Has anyone seen the animated television series, Samurai Champloo? The show was heavily tied to old school hip-hop. I was wondering if anyone who's seen the show knows of any artists with music similiar to that on the series' soundtrack.

I've got all 4 import Samurai Champloo soundtracks (they cut it down to one disk for North American release but you miss so much). Forces Of Nature provide amazing breakbeat, but Fat Jon (who does the theme with Nujabes) is the real highlight of the series. You can thank him for the beats. I don't know if turn of the millenium hip-hop counts as old school.

Sorry, I didn't know what kind of hip-hop to call it. Anyway, yeah I have all 4 imports too. Have Forces of Nature and Fat Jon done other work that's good?

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Originally posted by aTimeofDay:
Sorry, I didn't know what kind of hip-hop to call it. Anyway, yeah I have all 4 imports too. Have Forces of Nature and Fat Jon done other work that's good?

Fat Jon has a bunch of albums out, at least 6 or so. I could only find one Forces Of Natue album but it's great. Nujabes has also released some french albums (I think they're french).

ahhh yess !!

i have a nujabes album, it is cool.

but fat jon is ace, man is top 3 producers for me.i snatch up anything he releases, his beats are ree-dic-u-lus !!

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Originally posted by aTimeofDay:
Sorry, I didn't know what kind of hip-hop to call it. Anyway, yeah I have all 4 imports too. Have Forces of Nature and Fat Jon done other work that's good?

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Fat+Jon+The+Ample+Soul+Physician

check it...all of them are nice.
check his aliases too..

he also produces five deez...
i like his rapping too on five deez, hes got a nice delivery and voice.

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Originally posted by Imprezu21:
ahhh yess !!

i have a nujabes album, it is cool.

but fat jon is ace, man is top 3 producers for me.i snatch up anything he releases, his beats are ree-dic-u-lus !!

i'm diggin fat jon alot (nujabes too, havent heard forces of nature yet) what are your other top 2 favorite producers? i might like them also, if we both like fat jon.

ha ha, tough one.
it really changes alot from day to day.
but...these guys are always near the top.

Sixtoo

Eliot Lipp

seriously though...
buy everything u can from these guys...

Bully Records

great stuff, thanks for the fast replies. i already had sixtoo, he's great. listening to eliot lipp's myspace right now and loving it. i'm into a lot of her "influences" and "sounds like" bands too. this is exactly the kinda stuff i'm into, the more dj-based hip-hop, with good beats, and lotsa creativity, electronica-ish... anyways, keep in touch, we could share good bands with each other.

here's a few hip-hop/electronica bands that i like (you've probably heard of most of em before):
four tet
fridge
mice parade (moreso their obrigado saudade album)
!!! (aka chkchkchk, they're dance)
the octopus project
third sight (they recenetly debuted, but they try to be like really old school)
prefuse 73
the books
cut chemist

sure yeah...you have an ok start there.
i will throw some names out for you to check out, or vica versa...

Check:
Blackalicious
Danny Breaks
Tipper
People Under The Stairs

I've only seen bits and pieces of the show, dug the music. Filmore is damn right about Blackalicious and People Under The Stairs, amazing stuff.