I had a big "youtube rap" kick back in ~2008. Some of the guy's I kept following and this was one of my favorite tracks by two of my favorite guys I got in to during that phase (Wax and Dumbfoundead).

Also, Breezy Lovejoy was the name Anderson .Paak went by when he was first trying to make it in music. This is 2 years before his debut album (on a label) and 3 years before he blew up after being heavily featured on Compton with Dr Dre. He is fantastic on the hook here and his verse is smooth as butter.

Just trying to get an idea of who is browsing here and what they might be interested in. Knowing a little more about who is posting here gives me an idea of what people might like to see, but also what people might not be familiar with.

I'll share the results in a week or so if people are curious.

My favorite MC out of Canada. This song, and the whole album, is not available on Spotify (at least in the US) and I don't know why.

Top 3 hip-hop Tiny Desk Concerts to me. I don't listen to it very often, because it makes me too sad. His performance of 2009 absolutely kills me, knowing he passed just a few months later.

Wanted to try somebody a little bit older this time. With 5 consecutive #1 albums on the Billboard Charts between 1998 and 2003, DMX was absolutely enormous in the late 90s. While the language in some of his songs hasn't aged great, there is no denying that he was an absolute phenomenon and a legend in the game.

Share your favorite DMX songs. Radio singles, deep cuts, amazing features, whatever you can find.

This verse has a lot of great lines for being an old freestyle. But Chip finally made it an actual song

LPs

• Quavo - Rocket Power (w Future, Takeoff, Hunxho & BabyDrill) [Trap, ATL, QC/Motown]
• Russ - Santiago [Pop Rap]
• Alemán (🇲🇽) - Haciéndolo Fino (w Berner + more) [Latin Rap, Homegrown]
• EST Gee - EL TORO 2 (w Lil Baby, Rylo Rodriguez, 42 Dugg, Yo Gotti & Static Major) [Louisville Trap, CMG/Interscope]
• Giggs (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿) - Zero Tolerance (w 21 Savage, Dave, Diddy, Popcaan, Dave East, Tiny Boost, Potter Payper + more) [UK Rap]
• Boosie Badazz - Goin Thru Some Thangs [Southern Hip Hop]
• Mick Jenkins - The Patience (w JID, Benny the Butcher, Freddie Gibbs & VIC MENSA) [Chicago Hip Hop]
• KEY! - MARQUIS (w ManMan Savage, Tony Shhnow, Jace, Redd Smash + more) [ATL Trap]
• Big Yavo - Proof [Trap, AL]
• Pale Jay - Bewilderment [Psychedelic Soul, Karma Chief]
• Dro Kenji - Wish You Were Here (w Mike Dimes) [Pop Rap, 10K/Internet Money]
• Leon Thomas - Electric Dusk (w Benny the Butcher, Ty Dolla $ign & Victoria Monét) [R&B, EZMNY/Motown]
• Blanco (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿) - Rebourne (w Avelino & Kojey Radical) [UK Rap]
• Genesis Owusu (🇦🇺) - Struggler [Alt-Rap, AWAL]
• Lil Zay Osama - 4 The Trenches (w Lil Durk, Rob49, 2Rare & Cosha TG) [Chicago Drill]
• Sha EK - Courtlandt Over Everything (w B-Lovee, PGF Nuk, Bouba Savage + more) [Bronx Drill, Defiant/Warner]
• Jace! - morgan* [Rage]
• Ralfy the Plug - Old Ralfy Vs. New Ralphy (w Drakeo the Ruler, Ketchy the Great & Desto Dubb) [West Coast Trap, Stinc Team]
• Hardrock - 1of1 (w SahBabbi, F1LTHY & BNYX®) [Cloud Rap]
• Duwap Kaine - You Influenced Me [Cloud Rap]
• BoofPaxkMooky - Glad [Plugg]
• Dame D.O.L.L.A. - Don D.O.L.L.A. (w Lil Wayne, Ty Dolla $ign, Rick Ross, Mozzy, Tobe Nwigwe, Jordin Sparks, Sy Ari Da Kid, Tobe Nwigwe, Rexx Life Raj + more) [Hip Hop]
• D4M $loan - I Couldn't Decide [Club Rap, AWAL]
• C.S. Armstrong - COME AS YOU ARE (w Mick Jenkins, Buddy, K.A.A.N. & Coco O.) [R&B]
• 26AR - Still Drenchin (w Rocko Ballin & SDot Go) [Drill, Def Jam]
• Quelle Chris & Cavalier - Death Tape 1: Black Cottonwood* [Indie Rap]
• Mistah F.A.B. - Skinny Jeans & Designer Cleats [West Coat Hip Hop]
• Nems & Scram Jones - Rise of the Silverback (w Ghostface Killah, Fat Joe, Sheek Louch, Gunplay, Peedi Crack & Tish Hayman) [Boom Bap]
• Killah Priest - Vedic Vape Room [Boom Bap]
• AK Bandamont - AK vs Everybody [Michigan Trap]
• Nickelous F - The Specimen: ISSUE 00 [Hip Hop]
• DCG BROTHERS - Us, Never Them (w 2Rare, Rob49, Skilla Baby & DCG Msavv) [Chicago Drill]
• Theravada & ZOOMO - Waste Management [Underground Hip Hop]
• ohbliv & Pruven - Power Platforms [Underground Rap]
• Realbleeda - D.A.E [Trap, Baton Rogue]
• Carlos Unger (🇲🇽) - métodos. [Latin R&B]
• Cuse Williams & Vanderslice - Welcome to the Real [Boom Bap]
• Hexx - Tales Of A Cursed G [Horrorcore]
• Zilla Rocca & Jason Griff - Stacking Chips (w ShrapKnel, Defcee, SKECH185, Milc + more) [Underground Rap]

Deluxe

• Aya Nakamura - DNK [R&B, Warner]
• YTB Fatt - Who Is Fatt: Extended Clip [Trap, Loaf Boyz/10K]
• Murs & Wiardon - Speak N Spell Delxue [West Coast Hip Hop]
• Tony Shhnow & DJ Slim K - Love Streak: Chopped Not Slopped
• Moneybagg Yo & The Chopstars - Hard to Love: Chopped No Slopped

EPs

• Anitta (🇧🇷) - Funk Generation: A Favela Love Story [Pop Rap, Republic]
• Ciara - CiCi (w Lil Baby, Chris Brown & Big Freedia) [R&B]
• AMAKA (of VanJess) & KAYTRANDA (🇨🇦) - OASIS [R&B, Venice]
• Dax (🇨🇦) - What is life? [Youtuber Rap]
• Unknown T (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿) - Before the Smoke (w Lancey Foux, ODUMODUBLVCK & Scribz Riley) [UK Rap, Stay Solid/Island]
• Eddy Baker - ICE COLD SUMMER [Cloud Rap]
• Jean Dawson - “DESTRUCTION FOR DUMMIES”, PT. 2 JEAN DAWSON AS “NIGHTMARE” [Alternative Rap, P+]
• plusma & Miramare - Polytree [Lo-Fi Hip Hop]
• Ovrkast. - Reset! [Indie Rap]
• Childish Major - 1st Lady (w Ambré) [Southern Hip Hop]
• mol$ - Euphoria [Cloud Rap]
• DopeNation (🇬🇭) - Ghanapiano [Amapiano]
• Dylvinci - IFMHD, Vol. 2 [Beat Tape]
• NOLAN fka - better. [Rap]
• Elcamino & King Ralph - No Weapon Formed Against Me (w Fuego Base) [Coke Rap, Anti Gun Violence]
• Cheecho - The Black Tape [Trap]
• Elevator Jay - Cradle to the Clay [Rap]
• Peter $un - 3PIECE EP [Rap, Red Bull]
• Hurto Simple (🇨🇱) - La Piel [Latin Rap]
• Dev Deezy & Drew Banga - Update, My Life Is Still A Movie [Rap]
• Paris Michael - Lizard Kelly 28 [Alt-Rap]
• WateRR - Follow The Drip [Chicago Hip Hop]

Songs

• Young Scooter - Hard To Handle (feat. Future)
• Omar Courtz, YOVNGCHIMI & Dei V - LOS DUEÑOS DE LA CALLE (Remix) [feat. Jhayco & Myke Towers]
• Davido & Musa Keys - UNAVAILABLE (Remix) [feat. Latto]
• Maluma & Carin Leon - Según Quién
• Mike WiLL Made-It - Blood Moon (feat. Lil Uzi Vert)
• Don Omar & Chencho Corleone - Podemos Repetirlo (Remix) [feat. Anuel AA]
• A$AP Rocky, Imogen Heap & Clams Casino - Smoked Away My Brain (I'm God x Demons Mashup)
• Mr. Peter Parker, Wiz Khalifa, Chevy Woods & DJ Bonics - New Bitch
• Trekt - Same Block (feat. Wiz Khalifa)
• Lil Durk - Fuck U Thought
• Usher - Boyfriend
• Lil Tecca - HVN On Earth (feat. Kodak Black)
• Jessie Reyez - JEANS (feat. Miguel)
• Yng Lvcas & Maldy - Diviértete
• Polo G - Barely Holdin On
• PEEKABOO, Flowdan & Skrillex - Badders
• Jubël & Isah - Triple A (feat. NLE Choppa)
• Gambi & NLE Choppa - Bonjour
• Doechii - Booty Drop
• Gucci Mane - Broken Hearted
• Kuttem Reese - Black Forces (feat. Ski Mask The Slump God)
• YN Jay - Alabama Famous Chair / Perc & Sex (feat. G Herbo & Sexyy Red)
• Sexyy Red & Sukihana - Hood Rats
• Lil Pump - I Sell
• Dom McLennon - River (feat. V.C.R.)*
• Snoh Aalegra - Wait A Little Longer
• tobi lou - Meteorite (All I Do Is Make Mistakes)
• Stunna Girl - Like Dat (Remix) [feat. JT]
• Tranell & S1mba - Tempo
• Larry June & Cardo - The Good Kind

Reposted from u/DropWatcher on Reddit

Skrillex, PEEKABOO, Flowdan, and G-Rex - Badders

Awesome to see Roxanne Shante MC Lyte, Latifah, and many others share their stories and continue to be celebrated for their groundbreaking contributions. Also dope to see Bahamadia!

Rare treat I bet you haven't heard. RIP Phife Dawg

Figured I'd try to get some discussion going. Maybe start a new one of these every few day for different artists. Seems like a good way to hear some songs maybe I don't know from artists with deep discographies, or hear the best stuff from artists I might not fuck with normally

Let's do Lil Wayne first! Share your favorite Lil Wayne songs he has a million of them. Radio singles, deep cuts, mix tape, album, whatever. Hell, if it is a dope enough feature share that too.

I mostly just listen to stuff I know I like, but once or twice a month I hop on Spotify and listen to a playlist I don't normally try. A few days ago it was "Street Soul". I'd never actually noticed this playlist before. Some of the stuff was dope but I noticed something that I think I really hate in modern rap. And now that I noticed it I can't stop noticing.

So many fucking rappers had some kind of autotune voice effect on their voice during their fucking raps. Examples include

WTF - Remix by Hotboii, featuring Polo G (I think. Dude might just have the world's creakiest voice)

Dancing With The Devil Pt 2 by Babyface Ray and Vory

Never Gon' End by DeeBaby

What the fuck is happening? I don't mind this sort of thing on singing. If you can't hit a note but want to sing anyways, do what you have to do to make your music. And I know I'm not the target audience for the rappers making the songs I'm talking about (I'm in my mid 30s) but I just don't fucking get it. Is their voice really so goofy they need to make themselves sound like robots? And why does it almost exclusively seem to be male artists doing it? I listen to a lot of female artists nowadays and none of them seem to do this goofy shit.

I'm sure it is just an aesthetic thing and I sound like an old man yelling at clouds but I just want to know what the rapper actually sounds like. If I go to a show I don't want to be confused when a living breathing person comes out, and not Casio.