YO WHERE MY [Nice Gentlemen] AT?!

I think this list needs a little more Memphis stuff. There's an obvious parallel to be made between the 90s Memphis rap scene and the underground black metal scene of the same time. And the vibe, atmosphere and lo-fi quality of the records from that scene is personally what got me into hip hop. Obviously you got the classic Three 6 Mafia in the list already but I'd add some Blackout, Tommy Wright, Koopsta Knicca, N.O.D., Kingpin Skinny Pimp and Project Pat to the list

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Kanye West - Yeezus (2013)
Asshole Rap/Drill

lmao

Written by Roman Doez on 07.10.2024 at 08:52

I think this list needs a little more Memphis stuff. There's an obvious parallel to be made between the 90s Memphis rap scene and the underground black metal scene of the same time. And the vibe, atmosphere and lo-fi quality of the records from that scene is personally what got me into hip hop. Obviously you got the classic Three 6 Mafia in the list already but I'd add some Blackout, Tommy Wright, Koopsta Knicca, N.O.D., Kingpin Skinny Pimp and Project Pat to the list

Definitely a scene I've neglected, mainly cause next to Triple 6 I know almost nothing about it. Definitely checkin those names you recommended. Looks like a couple of them are associated with the group anyway. Thanks for the recs.

This is sick, I’ve never gotten too much into hip hop and mostly stuck to mainstream artists so this will be a perfect resource for me to find good stuff 🙏 my only issue with this list, how could you possibly forget the legends ICP 😤

Gotta admit that my first instinct was to search for stuff that's missing (like Little Simz or Avantdale Bowling Club), but this is also the kind of list where someone unfamiliar could randomly pick an entry, and it's a pretty good chance it's a good one. There's a couple of your personal picks I don't think I've listened to, so I'll get to them.

Written by Vellichor on 08.10.2024 at 13:41

This is sick, I’ve never gotten too much into hip hop and mostly stuck to mainstream artists so this will be a perfect resource for me to find good stuff 🙏 my only issue with this list, how could you possibly forget the legends ICP 😤

I'm shocked those guys didn't at all cross my mind while I was making this list. Not normally my style of rap but I can see them getting on down the line.

Written by RaduP on 09.10.2024 at 18:03

Gotta admit that my first instinct was to search for stuff that's missing (like Little Simz or Avantdale Bowling Club), but this is also the kind of list where someone unfamiliar could randomly pick an entry, and it's a pretty good chance it's a good one. There's a couple of your personal picks I don't think I've listened to, so I'll get to them.

That's the goal, my homie.
Gonna check those names as well. British hip hop is another field I know nuthin about, unless you count my favorite rapper MF DOOM being from the UK. I think Dizzee Rascal is the only other one on the list, and I only know him cause of Chris Rock.

Time for an update, mah sapiens.

DJ Screw | Bigtyme Vol. 2: All Screwed Up (1995) | Southern (Houston)/Chopped And Screwed
Blackout | Dreamworld (1995) | Southern (Memphis)
Master P | Ice Cream Man (1996) | Gangsta/Southern (Houston)
Master P | Ghetto D (1997) | Gangsta/Southern (Houston)
Juvenile | 400 Degreez (1998) | Southern (New Orleans)
Soulja Slim | GIve It 2 Em Raw (1998) | Southern (New Orleans)
Project Pat | Ghetty Green (1999) | Southern (Memphis)
Paul Wall | People’s Champ (2005) | Southern (Houston)
Rapsody | Laila’s Wisdom (2017) | Southern (North Carolina)
Rapsody | Eve (2019) | Southern (North Carolina)

Giving some love to the Dirty South, still digging through the tape-trading in the Memphis scene. That comparison to the 90s Black Metal scene was astoundingly apropos. I've been doing a heck of a lot of digging, just like I would dig for hidden BM demos. More from that next time around.

Shabazz Palace | Black Up (2011) | Experimental
Little Simz | Sometimes I Might Be An Introvert (2021) | Jazz/Soul/UK
White Girl Wasted | White Girl Wasted (2022) | Boom-Bap
Paradime | Period (2024) | Detroit

And a number of various odds-and-ends, including a rec from the UK, an experimental piece featuring a member from Digable Planets and another one I thought I already put on here with White Girl Wasted.

On a more somber note, I just found out as I was updating this that Ka, a recent fav of mine, passed away two weeks ago to the day, about two month after he released his masterpiece The Thief Next To Jesus, also on this list, so I wanna make a little dedication to him, because he's probably first on my list as THE most underrated MC around. People throw around buzzwords like "hard" or "real" but listening to him is like taking a walk through a street in Brownsville NY, pure and genuine and ominous as all heck. Also a legit hero, since he was a first responder fireman who saved lives during 9/11.

RIP soldier

Written by A Real Mönkey on 27.10.2024 at 02:40

On a more somber note, I just found out as I was updating this that Ka, a recent fav of mine, passed away two weeks ago to the day

RIP TO A REAL ONE