Was just skimming over this old thread and saw this. I mean, at the very least he has his moments. This is just a classic excellent song:
gettin' it- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G7ymmTyb8o

Audio mix- history of hip hop 1979-1998-

http://www.itstherub.com/radio.htm

so great

these djs behind this are great too,
dj eleven
dj ayres
cosmo baker

anyone been to their classic hip hop dj night, first saturday of the month at Southpaw in Brooklyn?

http://www.myspace.com/theglitchmob

Ice Cube working on dropping his 9th solo album Raw Footage, here's his first single/video:
Gangsta Rap made me do it
And the Remix:
Gangsta Rap made me do it ft. Scarface and Nas
Also I know some Lupe fans are on here, here's the remix to his single Superstar:
Superstar ft. Young Jeezy and TI

It took 82 posts for Cunninlynguists to only get a passing mention?! How is this possible? They are absolutely awesome and A Piece of Strange was by far the best album of 2006.

A few artists in this thread Ive never understood the love for, if someone wants to lemme know what Im missing, please do so.

Too Short
Cormega
Mobb Deep (seriously, they had one good album and it wasnt even that great even tho it gets ridiculous love)
IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE - he seriously annoys the hell out of me. Like a rapper who tries to rap with deep thought but often completely butchers his point (which is often flawed anyway) and seems to just search for places to use long or obscure words just to sound "deep"



Gotta agree that the almost all of the rawkus collection is gold. I always avoided Jay-Z for some reason (childish hate) but now Ive been listening to all his albums I realise what Ive been missing. Wu Tang albums are great in spots (36 chambers, Forever, Tical, 4:21, OB4CL, pretty much all of Ghostface and GZA's solo albums and even Masta Killa). Also OP, please god pick up Gangstar stuff considering you're tastes.

I like what Ive heard of Brother Ali and Murs, gonna have to listen to more of them.

Too Short's old stuff is awesome. Not because it is lyrical genius, not because it is in depth, but just because it is fun to listen to. Anything after album #10 is hit or miss.

Cormega is kinda weak to me too.

I agree about Mobb Deep. They have had a few nice tracks since The Infamous, but the albums have been lacking.

IT is dope if you listen to the right tracks. Some tracks he just rambles, but his story tracks are insanely dope. Try Dance with the Devil and You Never Know.

Too Short - Im a Player
Too Short - Cocktails
Too Short - Blowjob Betty

Immortal Technique - Dance with the Devil
Immortal Technique - You Never Know

Ok, Ill check out Too Short's older stuff then. Ill probably check out those Immortal Technique tracks as well, but only to understand why people like him, I doubt theyll get me over my hate for him.

EDIT: Forgot to add one that hasnt been mentioned. Geto Boys & Scarface solo as well. Probably close to one of the most forgotten great talents there is in Hip Hop.

the greatest/most skilled rapper of all time:
tech n9ne

the coolest/most laid back rapper of all time:
devin the dude

those two I hear for poker,
the first when I'm aggro and running well
the latter when I need to calm down/ regain my confidence.

the most underrated rapper:
mikah 9 / myka nyne

Good taste. Techa Nina is my favorite. Devin is like a modern day Too Short (if Short had retired 10 years ago)

Scarface is incredible as well. This newest album of his is short, but nice all the way through.

Mobb Deep had a lot more then one good album, at least one classic and at least two other dope albums. Havoc, with help from RZA, changed what was the accepted New York sound from Jazz sample melodies (think: Premo or Pete Rock) to grimmy hardcore beats.

Mobb Deep has had huge influence on rap music, they just don't usually get credit for it (being ethered by Jay-Z and becoming G-unit flunkies certainly didn't help them).

99.99% of rappers are poor, boring lifenits

never heard anybody argue that the infamous isn't classic... are you serious?

shook ones pt 2 alone makes the album coppable.

pretty sick, I like this.

Basically if you have heard one Too Short CD, you've heard them all.