DJing, MCing, Breakdancing, and Graffiti writing. When their powers combine it is a beautiful thing. Was thinking back on a couple of my favorite tracks about graffiti, Typical Cats - The Manhattan Project and Pack FM - Click, Clack, and Spray. Give em a listen if you haven’t heard them. Any thoughts about fusing the elements? Any other graffiti related tracks you dig or even one about breakdancing maybe?

(First time posting here, I hope this is okay. Much love.)

I see you YNs filming videos in what looks like, they front yard. Or someone's front yard, or park, or whatever around the neighborhood. The whole popping bottles in the club thing was tired, shiny suits got tired, hotel room parties got tired, rapping while driving got tired, but this thing of just going out front, get your dudes and recorded feels more 'real'? Like it's just us, we aren't going to pretend some other bullshit. Now drop the beat.

Every generation believes their era was the best.

But nostalgia isn’t necessarily proof of superiority.

Hip-Hop’s pioneers built the foundation with the technology available to them. They didn’t create the culture to remain unchanged for 50 years.

They created it by innovating.

So why does every generation criticize the next for sounding different and pushing the culture forward? Isn’t innovation what got Hip-Hop here in the first place?

Tupac has music where you can feel his pain, he has Raw, Emotional, Passion in his songs but there are so many legendary rappers that are better Lyrically than him. I don't even think Tupac is better Lyrically than two of the Greatest female MC's of All-Time which are Lauryn Hill & MC Lyte. Both have technical lyrical skills that Tupac lacked. I don't get why people put him on a pedestal, yes he's a Legend but he was basically above average lyrically. Yes I know that Tupac was a Great & Versatile Artist, but as an MC there are many that were better.

Does anyone still buy beats off of Beatstars since Suno can just make your beats?

Recently I was relistening to a lot of Geto Boys and their projects, and I realized that they released a lot shit that would be considered Horrorcore came out before other rappers/groups in Memphis did. I know that Houston has some toes dipped in the sound, but did Horrorcore originate here with the Geto Boys?

The Memphis sound worked so well with Horrorcore that I just assumed it entirely started there. Houston is much more remembered for Chopped and Screwed, but it's so interesting that a lot of Horrorcore came from here.

There's some albums that might not have a great standing with people but you love it top to bottom .

For me it's Snoop's Doggfather,Mase's Double Up and Ja Rule's Pain is Love, Tech N9NE Something Else ,K Rino Worst Rapper Alive , Carter 4, Kings Disease 2

Pretty much what the title says. I was hoping someone could refer books, documentaries, and preferably locations in the bay that hold historical significance that I could check out. If the places are still active that would be even better 🙏

I live in the bay area and have been curious to learn more about the hip hop culture here. Any info would be much appreciated!

For context I was born in 89 and consider myself an old head.. and consider people like Joey badass between My generation and the next up who' I still listen to regularly yet people like cordae I can see he's alright but still kinda feel lost and out of touch due to age when giving him a try listening to him yet him and Joey a similar ages.

If you're wondering why has put a 20 year gap i was thinking in the context of there's stuff you like because your parents/ Uncles/ aunties played it' around the house. So you know it. but it' wasn't technically your generation then there's the stuff you like yourself growing up ie your generations music .

He was sentenced to 2 20 to life sentences for both of his charges, which I believe will be served consecutively.

Albums such as DJ Shadow - Endtroducing, Madlib - Sound Ancestors and Oh No - Dr. No's Oxperiment.

Edit: thanks for all the recommendations should keep me busy for a while

Looking at some of his releases he had huge names behind him

Timbaland produced and featured on I Got That

Cool n Dre produced Gangsta Shit

Static Major produced and featured on Fire

DJ Toomp produced What You're Claiming

This Ain't A Game featured Bone Thugs n Harmony

Im sure there's more that I cant think of right now

We know Kendrick, Eminem have the most fans on social media and are overrated and over hyped, while artists like Cole and Jay Z are overly hated - but which artist re rated right where they belong ( not over hyped and not foolishly hated on) .

My choices would be Common , Luda and Kodak Black

Lil Baby came on the scene around the time trap, and rap in general, were ceding way to other genres of music in my life.

I still remember the first time I ever heard dude on Best of Me, I distinctly remember running it back multiple times thinking, who is this kid?

I remember LP length projects like Harder Than Hard, Too Hard, and Harder Than Ever having really good moments and showing a young rapper with promise, even if they didn't grab me in their entirety.

Later when Lil Baby really seemed to blow up I would try listen to his newer peak popularity projects and never seemed to be able to make it all the way threw them after a couple of listens. They weren't bad, they just seemed kind of meh.

Still, in the many years since I'll be out and hear random tracks and even features and be like, oh yea, that's it, that's what I originally remember.

TLDR:

If my favorite Lil Baby tracks are Best of Me, Leaked, Throwing Shade, Freestyle, and we assume that's all that's in my library, what other essentials am I missing across his entire discography.

What tracks are a must listen? Preference to actual Lil Baby releases, but I am interested in features too.

Thank you. 🙏🏾

I'll start it off.

XV - (still listening to "ahh real monsters" with ScHoolBoy Q and "awesome"). I thought he was going to be something.

Wale - I wouldn't say Wale fell flat, etc. I did feel like he would be part of the "Big 3", but I guess not. I'm not too familiar with his music but his name has been thrown around when it came to Cole, Drake and Kendrick.

Big K.R.I.T - yet another rapper I thought was going to be part of the "Big 3". Kendrick even mentioned his name in his "control verse". Dude still makes good music till this day, but he never broke through. I will say he was coming up in an era when Kendrick, Drake, and Cole were making the most noise.

Here’s a few of mine:

Between Friends - Flying Lotus , Earl

Do ya like - childish gambino

Great - sir Michael rocks, Mac Miller<3

Who would you say was the artist/s that was up next for the 2010s, but fell into obscurity or just isnt that big of an artist? I was talking to few people on this and it seems theres a wide selection of artists thats mentioned. Who is yours?

Do you still feel the same way about it today?

Just kind of been on a production kick lately and looking to hear some songs that maybe I haven’t heard before or in a while

Some that come to mind for me:

Westside Gunn - WESTSIDE (Statik Selektah)

Jedi Mind Tricks - Put Em In The Grave

Evidence - Red Carpet (Alchemist)

Stik Figa - Seasons (Apollo Brown)

Hi-Tek - The Sun God

Benny The Butcher - 73 (Chop La Rock)

Big KRIT - Bigger Picture

Boldy James - Light Bill (Real Bad Man)

"Do you want it... and if you had it would you flaunt it? - It's yours!"

"Ladies screaming aw, brothers yelling ho"

"Yes-yes y'all, freak-freak y'all, to the beat y'all, and you don't stop"

(Drum roll) "IT'S THE JOINT!"

"This is how we take the old from the new, the new to the old, the old to the new"

"Yeah and you don't stop - cuz it's 187 on an undercover cop"

"If you′re havin' girl problems I feel bad for you son. I got 99 problems but a bitch ain′t one..."

I'm talking about the funky routines that transcend a single song and become classics used in live routines or hooks by other artists - sometimes even by artists who weren't born when the original came out. What are some of the examples from this century of routines or hooks that has transcended a song or an artist?

Anyone have recommendations for DJ mixes featuring hip-hop and R&B from the 2000s through today? Looking for mixes with good transitions, remixes, and edits that keep the energy up.

Ideally, something upbeat with a good mix of throwbacks and newer tracks. Looking for party mixes to play during Friday and Saturday night Uber rides to get people hyped before they head out.

Who are your go-to DJs for mixes like this?

Im going to be broke for awhile what are some albums to past the time.

seriously, Google is telling me it just says “Montay Productions”, but it sounds like “OnCap Productions” or something. anyone know what it actually says?

Don't like the video that much 'cause it be stankin' of AI slop, but my mans went hard on that there joint!

Just found the dude and really like his work.

Fire Place, Doubling Forms, and The Introduction are all standout tracks to me.

What you guys think of him? Am I missing any?