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February 08, 2009, 10:39:32 AM
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'good' rap music?
« on: February 08, 2009, 10:39:32 AM »
Hello people...

There are quite some people here that like music. I was wondering if people here know some real good rapmusic. Textwise, beatwise etc. I like Tupac myself, but his lyrics aren't always that good. His wording is, but in quite some songs he uses offensive language, least to say. Is there for example real good christian rap music?
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February 08, 2009, 11:06:01 AM
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« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2009, 11:06:01 AM »
Sorry i don't really care for rap but one song I do like is Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill) by Wyclef Jean, not sure if it's rap though.
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February 08, 2009, 01:19:30 PM
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« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2009, 01:19:30 PM »
A friend of mine liked Gritz (i think thats how you spell it)
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February 08, 2009, 05:47:04 PM
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« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2009, 05:47:04 PM »
christian rap... is mostly not so awesome...

kj52 is pretty good. has some funny songs. but other than that i'm not learned in christian rap.

February 08, 2009, 07:20:48 PM
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« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2009, 07:20:48 PM »
Perhaps you should try Gym Class Heroes.
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February 09, 2009, 04:36:49 AM
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« Reply #5 on: February 09, 2009, 04:36:49 AM »
My rap favorites are Cypress Hill, but they curse too, so...

February 09, 2009, 02:26:03 PM
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« Reply #6 on: February 09, 2009, 02:26:03 PM »
christian rap... is mostly not so awesome...

kj52 is pretty good. has some funny songs. but other than that i'm not learned in christian rap.
Kj25 is good, but they are a little to upbeat. You actually need lyrics to find out what they're saying.
Not to many Christian rappers out there, but, if your willing to switch it up a bit, Relient K is a great Christian rock band. though most of there songs aren't God-related.
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February 09, 2009, 09:06:15 PM
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« Reply #7 on: February 09, 2009, 09:06:15 PM »
yeah, most of the quote un-quote christian music out there is just a normal song with the girl's name changed to "God" or "Jesus"

and that's just pretty pathetic...

there are some good ones out there. Derek Webb, Sandra McCracken, Leeland, Shane and Shane, but yeah, i have very little respect for christian music.

February 10, 2009, 05:33:48 AM
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« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2009, 05:33:48 AM »
On an unrelated side note, Brandon Flowers from The Killers is Mormon, but as usual there songs have very little to do with religion!
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February 10, 2009, 05:44:30 AM
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« Reply #9 on: February 10, 2009, 05:44:30 AM »
There is no such this as 'good' rap music.

The closest anyone comes is Slipknot or Linkin Park and thats only minutely related.
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February 10, 2009, 07:25:05 AM
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Re: 'good' rap music?
« Reply #10 on: February 10, 2009, 07:25:05 AM »
YES! There is!

Manafest is actually pretty good, though almost nobody knows who he is, especially the songs Impossible and Skills.

Group 1 Crew's new album Ordinary Dreamers is awesome, I wrote a full-blown review of it on my music blog if ya wanna check that out.

toybMac has 3 good albums...out of 3. Momentum is solid rap, Diverse City is pretty much too, but he moves towards more of a pop sound with Portable Sounds.

Some people like GRITS,  I'm not that big of a fan...

KJ-52 is hilarious, but he still does serious stuff. He may not be good music-wise, but he's got the lyrics nailed. You got him doing Coke, Fry and a Cheeseburger on one hand (or Mountain Dew Anonymous) and Dear Slim on the other. His all-time greatest is Do Yo Thang, its genius. :D

P.O.D. plays nu-metal, but a lot of their stuff has rap vocals, like Youth of the Nation.

TFK also plays rapcore and nu-metal (BTW, they're featured on some of Manafest's stuff), and Falling Up's first album had a couple songs like New Hope Generation and Jacksonfive that were solidly rap (mostly the stuff they did collab with Kutless on, though they've also got Demon Hunter on Jacksonfive, yes, a Death Metal band on a rap track, and its freakin' awesome).

There's also, of course, Jordin Sparks (and no, we aren't talking about our friend Jordy here. ;) )

Family Force 5 is awesome. They're stereotypical dirty south crunk sound (Kountry Gentleman, anyone?), but their lyrics are actually clean...

And then there's John Reuben, Lyrycyst and Shawn Lock, but I'm not too familiar with them.

Here's my playlist- http://www.imeem.com/nbarden/playlist/R25Kcxio/christian_rap_music_playlist/

So...recommendations- Manafest, Family Force 5 and Group 1 Crew.
« Last Edit: February 10, 2009, 07:29:28 AM by NBarden »
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« Reply #11 on: February 10, 2009, 07:33:57 AM »
.... all pants.

Rap sucks.
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February 10, 2009, 07:51:35 AM
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« Reply #12 on: February 10, 2009, 07:51:35 AM »
stoke sucks ;D
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February 10, 2009, 07:59:40 AM
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« Reply #13 on: February 10, 2009, 07:59:40 AM »
That was a trick question ... There is no good rap music XD

February 10, 2009, 08:22:31 AM
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« Reply #14 on: February 10, 2009, 08:22:31 AM »
.... all pants.

Rap sucks.

Music is a matter of personal preference so go listen to your Linkin Park and quit spamming the thread.
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