Help me win a dance-off at my hip hop class next week - or at least not make a fool of myself. Need inspiration for dance moves and music. [more inside]
posted by AV on Nov 11, 2009 - 5 answers

If you could pick one rap song for every year, what would those songs be? I'll take individuals suggestions or entire lists. I'm looking at 1986 to 2009. [more inside]
posted by kensington314 on Nov 10, 2009 - 74 answers

A few years back, I was watching The Chappelle Show and Chappelle, during one of his monologues, made a reference to a sexual act, using a word that I was not familiar with. I assumed the word came from hip-hop subculture. He followed up by saying something to the effect of, "I love using nasty words that white people/FCC don't know yet. They have no idea how dirty I'm being when I say _______ ." Does anyone remember what that word was and what it means? Sorry I can't recall the season or the episode or more context.
posted by i'm being pummeled very heavily on Oct 30, 2009 - 4 answers

Looking for rap songs with repeating sped up vocal samples from almost an entire verse or multiple verses of a song. That don't involve Kanye West. [more inside]
posted by cashman on Oct 21, 2009 - 18 answers

What has happened to the instrumental hip hop scene? The only current producer "pushing things forward" in long player format that I know of is Flying Lotus. Who are the contemporary heirs to DJ Shadow, Prefuse 73 and Madlib? [more inside]
posted by the foreground on Sep 30, 2009 - 22 answers

Can you point me toward some slammin' science fiction-themed hip hop? [more inside]
posted by slappy_pinchbottom on Aug 4, 2009 - 36 answers

Most interesting hip-hop, country, and pop of the 2000s? [more inside]
posted by kathrineg on Jul 29, 2009 - 21 answers

I want more podcasts/vidcasts like Ill Doctrine. [more inside]
posted by callmejay on Jul 20, 2009 - 2 answers

Help me remember a rap/hip hop song from the early 2000s that listed a bunch of black girls names in the chorus ("Shenika, Felicia, Shirvana...") done by some (I'm guessing here) Atlanta-based group? Maybe Lil Jon or Ying Yang twins? Thanks in advance.
posted by jpburns on Jul 5, 2009 - 7 answers

I'm preparing a lesson on irony and I'd like to illustrate the concept with a song. Problem is, my students are more interested in R&B and hip-hop than in my boring old-person rock and roll. Can you name some (fairly current) R&B/hip-hop songs that use irony? I'm thinking, like, "Born in the USA"-style irony -- nothing too subtle.
posted by miriam on Jun 21, 2009 - 17 answers

I heard a song on the radio, and I only remember two lines. The lines are "I smoke marijuana, listen to Nirvana." [more inside]
posted by ascetic on Jun 1, 2009 - 3 answers

Where can I get ahold of hip hop mixtapes? [more inside]
posted by orville sash on May 30, 2009 - 4 answers

Looking for Country and Rap/Hip Hop songs NOT in 3/4 or 4/4 time... [more inside]
posted by querty on May 18, 2009 - 14 answers

Breakfilter: Help me find songs that have similar drum breaks to You Got Me by The Roots. [more inside]
posted by azarbayejani on Apr 1, 2009 - 9 answers

Amazing girl I meet at a show gives me her phone number, but forgets to give me the area code. Main problem: I barely know anything about her - not even her name. How can I get in touch? [more inside]
posted by Risiko on Mar 5, 2009 - 32 answers

Looking for variety of different podcasts or radio shows to listen to. Please give me many recommendations. [more inside]
posted by reenum on Mar 3, 2009 - 16 answers

Trying to find good music with end-of-the-song refrain loops. [more inside]
posted by cashman on Feb 7, 2009 - 18 answers

Looking for the title/artist of a conspiratorial hip-hop track from the mid-90s. [more inside]
posted by FatherDagon on Feb 2, 2009 - 7 answers

Recommendations for upbeat 90's rap music driven by strong, prominent bass lines? [more inside]
posted by oxala on Jan 21, 2009 - 19 answers

Name That Song: I could have *sworn* that the Staple Singers "Lets do it again" was sampled by someone in Hip Hop a while ago. I'm talking about the string part that starts about 1:50 in this video. I can't for the life of me find it! Any Ideas?
posted by menace303 on Jan 7, 2009 - 6 answers

What are some hip-hop songs in the form of a third-person narrative? [more inside]
posted by papayaninja on Dec 8, 2008 - 29 answers

I need intelligent hiphop/rap with good beats. Any recommendations? [more inside]
posted by reenum on Dec 4, 2008 - 69 answers

Where in Africa did Afrika Bambaataa go in the 1970s after he left the Black Spades? [more inside]
posted by cachondeo45 on Nov 7, 2008 - 2 answers

I've been digging on the cuban hip hop lately. I've seen the doc East of Havana. I listen to las Orishas, and I have the soundtrack/related album to East of Havana by El Cartel. I do like the artists featured there, but I enjoy las Orishas more because it feels a bit more infused with traditional Cuban music. Any recommendations of what else I can listen to? [more inside]
posted by Soulbee on Oct 30, 2008 - 3 answers

I am looking for other rap tracks that use the beat that comes after about 1.40 into this youtube video of a Dilated peoples mixtape. It supposed it is made by The Alchemist I think.
posted by ilike on Oct 21, 2008 - 2 answers

Hip-hop filter: I recently fell in love with A Tribe Called Quest. Who else should I try out? [more inside]
posted by Geppp on Oct 12, 2008 - 32 answers

Best live rap freestyles or cyphers with multiple rappers? NOT BATTLES [more inside]
posted by cashman on Oct 6, 2008 - 4 answers

Tell me of your favorite hip hop joints that feature a gospel style chorus. [more inside]
posted by jammy on Sep 14, 2008 - 11 answers

Suggestions for hip hop\rap songs for the gym? [more inside]
posted by bda1972 on Sep 10, 2008 - 29 answers

Being the ever-spreading global phenomenon that it is, it gets harder & harder to stay on top of all the amazing hiphop music that is coming out from all corners of the globe. Please to tell me about your recent favorite international hiphop acts. [more inside]
posted by jammy on Sep 7, 2008 - 20 answers

Looking for a hip-hop song I heard with "Hello" repeated as part of the beat/background. [more inside]
posted by hihowareyou on Aug 23, 2008 - 13 answers

I'm looking for an instructional DVD for hip hop/urban dance. [more inside]
posted by roaring beast on Jul 22, 2008 - 1 answer

Name of rap song that imagines if other genres of music had beef like hip hop? [more inside]
posted by swiffa on Jun 13, 2008 - 2 answers

What's with the cursing on Aceyalone's Magnificent City? Not a question about quantity or quality... [more inside]
posted by chesty_a_arthur on Apr 25, 2008 - 4 answers

A rap education for an picky atheist feminist weaned on indie, punk and new wave - primarily music but books/essays would be good too. [more inside]
posted by carbide on Apr 25, 2008 - 76 answers

Obscure early-90s-late-80s hip hop song identification: I used to hear this song on the radio back in the day, and the only part of it I can remember is a line that goes "Joey's in the back / He makes the fly folds wiggle." Anyone? [more inside]
posted by mattbucher on Mar 20, 2008 - 2 answers

Where can I find some awesome hip-hop mashups? [more inside]
posted by Afroblanco on Mar 12, 2008 - 31 answers

Is there any hip hop / rap music out there that makes fun of itself or goes completely off the wall in some way? [more inside]
posted by mr. creosote on Feb 27, 2008 - 39 answers

I am looking for other songs that use the 45 King's "900 number" sample, other than "Let me clear my throat". [more inside]
posted by cosmicbandito on Jan 28, 2008 - 7 answers

I'm looking for hip-hop songs that function as crime fiction, like "Shaky Dog." [more inside]
posted by Bookhouse on Jan 15, 2008 - 33 answers

So, I was listening to the new Saul Williams album and its awesome. Can you recommend other more intellectual hip hop.
posted by khaibit on Dec 14, 2007 - 40 answers

Looking for female hiphop and rap artists to listen to. [more inside]
posted by es_de_bah on Dec 10, 2007 - 37 answers

What's the hip hop song on the new Belvedere vodka commercial by Terry Richardson? [more inside]
posted by RoseovSharon on Dec 3, 2007 - 18 answers

Name-that-music-artist-filter (South Africa style)... [more inside]
posted by allkindsoftime on Dec 3, 2007 - 8 answers

The 17-year-old son of a friend from Austria is into hip-hop. He'll be visiting NYC on 7-10 December and wants to know how to find out about concerts, venues, etc. Can anybody tell me the relevant websites to send him to?
posted by seeminglee on Nov 28, 2007 - 8 answers

Where can I find a Style Wars movie poster? [more inside]
posted by bigspoon on Nov 14, 2007 - 3 answers

What are some good rap/hip-hop songs based on classical music? [more inside]
posted by god particle on Sep 22, 2007 - 18 answers

Good hip-hop blogs, message boards, sites, etc? [more inside]
posted by shotgunbooty on Sep 12, 2007 - 12 answers

Sittin' in my crib, sippin' on 'nac... Who was the first rapper to promote and popularize the imbibing of cognac? What song was it and when did it come out? [more inside]
posted by krippledkonscious on Sep 11, 2007 - 5 answers

Contemporary pop culture term equivalent, in both meaning and ridiculousness, to "getting jiggy wit it"? [more inside]
posted by Robot Johnny on Aug 13, 2007 - 18 answers