Hip-Hop/Rap Lounge

I started listening to these guys:

• Nick Nemesis
• Donnis
• Zyon the King
• Wordsmith

People who I've rediscovered my love for:

• Killah Priest
• dead prez

For me if you dig mainstream, it's not an issue.   You do like some good ones though.

I find Wayne to be annoying.

http://rap.about.com/od/articles/a/1...ve-Hip-Hop.htm

Stop playing the same 5 songs on the radio.
Stop listening to radio stations that play the same 5 songs.
Stop blaming Diddy.
Stop Diddy.
Stop dubbing every new jack "the next great" this and that.
Stop charging exorbitant fees for shows.
Stop fabricating feuds to sell records.
Stop putting Lil Wayne on every song.
Stop saying hip-hop is dead.
Stop hating Kanye for being weird.
More battles, less beef.
Stop biting Jay-Z's flow.
Stop biting Biggie's ad libs.
Stop putting weed carriers on your album.
Stop trying to please everyone.
Stop leaking entire albums song by song.
Stop making posthumous collaborations.
Stop getting arrested for dumb things.
Stop being homophobic.
Stop blaming record labels.
Stop whining about how much you miss the golden age of hip-hop.
Stop cluttering albums with corny skits, unless you're Prince Paul.
Support creativity with your wallet.
Stop making 50-song albums with 90% filler.
Stop faking the funk.
Stop calling people who disagree with you "haters."
Stop hating.
Stop kissing ass for favors.
Stop saying you miss "real" hip-hop.
Stop hating Jay-Z.
Stop saying you're carrying ___ city on your back. That's not even possible.
Stop acting too cool for school at concerts.
Stop rapping about the same three topics.
Stop rapping about UFOs.
Stop promoting sexual violence under the guise of hood reportage.
Stop defending misogyny.
Stop being a Twitter groupie.
Stop taking contrarian views for the sake of being different.
Stop hating people who disagree with you.
Stop dissing Soulja Boy.
Stop Soulja Boy.
Stop dissing people who make dance-tastic rap. It's been around forever.
Support innovative DJs.
Actually make the effort to move the crowd.
Stop radio payola.
Stop blog payola.
Push the envelope.
Stop biting.
Stop yelling on mixtapes.
Stop blaming bloggers.
Make meaningful music.
Stop obsessing over airplay (or lack thereof).
Stop showering undeserving veterans with blind praise.
Stop sleeping on unsigned talent.
Stop hopping on trends.
Stop making everything a race issue.
Stop being so gimmicky.
Stop calling everything a concept album.
Stop making tinkerbell beats.
Stop blaming skinny jeans.
Stop blaming hipsters.
Stop explaining your art.
Let your music speak for itself.
Stop playing it safe.
Invest in better artwork and packaging.
Stop promoting ignorance.
Stop burning bridges over stupid things.
Stop bragging about sales.
Stop showing up six hours late to your own shows.
Stop blaming the South.
Stop putting people in a box.
Stop tossing "c/lassic" around.
Stop congratulating yourself on every other song.
Stop trying to sell the same album twice.
Stop looking for the next 50 Cent.
Stop hating people who color outside the lines.
More rapping, less singing.
Stop wasting your budget on video hos.
Do tell me, how do you get in those jeans.
Stop getting murdered by Eminem on your songs.
Stop telling me to "bring that sh-t back!"
More improvised frees.tyle less written frees.tyle.
More originality, less biting.
More RZA, less Bobby Digital.
More effort, less ghostwriting.
More albums, less mixtapes.
Stop using auto-tune to mask a lack of singing talent.
Stop making contrived girl songs.
Stop wearing obnoxious gold chains.
Stop calling everything a movement. Civil Rights = movement; Bugatti Boys = not a movement.
Stop shooting up the clubs.
Stop wearing jackets that look like LV handbags.
Stop nominating idiots for Hip-Hop Honors.
Stop handing out giving awards to the same 5 people every year.
Stop sending impostors to your show (I'm looking at you, DOOM).
Ban Diddy from Twitter.
Stop putting baby pictures on your album cover.
Be aware that the roof is not literally on fire.
Retire the word "swag."
Stop trying to save hip-hop. It doesn't need saving.

Primo has his Top 25 LPs of 2010.  That's DJ Premiere to those who don't know. We need more rap fans in here. :cry:

25. Ice Cube – I Am The West
24. Bun B – Trill OG
23. Celph Titled & Buckwild – Nineteen Ninety Now
22. KRS-One & True Master – Meta-Historical
21. Nottz – You Need This Music
20. Little Brother – LeftBack
19. Roc Marciano – Marcberg
18. Murs & 9th Wonder – Fornever
17. Eternia & MoSS – At Last
16. The Roots – How I Got Over
15. The Left – Gas Mask
14. Rah Digga – ****c
13. Gangrene – Gutter Water
12. Skyzoo & !llmind – Live from the Tape Deck
11. Drake – Thank Me Later
10. Fat Joe – The Darkside Vol. 1
09. Marco Polo & Ruste Juxx – The eXXecution
08. Rick Ross – Teflon Don
07. Freeway & Jake One – The Stimulus Package
06. Statik Selektah & Termanology – 1982
05. Scarface – Dopeman Music
04. Meth, Ghost & Rae – Wu Massacre
03. Strong Arm Steady – In Search of Stoney Jackson
02. DJ Premier Presents Year Round Records – Get Used To Us
01. Ghostface Killah – Apollo Kids

I could never get into him.  I've tried too.

New Raekwon- Shaolin vs Wu- Tang

My favorite rap.

Smoov-e - Rollerskates

Smoov-e - Mr. Biscuits

Lowkey - Terrorist

Lowkey - Obama Nation

My favorite rap.

Smoov-e - Rollerskates

Smoov-e - Mr. Biscuits

Lowkey - Terrorist

Lowkey - Obama NationPsychoRedFox666

Been listening to:

Ice Cube's AmeriKKKas Most Wanted and The Predator.

Biggie Smalls - Ready To Die

Fieldy's Dreams - Rock n' Roll Gangsta (even though most songs are wack, there are two or three I like listening to)

2011 BET Hip Hop Award Nominees:

Best Hip Hop Video

Big Sean f/ Chris Brown – My Last

Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – Look At Me Now

DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – I'm On One

Eminem f/ Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie

Kanye West f/ Rihanna – All Of The Lights

Reese's Perfect Combo Award (Best Collab)

Ace Hood f/ Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – Hustle Hard (Remix)

Big K.R.I.T. f/ Ludacris & Bun B – Country Sh*t (Remix)

Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – Look At Me Now

DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – I'm On One

Lupe Fiasco f/ Trey Songz  –  Out Of My Head

Best Live Performer

Busta Rhymes

Cee-Lo Green

Jay-Z

Lil Wayne

Kanye West

Lyricist of the Year

Jay-Z

Lil Wayne

Nicki Minaj

Kanye West

Video Director of the Year

Gil Green

Anthony Mandler

Chris Robinson

Kanye West

Hype Williams

Producer of the Year

J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League

Kane Beatz

Lex Luger

No I.D.

Kanye West, Emile, Jeff Bhasker & Mike Dean

MVP of the Year

Lil Wayne

Nicki Minaj

Kanye West

Wiz Khalifa

Track of the Year

6 Foot 7 Foot – Produced by Bangladesh (Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz)

Black and Yellow – Produced by Stargate (Wiz Khalifa)

I'm On One – Produced by T-Minus (DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne)

Look At Me Now – Produced by Diplo & Afrojack (Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne &

Busta Rhymes)

My Last – Produced by No I.D. (Big Sean f/ Chris Brown)

CD of the Year

Big Sean – Finally Famous

Lupe Fiasco – LASERS

Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday

Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Wiz Khalifa – Rolling Papers

DJ of the Year

DJ Drama

DJ Enuff

DJ Envy

DJ Khaled

DJ Pro****/p>

Rookie of the Year

Big K.R.I.T.

Big Sean

Frank Ocean

Diggy Simmons

Tyler the Creator

Wiz Khalifa

Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip Hop ****

Jay-Z

Lil Wayne

Nicki Minaj

Kanye West

Wiz Khalifa

Best Hip Hop Online Site

All Hip Hop.com

Bossip.com

Nah Right.com

Rap Radar.com

World Star Hip Hop.com

Best Club Banger

Ace Hood – Hustle Hard (Produced by Lex Luger)

DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – I'm On One (Produced by T-Minus)

Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz – 6 foot 7 foot (Produced by Bangladesh)

Waka Flocka Flame – No Hands (Produced by Lex Luger)

Wiz Khalifa – Black And Yellow (Produced by Stargate)

YC Worldwide f/ Future – Racks (Produced by Sonny Digital)

Best Mixtape

Big K.R.I.T. – Return Of 4Eva

B.o.B – No Genre

J. Cole – Friday Night Lights

Kendrick Lamar – Section .80

Frank Ocean – Nostalgia, Ultra

Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse

Busta Rhymes – Look At Me Now (Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes)

Lil Wayne – Motivation (Kelly Rowland f/ Lil Wayne)

Nicki Minaj – Monster (Kanye West f/ Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Bon Iver)

Wiz Khalifa – Bright Lights, Bigger City (Cee-Lo Green f/ Wiz Khalifa)

Wiz Khalifa – Till I'm Gone (Tinie Tempah f/ Wiz Khalifa)

Hustler of the Year

Diddy

Jay-Z

Lil Wayne

Kanye West

Verizon People's Champ Award

Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – Look At Me Now

Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz – 6 Foot 7 Foot

Nicki Minaj f/ Drake – Moment 4 Life

Kanye West f/ Rihanna – All of The Lights

Wiz Khalifa – Black And Yellow

I haven't heard it yet, but I'll check it out.telvisnostic

Like it? :o

Anyone ever heard of the Beatnuts? They are my favorite rap group from back in the day. They are pretty underground but they had a little radio and MTV exposure during they're prime. Classic stuff, i still listen to it.

Here's the jam most people might know

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYV7FkoUNPY 

[QUOTE="telvisnostic"]I haven't heard it yet, but I'll check it out.JasonDarksavior

Anyone ever heard of the Beatnuts? They are my favorite rap group from back in the day. They are pretty underground but they had a little radio and MTV exposure during they're prime. Classic stuff, i still listen to it.

Here's the jam most people might know

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYV7FkoUNPY 

TheDigitalDomo

[QUOTE="TheDigitalDomo"]Anyone ever heard of the Beatnuts? They are my favorite rap group from back in the day. They are pretty underground but they had a little radio and MTV exposure during they're prime. Classic stuff, i still listen to it.

Here's the jam most people might know

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYV7FkoUNPY 

telvisnostic

Nice, well if you ever want to check them out I would suggest listening to 'Street Level' or 'Stone Crazy', their two best albums. Every track is good on each 

Lately gotten into a lot more rap/hip hop. Specifically Kanye West, The Throne, Lupe. Also a few from OFWGKTA. Always love Tyler, lots of Frank Ocean and some Earl.

Also, fav new rapper would be Childish Gambino. This Donald Glover guy is a rapper, actor, comedian and a writter, and does them all really well. Fav tracks would be Freaks and Geeks and New Prince, but love all of his stuff. New album on the 15 this month. Or something around that time. Gambino is a mastermind! :D

New Ludacris. He disses Drake.

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/singles/id.17705/title.ludacris--badaboom-drake-diss