a discussion on good hip hop would be amazing right now
WoZ: yea i see you son
ah, so much good hip hop, so little time...
I keep trying new seeds on pandora to find new hip hop and I've been pretty happy with the results, but ultimately I still find myself drawn to Common, The Roots and Mos Def more than anything else.
I'm warming up to Lupe Fiasco, but he's still really hit or miss for me.
I recently heard some Gym Class Heroes stuff on Pandora and I can't make up my mind on whether they're good or not. Their sound's different which is good, but sometimes it just doesn't have the right feel to me. Either way, they've made for a really good seed band, as it gives me some alternative rock mixed in with hip hop, which is pretty cool.
Blue Scholars, Dilated Peoples and Cunning Lynguists continue to impress me most of the time and I'm thinking about getting some albums to check them out further.
Actually, come to think of it, I haven't listened to Illmatic (Nas), 36 Chambers (Wu Tang), or Midnight Marauders (ATCQ) in awhile. They're all classics and awesome albums from front to back.
I used to really like Jurassic 5, but the more I hear them the more I realize I just like Chali 2na and the rest of them are only OK. Cut Chemist is a sick DJ, but he isn't a member anymore so I think their newer stuff is just falling short for me.
Every time I hear a new artist and like the song on Pandora, I try seeding by them, but only a few have been good for me (though they've been really good for me).