well, the suggestions would kinda be dependent on people's musical preferences in general...i mean...each genre of
music has its own ups and downs...but whatever, I'll throw in my 2 cents on the rap genre:
Artist- Album
Sage Francis- A Healthy Distrust:
If I were to suggest an album to any newcomer to the rap genre, this album would definitely be among the first albums
I'd point to. Sage Francis proves that he hasn't fallen off, gone commercial, or grown soft in the least bit
with his latest release. A Healthy Distrust is filled with the man's poetic storytelling, metaphorical lyrics, and
his usual odd satire and sense of humor. Coupled with catchy beats from the beginning to the end, this album represents
quality hip hop/rap at its finest and shatters the common misconception of money, drugs, and women. From the very first
track, the album opens up with a bang that attacks the mainstream and media and progresses into a wide variety of topics
in the following tracks and keeps you gripped to the end.
Jin Tha Emcee(The Emcee)- The Emcee's Properganda
Forget about Jin's debut The Rest Is History, this album easily leaves his trashed and in the dust. Shying away
from the mainstream audience, this album delivers the quality hip hop that Jin failed to display in The Rest Is History.
Filled with Jin's creative wit, his smooth storytelling, the semi-battle fashioned lyricism that he uses, and
complimented by some pretty nice beats, this album is definitely worth at least checking out.
Past albums:
Canibus- Rip The Jacker
Out of all of Canibus' albums, I'd have to say that this would be his best. This album combines Canibus'
razor sharp punchlines, metaphors, complex vocab, his tendency to draw upon science/history/philosophy/etc, and beats
made by Stoupe The Enemy of Mankind. Let me tell you now folks, Stoupe is like a god with beats, throw him a good sample
and he'll craft something definitely worthy of praise. Canibus is lyrically at his best on this album, though some
people crave just a wee bit more, as he tears the mic up with a variety of brag rap/philosophical lyrics/ and
storytelling. A little sample?
"They backslide back to church and call a minister's bluff
They rather remain unenlightened then listen to Bus
I blew the fck up, even though it was short and abrupt
I was the first rapper to ever to close orbit the sun
One small step for man, one huge step for mankind
...I am the red giant of rhymes
Solar deflectors, incinerate you whole in a second
Flow is untested those that I've threatened fold under pressure......"
And that's only a small sample of what he unleashes on this album. For a full lyrical tour de force, I highly
recommend Poet Laureate 2.
