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@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ What's the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about hip-hop? Watered-d
As I wrote in the gentle hip-hop introduction, I tried to come up with a blog post that has tracks neatly categorized into different sub-genres, but that didn't really work. Instead, I decided to divide my recommendations into two distinct sets: a _gentle_ set, devoid of noisy beats and explicit lyrics, and a **"rough" hip-hop** set, with more hardcore stuff in it. When trying to get someone into hip-hop, I usually resort to the former, but I equally love tracks from the latter.
This is my rough hip-hop top 11---in no particular order---I recommend people listen to when they say they like rap but don't know anyone besides Dr. Dre, Eminem, 2Pac, or 50 Cent. Note that I prefer to use _hip-hop_ (the "life style") instead of _rap_ (the "rapping"), I found it helps people keep their prejudices at check. Give these a try and then re-evaluate what you think of hip-hop music.
This is my rough hip-hop top 11---in no particular order---I recommend people listen to when they say they like rap but don't know anyone besides Dr. Dre, Eminem, 2Pac, or 50 Cent. Give these a try and then re-evaluate what you think of hip-hop music. It includes well-known classics as well as underground tracks.
- [GZA - Living In The World Today](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV80H9rScSQ) (from _Liquid Swords_, 1995). RZA's production and sampling combined with my favorite Wu member the GZA/Genius.
+ Similar: [Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-LHFfFKCsY) (from _Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), 1993). It can't get better than this.
+ Similar: [Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-LHFfFKCsY) (from _Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)_, 1993). It can't get better than this.
- [Public Enemy - Bring The Noise](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZF4G79OLkk) (from _It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back_, 1988). Classic politically laden boom rap that still is sounds great.
- [El-P - Deep Space 9MM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kirbuj6s8lg) (from _Fantastic Damage_, 2002). An adventure leaning towards trip-hop with El-P's typical distortion effects.
+ Similar: [Run The Jewels - Oh My Darling Don't Cry](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG4ROzg78Bo) (from _Run The Jewels 2_, 2014). This is just too crazy, both the beat and the lyrics.
@ -35,5 +35,7 @@ This is my rough hip-hop top 11---in no particular order---I recommend people li
- [Gravediggaz - 1-800 Suicide](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vLiJIgVlRQ) (from _Six Feet Deep_, 1994). RZA keeps on popping up, this time reviving horror-core rap.
I kind of cheated (again), it's still 11, but hey, who's counting! The Wu-Tang influence is clearly visible. The collective produced a lot of great albums in the nineties. And then there's the affiliates: Black Market Militia, Sunz of Man, Killarmy, ... After the nineties, the popularity of hardcore and gangsta rap steadily declined. Only Ghostface and Inspectah Deck with the Czarface supergroup are still killing it. Most of the tracks in this list are from the nineties, while most of the tracks from the [gentle hip-hop list](/post/2022/03/a-personal-intro-to-gentle-hip-hop/) are from the 2000s and later.
I kind of cheated (again), it's still 11, but hey, who's counting! The Wu-Tang influence is clearly visible. The collective produced a lot of great albums in the nineties. And then there's the affiliates: Black Market Militia, Sunz of Man, Killarmy, ... After the nineties, the popularity of hardcore and gangsta rap steadily declined.
Only Ghostface and Inspectah Deck with the Czarface supergroup are still killing it, but I can't give any recommendations on contemporary (rough or otherwise) hip-hop. Most of the tracks in this list are from the nineties, while most of the tracks from the [gentle hip-hop list](/post/2022/03/a-personal-intro-to-gentle-hip-hop/) are from the 2000s and later. Feel free to create and share your own list, even if it's another genre!