Hip hop Question for the US and Canada...

dangamouse · #1 (**permalink**) May 22, 05

what are you guys opinions of UK Hiphop,

and i mean all styles of uk hip hop like the more underground jeist & Deftex or big names like Rodney P & Roots Manuva right thru to the more commercial artists like Estelle & Ms Dynamite

in other words whats your opinion on (and i was trying to avoid calling it this but...) UK urban music?

also what are your opinions on other genres such as Grime , Dubstep, Garage and Bashment ?

thanx for your time peeps

DM

axion · #2 (**permalink**) May 22, 05

i like alot of the grime and more soulful UKG. i think that is mainly because over here, im less exposed to that type of music. i think if i was living in the UK, my tastes would have probably evolved by now.

as far as the hiphop goes, i like alot of it. i find that UK hiphop producers as a whole, are a hell of alot more creative and quite a few of them are on some next level. as far as the mc's go, imo, alot of them really lack in skill. needless to say, there are exceptions to the rule.

just my 2 cents.

mapleleaf4ever · #3 (**permalink**) May 22, 05

I'm a fan of German and some Polish Hip-Hop. :)

narc · #4 (**permalink**) May 22, 05

Dj Dangermouse!!!

Wood · #5 (**permalink**) May 22, 05

lots of dope hiphop coming out of england... i'm a big fan of Ty, Rodney P, Roots Manuva... there's a much more noticable West Indies influence in British rap imo, and as a lover of reggae music i can appreciate that...

LOVE Scenario Records, & The Nextmen who run it.... great production & lots of great MCs associated with that crew.

Harmonic 33 is another UK producer that i can't get enough of, although he seems to work with mostly lesser known Stateside MCs. I've beena fan of this guy (aka Mark Pritchard) for years, since he was half of Global Communications w/ Tom Middleton and his Use Of Weapons guise under which he had a few DnB releases on the Droppin Science imprint...

Draven GD · #6 (**permalink**) May 22, 05

they're the dogs bullocks mate.

decypher · #7 (**permalink**) May 22, 05

yeh i'm a fan of the nextmen as well.

djyeppa · #8 (**permalink**) May 22, 05

dizzie rascal

firestar · #9 (**permalink**) May 22, 05

Big into UK hiphop, especially the grimey stuff.

http://www.chemical-records.co.uk/sc...r?C=HOTS01&S=A

http://www.chemical-records.co.uk/sc...r?C=HOTS01&S=B

http://www.chemical-records.co.uk/sc...r?C=HOTS01&S=C

Brand new ish. Lil bit grimey, lil bit clubby. Loving this right now.

Lady Dame · #10 (**permalink**) May 23, 05

i've been getting knee deep in the Uk Grime latley, so much as purchasing dizzie rascal Showtime on Vinyl and M.I.A. on c.D.

I dunno, i find that its aquired but its an either love it or hate it thrown down.
I match this sound with love, due to my familiar love with dub and hip hop. it makes me grimey(good) inside.
*winx*

dangamouse · #11 (**permalink**) May 23, 05

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Originally Posted by mapleleaf4ever

I'm a fan of German and some Polish Hip-Hop. :)

not heard much from there ,heard lots of french hip hop which is good but gets a bit shit when you can understand what there saying.

got sent some Wack Japanese hip hop .the beats where ok but i was expecting some mental raping in Japanese instead it was just kids puting on american accents and raping in english.

dangamouse · #12 (**permalink**) May 23, 05

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Originally Posted by Angel

i've been getting knee deep in the Uk Grime latley, so much as purchasing dizzie rascal Showtime on Vinyl and M.I.A. on c.D.

I dunno, i find that its aquired but its an either love it or hate it thrown down.
I match this sound with love, due to my familiar love with dub and hip hop. it makes me grimey(good) inside.
*winx*

M.I.A is amazing ,that girl can spit it out propa! and with tight future dub style productions should check the stuff shes done with Diplo. also check out Lady sovereign .

good to see alot of people in canada got love for tha UK vibe .nice one :-)

mapleleaf4ever · #13 (**permalink**) May 23, 05

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Originally Posted by dangamouse

not heard much from there ,heard lots of french hip hop which is good but gets a bit shit when you can understand what there saying.

got sent some Wack Japanese hip hop .the beats where ok but i was expecting some mental raping in Japanese instead it was just kids puting on american accents and raping in english.

Try downloading some tracks by "Die Firma" for some German stuff. I took German for a few years so I understand most of it. I mainly listen to it to keep my German functional. For Polish stuff you can download some good ones by "Liroy". Or just add me to MSN and I can send some to you if you're interested.

dangamouse · #14 (**permalink**) May 23, 05

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Originally Posted by mapleleaf4ever

Try downloading some tracks by "Die Firma" for some German stuff. I took German for a few years so I understand most of it. I mainly listen to it to keep my German functional. For Polish stuff you can download some good ones by "Liroy". Or just add me to MSN and I can send some to you if you're interested.

nice one id be up for hearing some of that.

its cool u can understand it being able to speak german. iv got a mate who is french and he said he even has a hard time understanding french hip hop sometimes depending on what part of france the artist is from and that the word play can be ridiculously complex ,playing around with the Masculine and feminine terms for example.

Bevvy Swift · #15 (**permalink**) May 24, 05

i saw dizzee live at the commodore... that wasa sick hype show foreal, mate! all over the uk grime

axion · #16 (**permalink**) May 24, 05

definately feelin kano, dudes blowing up right now.

Cdn_Brdr · #17 (**permalink**) May 25, 05

Dizzie fuckin' Rascal...... FIX UP LOOK SHARP!

Mr.Wrong · #18 (**permalink**) May 26, 05

i havent listened to much but i havent liked what i have heard

dangamouse · #19 (**permalink**) May 31, 05

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Originally Posted by Mr.Wrong

i havent listened to much but i havent liked what i have heard

What uk artists have you heard?

Mr.Wrong · #20 (**permalink**) May 31, 05

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Originally Posted by dangamouse

What uk artists have you heard?

i dunno cant remember many names, list some good shit of throw up some tracks

dangamouse · #21 (**permalink**) May 31, 05

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Originally Posted by Mr.Wrong

i dunno cant remember many names, list some good shit of throw up some tracks

some names to look for

Rodney P
Roots Manuva
Broke n English
Def Tex
Skinny Man
Jehst
Doc Brown
London Posse
Black Twang
MSI & Asylum
Mud Fam
Task Force

check out www.suspect-packages.com

easy

IN-AC-URIT · #22 (**permalink**) May 31, 05

Why u.k?

That new Cassidy joint is pretty phat.

"Im a Hustla im a ima hustla"

inside · #23 (**permalink**) Jun 01, 05

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Originally Posted by IN-AC-URIT

Why u.k?

That new Cassidy joint is pretty phat.

"Im a Hustla im a ima hustla"

Most the shit commin'out of North America ain't all that great, no one is taking chances like the Brits.

dangamouse · #24 (**permalink**) Jun 01, 05

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Originally Posted by IN-AC-URIT

Why u.k?

cause i wanted to know what the general feeling on the UK vibe is in Canada & north america .not trying to compare us and uk hip hop,then we'd just have a bunch of bitchin about whats better.

Mr.Wrong · #25 (**permalink**) Jun 02, 05

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Originally Posted by dangamouse

some names to look for

Rodney P
Roots Manuva
Broke n English
Def Tex
Skinny Man
Jehst
Doc Brown
London Posse
Black Twang
MSI & Asylum
Mud Fam
Task Force

check out www.suspect-packages.com

easy

only name i know off that list is manuva. rodney p sounds familiar but i dont know.

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Originally Posted by thump666

Most the shit commin'out of North America ain't all that great

you just gotta know where to look