Help me find good hip-hop

September 12, 2007 1:49 PM

Good hip-hop blogs, message boards, sites, etc?

Back in the day, I used to lurk rec.music.hip-hop. 7 or so years later, my favorite posters have long gone, and I am struggling to keep up with new good hip-hop. Please recommend some resources to turn to to help me sift through the mediocre to find the gems.

Bonus points if you know and can point to where guys like Tony1er, Nesta and Applesauce from RMHH now hang out or post. Those were the people whose opinions I trusted.

posted by shotgunbooty to media & arts (12 comments total)

ill doctrine ftw.
posted by chunking express at 1:53 PM on September 12, 2007

I read a lot of Nah Right, but it's not very intellectual and highly NYC-centric. It works well as a barometer on what's going on in the hip-hop world, but isn't so hot for finding those buried gems.

Check the UGHH site and their forums. I also like to keep an eye on Sandbox Automatic just to see what's coming down the pipe in terms of releases.
posted by dead_ at 1:53 PM on September 12, 2007

Beat Basement is my favorite.
posted by four panels at 2:14 PM on September 12, 2007

Seconding ill doctrine. This is fucking awesome.
posted by blag at 4:34 PM on September 12, 2007

I like Unkut.
posted by veronica sawyer at 4:36 PM on September 12, 2007

Ill Doctrine, Nah Right and Unkut are all awesome. Some more:

Can't Stop Won't Stop is the blog of Jeff Chang, who wrote the book of the same name.

Cocaine Blunts and Hip Hop Tapes is basically the best of all the regional rap you've likely never heard of. The guy that runs it is a random rap nerd and knows EVERYTHING. Awesome mp3s.

That Good Good

Notes from a Different Kitchen
posted by sneakin at 5:57 PM on September 12, 2007

Jay's Ill Doctrine is great, as is his original blog, Hip Hop Music.com. SOHH still has lots of great posts, too.
posted by anildash at 7:24 PM on September 12, 2007

okayplayer is good if you're a fan of any of the okay artists.
posted by paulus andronicus at 8:32 PM on September 12, 2007

RealtalkNY.net
posted by Rubbstone at 12:12 AM on September 13, 2007

ohword.com
posted by ijoyner at 1:16 PM on September 13, 2007

sorry, kind of late to the party. You should check my blog, I write about hip hop of the conscious type.

>bounce/oz
posted by gforce414 at 2:01 PM on September 18, 2007

oh! and you should check out All Up In Your Earhole too, R$ is kinda backpack too.
posted by gforce414 at 2:03 PM on September 18, 2007