Let me jump in here, as I am a natural born hip-hopper turned electronic
music fanatic.
"would Arrythmia be worth purchasing?" Yep - Anti-pop Consortium is on
point, no doubt - this album shatters.
Some recommendations...
Canibal Ox - especially if you like Def Jux - Vast Aire brings it dirty
J-Live - ill lyricist any way you cut it and "All of the Above" is a
favorite
Living Legends Crew- if you like MURS of Def Jux, this is his clique (I am
fond of Scarub's stuff myself)
Mystik Journeymen - part of the LLC
Planet Asia - more of that Left Coast sound
Madlib/Quasimoto - cratediggers beware - try "The Unseen" for some blunted
beats
Lootpack/Peanut Butter Wolf - see Madlib
Anticon - either love 'em or hate 'em (Sole, Dose One, etc.)
Oldominion - don't sleep on the Pacific Northwest
Busdriver - flows faster than anyone - his new "Temporary Forever" album is
classic
Solesides/Quannum Projects - DJ Shadow, Latyrx, Blackalicious, etc. - enough
said
As for the classics (without going to far back into the more electro/b-boy
oriented stuff)...I firmly believe that Rakim is the hypest emcee ever to
grace the planet, so I would start with Eric B. & Rakim, Freestyle
Fellowship, BDP, Hieroglyphics, Pharcyde, Black Sheep, Ultramagnetic MC's,
EPMD, UTFO, Slick Rick
...but don't forget Black Star (Talib Kweli & Mos Def), Common, De la Soul,
Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Outkast, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, The Alkoholiks,
etc. - more recent, but been around too.
Hope this helps.........God I love hip-hop...
JS
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