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What do you think is the quintessential hip hop track? (sh.itjust.works)
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What's a song that you think you could show somebody that's never heard of hip hop to explain what the genre is? I think my pick is Mathematics by Mos Def

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[–] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I would have to start somewhere near the Donuts album by J Dilla, if not with that album.

If only for the rosetta stone effect of being able to recognize J Dilla samples and loops used all over the place/when hip hop production is directly referencing J Dilla in its style.

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    [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Woke Up by KRS-One

    https://youtu.be/zvZxE-hUbjQ

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    [–] 2 points 1 year ago*

    Good question. For some reason the first song that I think of is Knuckleheadz by Raekwon. But I feel like that says more about me than hip hop. There's so many times and genres that it's hard to pick just one.

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    [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Crooklyn Dodgers - Crooklyn including the video intro etc :)

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