You just have been listening to the wrong kind of hip hop. There loads of good artists out there. If you want some suggestions, I've got a few nice tips.
You just have been listening to the wrong kind of hip hop. There loads of good artists out there. If you want some suggestions, I've got a few nice tips.
Yeah, there's a lot of really good hip hop out there, one just has to find it.
Like BlackDragon mentioned, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, The Roots, Dead Prez, Immortal Technique, MF Doom, Del Tha Funkee Homosapien... all are making really good music. It's just too bad that the crap on TV and radio is just that... crap.
To me , the last MosDef album was the best hip-hop album created until now. MosDef most defintely lol took it back to the blues roots and created a masterpiece.
Last Kweli, was ok as well.
Things to check out: Jurassic5, DJ Format, Dizzee Rascal (very raw British hip hop), K-OS (not so bad), Abdominal (British hip hop), Roots, Immortal Technique, C-Rayz Walz (this is awesome), etc.
To me , the last MosDef album was the best hip-hop album created until now. MosDef most defintely lol took it back to the blues roots and created a masterpiece.
The New Danger is definitely the best album ever. Seriously you either love or you hate it. A lot of people don't like it but they usually compare to your bog standard Jay-Z / 50Cent or whatever. But for others it's defintely masterpiece, though it almost requires that you know Muddy Waters, etc. to get the musical references etc.
For me, it's the best hip hop album ever.