Vinyl Me Please Rap & Hip Hop

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Hey guys. Was wondering if anyone might help me. I'm fairly new to Rap and Hip Hop and have very little knowledge of classic albums, crate diggers etc. Through VMP, I discovered Noname and Saba and slowly started to get into it. Then last year's Grey Area by Little Simz turned out to be my AOTY. Now with Freddie Gibbs Alfredo, I found another album I'm obsessed by. I absolutely want to dig deeper into the genre and was wondering if anyone could give me some recommendation based on these albums. Sonically I'm basically looking for grim stuff with organic production and real instrumentation, if that makes sense?

If you enjoy Gibbs you should check out releases on the Griselda label (Benny The Butcher, Conway The Machine, and Westside Gunn) Their brand of rap is pretty gritty and they have worked with The Alchemist frequently as a producer. (The Alchemist produced Alfredo). You May also enjoy his Fetti project which is another collaboration between Gibbs, Curren$y, and The Alchemist. Also The Alchemist recently released Yacht Rock 2, that would be worth checking out also.

 

[Mennert]

Roots Manuva - run come save me (gritty stuff for the cool guys)
Nina Simone vs. Lauryn Hill by Amerigo Gazaway (mashup with loads of melody and fugees)
Iam - ecole de micro d’argent (stunning french rap)
Speech Debelle (allready mentioned)
Joey Bada$$ - b4da$$
ocean wisdom - wizzville

to name a few.
oh... and almost every rap album produced in the ‘90s

 

[Jmcg85]

Try OutKast - Aquemini. Definitely not as grim as Freddie, but has some of OutKast’s darker/moodier works. Also, this album blew mind when it came out with its more dynamic & lush production as opposed to all the loops & chopped up samples I had been listening to before then.

My favourite Outkast album and one of the best hiphop albums of all time I considered recommending but I didnt really tie it in with the releases mentioned

 

[Jmcg85]

Roots Manuva - run come save me (gritty stuff for the cool guys)
Nina Simone vs. Lauryn Hill by Amerigo Gazaway (mashup with loads of melody and fugees)
Iam - ecole de micro d’argent (stunning french rap)
Speech Debelle (allready mentioned)
Joey Bada$$ - b4da$$
ocean wisdom - wizzville

to name a few.
oh... and almost every rap album produced in the ‘90s

Roots Amerigo Badass all favs of mine

 

[bdrummond]

My favourite Outkast album and one of the best hiphop albums of all time I considered recommending but I didnt really tie it in with the releases mentioned

I still remember my first time hearing spottieottiedopaliscious in Miami. That was it...

 

[Jmcg85]

I still remember my first time hearing spottieottiedopaliscious in Miami. That was it...

My favourite Outkast song the reason Aquemini pips Atliens as their greatest album for me

 

[bdrummond]

My favourite Outkast song the reason Aquemini pips Atliens as their greatest album for me

I will turn up the speakers as far as they can go whenever I hear this song. I would consider it a masterpiece.

 

[debar22]

I still remember my first time hearing spottieottiedopaliscious in Miami. That was it...

My favourite Outkast song the reason Aquemini pips Atliens as their greatest album for me

Ever heard this instrumental cover version? So good too.
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Spottie

 

[debar22]

My favourite Outkast album and one of the best hiphop albums of all time I considered recommending but I didnt really tie it in with the releases mentioned

Wasn't 100% sure about "organic production" but I thought Aquemini fit that and the "real instrumentation" part of the request.

 

[Jmcg85]

Ever heard this instrumental cover version? So good too.
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Spottie

I have. They came to Dublin not so long ago I should have went

 

[Tj.]

Sonically I'm basically looking for grim stuff with organic production and real instrumentation, if that makes sense?

You need to listen to Boldy James.

First his project with Alchemist


And then this Sterling Toles project.

Manger on McNichols, by Boldy James / Sterling Toles

11 track album

sector7grecordings.bandcamp.com

 

[SpinningSince85]

You need to listen to Boldy James.

First his project with Alchemist


And then this Sterling Toles project.

Manger on McNichols, by Boldy James / Sterling Toles

11 track album

sector7grecordings.bandcamp.com

So sad I missed out on that Manager record. I hope they do a re-press.

 

[Jmcg85]

As if we didn't know lol Redman was the best cribs ever

 

[debar22]

As if we didn't know lol Redman was the best cribs ever

I think it was the same episode where Ice T had a vending machine in his house for his guests

 

[Jmcg85]

I think it was the same episode where Ice T had a vending machine in his house for his guests

It very well may have been i dont recall but a couple of moments that stand out in my mind from watching MTV as a kid are Redmans Crib and ODB pulling up in a limo & claiming food stamps

 

[NathanRicaud]

As if we didn't know lol Redman was the best cribs ever

Extremely happy we are getting Redman’s Muddy Waters!

This is a top 3 Rap & Hip-Hop ROTM pick of 2020, along with Prince Paul and Ghostface Killah!

 

[Jmcg85]

Extremely happy we are getting Redman’s Muddy Waters!

This is a top 3 Rap & Hip-Hop ROTM pick of 2020, along with Prince Paul and Ghostface Killah!

This is an elite R&HH ROTM pick overall ever since it started for me. Incredible album I can't wait to get it

 

[NathanRicaud]

This is an elite R&HH ROTM pick overall ever since it started for me. Incredible album I can't wait to get it

I agree! This is a 10/10 pick! Can’t believe we are getting this after Ghostface Killah’s Fishscale being the last R&HH ROTM!

VMP have really been delivering in the R&HH sub at the moment! If we are getting elite R&HH ROTM picks like this, then I’m happy to pay USD$33 + tax for those picks!

 

[Jmcg85]

I agree! This is a 10/10 pick! Can’t believe we are getting this after Ghostface Killah’s Fishscale being the last R&HH ROTM!

VMP have really been delivering in the R&HH sub at the moment! If we are getting elite R&HH ROTM picks like this, then I’m happy to pay USD$33 + tax for those picks!

Yeah picks like fishscale and muddy waters are why I subbed in the first place. No issue paying a premium if picks like this kept coming but you know its inevitable that "Snow - 12 Inches Of Snow" will come and be more political than you care to remember at some stage

 

[NathanRicaud]

Yeah picks like fishscale and muddy waters are why I subbed in the first place. No issue paying a premium if picks like this kept coming but you know its inevitable that "Snow - 12 Inches Of Snow" will come and be more political than you care to remember at some stage

I know!!! I definitely know there will be a few R&HH ROTM skips that I’m going to skip next year because they’ll be very average! I really hope we don’t get Coolio’s Gangsta’s Paradise as a future R&HH ROTM!