Sticky: Welcome to the Hip-Hop subforum, introduce yourself here!

[The Perennial]

Hi all. I've been seeing several people on this subforum that have been posting regularly. I wanted to know more about you, as we can create a closer hip-hop community right here on gaia. I'll start:

Name: Sakamaku (but you can just call me 'Sak' or 'Saka')
Fav. hip-hop artist(s): K-os, the beastie boys, Rahzel, DJ grouch
Hip-hop artists you'd like to hear: Kalib Tweli, Deltron 3030, and Mos Def (I've only heard one of Def's songs)
Fav. subgenre of hip-hop: Anything with a simple, minimalistic sound/Oldschool

You're also welcome to post other info about yourself if you'd like.

[Soviet_Viking]

Name: Soviet_Viking, or you can just call me "Soviet", "Viking", or "Soviet dude" (Bazz's favorite)

Fav. hip-hop artist(s): I divide this into two categories, to makes things clearer:

International: IAM, Nefret, Shurik'n, Fonky Family, Supreme NTM, Sniper, Sudden Rush

American: Notorious B.I.G., Jedi Mind Tricks, Big Pun, Canibus, Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., N.W.A., 2Pac, KRS-One

Hip-hop artists you'd like to hear more of: Big L, The Coup, Immortal Technique, Outerspace, Jean Grae, Cannibal Ox

Fav. subgenre of hip-hop: Hm. Can't decide, really. sweatdrop

[Bruce-Ganked-Lee]

Name: Bruce-Ganked-Lee (or Gank)
Fav. hip-hop artist(s): Akrobatik, K-OS, and Thai
Hip-hop artists you'd like to hear: Sage Francis(album on its way), more Zion I
Fav. subgenre of hip-hop: The intellectual thought provoking raps....and anything with a nice C-Walk beat(I gots ta get mah walk on, ya dig?)

[sinister626]

I stopped coming to the Music Forum cause all you saw was people bashing Rap. Now that this is a Bash Free Zone I think I'll come out here more often.

Name: Sinister626 (the numbers are for decoration any variation you wanna call me is cool)

Favorite Artists: Mystical-old school, DMX, Ludacris

Fav. subgenre of hip-hop: Since I live in the South I like a lot the stuff that comes out of the south

[Keign]

Name: Keign

Favorite Artists: Brother Ali, Eyedea, Atmosphere, Sweatshop Union, Murs, SA Smash, Copywrite, Royce Da 5'9", Acey Alone

Favorite subgenre of hip hop: Alternative Hip Hop

[pip-squeek]

wow is that you?? damn yur hot...okee im shutting up now...
the name is pippi atleast thats what my frenz call me, but i also go by .le.xXx.ay.
ne ways im outtie.
l8er sk8erz
MuchLove -pippi

[The Perennial]

bump.

[lone_ronin]

Name:lone_ronin, or just ronin
Fav. hip-hop artist(s): http://gino.go-gaia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1215722&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=255 third post up from the bottom
Hip-hop artists you'd like to hear: any that i have listed? (specifically sweatshop union)
Fav. subgenre of hip-hop: ANYTHING i can break too, trip hop, drum and bass (if you wanna consider it a sub genre) and ummm politically driven hip hop

[plan|face]

i'm plan|face, you can call me plan|face. i listen to Sage Francis. that's it.

[IrratatingRodent]

Name: Dj Hamster AKA Hamster or Hamsterman
Fav. hip-hop artist(s): Notorious BIG
Hip-hop artists you'd like to hear: More Pharoah Monche, and more asian rappers besides all the ones Gank talks about xd
Fav. subgenre of hip-hop: Old-skool (duh), lyriclly deep stuff, r&b hip hop (like lauren hill), or good ole hardcore rap

[dimstepho]

Name: Dimstepho, but you can call me Dim.
Fav. hip-hop artist(s): Ras Kass, Naughty By Nature, House Of Pain, Beastie Boys, Tupac, Snoop Dogg, N.W.A.
Hip-hop artists you'd like to hear: Mos Def, K-os. KRS-One
Fav. subgenre of hip-hop:

Quote:

Ras Kass defies the West Coast tradition of focusing on beats over lyrics. In fact, his 1996 debut, Soul on Ice, earned him comparisons to KRS-One for his intellectually stimulating rhymes, which are full of literary reference and ghetto realness

[Caz_Nova]

Name: Caz_Nova, you can call me Caz
Fav. Artist(s): The Legendary Roots Crew, Talib Kweli, and the Digable Planets
Hip Hop Artists you'd like to hear: More Pharoah Monche definitely, more Mos Def, and more Reflection Eternal, or Black Star, and Digable Planets,
Fav. Subgenre of hip hop: lyrically based hip hop, funny s**t, and that good old Organic Hip Hop Jazz.

[Inquiring Mindscrew]

Name: Stokesmon

Fav artist: Eminem, Obie Trice, OutKast, Busta Rhymes, Timbaland

Fav subgenre: None...

[J. Thorn]

Stokesmon

Name: Stokesmon

Fav artist: Eminem, Obie Trice, OutKast, Busta Rhymes, Timbaland

Fav subgenre: None...

(laughs at your banner). If you go to Fanimecon, we gotta link up. I can intro you to the other 15-20 black anime fans I know of..(Chuckles)

Regardless...

Name:J. Thorn
Fav Emcees:Ras Kass, MF Doom, Rudan, Chino XL, Canibus, Vinnie Paz, ODB, The Genius, Method Man, Redman, Sticky Fingaz, Del, Ice-T, Joe Budden, Kardinal Offishall, Muro, Andre The Giant, S-Word, Dizzee Rascal, The Streets, Twiztid, ICP, Ill Bill, Non Phixion, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Anybody Killa, Hiero, Scarface, Ludacris, T.I., Tokona-X.

Fav DJ/Producer:The Neptunes, Timberland, DJ Shuho, DJ Jin, DJ Honda, DJ Krush, DJ Premier, Necro, Mathematics, Mike E. Clark, Fritz, Rza, DJ Muggs, Q-Bert, Mixmaster Mike, 5th Platoon, The X-ecutioners, Mr. Hahn, Pete Rock, Will I. Am., DJ Design, MF Doom, X-Ray.

Fav. Subgenre of Hip-Hop: I don't see an Underground or Mainstream...I see lyricism and truth in representation and those who scheme to pimp hip-hop for bulls**t.

[Thunder Foot]

Name: Thunder Foot (aka Thunder Foot.. lol)

fav. artist(s): Pep Love, Binary Star, Zion I, Cali Agents

Hip-hop artists you'd like to hear: more Planet Asia, LMNO, Supernatural. Lootpack on a new LP. and Madvillian (aka Madlib 'n' MF Doom), any Hiero that hasn't already graced my ears. Encore's new album under the Hiero label.

Favorite subgenre of hip-hop: Intricate lyrical dialect.