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 - 76 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Help me find melodic(?) hip hop. [more inside]
posted by slimepuppy on Aug 9, 2007 - 34 answers

QUICK! Help me scare up some music for my Fourth of July party tomorrow! Specifics within. [more inside]
posted by 2or3whiskeysodas on Jul 3, 2007 - 11 answers

What are some old-school rap or hip-hop songs that go against the gang/sex/drugs culture? [more inside]
posted by daninnj on Apr 16, 2007 - 49 answers

Which rap / hip-hop song has the most writing credits?
posted by ejoey on Feb 26, 2007 - 9 answers

Any suggestions for spanish/portuguese hiphop/rap like you can hear in Gotan Project's Mi Confesión (Coxmoz) or Bajofondo Tango Club's Miles de Pasajeros? Similar arabic hiphop would be welcome as well.
posted by Skyanth on Jan 22, 2007 - 7 answers

During Tuesday Night's CSI:NY (the one with a girl stabbed by an ice-bottle), there was a song about midway through that had a catchy, reggae/hip hop beat to it. Vaguely remembered lyrics include something about people struggling, "my feet keep hurting," and "we have had enough." Despite those sort of downtrodden words, it had a very upbeat sound to it. Can anyone help me find it? Google searching has gotten me nowhere. It sounds new and like it would be popular, but I couldn't find it in iTunes top 100 songs either.
posted by hihowareyou on Dec 21, 2006 - 4 answers

Has rap and hip hop essentially replaced rock? [more inside]
posted by shannymara on Oct 5, 2006 - 27 answers

Hip hop song identification plea: the song is super-minimal, recently released, and has lots and lots of MCs on it. [more inside]
posted by jack_mo on Jul 17, 2006 - 8 answers

In what rap song do we first hear this much-imitated lyric pattern? "my name is ____ and i'm here to say... [followed by a line that rhymes with 'say']" Was there an actual sincere use of this rhyme by a hip-hop artist, or was this conceived of as a joke from the start? It may be hard to have an answer for sure, but perhaps we can approach the origins by listing examples and dates for the examples. One of the more ridiculous instances I've seen is the Sushi K rap in Snow Crash.
posted by k7lim on Jul 16, 2006 - 15 answers

I love the song "Zingy Final" (?) by Ak'Sent - I especially love the jungle, tribal kind of drum feel to this style of hip-hop. Every now and then I hear a song like this, but I'm at a loss as to what to search for - can anyone give me other examples of artists or songs to look for that project this kind of sound and feel?
posted by agregoli on Jul 5, 2006 - 4 answers

I need good hip hop Podcasts... [more inside]
posted by SweetJesus on Jun 5, 2006 - 7 answers

ObscureHipHopFilter: identify this sample. [more inside]
posted by dead_ on May 12, 2006 - 5 answers

Who was the first hip-hop artist to "drop science"? [more inside]
posted by Kwanzaar on May 3, 2006 - 22 answers

What is the origin of the term "Hip Hop"?
posted by Edible Energy on Dec 20, 2005 - 12 answers

SongIDFilter: First, watch this Parkour demo on Google video. Next, help me identify the hip-hop track that starts just after the 5 minute mark. [more inside]
posted by stungeye on Dec 15, 2005 - 8 answers

I heard this great hip hop song on some college radio station while driving through Des Moines, IA. The song featured emo bands in the lyrics. For example, I think the first line was, "I took a death cab to see my cutie". Other bands listed in the lyrics were Sunny Day, Burning Airlines, My Chemical Romance, etc. It kinda sounded like Blackalicious, but I don't think it was them. Any idea who did it and where I can get it? Thanks.
posted by emoeby on Dec 1, 2005 - 14 answers

What is/could be a useful "notation" used to transcribe hip hop lyrics that would account for the lyrical delivery (i.e. syllables, accents, pauses, word length, etc.)...? [more inside]
posted by iamck on Dec 1, 2005 - 29 answers

What are some good music blogs? (With a slant towards old skool hip hop or reggae would be best, but I'm open to give a listen to anything/everything.) [more inside]
posted by gummo on Feb 17, 2005 - 3 answers

Anyone know what hip-hop song sampled from Henry Mancini's score for the Pink Panther? Not the main sax theme, but a recurring vibraphone-type riff...
posted by Robot Johnny on Jan 10, 2005 - 6 answers

I want to learn more about electrofunk music. What CDs should I listen to?
posted by Nelson on Oct 24, 2004 - 11 answers

I'm confused by a hip-hop subtlety that I'm not picking up on: what's the difference between when MF Doom raps and when Viktor Vaughn raps? Same guy, same subjects, seems like the same basic persona: what am I missing?
posted by PinkStainlessTail on Oct 22, 2004 - 4 answers

A few weeks I had to listen to a drunken guy drone on about hip-hop. There was one thing he said that caught my interest. He mentioned that there were tracks based on Robert Johnson samples. So what are the tracks and who does them?
posted by rdr on Aug 19, 2004 - 5 answers