Rap/Hip-Hop?

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[MindsOnLoan]

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[DG]

Online petitions never work unfortunately.

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[Flynner]

Thanks for the link. Pretty good song, reminds me of something you would hear on Drop out.

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[Trustworthy]

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I know this thread hasn't been updated in ages but well, yeah.

I've been really into Tyler The Creator lately. I know people have a lot of mixed feelings about him. But i think he could go far if he can get past all the controversy he's started

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[SpiritualJunkie]

I used to detest rap/hip hop but realized until a few years ago that I only detested mainstream (mostly American) rap/hip hop. There's a ton of great underground stuff out there.

I really liked K'naan even before he blew it up with "Wavin' Flag". Not digging the overproduced More Beautiful than Silence ep but I admit there are some catchy moments. Loved his song with Nas and Damian Marley "Tribal Wars": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubssDHIGi6g

Shad is also really good. Great lyric writer. One of my favourite songs by him is "Brother Watching": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Jhn3X8gGEA

Others I listen to include:

Miles Jones
Classified
Lupe Fiasco
Talib Kweli
Sweatshop Union
k-os
The National Parcs

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[bd007h]

In my opinion, other than the Beastie Boys and Outkast, rap hasn't really been good since the days of Run DMC and Public Enemy. That stuff was good. 99% of stuff post-1980s... not so much

[SpiritualJunkie]

Yeah, I heard "Lasers" was a terrible record. I don't think Lupe himself was a fan of it.

I've heard of Common and Big K.R.I.T. but haven't really listened to them. Will give them a try!