underground hip-hop "classics" from this decade
empanadamn
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Just wondering what the underground/backpack rap bangers exist from 2000 to present. I pretty much stopped following a lot of the underground rap & skratch DJ stuff, and was leaning towards the more commercial stuff at the turn of the century. I don't know if it was a general wave of the underground scene, but I got bored with it. Plus, it was a bunch of d00dz. I know about certain MCs and groups by just staying aware, but can't say I ride for much. So just wondering if I missed out on anything, and would appreciate any recommendations on good listens.And plaese no or THANKS!
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This is gonna get ugly.
2001:
Also
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Commence to debating what a constitutes a 'classic'....
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Smut Peddlers - Porn Again.
Murs - End of the Beginning.
Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein.
Quasimoto - The Unseen.
The Leak Bros - Waterworld.
Brother Ali - Shadows On The Sun.
P.E.A.C.E. - Megabite.
Jedi Mind Tricks - Violent by Design.
Non-Phixion - The Future Is Now.
Sean Price - Monkey Barz.
The Black Market Militia - S/T.
Kutmasta Kurt presents - Masters Of Illusion.
Jaylib - Champion Sound.
Madvillain - Madvillainy.
RJD2 - Dead Ringer.
Atmosphere - Lucy Ford.
Murs 3:16 The 9TH Edition.
Masta Ace - Disposable Arts.
F*ck YES.
Some more for me --
Classic.
Absolutely classic.
Qwel is ridiculous -- one of the most slept on dudes of all time.
No question.
Ridiculous.
also:
For some reason, I was all over Jedi Mind Tricks - Violent By Design when it dropped, but I just re-listened to it for the first time in something like 3-4 years and I seriously don't know what the F*ck I was thinking.
I will ride for Atmosphere and Typical Cats
semi-official - the anti-album
necro - prefix for death
cage - movies for the blind
eastern conferece all stars - vol 1&2
tame one - when rappers attack
madvillain is super overrated
There's some good beats on the LPs mentioned on here; I love some of the Cold Vein, but it's a bit of a challenging listen, while the vocals to Jaylib/Madvillain/Lord Quas aren't doing enough for me that I don't wish they'd left half of the tracks as intrumentals.
I should listen to the Exile & Blu as a few heads on hear have recommended it.
Slum Village is class.
Beauty & The Beat + Ghetto Pop Life should have had more singles with remixes and instrumentals imo, double pressing[/b] at the very least in the instance of the Edan.
Frankly I want more stuff like
http://www.discogs.com/DJ-Day-What-Planet-What-Station-It-Still-Aint-Hard-To-Tell/release/908711
Day's Nas remix
http://www.discogs.com/Beastie-Boys-Remixes-EP/release/802265
Peanut Butter Wolf's Shadrach remix
Atmosphere & Typical Cats will be remembered in 20 years?
I think you should check out the Sean Price stuff. One of my favorite MCs in the game right now.
Which Atmosphere Album is the Classic?