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Good luck finding it now but another piece of awesome:
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harSon said:
Bump!

I'm getting a bit bored with my current playlists, I could use some fresh recommendations :)
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Welcome back; you were banned for awhile :(

btw Blu and Exile's album is amazing

Jazz Liberatorz - Clin d'oeil
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Pretty good album. They're a group of French hip hop producers with a very jazzy sound (hence the name); the album is full of guest rappers including J-Live, Buckshot, Fatlip, and Apani B Fly Emcee

Vacation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2INueHz3pSw

Raashan Ahmad - Push
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Lots of variation here. Boom bap, jazzy production, reggae, etc.
 
these are my favorite albums of 2000+

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if you like Blu & Exile you should check out:

Emanon, a group made up of Exile and Aloe Blacc as the emcee.

C.R.A.C., a group with Blu and somebody else
 
PhoenixDark said:
Welcome back; you were banned for awhile :(

btw Blu and Exile's album is amazing

Jazz Liberatorz - Clin d'oeil
6qd9nh


Pretty good album. They're a group of French hip hop producers with a very jazzy sound (hence the name); the album is full of guest rappers including J-Live, Buckshot, Fatlip, and Apani B Fly Emcee

Vacation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2INueHz3pSw

Raashan Ahmad - Push
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Lots of variation here. Boom bap, jazzy production, reggae, etc.
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Yeah... I don't think I'm going to post in the Gaming section anymore :lol

I'll make sure to check these out, we seem to have similar taste in music.

Edit: I'm really digging this Jazz Liberatorz song
 
I didn't have time to browse through the thread, but this Cyne record is fucking incredible

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the best of the year IMO (although the only other rap record I consider worthwhile is Prolyphic & Reanimator's new one).

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i heard starship utopia and wasn't feeling it at all... is this one better than that? i really dug their older material.
 
Nabs said:
i heard starship utopia and wasn't feeling it at all... is this one better than that? i really dug their older material.
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They've had 2 albums release without my knowledge? :lol

Anyways, here is a small sample of what I've been spinning lately:

Nomak
Nujabes
Aesop Rock
Atmosphere
Blu & Exile
Blue Scholars
Cunninlynguists (Just found out what their name means :lol)
Cyne
Heiroglyphics
Inverse
Jedi Mind Tricks
Immortal Technique
Living Legends
Lupe Fiasco
Panacea
MF DOOM
Sound Providers
Zion I
The Procussions
Y Society

Something similar to these groups would be great but I'm open to trying new things.
 
harSon said:
They've had 2 albums release without my knowledge? :lol

Anyways, here is a small sample of what I've been spinning lately:

Nomak
Nujabes
Aesop Rock
Atmosphere
Blu & Exile
Blue Scholars
Cunninlynguists (Just found out what their name means :lol)
Cyne
Heiroglyphics
Inverse
Jedi Mind Tricks
Immortal Technique
Living Legends
Lupe Fiasco
Panacea
MF DOOM
Sound Providers
Zion I
The Procussions
Y Society

Something similar to these groups would be great but I'm open to trying new things.
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If you like JMT you might like stuff by Snowgoons. They're producers from germany but if both their albums are any indication, they're heavily affiliated with JMT..affiliates. Also, check out Army of The Pharoahs if you haven't. You might also dig Planet Asia and Cool Calm Pete (a personal favorite of mine, I listen to him atleast once every sunday).
 
neptunes said:
any of you ever get bored of listening to underground/backpack hip hop?

I do sometimes
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no but i also listen to stuff like... the neptunes... lolz, and other "commercial" stuff
 
Nabs said:
i heard starship utopia and wasn't feeling it at all... is this one better than that? i really dug their older material.
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I loooooved Evolution Fight. Starship Utopia I thought was merely okay, but Pretty Dark Things is really great. I'd definitely urge you to check it out entirely.
 
PhoenixDark said:
What are you trying to say
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:lol Best response ever.

The new shit the cats from Cannibal Ox put out this year is fucking awesome. All of it. I imagine I will have raging boners should they actually reunite. But in the meantime, check this all out.

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Lambtron said:
:lol Best response ever.

The new shit the cats from Cannibal Ox put out this year is fucking awesome. All of it. I imagine I will have raging boners should they actually reunite. But in the meantime, check this all out.
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Real talk. I haven't heard the Vast yet, but the Vordul and Mighty Joseph albums are pure flame.
 
Yeah just saw Flying Lotus live in New York... was fucking incredible. One thing though.. I am really fucking fed up with American audiences. No one dances or does anything to show appreciation for good amazing live music... they just stand there.

I in no way know how to dance... but I do it anyway cause its so much fucking fun. People are so boring in the states I feel.

It doesn't make sense to be self conscious about yourself at a concert or something especially in a big city like New York.. cause you are never going to see any of the people in that venue ever again in your life... so if you act ridiculous who really cares?

Idk... I just don't get why people go to concerts if they are just going to stand there looking emotionless.
 
Karma Kramer said:
Yeah just saw Flying Lotus live in New York... was fucking incredible. One thing though.. I am really fucking fed up with American audiences. No one dances or does anything to show appreciation for good amazing live music... they just stand there.

I in no way know how to dance... but I do it anyway cause its so much fucking fun. People are so boring in the states I feel.

It doesn't make sense to be self conscious about yourself at a concert or something especially in a big city like New York.. cause you are never going to see any of the people in that venue ever again in your life... so if you act ridiculous who really cares?

Idk... I just don't get why people go to concerts if they are just going to stand there looking emotionless.
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It's a combination of the audience shifting completely and the fact that it's a bit hard to dance to a lot of the recent underground hip hop found today. Madlib, J Dilla, 9th Wonder, etc. make some slick beats but they're not really sounds you can dance too. I'm always around dancers though considering a good portion of my friends are bboys.
 
harSon said:
It's a combination of the audience shifting completely and the fact that it's a bit hard to dance to a lot of the recent underground hip hop found today. Madlib, J Dilla, 9th Wonder, etc. make some slick beats but they're not really sounds you can dance too. I'm always around dancers though considering a good portion of my friends are bboys.
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Its not hard to dance to it though... American audiences just only feel comfortable dancing to a 4/4 beat.

Its really lame in my opinion. Lotus was trying really hard to get people into it... but people just didn't really bite.

Dissapointing.

But I had a blast the whole time. Seeing him live was unbelievable.
 
I checked out the Y Society album and I gotta say it's fucking amazing. I was shocked. I thought Blu and Exile's album was the definitive best hip hop album of 07 but I might have to change my opinion on that. Blu is probably a better MC than Insight in terms of wit (in terms of just spitting Insight is fuck awesome), but Damu's production is spectacular on here. Exile is a great great producer but lots of his stuff sounded similar on Beneath the Heavens, whereas there's so much depth/transitions/cutting/etc on Travel At Your Own Pace.
 
PhoenixDark said:
I checked out the Y Society album and I gotta say it's fucking amazing. I was shocked. I thought Blu and Exile's album was the definitive best hip hop album of 07 but I might have to change my opinion on that. Blu is probably a better MC than Insight in terms of wit (in terms of just spitting Insight is fuck awesome), but Damu's production is spectacular on here. Exile is a great great producer but lots of his stuff sounded similar on Beneath the Heavens, whereas there's so much depth/transitions/cutting/etc on Travel At Your Own Pace.
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Told you! Y Society is probably one of the freshest groups out there right now, I love their 90s esque lyrics and flow as well as their jazzy beats.
 
harSon said:
Told you! Y Society is probably one of the freshest groups out there right now, I love their 90s esque lyrics and flow as well as their jazzy beats.
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Yup. Plus while it's definitely on an old school tip it manages to remind you of the past while previewing the present/future.

I'm gonna look for some more Insight stuff. And god dammit I'd love to hear Blu or MF DOOM spitting over Damu.

btw has anyone heard the new Murs stuff (Murs for President and Sweet Lord)? How is it?
 
Album - Artist

Revolution of Yung Havoks - Vordul Mega (OMG THIS ALBUM IS AWESOME!)
Mega Ran - Maja
Amalgam Project - Maja
None Shall Pass - Aesop Rock

Good to see a thread like this. Need to check out some stuff you guys postes :)
 
neptunes said:
any of you ever get bored of listening to underground/backpack hip hop?

I do sometimes
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i'm so famous. understand/new york city respect my game like joe namath/and i protect my name like your anus in prison

gets me everytime. (the answer is no)
 
PhoenixDark said:
Yup. Plus while it's definitely on an old school tip it manages to remind you of the past while previewing the present/future.

I'm gonna look for some more Insight stuff. And god dammit I'd love to hear Blu or MF DOOM spitting over Damu.

btw has anyone heard the new Murs stuff (Murs for President and Sweet Lord)? How is it?
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Not sure about either, I downloaded Sweet Lord for free (http://www.mursand9thwonder.com/download.html) but haven't listened to it yet. I don't think Murs for President comes out till the end of month and I don't think it has leaked yet.

Edit: Also, I think you should check out Panacea - The Scientific Route if you dug Y Society.
 
aznpxdd said:
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The best G Funk album.
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OMG! Thank you!! One of the best albums from the WC.. I bump this way more than I bump even Dre's old stuff. Cold 187 is a baaaaad man..

Also if we are talking classics..

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if you listen to this and tell me this isn't light years ahead of its time then there is something wrong.

came out in 1989 and everything from the beats to the flows holds up and in a lot of ways better than the greats today
 
If you're into music from MF Doom or Madlib, Madvillany 2 just came out. I haven't listened to it yet though, I'm waiting for my special edition to come in.
 
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