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pog boyfriend posted:heres my personal fav: A lot of people always want their favorite songs to "Go hard in the paint" 24/7 but that kind of thinking is detrimental to music enjoyment entirely. Music, which is supposed to be about our lives (or at least that of the artists in some way, sense or vision) and is almost entirely a manifestation of our experiences needs to be about the slow times, the bad times, etc etc. This is a badass song, and Mos Def is definately one of the all time greats if not the best rapper for me. Props.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk5_KpZjyOc my nomination goes to the Wu-tang, hands down my favorite group. Everyone loves triump, C.R.E.A.M, wu tang aint nothing to gently caress with etc etc. Those are all great songs, but this one is my favorite. I dont know why it's just hip to me. Peace, hulking retard out.
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buffalo all day posted:Clipse - Grindin' Grindin is perfect, but I'll nominate something off HHNF: Clipse - Momma I'm So Sorry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItGeJswm-d0 First of all, the beat is insane. Did someone challenge Chad and P to make a beat with just drums and an accordion or harmonica? The kick thumps, the hats are mechanical but off beat, the bass sounds like the same accoordion or harmonica pitched down real low. Once again a stripped down Neptunes beat sets up Pusha + (No)Malice for greatness. Okay so lets get to the rappin'. This song is coke rap at it's best, with more than enough bravado and just enough misery. It's hard to single out too many lines because every single bar is fire. Pusha comes hard right out the gate in the first verse: With basic rhyme pattern, how the gently caress you tryna chatter? ASIC-rear end rappers, got 'em runnin' for they life I philosophize about Glocks and keys Niggas call me Young Black Socrates Malice keeps up, with a switched up flow: From Frankfurt to Cologne, Oslo to Sweden From Italy's Milan to the shores of Napoli Now I consider Ferrari and Salvador Dalis I'm no longer local, my thoughts are global That's why I seem distant, son, expand your vision They both have shorter verses to close it out, Pusha with the hubris: Sorry, Heavenly Father, once again, I hate to bother It's P the evil creeper, send some to the Grim Reaper Meanwhile, me and my missus like Solomon and Sheba Sign of the times, her Emilio Pucci sneakers, uh And Malice with the 'remorse': I'm sorry, grandmama, for mistakes I have made When I aired family business, how you put me in my place Even my baby mama, I can't look you in the face 'Cause I can't do enough, you a symbol of God's grace Somehow it's a 4 minute song that feels like a 2 minute song, everything is so snappy and perfectly placed. Pusha and Malice morph their flows throughout the whole thing, riding along with an awkward beat. All of HHNF is tight as gently caress, but this one's a standout.
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Love Stole the Day posted:I nominate Demain C'est Loin by IAM (1997) Reminder about this one since it was missed on the list. Is English only an unspoken rule? From the English translation (obviously it sounds better in French): quote:Seeds. Seeds. Future delinquents. What did you expect?
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Grevlek posted:i nominate Still D.R.E. by Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg from 2001 released in 1999 adding some additional weight to my recommendation, of which I've only submitted one so it's okay so far this NFL WILDCARD WEEKEND my song STILL DRE by dr dre ft snoop dogg has been used to promote dr dres appearance at the superbowl halftime show where he will feature snoop dogg, eminem, kendrick lamar, and mary j blige so the advertising brain trust has gathered and thought 'yes this is the song that represents 'these' people'
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pog boyfriend posted:heres my personal fav: it aint a hit til nate dogg spit lol
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Love Stole the Day posted:Reminder about this one since it was missed on the list. Is English only an unspoken rule? From the English translation (obviously it sounds better in French): oh thanks man. ill let other people decide. i have no problem adding it but im monolingual mostly lol. im cool adding it for now though. i skipped it on accident; sorry about that
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pog boyfriend posted:heres my personal fav: Hallelujah! Pharoahe Monch’ll do ya, maintain the same frame of mind, screw ya.
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itd be epic of other ppl could QC this thread. im really sorry if i missed any more. like i said i open this up with some beers and a million times and its no surprise i miss some 
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what three 6 tracks you guys leaning towards?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsitWzZFF30 Three 6 Mafia - Walk Up To Your House Somebody fucked around with this message at 02:57 on Jan 23, 2022 |
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Grevlek posted:adding some additional weight to my recommendation, of which I've only submitted one so it's okay another ad I saw used Kendrick's "HUMBLE," so it's a grab bag. But yes, G-Funk Super Bowl Show is definitely a point to Dr. Dre.
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insane anime posted:what three 6 tracks you guys leaning towards? i mean its basic af but you gotta be sippin on some sizzurpp its almost as good a collab with UGK as big pimpin and international player's anthem Three 6 Mafia feat UGK - Sippin' on Some Syrup https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YVvMfXXG7E Somebody fucked around with this message at 02:58 on Jan 23, 2022 |
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I Got doesn't have bun b but it has pimp c and project pat and it's great so that's where i'm leaning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLOTtHXz2-A it's definitely about hteh guests though
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Do my eyes deceive me or is the only Jay-Z song in here "Still D.R.E."? Takeover is legendary. https://youtu.be/BgyXQbkyZ3o
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twerking on the railroad posted:Do my eyes deceive me or is the only Jay-Z song in here "Still D.R.E."? Hell yes. Him breaking down Nas’s albums is an all time diss
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I'm not even that big a fan of Jay, but he got Nas hard and Mobb Deep even harder
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Another for me, Gas Face from 3rd Bass feat Zev Love X (aka MF DOOM) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYp28tEAVvs Produced by Prince Paul with some of the best output from Serch & Pete with the inclusion of a young Zev Love X. Part cautionary tale about the predatory nature of the record business with a heaping dose of conscious hip hop. Dynamite Dog posted:Hell yes. This is my favorite part (coincidental tie in w/ my submission lol): "you made it a hot line, I made it a hot song And you ain't get a coin, you was gettin' hosed then I know who I paid, God, Serchlite Publishing" 
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Yung Lean - ♦️ Ginseng Strip 2002 ♦️ https://youtu.be/vrQWhFysPKY this is kind of a troll submission tbh ... but even if you hate the new style of rap production and all other forms of 'zoomer' or 'mumble' rap... this song by yung lean kick-started an entire genre and people still ape this style today. almost a decade later and it doesn't sound dated in the slightest. the man is a visionary. i don't think he holds up to the other big influential names but i think someone deserves to nominate him lol. even this style of music video remains popular, it's crazy.
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Onyx feat. Biohazard - Judgment Night https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYfwoWM2uCc I think this song holds up well. It’s of it’s time and also just a badass song.
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Death Grips - Tachyon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89F5fpvwPr0 i thought i only learned about death grips recently but it turns out ive been listening to them for like six years without realizing it. Ever since the first time i heard this song it hasn't left my mind. The beat is weird as hell and badass. The lyrics feel like a crisis. loving love these guys in general and tachyon i think exemplifies most of my favorite traits of their tracks.
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BigFactory posted:Onyx feat. Biohazard - Judgment Night That whole album still loving slaps.
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Larry Parrish posted:Yung Lean - ♦️ Ginseng Strip 2002 ♦️ He rules. The aesthetic game ridiculous
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I don’t think we have anything from DMX nominated. If I can indulge in another, X Gon’ Give It To Ya https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGx6K90TmCI His sound was unique during his peak and just dominated the genre. Burned out fast but in like six years or smth had his first five albums hit number one. That’s crazy considering what he came from and what he was doing He burned bright and didn’t last that long but this song in particular is all time pump-up for sports or working out or playing def jam vendetta I think it was even in that movie he did where he drives the ATV through a window or off the building? lol This song rules
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Larry Parrish posted:Yung Lean - ♦️ Ginseng Strip 2002 ♦️ i was unironically pretty close to nominating Kyoto or some poo poo because yung lean definitely spawned a whole new segment of the rap game and inspired millions of kids to pull up their adidas track pants and kick back with an arizona iced tea
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Jump Around https://youtu.be/XhzpxjuwZy0 I was reading an article about the other 1992 pop-rap classic Jump song and when Jump Around was mentioned the writer called it a “knucklehead masterpiece” and I can’t think of a better way to describe this song. No one was listening to these guys before or after but this song just hits exactly right and if there’s more than one person in a room and it starts to play, you can bet they’ll all be jumping around by the end. It’s on every arena in the world’s playlist for a reason Paper Planes (Remix feat. Bun B and Rich Kid) https://youtu.be/P5pkQgAo5tg As it turns out it is possible to improve on perfection, if you’re Bun B. The song itself doesn’t need much in the way of remixing so letting more people in on the fun works like a charm.
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Larry Parrish posted:Yung Lean - ♦️ Ginseng Strip 2002 ♦️ kyoto still kicks rear end
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DC Murderverse posted:Jump Around Gonna veto this for one particular reason, the Pete Rock remix is the definitive version. https://youtu.be/ZOlTaHfZoN4 Side note: one of the most ridiculous pits I was in was frying balls at the big Soul Assassins tour in 93 or so. Was Cypress, HOP, Funkdoobiest and Hooliganz.
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Deltron - Mastermind Not going to say this is the best rap song of all time … but it might be the best rap song of all time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf9OAFML_Eg
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BigFactory posted:Deltron - Mastermind 
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BigFactory posted:Deltron - Mastermind Tempted to veto the troll. If anything from deltron is nominated, 3030 would be the obvious choice
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I've been hesitant to put up a track in this because my tastes are pretty scattershot and not congruent with "the canon", so aren't really suited to a bracket tournament, but seeing how personal some of the choices in this thread are (as opposed to like, trying to run the data on whatever song sold biggest or crossed over hardest or still plays in clubs etc.) made me wanna put this one in. The Coup - Fat Cats, Bigga Fish From their 1994 album Genocide & Juice, which is more or less objectively the best name for a hip hop album ever. Boots Riley is a genius - his activism since he was like, 14, his movie Sorry to Bother You, which is loving amazing and an insane film to have gotten funded at all, his eloquence about his politics, etc. all firmly establish him as more than a lyricist, but his lyrics are world class. The Coup's early stuff is great, and G&J is my favorite album of theirs, but for decades he's just consistently made really good music with radical politics that don't feel like a lecture, and that's all been really intentional from the beginning. Thinking about it I can't come up with any other music of any genre that so successfully feels entertaining and like a party but also absolutely drops some big political ideas. The man's life work has been putting radicalizing messages into fun and accessible formats, the opposite of the usual gatekeeping "read marx" poo poo on the left (caveat: first line of their first single was "Presto, read the Communist Manifesto"). Fat Cats, Bigga Fish is a classic of storytelling rap, and goes places that storytelling rap basically doesn't tend to go - bragging on his stolen bus pass and how he hustles a burger stand employee for a free meal. Funny, down in the dirt poo poo, rather than the kinda more typical drug/crime movie tragedy stuff most people think of when you say storytelling rap. It's really evocative street level mood setting without feeling like he's shouting "look at what's happening in the ghettos!!" at a white audience or something. But he brings it out of his little street hustler world into the bigger picture in a few lines in the final verse so beautifully, having built up to it and written his narrator character so well. It's not a new message but it lands so perfectly and in '94 showed that if you got sick of Chuck D shouting imperatives at you in the five years previous, there was a way more enjoyable way to impart some of that same radical analysis of the world in fun songs. The beat is cinematic blaxploitation style and fits perfectly. Here's the full six minute epic, which i recommend for a first listen or re-listen. the best way is to listen to it on the album so it runs seamlessly into "pimps (freestylin' at the fortune 500 club)" which is an absolute banger but also sort of makes for a sequel scene to this song's story, followed by "Takin' These", concept album style. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f18N1VwPPv8 the music video, which cut out half a verse, which for a storytelling song is kind of egregious, but it's a cool video otherwise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pios2RY2G_Q
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Larry Parrish posted:Yung Lean - ♦️ Ginseng Strip 2002 ♦️ im not adding it dude lol.
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Larry Parrish posted:Yung Lean - ♦️ Ginseng Strip 2002 ♦️ i do love the song though.
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twerking on the railroad posted:Do my eyes deceive me or is the only Jay-Z song in here "Still D.R.E."? i dont really like jay z that much but this is mandatory lol
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copy posted:Death Grips - Tachyon see it live
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t a s t e posted:I don’t think we have anything from DMX nominated. If I can indulge in another, all good submissions. feel free to veto my veto on the yung lean. i get it, but i dont think it really says best rap song. im fine if its in though lol. ive updated the list up until this point...
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I want there to be at least one Cam song. Cam'ron - Killa Cam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDMWpz4w0-0 The song features everything Cam is known for: extensive pop culture references, braggadocio, and of course vibrant wordplay. This track is truly immortal.
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highme posted:Another for me, Gas Face from 3rd Bass feat Zev Love X (aka MF DOOM) I'd have never thought to nominate this track but i love that someone else did. Daniel Dumile's first appearance on a record, but even aside from that it's like a perfect encapsulation of what was good about golden age hip hop - the golden age that old timers mean, 88-93. Production, content, sampling, vibe. The two 3rd Bass albums were my first proper intro to rap as a little kid who'd only heard hammer and vanilla ice or whatever on the radio. Given that they're... well not a white group (Daddy Rich is an incredible scratch DJ for the era, really technically advanced), but white rappers, this should be more embarrassing a fact than it is. Testament to how un-lame 3rd Bass was. I put them above the beasties as white rappers because the beasties kinda did their own thing as a white rap group but 3rd Bass actually fit in with the culture despite being white rappers. Much harder I think.
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Deep Glove Bruno posted:I've been hesitant to put up a track in this because my tastes are pretty scattershot and not congruent with "the canon", so aren't really suited to a bracket tournament, but seeing how personal some of the choices in this thread are (as opposed to like, trying to run the data on whatever song sold biggest or crossed over hardest or still plays in clubs etc.) made me wanna put this one in. No lie was gonna nominate this. One of my all time favorite tracks and a definite step on my path to radicalization, Mr Coke said to Mr Mayor, you know we got a process like Ice T’s hair. PS Gasface was not the first time DOOM was on record. The video samples a video (during Pete Nice’s verse) of Zev Love X doing the first “gasface”.
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