Recommend me some albums

davej

I like my hip-hop and would like to get some album recommendations from you guys.

Some stuff I like:

Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein (still my favourite at the moment)
Madvillain - Madvillainy
Biggie - Ready to Die (obviously)
Souls of Mischief - 93 til infinity (worst album title ever)

Also Tupac,El-P,Wu-tang, Murs, Beasties, Ghostface Killahs...

Don't know if there is a pattern in the above but I'm always searching for the next "classic".

davej

g5fd6ow0hseima

I try to push this album at hip-hop fans at any possible chance:

æther - artifacts

caspa307

jay z the blue brint 3

TirNaNog.

Mobb Deep-Infamous

DMX-Blood of my blood flesh of my flesh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pHfnNhnbUk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7Rx5ncKnW0&feature=related

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

teddy_303

I'd recommend A tribe called quest, Jurassic 5, De LA soul, Lynn. Not the current wave of bling merchants, more soul, more conscientious, and a **** load more groovy. Nothing worse than listening to those money grabbers blowing their own trumpets. :pac:

Boom_Bap

davej wrote: »

I like my hip-hop and would like to get some album recommendations from you guys.

Some stuff I like:

Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein (still my favourite at the moment)
Madvillain - Madvillainy
Biggie - Ready to Die (obviously)
Souls of Mischief - 93 til infinity (worst album title ever)

Also Tupac,El-P,Wu-tang, Murs, Beasties, Ghostface Killahs...

Don't know if there is a pattern in the above but I'm always searching for the next "classic".

davej

there's a hip hop 2009 thread which has some great albums listed, from what you have put down, i'd recommend:

Atmosphere - When Life Gives YOu Lemons You Paint That Sh*t Gold
DOOM - Born Like This
El-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead
Cage - Hells Winter
Brother Ali - ...get all his albums
Non Prophets - Hope

davej

Great guys - will definitely check some of the suggestions and report back

davej

Neamhshuntasach

Here's a list of albums i gave to a mate recently. I'm you'll find some that match your taste. And this is only barely touching the surface.

Aesop Rock - Labor Days
Co Flow - Funcrusher Plus
Sage Francis - Personal Journals
Mr. Lif - I Phantom + Emergency Rations + Mo Mega
The Perceptionists - Black Dialogue
J Live - All of the Above
One Be Lo - S.O.N.O.G.R.A.M
Binary Star - Masters of the Universe
Styles of Beyond - 2000 Fold
A Tribe called Quest - Low End Theory
Hieroglyphics - 3rd eye Vision
Black Moon - Enter da Stage
Geto Boys - We can't be stopped
The Roots - Things Fall Apart + Illadelph Halflife
Atmosphere - God Loves Ugly + When life gives you lemons you paint that **** gold
De La Soul - Three feet high & Rising
Apathy - Eastern Philosophy
Gza - Pro Tools + Liquid Swords
Elzhi - The Preface
AZ - AWOL + Doe & Die
Reks - Gray Hairs
Black Milk - Popular Demand + Tronic
Blackalicious - Blazing Arrow
Bronze Nazereth - The great migration
Hell Razah - Renaissance Child + Blue sky Black death
Brother Ali - Shadows on the sun + Champion
Wordsworth - Mirror Music
Tonedeff - Archetype
Wisemen - Wisemen Approaching
Vakill - The darkest cloud
Doap Nixon - Sour Diesel
Snowgoons - Black Snow
Vordul Mega - Revolution of yung havoks
Trendz of Culture - Trendz
Talib Kweli & Hi Tek - Train of Thought
Shad - Old Prince
C Rayz Walz - The Dropping
Swollen Members - Bad Dreams
Cormega - The Realness
Decompoze - Decomposition
Elohim Marino - Son of Hip Hop
Reef the Lost Cauza - Feast or Famine
Pharaohe Monch - Internal Affairs
RA the Rugged Man - Die Rugged Man Die
Polyrhythm Addicts - Breaking Glass
Outkast - ATLiens + Aquemini
Evidence - The Weathermen LP
Hezekiah - Hurry up and wait
Non Phixion - Future is now
MF Grimm - American Hunger
Ill Bill - What's wrong with Bill
illogic - Celestial Clockwork + Unforseen Shadows + Diabolical Fun
Eyedea & Abilities - E&A
Masta Killah - No Said Date
Masta Ace - A long hot summer + Disposable Arts
Louis Logic - Sin A Matic
Krukid - Afr I Can
Jedi Mind Tricks - Violent by Design + Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell

godspal

Some More Albums for ya...

Abdominal - Escape from the Pigeon Hole
Arrested Development - 3 Year, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life of...
Big Daddy Kane - It's A Big Daddy Kane Thing & Long Live the Kane
Black Sheep - A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Common - Like Chocolate for Water & Resurrection
CYNE - Starship Utopia & Time Being
Cypress Hill - Black Sunday
De La Soul - Buhloone Mind State & De La Soul is Dead
Del Tha Funkee Homosapien - I Wish My Brother George Was Here
Deltron - Deltron 3030
DJ Format - If You Can't Beat them Join'Em
DJ Muggs & GZA - Grandmasters
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing
Eric B & Rakim - Paid in Full
The Freestyle Fellowship - To Whom it May Concern
Gangstarr - Hard to Earn & Step into the Arena
Hieroglyphics - Full Circle
Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted & Death Certificate & The Predator
Inspectah Deck - Uncontrolled Substance
J Dilla - Donuts
Jungle Brothers - Straight out of the Jungle & Done By the Forces of Nature
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Wanted Dead or Alive
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Leaders of the New School - A Future without a Past
Main Source - Breaking Atoms
Marco Polo - Port Authority
Method Man - Tical
Method Man & Redman - Blackout!
MF Doom - MM...Food & Operation Doomsday & Vaudeville Villain
MF Doom & Dangermouse - The Mouse and The Mask
Mickey Avalon - Mickey Avalon
Mobb Deep - Hell On Earth
Organized Konfusion - The Equinox & Organized Konfusion & Stress: The Extinction Agenda
Peanut Butter Wolfe - My Vinyl Weights a Ton
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - Return to Mecca
Prince Paul - A Prince Among Thieves
Rakim - The Master & The 18th Letter
Reks - Grey Hairs
Scarface - Mr. Scarface is Back
Shad - When it is All Over
Talib Kwali & Madlib - Liberation
Talib Kwali & Mos Def - Blackstarr
Termanology - Politics as Usual
Ultramagnetics MCs - Critical Beatdown

davej

Ok huge lists there!

Maybe someone could narrow these down to 2 or 3 from the list? I know some of those albums too..

davej

Makaveli

Mobb Deep - The Infamous and AZ - Doe or Die are two I'd recommend as they fit in quite well with what you've mentioned. I'd also recommend Sean Price - Monkey Barz and Jesus Price Supastar.

They all have that slightly grimey New York sound to them, not too far from the whole 36 Chambers, Cold Vein style. If you like Sean Price then check out Heltah Skeltah, Smif-N-Wessun and any other Boot Camp Clik stuff.

Neamhshuntasach

Well from the list i posted up, the 3 albums i'd wanna listen to now would be

One Be Lo - S.O.N.O.G.R.A.M
Brother Ali - Shadows on the sun
Mr. Lif - I Phantom

And from Godspals list

Hieroglyphics - Full Circle
Inspectah Deck - Uncontrolled Substance
Prince Paul - A Prince Among Thieves

horsebox09

davej wrote: »

I like my hip-hop and would like to get some album recommendations from you guys.

Some stuff I like:

Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein (still my favourite at the moment)
Madvillain - Madvillainy
Biggie - Ready to Die (obviously)
Souls of Mischief - 93 til infinity (worst album title ever)

Also Tupac,El-P,Wu-tang, Murs, Beasties, Ghostface Killahs...

Don't know if there is a pattern in the above but I'm always searching for the next "classic".

davej

If your into cannibal ox check out Company Flow-Funcrusher plus

If your into madvillainy because of the beats check out Quasimoto - The unseen

If you like it for the lyrics check out MF DOOM - Mm food/Operation Doomsday

Check out kool g rap & dj polo - Live and let die, similar enough to ''ready to die'' but a bit more hardcore.

For the early Wu Tang grimey sound i'd recommend Black Moon - Enta The Stage.

I'd also recommend Edan - Beauty and the beat which is probably the most unique hip hop album ive ever heard

Da GOAT

just starting listening to Shad, seems class so far. anyone know where i can buy it? not on play.com

Boom_Bap

Da GOAT wrote: »

just starting listening to Shad, seems class so far. anyone know where i can buy it? not on play.com

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Old-Prince-Shad/dp/B000W075ME/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1251926495&sr=1-1

or the cheaper option:
http://www.cdwow.ie/search?query=shad+old+prince&category=all


never seen it in a bricks and mortor shop in Ireland

Da GOAT

thanks alot man, struggling to find his other album online.