Okay, hip hop heads, let's start our very own recommendation thread about some dope songs we can chill to. You can also just post whatever jams you're listnin' to at the moment.

Here's one siiiiiick joint...PERFECT if you like to chill and hang...

"Help Me Please" - Z-Ro

where to start....jeeebus

i am not going to limit myself to just hip-hop...

a short list: based off the vinyl sitting in front of me

koushik-be with
zero7 vs. mos def-umi says
n.e.r.d-provider (zero 7 remix)
anomaly- dust/chill 7"
david castillo-aegian sleep
soso-the goose hunter 1 and 2
dj signify-unclean vol.1
express rising- memphix 7"
moodswing 9- the den/in the pines 7"
omid/cosiner-involution vol.1
urban quilt EP
ciencia fixion-o.d.i.o
zeb-the circle
elliot lipp-immediate action #10


I could go on for days though, i love music that u can chillout too.

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Great list man.

Yeah, anything chill is good, even outside hiphop or its periphery...

Here are 2 more tracks I recommend:

"City Of Gods" - AZ
"Slow It Down" - Little Brother feat. Darien Brockington

The Roots - "Stay Cool"
The Roots - "The Notic"
Raekwon - "Ice Cream"
The Wu - "Cold World (RZA Remix, feat. D'Angelo)"
Mos Def- "Umi Says"
Mos Def - "Boogie Man Song"
Outkast - "Spottieottiedopaliscious"
The Roots - "Silent Treatment"
Warren G. & Nate Dogg - "Nobody Does it Better"

"Pain" - Tupac

For all you people who hate on 'Pac I think you should totally give this track a chance and you'll see what I'm talking about. This B-Side is severely overlooked/underrated. It didn't even see a release to any of his albums, not even his greatest hits package, but it's definitely greatest hits material. It shouldn't be confused with his other songs "So Much Pain" and "No More Pain". The song starts out with a voice sample from Star Trek V:

"I couldn't help but notice your pain..."
"My pain...?"
"It runs deep...share it with me!"

Non-Prophets - "Mainstream 307" (Hope)
Sage Francis - "Makeshift Patriot" (EP)
Sole - "Da Baddest Poet" (Selling Live Water)
Aesop Rock - "Daylight" (Labor Days)
Automato - "Capes Billowing" (Automato)
Odd Nosdam feat. Andrew Broder - "Small Mr. Man Pants" (Burner)
Ty - "HaHa" (Upwards)
Mos Def - "Umi Says" (Black On Both Sides)
Beans - "Mutescreamer (Prefuse 73 Rmx)" (Now Soon Someday EP)
cLOUDDEAD - "The Keen Teen Skip" (Ten)
DJ Vadim feat. Vakill & DJ Babu - "It's On" (USSR: Art Of Listening)
Caural - "Red Sunshine" (Stars On My Ceiling)
RJD2 - "Ghostwriter" (Dead Ringer)
Buck 65 - "The Floor" (Secret House Against The World)
Spank Rock - "Bump" (YoYoYoYoYo)
Handsome Boy Modeling School - "Rock & Roll (Could Never Hip Hop Like This)" (So...How's Your Girl)

95% Of Mainstream Pop-Hop Suh-ux

There's no denying that a big chunk of mainstream rap sucks (then again, the same goes for the mainstream leg of any genre, not just hiphop)... you're gonna have to search the "mainstream" for acts that produce music worthwhile listening to.

Not all underground acts produce good hiphop. Some who are classified as underground hiphop don't even sound hiphop at all. They sound more like experimental.

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Originally posted by Carlito's Way:
Not all underground acts produce good hiphop. Some who are classified as underground hiphop don't even sound hiphop at all. They sound more like experimental.

thats what indie hip-hop is all about, pushing boundaries.every artist has there own interpretation of what "it" should sound like.

IMO 99.9% of mainstream radio friendly rap is not rap, its rap and bullshit (r & b).It surely should be shuffled in with the ashanti's and j lo's etc....

the only people creating music that keeps the asthetic that the original hip hop heads had back in the golden era, is the underground.they are the only ones with balls enough to make music that is interesting and worth my money in support.

evertyhing on "urban" radio is crap, and all the artists know it, but they get paid to spit cold rhymes over beats that are formulaic and repetitive and brain-less.

anyways...could go on forever on this.just a matter of opinion.

Yeah, what happened to R&B anyway?

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IMO 99.9% of mainstream radio friendly rap is not rap, its rap and bullshit (r & b).It surely should be shuffled in with the ashanti's and j lo's etc....
evertyhing on "urban" radio is crap, and all the artists know it, but they get paid to spit cold rhymes over beats that are formulaic and repetitive and brain-less

I will not disagree with you on that one, Imprezu. You and I and everyone else on this board know that.

I guess what I'm trying to get across is that just because someone is indie doesn't guarantee great production. There's a distinct sound and flavor that, in my opinion, hiphop possesses. And if that is lacking (in my subjective interpretation of the sound) I will not buy it. Some of the acts in the indie scene have not enthused me into delving further into it because the distinct sound and soul I am looking for is missing. If I wanted experimental I would look for experimental, not hiphop. Again, I am not generalizing the entire indie scene. Just some.

I have my own list of hiphop artists that I like, that although they wouldn't be considered indie, they are not in the same abysmal levels as, for instance, the G-Unit. Some of them are crossovers.

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I've got nothing against the Wu Tang Clan, Kanye West, Cypress Hill, Mos Def, and guys like that.

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I will not disagree with you on that one, Imprezu. You and I and everyone else on this board know that.

No, alot of people on this board have no idea...

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I've got nothing against the Wu Tang Clan, Kanye West, Cypress Hill, Mos Def, and guys like that.

old Mos Def and old wu-tang yeah,kanye and cypress i have no interest in--both epitomize what i hate in music.

rant over.

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Originally posted by Imprezu21:
old Mos Def and old wu-tang yeah,kanye and cypress i have no interest in--both epitomize what i hate in music.

I have no interest in Kanya either but I don't mind people digging him. Everything Cypress Hill did before their foray into rap-rock is classic.

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I guess what I'm trying to get across is that just because someone is indie doesn't guarantee great production.

Amen. I can't stand the whole "Indie for the sake of Indie" thing. Hearing people reference their "indie cred" (directly or indirectly) makes me cringe, and sadly, this forum really does give off that vibe sometimes.

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Originally posted by merqury:
Amen. I can't stand the whole "Indie for the sake of Indie" thing. Hearing people reference their "indie cred" (directly or indirectly) makes me cringe, and sadly, this forum really does give off that vibe sometimes.

Agreed, this place is filled to the gills with indiots.Partially the reason why i left, nobodys willing to branch out and talk about it.

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Originally posted by Imprezu21:

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Originally posted by merqury:
Amen. I can't stand the whole "Indie for the sake of Indie" thing. Hearing people reference their "indie cred" (directly or indirectly) makes me cringe, and sadly, this forum really does give off that vibe sometimes.

Agreed, this place is filled to the gills with indiots.Partially the reason why i left, nobodys willing to branch out and talk about it.

Yeah, screw those guys. If it don't cost ten million to make, it don't sound good.

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Yeah, screw those guys. If it don't cost ten million to make, it don't sound good.

Ahh, speaking of Lucifer...

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Originally posted by merqury:
Amen. I can't stand the whole "Indie for the sake of Indie" thing. Hearing people reference their "indie cred" (directly or indirectly) makes me cringe, and sadly, this forum really does give off that vibe sometimes.

What can you do... they found their home on Metacritic.

It's okay tho, it's fun watching them spit the same list of artists and bands, over and over and over and over.

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It's okay tho, it's fun watching them spit the same list of artists and bands, over and over and over and over.

Yeah, always coming up with their own lists instead of having Sony BMG tell them what they'll like next. What a bunch of chumps. Everyone knows 50 Cent is the richest and therefore best rapper in the world. Just because it's mainstream and cost 50 times more than a similar indie title means its better. Mainstream is the mecca of musical diversity.

Nobody likes 50 Cent though. You used a bad example for your sarcasm.