linvillegorge

I'm talking about shit like this

Biggie & Raekwon - Still Strugglin - YouTube

Talking about real social/economic issues, etc. I'm tired of hearing about mansions, Hennessy, and bullshit. There's gotta be some real shit still out there, but I can't find it.

Please, help an old man out whose lost touch with the real shit

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seant46

I dont listen to as much hiphop these days but I might have a few tracks in mind...







and the classic

Cr0_Reps_Smit

Del the Funkee is still putting out some good shit. I would also check out Pharaoh Monch and Illogic if you havent already.










heres a album of Illogics that you can d/l and donate whatever amount you want or nothing at all instead of a set price

Year 8076 | Illogic

and heres a new mixtape del put out recently

http://delthefunkyhomosapien.bandcam...i-fela-mixtape

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cm4short

You know... My parents ask what happened to real music back when I was a kid and these artist were popular. Then they'd tell me about Billy Holiday, The temptations, and a bunch of people I read about in history books. My reply was... "Nothing happened, you just got old."

destroy

Quick reply, but I'd like to say that save for a few spots every now and then, Biggie was largely apolitical at the very most. I feel like Bad Boy has pretty much always been a pop label, and most of Biggies material is without irony - about the usual soulless trappings that make most modern hip hop so meaningless. I feel like that subject matter is even a little racist and detrimental towards the black community as a whole with the caraciture like gangster attitudes and lifestyles portrayed within. Modern rap is infinitely worse too.

I feel like the 90's definitely hit some peaks and special times that just haven't been really been often matched since. All that said, I'm also a MASSIVE 2Pac fan and will gladly back it up...

Triple8Sol

Look into Kendrick Lamar. Checkout his older mixtapes and his newly released debut album. Great beats and lyricism not to mention real subject matter.

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StreetDoc

Aesop Rock, Sage Francis, Atmosphere

freshy

Been getting into k-rino lately, love his lyricism and story telling style.

seant46

Definitely has that story telling style, it reminded me a lot of chuck d but more fast paced;

Justin

Flobots - Handlebars - YouTube

I think these guys are out of Denver.

Flobots - Combat - YouTube