Music: HIP HOP!!!

[SK]

ive just got snoop, fabolous, nas, eminem, and 2Pac new cds. theyre all really good, snoop's r&g has a lot of innovation, fabolous has a good flow and some awesome production, nas's street disciple is a 2 disk with 24 tracks i think, and some good songs, eminem's encore is nothing compared to his last two but the first 4 and last 4 songs are tight, and 2pac returned with loyal to the game produced by eminem but featuring a couple songs produced by eminem and then mixed by another producer the album shines with some good innovation including a song with elton john then some nice street anthems with jadakiss, g-unit, and obie trice.
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[Samanosuke]

a lot of you listen to shitty music.

[KameronFrye]

If you need something to search for, get into Jean Grae. She's good for you Brooklyn hip-hop fans (Talib, Mos Def, etc). Blackstarr (Talib + Mos Def doing Neo-Soul) is nice, as is Blackilicious. For shit you probably haven't heard of, get some Souls of Mischief or Del tha Funkee Homosapien, and some Hieroglyphics; all of these are on Del's label Hiero. And give Handsome Boy Modeling School a try, nice stuff there - Prince Paul and Dan the Automator producing songs featuring everyone from Jack Johnson to RZA w/ Mars Volta, Mike Patton (as in Faith No More/Dillinger Escape Plan singer), Del with Dave from De La Soul, Grand Puba and Sadat X, and so on. Grab anything Guru from Gangstarr did solo, all Jazz/Soul/R&B fusions, especially Street Soul. Dr. Octagon has some phenominal beats, too. GZA's most recent cd isn't bad, I also like the new Ghostface. Babu from Dialated Peoples has a series of CDs called Hunting Season (I think that's the name) that's nice as well.

[chambers]

man snoop's album is terrible, but then i didnt expect it to be good at all TBH. i got talib kweli's the beautiful struggle, which is very good IMO.

[Gods_Son]

Black Star (Talib Kweli and Mos Def), Dilated Peoples, The Roots, 2pac, Jay-Z, Biggie, and Nas can all make good music. The name God's Son has nothing to do with Nas though. Illmatic is the only album of his that I really like.

[SK]

Loyal to the Game took over its all im listening to right now. i liked snoop's cd i like to hear something different instead of the same shit over and over ie. eminem and g-unit. if you havent heard pac's song with elton john then download it immediately its called Ghetto Gospel, i love the way the chorus is elton john singing with his piano then when it goes to pac's verse the beat drops hard its friggin tight.

[Mut]

personally, i don't like the new pac. pac's music is suppose to be gangster and west coast. the new album is all fairy-like, which pisses me off.

[x hypz x]

Originally posted by: Samanosuke
a lot of you listen to shitty music.

lol, werd.

[SK]

Originally posted by: Mut@t@
personally, i don't like the new pac. pac's music is suppose to be gangster and west coast. the new album is all fairy-like, which pisses me off.

better dayz was like that, loyal to the game isnt.

[KameronFrye]

Better Dayz was nothing but B-sides and other material Pac recorded during the Makaveli days, there was a good 2 CDs worth of stuff he did then. I didn't even bother with this new CD. I'm still absorbed in a lot of rock waiting on some new albums to drop right now, not much in the mainstream I'm really looking forward to as of current. December is bigger for DVDs, anyways.

[chambers]

just listened to ludacris' new album. hmmmmm dont think much of it, i was so impressed by the first 2 albums..... but these last ones have been off the ball IMO

[SK]

i dont like southern rap enough to buy it, but ill admit its alright. living in tampa now its all they play and it isnt bad, its more fun music, its meaningless, and not worth buying for me. ludicrius isnt bad though, the decision to go with another usher song for his first song was stupid imo.

[chambers]

hey s-k if you get a chnce listen to the last song on the album, called virgo, its got nas on it. best song on the album by a fucking mile.....althought maybe you already hear sit if thats all they play where you live

[Hakeem_21]

Snoop have become so bad,he was so good at the old day but now his rap voice is terrible ....

[SK]

i agree nothin is better than the old snoop, but i like rhythem and gangsta, its good change, sometimes i like to relax and chill, r & g is perfect for that.
edit: if anyone has heard loyal to the game then you know 2pac gives shoutouts to jadakiss, g-unit, 50 cent, and obie trice, and also says 2005 on one of the songs. theyve already said when he says jada he is referring to jada pinkett smith his bestfriend, but what about the others?

[SK]

well 50 cent is makin news again he is on cover of xxl dissin nas, kelis, fat joe, ja rule, and jadakiss. man i think 50 needs to slow down he cant take on every rapper out there besides shady/aftermath, the way he is goin he'll end up dead [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img]

[kAi]

or just filled up with another couple of holes, hehe

[Deblas]

jayz is pretty good but im more of a rocker

[Jman]

^lmao so true.

rappers getting into beefs w/other rappers is so played out.

[SK]

deblas if you live in pr dont you listen to reggaeton?