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Points: 734 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 17 2009 at 04:55
Originally posted by Textbook Textbook wrote:

I think some of you would like The Greatest Pacman Victory In History by Aesop Rock. It's about his experience with LSD and on the second verse, every three words begin with L S & D. Prog fans should be right at home with this theme.
I'm not really into rap, but what I've heard of Aesop Rock is definately where i would start as a prog fan.
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He's probably the best candidate I know of for a prog rap artist, but arguably he's still not quite there. Try 'Mars Attacks' for a track that has a time signature shift.
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Points: 10619 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 17 2009 at 07:07
Tres Deliquentas has the smoothest mix of Spanish and English, it's hypnotic. By the way, I love that 'shiftier than a manual trnsmission', good stuff. Long ago I used to write some rhymes and even deliver some on stage via my band, but I felt uncomfortable frontin about it cos I couldn't really freestyle worth a crap. Still, I love good wordplay whether it's Bob Dylan or Flav, ha ha. I guess you've heard Bob's early proto rap subteranean homesick blues (I think that's the name).
When I was a kid it was not uncommon for country songs to have a middle section with double time rhyming. That one guy that posted here would love that, country and rap together, yee haw.

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I can freestyle humorously but when it comes to serious lyrics I need to write them first.
 
And if you want country/rap mixed together it actually exists already in the pretty good Buck 65 album, This Right Here Is Buck 65. Literally country music with rap.
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Points: 3281 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 19 2009 at 02:57
Proggish rap fans should check out Killah Priest's new album Elizabeth. It's a dark, wierd monster from one of my favourite lyricists.
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Love it. Some favourites:

De La Soul
KMD (early 90's DOOM)
MF DOOM
Lord Finesse
Pete Rock & CL Smooth
The Pharcyde
Eric B. & Rakim
Main Source
O.C.
DJ Screw
Brand Nubian
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo

and heaps more...
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Was anyone thinking of picking up Paralell Universes? Team-up album from two great voices in alt rap, Del The Funky Homosapien and Tame One. I was thinking about it.
 
I will definitely be getting the Canibus/Keith Murray album due out next year.
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Points: 10619 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 20 2009 at 11:08
Interesting recommendations, I probably should try to check them out, but ever since rap moved away from looping my favorite RnB/funk artists, my interest has moved to drumnbass, post rock, nu jazz, live electronica jam bands and stuff like that. I'd like to think we have a few other people on here that keep up with the more progressive end of the rap world though.

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Was listening to Blue Scholars this morning. Didn't like them when I was introduced, thought they were boring but Bayani has really grown on me. Truth is that Geologic is a bit dull though he means well, but Sabzi saves the day by being a very good producer. And you get extra backpacker points for listening to a rap act that's half Filipino, half Iranian.

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The only song I really enjoy is Gangstas Paradise, from Coolio, of the soundtrack of Dangerous Minds... powerfull lyrics with good and melodic chorus and a good message... the rest I don't like it or enjoy it or entertein me... maybe because there's no instruments or melodies on it... is something that ask myself a lot of times... but don't know why.. Geek
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A respectable rap collection can consist solely of "Paul's Boutique" by the Beastie Boys.
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Paul's Boutique is fantastic. I forgot about that one.
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All you guys upping Paul's Boutique, seriously, get Beauty And The Beat by Edan already. They still make 'em like they used to.
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Originally posted by Textbook Textbook wrote:

All you guys upping Paul's Boutique, seriously, get Beauty And The Beat by Edan already. They still make 'em like they used to.


Its next to impossible to craft a sample-rich album like P.B. these days; way too much litigation, copyright clearance fees and time involved.
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Points: 3968 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 27 2009 at 12:25

I'll be a good boy and won't say anything bad about chip-chop (russian spelling) and will say (on-topic)


that I've been listening this style a little bit when I was younger (13-16). 
There's a point where "avant-garde" and "experimental" becomes "terrible" and "pointless,"

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Rap/Hip-Hop?
 

YOU MUST BE FRECKIN' sh*tTING ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

IT DOES MY HEAD IN GAAAARRRRGGGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  BLEEEAAACCCHHHHHH!!!!!!

 
Dead Dead Dead Dead Dead Dead Dead Dead Dead Dead Dead Dead
 
Sorry, but I couldn't be more disgusted with a genre of music, and both 'genre' and 'music' are used very losely in this context. Gonna go and have a nice quiet puke now.
 
I'm really upset!


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Points: 19643 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 28 2009 at 05:42
Michael Franti, and Spearhead
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Points: 3281 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 28 2009 at 17:04
 
 
This album is my jam at the moment.
 
And here's Edan's Rock And Roll- you should enjoy catching all the references in the lyrics and see if you can spot the Small Faces sample.
 
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Points: 1818 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 28 2009 at 17:10
I like the song "Act a Fool" from Ludacris.
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Points: 3281 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 28 2009 at 21:14
Though I'm clearly a backpacker, some ignorant hip-hop can't be denied due to sheer sonic impact. Witness the greatest hits of the likes of DMX and MOP.
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