music question...

Ian_82 · Addict Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 803 City: Longview, WA

i guess beyond what kindof music does everyone like.

i listen to punk, screamo, metal and the occasional country. i also enjoy some rap, but dont have much besides eminem and some 50 cent.

im looking for some good "on the water" or ridin music. ive noticed from skateboarding, that hip hop tends to relax your riding, and you feel smoother, where as faster punk type music pumps you, and your a little more aggressive. i have all the metal/punk i need right now.

so my question is this, what is some good rap artists. i just downloaded the new T.I. cd, and its pretty good i guess. i really overplayed that still tippin song last summer. it just sounded too good on the boat, lol. maybe some rap that follows that kindof style. none of that E-40 hyphy crap. more mellow.

any suggestions?

Donkey_Wakeboarder17 · Criminal Joined: 03 Apr 2006 Posts: 61 City: Okay

Check out the new Franchize Boyz, Chamillionaire, Pimp C, Bub B, Young Jeezy, Paul Wall, Lil' Wayne...... I dont really like to listen to rap when I ride, I prefer Offspring, All-American Rejects, Guttermouth, Lit, New Found Glory, and Sum 41.....Punk music helps me ride better I think!

Damon · Posted: Apr 19, 2006 11:14 am Post subject:

I've been listening to a ton of westcoast/northwest "indie" hip hop. I'm more into good beats and the occasional intelligent lyric.. I'm so white.

Anyway, groups to check out:

Swollen Members(a must, there isn't a snowboard movie/ski movie without them)
Blue Scholars(Hard to find, they are from Seattle, I think they have a myspace..)
Zion I
Prefuse 73
RJD2
DJ Shadow
The last 3 are mostly instrumental

Craig-R · Guest

A Tribe Called Quest is pretty relaxed rap/hip hop. Also Blackalicious, John Legend, Mase, and Shyne

BoarderX · Posted: Apr 19, 2006 12:33 pm Post subject:

For some reason I've really started to dig the canadian hip-hop scene for wakeboarding tunes.. and hell im in south tx.. It all started with Swollen Members. You should definately check them out.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=15307582

Serial_T · Newbie Joined: 18 Apr 2006 Posts: 2 City: Sydney

Has anyone ever hit a double up whilst listening to 'Barbie Girl' by Aqua?
Yeah, neither have I. Was just checking.

lukep90 · Outlaw Joined: 10 Apr 2006 Posts: 124

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Reef · Newbie Joined: 08 Apr 2006 Posts: 9 City: Charlotte

Gym Class Heroes
Hieroglyphics

Both of those groups are really chill hip-hop/indie groups. Check them out.

lukep90 · Outlaw Joined: 10 Apr 2006 Posts: 124

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Reef · Newbie Joined: 08 Apr 2006 Posts: 9 City: Charlotte

I just checked out some Swollen Members. Good stuff I really like it. Thanks for that reccomendation.

zimma · Newbie Joined: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 33 City: Indianapolis

i agree with donkey as for chamillionaire, and dem franshise boyz. Rob Zombie and Eve 6 are some of my personal favorites along with the two above.

nickdakoolkat · Posted: Apr 19, 2006 8:18 pm Post subject:

1) Mac Dre, go download "Ronald Dregan: Dreganomics" off of itunes it slaps out on the water. And while your at it get the rest of his albums like "Young Black Brotha"... "Stupid Doo Doo Dumb"..."Thizzelle Washington"..."Genie of the Lamp"... "Al Boo Boo"..."The Game Is Thick Vol.2"..."Heart Of A Gangsta, Mind of a Hustler, Tongue of a Pimp"...and a few more

Also try Balance "Young and Restless"
and the new E40 album "My Ghetto Report Card"
lastly San Quinn "The Rock: Pressure Makes Diamonds"

you can order all of these from here
http://www.rasputinmusic.com/

Ian_82 · Addict Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 803 City: Longview, WA

Donkey_Wakeboarder17 · Criminal Joined: 03 Apr 2006 Posts: 61 City: Okay

zimma, EVE 6 kicks ass, I saw them in concert with third eye blind like 7 years ago.....I didnt even know if many people remember them...

d*RU*nk · Posted: Apr 20, 2006 5:58 am Post subject:

Hieroglyphics, Deltron 3030, Gang Starr, tribe called quest, binary star, jedi mind tricks...... please stay away from all the "dirty south rap" if you know whats good for you, your ears, and anyone that might be around that could possibly hear it

wkebrd3 · Posted: Apr 20, 2006 6:08 am Post subject:

Another music thread?

Donkey_Wakeboarder17 · Criminal Joined: 03 Apr 2006 Posts: 61 City: Okay

d*RU*nk, I'm not a big fan of any rap, however, southern rap is whats hot now. If I had to choose one style it would be southern rap....

Damon · Posted: Apr 20, 2006 11:29 am Post subject:

wkebrd3, meh, atleast this one is specific.

Enzoborder230 · Posted: Apr 20, 2006 11:42 am Post subject:

dr dre..
chronic 2001 the best album ever made

nickdakoolkat · Posted: Apr 20, 2006 12:20 pm Post subject:

Ian_82, Just so you know there are a lot of better "hyphy" songs than "Tell Me When To Go" that is like the only song people around the nation have heard, here in the bay there are sooo many better hyphy songs than that...

Ian_82 · Addict Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 803 City: Longview, WA

so i downloaded the "swishahouse" cd called posted up at the all star somethin.

its got guys on it like paul wall, TI, lil wayne, lil keke, tony yayo. thing is, it happens to be one of those cd's where rnadomly some dude comes in and says "watch for the new cd droppin next summer" and stuff.

and this swisha house stuff, all it is is they slow the song way down, and put a scratch in now and then. actually, half the songs sound like they are literally skipping.

i think i need to delete this. its kinda what i was lookin for, but a little too much.

Reef · Newbie Joined: 08 Apr 2006 Posts: 9 City: Charlotte

I personally can't stand the "mainstream" rap or the rap you hear on the airwaves nowadays. Like Paul Wall, TI, Lil' Wayne, etc. I just feel like they all have terrible lyrics and their beats are corny. And most of them have really annoying voices like Lil Wayne he sounds like he just went through puberty and Paul Wall sounds like he is mumbling. Just my 2 cents.

Try Sweatshop Union. They are in a lot of wakeboarding DVD's. I think they are in Encore/Relentless a few times.

nickdakoolkat · Posted: Apr 20, 2006 4:57 pm Post subject:

Try Andre Nickatina as well, a lot of "skater-type" people like his stuff for some reason. I'll save you the trouble if you want to hear one of his songs...http://beta.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=6C46D8902D0D2D3D

Enzoborder230 · Posted: Apr 20, 2006 5:34 pm Post subject:

also mos def, im starting to like him a lot for riding

Ian_82 · Addict Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 803 City: Longview, WA

BoarderX · Posted: Apr 20, 2006 5:59 pm Post subject:

Awww dont be knockin that dirty third coast rap Wink

We been banging swisha house and tha color changin click behind the boats since the early 90s when their studio quality sounded more like a recordable tape deck.. Ya'll didnt KNOWWWW back then... I blame that mind washing noise for the vehicle in my profile.. Laughing

We still bang it.. but the guys who went main stream are selling out. Mike Jones aint nothing but a promoter... Its all about the under ground. These days I'd still rather listen to Swollen Members and Indie hip anyways tho.

Ian_82 · Addict Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 803 City: Longview, WA

what about Wu-Tang?

nickdakoolkat · Posted: Apr 20, 2006 11:02 pm Post subject:

BoarderX, I agree with you on that. I think the bay area is close to "blowing up" similar to how the south did. I find it funny how it took 3 years for Slim Thugs song "Still Tippin" to make it big in the mainstream, everybody around the world thought that song was brand new when MTV started playing it...lol!

The same thing goes for the bay, just the other day MTV said something about keak da sneak being "E-40's new artist, and protege" and appearing in the "Tell Me When To GO" video with him...what they don't realize is that Keak has been selling records independantly and out of his trunk since way back in 1997, we in the bay have been bumpin his stuff since he was like 17 years old in the group ormerly known as 3xcrazy....

...to wrap up my point F the mainstream, Indie is where you will find the best music IMO

Ian_82 · Addict Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 803 City: Longview, WA

being a fan of punk music myself, i totally know all about the "F the mainstream" mentality. its always nice to see your fav artists make a living, but its also nice to listen to what you like, not what the radio or MTV says is good.

on a side note, as i said, i was guilty of playin the hell outta "Still Tippin" last summer.

i have a feelin TI's what you know will be the new still tippin. haha.

oh, and i dl'ed some Wu Tang, never been a big fan, but i got that enter the wu (36 chambers) and it isnt bad.

Tracktor · Posted: Apr 22, 2006 12:54 pm Post subject:

money_mike · Criminal Joined: 26 Mar 2006 Posts: 67 City: phoenix

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