its so sad to see what the genre has ended up with.. and most people have only been exposed to scum like 50 cent/ lil wayne etc.. type of absolute dross.
listen to these NS classics and even if u didn't like the genre, i hope u would still recognize the difference, like a non arabic music listener would differentiate Fairuz from Elisa.
here comes my casual top 10 list in no order:
1) Bone Thugs n Harmony, First of the Month (a whole GENERATION woke up to this song).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpBP9dALcWw
2) NAS , The Message (The pennicle of NAS career):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=micood9FM2w
3) bone thugs n harmony, foe the love of money (censored,yet still biggest gangsta song in history)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeAXiRE7F4I
4) Immortal Technique, You Never Know (best Hip-hop Artist on Earth, Period.. listen to Lyrics).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pqiqrnZE44&feature=fvw
5) Immortal Technique, caught in a hustle (science).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXtQE-MhY5k
6) Virtuoso, Man of the Hour (please google lyrics while u listen)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o3_KfcaIJE
7) AOTP, Battle Cry ( Fucking Jedi Mind and Army of the Pharos.. nuff said)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8dARJKZ0Vc
AOTP, Bloody Tears ( AOTP, Listen to Jedi Mind verse)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed0EZfPqt6g
9) Biggie, One More Chance ( been my teen music source, can i complain? )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap6O9nWDpw8
10) 2 pac, Hit Em Up ( Never been a song i played in my Car in college like this one)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4HjsZqOaQ0
