Legitimate rap

[ERCougar]

MC Solaar kicks ass.

Lol...
That brings back memories--from about 20 years ago. Is he still alive?

[MartyFunkhouser]

If skills sold, truth be told, I'd probably be
Lyrically Talib Kweli

When he is on, Talib Kweli is my favorite MC. I really didn't like the Beautiful Struggle and haven't really been paying attention to hip-hop the past few years, so I'm out of the loop if his latest stuff is up to Black Starr and Reflection Eternal.

A few others that I still listen to frequently: Mos Def, Common, Q-Tip, Gift of Gab, Guru

As far as unknowns, Count Bass-D. Pre-Life Crisis is still in regular rotation for me.

[Commando]

Nas' latest is pretty great- nearly on par with his 90s stuff - just without the immediacy/relevance.

[pellegrino]

Yes! - I've come across some solid French, German and Israeli (yes, Israeli) rap efforts.

This is old, but solid stuff, it's at the roots of Italian rap and the political movement of the Centri Sociali in the early 90s. It's not really Italian, rather Neapolitan dialect
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This is an interesting mixed language rap. I like the chorus.
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[pellegrino]

This is an adaptation of an old day worker song that was common around Naples. It's got a kind of soul/blues feel to it.
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[FN Phat]

JZ, biggie, ice cube, big L, rakim, NAS

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

If skills sold, truth be told, I'd probably be
Lyrically Talib Kweli

When he is on, Talib Kweli is my favorite MC. I really didn't like the Beautiful Struggle and haven't really been paying attention to hip-hop the past few years, so I'm out of the loop if his latest stuff is up to Black Starr and Reflection Eternal.

A few others that I still listen to frequently: Mos Def, Common, Q-Tip, Gift of Gab, Guru

As far as unknowns, Count Bass-D. Pre-Life Crisis is still in regular rotation for me.

I figured you'd hate Talib "lyrics stick to ya rib" once he released a major album 3-4 years ago and appears on a couple Kanye albums. Usually you don't like guys once they want to make money and not be obscure true fans only guys.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Nas' latest is pretty great- nearly on par with his 90s stuff - just without the immediacy/relevance.

Homie I can divide that's a one hot album every ten year average.

[MarkGrace]

Homie I can divide that's a one hot album every ten year average.

Nas Hova via HFN

[MartyFunkhouser]

I figured you'd hate Talib "lyrics stick to ya rib" once he released a major album 3-4 years ago and appears on a couple Kanye albums. Usually you don't like guys once they want to make money and not be obscure true fans only guys.

Except that I like Kanye, so fame and money aren't the issue with Talib. It isn't like the Beautiful Struggle made him famous either. It was just a mediocre album by his standard.

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[SteelBlue]

This seems pretty legit:

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[wuapinmon]

While, I don't like everything they've done, I think that Outkast, both of them, are pretty clever.

I also loved House of Pain, The Fresh Prince, Run DMC, and Young MC, but those are quaint memories of a bygone era. When I think "legitimate rap," Outkast comes to mind. Snoop Dogg too, but he gets filthy.

[Guest]

Mr. T ("Treat Your Momma Right").