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We need one of these for sure.

Discuss modern and old school rap in this thread. To get the ball rolling, here are my current favorite rappers, in otherwords rappers than are rapping today: (No order) T.I., Lupe Fiasco, Talib Kweli, Jay-Z, Ludacris, Eminem, Nas.

There are some others that could make that list but aren't consistent enough.

You could also swing to the glory days to discuss the likes of Tupac, Bigggie Smalls, Eazy E, Ice Cube etc. etc.

Recent albums:

Blueprint 3 (Jay Z): I just got this. It's alright through my 1st couple of listens. Only 2 songs really stand out to me and that is Empire State of Mind and What we Talkin' Bout . Empire State of Mind is a work of art and I appreciate it more after having visited New York this past summer. On to the Next One is actually one of my favs despite much hate for it.

Upcoming:

Lasers (Lupe Fiasco): I am dying for this album to come out. Lupe has sick flow and is a real lyricist, I can't wait for his latest work, after dropping The cool as his latest album.


So basically just discuss anything related to hip-hop that interests you here.
 
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#265 ·
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It's not my favorite type of beat but it is stil fire.

here's a similiar song by Daniel Glover who is on the great show The Community. This is pretty good. You know it's mindless stuff, but fun to listen to the word play.
 
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Nicki Minaj needs to take notes on how to be a real Femcee
 
#274 ·
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Agreed. Love The Fugees.







Great stuff once again. Bouncy head bobbing beats along with excellent beat ridding. He starts each verse with a band and catches your attention. Some good lines as well. They aren't just the common 4 filler lines for every clever line. The lines have connection. You can tell they are well thought out tracks.
 
#271 ·
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Soulja Boy & Tyga!!! :rocker2:
 
#273 ·
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Why all the Kanye hate in this thread?? :bigcry:
none from me. I like Kanye overall
 
#275 ·
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ok here's a song I worked on. These lyrics are entirely my own. I borrowed a youtube beat. I don't have recording equipment, so just use your imagination as far as the delivery.

here's the beat:


(quote, said not rapped)
The world began without man, and it will end without him.


hook (begins at 0:11)
Where there’s an end there’s always a beginning and I wonder if the earth
is thinning(dimming on verse 2 and grinning on 3) as its spinning


WHO, was the first man to circumnavigate the globe in his solitary naval
probe
WHO, was the first man to gaze toward mars and notice each and every star
WHO, was the first man to sing to the mountain and sing to the sea a song
of jubilee
WHO, was the first man to see the great Silverback gorilla and yet
appreciate the soft chinchilla
WHO, was the first man to dissect, disentangle and master the geometric
angles
WHO, was the first to walk the Sahara and not be afraid of the sun’s
powerful aura

hook


WHO, was the first to fight against the poisonous hiss of racial prejudice
WHO, was the first of the kings to practice great benevolence in great
prevalence
WHO, was the first to murder his own father, mother and his own blood brother
WHO, was the first to see himself not in grandeur but staring back from
the eyes of the poor
WHO, was the first woman to reject the social order of the sexual disconnect
WHO, was the first to speak of things unseen and aspire to break through
that screen

hook

The future age of man is akin to the first amphibian
that sprouted legs and walked against the leviathans, not born to swim in the Caribbean
but wired as a contrarian even before the sham of creating life in the galaxy’s alluvial fan.
It was, inane in the membrane. Lucid and sane. Yet history said it
was incredibly insane.
Currently ideas are blooming as the population’s booming so is the final hour
looming? Or are we finally zomming
Now swim the Bay of Bengal, climb up to Kilimanjaro, raft the Amazon
before the break of dawn, caballero.
Balancing on Krakatowa, swaying to the rise to power. Fault lines crack
the ivory tower, understand the magic hour, its man’s
triumphant meteor’ shower.

hook

(end with chinese proverb quote, preferably the voice of a wise sounding Chinese man)
The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water,
but to walk on the earth.


The first two verses are a tab too slow. I may retool them to be more like the 3rd verse, which I am very happy with.
 
#276 ·
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ok here's a song I worked on. These lyrics are entirely my own. I borrowed a youtube beat. I don't have recording equipment, so just use your imagination as far as the delivery.

here's the beat:


(quote, said not rapped)
The world began without man, and it will end without him.


hook (begins at 0:11)
Where there’s an end there’s always a beginning and I wonder if the earth
is thinning(dimming on verse 2 and grinning on 3) as its spinning


WHO, was the first man to circumnavigate the globe in his solitary naval
probe
WHO, was the first man to gaze toward mars and notice each and every star
WHO, was the first man to sing to the mountain and sing to the sea a song
of jubilee
WHO, was the first man to see the great Silverback gorilla and yet
appreciate the soft chinchilla
WHO, was the first man to dissect, disentangle and master the geometric
angles
WHO, was the first to walk the Sahara and not be afraid of the sun’s
powerful aura

hook


WHO, was the first to fight against the poisonous hiss of racial prejudice
WHO, was the first of the kings to practice great benevolence in great
prevalence
WHO, was the first to murder his own father, mother and his own blood brother
WHO, was the first to see himself not in grandeur but staring back from
the eyes of the poor
WHO, was the first woman to reject the social order of the sexual disconnect
WHO, was the first to speak of things unseen and aspire to break through
that screen

hook

The future age of man is akin to the first amphibian
that sprouted legs and walked against the leviathans, not born to swim in the Caribbean
but wired as a contrarian even before the sham of creating life in the galaxy’s alluvial fan.
It was, inane in the membrane. Lucid and sane. Yet history said it
was incredibly insane.
Currently ideas are blooming as the population’s booming so is the final hour
looming? Or are we finally zomming
Now swim the Bay of Bengal, climb up to Kilimanjaro, raft the Amazon
before the break of dawn, caballero.
Balancing on Krakatowa, swaying to the rise to power. Fault lines crack
the ivory tower, understand the magic hour, its man’s
triumphant meteor’ shower.

hook

(end with chinese proverb quote, preferably the voice of a wise sounding Chinese man)
The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water,
but to walk on the earth.


The first two verses are a tab too slow. I may retool them to be more like the 3rd verse, which I am very happy with.
Love your work mate!

Have you ever recorded a track in a studio?
 
#281 ·
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Did Nas's new album ever come out? I don't think it did. What's with these albums just not coming out these days?

I have been listening to some of Common's new album recently. It's pretty good

 
#284 ·
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Did Nas's new album ever come out? I don't think it did. What's with these albums just not coming out these days?

I have been listening to some of Common's new album recently. It's pretty good
Yeah, Common's album is really good, some great new tracks.

Have you already listened to the Roots' new album? My personal favorite of 2011.
 
#289 ·
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I don't know if the thread is still continuing with the comparisons between tennis players and the rappers they remind you of, but I have to post this song because this is my song and has been for so long and I've been listening all since I was banned:

 
#290 ·
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thanks guys for keeping this thread going. Some great songs in the past few posts.
 
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