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Game changing classics,Eminem Marshall Mather Lp50 Get Rich or Die TryingAnd, I want to say Kanye West 808s & Heartbreaks simply because this changed the game and paved the path for a bunch of new artists to emerge. Actually, West has had a huge influence on hip-hop that's to be untouched for the past 5 or so years. Carter 3 had a couple bad tracks for me to consider it a classic but it was def dope.
speaking of cypress hill, is it too early to call smoke n mirrors classic ?
I'm going to say one straight up classic. Boy In Da Corner
Quote from: Action! on September 26, 2009, 06:46:23 PMGame changing classics,Eminem Marshall Mather Lp50 Get Rich or Die TryingAnd, I want to say Kanye West 808s & Heartbreaks simply because this changed the game and paved the path for a bunch of new artists to emerge. Actually, West has had a huge influence on hip-hop that's to be untouched for the past 5 or so years. Carter 3 had a couple bad tracks for me to consider it a classic but it was def dope.I'd say Outkast need a certain amount of recognition for the rise of singer/rappers. Speakerbox/Love Below opened the door for groups like Gnarls Barkley and Madcon, whilst also pushing the boundaries for what was considered hip hop. Andre 3000 changed the whole game up with his fashion sense and style cause people realised you didn't have to be super gangster to sell records. Blueprint or College Dropout should get recognition for the rival of sped up voice sampling and the bringing back of soul into rap music as well. But if we start saying 808s is a classic then why can't someone like Soulja Boy's Crank that song be called classic just cause it brought dances back to the scene. On the real i thought 808s was pretty poor. I don't mind people trying to push things forward but some of the songs were dull.
classic = an album that has stood the test of time. Its too soon to judge this decade's albums as classics. don't believe me, well then look up the word classic in a fucking dictionary.
Quote from: Vader on September 26, 2009, 11:47:15 AMQuote from: D~Nice on September 26, 2009, 11:30:05 AMVader you can also group Scarface, Geto Boys and 99% of Rap-A-Lot in that non hip hop category of gangster rap too.I know, I know, it is Houston, TX people but it is gangster as fuck out there and I heard Face talk about it so he is just as guilty as Cube. sure!!! Gangster rap is the bastard child of Hip Hop,the one we love to hate. But fuck it,some of the best rap albums ever made is gangster rap.Too Short once said,that except his first albums....he took a consciousness move to NOT have scratching on his records because what he does ain't "Hip Hop".
Quote from: D~Nice on September 26, 2009, 11:30:05 AMVader you can also group Scarface, Geto Boys and 99% of Rap-A-Lot in that non hip hop category of gangster rap too.I know, I know, it is Houston, TX people but it is gangster as fuck out there and I heard Face talk about it so he is just as guilty as Cube. sure!!! Gangster rap is the bastard child of Hip Hop,the one we love to hate. But fuck it,some of the best rap albums ever made is gangster rap.Too Short once said,that except his first albums....he took a consciousness move to NOT have scratching on his records because what he does ain't "Hip Hop".
Vader you can also group Scarface, Geto Boys and 99% of Rap-A-Lot in that non hip hop category of gangster rap too.I know, I know, it is Houston, TX people but it is gangster as fuck out there and I heard Face talk about it so he is just as guilty as Cube.
Bun B interview in FC#17 2009
lol, how Em is anything but a straight up mc i dont know
Its important to separate "hip hop music" from "hip hop culture."
Quote from: Paul on September 26, 2009, 06:49:13 AMlol, how Em is anything but a straight up mc i dont knowSo what? MC doesn´t make you Hip Hop QuoteBun B interview in FC#17 2009Quote from: Rapsodie on October 29, 2009, 03:58:57 PMIts important to separate "hip hop music" from "hip hop culture."?