Political Rap - suggestions?

[truthaddict11]

I am trying to widen my musical tastes and want to get some good political rap stuff. perhaps LardLad can help anyhow i want to get stuff like The Coup and Public Enemy but dont know where to start. any suggestions anyone?

[BOZG]

Public Enemy
The Coup
Dead Prez
Talib Kweli
Mos Def
Roots
KRS-One (BDP)
Michael Franti
The Unseen (Very hard to find)
Last Emperor
Loop Troop
Most Rawkus Artists
Poor Righteous Teachers
Channel Live
Ice Cube (In some songs)

Also look for good Hip Hop collections like Hip Hop For Respect, Lyricist Lounge, Unbound Project

[abstractmentality]

Quote: from BornOfZapatasGuns on 12:25 pm on Sep. 19, 2002
Unbound Project


this is an album you have to pick up. if you want hip-hop with politics, this is it.

[BOZG]

I can't find it anywhere over here. I just download songs from it.

[abstractmentality]

Quote: from BornOfZapatasGuns on 1:41 pm on Sep. 19, 2002
I can't find it anywhere over here. I just download songs from it.

you can buy a copy from www.realized.net (http://www.realized.net)

[Dhul Fiqar]

I hate to repeat myself but.......








LOOP TROOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:biggrin:

[Lardlad95]

Damn it BOZG I wanted to say all those artists...fuck off.

No seriously though listen to the man he's right.


Anyone see the cover of the Coup's new album "Party Music"?


It has teh WTC blowing up

Ironicaly they released it a few months before 9/11

creepy


also try Aesop Rock

[perception]

Quote: from Lardlad95 on 4:42 pm on Sep. 20, 2002


Anyone see the cover of the Coup's new album "Party Music"?


It has teh WTC blowing up

Ironicaly they released it a few months before 9/11



no it doesn't, they scrapped that cover.

the cover is a picture of a molotov cocktail in a martini glass.

[Lardlad95]

oh never mind then

Good idea they may hate the US but they aren't heartless...i'm pretty sure they have a marxist ideology

[BOZG]

They had planned on releasing Party Music a few days after 9/11 and all the covers had been printed up and shit so after the wtc they had to print up the new ones. Boots came under some heavy shit over it from people accusing him of knowing what was going to happen on 9/11.

[soul esperado]

i agree with the first post too.

rawkus artists rock my world.

common sense is also a good one to look for.

- the best jams are the ones on which u can subtract the music and just vibe off the content. -

[canikickit]

Rawkus realesed some of the best hip hop ever.
After Puff Daddy, that is......
aaaaaahhh ha ha hah ah haah ah ha ha hah ah ha hah ah ha....I hate that guy.

Yeah, Common is cool too.

[vox]

Zearle from Red Dagger (http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/22/zearle.html)

Lotsa good, free mp3s at that site, too.

vox

[ArgueEverything]

Binary Star - I know why the caged bird sings
Binary Star - KGB

^both very good

[uth1984]

Almost all rap artists have had some political message (the dope opnes at least)from the Message by Grandmaster Flash to PE to Tupac to the Rawkusand current underground scene to global superstars like Nas or even DMX -- its all political, all prophets of rage.

[Lardlad95]

DMX's only good song is who we be

[ArgueEverything]

Quote: from Lardlad95 on 12:38 am on Sep. 22, 2002
DMX's only good song is who we be

I dunno about that...i liked most of his first album. "Damien" is dope.

[Lardlad95]

Quote: from ArgueEverything on 1:16 am on Sep. 22, 2002

Quote: from Lardlad95 on 12:38 am on Sep. 22, 2002
DMX's only good song is who we be

I dunno about that...i liked most of his first album. "Damien" is dope.

meh still his image is kinda sullied now

[abstractmentality]

DMX: his first album was clearly the best, and after that he kinda just went downhill. he got a little repetitive after a while.

[perception]

check out Mr. Lif, "I Phantom"

[ArgueEverything]

Quote: from abstractmentality on 11:59 pm on Sep. 22, 2002
DMX: his first album was clearly the best, and after that he kinda just went downhill. he got a little repetitive after a while.


Yeah, most rappers fall off after their first or second album.

[Lardlad95]

Quote: from ArgueEverything on 3:38 pm on Sep. 23, 2002

Quote: from abstractmentality on 11:59 pm on Sep. 22, 2002
DMX: his first album was clearly the best, and after that he kinda just went downhill. he got a little repetitive after a while.


Yeah, most rappers fall off after their first or second album.

I'm gonna disagree

Talib Kweli and Mos Def's first album was Black Star

then

Talib Kweli-Train of THought
incredible

Mos Def-Black on Both Sides

amazing

The Roots-Organix
then

illedelph halflife
Do Yo want more
Things Fall Apart
The Roots Come Alive

all incredible

Dialated People- The Platform

then

Expansion Team alot better than their first

see not always true