Does anyone know of any good rap thats not like the new junk on MTV?

Question

stuff similar to A Tribe Called Quest and other people who have meaningful lyrics such as Immortal Technique.

Answer 1

Try out the following artists:

- Little Brother
- Mos Def
- Talib Kweli
- Common
- De La Soul
- Dead Prez
- Black Eyed Peas (the "pre-Fergie" era)
- The Roots
- Madlib (and his alter-ego, Quasimoto)
- Five Deez
- Ugly Duckling
- Slum Village...

I could go on and on here - lol.

And of course, there's all the good old-school stuff (probably anywhere from '87 - '95, with a few good ones sprinkled throughout the late 90's)

Answer 2

Well I'm not a big rap specialist, but I do listen to some good stuff though. Have you heard of Asheru? He does the soundtrack for the cartoon show The Boondocks. He's more or less hip-hop than rap.
He has some really great songs. His "Mood Swing" is a great song and even "The Boondocks Opening Theme" has some great lyrics and a good beat.

Hope that I have given you something new. Take care.

Answer 3

I love "Parents Just Dont Understand" by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince aka Will Smith .. circa 1987

Answer 4

I go to early stuff for my hiphop:

LL Cool J, Run DMC, Beastie Boys, Digital Undergroud, DJ Magic Mike, Digable Planets, etc.

new rap is all the same, bling bling blah blah

Answer 5

If you're lookin for some fantastic, somwhat underground stuff, check out Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, or better yet, his group Deltron 3030. Fantastic stuff

Answer 6

Outkast is coming out with a new album, also check out Three 6 Mafia & the Roots

Answer 7

Fort Minor is a new group but theyre not all gangster and everything. Their cd The Rising Tied is very good and I recommend it.

Answer 8

best ever The Roots
2nd best The Pharcyde

Answer 9

listen to the living legends. they are pretty good, mos def, madlib, Dilated Peoples. all those are pretty good.

Answer 10

mac dre is the best