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Ok, I want to learn about EastCoast rap, catch up. Can YOU help me?

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Nima - Dubcnn.com:
ive been listenin to rap for about 7 years but i've mainly limited myself to WestCoast Rap. Ive sucked up any info on the west in the last years and now i feel like its time to open up and stop sleeping on the music coming from the east and also the south. SGV has done a good job tryna enlighten me on the South, but i know theres still alot im missin...

id like to ask ya'll for your opinion. I'd like to start way back, the old school. Who should I check out, what albums, record labels, connections, etc etc..

Would you be down to help? If any of you can actually SEND me some stuff, that would be even better. but its cool both ways.

what you think?


EDIT:

just wanted to say theres some stuff i know, like Nas old/new, wu tang old/new but not the solo projects, i got rakims stuff...

The Watcher:
dive into big daddy kane, and the first few albums of BDP.. mainly criminal minded - that was a DOPE album. check out krs's stuff, rakim & eric b - paid in full, then move onto some kool keith, not really oldschool, but he's dope. while we're on the subject of kool keith, get the ultramagnetic mc's stuff

Twentytwofifty:
You should probably start with the early to mid 90s stuff first then go back a check the gold age stuff.  If you don't have Nas' Illmatic or the Wu-Tang Clan's Enter The Wu-Tang, you should really start with that but I assume you got that so you might wanna check out Biggie's Ready To Die ("Unbelievable"), Redman's Muddy Waters ("Pick It Up") or Whut...Thee Album ("How To Roll A Blunt") or then there is some grimy dark shit like Black Moon's classic Enta Da Stage ("Who Got Da Props").

I highly recommend A Tribe Called Quest.  They dropped 3 serious gems, test out Midnight Marauders ("Award Tour").

If you wanna then go check out some gems from the golden age then try what I think are the three most influencial emcees:

Rakim - Paid In Full ("I Ain't No Joke"), Follow The Leader ("Microphone Fiend")
Slick Rick - The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick ("Children's Story")
Big Daddy Kane - Long Live The Kane ("Ain't No Half Steppin"), It's A Big Daddy Thing ("Young, Gifted & Black")

Also, EPMD, Strictly Business ("You Gots To Chill"), Unfinished Business ("So What Cha Sayin'") they got some funky production, similar to some westcoast production.

There is obviously a lot more shit, I'll type some more latter.

...I added a sample song from each album.

On The Edge of Insanity:
Ok, definately check out the stuff that the other two have suggested plus you gotta check some Gang Starr stuff. Their greatest hits double cd entitled Full Clip is probably a good starting point. Also branching off from them you have artists like Jeru The Damaja who's first album was really dope, and also Group Home's first album is definately worth picking up.

Moving forward in time, most Rawkus releases have been extremely dope. From the compilations check Soundbombing 1 and 2 and Lyricist Lounge Vol 1, although I would avoid Lyricist Lounge Vol 2. On the artist front, definately pick up the Black Star album, plus both Kweli's solo joints and Mos Def's solo joint, and the Company Flow - Funcrusher Plus album is also worth picking up. Pharoahe Monch's album is fire, but u may want to check him out, songs such as Simon Says, Fuck You, No Mercy should give you a pretty good idea of his style.

Hope this helps.

Twentytwofifty:
Here are some affiliations and crews:

Boot Camp Click: Black Moon, Cocoa Brovas (Smif N Wessun), Heltah Skeltah, Originoo Gun Clappaz, The Representatives, Da Beatminerz (production group)

Crew's main producer(s): Da Beatminerz

Best albums: Black Moon's Enta Da Stage, Smif N Wessun's Da Shinning & Heltah Skeltah's Noctunal

Wu-Tang Clan: Rza, Gza, Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah, Chef Raekwon, Method Man, Masta Killa, Ol' Dirty Bastard, U-God

Affiliates: Cappadonna, Killa Army, Killah Priest, Sunz Of Man, Shyheim, plus lots more

Crew's main producer(s): Rza, Mathematics, True Master & 4th Disciple

Best solo albums: Chef Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Gza/Genius' Liquid Swords, Ghostface Killah's Supreme Clientele

D.I.T.C.: Showbiz, AG, OC, Fat Joe, Big L, Diamond D, Lord Finesse, Buckwild

Crew's main producer(s): Diamond D, Lord Finesse, Showbiz, Buckwild & DJ Premier

Best solo albums: Diamond D's Stunts, Blunts & Hip Hop, Big L's Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous, Show & AG's Runaway Slave

Def Squad: Erick Sermon, Keith Murray & Redman

Affiliates: Jamal (Illegal), EPMD

Crew's main producer(s): Erick Sermon, Rockwilder & Redman

Best solo albums: Redman's Muddy Waters, Keith Murray's Enigma, Erick Sermon's Music

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