<p>think i got too preoccupied with online gaming around that time. didn't stop listening because i hated it...more like ultima online, everquest, chat rooms, and anime got my attention.</p>
<p>Michael Jackson: Thriller...kidding of course,only kidding.</p>
<p>I more of a singles kinda guy. Most albums have good songs and the rest of it are just fillers</p>
<p>anything from the beatles</p>
<p>or from the Chili Peppers (I'm going to their concert in Vegas in July, heck yus!)</p>
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<p>You gotta be kidding me</p>
<p>jay-z's albums are crap. he's got a couple hits and the rest are so-so. basically that's how most albums are...most, not all</p>
<p>What in the ****ing hell? I guess I have different tastes but:</p>
<p>Led Zeppelin - IV
Pearl Jam - Ten
Pink Floyd - DSOTM
AC/DC - Back in Black
Nirvana - Nevermind</p>
<p>no, led zepplin, pink floyd, AC/DC and Nirvana all get a thumbs up</p>
<p>Crooked Rain/Crooked Rain--Pavement
Surfer Rosa--The Pixies
OK Computer--Radiohead
'93 Til Infinity--Souls of Mischief
London Calling--The Clash
Jurassic Five--Jurassic Five EP</p>
<p>I know that nobody is going to agree with me, but out of everything I've ever heard I'd have to go with either the Candlebox debut or Sparkle and Fade by Everclear.</p>
<p>Gentlemanandscholar, I like your tastes. Have you copped that new Opio album yet?</p>
<p>Anyways, the best album ever is probably Madvillain by MF DOOM and Madlib.</p>
<p>Actually, nah. Madvillain is nice, but the best album is the Grand Mass LP by The Grandmasta. It's gonna be hot. Also, he's me.</p>
<p>And mexbruin - if you're really a hip-hoppa from the WC, how come you don't have The Predator or Amerikka's Most Wanted? Or At the Speed of Life? Or '93 to Infinity? Or any DJ Quick or Hurricane Tee (and Tha Liks)? Heck, what about NWA? Jurassic 5?</p>
<p>I don't mean to dis your tastes, but it just seems to me that, when you say 'from the West Coast,' you mean, you like that Death Row gangsta vibe.</p>
<p>Naw aswasmyhome, I do have Amerika's most wanted, def. Jurassic 5 and all of quick's stuff... I am from the west coast but I gotta admit that I do appreciate the lyricist style of the east coast than the catchy beats with the bass line of out here. I try to listen to more east coast but its hard because I think there is a bias out here as well with the radio stations and dj's only playing mostly west coast acts. Know of any underground east coast rap/hip hop?
What About the South and the MIdwest I have yet to see somebody from out there represent on this board. I know ya'll out there.</p>
<p>Word, word, no doubt, I feel you.</p>
<p>Aiight; as to the east coast underground, it depends what you want to do with it. My personal favorite is Def Jux, they've got a good thing going in the New York scene. Def Jux is a mad indy underground label started by ex-Company Flow frontman El-P (aka El Producto). He's got Aesop Rock (my favorite abstract lyricist, the rapper that made me get into rap singlehandedly with his Labor Days disc), RJD2 (one of the best DJays/producers ever), C-Rayz Walz, Cannibal Ox (composed of Vast Aire and Vordul Mega, both good rappers), and a bunch of other guys signed. Check 'em out, but they're a little more cerebral/experimental than a lot of people might enjoy. Vast Aire has this really great mixtape series out, The Way of the Fist, that I would highly recommend. Vast Aire and C-Rayz are on tour with the GZA and J-Live right now, I think.</p>
<p>Sage Francis and his 2-man DJ/MC group the Non-Prophets is also really, really good. He's very much what kids call ''emo-hop'' though, very introspective, but I consider him one of my top 10 emcees. He was also a national freestyle battle champion (Scribble Jam) two times in a row, and also a national poetry slam winner.</p>
<p>From my home state, Delaware, there's this cat called Gentle Jones. He's really nice, I'm sad he hasn't been more popular. You can google him and download some of his material off his website. He's a great lyricist and also has a very distinct, very pleasant accent and flow.</p>
<p>For more traditional stuff, you might want to check out Grafh, older DITC stuff (Digging in the Crates Crew), and Big L. I don't know about too many other mainstream-sounding underground crews, personally the gangster thing is played-out.</p>
<p>For a good mixtape, try the Ground Original series by DJ JS-1, he's a cat who's in Rock Steady Crew and a real good battle/performance DJ. He tours with Rahzel, formerly of the Roots, aka the Undisputed Beatbox Champion.</p>
<p>The Rhymesayers crew is one of my favorites, too, they include Brother Ali and Eyedea (two of the best battle emcees out there, period, way better than J-Hood and Shells and Jae Millz), and also Atmosphere. They hail from Minneapolis, so they're not really east-coast, but I like 'em a lot. They're worth a listen.</p>
<p>As to the south... Geto Boys are definitely the best, but I can't hate on the Chopped & Screwed sound. I just wrote the entires on wikipedia for Chamillionaire, Paul Wall, and Mike Jones, so go ahead and check that out. I'm just really not feeling a lot of the later cats who've come outta that area. Luda's nice, but Chingy/Nelly/Gucci Mane/5th Ward Weebie just ain't my style. Nice deliveries, but flat-out lazy lyrics (Nelly occasionally comes correct, but rarely) and really no redeeming values. I wish there were more Geto Boys-style artists up and coming. I'd call them the southern Tupac, except not dead.</p>
<p>And of course there's this hot crew coming out of Yale called 108 Tongues... I can't post a link here, but peep my profile and check out the first link. ;)</p>
<p>I will check it out. Nice heads up bro.</p>
<p>Just spreading the culture and keeping things moving forward.</p>
<p>Ecwasmyhome, yeah I've heard the Opio album, but I think I've sort of reached my limit with Hiero stuff. Its still good though. Now that you brought up def jux you reminded me to add Funcrusherplus to my list of the all time greats. That album hit me like a brick to the face when it came out! What's the music scene like at Yale? I picture a bunch of people listening to old Dlyan and Stones albums, but I'm probably wrong.</p>
<p>Funcrusherplus. Oh man. I really need to pull that out of iTunes and give it a listen.</p>
<p>The music scene at Yale... is generally good. My rap group got funding for a show and promotions, and there are plenty of recording studios around. The first real hip-hop group at Yale, The Sky Beneath, just had their last member graduate. But 108 Tongues should be around for a while. Toad's Place, our local hole-in-the-wall, pulls in some surprisingly good acts. I've seen Talib Kweli, J5, KRS-One, and Sage Francis over the last year.</p>
<p>The rock scene is pretty good. There are some good jazz combos. My buddy Scott is in Spain studying flamenco this summer, and he's gonna put something together when he comes back.</p>
<p>All in all? It's adequate, but not flourishing. Most acts pretty much limit themselves to recording, as shows are pretty hard to book, and New Haven's scene is hard to break into.</p>
<p>And as a side note: Man. I'm really happy to read through this thread. I remember, about a year or two ago, few posters on this site were listening to any good hip-hop. mexbruin, illmaticmindstate, masta, and porcupyne all seem to be straight-up heads. Word bond.</p>
<p>Nas - Illmatic
Masta Ace - Disposable Arts
Wu-Tang - Enter the 36 Chambers
GZA - Liquid Swords
Dr. Dre - The Chronic
A Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory
Del the funky homosapien - No need for alarm
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
Biggie - Ready to die
Ras Kass - Soul On Ice
AZ - Doe or Die
Nas - The Lost Tapes Vol. 1 (if this counts as an album)
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx</p>
<p>No particular order, except for Illmatic #1. I'm sure I left a bunch out..I like Mobb Deep, but I'm not sure which of their albums I really LOVE. I like them all pretty equally, but The Infamous... is probably their best.</p>
<p>Just kidding, Wesley Willis rules all. B*tches.</p>