Hiphop with 'normal' lyrics..

[Vaxall]

Snow Goons, Lupe Fiasco, Immortal Technique, Hopsin

I think with most songs you need to read the lyrics to fully get to song. Best thing to do after work, smoke some weed, put Headphones on, got some good songs
and just let ur mind listen to the song. Best feeling to come down

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i thought hiphop was over and done by the 00s ....

[Aquessa]

[CptEgo]

i thought hiphop was over and done by the 00s ....

Well, rap then. I don't know the difference.

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Snow Goons, Lupe Fiasco, Immortal Technique, Hopsin

I think with most songs you need to read the lyrics to fully get to song. Best thing to do after work, smoke some weed, put Headphones on, got some good songs
and just let ur mind listen to the song. Best feeling to come down

Immortal Technique is just a murderous gangster with a vocabulary, in my opinion. Essentially, he's talking about the same things, murdering, raping, stealing.

[Vaxall]

Immortal Technique is just a murderous gangster with a vocabulary, in my opinion. Essentially, he's talking about the same things, murdering, raping, stealing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyOsJWE_GbY No

[CptEgo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyOsJWE_GbY No

There are some really great songs with great political lyrics, but alot of gangster shit too.

[Saladbar]

Ana Tijoux, if you speak spanish.

[Jakexe]

The Herd and Aesop Rock. Only hip hop I listen to. Not even sure it's hip hop.

[Vaxall]

Well u dont always feel like hearing all political/real stuff. Sometimes u just wanna hear Tyga and yam to the beat. Just like on TV, sometimes you just wanna
watch stupid people

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Living Legends, Aesop Rock, Binary Star, Jurassic 5... There are loads but those are some of my favorites.

[Lazy Gecko]

Del The Funky Homosapien picks mundane everyday topics. An uncommon trait not just for hip hop but for music in general.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nVzSr3yDcA

[Raegwyn]

So, does any hiphop/rap even exist that isn't only about killing niggers, making money and fucking bitches? I would love to listen to some hiphop, but I really can't relate sadly because I'm not a true gangster apparently, the lyrics are just stupid as fuck. Listening to Immortal Technique at the moment, which is probably the most intelligent I've heard so far, but still, he is talking about killing people alot..

Totally agreed. I could never really enjoy listening some random guys rapping about how they came from the ghetto and fucked yo mother slinging their guns around killing niggas.
Basically I totally dislike the whole genre.

I really dislike this kind of music for the stupidity of the text, aside from the fact that most of those "gangsters" came from normal loving familys attended school as anyone else and didnt hurt anyone anyway. And even if they live the life they sing about i dont understand why i should want to listen to it because of that. I listen to music because it sounds good and not because i give a shit about the life of the guy who sings it.

Dont get me wrong, this isnt meant to be offensive, but there is just such a large amount of people who enjoy listening this kind of music and i just fail to understand why, could any hiphop/rap fan explain me why he likes this?
I´d just like to see some arguments for it, so i can atleast understand why anyone could like this, even if its nothing for me.

[CptEgo]

Totally agreed. I could never really enjoy listening some random guys rapping about how they came from the ghetto and fucked yo mother slinging their guns around killing niggas.

I really dislike this kind of music for the stupidity of the text, aside from the fact that most of those "gangsters" came from normal loving familys attended school as anyone else and didnt hurt anyone anyway. And even if they live the life they sing about i dont understand why i should want to listen to it. I listen to music because it sounds good and not because i give a shit about the life of the guy who sings it.

There is such a large base of people who enjoy listening this kind of music and i just fail to understand why, could any hophop/rap fan explain me why he likes this?

There's alot of great suggestions in this thread, listening to George Watsky right now. It's pretty good, no gangster stuff

[slime]

Back in the day hip-hop is a little better, but even then there were similiar theme - just a little less profanity based.

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Krs-One
Pharoahe Monch
Common
Talib Kweli
Akala (great UK artist)
Atmosphere
Brother Ali
Guru

there's a lot out there, just gotta look

even I recorded something! though amateur quality https://soundcloud.com/haris-pedersen-1

[Wildtree]

Well here in Germany we have a couple of bands and singers rapping about other stuff that titts and killing. Mostly they rap about politcal issues, stuff that doesn't seem right, just partying or about love (not the bitch spanking love but the real love)

"Fettes Brot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHCjFyrIx5E
the later works of "Sido" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=simn7TQZZ8o
"Sammy Delux" and "Afrob" aka "ASD" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGf4HeN10Gg

But if you don't understand / like german hiphop how about "None like Joshua"? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTRIBOq0f5Y

Germans rapping, that rips out my toe nails.... Really....
Say anyone what they want... But...... Europeans simply cannot rap or hip hop.. Because they completely lack the background culture.
Barely any white person can do that properly, period. That's also true for Americans. But outside of the US.. The people lack the entire concept of the required cultural influence.
Every time I hear German rap or hip hop, I wanna run away screaming. It just does not work, not even remotely.

I'm gonna post a clean hip hop song now, that even showcases the differences already

The differences? For once the groove. That groove has also to do with the moves... Sorry, as a white guy, I concede... White people don't have the moves, only black people have them.. And, the ebonics... Which is something exlusive to the US, and there with the black community.
While the US too has accents and to some degree dialects. Ebonics is unique. Because it does not matter where the person comes from. North, South, West, East..... They're all express themselves with the same ebonics. Even Will Smith can't (doesn't want to) hide it in the song.
And that ebonics plays a huge role in how melodic the vocals sound.

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Germans rapping, that rips out my toe nails.... Really....
Say anyone what they want... But...... Europeans simply cannot rap or hip hop.. Because they completely lack the background culture.
Barely any white person can do that properly, period. That's also true for Americans. But outside of the US.. The people lack the entire concept of the required cultural influence.
Every time I hear German rap or hip hop, I wanna run away screaming. It just does not work, not even remotely.

I'm gonna post a clean hip hop song now, that even showcases the differences already

The differences? For once the groove. That groove has also to do with the moves... Sorry, as a white guy, I concede... White people don't have the moves, only black people have them.. And, the ebonics... Which is something exlusive to the US, and there with the black community.
While the US too has accents and to some degree dialects. Ebonics is unique. Because it does not matter where the person comes from. North, South, West, East..... They're all express themselves with the same ebonics. Even Will Smith can't (doesn't want to) hide it in the song.
And that ebonics plays a huge role in how melodic the vocals sound.

Then you are completely ignorant. I'm from Belgium but our northern neighbours, the Netherlands, have some excellent rappers. Right now it's sort of garbage but a lot of the older rappers were extremely talented. Even more than American/Black rappers in my opinion. I'll give you a link where a rapper spits 202 bars of pure freestyle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCODmgQixOw

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Atmosphere, they have some good stuff.

[grandpab]

Doomtree and every artist who's with their group (Cecil Otter, POS, Mike Mictlan, Sims, and Dessa, and then Papertiger or Lazerbeak for instrumental hiphop)
Sage Francis
Mac Lethal
Aesop Rock
Hilltop Hoods
Atmosphere
Kristoff Krane
Astronautalis
Sadistik
Cunninlynguists
Non-Prophets
Living Legends
The Chicharones
Sleep
Gang Starr - Moment of Truth is pretty damn good
Murs
Danger Mouse and Gemini
Common Market
Soulcrate Music