# Hip Hop recommendations please **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 9, 2003, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-hop-recommendations-please/206458 "2003-10-09T11:19:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nickannan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bcef8e/32.png) [@nickannan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nickannan)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-hop-recommendations-please/206458/1 "2003-10-09T11:19:07Z")
although i was a fan of hip hop from early days, i have lost track of the scene. So when a friend asked me to make up a tape of ‘modern’ stuff i thought you guys could help. Can you recommend tracks from maybe the last 2/3 years. stuff i’m thinking of so far: Simon Says - Pharoah Monch Sound of Da Plice - KRS One Ugly - Bubba Sparxx any help appreciated thanks nick ---
**Author:** ![Husker\_Dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Husker\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Husker_Dude)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-hop-recommendations-please/206458/2 "2003-10-09T11:52:39Z")
Aesop Rock - No Regrets Best hip hop song in years. ---
**Author:** ![electrozion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/85f322/32.png) [@electrozion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/electrozion)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-hop-recommendations-please/206458/3 "2003-10-09T11:53:42Z")
I’d recommend anything by Outcast, the High & Mighty (or the Smut Peddlers “That Smut”), " Hip Hop" by the Dead Prez or the Brits Roots Manuva (“Witness”), New Flesh and Deckwrecker. For the more adventurous Hip Hop afficionado: Anti Pop Consortium, Mike Ladd, Cannibal Ox, San Francisco based Gold Chains,… “modern stuff” isn’t exactly a detailed description of possible styles. I’d say the electronic sounds of the Anti Pop Consortium are definetly modern - but your friend could just mean “ordinary” Hip Hop tracks from the the last 2/3 years. I’m at the office, so I don’t have acces to my iTunes HipHop playlist or my vinyls and i can’t really recall more tracks by name. have I been smoking to much weed? and on preview: yeah Aesop Rock - definetly! ---
**Author:** ![toque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9e8a1a/32.png) [@toque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toque)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-hop-recommendations-please/206458/4 "2003-10-09T12:08:49Z")
Blackalicious: Nia Hi-Tek & Talib Kweli: Reflections Eternal De La Soul: AOI Bionix ---
**Author:** ![electrozion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/85f322/32.png) [@electrozion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/electrozion)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-hop-recommendations-please/206458/5 "2003-10-09T12:15:46Z")
here’s some more: Dilated Peoples: “The Platform” Absolute Beginner: “Stift Her” (Germanys finest) TTC: “De Pauves Riches” (Yes, they’re french) Spectre: “Parts Unknown” (LP) Kool Keith: “Supergalactic Lover” (this one is from '99) hmmm Hip Hop. Had to turn on [SimplyRadio.com](http://SimplyRadio.com) to get a quick rap-fix. ---
**Author:** ![toque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9e8a1a/32.png) [@toque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toque)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-hop-recommendations-please/206458/6 "2003-10-09T12:17:11Z")
I’m an illiterate dumbass, those are albums, not tracks. Let me try again. Blackalicious: A to G Hanger, Cliff Black Star: Thieves in the Night Talib Kweli & Hi Tek: Down for the Count De La Soul: What We Do For Love ---
**Author:** ![paulberserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-hop-recommendations-please/206458/7 "2003-10-09T14:04:19Z")
check out stuff on the AntiCon label-- dose one, buck 65 et al. im really into these at the moment. most of what timbaland produces is good stuff IMO ---
**Author:** ![toque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9e8a1a/32.png) [@toque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toque)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-hop-recommendations-please/206458/8 "2003-10-09T15:03:14Z")
Some more: Alkaholiks: Awww Shit Los Orishas: Represent The Roots: 100% Dundee Spearhead: People in tha Middle Eve: Let Me Blow Ya Mind (kinda commercial, but I love it) ---
**Author:** ![KarmaComa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@KarmaComa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarmaComa)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-hop-recommendations-please/206458/9 "2003-10-09T15:10:00Z")
If you’re looking for some more experimental stuff, check out Prefuse 73 and maybe Four Tet… Also, don’t forget Outkast and… god, who am I forgetting… meh. ---
**Author:** ![toque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9e8a1a/32.png) [@toque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toque)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-hop-recommendations-please/206458/10 "2003-10-09T15:28:40Z")
Why are so many heads showing love to OutKast all of a sudden? Is their new album that good? All I’ve really heard by them is that ‘Ms. Jackson’ song. ---
**Author:** ![KarmaComa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@KarmaComa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarmaComa)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-hop-recommendations-please/206458/11 "2003-10-09T15:42:29Z")
Yeah they’re really good. They’re not just overexposed radio single hucksters. I’ve only heard a bit of the new album, but it was mostly soul. Jurrasic 5 is who I was thinking of. “World of Entertainment” is a good song… but not their best. ---
**Author:** ![KarmaComa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@KarmaComa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarmaComa)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-hop-recommendations-please/206458/12 "2003-10-09T15:43:39Z")
I mean Jurassic 5, of course. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![nickannan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bcef8e/32.png) [@nickannan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nickannan)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-hop-recommendations-please/206458/13 "2003-10-09T15:44:58Z")
thanks for taking time to recommendation so far all. i’ll have to check out ‘the Roots - 100% dundee’ that’s my hometown! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8797f3/32.png) [@The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Universe_Lashes_Out)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-hop-recommendations-please/206458/14 "2003-10-09T17:01:11Z")
Yeah, the new OutKast is that good. Maybe not as good as Stankonia, but it’s amazingly consistent for over two hours of music. Go get it now, 2 CDs at one low price! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8797f3/32.png) [@The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Universe_Lashes_Out)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-hop-recommendations-please/206458/15 "2003-10-09T17:03:55Z")
Oh, and here are some suggestions… OutKast - The Rooster Mr. Lif - New Man Theme J-Live - 3 Out Of 7 ---
**Author:** ![KarmaComa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@KarmaComa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarmaComa)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-hop-recommendations-please/206458/16 "2003-10-09T17:14:50Z")
Oh yeah! Mr. Lif! I saw him and Akrobatik (sp?) in Munich a month ago… totally random free show! It was pretty awesome. ---
**Author:** ![gex\_gex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@gex\_gex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gex_gex)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2003, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-hop-recommendations-please/206458/17 "2003-10-10T15:14:35Z")
I usually recommend underground stuff in these threads, but if you don’t mind a bit of pop, hip-hop is actually improving as far as mainstream music goes. So I’ll discuss that, since everyone else has and will cover the underground side of things. Missy Elliot’s done some pretty good stuff, and I really like _Cop That Disc_ which I’m hearing a lot at the moment. Of course, if you like Missy you’ll like Timbaland who mostly produces, but if you of something produced by him, chances are it’s going to be pretty good. Same with the Neptunes, who, despite being responsible for Nelly’s terrible _Hot In Herre_ actually make respectable commercial hip-hop. Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s _Got Your Money_ is a few years old now, but still good. If you can cope with gangsta-isms and blatant misogyny, 50 Cent has his moments - I can’t get the _P.I.M.P_ remix with Snoop out of my head. Jay-Z also gets a lot of props, but I don’t see why - he seems to be very oridnary rapper, despite the, at times, good production (and if you like the production on his work, his producer Kanye West has a pretty catchy song called _Through The Wire_ out). Of course, since I’ve mentioned 50 Cent, I’ll mention Eminem, who you’ve of course heard of. Eminem’s very overrated, but he does have definite talents as an MC. And current Eminem protege Obie Trice is being talked up, but I think his greatest strength is the Eminem connection. _Got Some Teeth_ is cartoony fun, but nothing outstanding. And everyone else has mentioned Outkast, but they’re worth mentioning again, simply because they’re that good. And just some underground stuff that hasn’t been mentioned yet: - Danger Mouse and Jemini - The Only One - MF Doom as Viktor Vaughn feat. Apani B - Let Me Watch - Buck 65 - Wicked and Weird - Dizzee Rascal - I Luv U - The Streets - Stay Positive - Sage Francis - Fairy With Broken Wings - Black Eyed Peas with Chali2na - Get Original (back before they became mainstream)