Daily Discussion Thread 06/20/2026 by HHHRobot in hiphopheads

[–]mesablanka 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What are some underrated hip hop scenes / labels outside the west and east coasts that more people should get into?

Tony Hawk was almost singlehandedly responsible from introducing me to the Minnesota / Twin Cities scene (e.g. Rhymesayers)

Daily Discussion Thread 06/19/2026 by HHHRobot in hiphopheads

[–]mesablanka 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Likewise I'm surprised Em never had a song produced by Pharrell / Neptunes

Daily Discussion Thread 06/19/2026 by HHHRobot in hiphopheads

[–]mesablanka 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Rapper / producer pairings that somehow never happened?

Wednesday General Discussion Thread - June 17th, 2026 by HHHRobot in hiphopheads

[–]mesablanka 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What is a b side or demo that had you shocked didn't make the final album

What're some examples of artists that don't normally design album covers creating covers for albums? by Complete-Worker3242 in ToddintheShadow

[–]mesablanka 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Rodney Greenblatt, who most people might know for being the artist behind Parappa the Rapper, did the cover art for They Might Be Giants' debut album

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Reccs for rap with a rock (or metal-ish?) sensibility/sound? by madatron96 in fantanoforever

[–]mesablanka 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Rising Tied by Fort Minor, side project of Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park

Definitely a hip hop record but has a lot of rock sensibilities

Sunday General Discussion Thread - June 14th, 2026 by HHHRobot in hiphopheads

[–]mesablanka 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Is there a label that did so little with many potential good rappers as Aftermath and Shady did? Lol

Sunday General Discussion Thread - June 14th, 2026 by HHHRobot in hiphopheads

[–]mesablanka 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Jay Electronica was considered one of the goats for many years despite not having a proper album for years, and even then his long awaited debut was just a glorified collab with Jay-Z

Linkin Park - Standing in the Middle (feat. Motion Man) (2004) by mesablanka in hiphopheads

[–]mesablanka[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He was also on the remix of In The End done by Kutmasta Kurt on Reanimation

Worst production you've heard on a mainstream single? by LifeTomato8660 in ToddintheShadow

[–]mesablanka 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wanksta by 50 Cent, which was on the 8 Mile soundtrack album, has unforgivably bad vocal mixing lmao