Most accessible conscious hip-hop albums

E-4000, Ya Smell Me? Posts : 4876 Join date : 2009-05-31

You know, what is some of your favorite conscious hip-hop that the average listener wouldn't get bored to death by?

Senim Silla: The Name, The Motto, The Outcome
The Roots: Tipping Point
Blackstar
J-Live: All of the Above

Subject: Re: Most accessible conscious hip-hop albums Fri 03 May 2013, 6:46 pm

Im typing this while naked--tee hee

Dead Prez--Lets Get Free

Blackalicious--Blazing Arrow

Shabazz Da Disciple--Hood Scriptures

New World Order--Poor Righteous Teacher

Talib Kweli--Gutter Rainbows, Quality

One B Lo--SONOGRAM

Subject: Re: Most accessible conscious hip-hop albums Fri 03 May 2013, 9:53 pm

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis - The Heist
Blu - BTH
Atmosphere - Lemons
Fashawn - Boy Meets World

Hi, My Name Is! Posts : 601 Join date : 2012-08-25

Dang! Trotter wrote:: Im typing this while naked--tee hee

Dead Prez--Lets Get Free

Blackalicious--Blazing Arrow

Shabazz Da Disciple--Hood Scriptures

New World Order--Poor Righteous Teacher

Talib Kweli--Gutter Rainbows, Quality

One B Lo--SONOGRAM

wtf. stop it jason collins.

E-4000, Ya Smell Me? Posts : 4876 Join date : 2009-05-31

Alright, I'll give Gutter Rainbow another shot. I can honestly say I kind of disregarded it the first time around.

It's about time I check out Heist, too...

Subject: Re: Most accessible conscious hip-hop albums Sat 04 May 2013, 5:02 am

I reckon if rap music was video games conscience rap would be like a strategy game like Romance Of The 3 Kingdoms or a puzzle game, maybe a RPG.

Gangsta / Swag rap would be a mindless Shoot Em Up like GTA, or Call Of Duty or better yet those wack-ass 50 cent games. Or something like Midnight Club, no, the street car racing games will represent the defuct Miami bass or DUB

Battle Rap would be a fighting game liken to Mortal Kombat

That super scientific back pack rap would like Metriod, or one of those comic book games

Platformers like Sonic The Hedge Hog would like that super soft rap of Charles Hamilton or Kendrick Lamar

Subject: Re: Most accessible conscious hip-hop albums Sat 04 May 2013, 12:36 pm

Lol, those comparisons are pretty on point Trotter. Have you heard Hamilton's stuff or was that comparison to Sonic coincidental?

Subject: Re: Most accessible conscious hip-hop albums Sun 05 May 2013, 4:28 pm

A Tribe Called Quest-Midnight Marauders

Blu And Exile-Below The Heavens

Common-Finding Forever

Gangstarr-Daily Operation

Jeru-The Sun Rises In The East/Wrath Of The Math

KRS-One-KRS-One

E-4000, Ya Smell Me? Posts : 4876 Join date : 2009-05-31

I always forget about those Jeru albums. I probably would've picked Water For Chocolate as a Common album, but thinking about it FF is more likely a better choice for crossing over due to the more party music vibe. Which I'm sure is why it actually did cross over.

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Some that haven't been mentioned...

Mos Def - Black On Both Sides
Reflection Eternal - Train Of Thought
Kam - Neva Again
Goodie Mob - Soul Food
The Coup - Steal This Album
De La Soul - Buhloone Mind State
Immortal Technique - Revolutionary Vol. 2
The Goats - Tricks Of The Shade
Brother Ali - Shadows On The Sun
Killer Mike & El-P - RAP Music
Mr. Lif - I Phantom
Akrobatik - Balance
Public Enemy - Apocalypse '91
X-Clan - Xodus
Paris - Sonic Jihad
2pac - 2pacalypse Now

Some of these might be better described as political hip hop but it's all pretty similar....