'what are you currently listening to' Part 2 (23 Viewers)

[Osman]

There are TONS of very good and excellent material that been pouring out for the last couple of years alone, blame yourselves if you only pay attention only to the major radio acts alone, which are basically like pop mainstream, they dont define a whole genre. It was worse like 5 years ago, but in last years alot of compelling artists that broken out, and older ones who decided to come out of semi-retirement. As I said, nothing more retarded then listening to couple it tunes of the moment, and say it all sucks. Everyone is making music with everyone nowadays, which is kinda dope, would never imagined its possible before.

 

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[Nzoric]

Brother Ali needs a shoutout too, fucking awesome music.

 

[Tommy]

 

[Ragazza]

Yeah, most of the "hip-hop" played on the radio today sucks, has for years. But there are definitely some good artists out there. Immortal Technique, Lupe, Kendrick, etc.

 

[Noodle]

Don't see anyone on here talking about Big K.R.I.T.


Great song





http://www.complex.com/tv/shows/first-look/bigger-picture-big-krit

KRIT is great.

this modern 'hip-hop' if you can call it that, sucks.

smh

What a retarded post. Based on this thread, your version of hiphop starts and ends with someone like Mad Villain, so aint much you can judge if you aint trying anything more then one act underground pony.

For example, someone like this dude is very much part of the modern Hiphop:

One of my favorite rap songs.

 

[ZoSo]

What a retarded post. Based on this thread, your version of hiphop starts and ends with someone like Mad Villain, so aint much you can judge if you aint trying anything more then one act underground pony.

For example, someone like this dude is very much part of the modern Hiphop:

I didn't say that, don't make stuff up. I like a lot of hip-hop, but 90% of the modern stuff is weak as shit and not real shit. A lot of it sounds very similar and is just a step back. Whatever happened to all the hip-hop groups like Public Enemy, EPMD, NWA etc? Now you just get some mediocre fake fuck who appears to be good because of his peers, but really not good overall.

 

[KB824]

Tech N9ne
@ZoSo


You would like him


Kansas City based rapper

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There are TONS of very good and excellent material that been pouring out for the last couple of years alone, blame yourselves if you only pay attention only to the major radio acts alone, which are basically like pop mainstream, they dont define a whole genre. It was worse like 5 years ago, but in last years alot of compelling artists that broken out, and older ones who decided to come out of semi-retirement. As I said, nothing more retarded then listening to couple it tunes of the moment, and say it all sucks. Everyone is making music with everyone nowadays, which is kinda dope, would never imagined its possible before.

With a lot of these underground/ bubbling under hip hop acts, I'm pleased at what I am hearing from the likes of Kendrick, Schoolboy, Doomtree (If you haven't heard them, you should) Aesop Rock, and the others. It was always there, itt's only recently been more accessible

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I didn't say that, don't make stuff up. I like a lot of hip-hop, but 90% of the modern stuff is weak as shit and not real shit. A lot of it sounds very similar and is just a step back. Whatever happened to all the hip-hop groups like Public Enemy, EPMD, NWA etc? Now you just get some mediocre fake fuck who appears to be good because of his peers, but really not good overall.

For every one of these groups that were out there back in the day, you had a Biz Markie, Roxanne Shante, MC Hammer, and the like (so many to mention, I've actually forgotten some of them), who were perceived as nothing more than pop filler. Nothing's changed, just the names.

 

[ZoSo]

heard him before, meh.

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For every one of these groups that were out there back in the day, you had a Biz Markie, Roxanne Shante, MC Hammer, and the like (so many to mention, I've actually forgotten some of them), who were perceived as nothing more than pop filler. Nothing's changed, just the names.

The quality today is not the same. The supposed 'saviour' kendrick lamar is a complete hack compared to the best from the 80s and 90s. not even fit to shine chuck d's shoes.

 

[KB824]

heard him before, meh.

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The quality today is not the same.

Then by that token, there is no point in you listening to the likes of Mastodon, now is there?


Because after all, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and Metallica from their glory years shit all over Mastodon.

 

[ZoSo]

Actually I'd say Crack The Skye is pretty close to their level, at least Maiden & Priest.

 

[KB824]

Actually I'd say Crack The Skye is pretty close to their level, at least Maiden & Priest.

And if you said that to Mastodon they would probably kick your ass


Anyway, here is where I'm going with this. I'm probably the oldest, if not one of the oldest members of this forum. Which means that the glory years of hip-hop that you and your peers speak of, I lived and enjoyed life during that era. That 2nd generation of hip hop when everything just exploded from 83-87. I was 14 when that first happened, and all my friends except for one were white. We were a bunch of white kids who became enamored with the music, the clothes, the style, the dancing, everything that was hip hop.


Yes, we all had Ghetto Blasters that took up anywhere from 8 to 12 D batteries to last one day.


Yes, we would all go to Skippy White's on North Main Street in Providence, RI to get our hands on BDP's "The Bridge is Over, extended version" on 12" discs, or we would all tune into 95.5 WBRU "The Black Experience in Sound" on Sundays at the park or the beach, complete with 2-3 blank TDK or Maxell 90-minute cassettes and just hit Record and let it go all day.


Yes, we all had custom made T-shirts and black and red kangol outfits for the S.R.C. (The Sonic Rocking Crew) and had our pieces of spray painted cardboard our kitchen linoleum tile that we would break dance on.




Those were some of the best days of my life, and that music always brings me back.


But if I had the train of thought that everything else after it just sucks, then I would have stopped listening to new Hip-Hop in the early 90's. Just like I would have stopped listening to anything after 1970, when the Beatles, the one group who has influenced EVERYONE in music, stopped making records. Just as I would have turned off anything after 1975- 1976, when the last great albums by 4 of my favorite bands, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, and The Who were released.


Hey man look. IF there is anyone here who would have a justifiable beef with the direction that hip-hop has taken, it would be me . But I'm good with it though, because there are always going to be those just under the radar that give me the belief that the genre, in its truest form, isn't going anywhere. And no, they will NEVER be as good as the legends you mentioned earlier. Doesn't mean they are not good though, in their own way.

 

[ZoSo]

There are always those that keep it true in every genre, I guess it's just disappointing to see another genre go down the toilet. Mainstream hip hop has lost its identity. The funk and soul are gone and no one really has anything to say besides illuminati, I got money and hoes hoes strip club hoes. Even if they covered some of the same stuff back in the day, the story telling was great. Now it's just so dry and lame. Hip-hop is a pretty simple sound compared to other genres, like prog rock etc where you have a lot of sounds going on and a bigger sonic picture. Take the hooks out of hip-hop like the story telling, attitude and funk etc and it's dry and boring. The majority of it is so dumbed down that you get some semi-competent guy like j cole, kendrick lamar etc who look like geniuses compared to the rest, but really nothing special. I guess like most good music these days you need to go more underground for the good stuff or get the new releases from the old guys

 

[Golazo]

Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros

Coming back to Oz again in 2014. Fuck yarh!

 

[Tommy]

Deep Purple - Mistreated.

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Neil Young - Cortez The Killer.

 

[Osman]

And if you said that to Mastodon they would probably kick your ass


Anyway, here is where I'm going with this. I'm probably the oldest, if not one of the oldest members of this forum. Which means that the glory years of hip-hop that you and your peers speak of, I lived and enjoyed life during that era. That 2nd generation of hip hop when everything just exploded from 83-87. I was 14 when that first happened, and all my friends except for one were white. We were a bunch of white kids who became enamored with the music, the clothes, the style, the dancing, everything that was hip hop.


Yes, we all had Ghetto Blasters that took up anywhere from 8 to 12 D batteries to last one day.


Yes, we would all go to Skippy White's on North Main Street in Providence, RI to get our hands on BDP's "The Bridge is Over, extended version" on 12" discs, or we would all tune into 95.5 WBRU "The Black Experience in Sound" on Sundays at the park or the beach, complete with 2-3 blank TDK or Maxell 90-minute cassettes and just hit Record and let it go all day.


Yes, we all had custom made T-shirts and black and red kangol outfits for the S.R.C. (The Sonic Rocking Crew) and had our pieces of spray painted cardboard our kitchen linoleum tile that we would break dance on.




Those were some of the best days of my life, and that music always brings me back.


But if I had the train of thought that everything else after it just sucks, then I would have stopped listening to new Hip-Hop in the early 90's. Just like I would have stopped listening to anything after 1970, when the Beatles, the one group who has influenced EVERYONE in music, stopped making records. Just as I would have turned off anything after 1975- 1976, when the last great albums by 4 of my favorite bands, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, and The Who were released.


Hey man look. IF there is anyone here who would have a justifiable beef with the direction that hip-hop has taken, it would be me . But I'm good with it though, because there are always going to be those just under the radar that give me the belief that the genre, in its truest form, isn't going anywhere. And no, they will NEVER be as good as the legends you mentioned earlier. Doesn't mean they are not good though, in their own way.

Have I ever told you that you are ze coolest mofo here?




I allways laugh when I see KRS One shaking hands and getting up to fist pump after he is done with his hilarious african verse

 

[Tommy]

 

[Red]

 

[Nzoric]

Buzzing on a joint and listening to Exile on Main Street. Fucking great.

 

[Ragazza]

 

[Red]