Recommend me some summertime hip hop, please.

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Think sunshine. Daytime. Playful. Upbeat. Something fairly recent. And not De La or Tribe. Maybe something underground that isn't Def Jux-ish. Thanks for any suggestions!

― bnw, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

the beatnuts - watch out now

― minna, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

ug hiphop sadly has few entries in the goodtime fun fun vibe.

i'd expect the usual charting artists (jigga, ludacris, outkast, missy, snoop, mystikal, busta) to have the summer singles.

actually, just listen to The Sun by Ghostface Killah

or Summertime by The Fresh Prince.

― bc, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

summertime in the LBC by doveshack? E-40 & Friends always reminds me of summertime....

― phil-two, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

ok: this post may not appeal to everyone, but i'm putting it out there anyway: quannum, solesides, and jurassic 5. you can't deny their sunshine affinity. some good trax: latyrx - lady don't tek no, ozomatli - cut chemist suite, j5 - jayou

and if the idea of jurassic 5 isn't repugnant to you, and you somehow haven't already done so, get the j5 ep, it's very summery.

― minna, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

infesticons - hero theme!

― minna, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Biz Markie's "Spring Again," natch. Yeah, it's not summer per se, but call it late spring and it's irresistible, oh yes.

What was the name of that first Afros single? "Feel It"? It was fun.

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

more more more: mf doom - rhymes like dimes, lootpack - weededed, dj vadim - it's obvious

― minna, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

oh yeah, dj quik alkaholiks redman (w or w/o method man) some camp lo, though it's a more of summer night kind of music also beatnuts: off the books, turn it out older: early 90's pharcyde/souls of mischief del's first album naughty by nature always had a summer anthem all of biggie's hits

i think summer days are the only time i can bear j5 anymore

― bc, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

FUCK THAT SHIT THIS IS REAL SUMMER HIPHOP THIS SECOND

biz - the vapors
jermaine dupri f/ jay-z - money aint a thing
the roots - mellow my man
freaknasty - da dip
too short f/ erick sermon - buy you some
mos def and tash and q-tip - body rock
puffy and biggie and ma$e - been around the world
sadat x - the lump lump
ma$e - feel so good
alkaholiks - likwidation
biggie - juicy
lord of the underground - funky child
jungle brothers - j beez comin through
beatnuts - off the books
rasco - unassisted
and yeah of course all time greatest: nice and smooth - HIPHOP JUNKIES

or just get cop of the seventy two thousand pete rock remixes from ninety one --> ninety six

― ethan, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

shit i didn't see bc before i posted but he's got the right idea too.

― ethan, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Basehead "play with toys".

― nathalie, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Shit bnw, didn't you see my "15 perfect car jams" thread on ILE? For my recent picks just check the ones I tagged on at the end just today......I'd link it but hey.......just make sure you hear DJ Honda, Grand Puba, and Sadat X - Straight Talk From NY......it is summer molasses for that asses......ethan I knew your Nuts pick would be Off The Books......and No Escapin This is underrated.....bnw check out the most recent Trick Daddy and Tim & Mags albums.....obvious choices but Blackalicious - Swan Lake and Jay-Z - Lucky Me, of course......I must sleep but I will add tomorrow......minna has the best taste I ever seen for a girl......fuck rasco.

― Ramosi, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Yeah.... Camp Lo is good for your criteria. Hieroglyphics, early Lost Boyz, Peanut Butter Wolf, Edan, 7l & Esoteric...... and though it's not recent, Ultramagnetic MCs and Redman's "Whut? Thee Album".

― Honda, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Everyone else seems to hate it, but my fave summer hip hop album is the second Arrested Development album, Zingalannamunduni (sp)

― Robin, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Listen to me carefully: Make You Feel That Way by Blackalicious, their current single, will have lovely morning sun radiating out of your speakers.

― JoB, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Jungle Brothers - Done by the Forces of Nature (you said no De La or Tribe)

― lee g, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Slum Village, Fantastic Vol 2

― Ben Williams, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

EVE - What Y'All Want -- of course this is the ultimate

― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

quannum, blackalicious and (not recent, but timeless): digable planets (the most underrated hiphoppers ever..)

― dbini, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Not with Eve on it it isn't.

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

natural resource - heavy lounging

― ambrose, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Ryde or Die, Ned, RYDE OR DIE

― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I have my doubts, I do. ;-)

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Shit bnw, didn't you see my "15 perfect car jams" thread on ILE?

I did. You were my inspiration. The wind beneath my wings.

Thanks for all the feedback, ILM peoples.

― bnw, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Ned it's the sounds y'all want to hear - Swizz Beats! ok how about Money Jane and Ghetto Walkin by Kardinal Offishall; Doo Wop (That Thing) by Lauryn Hill; Biggie - Notorious; Whistle While You Twerk - YingYang Twins

― Tracer hand, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

skee lo!!

― Wyndham Earl, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Ned it's the sounds y'all want to hear - Swizz Beats!

That I'm fine with, yowsa.

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I suspect people will point and laugh in the streets for saying this, but I really like the first PM Dawn album.

― Martin Skidmore, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Brand Nubian - "Slow down", "Foundation"
3782 - "Yesterday"
J Rawls and J Live - "Great Live Caper"
Skitz - "Inner city folk"
Black Star - "Brown skin lady"
Reflection Eternal and De La Soul - "Soul rebels"
Lord Finesse and Percy P - "Yes you may"
Five Deez - "Wow", "Jerk Anthem"
Main Source - "Live at the BBQ"
Pete Rock - "Petestrumentals"
House of Pain - "Jump around" (Pete Rock remix)
And, of course, both Craig Mack "Flava in your ear" and J-Lo and Ja Rule - "Aint it funny" (remix)

― jacob, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Buck 65!!!!! Anything by him or Stinkin' Rich (his old psydonome). Might not be Sumemr Rap but its over looked rap for sure.

― Mr Noodles, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Just last weekend I dusted off my copy of Booty Bounce.

― Tom, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Play With Toys is GRATE! Maybe not Summer hip hop eiother but at least on par with Mellow Gold.

― Mr Noodles, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

First PM Dawn album is great. Fret not.

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Anything by The Runaways UK is good. Try their first album 'Classic Tales' or their last album 'Progression'.....tight production and smoooove beats.

― chimchim, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Buck 65 sounds like Bart Simpson or something... yack.

― Stuart, Thursday, 18 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

No... I'd say he sounds more like that bearded friend of Bart's grandpa.

― Honda, Thursday, 18 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

buck 65: you stuck who in the what now?

― jess, Thursday, 18 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

N*E*R*D's "Lapdance". With or without Spymob, it's all good.

― Nate Patrin, Thursday, 18 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

MC Solaar's 'Hasta La Vista'. Not only summertime and upbeat but flamenco-inspired to boot!

― Andrew, Saturday, 20 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

DJ Jazzy Jeff And The Fresh Prince - Summertime

― kevin enas, Saturday, 20 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

i came back to say thanks ramosi :) but yeah, camp lo! they have a new album coming out. good summer trax: glo, cyber sex, mercedes. mercedes has the same sample as vivrant thing. did anyone say q-tip? solo q-tip isn't tribe, and is fairly recent, so i can mention him, right? but avoid his newest jazz/soul stuff, where he sings. poor tip. i would have chosen chief rocka over funky child.

― minna, Saturday, 20 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Ramosi, what's up with your fuck rasco comment im callin you out! Bits and Pieces is one of my favorite songs!!! it is the dopest scratching ever!!! Revolution r0x0r

re: summer cuts search bahamadia (true honey buns, philadelphia, beautiful things) common (the light, 1 2 many) digable planets (may 4th movement) junior m.a.f.i.a. player's anthem remix (rub your titties if you love Big Pop! sweet!!) d'angelo (brown sugar, greatdayinthemornin- does d'angelo count as hip hop, maybe not but its nice tho) group home (supa star) jake-one & kutfather (no introdeezy) king tee (act a fool!!) Mobb Deep (temperature's rising remix) nice and smooth (early to rise, no delayin') roots (proceed 2) pete rock (half man half amazin) mountain brothers (paperchase) e-rule (listen up) lil kim (crush on you remix) ugly duckling (fresh mode, do you know what im sayin)

good call on body rock, flava in ya ear rmx, and slum village (most of fantastic v.2 sounds like exactly the kind of party white kids dream about, you know the kind that only happen in videos)

― Ron, Saturday, 20 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

i thought i'd better say, since i dissed ethan's lords of the underground choice, that ma$e - feel so good, is the best song ever.

― minna, Saturday, 20 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

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