What are some albums that you think didn't get its just due? I know there are a handful of artists in the game right now that have released nothing but good quality music, but often get completely slept on and overlooked.

The first person that comes to mind, is Obie Trice. Time and time again, he's been in Eminem's shadow. Perhaps the most gifted out of Shady/Aftermath camp (at times, better than Eminem), his album sales are stagnant, and outside of the 313, he has little no buzz.

Rap Name
http://youtube.com/watch?v=k-m5YvTd3jk

Don't Come Down
http://youtube.com/watch?v=aNpOlpPI9PA

Cry Now
http://youtube.com/watch?v=izUckRiE7YU&feature=related

Immortal Technique

sticking with eminem connections, i'll go with royce da 5'9.

My Friend
http://media.imeem.com/m/OD2tQvBdiE/aus=false/

Hip Hop
http://media.imeem.com/m/rVEb_A1V3v/aus=false/

Talib Kweli. When is he going to get all that he deserves?

True...

Wish Binary Star became a lot more popular.

Reflection Eternal is a certified classic.

Respiration
http://youtube.com/watch?v=WiNwTL0HQRI

That's nice... name of the album is Reflection Eternal, yeah?

reflection eternal = kweli and hi-tek. train of thought is their album. 8 bucks on itunes, what a steal.


blackstar's thieves in the night album > train of thought.

That album is from Talib Kweli and Mos Def's BLACKSTAR album.

[I actually meant to post The Blast in my previous post...]

I would buy from itunes, but i heard that if you reformat your hard drive or your PC crashes you can't redownload them... unless you pay again.

idk why i called their album thieves in the night. it's just black star. thieves in the night is a song on it. anyway


i put all of them on my ipod, and you can upload them back from the ipod if that happens. so i guess it just depends if you are keeping them only on your comp or not.

All the DJs and turntablists, i.e. DJ Kool Herc (who "invented" hip hop), Afrika Bambaataa, Grand Mixer DXT, Grand Wizzard Theodore, DJ Qbert, DJ D-Styles, and more - I'm definitely forgetting some other key people.


Oh, and Eric B and Rakim.

Definitely agree. I'm going to add De La Soul.

maybe i'm just a fan, but i think sheek louch has been overlooked. he has the gritty street appeal, i guess he just isn't commercial enough.

Twiztid

Twiztid's pretty good lol a lot better than ICP, that's for sure.

Yea, i like ICP but most of there stuff is comedy/religious so i only listen to it when im upset, twiztids more serious

In a general hip hop community, the Invisibl Skratch Piklz (DJ Qbert, Mix Master Mike [Beastie Boys DJ], Shortkut, DJ Flare, Yogafrog, D-Styles [Third Sight DJ and producer], A-Trak [Kanye West's DJ that no one knows about], DJ Apollo, and DJ Disk) would be slept on. In a turntablist community, ISP would be considered overhyped by some.

Regardless, they're the stuff of legends in my book. The line up consisted of some of the best turntablists from the early ages of hip hop to present.

Read up a little: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisibl_Skratch_Piklz

It ain't the bling, gold chains, or what have you. It's the decks.

I'm not really sure what's well appreciated or not, because I'm not a proper hip-hop listener and I don't claim to be, but at the moment I'm liking Aesop Rock, Takib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch, and DJ Shadow.

Talib Kweli is hardly slept on these days, but his earlier efforts have been overlooked.

Pharoahe Monch, on the other hand, has yet to receive the credit he deserves.

Aesop is hard to listen to if you're not into the Definitive Jux sound, but d00d is lyrical as fuuuck. His tracks are stories, complete with proper visuals.

DJ Shadow? Good taste, ma'am. Good taste you have, indeed.

Word.
Aesop Rock, what ever happened to them?? It's been years since I listened to them. I have so many damn albums, I forget about all the first albums I ever had. I have nearly 1 terabyte (1,000GB) of nothin but albums.

Yeah, it seems like I've actually heard Talib Kweli mentioned places.

Aesop is regarded as pretty indie kid-friendly, and I guess that's accurate, because None Shall Pass got my attention. I'm not really into hip-hop so much as I try things out for the sake of broadening my horizons, and sometimes I actually get into it. But I appreciate his narrative style, and that the guy from the Mountain Goats was featured in one track, haha.

Why thank you, sir. DJ Shadow is my favorite. I've liked him for a while, but recently rediscovered Endtroducing, and I'm really glad I did.

I beg to differ. I mean, take Common for instance. He has always been big in rap circles, and for the most part, he was slept on by the so called committees i.e. Grammy, etc. I think Common is just now getting the top notch exposure that he definitely deserved. Talib Kweli reminds me of Common in terms of career path. I seriously think that he is one hit away, scratch that because he has had hits, one monstrous hit away from really taking over.

JC I agree with the whole itunes thing, because at least if it is on your ipod, you can upload the songs back onto your comp.

i agree with brandon on the issue of kweli. i don't consider him slept on. i mean does he have the exposure he should? no. but he's better off than a lot.

Wow, someone mentioned DJ Shadow.


All hope is not lost after all.