When you've done songs with UGK, you're immediately placed in a different arena. I think Kweli remains under the radar a lot because he chooses to remain under the radar. If anything, Quality and The Beautiful Struggle should have put him in the mainstream forefront, but he took a step back.

Yes, DJ Shadow. Endtroducing is a CLASSIC album.

Other slept on albums/artists.

"Dead Ringer" - RJD2
"Donuts" - J Dilla
"Chewing On Glass & Other Miracle Cures" - Sixtoo

I have 'The Shining' instrumentals on vinyl and I sit and listen to it. No scratching, no mixing, just the crackling sound of the receiver and the vinyl, feedback and all, and I just listen.

To change the pace up a bit, I am going to say r&b artist Amerie. Now don't get me wrong, she is big, but explain to me how Keyshia Cole and other trash can continue to put out dumb shit while she gets shelved. I was listening to Wendy Williams, and she said that Amerie just got dropped from her record label a few days ago. I was actually shocked, because she is HUGE overseas, but then Wendy said that she was on the same label as Beyonce, and it made sense.

^After 'One Thing,' people stopped really talking about her, which is sad. She has a beautiful voice.

i'm probably going to marry her. i'm sure yet, i'm waiting for gabrielle union to get back to me first.

anyway, i thought she was gonna be around longer than one song too.

Gabrielle and I talked back in the day. She's a little on the stuck-up side. We broke up, and I managed to link up with Megan (Good), but shorty was too much of an undercover hoodrat.

/dream

Gabs is currently with Luda.


Megan Good? She is definitely an undercover hood rat. I tend to like Garcelle Beauvais.

Any of you guys know European hip hop artists? There's quite a few out there that are respected. Unfortunately I haven't had the chance to listen to their philosophies, erm... tracks.

Nope sorry. Hell, I don't even listen to American hip hop, except for a select few.

There's DJ Format of the UK who's often rollin' with Abdominal of Canada who's got his 'vicious battle raps.' They've got some pretty interesting, cool music videos out there. Just search on YouTube.

While on the subject of Canadian hip hop, there's Swollen Members, who've often been considered some of the most innovative hip hop artists of all time. That's a heavy title to bear, considering the nature of hip hop.

I listen to them both, and they got my seal of approval.

Dizzee Rascal.

Japanese HipHop is a bit more appealing to me, for some reason. All the EuroRap I've heard is hard to stomach.

true...he's got some good stuff out.

there was also craig david from London. he came out with a lot of good stuff in his first album back in '01 i wanna say. i really liked it a lot. but he's not so famous over here in the us.

yeah i like craig david. although he's not hip hop.

the federation

they played at my college campus last friday. they were sick live yall.

i love craig david. although he's more r&b. i like his walking away and 7 days song.

True about Craig David. He is like Usher over there in U.K. I think M.I.A. is slept on in the sense that she doesn't get as much exposure as she deserves due to her dad's past. This girl is a freaking monster and the second best female in the game behind Fox Boog of course.

Ill Bill

i love "happy i met you" that song is crazy. good group...though i dont really like west coast rap.

and i desperately want to add NYoil to the list of underappreciated hip hop artists. i really liked his single "yall should all get lynched", the album was inspiring to say the least.

^^^ i luv this. where can i download it?

I hope you have broad band... I'll send you the link via pm

I'll have one too.

k