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Unbelievable. Lyrics Born is my favorite live MC (along with Aesop Rock) and Gift of Gab is my favorite studio MC. The fact that they both say Friday gives me hope that we'll get a late night tent. Also thrilled to know that we'll probably get to hear many of the collabs between LB and Blackalicious (Do This My Way is one of my favorite tracks). The couple of times I have seen Gift live I have been a little dissappointed compared to his complete mastery of his craft in the studio, but I still haven't seen a full on Blackalicious show so I'm holding out hope.
Ben Harper and Aesop Rock are probably the only two names that I would be as excited to see added as I am too see LB and Blackalicious. Too good to be true.
man am i happy to hear this... im not a big common fan, atmosphere is good but i dont think they can bring the energy that j5 brought last year... but blackalicious fills that spot nicely....man i am dreading the conflicts that are sure to arise when the scheduling comes out... i hate 2 great shows at the same time... oh well i guess there are worse problems to have
Post by keithk1055 on Mar 23, 2006 21:34:20 GMT -5
i am fairly new to hiphop.... i like lyrics born, blackalicious, djshadow, gift of gab, j-5, atmosphere, etc... what are some other things i should check out that fit into this type of hiphop music? i downloaded like three aesop rock songs and wasnt all that into it... what do you recommend from him?
Last Edit: Mar 23, 2006 21:36:33 GMT -5 by keithk1055 - Back to Top
Aesop Rock is sort of typical from the Def Jux label. I love Def Jux, but I know a lot of people who don't really like a lot of the roster. Other Juxies to check out though: El-P, Cannibal Ox, Company Flow, Cage, RJD2, Perceptionists, Mr. Lif and Murs.
Sage Francis is pretty good too. Highly political stuff with a lot of energy.
Other acts to check out: The Coup, Beanie Sigel, Cam'ron, Beans, Edan, Dead Prez, GZA, Raekwon, Wu-Tang Clan, The Roots, Danger Mouse, Black Star (Kweli & Mos Def), Cee-Lo, Dilated Peoples, Outkast, Dungeon Family, Ghostface Killah, Meshell Ndegeocello (more soul than hip/hop), N.E.R.D.
British Grime: Dizzee Rascal, The Streets aka Mike Skinner, Lady Sovereign, Tricky (more Trip-Hop), Roni Size (also more Trip-hop), Ms. Dynamite, Roots Manuva, Wiley
Old Skool: De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Eric B. & Rakim, The Pharcyde, N.W.A., Dr. Dre, Kool Keith, Public Enemy, Boogie Down Productions, Arrested Development
The key with hip/hop is to get yourself out of your comfort zone. There's a lot of cross cultural democracy in the music, and if you pigeon hole yourself in one style of hip hop, you're gonna miss out on the big picture. You might not 'get' some hip/hop at first, but eventually, you'll find yourself able to sit back and jam from the high altar of De La Soul or KRS One to the mainstream dance hall tunes of Missy Elliott or Jay-Z.
Last Edit: Mar 23, 2006 22:33:45 GMT -5 by keithk1055 - Back to Top
i am fairly new to hiphop.... i like lyrics born, blackalicious, djshadow, gift of gab, j-5, atmosphere, etc... what are some other things i should check out that fit into this type of hiphop music? i downloaded like three aesop rock songs and wasnt all that into it... what do you recommend from him?
I had such a long rant in response to this I started a new thread in Off Topic .
Right now Blackalicious is on tour with Fat Lip, Lifesavers, and Omni. So maybe some of these guys would be added as well to the potential late night hip-hop stage.
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