quoted 2 lines I have enjoyed a lot of the stuff I've heard from Dej Jux, so I figured it> I have enjoyed a lot of the stuff I've heard from Dej Jux, so I figured it
> would be a good place to start. The question then stands: what do you
think
quoted 1 line is the best thing Def Jux has put out yet?> is the best thing Def Jux has put out yet?
I like Def Jux and would rank 2 of their albums as the label's best:
EL-P "Fantastic Damage" and Cannibal Ox "The Cold Vein".
quoted 2 lines Or some hip-hop classics, are there some> Or some hip-hop classics, are there some
> records you would consider essential?
Old:
De La Soul "3 Feet High and Rising" & "De La Soul is Dead"
Public Enemy - Their first 5 albums, although I like "Fear of a Black
Planet" the least of these.
Slick Rick "The Great Adventures of Slick Rick"
Showbiz & AG "Runaway Slave"
O.C. "Word... Life"
Ultramagnetic MCs "Critical Beatdown"
Gang Starr - A couple of good albums, I'd recommend starting with their
greatest hits comp, "Full Clip" though.
Boogie Down Productions "Criminal Minded" & "My Philosophy"
MC Shan "Down By Law"
Black Sheep "A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing"
Mantronix "The Album"
EPMD "Strictly Business" & "Unfinished Business"
Run DMC "Run DMC", "King of Rock" and "Raising Hell"
Tribe Called Quest "Low End Theory"
Eric B & Rakim "Paid In Full" & "Follow the Leader" ("Don't Sweat the
Technique" had some great moments also, but gawd, some of those lyrics are
pathetic).
Beastie Boys "Paul's Boutique"
Pete Rock & CL Smooth "Mecca and the Soul Brother" & "The Main Ingredient"
Wu Tang Clan "36 Chambers"
New:
cLOUDDEAD "cLOUDEAD"
Jel - "10 Seconds"
Sage Francis "Personal Journals"
EL P "Fantastic Damage"
Cannibal Ox "The Cold Vein"
Boom Bip "Seed to Sun"
Aesop Rock "Daylight & "Labor Days"
Company Flow "Funcrusher Plus" & "Little Johnny From The Hospital"
Mike Ladd "Welcome to the Afterfuture"
Dalek "From Filthy Tongue..."
DJ Shadow "Endtroducing" (more of a turntable album than hip hop album, but
it's in the same ballpark)
The Roots "Illadelph Halflife" & "Things Fall Apart"
Mr Lif "I Phantom"
RJD2 "Deadringer"
These lists are just off the top of my head, there are many I'm forgetting,
but this is a respectable starting point. Have fun.
cheers,
Tommy
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