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Life After Death by The Notorious BIG
Life After Death by The Notorious BIG
1997 | Rock
7
7.0 (1 Ratings)
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Rolling Stone's 476th greatest album of all time
I quite enjoyed this album, good quality hip hop, though I think that was mostly achieved with guest vocals. Hypnotize and Mo Money Mo Problems are incredible songs and the rest was pretty good. Much fewer annoying interlude "skits" too.
  
Folk Hop n' Roll by Judah & The Lion
Folk Hop n' Roll by Judah & The Lion
2016 | Country
9
9.4 (5 Ratings)
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Really impressed by the quality of the sound from these guys. (1 more)
It's a little bit different, so if you fancy giving 'Folky Hip Hop' a whirl -this is where you can.
I'd not listened to these guys before, until I saw them on Smashbomb - that's what this site is all about.
  
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Ross (3284 KP) rated Stankonia by Outkast in Music

May 14, 2020  
Stankonia by Outkast
Stankonia by Outkast
2000 | Rock
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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Rolling Stone's 361st greatest album of all time
Great soft hip hop album, with more melody than a lot of similar acts, as sufficient focus is given to the music. Featuring the well-known Ms Jackson and a number of lesser known but great songs, particularly Humble Mumble and Slum Beautiful.
  
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Entertainment Editor (1988 KP) created a video about The Get Down - Season 1 in TV

Oct 13, 2017 (Updated Oct 14, 2017)  
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The Get Down | Official Trailer

"The Get Down" is a mythic saga of how New York at the brink of bankruptcy gave birth to a new art form. Set in New York in 1977, this music-driven drama series chronicles the rise of hip-hop and the last days of disco.

  
Big Fish Theory  by Vince Staples
Big Fish Theory by Vince Staples
2017 | Pop
A truly progressive, existential, emotionally saturated hip-hop album that establishes the value of dance-centric collaboration by reminding us that it’s exactly that. And it will win this way, every single time.
Critic- Austin Reed
Original Score: 90 out of 100

Read Review: https://prettymuchamazing.com/reviews/vince-staples-big-fish-theory
  
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Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde by The Pharcyde
1992 | Hip-hop
7
7.0 (2 Ratings)
Album Rating
Rolling Stone's 482nd greatest album of all time (2020)
I had never heard The Pharcyde before so wasn't sure what to expect. The album is a good hip hop one, up there with Public Enemy and NWA, though without the personalities. Some good production on the album, with enough focus on the music.
  
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Toddla T recommended Boyz n the Hood (1991) in Movies (curated)

 
Boyz n the Hood (1991)
Boyz n the Hood (1991)
1991 | Drama

"I used to watch it all the time as a kid. It led to my obsession with hip-hop as a teenager. I probably watched it like once a week for two years. I watched it again the other day. Even though it’s super cheesy, it’s still really well done and well shot."

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Billy Gibbons recommended E.S.P by Erick Sermon in Music (curated)

 
E.S.P by Erick Sermon
E.S.P by Erick Sermon
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"I rekindled a fondness for hip-hop having spent so much time in Houston, Texas, which lately has been revealed as the unexpected destination to make rap and hip-hop records. That's due largely to the presence of the Geto Boys and Bushwick Bill, Scarface and even Destiny's Child. When ZZ Top were recording the album Rhythmeen our studio was undergoing a facelift so we went into an alternate studio, John Moran's Digital Services, where many rap records have been made. There was the left room and the right room, adjoined with the shared group lounge area. I was trying to figure out how the hip-hop guys and rappers got such great-sounding backbeats. And of course what they didn't have was this kinda bluesy guitar. To this day ZZ Top aspires to keep some crunch and grit as part of the fabric. What started the ball rolling back in that direction was the movie Straight Outta Compton. All of a sudden I'm watching the genesis of NWA and what really started such a robust scene. I'd watch that movie ten times. And I probably will [again]!"

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Ross (3284 KP) rated The Black Album by Jay-Z in Music

May 15, 2020  
The Black Album by Jay-Z
The Black Album by Jay-Z
2003 | Hip-hop
9
5.5 (4 Ratings)
Album Rating
Rolling Stone's 349th greatest album of all time
Superb hip hop album by one of the greatest. While his voice lacks depth somewhat, compared to others, he makes up for this with excellent lyricism and the music backing it. Including 99 Problems, Dirt off Your Shoulder and an excellent reworking of Madonna's Justify My Love.
  
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan
1993 | Rock
7.0 (3 Ratings)
Album Favorite

"I really love hip hop and I thought if I had to pick one album it'd have to be the first Wu-Tang album just for the personalities, and the real rawness and lo-fi urgency about it. I love the audacity of having an interview with the band in the middle of the record. It's something that I think independent music scene should start doing… in the middle of the next Pastels album, like, Stephen and Katrina start talking about how good they are. I need to make it so. I don't think I really got properly into hip hop until the last five years. Something suddenly clicked where it really made sense. These days I like Danny Brown and A$AP Rocky, things like that."

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