Tuesday, February 10, 2009

fave five

I think everybody watched the Grammy's. Well, I watched most of it before I fell asleep. There was much talk about "hip hop's presence at the Grammy's."

Funny...I remember when the hip hop part of the Grammy's weren't even televised!

Nevertheless, we all have our favorite hip hop artists who move the meter for us.

Gimme your FAVE FIVE artists (MC's, duos, groups, bands, etc) in hip hop RIGHT NOW! (Note: This would exclude the artists who are no longer with us...i.e. Biggie and Pac)

You must give at least FIVE...no MORE than FIVE (that's for you ShellyShell! LOL)

And each artists that you choose should be relevant today...meaning they should have dropped at least ONE cd within the last five years. (Note: this would exclude Dr. Dre, Rakim, Kurtis Blow, and Vanilla Ice)

Here's mine...in no particular order

NaS

The Roots

Jay Z

Andre 3000

Common

Hollatchaboi!
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18 comments:

  1. ...they call me "L"February 10, 2009

    Ice Cube
    Common
    MosDef
    Umm...i don't listen to enuf "current" hiphop to list anymore than that without going into the archives...
    Oh, and Kanye's aight.
    But EPMD was off the chain. And Public Enemy...I know you said current, but I couldn't resist.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 10, 2009

    hmmm so so hard

    I like

    TI
    Lil Wayne
    Keisha Cole
    Chris Brown
    Gerald Levert

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  3. The F_UitlistFebruary 10, 2009

    Well you know my five but here we go:

    NaS
    OutKast
    MosDef
    T.I
    Common

    I love old school Hip Hop but these are the artist that I will always listen too.

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  4. clnmikeFebruary 10, 2009

    -K'Naan

    -Jay Z

    -B.o.B

    -Kanye West

    -The Knux

    Oyin?

    There only two rappers on your list.

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  5. eclectikFebruary 10, 2009

    Ghost
    MF Doom
    Jean Grae
    AZ
    Nas

    Challenge!

    eclectik-discussion.com

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  6. KayC, The Quiet StormFebruary 10, 2009

    LMAO at Vanilla Ice!

    Sadly I don't have 5 that would be considered hip-hop that dropped something lately.

    Damn, I feel old :) Does that mean I am officially an adult? I'm fighting it!

    Off to try to stomach some BET and MTV so I can come up with something...LOL!

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  7. The F_UitlistFebruary 10, 2009

    Ok I have to change my list. I do enjoy TI but how could I forget my favorite of all time Q-Tip!

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  8. ShellyShellFebruary 10, 2009

    Lawd, you know this is hard for me! Hence why you called me out like that! It's actually kind of easy because there isn't that much good shyt out now. My FIVE in particular order:

    Nas
    Q-Tip
    Common
    Talib
    Mos Def

    See I ONLY listed FIVE!!!!

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  9. MzInspiredMind81February 10, 2009

    Jay Z

    T.I.

    Andre 3000

    Ledisi

    Chrisette Michelle

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  10. KayC, The Quiet StormFebruary 10, 2009

    Question...exactly what are we calling hip-hop? Is it rap, R&B, neo-soul, a combination of them all?

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  11. 12kyleFebruary 10, 2009

    @ Smarty Jones
    Gym Class Heroes? Never heard of em but I'll look em up!

    @ L
    I feel you. I can't listen to to much current stuff. Everything is old skool.

    @ Oyin
    Levert? Lmao!

    @ The F$%K it List
    Love that list!

    @ clnmike
    B.o.B? I've heard that name before. Are they from Atlanta?

    @ e
    Jean Grae is slept on!!! She is niiiiiiiice. Better than a lotta dudes!

    Challenge!

    @ Kay C, The Quiet Storm
    Yes! You are officially grown!


    @ The F$%K it List
    Q Tip is serious on the mic. How did you like his last cd?

    @ ShellyShell
    I love it when you follow directions. I know this is hard for you.

    Btw...love the list!

    @ MzInspiredMind81
    Chrisette Michelle??? Haaaaa

    @ Kay C, The Quiet Storm
    We're talking straight hip hop

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  12. AngelFebruary 10, 2009

    I really dont think I know enough about Hip Hop to have five but I love Nas and Jay Z so I have two.

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  13. Miss MikaFebruary 10, 2009

    You really did not say Vanilla Ice, did you bruh?

    Fave Five:

    The Foreign Exchange (to me, they are Hip Hop among other genres)
    Nas
    Common
    Lil Wayne
    The Roots (their last album is ridiculous!!! in a good way of course)

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  14. clnmikeFebruary 10, 2009

    12kyle,

    It's one dude from Atlanta, check him out here

    http://thehappygoluckybachelor.blogspot.com/2009/01/what-i-am-rockin-bob.html

    and here

    http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/BOB/Ill-Be-In-The-Sky--205800782

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  15. KeithFebruary 10, 2009

    1. Jay Z

    2.The Roots

    3.T.I.

    4.Nas

    5.Outkast

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  16. dessexFebruary 10, 2009

    I couldn't let this one slide by... Can I give u more than 5 LOL

    Jay-z
    3000
    Lupe
    Black Thought
    Nas

    That is who I am feeling right now... Bit if u ask me tomorrow my list might have Scarface, Em, Phonte or Wale...

    Too bad hip hop stinks now... I'm gonna do the stankie leg

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  17. 12kyleFebruary 10, 2009

    @ Angel
    Can't go wrong with those two

    @ Mika
    The Roots never disappoint me

    @ clnmike
    thanks for the info. i'ma check him out

    @ Keith
    Tight list, bruh

    @ dessex
    I knew you'd drop by for this one! LOL

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  18. StewFebruary 12, 2009

    chamillionaire
    ludacris
    t.i.
    magno
    kanye

    you never heard of gym class??

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