I still think the most limit pushing hip-hop ever was and still is "It Takes A
Nation..." & "Fear Of A Black Planet" era PE. That stuff is just really avant garde.
Really dense and noisy. And the lyrics on those are pretty much the only rap lyrics
that move me in any way. No one has really followed up on that approach either to my
knowledge, except maybe Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy, but Franti's flow was kinda
wack.
It really makes me angry recently when I watch all these shows on MTV or whatever and
they're picking best rap this or that ever and no one seems to remember anything
about PE. It's always some Notorious BIG bullshit or something. It's a fucking crime.
Andrei
Josh Davison wrote:
quoted 8 lines Hip hop that pushes the limit:> Hip hop that pushes the limit:
> (top five imho)
>
> 1. DJ Krush - Kakusei (Sony)
> 2. Company Flow - Little Johnny from the Hospitul (Rawkus)
> 3. The Roots - Things Fall Apart (MCA)
> 4. Mos Def/Talib Kweli - Black Star (Rawkus)
> 5. Mos Def - Black on Both Sides (Rawkus)
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