Name of rap song that imagines if other genres of music had beef like hip hop? [more inside]
posted 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 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 on Apr 25, 2008 - 75 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 on Feb 27, 2008 - 39 answers

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

Name-that-music-artist-filter (South Africa style)... [more inside]
posted 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 on Nov 28, 2007 - 8 answers

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

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

Help me find melodic(?) hip hop. [more inside]
posted 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 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 on Apr 16, 2007 - 49 answers

Which rap / hip-hop song has the most writing credits?
posted 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 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 on Dec 21, 2006 - 4 answers

Has rap and hip hop essentially replaced rock? [more inside]
posted 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 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 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 on Jul 5, 2006 - 4 answers

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

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

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

What is the origin of the term "Hip Hop"?
posted 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 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 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 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 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 on Jan 10, 2005 - 6 answers

I want to learn more about electrofunk music. What CDs should I listen to?
posted 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 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 on Aug 19, 2004 - 5 answers

I'm not usually a big hip-hop fan, but a buddy's got me listening to Immortal Technique, and I'm really enjoying it. So my question is, what music do you people have that's like this stuff?
posted on Aug 12, 2004 - 11 answers

Any recommendations for non-English rap/hip-hop songs? I've found a couple I like ("Represent" by Orishas (Spanish), "Hasta la Vista" by MC Solaar (French)), and I'm trying to put together a full mix CD. Bonus points for songs available on iTunes.
posted on Aug 4, 2004 - 31 answers

I'm listening to some Public Enemy MP3s and it has ocurred to me that I don't know, nor have I ever known, what "cold lampin'" means or refers to. Anyone?
posted on Jul 15, 2004 - 12 answers

I consider myself pretty versed in all genres of music except classical and hip hop/rap. There's already been a classical thread--I'd like some suggestions for hip hop. However, I have criteria [mi].
posted on Jan 15, 2004 - 70 answers