Favourite Hip-Hop Artists

[monk]

80% of what I listen to is Dubstep. Although I do like my Hip-Hop. Just wondering who everyones favourite Hip-Hop artists are? I'd have to go with Aesop Rock and Immortal Technique. Post up your favourite names in the game, keen to check out some new artists.

[swiftguyver]

Rakim
Kool G Rap
Big Daddy Kane
Ghostface Killah
Nas
GZA The Genius
Killah Priest
Pharoahe Monch
Sean Price
R.A. The Rugged Man
Cormega
Ras Kass
Ill Bill
Royce Da 5'9"
Crooked I

and loads more...

[monk]

Nas

Favourite Nas album?

[swiftguyver]

i'd have to be completely unoriginal and say 'Illmatic'...

'Lost Tapes', 'Stillmatic' and 'It Was Written' are all dope though IMO...

[MountDoom]

a tribe called quest
roots manuva

[alfie]

main source
pharcyde
del tha funkee homosapien
de la
atcq
3rd bass
ultramagnetic mcs
souls of mischief
hiero
bdp
count bass d
edan
public enemy
people under the stairs
murs
o.c
epmd
run dmc
lootpack

[mnsrfrites]

sunken heads
boot camp clik
wu-tang
statik selektah
kashmere
cannibal ox

etc

check out http://www.suspect-packages.com for some good ukhh , theyt have a monthly radio show for free which is well worth a listen..

[trap]

Not really hard for moi, love Nassir.

[stonecrazy]

Masta Ace
Company Flow
Jedi Mind Tricks
Gza
Swollen Members
Das Efx
Group Home
The Beatnuts
J Dilla
Tha Alkaholiks
RA The Rugged Man
Early Busta Rhymes & Flipmode squad
Early Wu-tang
...

Are the first that pop in mind

[creepz]

im a hiphop fan not as much over past yr r so but still has its place in my time

i like uk hiphop yes UK
check some of them out if ya dont know!
if this guy dont blow ill be ashamed to be a human
http://www.myspace.com/cerose

lots of good mc's in pdc
http://www.myspace.com/publicdemandcartel

other uk artists i like are page , enlish, skinnyman, etcetc

i like alot of older stuff aswell uk n us

us styles i like

dmx, ruff ryders
styles p, mobb deep
the game, syhne
necro, ill bill,

loads more man

what you know about the scotish hiphop
http://www.myspace.com/mellowdelements

lol met one of thoose guys when i was up in scotland
safe geeza's

[adikt]

J Dilla
Madlib
Quasimoto
Peanut Butter Wolf
J Rocc

EL-P
Aesop Rock
Cannibal Ox/Vast Aire/C-Rayz-Walz
Company Flow
Del the Funky Homosapian/Deltron 3030
Deadalus

Alias
Murs
Dose One
Boom Bip
Sole
Cage
Busdriver
Sage Francis
Dosh
Why?

Wu-Tang Clan
Eli tha Witchdoctor
Tribe Called Quest
Pharcyde
Ill Bill/Necro
4 Horsemen-Pharoah Monch/Black Thought/Common/Absolute

& lots of old school joints...

[kidcazual]

BOOGIE MONSTERS , HONEY DIPS IN GOTHAM IS LUUUUUUSH

[kontrast]

Jedi Mind Tricks
RA the Rugged Man
Jay-Z
Wu-Tang Clan (GZA, Ghostface & Raekwon especially)
Nas
The Beatnuts
Cypress Hill
Session
The Game
Crooked I
Big Daddy Kane
Eazy-E
Chino XL
Redman
PackFM
Clipse

and a quite a few others I skim around, picking up the odd track I like here and there, but those are the certified main-stayers.

[mae]

lots of good names been thrown in here - i'll just add on a couple that (i think) havn't been mentioned

US-
Saigon
Joell Ortiz
Dead Prez
Living Legends
Cormega
C-Rayz Walz

UK-
Lowkey
Doc Brown
Sway
Malarchi (forgotten world)

[human?]

Aceyalone & Orko Eloheem consistantly battle for my top pick..


oh & the teacher is in full effect, latest KRS-One album is sick imho...


if you want some fresh new business, check my man Bisc1 & his new album "When Electric Night Falls".. Embedded Records.. NYC underground bizzzz http://www.myspace.com/bisc1

[dj cal cutta]

Cam'ron
Project Pat
Z-Ro
Trae
Big Pokey(pretty much anyone S.U.C., really)
old Lord Infamous and Koopsta

[monk]

Some big names. Quite a few which I haven't heard, will be checking 'em out.

[adikt]

Oh, and I assumed you meant lyrical hiphop...

As far as non-lyric based:
DJ Shadow
DJ Spooky
Kid Koala
Blockhead
Prefuse73
Soll.illaquists of Sound
Bonobo
Anti-Pop Consortium/Beans
THE FLYING LOTUS


I think Stonesthrow is fucking killing it right now

[collaboration]

JAY Z
AESOP ROCK
ROOTS MANUVA
EMINEM ON THE SLIM SHADY LP

[bandshell]

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