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Pete Rock, EPMD, Gangstarr, Public Enemy....maybe I'm just an old bastard.

I much prefer the older Hip Hop. It's all a bit commercial now.

KMD - Black Bastards is def my favourite album of this era
(along with all the OBVIOUS ones) this album is so underated i think.. subroc is such a don 'RIP subroc the hip hop hendrix'

Wu Tang (36Chambers), De La Soul, Jurassic 5, then a bit more recent - Jedi Mind Tricks (Violent by Design), Porn Theatre Ushers, Self Scientific. and the best UK Hip Hop, 1999-2001...Jehst, Phi Life, Taskforce, Fleapit, Microdisiacs, Tommy Evans etc etc etc

Those were the days

one word -> newcleus

Smif - n - wessun - dah shinin'
East coast masterpiece right der! Buck em down

O.C if only for 'Times Up'. Jay-z-Reasonable Doubt, Biggie, Big L.

Of course Wu. Snoop Dogg.

Jubscarz wrote:O.C if only for 'Times Up'. Jay-Z Biggie, Big L

a fine selection there. jay-z is COMPLETELY underated by the underground. big l obviously isnt, but is the fucking daddy

KMD were fucking deep, mf continues to be

i think 'golden era' is made too much of tho, it led to a lot of recycling and backwards looking in hip-hop, some of which was great (rawkus-era independent), some of which was not. but there was obviously some ridiculously good music made in this period

showbiz & ag - runaway slave
BDP
KRS
de la - is dead
buhloone mindstate (both so underrated)
organized konfusion (all of them)

and of course...

NAS - ILLMATIC

elgato wrote:
NAS - ILLMATIC

No brainer

pete rock
krs


couple of my favourites

www.coacineblunts.com - used to be a good old hip hop blog, haven't been for ages though

Meth's - Tical [94 i think] rough as fuck

Gravediggaz in general got some heavyweight lyrics

i been rockin boogie down lately

seckle wrote:Pete Rock, EPMD, Gangstarr, Public Enemy....maybe I'm just an old bastard.

I am an old bastard as well:)
Man I love those artists as well bro. I also like alot of the new stuff - but there were some great moments in music back then.

I was just listening to Ice Cubes -"Amerikkkas Most Wanted" Last nite.

All the other acts mentioned in this thread are the ish in my book as well.

Some others that I dont think were mentioned that I love and loved are- Showbiz and AG, Black Sheep, Tribe Called Quest, Jungle Brothers, X Clan, Diamond D, Lord Finesse, Das Efx, Fushnickens, Lords Of the New School, N.W.A. , Digital Underground, Tha Alkoholiks, The Souls Of Mischief, Digable Planets,
Main Source - " Smashing Atoms" wow (Nas's debut!), Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap,
Schoolly D. Just Ice, Biz Markie, Damn I could go on forever- but i wont bore you all with that stuff.

golden era is where its at.

as far as good shit.....there is too much !!!!
i was fanatical about the shit for years....and then got reallly bored, and moved to electronic music.

The Infamous
Illmatic
36 Chambers
Low End Theory
The Beatnuts

Also -
Stetsasonic, 3rd Bass, and Ultramagnetic.

BIG UP THE GOLDEN ERA OF HIP-HOP . VIVA YOU TUBE .. HOURS OF CLASSIC VIDEOS FROM ALL THE ABOVE LISTED ARTISTS .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2Cvuqmw ... schnickens


biggest tune ever

dj phonetic wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2Cvuqmw ... schnickens


biggest tune ever

Man i've not heard that for years. It gave me a spine tingle moment..

Very surprised no one has mentioned Jaru the sun rises in the east..