What Im talkin bout ya'll is HIP HOP...

[KillaClown]

Wut up. I made this post to ask ya'll about some hip hop artists I should check out. Now Im in no position to define what music fits into the "hip hop" genre, but I was thinking about artists that arent on all that gangster shit, or try and put out R&B kinda songs or whatever. Im thinkin more along the lines of artists like Gang Starr, Common, Mos Def, The Roots- you know, the kinda dudes who keep it all straight hip hop.
Im sure imma get some kinda shit about this post talkin like "everything is hip hop blah blah blah" or some kinda opinion that suggests that mine is fuckin stupid or somethin, so just do me a favor and post song/artist names of good songs that you think would fit into this category.

Good lookin everyone.

 

[JLMACN]

K-rino (K-Reeno)

^^if you dont know about him....find out..

5000

 

[in10city_131x]

immortal technique

 

[DaSlacker]

Main Flow
Mood
DJ Shadow
DJ Z-TRIP
Planet Asia
Massive Attack
Portishead
Del tha funkee homosapien
Deltron 3030
Aesop Rock
MF Doom
Avalanches
Blackalicious
UNKLE
Jurassic 5
Public Enemy
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
Ninja Tune

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[in10city_131x]

krs-1

 

[JLMACN]

Rakim
EPMD
Wu tang clan
Notorious Big
tupac
Big L
Big Pun

^^^
some of the greatest lyricist..

5000

 

[NINE1TREY]

Namely artists I listen to that ain't straight up "rap":

KRS-1
Tribe Called Qwest
De La Soul
Pharcyde
BlackStar
The Roots
Talib Kweli
Mos Def
Common
K-Os
Slum Village
Jurassic 5
People Under the Stairs
Swollen Members
Lyrics Born
Deltron 3030
Heiroglyphics
Wale Oyejide
Atmosphere
Sage Francis
Murs
Approach
SoundsGood
Fugees
Cee-Lo
Outkast
N.E.R.D.

 

[shep]

in addition to everyone elses

cunninlynguists
binary star
one be lo
maroons
blackalicious
tondeff
haiku d'etat
busdriver
J davis Trio (jazz/hip hop)

 

[CyrusTheVirus]

Apathy
Celph Titled
Benefit
jedi mind tricks
atmosphere
cage & tamu

 

[in10city_131x]

non phixion

 

[KillaClown]

thanks a lot ya'll, I appreciate it

I guess I shoulda checked out some more existing artists I already knew about's shit now that I think about it, but Ill give a peep at some of the other ones you listed.

Keep 'em comin'

 

[SRD420]

Are you guys talking about Atmosphere that originated in Minnesota? They sing a song like: I wanna be bigger than Jesus and bigger than breast implants... Ah shit, well I forget, it's been a while but it's something like that. I think they moved to Cali or some shit, but they just recently came back to MN. Just wondering if they're the same group.

 

[AaronDontezGr8t]

Yes, they are talking about the same group. Deffinately check out K-os. I promise you that you will like his shit if you like all those others you mentioned. A lot of people named most of my list anyways so take their word for it. K-os is my first suggestion though.

 

[trofisr]

Namely artists I listen to that ain't straight up "rap":

KRS-1
Tribe Called Qwest
De La Soul
Pharcyde
BlackStar
The Roots
Talib Kweli
Mos Def
Common
K-Os
Slum Village
Jurassic 5
People Under the Stairs
Swollen Members
Lyrics Born
Deltron 3030
Heiroglyphics
Wale Oyejide
Atmosphere
Sage Francis
Murs
Approach
SoundsGood
Fugees
Cee-Lo
Outkast
N.E.R.D.

All those are tight. Anything From the Rhymesayers Label. I alos suggest Brother Ali. Albino dude on Rhymesayers, chek him out. Reminds me of a white Nas but better. PEACE

 

[dawun]

Bavu Blakes, he's the hottest Hip Hop artist in texas now. Real Hip Hop lyricist no gangsta shit but real life shit. he does shows with many of the great in Texas like Scarface etc.. check more at bavublakes.com sounds like a mix of mos def and kanye west with some roots all in one.

 

[MURK]

tonedeff
copywrite
7L & esoteric
ef@mm
murs
chino xl
j zone
blah blah blah etc etc the list goes on forever

 

[DaSlacker]

OZOMATLI

 

[triple 3]

K-OS: he's one of the best things to happen to hip-hop in a while. Maybe ever.
Soundsgood: Lawrence Kansas' finest. Lots of heart.
Approach: Lawrence Kansas' finest. Lots of heart.
Talib Kweli: If you don't know, you should. Great stuff.
Murs: Should be huge. He's not yet. But he should be. Pure hip-hop.

 

[shep]

the procussions
jin
Justus League
Athletic Mic League
gif of gab
dangermouse and gemini
eyedea
canibus
ugly duckling

 

[identity-x]

one be lo

so far, the best album released in 2005...