#23

Which of these albums shall I listen to while I do the shopping/tidying this morn?

  • Little Brother - The Listening
  • Noname - Telefone
  • Isaiah Rashad - The Sun’s Tirade
  • Vince Staples - Summertime 06
  • Elzhi - The Preface
  • Blu & Exile - Below the Heavens
  • Killer Mike - Rap Music
  • A playlist of the best Black Hippy stuff (Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Ab Soul, Kendrick)
  • Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury
  • Mos Def - The Ecstatic
  • Madvillainy
  • El-P - I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead
  • Earl Sweatshirt - Doris
  • A playlist of the best Black Milk stuff (if you like The Roots style live instrumentation give Album of the Year a go by him)
  • Pusha T - My Name is My Name
  • Tree - Sunday School II
  • Chester Watson - Past Cloaks

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#24

Oh hi @bird how’s it hanging. Great vote but probably the most useless to me as mos def is one of the few artists there I’m familiar with. I’ve got that album alreads

#25

Sleep when you’re dead is more of an evening record and Madvillainy isn’t a housework record but both deserve listening.

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#26

Ecstatic is probably the one most suited to doing things.

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#27

one that’s not been mentioned that it sounds like you would like is diamond district. oddisee’s solo stuff is usually very good too, but dd’s ‘in the ruff’ is probs my favourite thing he’s been involved with.

also check out ka, ‘the night’s gambit’ in particular is a great album

#28

think you meant this album:

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#29

Lizzo’s Lizzobangers is all you need, innit?

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#31

Given what you like, the kind of things I’d suggest are:

Common - Be
Jurassic 5 - Quality Control
Lupe Fiasco - Food and Liquor
Shabazz Palaces - Black Up
The Roots - How I Got Over
Edan - Beauty and the Beat
ATCQ - We got it from here
Dizzee Rascal - Boy in Da Corner

Not really my favourites but suit what you’re looking for.

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#32

‘Be’ is a great shout from that list.

#33

Sure! Though Like Water for Chocolate is the “essential” Common LP of the millennium :sunglasses:

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#34

Yeah for sure, just based on the brief that was bang on. And the corner is still :100: Still haven’t done a soulqiarians thread, need to get on it. Glad someone suggested the Blu/exile album too.

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#35

OP, have you listened to The Blueprint?

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#36

Pinata is pretty much a classic to me. Didn’t know Gibbs had a new one out until today.

#37

My H-HAOTM has to be Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek) - Train of Thought

#38

Came in to suggest Common. I like RTJ, but only in small doses I’ve discovered.

#39

Impossible to know where to start.

I’d listen to these, year by year, and just Shazam anything that grabs your ear!

http://www.itstherub.com/category/history-of-hip-hop/

#40

1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 were the best years though :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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#41

It’s really solid. It’s almost a mini LP - 8 songs, 30 minutes - so not much room for filler. Definitely recommended for Gibbs fans

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