Best Ever Albums

Re: Help me discover British hip-hop

pctrooper — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 21:31:48 GMT

Author: pctrooper

Posted: 04/27/2020 01:31

SuedeSwede wrote:

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Cruel Practice by Shygirl

actually i could just rec the whole nuxxe label (shygirl/coucou chloe/sega bodega, etc). experimental bass/hip hop label based in london.

Unfortunately I couldn't get into this. A bit too abrasive for me.

Re: Help me discover British hip-hop

SuedeSwede — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 07:24:56 GMT

Author: SuedeSwede

Posted: 04/24/2020 11:24

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Cruel Practice by Shygirl

actually i could just rec the whole nuxxe label (shygirl/coucou chloe/sega bodega, etc). experimental bass/hip hop label based in london.

Re: Help me discover British hip-hop

pctrooper — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 21:27:28 GMT

Author: pctrooper

Posted: 04/24/2020 01:27

Thanks Stover75, those were both pretty fun. Also Graeme2 that is quite an impressive chart and I think I will come back to it for more recommendations. Everyone here has helped me experience some new stuff and I really enjoyed checking all these albums out!

Re: Help me discover British hip-hop

CharlieBarley — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 22:11:42 GMT

Author: CharlieBarley

Posted: 04/22/2020 02:11

How about some 80's hip-hop:

There's this one:

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Raw Like Sushi by Neneh Cherry

Technically she's Swedish-American, but she's lived in Britain for decades and is seen as a national treasure here

And this one:

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This Is The Day... This Is The Hour... This Is This! by Pop Will Eat Itself

Especially the tracks Def Con One and Can You Dig It?

[Get me Big Mac, Fries to go]

Give 'em a spin!

Re: Help me discover British hip-hop

pctrooper — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 11:22:17 GMT

Author: pctrooper

Posted: 04/21/2020 15:22

Trendall wrote:

The Streets is absolutely the best one, listen to Original Pirate Material as above or A Grand Don't Come For Free -

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A Grand Don't Come For Free by The Streets

This album by the Swet Shop Boys is awesome, Heems is American but Riz MC is an awesome British rapper -

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Cashmere by Swet Shop Boys

Onoe Caponoe is really great -

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Surf Or Die by Onoe Caponoe

Loyle Carner is pleasant listening if you can deal with the weird oedipal undercurrent there -

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Not Waving, But Drowning by Loyle Carner

King Krule did like a hip hop album under the name Archy Marshall -

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A New Place 2 Drown by Archy Marshall

Quite like Dizzee Rascal -

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Boy In Da Corner by Dizzee Rascal

To some extent MIA, and technically MF Doom as well. They're my favourites that I've heard.

Honestly I didn't listen all the way through to all of these albums, but checked at least part of all of them out. I think I probably like Dizzee Rascal and Loyle Carner the most. Swet Shop Boys and Onoe Capoe I did not get all the way through, but both sounded fun and quirky even if I couldn't really get into it.

Re: Help me discover British hip-hop

pctrooper — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 11:09:36 GMT

Author: pctrooper

Posted: 04/21/2020 15:09

baystateoftheart wrote:

No one has mentioned these artists yet, so I'll add them to the pile:

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Everybody Down by Kate Tempest

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Nothing Great About Britain by Slowthai

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Konnichiwa by Skepta

Thanks, I really like all of these (a lot)

Re: Help me discover British hip-hop

Graeme2 — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 02:20:17 GMT

Author: Graeme2

Posted: 04/21/2020 06:20

Already a bunch of great suggestions here but it's a good place to link this chart:
UK Hip Hop by Graeme2
There are some classics missed off chart (some already mentioned in thread) that don't fit strictly to genre.
I've been listening to these a bit recently:

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Wizville by Ocean Wisdom

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Tell Them It's Winter by Ed Scissor & Lamplighter
And a classic that is related to the genre:

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Blue Lines by Massive Attack

Re: Help me discover British hip-hop

pctrooper — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 23:46:12 GMT

Author: pctrooper

Posted: 04/21/2020 03:46

Skinny wrote:

A few favourites I've not seen mentioned:

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Council Estate Of Mind by Skinnyman

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The Dragon Of An Ordinary Family by Jehst

Brand New Second Hand by Roots Manuva

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The Future by Rodney P.

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Lionheart: Tussle With The Beast by Klashnekoff

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New Mic Order by Task Force

These are from the UK hip-hop end of the spectrum (grime is its own thing). All classics. Skinnyman's album is one of my favourite things ever, in any genre.

Ah yeah! I haven't listened to the others yet, but Skinnyman is great!

Re: Help me discover British hip-hop

Skinny — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 18:09:43 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 04/20/2020 22:09

A few favourites I've not seen mentioned:

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Council Estate Of Mind by Skinnyman

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The Dragon Of An Ordinary Family by Jehst

Brand New Second Hand by Roots Manuva

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The Future by Rodney P.

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Lionheart: Tussle With The Beast by Klashnekoff

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New Mic Order by Task Force

These are from the UK hip-hop end of the spectrum (grime is its own thing). All classics. Skinnyman's album is one of my favourite things ever, in any genre.

Re: Help me discover British hip-hop

pctrooper — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 17:32:12 GMT

Author: pctrooper

Posted: 04/20/2020 21:32

LedZep wrote:

The Streets is a seminal project by Mike Skinner, this is one of the most innovative UK hip hop records, if you're looking for that. And also one of my favourites.

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Original Pirate Material by The Streets

If you're just looking for typical Grime sound, Kano, Dizee Rascal and Wiley are probably the place to start. Anyways you should wait for Skinny's response, I'm sure he'll have the best answer to this.

Thanks, I gave Original Pirate Material a listen and thought it was pretty nice. Quite poetic, and even some sort of meditative moments. The opener "Turn The Page" may have been my favorite, along with the closer, "Stay Positive". I didn't like the second half of the album as much overall, though I appreciate some of the British humor in the lyrics which reminded me a bit of some classic rock groups. Maybe not something I would personally want to listen to a lot, but it's definitely an impressive work. I think the lyrics got me through the album, but his style of rapping maybe isn't my favorite. Like I said, I'm not a huge hip-hop boy, but I'm making a conscious effort to try out some new stuff.

I have a bunch of recommendations to try out over the next few days. Out of the artist mentioned, I do like MF Doom and MIA, and King Krule though I have not listened to his hip-hop album which was mentioned. Can't say I've heard anyone else recommended though, so I will try this stuff out.

Re: Help me discover British hip-hop

baystateoftheart — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 16:50:43 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 04/20/2020 20:50

No one has mentioned these artists yet, so I'll add them to the pile:

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Everybody Down by Kate Tempest

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Nothing Great About Britain by Slowthai

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Konnichiwa by Skepta

Re: Help me discover British hip-hop

Trendall — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 16:38:45 GMT

Author: Trendall

Posted: 04/20/2020 20:38

The Streets is absolutely the best one, listen to Original Pirate Material as above or A Grand Don't Come For Free -

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A Grand Don't Come For Free by The Streets

This album by the Swet Shop Boys is awesome, Heems is American but Riz MC is an awesome British rapper -

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Cashmere by Swet Shop Boys

Onoe Caponoe is really great -

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Surf Or Die by Onoe Caponoe

Loyle Carner is pleasant listening if you can deal with the weird oedipal undercurrent there -

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Not Waving, But Drowning by Loyle Carner

King Krule did like a hip hop album under the name Archy Marshall -

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A New Place 2 Drown by Archy Marshall

Quite like Dizzee Rascal -

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Boy In Da Corner by Dizzee Rascal

To some extent MIA, and technically MF Doom as well. They're my favourites that I've heard.

Re: Help me discover British hip-hop

LedZep — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 16:14:03 GMT

Author: LedZep

Posted: 04/20/2020 20:14

The Streets is a seminal project by Mike Skinner, this is one of the most innovative UK hip hop records, if you're looking for that. And also one of my favourites.

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Help me discover British hip-hop

pctrooper — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 14:24:24 GMT

Author: pctrooper

Posted: 04/20/2020 18:24

Hi all,

I don't listen to hip-hop a whole lot, but ever since Grey Area came out last year I am a big Little Simz fan, and now I am enjoying her earlier discography. I was wondering if anyone could direct me to other good British artists cause I am really digging this sound.

Peace