Irelands Rappers? :p

pragmatic1 · 18-02-2012 3:38am

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

I'm a huge hip hop fan and i have to say the majority of irish hip hop is pure concentrated shíte.

It's not an irish thing and it should be left to americans and some english people, in saying that there is some half decent irish artists out there but as i said the majority = scutter.

I rember when people said the same about British hip hop. Its very new in this country but I have heard talent.

PhlegmyMoses · 18-02-2012 3:40am

CiaranMT wrote: »

Irish rap:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCV0-KKlDTg

The production is quality on this.

J. Marston · 18-02-2012 3:42am

Liam Byrne wrote: »

Glad someone's already posted Messiah J - I used to think this genre was ****e until I discovered them a few years back.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVBR05xS250

Same here. Didn't even know Ireland had a rap scene really but I heard that song on a radio show for Irish music and I liked it. Listened to some of their other stuff and it was just as good.

Had completely forgotten about them and that song, glad it's back in my head.

SpikeMilligan · 21-02-2012 9:38pm

Thought the documentary was good. It could have focused more on the music and less on the some of the background stories.Still, if it promote some of the talent in Ireland, then happy days.

ItsNugget · 22-02-2012 3:02am

alandublin33 wrote: »

I think that fella spiral off bb inspired most of them , and well that says it all , what do you think?

Nobody who raps in Ireland was inspired in the slightest by Spiral. THAT opinion is way off.

Anyway heres two vids that were on the doc last night

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQuSTH9CTT0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK_WFKdKY5E

Eric Cartman · 22-02-2012 12:56pm

Class az - the evidence is probably one of the best rap tunes to come out in the last year (worldwide), irish rap has come a long way and weve got some talent in this country, l love seeing the typical racist responses of 'wigger' and other phrases implying rap is only for black people. Yet another successful AH thread

davet82 · 22-02-2012 1:01pm

for me an irish guy rapping is like a chinese lad with a bodhran, they just dont go together

buck65 · 22-02-2012 1:03pm

On the Republic of Telly the other night there was a gang from Carlow rapping, it was very funny and good.
Messiah J are decent and I'm sure there is some decent stuff around too.

thebaz · 22-02-2012 1:06pm

JerryHandbag wrote: »

Rap music to me means Chuck D, Beastie Boys, Afrika Bambaataa or even the godfather himself Gil Scott Heron RIP.

Not some pasty Irish kid who is pissed off cos he cant afford an ipad 4 (or whatever ****ing version is out now)

agree, but you forgot about Dre

ps thought the Class A's were good though

smash · 22-02-2012 1:07pm

Yea... but you would!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM66InH6WZY

Eric Cartman · 22-02-2012 1:15pm

thebaz wrote: »

but you forgot about Dre

I see what you did there

falan · 22-02-2012 1:32pm

Can't believe no-one posted this yet...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ngRJq2lNmk

Logical Fallacy · 22-02-2012 1:39pm

Seachmall wrote: »

The only reason Americans, and English to some extent, have dominated rap is because they've been doing it much longer and they've much larger populations.

For some reason the general Irish populace is far quicker to instantly mock something Irish than dig a little deeper and support it. The population at large loves a winner, but you need to start winning for them to love you. See every sports trend in this country ever, especially the sudden upsurge in people who loved cricket a while back.

It's the same musically, unless it has a guitar in it and is vaguely like U2 Irish people have no time for it.

Melodica Deathship ftw.

Burky126 · 22-02-2012 1:44pm

In a nutshell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edheEcsxgOg

kincsem · 22-02-2012 1:54pm

Dean09 wrote: »

99.999% of it is pure cringeworthy shíte

Too generous with you assessment.

D.Q · 22-02-2012 1:58pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb5_DcOUIfk

Only cringy when they try and disguise their accent. This is a quality tune.

Peetrik · 22-02-2012 1:59pm

The rubber bandits started out very hip-hop before becoming more mainstream (A marketing decision I'm sure but we all have to make a living).

As was said, it's a new genre in Ireland, give them a few years to develop. Groups like 'The Streets' made excellent rap music (if you can avoid being a pedant about sub-genres) that was relevant to English culture.
I'm very excited to see what Ireland can produce once the culture begins to develop its own identity a little further away from its American counterpart.

d-gal · 22-02-2012 2:14pm

Irish rap has improved immensely over the last couple of years

Really like this guy's music

flanders1979 · 22-02-2012 2:25pm

We should stick to the Irish dancing and sean nos singing.

Aglomerado · 22-02-2012 2:31pm

buck65 wrote: »

On the Republic of Telly the other night there was a gang from Carlow rapping, it was very funny and good.
Messiah J are decent and I'm sure there is some decent stuff around too.

Messiah J are brilliant, I wandered into their set at Indiependence a couple of years ago, it's not normally the kind of stuff that I'd listen to, but I was blown away! I'd love to see them again.

Links234 · 22-02-2012 2:32pm

Did anyone else misread the thread title as "Irelands rashers" and get hungry?

Bad Panda · 22-02-2012 2:32pm

Let them have at it and best of luck to them.

Like everything, there'll be a few jokers amongst the people who are serious about their music and sadly they'll represent the entire population of Irish rappers in people's (blinkered) view.

Crann na Beatha · 22-02-2012 2:38pm

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smash · 22-02-2012 2:57pm

d-gal wrote: »

Irish rap has improved immensely over the last couple of years

Really like this guy's music

I don't think he's fly enough!

Logical Fallacy · 22-02-2012 3:03pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qmaIdQ_-wU

cournioni · 22-02-2012 3:18pm

Reminds me of a chat up line used by a farmer from my area.

"I'm a rapper... I (w)rap bales"

Whyner · 22-02-2012 3:19pm

Logical Fallacy wrote: »

For some reason the general Irish populace is far quicker to instantly mock something Irish than dig a little deeper and support it.

They feel safer that way, afraid to go against the grain.

I really enjoyed the program the other night, really entertaining. Yeah I did find some of it funny as it's my first experience of Irish rap but after a while I thought they were deadly, doing what they want, with passion and determination..

trooney · 22-02-2012 3:22pm

Surprised scary eire hadn't got much mention before the above, seeing as they were pioneers in the Irish scene.
There also used to be two guys I used to see on grafton st who used to do some decent rapping and selling CDs. Never bought one. Sorry I didn't now. (anybody recall who they were?).

Anyhoo - this is pretty relevant again these days -

Logical Fallacy · 22-02-2012 3:33pm

trooney wrote: »

Surprised scary eire hadn't got much mention before the above, seeing as they were pioneers in the Irish scene.

They actually got mentioned on the second page.

Love Scary Eire tbh, RiRa is as talented as they come and Mek is unbelievable on the decks.

godscop · 22-02-2012 3:36pm

The funniest tv show i have seen in along time. Can anyone take these clown's seriously ? Wasters the lot of them. If it was done as a comedy like a Dublin version of the hardy bucks it would win awards. Redzer dancing going in to the 21st and the pub empty. Siyo steals the show. He agrees with his mother its time he moved out. In the next scene he goes house hunting. Then the classic gig "this is for me ould wan, i love her, im never leaving home " Comedy gold. These losers need a tv series :cool:

Standard Toaster · 22-02-2012 3:42pm

I ain't gonna lie to ya, this is as good as it gets lads.
Up there with Chuck D and possibly Rakim.

Ladies and gents, may I present, Tom the junkie rapper

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD_s1uPheEY

Peetrik · 22-02-2012 3:49pm

Standard Toaster wrote: »

I ain't gonna lie to ya, this is as good as it gets lads.
Up there with Chuck D and possibly Rakim.

Ladies and gents, may I present, Tom the junkie rapper

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In fairness there are better videos of Tom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in7VhT5nX3o

geeky · 22-02-2012 3:52pm

Standard Toaster wrote: »

I ain't gonna lie to ya, this is as good as it gets lads.
Up there with Chuck D and possibly Rakim.

Ladies and gents, may I present, Tom the junkie rapper

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD_s1uPheEY

Jesus.

I remember a strange pair I actually interviewed back around 2004. One was a junkie and rapped, the other fellah was from Oxford and did a mean beatbox. They had one song that was just brilliant, "towering inferno", about life in the flats. Wonder what became of them. I hope that's not him.

Chairman Meow · 22-02-2012 5:08pm

geeky wrote: »

Jesus.

I remember a strange pair I actually interviewed back around 2004. One was a junkie and rapped, the other fellah was from Oxford and did a mean beatbox. They had one song that was just brilliant, "towering inferno", about life in the flats. Wonder what became of them. I hope that's not him.

I saw tom the other day, someone finally bought him a backing track, so at least thats lowered the embarrasment factor a bit. Or raised it, im not sure.
Odd coincidence tho given it was a coupel years ago when i last saw him perform, he was rapping the exact same line on saturday as he was all those years ago, something about masturbation in prison.

Also id just like to say to all irish rappers everywhere, stop. Just stop. Youre an embarrasment to yourself, and to the country as a whole.

Dyr · 22-02-2012 5:17pm

Nice to see somebody remembering Scary Eire. :pac:

But seriously lads, Irish rap is ****e.

Peetrik · 22-02-2012 5:19pm

Chairman Meow wrote: »

Also id just like to say to all irish rappers everywhere, stop. Just stop. Youre an embarrasment to yourself, and to the country as a whole.

Exactly, if your not good at something straight away then give up, even if its something you enjoy. Also, kids learning to ride bikes should be beaten with a hurl if they fall off just to reinforce the bad memorys of bikes as they are letting the country down being from Ireland and that.

lastlaugh · 22-02-2012 5:22pm

DJ Sniffy kicks ASS :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mItSJJzERQ

TeddyTedson · 22-02-2012 6:03pm

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Giddy Up!

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Sit yer arse back down

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All day long,
Here in my underpants,
Rappin' my favourite song.
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Big shout out now to a future mod,
my bhoy, Chuck Stone!-
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IcedOut · 22-02-2012 6:12pm

The lads at the end of the Republic of Telly were better than nearly all of the lads on that show

RichieC · 22-02-2012 6:35pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBd-J60o4l0

tiredcity · 22-02-2012 10:48pm

geeky wrote: »

Jesus.

I remember a strange pair I actually interviewed back around 2004. One was a junkie and rapped, the other fellah was from Oxford and did a mean beatbox. They had one song that was just brilliant, "towering inferno", about life in the flats. Wonder what became of them. I hope that's not him.

Think he used to perform as the Man and Machine? Was taking photos for a project around temple bar around 2004 and have an idea that's what he was calling himself then. He seems to have cleaned up recently which is good, there's a newer video here (would be better without the other fella in it but hey): http://youtu.be/0sarMri-CqI

alandublin33 · 27-02-2012 1:09am

cringeworthy ****e is on again , another reason for people outside Dublin to dislike us! we're not all like these tossers I swear!

cruais · 27-02-2012 1:11am

Oh Lordy Lordy Lordy... Shockin stuff!

Junco Partner · 27-02-2012 1:03pm

"the irish can't rap?"
i choose to disagree.

Bad Panda · 27-02-2012 1:09pm

alandublin33 wrote: »

cringeworthy ****e is on again , another reason for people outside Dublin to dislike us! we're not all like these tossers I swear!

If someone dislikes another person simply because they're from Dublin, those people are fcukwits. Simple.

To say that no Irish people can rap is a bit silly. It's like saying 50 years ago that we can't play football.

If you enjoy something that much, then it's only a matter of time (in some cases) before you get very, very good at it.

As I said, best of luck to them.

Logical Fallacy · 27-02-2012 2:18pm

alandublin33 wrote: »

cringeworthy ****e is on again , another reason for people outside Dublin to dislike us! we're not all like these tossers I swear!

True. Most of you are a very special kind of tosser, each one unique...like snow flakes, or Garth Brooks albums.

conorhal · 27-02-2012 3:00pm

Whyner wrote: »

I really enjoyed the program the other night, really entertaining. Yeah I did find some of it funny as it's my first experience of Irish rap but after a while I thought they were deadly, doing what they want, with passion and determination..

....regardless of their obvious lack of talent, wit or self awareness.

When the 'rap battle' ended with a sheep shagging slur versus a 'yore Ma' jibe, I laughed my ass off at the dim, juvenile, braggadocio of it all.
Most of the rap (when it could be understood) sounded like a whiney call to the Joe Duffy show delivered in rhyming couplets.

ebixa82 · 27-02-2012 3:11pm

Seachmall wrote: »

I'm assuming that's "MissElayneous", skip to 1:30 to bypass the banter with funny accents.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e337pApTFts

Funny this yoke was on about tolerance, respect etc. of other races, religions, creeds in the show and was in the papers last week for violent disorder during the queen's visit.

alandublin33 · 27-02-2012 3:23pm

Logical Fallacy wrote: »

True. Most of you are a very special kind of tosser, each one unique...like snow flakes, or Garth Brooks albums.

ABD strikes, small towns small minds

smash · 27-02-2012 3:25pm

ebixa82 wrote: »

Funny this yoke was on about tolerance, respect etc. of other races, religions, creeds in the show and was in the papers last week for violent disorder during the queen's visit.

She was asked to rap about Finglas... It's clear that she spent a lot of time writing and learning that rap, it wasn't off the cuff and it had nothing to do with Finglas!

Irelands Rappers? :p

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