Hip Hop (Boom Bap) - The Thread

A friend of mine has really been turning me on to Common and Mos Def lately, I had always appreciated both to some degree and had a couple Mos Def albums, but after sitting and analyzing certain songs by both, I've come to appreciate them to another degree. Both are very intelligent rappers with A LOT to say.

This song gets deep

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT0rPep1EsM&list=FLFQJtWSc5jcgI2Gy08mrpvQ&index=31&feature=plpp_video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlJs_jzmIr0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZQgOlOQR4I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-hVkorqicw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bKM6QUioe4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVv-90Dp65Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aoWQIZ3g_A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YuvpHA7Wg4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_AsIa6kLZI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c1j0w7ZInA&feature=plcp&context=C3e5fcc4UDOEgsToPDskJGqe8laElovfgcAnnbtQ04

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_acX9huNj9M&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYLMo74fmkU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmiiW936jqw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyt8vCv6z04

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PEORsTElvA&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BejWvHnCJCc&feature=related

i dont get why people say nujabes is hiphop, his music is far beyond that

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_10tfbfO94

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2qLTsYr39c

Fårk I love Livin' Proof

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MVbyF3bjyw&list=FLFQJtWSc5jcgI2Gy08mrpvQ&index=7&feature=plpp_video

Still banging this in 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt4lDESgijQ&feature=player_detailpage&list=PLA3946ACA2FAFC86D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pADgllloQg4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acC4W2BX9bk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQUm8EZLjoo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpsF5otkX2Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-aWLNr_1mU&list=FLFQJtWSc5jcgI2Gy08mrpvQ&index=7&feature=plpp_video

They simply don't make hip hop like this any more. I don't really care much for the tough guy lyrics. But those early/mid 90's New York rap tracks just painted a picture of New York as this dark and dystopian metropolis. It just had this incredible atmosphere.

I got this compilation by Peanut Butter Wolf for £2 on eBay: http://www.discogs.com/Peanut-Butter-Wolf-45-Live-A-Classic-Rap-Mix/master/193084

Someone above posted the first track from it (Rockin' It by Fearless Four). This CD is amazing. Highly recommended if you ever come across it.....

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Im diggin' what I've seen in this thread so far, some real old school classics for sure.

So I thought I'd share my most recent find, a Pete Rock & CL Smooth joint I never knew existed and I certainly had missed out. Flawless production, funky flow, ODB cuts and even a patois breakdown, shiiiiiiiiiiiiiet.

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this is what i've been listening to lately

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chrono trigger sample in that last one

I like that Flash Bang Grenada and Luchini is a classic. I've been listening to these lately.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXpyMtvi1as

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozFbaEKLSXs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ9_uur0_HU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM57_nSMK8U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxnQ1vv_CW8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0CZkhQt8xw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zLH4gHdM_M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldu90ByLbyI&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQc4A-XBzBY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKxtQacNK8g&feature=relmfu

RIP guru, two years ago today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-ChwVjpnLE