Hip Hop

[monkeyboy]

First of all Atmosphere. Their lyrics are great. Slug can talk about girls like nobody can ( especially about his ex Lucy ). The productions from Dj Ant are great aswell. Slugs side projects are worth the listen aswell, like the album "Felt" he did with Murs.
I'm going to see him saturday in the melkweg, amsterdam and i know he will deliver.

Dalek makes hip hop like you have never heard before. He blends ambience and other electronic music with hip hop. It may take a while to get into it but when that time finally comes it's fucking great.
Dalek presents everything very well.

Buck 65 is one of my favourite mc's. He mixes hiphop with folk, country and punkmusic. His lyrics are like poetry. He also gives kickarse live performances so check them out. A kickarse interview with buck http://oc-tv.net/buck-65.htm

Gang Starr has made one of the best hip hop albums ever, called "Hard to earn". It comes from the golden year 1994.

People are maybe going to hate me for saying this but Eminem's album "Slim shady" is fucking awesome. The lyrics are funny as hell and you will be laughing all the time. The production is also far better than the shit he makes today.

Sage Francis, another white boy, makes great hip hop, half of the time i don't even know what he is talking about. All good though, great beats and his anger shines through every song.

KRS One is a legend for one reason...his self titled album. Forget about his new shit, just listen to this one.

Other favourites:
Pete Philly and Perquisite - Mindstate (2005)
Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle (1994)
Ice Cube - The predator (1992)
Eric B and Rakim - Follow the leader (1988)
Public Enemy - It takes a nation of millions to hold us back (1988)
Nas - Illmatic (includes songs produced by DJ Premier) (1994)
Anti-Pop Consortium - Arrhythmia (2002)
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)
Blackalicious - The craft (2005)
MF Doom - Operation Doomsday (1999)
Aesop Rock - Labor days (2001)

[Leon]

Like Monkeyboy is saying, definately check out Pete Philly & Perquisite. They're actually a Dutch act and they reside at Epitaph records. A Lot of great music on that label.
Anyway, Pete Philly & Perquisite also has an own style. They are really versatile, and their album "Mindstate" describes a lot of states of the mind. On top of that, Perquisite plays a lot of instruments so Cello, flutes, sax and more are also featured on the album. It's really amazing. And I'm being enthousiastic about it because it's Dutch for fucks sake, not a lot of good shit comes from Holland.