> A Tribe Called Quest ("People's Instinctive Travels & The Paths Of Rhythm", "The Low-End Theory")
Classic. High quality.
> De La Soul ("Three Feet High & Rising", "De La Soul Is Dead")
Fantastic.
> Jurassic 5 ("Jurassic 5", "Power In Numbers")
Great quality and an interesting style.
> Public Enemy (eg "Shut Em' Down", "Can't Truss It", "Give It Up"). Chuck D has attitude. The real kind.
Public Enemy is really the precursor to a change in rap. Their style, attitude, branding just seems so much stronger than anyone before them.
>Somewhat rap-ish: Spearhead & Michael Franti's solo work too... and some old-school classics like:
Funky Four + 1 - That's The Joint (rap music's pure essence right there)
Spoonie G - The Monster Jam
Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message.
And maybe just for the heck of it, The Fatback Band's "King Tim III, Personality Jock", where it all started.
Oh man you are dating yourself with some of these classics. I would say they were great for their time and really established the genre. However, because of this I don't know if you can tell someone today just getting interested in rap to listen to them and understand how different and new and unique they were. You almost have to listen to a ton of rap and then go back to the roots.
> I don't know if you can tell someone today just getting interested in rap to listen to them and understand how different and new and unique they were. You almost have to listen to a ton of rap and then go back to the roots.
The first rap I ever heard was the album De La Soul Is Dead. I happened to hear some of it at a friend's house, and his big brother was kind enough to lend it to me. I just liked what I heard, but of course didn't analyze why.
In any case, I don't think there's any harm in even a new rap fan listening to "the classics". It helps them get on the right track. Learning to appreciate the classics should come naturally later on.
Classic. High quality.
> De La Soul ("Three Feet High & Rising", "De La Soul Is Dead")
Fantastic.
> Jurassic 5 ("Jurassic 5", "Power In Numbers")
Great quality and an interesting style.
> Public Enemy (eg "Shut Em' Down", "Can't Truss It", "Give It Up"). Chuck D has attitude. The real kind.
Public Enemy is really the precursor to a change in rap. Their style, attitude, branding just seems so much stronger than anyone before them.
>Somewhat rap-ish: Spearhead & Michael Franti's solo work too... and some old-school classics like: Funky Four + 1 - That's The Joint (rap music's pure essence right there) Spoonie G - The Monster Jam Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message. And maybe just for the heck of it, The Fatback Band's "King Tim III, Personality Jock", where it all started.
Oh man you are dating yourself with some of these classics. I would say they were great for their time and really established the genre. However, because of this I don't know if you can tell someone today just getting interested in rap to listen to them and understand how different and new and unique they were. You almost have to listen to a ton of rap and then go back to the roots.