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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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What do you think are the best hip hop instrumentals ever made?
My top 5
An eye for an eye (G-unit)
Breath (Fabulous)
Gangsta Paradise (Coolio)
T.S (Diam's)
Thé à la menthe (La caution, soundtrack Ocean Twelves) |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"And Nas : Made you look, Heaven, I can "
The melody/instrumental on I can is amazing !!
I also love Kanye West - Heard em Say
And although technically it's a sample have a listen to Nas - Can't Forget About You |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"And Nas : Made you look, Heaven, I can
The melody/instrumental on I can is amazing !!
I also love Kanye West - Heard em Say
And although technically it's a sample have a listen to Nas - Can't Forget About You "
That's what about hip hop instrumental, there are so versatile |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"And Nas : Made you look, Heaven, I can
The melody/instrumental on I can is amazing !!
I also love Kanye West - Heard em Say
And although technically it's a sample have a listen to Nas - Can't Forget About You "
That's what I like about hip hop instrumental, there are so versatile |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"And Nas : Made you look, Heaven, I can
The melody/instrumental on I can is amazing !!
I also love Kanye West - Heard em Say
And although technically it's a sample have a listen to Nas - Can't Forget About You "
Ooh and N.E.R.D she wants to move |
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"What do you think are the best hip hop instrumentals ever made?
My top 5
An eye for an eye (G-unit)
Breath (Fabulous)
Gangsta Paradise (Coolio)
T.S (Diam's)
Thé à la menthe (La caution, soundtrack Ocean Twelves) "
4:33 by John Cage is what all hip hop should sound like. |
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By *oul BrothaMan
over a year ago
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Go listen to any beat tapes from the following.
Pete Rock - Petestrumentals is a good start.
J Dilla - Donuts
9 Wonder
DJ Babu
Alechemist
Nujables
Flying Lotus
Nicolay - Here
Mad Lib
DJ Shadow - Entroducing
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Check out DJ premier, early Hi-Tek, Alchemist and Dr Dre (California love next episode etc)
someone mention fabolous check this is my party"
Love Fabolous - he's amazing live |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Go listen to any beat tapes from the following.
Pete Rock - Petestrumentals is a good start.
J Dilla - Donuts
9 Wonder
DJ Babu
Alechemist
Nujables
Flying Lotus
Nicolay - Here
Mad Lib
DJ Shadow - Entroducing
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Man after my own heart |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'm in love with the original gangsta rap stuff at the moment.
Ice T - 6 in the morning
Also check out NWA and the posse - boys n the hood. So simple and awful production but it's awesome in its own way! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Lol you guys like your 'pop' musick,il go with incredible bongo band,Apache,because err it's actually an instrumental "
Incredible Bongo Band for sure, but you can't write off people's hip hop likes because they aren't yours dude.
Hip Hop is all encompassing and inclusive. |
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Dope D.O.D. - Psychosis, Gatekeepers, Ridiculous, not instrumentals but ace hip hop and brilliant videos. They have some excellent videos to be honest.
Instrumentals:-
Mack 10 - Hoo Bangin'
Dr Luke - Every Time
A Tribe Called Quest - Word Play
The 45 King - Magic Beans
J Dilla - Purple
Screwball - Torture
Screwball - Seen It All
King Solomon - Solomonic
D.O. - Just Forfeit
Wick-It - The Golden Trap Gangster
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Lol you guys like your 'pop' musick,il go with incredible bongo band,Apache,because err it's actually an instrumental "
love all music  if that's ok? Or are you a bit of a music snob? Lol |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"are we basically taking about the samples underneath hip hop tunes.....
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Yes pretty much, mot the lyrics just the skills and creativity used to make incredible instrumentals. Be old or new sample. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Lol you guys like your 'pop' musick,il go with incredible bongo band,Apache,because err it's actually an instrumental love all music if that's ok? Or are you a bit of a music snob? Lol "
Yes my music taste are quite ecclectic as well and I listen to whatever please my ears,even if you don't seem to agree  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"and channel 4 brought back one on the better ones...
public enemy - harder than you think"
There is some inherently interesting though with the venue of hip hop. The man behind the scene |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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If its the backing track were talking about, then I have a few:
D.O.A (death of auto tune) Jay-Z
Still Dre Dr Dre
The watcher Dr Dre
Touch it buster rhymes
Get fucked up with me x-zibit
Sabotage beasty boys
Walk this way run dmc
Prophets of rage public enemy
X gon give it to ya DMX |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"If its the backing track were talking about, then I have a few:
D.O.A (death of auto tune) Jay-Z
Still Dre Dr Dre
The watcher Dr Dre
Touch it buster rhymes
Get fucked up with me x-zibit
Sabotage beasty boys
Walk this way run dmc
Prophets of rage public enemy
X gon give it to ya DMX"
Pass the couvoirsier-buste rymes |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
"its interesting because all the jay z tunes being mentioned and not the one i would have...
if we were picking 1 jay z tune i would have gone with big pimpin..."
or roc boys.... lol damn ruining my own post.....  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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No so much instrumental side a things but two favorite at mo are ,,,rocky asap,problem sums up my life pretty much lol......and akon gunshot over the beans man proper fit rhythm.......if you don't want a be a witness then walk away ...?? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I am not sure if it was supposed to be hip hop instrumentals of which as stated above only Apache comes to mind (I am enjoying RZA's soundtrack to the Man with the Iron Fist). Or whether it is the the breaks between the lyrics, in either case it is good to see a celebration of all things hip hop/rap.
I would mention early hip hop queens, Salt and Pepper I'll take your man over a sample of Parliament's Flashlight.
I am surprised no one mentioned KRS1. Although their credibility is suspect these days early LL Cool J and early Snoop Dogg "Gin and Juice"
Wu Tang Clan has fallen off the list.
I would also mention DMX and RuffRyders. Onyx, and not forgetting Naughty by Nature.
But it is now a broad church of many styles.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I know it's RnB rather than hip hop but Ginuwine- Pony
lol that beat gets me on form. if i hit that rhythm when im with a lady then "
I have to ban myself from listening to it on the way to work as it gets me so horny |
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Cannibal Ox - Iron Galaxy
Eric B & Rakim - Follow The Leader
Wu Tang - For Heavens Sake / A Better Tomorrow
Raekwon - Ice Water (could have picked half a dozen from '...Cuban Linx' album)
RJD2 - Final Frontier
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Unless i've missed it, nobody has mentioned two of the biggest and best tracks ever recorded - Grandmaster Flash (and the furious five for the latter) White Lines and The Message 
White lines certainly being available in an extended instumental (still have my original 12" bought in the 80's  ) |
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By *evaquitCouple
over a year ago
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"Have you tried chucking a brick and a half in a cement mixer... sounds quite similar "
Sorry, my primary user functions detect a response unbefiitting the question, do you care to expand on the response you've given to allow a full and explanatory explanation.
Went all synth then... too much Humans in one sitting |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The Roots featuring Erykah Babu
-You got me- "
Oooo tune! Two more oldies:
A Tribe Called Quest - 1nce Again. Oooooo smooth and sexy. Not heard that in a long time.. just put it on and done a little bum shuffle lay down on my bed.
Notorious B.I.G - Sky's the limit!
Another - 2PAC - Tradin War Stories. Takes me back to me teenage hip hop days.
One more he he he. Not so hip hop but Wayne Marshall - GSpot  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Have you tried chucking a brick and a half in a cement mixer... sounds quite similar
Sorry, my primary user functions detect a response unbefiitting the question, do you care to expand on the response you've given to allow a full and explanatory explanation.
Went all synth then... too much Humans in one sitting "
I think hes trying to say that its shite |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The Roots featuring Erykah Babu
-You got me-
Oooo tune! Two more oldies:
A Tribe Called Quest - 1nce Again. Oooooo smooth and sexy. Not heard that in a long time.. just put it on and done a little bum shuffle lay down on my bed.
Notorious B.I.G - Sky's the limit!
Another - 2PAC - Tradin War Stories. Takes me back to me teenage hip hop days.
One more he he he. Not so hip hop but Wayne Marshall - GSpot "
I used to listen to that Wayne Marshall song on repeat as a teenager . My poor mother never said a word
Mrs
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
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if we are going all classic.. how can no-one mention public enemy "fight the power"....
there are about 5 different versions of de la soul's "roller skating jam named saturday" i could listen to....
and if we are talking biggie... then the janet evans remix of "one more chance" is a classic... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"What do you think are the best hip hop instrumentals ever made?
My top 5
An eye for an eye (G-unit)
Breath (Fabulous)
Gangsta Paradise (Coolio)
T.S (Diam's)
Thé à la menthe (La caution, soundtrack Ocean Twelves)
4:33 by John Cage is what all hip hop should sound like."
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By *ost SockMan
over a year ago
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"if we are going all classic.. how can no-one mention public enemy "fight the power"....
there are about 5 different versions of de la soul's "roller skating jam named saturday" i could listen to....
and if we are talking biggie... then the janet evans remix of "one more chance" is a classic... "
I'm a bit confused, like Fabio was a couple of weeks ago.
"Instrumental" suggests no lyrics.
I'm guessing it means the samples/music behind the rapping though, but for truly instrumental hip-hop, I'm still hanging the drum for Endtroducing by DJ Shadow 20 years on.
There's spoken word samples at times, I guess, but no rapping as such. Made entirely from (credited) samples - it's genius stuff.
I love the instrumentation on Harder than you Think too Fabio - Shirley Bassey sample!
I love the J Dilla-Donuts mixtape. The tunes don't have titles as such, but the one that samples Dionne Warwick - You're going to Want Me is brilliant.
I also love Ms Fat Booty by Mos Def - samples a rather schmaltzy (but lovely) Aretha Franklin tune called One Step Ahead. It also contains the immortal line - "Ass so far, you could see it from the front" |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The Roots featuring Erykah Babu
-You got me-
Oooo tune! Two more oldies:
A Tribe Called Quest - 1nce Again. Oooooo smooth and sexy. Not heard that in a long time.. just put it on and done a little bum shuffle lay down on my bed.
Notorious B.I.G - Sky's the limit!
Another - 2PAC - Tradin War Stories. Takes me back to me teenage hip hop days.
One more he he he. Not so hip hop but Wayne Marshall - GSpot
I used to listen to that Wayne Marshall song on repeat as a teenager . My poor mother never said a word
Mrs
X X "
Me too Mrs, he he he. My Dad had me in the end room of the house. I used to lock myself away and put my music on and put that, Keith Sweat - Twisted, Cold Rock A Party and others on repeat. And pirate radio.. Don't think I was too much of a nuisance and if I was I got the removal of the plug threat x |
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"Go listen to any beat tapes from the following.
Pete Rock - Petestrumentals is a good start.
J Dilla - Donuts
9 Wonder
DJ Babu
Alechemist
Nujables
Flying Lotus
Nicolay - Here
Mad Lib
DJ Shadow - Entroducing
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Fully support instrumentals made by these producers.
Don't forget the RZA too.
One in particular on Raekwon's 1st album - Verbal Intercourse. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Go listen to any beat tapes from the following.
Pete Rock - Petestrumentals is a good start.
J Dilla - Donuts
9 Wonder
DJ Babu
Alechemist
Nujables
Flying Lotus
Nicolay - Here
Mad Lib
DJ Shadow - Entroducing
Fully support instrumentals made by these producers.
Don't forget the RZA too.
One in particular on Raekwon's 1st album - Verbal Intercourse. "
I will have a look on youtube |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Mark the 45 king- 900 number
Russell brothers- party scene (inst)
Mantronix- king of the beats "
Let me Clear my Throat...
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Rob Base - It takes two
Onyx - Slam
Instrumental or MC both pretty rockin  ...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAA4lzS8G84
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wdqZa3X3hA
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Got to have a bit of Pete Rock in there. Try Microphone Wanderlust & Centre of Attention.
Wildelux - Still People
D-Strong - It’s All Love
I’m into early boom bap and have been for the past 20 years x |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"if we are going all classic.. how can no-one mention public enemy "fight the power"....
there are about 5 different versions of de la soul's "roller skating jam named saturday" i could listen to....
and if we are talking biggie... then the janet evans remix of "one more chance" is a classic...
I'm a bit confused, like Fabio was a couple of weeks ago.
"Instrumental" suggests no lyrics.
I'm guessing it means the samples/music behind the rapping though, but for truly instrumental hip-hop, I'm still hanging the drum for Endtroducing by DJ Shadow 20 years on.
There's spoken word samples at times, I guess, but no rapping as such. Made entirely from (credited) samples - it's genius stuff.
I love the instrumentation on Harder than you Think too Fabio - Shirley Bassey sample!
I love the J Dilla-Donuts mixtape. The tunes don't have titles as such, but the one that samples Dionne Warwick - You're going to Want Me is brilliant.
I also love Ms Fat Booty by Mos Def - samples a rather schmaltzy (but lovely) Aretha Franklin tune called One Step Ahead. It also contains the immortal line - "Ass so far, you could see it from the front" "
Best post so far, that Aretha track is beautiful |
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Most of these are awesome tracks, only a few are “instrumental” - my fav would be Herbie Hancock’s Rocket
Although U.N.K.L.E have some that almost qualify
“Guns Blazing - Drums of Death” and “an Eye for an Eye” are astonishingly good |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
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"Mark the 45 king- 900 number
Russell brothers- party scene (inst)
Mantronix- king of the beats "
Can I say the first “white label” I ever bought was the 900 number!! Classic!!!
2nd white label I bought was the really… really long version of “be faithful” by fatman scoop they could never get it cleared to commercially release |
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