Pretty much what the title says. I was hoping someone could refer books, documentaries, and preferably locations in the bay that hold historical significance that I could check out. If the places are still active that would be even better 🙏

I live in the bay area and have been curious to learn more about the hip hop culture here. Any info would be much appreciated!

For context I was born in 89 and consider myself an old head.. and consider people like Joey badass between My generation and the next up who' I still listen to regularly yet people like cordae I can see he's alright but still kinda feel lost and out of touch due to age when giving him a try listening to him yet him and Joey a similar ages.

If you're wondering why has put a 20 year gap i was thinking in the context of there's stuff you like because your parents/ Uncles/ aunties played it' around the house. So you know it. but it' wasn't technically your generation then there's the stuff you like yourself growing up ie your generations music .

He was sentenced to 2 20 to life sentences for both of his charges, which I believe will be served consecutively.

Albums such as DJ Shadow - Endtroducing, Madlib - Sound Ancestors and Oh No - Dr. No's Oxperiment.

Edit: thanks for all the recommendations should keep me busy for a while

Looking at some of his releases he had huge names behind him

Timbaland produced and featured on I Got That

Cool n Dre produced Gangsta Shit

Static Major produced and featured on Fire

DJ Toomp produced What You're Claiming

This Ain't A Game featured Bone Thugs n Harmony

Im sure there's more that I cant think of right now

I'll start it off.

XV - (still listening to "ahh real monsters" with ScHoolBoy Q and "awesome"). I thought he was going to be something.

Wale - I wouldn't say Wale fell flat, etc. I did feel like he would be part of the "Big 3", but I guess not. I'm not too familiar with his music but his name has been thrown around when it came to Cole, Drake and Kendrick.

Big K.R.I.T - yet another rapper I thought was going to be part of the "Big 3". Kendrick even mentioned his name in his "control verse". Dude still makes good music till this day, but he never broke through. I will say he was coming up in an era when Kendrick, Drake, and Cole were making the most noise.

Do you still feel the same way about it today?

Here’s a few of mine:

Between Friends - Flying Lotus , Earl

Do ya like - childish gambino

Great - sir Michael rocks, Mac Miller<3

We know Kendrick, Eminem have the most fans on social media and are overrated and over hyped, while artists like Cole and Jay Z are overly hated - but which artist re rated right where they belong ( not over hyped and not foolishly hated on) .

My choices would be Common , Luda and Kodak Black

Who would you say was the artist/s that was up next for the 2010s, but fell into obscurity or just isnt that big of an artist? I was talking to few people on this and it seems theres a wide selection of artists thats mentioned. Who is yours?

Lil Baby came on the scene around the time trap, and rap in general, were ceding way to other genres of music in my life.

I still remember the first time I ever heard dude on Best of Me, I distinctly remember running it back multiple times thinking, who is this kid?

I remember LP length projects like Harder Than Hard, Too Hard, and Harder Than Ever having really good moments and showing a young rapper with promise, even if they didn't grab me in their entirety.

Later when Lil Baby really seemed to blow up I would try listen to his newer peak popularity projects and never seemed to be able to make it all the way threw them after a couple of listens. They weren't bad, they just seemed kind of meh.

Still, in the many years since I'll be out and hear random tracks and even features and be like, oh yea, that's it, that's what I originally remember.

TLDR:

If my favorite Lil Baby tracks are Best of Me, Leaked, Throwing Shade, Freestyle, and we assume that's all that's in my library, what other essentials am I missing across his entire discography.

What tracks are a must listen? Preference to actual Lil Baby releases, but I am interested in features too.

Thank you. 🙏🏾

Just kind of been on a production kick lately and looking to hear some songs that maybe I haven’t heard before or in a while

Some that come to mind for me:

Westside Gunn - WESTSIDE (Statik Selektah)

Jedi Mind Tricks - Put Em In The Grave

Evidence - Red Carpet (Alchemist)

Stik Figa - Seasons (Apollo Brown)

Hi-Tek - The Sun God

Benny The Butcher - 73 (Chop La Rock)

Big KRIT - Bigger Picture

Boldy James - Light Bill (Real Bad Man)

Im going to be broke for awhile what are some albums to past the time.

Anyone have recommendations for DJ mixes featuring hip-hop and R&B from the 2000s through today? Looking for mixes with good transitions, remixes, and edits that keep the energy up.

Ideally, something upbeat with a good mix of throwbacks and newer tracks. Looking for party mixes to play during Friday and Saturday night Uber rides to get people hyped before they head out.

Who are your go-to DJs for mixes like this?

"Do you want it... and if you had it would you flaunt it? - It's yours!"

"Ladies screaming aw, brothers yelling ho"

"Yes-yes y'all, freak-freak y'all, to the beat y'all, and you don't stop"

(Drum roll) "IT'S THE JOINT!"

"This is how we take the old from the new, the new to the old, the old to the new"

"Yeah and you don't stop - cuz it's 187 on an undercover cop"

"If you′re havin' girl problems I feel bad for you son. I got 99 problems but a bitch ain′t one..."

I'm talking about the funky routines that transcend a single song and become classics used in live routines or hooks by other artists - sometimes even by artists who weren't born when the original came out. What are some of the examples from this century of routines or hooks that has transcended a song or an artist?

Just found the dude and really like his work.

Fire Place, Doubling Forms, and The Introduction are all standout tracks to me.

What you guys think of him? Am I missing any?

seriously, Google is telling me it just says “Montay Productions”, but it sounds like “OnCap Productions” or something. anyone know what it actually says?

Don't like the video that much 'cause it be stankin' of AI slop, but my mans went hard on that there joint!

Two or more tracks that more or less use the same beat and production, usually from the same producer

So Jahlil Beats had Jackpot for Lloyd Banks and Hot Nigga for Bobby Shmurda

or DR Period did Mo Money Mo Murder for AZ and Real Niggas for Diplomats

Looking mostly for examples from albums, but if you think any mixtape stuff is worth mentioning, also no sequel tracks like the Bout it Bout it series.

I always wanted to know this as a huge battle rap fan. Some will say battle rap is the true and original form of hip hop while others will say they don’t even count or recognize battle rap in hip hop. So I wanted to know in the hip hop subreddit are any of you big battle rap fans? If yes why and who are some of your favorite battle rappers of all time? If not how come?

I used to love Atlanta trap music like Lil Baby, Gunna, Young Thug, future, MIGOS but as the sound has now changed I don’t really have any recent songs that I like any like underground artist that you guys know that make music similar to the music they used to make in their primes

RIP Young Dolph aka Adolph Robert Thornton Jr.

What's an album that gave you that feeling?

Not necessarily a bad album, but one where the expectations were through the roof and after the first listen you knew it wasn't going to deliver on all the hype surrounding it.