla Ice joke otherwise I would've called you too
I don't think your anme-calling is really going to bother me

It doesn't bother you because I speak the truth? j/k

DrngdKreationz · Post by **DrngdKreationz** » Sat May 15, 2004 8:31 am

Isn't molotov like a colombian punk band? if so, i've heard them and I think they lick serious balls.

now remember when it comes to reggaeton the requirement for guys is you have to sing like a muffin. if you actually have a real voice you're not gonna make it anywhere. so true musically they all suck. But I dig them.

taeli · Post by **taeli** » Sat May 15, 2004 9:08 am

Love Outkast. Stankonia must be one of my fave ever albums. But also Sage Francis, Sole, Princess Superstar, first two Eminem albums, Buck 65, and Dizzee Rascal. Jel does my favourite beats. I don't really know much older stuff tho, I kinda 'got' the whole scene in about 2000 with Outkast

in other news: Thread about rapping/hiphop gets flamed. (Isn't this supposed to be about fave hiphop artist/group - if you don't have one, why are you here?)

kilik^ · Post by **kilik^** » Sat May 15, 2004 12:45 pm

DrngdKreationz wrote:Isn't molotov like a colombian punk band? if so, i've heard them and I think they lick serious balls.

now remember when it comes to reggaeton the requirement for guys is you have to sing like a muffin. if you actually have a real voice you're not gonna make it anywhere. so true musically they all suck. But I dig them.

lol molotov is mexican band... they´re style is sort of rap/rock/some other shit; they're a cool group.. about the thing u said about reggaeton; reggaeton is the same as hip hop o rap; they all have to rap and the only difference between the 2 is the beat just that; is true musically they suck cause the beats and rhymes are always the same.

DrngdKreationz · Post by **DrngdKreationz** » Sat May 15, 2004 9:08 pm

well not only that the beats are the same. (I don't know if your Latin or Listen to Real Latin music at all.) but If you compare the general Talent. of "singing" between a Rapper, and let's say a Salsero like Victor Manuelle, Marc Antony, Jerry Rivera, or Tito Gomez. The rappers sound like total shit. (I'm Pretty sure you can make the same comparison between American rappers and lets say R&B artists).

Actually to give a Specific example Hector Y Tito Did a live Track on one of their CD's with Victor Manuelle Called "Noche De Loba" and when you hear the Side by side comparison it usually makes me cringe and listen to something else at the time.

And also Thanks for Straightening out the fact that Molotov is Mexican. ( I like to keep facts like that straight.) Juanes were colombian right? and they also made this one track with the Black Eyed Peas that impressed me quite a bit.

DDramone · Post by **DDramone** » Sat May 15, 2004 9:18 pm

comment: isnt it retarted to judge a rappers singing ability? they dont need to sing, and they DONT sing. its like judging a drummers singing abilitly.

DrngdKreationz · Post by **DrngdKreationz** » Sat May 15, 2004 9:53 pm

Well, I was just clarifying a previous statement. unlike in English Rap, where its straight out rapping. Spanish Rap Is almost like a reggae/rap mix. and they actually try to sing. but aren't very good at it. by any chance, have you ever listened to spanish reggaeton?

DDramone · Post by **DDramone** » Sun May 16, 2004 12:44 am

oh, sorry. yeah, im a punker, so i dont really care about vocal "skill", but if they sound cool, then its cool with me. i kinda like raspy, sloppy singing, i.e. tim armstrong or dee dee ramone (who, for any nerds out there, was NOT the lead singer. he was the bassist and went solo halfway through the ramones carrer). never heard of reggaeton. but most latin music, even modern stuff, takes alot of influences from around the world. ancient native americans, spanish, ALOT of african (thats were cubans get the whole drums thing), so its no surprise that theyre influenced by another country out of the carrabean.

Unsent Vibes · Post by **Unsent Vibes** » Tue May 18, 2004 11:56 pm

Yeah... not a lot of actual calling out of rappers.

Um...

Sage Francis (Fat balding white guy. Wonderful poet, invetor of the Strange Famous Mullet Remover.)

Non-Prophets (Sage's Group)

Buck 65 (Canadian baseball player. Wierdest voice you'll hear. And damn, he comes up with some trippy almost LSD type rap.)

El-P (Another hill billy. Practicly the inventor of the modern head wrap concious rap shit movement.)

Anticon (Anticonformity. A bunch of out of luck outcasted white nerds with songs to make.)

Sole (The leader of Anticon. He's... quite anticonformity. If a fat red headed who half the time doesn't rhyme is not your idea of Hip-Hop, you don't know Hip-Hop.)

Public Enemy (Old school rappers of Chuck D and Flava Flav with Prof. Grif on the tables. These guys are the newsanchormen of rap music. If you want to be informed on politics, come to them. They also do some real benificial shit for people outside of their music as well.)

NWA (Old school gangster rappers. All other gangster rap after them is complete shit, but they did it first and they did it right.)

Afrika Bambaataa (Godfather of Hip-Hop. One of the greatest DJ's around and a great inspiration for electronic artists.)

Soul Sonic Fource (One of the group of Emcees who work with Afrika Bambaataa.)

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (Old schooliers again. These folks were innovators and made party music what it is today.)

Dj Kool Herc and the Herculoids (Dj Kool Herc is THE inventor of Hip-Hop. Ol' Jamacian dude who brought with him the mixing of turntables.)

Die Fantastichen Vier (German rap group. I think their pop, but since I can only make out like five words in any given song, they kick ass in my ears.)

MC Solaar (The Tupac of Franceland. Or at least that's how I see him. He has a wonderful voice with smooth beats often times. But it's all in french. Hence why he aint popular in America.)

Beastie Boys (You all know who they are, and you all like them. 'Nuff said.)

Subliminal and Shadow (Two of the biggest rappers of Israel. They wear the Solomon's Star with pride.)

Saul Williams (Poet. Dropped his Amythest Rockstar album with a six peice live band. If any of you think rap requires no talent on any front, check out that album.)

Atmosphere (They are a two peice rapper and DJ band. Slug and DJ Ant.Slug, he doesn't rap. He writes therapy now. He loves women, and not in a treat them like hoes and whores way. Real love. But that's not his stchick or nothing. He's incredibly multi-talented and can do anything on the mic.)

Eyedea and Abilities (Found by Slug, Eyedea is a rap battler at heart. He's even beaten Eminem. But he's young, white, and personally his voice is a bit annoying. But damn can him and Abilities make music.)

GraveDiggaz (They used to be cool when I was young and impressionable and dark music was my deal. They still are. Wu-Tang is classic.)

KRS-One (Not quite old school, not quite underground. But skillfull, with an amazing voice? Yes.)

Rahzel (Most people know him as beatboxer extroidanairre. But he's also a damn good rapper too.)

And yes. Even Vanilla Ice. He does rock/rap right, and he's made several albums since ol' Ice Ice Baby. Hell, he paved the way for Eminem. That... or I just like the corny factor of it all.