This is the thing – there’s Hip Hop for everything. Hip hop that makes you feel untouchable when you shout it at yourself in a mirror; hip hop that tells a story; hip hop that makes you angry; hip hop that makes you sad; hip hop that makes you smile; and hip hop that makes you drop everything, and shake it to the ground.
So I’ve chosen to share with you a neat little handful of my hip hop essentials, spanning from the dawn of it’s creation up to present day.
Hi, I’m Char and I like aggressively rapping at myself in the mirror. When I do, not only do I look a total badass (read: painfully uncool, white girl) but I feel one. There’s no greater motivational feeling than watching yourself passionately and powerfully spit out a verse of high-octane poetry, when you need a reminder that you are a total BOSS.
Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise – hip hop isn’t just spoken word punctuated with a series of beats and silences – it’s ART.
Hip Hop Ultimate Music Mixtape
- 2Pac – Ambitionz Az A Ridah
- Afrika Bambaataa;Soul Sonic Force – Don’t Stop..Planet Rock
- Big L – Put It On
- Boogie Down Productions – 9Mm Goes Bang
- Chance The Rapper;Saba – Angels (feat. Saba)
- Childish Gambino – IV. sweatpants
- Cunninlynguists – Hellfire
- De La Soul – La La La
- Dr. Dre;Eminem;Xzibit – What’s The Difference
- Gang Starr – Work
- Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Message
- GZA;RZA;Ghostface Killah;Killah Priest – 4th Chamber
- Ice Cube – It Was A Good Day
- JAY Z – Lucifer
- Jedi Mind Tricks;Sean Price aka Ruck of Heltah Skeltah – Blood Runs Cold
- Kanye West – Through The Wire
- Kendrick Lamar;Dr. Dre – The Recipe – Bonus Track
- KRS-One – Step into a World (Rapture’s Delight)
- Missy Elliott – Pass That Dutch
- Mos Def – New World Water
- N.W.A. – Gangsta Gangsta
- Nas – Life’s a Bitch
- The Notorious B.I.G. – Big Poppa
- Ol’ Dirty Bastard – Shimmy Shimmy Ya
- OutKast – So Fresh, So Clean
- Pharoahe Monch – Simon Says
- Salt-N-Pepa – Push It
- Snoop Dogg – Gin and Juice
- A Tribe Called Quest – Electric Relaxation
- Wu-Tang Clan – Da Mystery of Chessboxin’
Char is a mum of one, retired punk and habitual caffeine abuser from Cardiff. Loves awkward silences; hates bigots.
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Check out Jidenna. “Classic Man”, “Long Live the Chief”, and “Chief Don’t Run”. Current faves to sing along with.