November 14, 2007 - 10:04pm — sterlinsaint
What is real Hip Hop
Ok, now, my feelings towards hip hop are very strong. I don't think you really understand what it does for me. It's basically my drug of choice. If i am in the worst mood ever, it can give me energy and have me ready for the rest of the day, thats how powerful it is for me. So, i feel its up to me to introduce real hip hop to people who haven't ventured into 90's hip hop or understand where hip hop came from or what hip hop used to be. If you want to know what real hip hop is, and you are really really sick of today's hip hop and need to be amazed, i am going to leave a great amount of examples that i suggest you look into. Now, before i start, the content in these materials are for a mature audience so don't come complaining to me if you don't approve (i warned you!!!). I'm not an expert in old school rap, i'm making my way back, i'll get there eventually. I'm mainly gonna focus on the "golden age" of hip hop (90's and early 2000's). Here is a nice list, hope you enjoy:
Album - Artist
1. Ready to Die- The Notorious B.I.G.
2. Doggystyle- Snoop Doggy Dogg
3. Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)- Wu-Tang Clan
4. Illmatic- Nas
5. Life After Death- The Notorious B.I.G.
6. The Blueprint- Jay-Z
7. The Fix- Scareface
8. Back for the first time- Ludacris
9. Greatest hits- 2pac
10. Total Devastation- Busta Rhymes
Ok there are a couple albums to start off with. Now i'll list some incredible tracks that capture the essense of Hip Hop (some from those albums).
Track- Artist
1. Hip Hop- Dead Prez
2. Flava in ya ear remix- Craig Mack ft. The notorious B.I.G., Busta Rhymes, LL COOL J, Rampage,
3. Tear da Roof Off- Busta Rhymes
4. Guess who's back- Scarface, Jay-z, Beanie Sigel
5. Never Change- Jay-z
6. The What- The Notorious B.I.G.
There's some for you. I hope i was helpful and i hope you enjoy.
One Love,
Sterlin Saint