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Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
It's been mostly down (Sugar) hill since Grandmaster Flash and the Fabulous Five did The Message. But you should get The Message.
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Agreed! I actually saw Grandmaster Flash on Saturday night. Seriously. I really did. I swear it.
Atticus, turning to your request . . . well, this sort of question overwhelms me. Based on your expressed desires, you are right to start with De La and Tribe. e/o is right on to recommend Pharcyde's Bizarre Ride. Classic! I also saw them on Saturday night. It was a big hip hop weekend for me. They still do a good show, despite some disappointing recent albums. Again, I second e/o's Blackalicious rec. You will like their CDs. I think the first Cypress Hill album is one of the best hip hop albums of all time. DJ Muggs is brilliant. I think you will definitely like Jurassic 5 - either of the CDs or the EP. I think you should get Brand New Heavies' "Heavy Rhyme Experience" - one of the first "live band with rappers" experiments. Very melodic stuff. The first two Brand Nubian records are great - in the first, they are just kids (w/Grand Puba), espousing an upbeat sort of pro-Africa message; on the second, they turn somewhat regrettably gangsta with a few unforgivable homophobic lyrics, but I will admit that I still think the album has some of the best grooves and rhyme flows. It is not just spare beats and street rhymes. I'll stop there. As you requested, this is not meant to give your a definitive hip hop sampler. It is molded to what I perceive your tastes are. Feel free to follow up with questions, but please do so via PM so paigow does not get any pissier.
