Fuck the UK

[noam]

but in most ways we're way behind

my counterpoint

nope, foreign beggars dont even come to close to the level of innovation and originality that US hip has had and continues to have

if foreign beggars are your best counter example then you aint got much in the way of ammo, good spitters, but i jus find them kinda borin

[pkay]

the main reason i get turned off from UK hip hop/grime is the vast majority of your mcs are trying to either be too fast or are trying to do battle rapping.

There's an enviroment for that but generally the US isn't big on that anymore.

[wubstep]

Please spout forth this knowledge of otherworldly hip-hop. I honestly want to know, like...to listen to. Not to judge and then tell you you're wrong.

Been too long since I found anything decent from the US.

[symmetricalsounds]

but in most ways we're way behind

my counterpoint

nope, foreign beggars dont even come to close to the level of innovation and originality that US hip has had and continues to have

if foreign beggars are your best counter example then you aint got much in the way of ammo, good spitters, but i jus find them kinda borin

na man, that album can easily stand against plenty of yank stuff. thing is if you're talking about innovation it's a bit of a loaded game that U.S is always going to win simply because it started there and has always been bigger there.

also outside of the sol.illaquists of sound i haven't heard new acts that have made me want to listen to more than 30seconds of them.

[pkay]

When I hear the term underground I think of Busdriver and his 'sorry underground hip hop happened 10 years ago' tshirt

time to awesome up this thread with some busdriver

[symmetricalsounds]

When I hear the term underground I think of Busdriver and his 'sorry underground hip hop happened 10 years ago' tshirt

time to awesome up this thread with some busdriver

thing is has anyone that likes soulja boy or <insert similar act here> ever heard of busdriver?

[.onelove.]

What the christ, since when has XFactor ever been representative of what people that are actually into music like? Do you think people that like rap in England rate Cher Lloyd?? REALLY?? DO YOU??

But yeah UK HipHop is pretty awful in fairness, but then again I still prefer Grime over US Hip Hop.

[pkay]

What the christ, since when has XFactor ever been representative of what people that are actually into music like? Do you think people that like rap in England rate Cher Lloyd?? REALLY?? DO YOU??

But yeah UK HipHop is pretty awful in fairness, but then again I still prefer Grime over US Hip Hop.

Anywho I'm just getting a rise out of you brits . I have immense admiration for some of your artists but I know you guys have an inferiority complex when it comes to grime v hip hop so I poke the bear when given the chance.

[symmetricalsounds]

But yeah UK HipHop is pretty awful in fairness, but then again I still prefer Grime over US Hip Hop.

hiphop (regardless of country of origin) > grime

[.onelove.]

Really tho? Don't get me wrong the worst of Grime is the most insulting musically deprived sound ever, but the best.... and when you consider the likes of Plastician, Joker, Kode 9 all evolved or were influenced by it. Dark heavy instrumentals. Pretty fucking good.

[.onelove.]

actually UK HH can be decent aswell, i take it back

[64hz]

actually UK HH can be decent aswell, i take it back

fuck,, , ,true.
(some of it)

[Phigure]

i'd do her.

hard.

[ST100]

But we have hip hop too, which trumps the US scene, mainstream and underground.

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL.

oh wait- you were serious?

[ST100]

[noam]

Please spout forth this knowledge of otherworldly hip-hop. I honestly want to know, like...to listen to. Not to judge and then tell you you're wrong.

Been too long since I found anything decent from the US.

tbh man, the stuff i like is things like Thirstin Howl III and all that lo-life shit, people like Matlock are pretty good aswell, this isn't a who's more underground contest, but i genuinely think the best hip hop has and does come from the US



Busdriver is fuckin good aswell, some of his stuff gets a bit too ironic for me but i always get the impression that he's so aware of what he's doing he just doesn't care and then he can get away with it, he's genuinely funny aswell

some of the project blowed stuff i used to listen to was cool, aceyalone etc. but tbh i haven't listened to that stuff in so long

my mate was playin me some shit by a guy called Apathy the other day and it sounded pretty damn good, does stuff with Celph Titled

went through a little stage of listenin to Termanology aswell, he's a quality mc and Primo makes some of his beats so is all good


guys like Black Milk on the less 'gangsta' side were doin it for me


just some of my tastes, not sayin its the best cos it aint, jus stuff i like

[Phigure]

it's all about madlib/dilla/doom/flylo

daedelus, low limit, samiyam, tokimonsta, gaslamp killer, teebs, dorian concept, nosaj thing, dntel, hudson mohawke.

brainfeeder/alpha pup crews are killing it as well.

[ST100]

[qwaycee_]

[wubstep]

Just like to clarify, the entire time I've been talking about current scenes. Obviously the best HH has come from the US, but recent years the UK has overtaken.