cover image source: Philip De Canaga
** Hip hop heads rejoice! The time has come for us to share our favorite rappers, beatmakers, and labels. Whether you're a sucker for good lyrics or just a fan of hard knocking beats, I wanna know where you folks stand on rhymes and rhythms. If old school is where it's at for you — let us know. If you're into the underground scene, turn us onto something outside the mainstream. All angles of hip hop are welcome here!**
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In this weekly series, folks can chime in and drop links to whatever it is they've been listening to recently + browse others suggestions.
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Alright y'all, let's drop some hip hop songs! Note: you can embed a link to your song using the following syntax {% embed https://... %}. This should work for most common platforms!
Always looking forward to listening to y'all's suggestions! 🎶
Oldest comments (10)
I wanna start off by giving Common some love!
The tenderness and warmth of the song "The Light" speaks for itself. If you're lookin' for a rap song that talks about love in a respectful, uplifting way, look no further. It's also got a really vibing beat by J Dilla (who btw, is featured hammering out a beat on his MPC pad in the cover image of this post). Another thing, the music video includes Erykah Badu (Common's girlfriend at the time) and it really reflects the vibe of the song well — it ends on an image of Common covering Erykah with a blanket while he sits at the foot of her bed. The image isn't meant to be sexy, but rather caring:
Of course, that's not the only song like this by Common... there are quite a few likes this. Check out these 2 Tiny Desk Concerts by Common, one of which is with his group August Greene and features a trio of special guests — Brandy, Maimouna Youssef, and Andra Day — as the theme of the performance is Foregrounding Women.
so that's where the DJ Shota got the remixed song of "Bobby Caldwell - Open Your Eyes" thanks for the info 😀
Haha! Heck yeah, happy I could help ya discover that source.
I've been obsessed with little simz' new album!
This is AWESOME! 🙌
I'd never listened to Little Simz before and just wow... I jumped right into the song "NO THANK YOU" and am grooving to it right now.
Honestly, I'll have to go back and really intently listen to the words. Upon first listen I'm just tuning into the sounds and loving how much variation there is in this song. It's not just verse-chorus-verse-chorus with a bridge thrown in; it's more like there are movements.
I'm officially a fan... gonna have to pop on the whole album! Really appreciate ya sharing this. 😀
I discovered her last year and she's incredible. one of the best of her generation. glad you liked!
Still Nujabes as discussed in DJ edition discussion.
But I will add others:
And help me identify songs in this Khruangbin medley😅, some of them are familiar to my ear when I was a kid:
Dendi bringing the 🔥 as always. Your suggestions are always so on point.
Nujabes has become a fixture in my house... unparalleled beat making. I've known about Khruangbin for a hot minute now and love'em — they got a major vibe going on!
I'll need to dig into these other suggestions and will let ya know what I think!
Right now, I've got "Juicy" by The Notorious B.I.G. on repeat – that classic never gets old. And then there's "Gin and Juice" by Snoop Dogg, a true anthem of the 90s. Speaking of which, have you seen this awesome article about where successful 90s hip-hop artists are now? It's a trip down memory lane and a cool way to see how far they've come. Check it out here: attacktheculture.com/news/successf.... Let's keep the hip-hop vibes alive and share our favorite tunes.
Nice! I love some classic hip hop... any particularly tunes or artists that your listening to right now?