Post by LaFace on Jun 6, 2009 9:38:34 GMT -5
^Stray, I've gotta get into Liquid Swords then. Also, I forgot to give you credit for Rakim. The man is responsible for the basic rhyme schemes that we here today. Go back to the 80's and listen to how rhymes were normally rapped, and compare it to how they are rapped today. That's all because of Rakim, and he's still a beast with it.
J Brook - Wow, I would never have heard of the first and third song.
I haven't really listened to female rappers before, because I only really know about Jean Grae and Lauryn Hill. Those songs opened my eyes though.
That Bahamadia track is great, lyrically and production-wise. They were rhyming hard!
I like the One Self song, 'bluebird', too. The female's rapping and the song's production remind me of Lefteye and TLC respectively. I like her singing too - quite a unique voice there.
Hey LaFace, thought you were going to be posting a new song every week huh.. huh?
^My previous posts took a while to write so I'm a bit reluctant to write more of the lengthy/analytical posts if people aren't really interested (which is of course understandable).
For now, I'll put up a couple of songs that are more well-known.
Hiphop:
Jay Z - Dead presidents (1996)
Jay Z was on fire in 96. This is probably the best known song from his debut album, Reasonable Doubt. This is the album that kicked off his career, and considered by most to be his best work. In my opinion, it's Jay Z at his rawest.
The chorus in this song samples the line, "I'm out for presidents to represent me", from the song, 'the world is yours', by legendary rapper Nas. I love the line because presidents are meant to represent the people of a country, however in this instance, Nas means the presidents on money bills - nice wordplay. The line was used in this song which is about Jay Z's outlook on life up until that point in time.
R&B:
Ne-Yo - So sick (2006)
The song that kicked it all off for him. He's a pretty good song-writer, and the chorus in this song is probably my favourite chorus of his (in terms of writing anyway). His used of imagery is good, in particular when he's singing about the radio. I quite like this video too.
He may be a commercial artist, but no doubt he is talented. For those who didn't know, he is also Blasian. I think it'd be interesting to see how Ne-Yo would go with real instruments being used as opposed to synthesised production, but still, he is the best contemporary r&b artist to come out in the last 3/4 years in my opinion.
Thoughts on any of the songs in this post or my previous ones?
Also, is anyone out there into grown n sexy r&b?
J Brook - Wow, I would never have heard of the first and third song.
I haven't really listened to female rappers before, because I only really know about Jean Grae and Lauryn Hill. Those songs opened my eyes though.
That Bahamadia track is great, lyrically and production-wise. They were rhyming hard!
I like the One Self song, 'bluebird', too. The female's rapping and the song's production remind me of Lefteye and TLC respectively. I like her singing too - quite a unique voice there.
C'mon guys lets get this thread bumpin!
Hey LaFace, thought you were going to be posting a new song every week huh.. huh?
^My previous posts took a while to write so I'm a bit reluctant to write more of the lengthy/analytical posts if people aren't really interested (which is of course understandable).
For now, I'll put up a couple of songs that are more well-known.
Hiphop:
Jay Z - Dead presidents (1996)
Jay Z was on fire in 96. This is probably the best known song from his debut album, Reasonable Doubt. This is the album that kicked off his career, and considered by most to be his best work. In my opinion, it's Jay Z at his rawest.
The chorus in this song samples the line, "I'm out for presidents to represent me", from the song, 'the world is yours', by legendary rapper Nas. I love the line because presidents are meant to represent the people of a country, however in this instance, Nas means the presidents on money bills - nice wordplay. The line was used in this song which is about Jay Z's outlook on life up until that point in time.
R&B:
Ne-Yo - So sick (2006)
The song that kicked it all off for him. He's a pretty good song-writer, and the chorus in this song is probably my favourite chorus of his (in terms of writing anyway). His used of imagery is good, in particular when he's singing about the radio. I quite like this video too.
He may be a commercial artist, but no doubt he is talented. For those who didn't know, he is also Blasian. I think it'd be interesting to see how Ne-Yo would go with real instruments being used as opposed to synthesised production, but still, he is the best contemporary r&b artist to come out in the last 3/4 years in my opinion.
Thoughts on any of the songs in this post or my previous ones?
Also, is anyone out there into grown n sexy r&b?