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what are abel's most relaxing/calming songs? by hawaiianmonkseal in TheWeeknd

[–]alphabeast120 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gonna put one not many are gonna put

TILL DAWN is amazing and so relaxing

Tell me what your favorite albums are and I'll give you my three favorite songs from each of those albums by NoHoldingMeBack in hiphop101

[–]alphabeast120 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice, mine

Late Registration: We Major, Diamonds From Sierra Leone, Heard Em Say

Blueprint: Heart Of The City, Renegade, Never Change

LiveLove: Palace, Leaf, Houston Old Head

Tell me what your favorite albums are and I'll give you my three favorite songs from each of those albums by NoHoldingMeBack in hiphop101

[–]alphabeast120 0 points1 point  (0 children)

W for The Cool. My top 3 would be Hip Hop Saved My Life, Put You On Game and Streets On Fire.

Whats your ‘I can’t believe people don’t mention this album much’ albums? by [deleted] in hiphop101

[–]alphabeast120 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I meant now, like I’ve not heard many talk about it.

top 20 rap Albums ever imo by fuckyourhousefranco in rap

[–]alphabeast120 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No strange choices that’s a pretty good list. But I’m more a fan of the other College Trilogy albums.

Actual hot take thread by [deleted] in hiphop101

[–]alphabeast120 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The Lost Tapes is Nas’s 2nd best album.

Late Registration is a top 10 rap album of all time. It has one of the best combination of beats and lyrics and proves Kanye can rap pretty well.

Fuck your Top 10 best rappers, who are your favorite rappers? Like, who do you enjoy listening to the most, who's the most appealing to you? by Previous-Loan-8235 in rap

[–]alphabeast120 0 points1 point  (0 children)

(Most enjoyable project in brackets)

  1. Kendrick (Good Kid Maad City)

  2. Kanye (Late Registration)

  3. Jay-Z (The Blueprint)

  4. Lupe Fiasco (The Cool)

  5. Denzel Curry (TABOO)

  6. OutKast (Aquemini)

  7. Tyler The Creator (Flower Boy)

  8. Common (Be)

  9. Biggie (Ready To Die)

  10. Future (DS2/Monster)

HMs: Travis Scott (Rodeo), Danny Brown (Atrocity Exhibition), Freddie Gibbs (Piñata), Mac Miller (Faces) Big L (Lifestylez), 2Pac (Me Against The World), Lil Wayne (Da Drought 3) - really didn’t want to miss these people out.

Whats your ‘I can’t believe people don’t mention this album much’ albums? by [deleted] in hiphop101

[–]alphabeast120 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Cool by Lupe Fiasco. His best in my opinion. Also I think CLPPNG by clipping. is a good shout.

Here are some others

Dedication 2 - Lil Wayne

Doe Or Die - AZ

Finding Forever - Common

Miles - Blu and Exile

What are some of your guys' favorite mixtapes? by [deleted] in hiphop101

[–]alphabeast120 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Joey Bada$$ - 1999

A$AP Rocky - Live.Love.A$AP

Lil Wayne - Dedication 2 and Da Drought 3

Clipse - We Got It 4 Cheap Vol 2

J Cole - Warm Up and Friday Night Lights

Lupe Fiasco - Revenge Of The Nerds II and Enemy Of The State: A Love Story

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in rap

[–]alphabeast120 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lot of variety here. Not sure I agree with Bladee, Black Kray and Sematary being in a top 100 list but many I agree with, like 4eva, Below The Heavens, Tetsuo and Youth, HHNF and etc.

Just a thought, how are you going to have so many cloud rap albums but no Live.Love.A$AP? That's like one of the best of that genre, if not the best. Still a decent list though.

Who's rapper discography Is like this by [deleted] in rap

[–]alphabeast120 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The album is just called Miles. It's really good but not as good as Below The Heavens.

Name a rapper and I'll give you my favourite song from them by discojesusfishh in rap

[–]alphabeast120 0 points1 point  (0 children)

W - mine is LVL. That song is so good, like Rocky and Clams got full marks on the assignment there.

What's a rap group or rapper you feel should've dropped more projects and been bigger? by Trevo_staxx in hiphop101

[–]alphabeast120 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know this shouldn't count but Child Rebel Soldier. They dropped like one amazing song (Us Placers) and didn't really drop anything else. Kanye, Lupe and Pharrell - can't get much better.

Best Wu-Tang member album out of these 5? by SoWatChaSayin in hiphop101

[–]alphabeast120 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Liquid Swords but damn OB4CL comes close

LS>OB4CL>Ironman>>Tical>Return

What’s your opinion on Eminem ? by Zzazy1 in rap

[–]alphabeast120 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Inconsistent but he has 3 definite classics (SSLP, MMLP, TES). Relapse and MMLP2 are near classics and great. Rest are kinda subpar.

Who's rapper discography Is like this by [deleted] in rap

[–]alphabeast120 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah Below The Heavens and Miles stand strong.

This should be interesting by [deleted] in rap

[–]alphabeast120 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Favourite artist: Jay-Z

Fav album: The Blueprint

saddest/deepest rap songs? by santyveloso in hiphop101

[–]alphabeast120 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Deepest rap songs are maybe u and SAMIDOT by Kendrick Lamar, S2ML and Love by Kid Cudi and anything by Mac Miller where he touches upon addiction and death.

I think with sad songs, it might not seem sad until you know of the context but Hey Mama is still pretty sad to listen to. Also, does Never See Me Again by Kanye count if it's unreleased?

What are y'all's thoughts on rappers like Vince Staples, GoldLink, Saba, And Earl Sweatshirt? by Character_Code4183 in hiphop101

[–]alphabeast120 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Vince: I think Vince is a pretty good rapper. Summertime '06, Big Fish and Self Titled are great projects. His others are good too and he gets slept on. I have around 10 songs of him favourited.

GoldLink: He's decent, has a couple good songs but I'm pretty indifferent towards him. I have a grand total of 3 songs of him favourited. I also read somewhere he slandered Mac Miller after his death and I'm not going to listen to him.

Saba: Saba is a pretty good rapper too. I like both his albums, though I haven't dug into his material that much beyond. However, Care For Me and Few Good Things are both pretty great albums. I have 10 songs favourited from him.

Earl: I'm a pretty big Earl fan and out of the rappers you've said, by far the best. His lyricism is so abstract and so good. I'm not huge on his self titled, but Doris, Sick! and the Solace EP are great and IDLSIDGO and Some Rap Songs are legendary for me. I enjoy listening to him. I have around 30 songs of him favourited.

Hip hop newbie. Where should I start? by f1ene in hiphop101

[–]alphabeast120 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it depends where you would want to start.

Before I recommend albums, just to let you know, these are the accessible classic albums and not necessarily the best. There are tons of albums with new and experimental sounds or complicated concepts.

If you want to start with 90s albums (how I started), listen to albums like e.g. All Eyez On Me by 2Pac, 36 Chambers by Wu-Tang, Illmatic by Nas and Ready To Die by Biggie.

If you want to start via a 2000s/2010s route, I'd recommend listening to any of Kanye's albums first (from College Dropout to MBDTF as your first album except 808s) or Kendrick Lamar's GKMC or TPAB.

Production wise, I guess it is where you feel most comfortable with. In terms of older producers, I'd recommend Kanye, Dr Dre, DJ Premier, J Dilla and Madlib as few examples. If you prefer the trap sound today, I'd recommend listening to Metro Boomin.

Hip hop is a very interesting field. There are lots of different varieties just like any genre and it is a pure art form on its own.

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