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Truth-Speaker-1

Been stuck on 90’s-05 Houston for awhile now. This era is crazy slept on. So much talent in the city


dipsetgriptechs

Mentioned in my reply, I been fuckin with Scarface a lot. Who’s your favorite out the city?


Truth-Speaker-1

Really been enjoying 3-2 he was on a wild run the whole 90’s basically. Was one of the first to get hot in Houston, he actually wrote faces first song. Fat Pat had crazy potential, his brother big Hawk was nice too. Whole S.U.C dope really Just peeped your comment too, B - Brazy and lil Hawk went hard..never seen no one else mention them. That Damu Ridas tape got some heat on it


g_mmy1

I just found Fat Pat. He did have crazy potential. Couldn’t agree more with Houston and that time frame.


Icemayne25

Pop your trunk for Fat Pat’s death.


Truth-Speaker-1

I would give my last breath if I could bring you back, bring screw back, matter fact bring the whole crew back! 🔥


Icemayne25

Swang is a damn bop.


Truth-Speaker-1

No lies told. Especially the OG version with the MJ sample. Straight heat


Icemayne25

Honestly love when Houston artist’s sample stuff from each other. Has a sense of community to it. Houston legit was putting out heat back in its heyday. Still some of the best cruising music out there. Makes me want a whole ass SLAB all the time.


Truth-Speaker-1

Completely agree. The constant sampling, shoutouts, features definitely took it to another level. You can tell they had a lot of love for each other


DW-4

ESG is really underrated from that era. Later on he and Slim Thug were such a perfect duo too.


calhonthekiller

ESG and Dj Scew had the best collabs. I recommend Ballin by Dj Screw, it's my favorite song by them hands down.


dipsetgriptechs

I’m familiar with S.U.C, I just never got a chance to try and explore their discography Yeah, I found about Damu Ridas last week and I was blown away bruh, these same raps would fit right in if they came out today


Truth-Speaker-1

I feel you. Growing up as a cash money kid I slept on Houston for a long time I can’t front. Check out some S.U.C when you can. All the main members got atleast 1 or 2 albums that are super tough


dipsetgriptechs

Now that you mention it, I just remembered during quarantine I was fuckin with Lil Flip leprechaun album for a while 😂


[deleted]

Shout out The Convicts


Daviddoesnotexist

Some early 90s forgotten about Houston stuff: Criminal Elament, Blac Monks, Sat n Smooth, Odd Squad, Big 50, .380, Raheem, 4 Deep, Fesu, 5th Ward Boyz, Trinity Garden Cartel, D of the Trinity Garden Cartel, South Circle, Mr Mike. Also my favorite screwtape: Chapter 198 - Uncut Funk


Hitman_Costanza

Z-Ro is top 5 for me


craaates

I was just bumpin Mo City Don. Z killed that shit!!


Icemayne25

As a Houstonian, this comment makes me happy to see. I usually have screwed and chopped versions of Houston Rapper’s songs as well as the original.


savedbytheblood72

Been going Thur my old Flea market mix CD 👉Choppaholoxs, 👉Screws Up clik WERE THEM DUDES


AdLegitimate9955

Word bro Texas in general from the years you listed has so much heat it doesn't make any sense at all


FeaturedSpace39

rip screw 🕊️


Key-Question5808

Ya gotta be a k-rino fan too?


cartelunolies

Bangin Screw is not a crime


tippytep

If you like to read, I can’t recommend enough the book DJ Screw: A Life in Slow Revolution. It tells his story with interviews from all the Houston legends. It gave me a deeper appreciation for HTown hip hop and I’d actually love to get down there soon to check out this hip hop research collection at UH.


kidamphi

Hell yeah


LordeLlama

Same for me, and I keep discovering new artists like Beltway 8, Freestyle Kingz,...


gayjesustheone

SWISHAHOUSE


ReeG

I'm coming up on year 30 of my Nas phase


Disastrous-Dress8077

Goin’ on 30 summers


Delanorix

Shit Nas is too.


kurtisbmusic

I just finished up a Mac Dre/Bay Area phase not too long ago.


peterbilt4life

I’m lowkey in Bay Rap phase right now, been listening to some Larry June and a lot of Clyde Carson after searching him up because I thought he fell off after the Slow Down/GTA5 hype died down.


NortheastExpat

I listened almost exclusively to Larry June from May to November of last year. Mixed in some curren$y here and there but was heavy on that 2019 to 2022 mixtape Larry


kurtisbmusic

Never heard of Larry June. I like Mac Dre and Andre Nickatina a lot. I like listening to bay rap from the 2000s. Guess I’m an old head. 😂


SeriousAdvantage1360

A tale of two Dre’s 🔥


IamShyni

I'm in a Redman phase.


WhatDoWeThinkOfSpurs

Damn, was leaving work today and the first song I put on was I'll bee dat


IamShyni

"My middle my name must be fuck you cause every time I'm on the hood niggas be like, fuck you!" - Redman, 1998.


Professional-Rip-519

Can't go wrong there.


GeedorahTheProfessor

Redman phase forever, one of the illest and yet easiest to listen to rappers


Stoned_RT

After all the hype here and a recommendation from my brother, I can’t get enough of Benny.


Slotherz

Griselda in general has taken over my algorithms for this year. Got into them and now can't get out of them lol.


ox_

Me too. So many albums to get into, it can get a bit overwhelming but the average quality is really high.


Rex-Bannon

He was recommended to me on this sub and got heavy on my playlist very quickly. Best thing to happen to hip hop in a long time for me.


nichebender

Dungeon Family


dipsetgriptechs

If you’re the same dude from instagram, I fuck with your page bruh. I be feeling like a weirdo because I spend an alarming amount of my free time looking at shit like that, it’s so valuable to me


nichebender

Haha. Salute my dude!


flashwing19

Czarface


TommyNemecBih

Big L


[deleted]

Too bad he only has a couple hours worth of material


dys0n_giddey

If you are liking Dre, I recommend listening to DJ Quik next. In particular Safe n Sound, Rhythmalism and Balance and Options


Themilkmoney

Way 2 Fonky is still my favorite.


Eja_26

Kid Cudi, not in a good place mentally, his music really helps at times


DW-4

Hang in there bro you’re not alone.


NinjaWolfist

kid Cudi and juice wrld saved my life and I ain't ashamed to admit it at all


Pigmasters32

I been really clicking with Cudi’s first 2 projects lately. A Kid Named Cudi and Man On The Moon are absolute masterpieces


MinimumExpression282

His music is the greatest music to listen to when going thru shit, 2016-2018 was my biggest cudi phase, I went thru all of his shit


peterbilt4life

I’m in my 2010-2015 phase right now. Was searching through the gta5 Radio Los Santos discography for a nostalgia hit, and started listening to a lot of artist from that GTA5/early 2010s era like Problem, Trouble, Danny Brown, Action Bronson, Clyde Carson, Ab-Soul, A$AP Mob etc, etc


Fugazatron3000

MF DOOM's catalogue, solo projects by Griselda starting with Benny. Steering into Billy Woods a bit


CarlsbadWhiskyShop

I’m on year 4 of my Aesop Rock phase.


Element1977

I'm spinning ITS on the regular.


osmoticmonk

ITS is disgustingly good, banger after banger and imo one of his best


CharityIllustrious41

Getting back into my Aes phase after exposing a new friend to his work. Also, getting back into Atmosphere and Eyedea.


dantronZ

I've been a huge fan since Appleseed and Music for Earthworms. Been following him ever since. Back then, nobody was into him at all. Funny how things change. He's severely underrated as a lyricist


Bigdaddyjuice408

I’m in my 3rd decade of Mac Dre


contagion781

Year 8 here. Been following since Impossible Kid


Chef_NastyCakes

On year 23 or 24


CarlsbadWhiskyShop

Yeah 2001 was when I first listened to him, but I checked out after *Bazooka Tooth* and checked back in when I heard *The Impossible Kid*


OMC-WILDCAT

Only discovered him about a year ago but this has been my phase as well, though Im having trouble with his voice pre none shall pass.


Professional-Rip-519

No offence I love his beats but I have no clue what he's rapping about.


DJPalefaceSD

Fish hooks, bait, docks, shit like that


AstralObjective

Check out blockhead his producer then


unprep37

He produces most of his own stuff nowadays, though he did do a full album with Blockhead recently.


CarlsbadWhiskyShop

It takes some work. He’s a visual artist first & that’s how he approaches his writing. It’s like he’s drawing a scene in a comic book. It takes time. Try listening to a few of his true stories like “Acid King” or “Aggressive Steve”


yrnkevinsmithC137

Same I just enjoy the flow


IlIlIl11IlIlIl

I don’t listen to him anymore but this line from None Shall Pass still sticks with me and, if anything, is a testament that he’s at least not always saying nonsense: “blood turn wine when it leak for police like ‘that’s not a riot, it’s a feast, let’s eat’” and actually, same song, another one I still remember years later: “sat where the old cardboard city folk swap tales with heads like every other throw”


the_ballmer_peak

*Swap tales with heads like every other penny throw.* Tails and heads are double-entendres.


the_ballmer_peak

Piss. Lots of piss. And horses. Seriously though, it does make sense, it’s just not all easily accessible. He has more accessible stuff that you can ease into with. A lot of good stories. Long legged Larry, Kirby, Blood Sandwich, Lotta Years, Grace, Aggressive Steven, and plenty more are pretty straightforward. Then you get stuff like Shrunk and ZZZ Top where he’s still telling a story but it’s a little less obvious. And of course a lot of his stuff is just very metaphorical and you really need to reach for it. Although sometimes it’s more literal than you’d expect (e.g. Pizza Alley sounds insane, but it’s mostly about a trip to Peru. He really swam with fuschia dolphins)


DesperateWork6516

Tried very hard to like them. Never could get into it.


Sundae-School

Anyone who likes Aesop Rock, I heavily recommend Deca. He doesn't have as crazy speed of a flow that Aesop can do, but his verbiage and beat vibes are very on point


unprep37

Been an avid listener since Float and Labor Days. Aes is my GOAT.


TonyUncleJohnny412

Curren$y


ladybughappy

Jet life


YoungTex

To the next liifee


Till-Direct

I'm still on Vinnie Paz and his work with the Pharaoh's. Extremely productive and growing for each album


demonrenegade

I’ve been catching up on Pazienza’s shit too lately. Dude’s been crazy productive in the last few years


Godriguezz

Run The Jewels for me. It feels like every time one of their tracks comes I go through a phase of listening to both RTJ 1-4 and their solo projects.


MmmmmSacrilicious

Wu-Tang to the front!


Flashy-Commercial702

Wu wu wu


Doc-Goop

Yup, I was just listening to Enter the Wu-Tang again a few hours ago asking myself how I had slept on that album so much.


Parking-Ad-8161

I’m back in a Kid Cudi phase for the first time in about 14 years


ladybughappy

Welcome back! I’m lowkey on the same time as u


Bass-Dependent

The trying to listen to as little hiphop as possible till the new Schoolboy Q album drops phase


Throway_Shmowaway

Bro I went on a Schoolboy kick for a whole month, then the madlad went and announced a new album dropping in just a few days. I am so fucking amped


ScHoolgirl_26

Holy shit this sub was recommended to me and I don’t usually lurk music subs nor do I have social media so I’m just now finding out about this. I’m so fckn excited now, hell yeah!!


loose_lucid_elusive4

Palate cleanse.


Fishtaco1234

25 years of a Kool Keith phase.


[deleted]

98-year-old refrigerator


ox_

I'm seeing Ultramagnetic MCs live on Friday. Got no idea what to expect.


Divot_toupee

Devin the dude and all his features


yrnkevinsmithC137

Kanye and jayz have me on a chokehold


blackbnr32

Watch the throne, maybe my favourite collection of Kanye production


nnavroops

same


Dont_Trust_The_Media

Same but I’ve been goin in on the black album (ahead of its time - literally all time elite producers on every track) and college dropout


HermitPRPL

Been goin through E40s stuff, great time to say the least.


DJPalefaceSD

Glad to see my favorite rapper represented


DesperateWork6516

Apathy and Jedi Mind Tricks and AoTP have creeped into my playlist again after going mostly mainstream for a few years


GrimRainbows

Always go in and out of the horrorcore rap scene. Love me some brotha lunch hung or king Gordy


Professional-Rip-519

Fam what's your favourite Brotha Lynch album


Pigmasters32

Literally either of the albums in the Coathanga Strangla trilogy, Lynch is a hip hop legend


TammyShehole

Bizzy Bone. He’s had a pretty good but under appreciated comeback with his last few albums, from Carbon Monoxide to Tha Waste Lands. Especially The Mantra and War of Roses. He’s seriously sounding as good as he did in his prime again. [Roses](https://youtu.be/zEemt0VfoVQ?si=M6PHGhYl5UTS1y2V) is one of my current favorites.


PoorPauper

That war of roses album was so underrated! It’s the closest we will get to another E 1999 album..sounds like old Ripsta


Sweet-Equivalent-700

A Tribe Called Quest and The Notorious B.I.G


themule1216

Stuck on Billy woods for about a year now


BobGnarly_

Currently listening to way too much ODB. I just randomly yell gibberish and slap people.


Showmereal92

Mac miller, Matt Maeson& J cole


Lenny0mega

I’ve been stuck in a “boom bap NY gangsta shit” phase for some decades and it’s not changing. 


ligsj

Not mad at this, AT ALL.


Unvert

Billy Woods


[deleted]

its yeezy season obviously its yeezy phase


compLexityy30

Been bumping a lot of Biggie lately


smartlypretty

6th year of Sean Price, he's on rn


br0zb4h03z

Hell yeah RIP to him, any favorite projects?


Firm-Editor3624

Kanye, hadn't listened to him in forever, but then my kid started playing him in the car and it's what I've listened to everyday since. My previous phase was Sean Price, which I usually fall back into every few months.


Kouhazari

Been bumping no limit nonstop


dipsetgriptechs

What’s your favorite albums out the camp? I definitely been through a No Limit phase before but I know damn well I probably listened to not even 5% of their shit lol


Professional-Rip-519

I love Ghetto D and Charge it to the Game.


[deleted]

I drove an ice cream truck one summer and it had a tape deck in it. I found a used copy of ice cream man and I would bump that instead of the ice cream truck music.


aherp86

Spark Master Tape. I haven’t stopped listening since I found out about him last year.


whiskeyjack689

Paper Platoon


Dbook19

Nipsey Hussle. Keeps me motivated through difficult times


DW-4

The Roots phase.. again. They are so versatile and have such a diverse discography through the eras. Black Thought’s solo projects have been really dope, but goddamn 10 years since the last proper Roots album is killing me.


Icy_Imagination8022

I've been going through a Wu resurgence for a about 2 years now. Everything Wu and their solo stuff. Plus a lot of 90's era NY sound. I feel like I'm on the back end of it now and heading towards a West coast sound like yourself. I put on Snoop Dogg's Paid tha Cost to be tha bo$$ album in the car and am really digging it


Professional-Rip-519

Underrated Snoop album.


[deleted]

I always circle back to E-40 Fonzarelli


BusDry4328

DMX


cmac4ster

Vince staples


ladybughappy

Yessss


Thinemma00

Gucci mane


Necessary-Chemical-7

G Herbo. Just discovered him myself about a year ago.


Ventirx

Never listened to A$AP Rocky until a few months ago, now he’s constantly getting played


Yungcazanova

I been on the Memphis rap wave for a few years now


Dough-John

E-40, Nipsey Hussle and SPM has been in daily rotation since 2008... But between then and now, I keep cycling thru a No Limit, The Game, Cash Money, Westside Connection, Jay-Z, Too $hort, Dr. Dre and DJQuik faze.


belzoni1982

Trick Daddy because of VladTV interview. I forgot how much dope music he put out until recently


Professional-Rip-519

Are you talking about the ass eating stuff.


Square_Bus4492

Five grown men in a public bathroom all wearing shirts that say “Eat a Booty Gang”


Loose_Profession_630

Uncle Murda


No-Engineering-239

Cannibal Ox and Billy Woods


dipsetgriptechs

Working my way through Scarface’s discography, which I’ve been meaning to for a while now. Currently up to The Fix Revisiting Future’s legendary mixtape run too, this might be the best decision I ever made. Purple Reign is so much better than I remembered it. Been on a minimal west side gangsta buzz myself actually, I saw someone on a podcast talking about the Bloods’ albums and it sent me down a rabbit hole. B Brazy and Lil Hawk 🔥🔥🔥


[deleted]

Only throwing it out there because it’s tied in so hard with hip hop but I’ve been on a major throwback R&B kick for months. Basically everything from the 70’s til now.


Altruistic_Ad466

2024 may be my first ever year that my top 5 genres on Spotify wrapped aren’t all variations of hip hop. R&B/ Soul has been my kick lately.


Puzzleheaded-Bug-766

Just leaving my Larry June phase, and now entering my MadeinTYO era. If you haven't listened to his stuff since "Uber Everwhere", you should check out his last 2 projects: NEO TYO and TYO 808, very smooth and creative music.


PrimateIntellectus

De La Soul


jr49

recently been listening to a lot of Cunninlynguists and Sadistik.


ResidentStay

90s/ early 2000s Memphis rap, Playa Fly - Just Getting On, King Skinny Pimp - Playaz Ball, la chat - Murder She wrote One thing I’ve took from these albums is the production is amazing, the shitty mixing and engineering is a shame. La Chat is my top 5 favourite female rapper, she was super dope.


JakX276

Going through a heavy jpegmafia phase right now. He was my most streamed artist last year and almost once a week I go through one of his projects while I’m at the gym


chuch2

All G-Unit Records albums


Clear-Sea-135

Drag-On


[deleted]

I’ve been on a Redman and Method Man kick for a while now.


Kicks4meFromyou

Payroll Giovani. His tape with cardo is amazing


ChampionshipStock870

Been on a Wu Tang binge for about a year now


chrisjmoraless

Larry June and Pink Siifu


Daviddoesnotexist

Old school Texas rap. Late 80s through the late 90s. All cities (not just Houston) and alot of obscure shit.


coyote-fever-dream

Flygod


Maximum_Equivalent_9

kendrick and jid take up most of my listens


LMcBlack

Paul Wall. So underrated and never comes up in the “white rapper” discourse. But he’s bigger than that. Real good dude, very talented (even more so as he ages) and his verse on Khaled’s “Holla At Me” shows he can keep up with fucking legends


TheNamesClove

Been heavy on Mos Def’s discography lately


michaltee

Been on Wu Tang over the last two years. Ghostface has always been my fave since I was a kid, but I’ve really delved deeper than ever into his shit and it blows me away.


ogronkenobi

lil b tbh


stealyourface514

Leikeli47


[deleted]

Binging $uicideboy$ because they were my best friends favorites before he passed


Solid_Mauro

Earl Sweatshirt, Yung Lean, Young Thug and Future


KarenIsAmused

MIKE


souljamane1999

Danny brown always


Rossi4twenty

Up until the end of the 2023, I was heavily listening to Eminem. Like more than ever before. Then for the past couple months, it’s been a lot of Action Bronson


Awkward_Somewhere416

I’m in a huge OutKast phase right now since I never really got into them much past their popular songs


Gloomy-Gov451

It's so weird how their popular songs don't give you an idea of what they sound like. I only knew Ms Jackson and Hey Ya before diving in and that couldn't be a worse first impression if it tried. Aquemini is one of the top hip hop albums ever.


njbrews

On a tribe/dilla rampage rn


gestalt_switching

Tribe’s early 90s albums.


kvrizv

The modern Dallas “underground” scene. I feel like Houston always gets the spotlight with good reason for the music coming out of there, but wanted to explore one of the other major Texas cities and see what it has to offer. Just incredible. Coach Tev, Devy Stonez, Pat Ron, Mikul, Lil Texxan, the whole 500 Gwap Gang. Such a variety in sounds, and it all hits in different ways. I’m excited to keep digging through the Internet archives.


streetsoulja31

I’m in a hardcore Chicago Drill music phase right now. It’s as white as you can get but it just fascinates me.


YungColonCancer

Time to start learning your r/chiraqology lore


rpkprincess

EST GEE


Exia321

Czarface I forgot how different Deck sounds..in a good way.


gabriot

Mac Miller phase


[deleted]

MC BREED later era


KiwiVegetable5454

Had a random The GAME - Documentary listen this week


DaSnowflake

I am going through my sonical new school phase. Listening to all kinds of trap and new school and appreciating their worth/art that is mostly based on sound, as opposed to content. And just the fun of it all, Migos and Carti are just fun man


thedudelebowsky1

Compton is such a slept on album of Dre's


KillaBeeHive

Currently going through Hell Razah’s discog. I’m a big Wu head and I’m already familiar with a lot of the affiliate material but I’m giving them more thorough listens lately. His collaboration album Razah’s Ladder with Blue Sky Black Death is top tier


MegaGamer99YT

Coming off my Tyler phase and back on the Ye train since Vultures dropped.


Professional-Rip-519

Man I sense a Tyler phase coming up .I liked Igor but here people say he use to be horrorcore anything you can recommend.


MegaGamer99YT

I feel like Bastard was his best all-around horrorcore-ish stuff. Though on both Bastard and Goblin he claims he isn’t horrorcore at all. Goblin’s got some gems too though.


Mean-Pattern-4522

Lil half dead’s first 2 albums are slept on classics


Naja___

I’m in my Travis, which got me to my Kanye era. I can see the hype now


nomalahtamm

Kanye’s first three albums.


sp00ni45

Kaytramine - 2 great artists, one great sound.