can anyone give me some suggestions on 2 hip-hop cds i should buy? my colection is biult solid on rock and like hip-hop and rap more than ever now. i want to buy a couple cds, i like Jay-z from what i have heard on the radio and what not, so i hope that can help you give my suggestiuons. im just buying two right now so let me know what you think i should get.

For pure production value, Dre's Chronic 2001 can't be beat. I use that as a refernce before I do my own mastering. Not that I can get that close, but it's something to aim for.

yah i was looking for something that will be a good example in production as well. thanks.

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did u check out any of ur local ones from sacramento and the bay? U need to appease ur local personnel first they da closest. A lotta nortenos in tracy i heard. You should look at both worlds, your world, and the mainstream world. You'll learn fast that the bay area has some great producers and music. So goes for Sacramento, the 2 big cities of northern cali. Suggestions? check out Woodie's Demonz in my Sleep for norteno style, too short, spice 1, celly cel for the bay area vibe and X Raided, Brotha Lynch, Luni Coleone for the sacramento style. N also get DRE sorta music as well. Get some albums from the early half of the 90's as well, that will get you quick up on that california stuff.

i hate nortes and scraps, and yes there is alot of them.

have you listened to Andre Nicatina, he from this are i think also. hes pretty good.

isnt he dead?

no. im sorry i heard mac dre was dead.

not that i know if thats true either of course.

yah, mac dre is dead. the only reason people seem to like him is because he died in Oakland.

no he was killd in kansas city n he was buried in oakland and hes from vallejo fyi. Thats not the only reason they like him, he was an innovator as well...dont like the thizz tho. As for the cds, don't worry bout what they rep, just worry bout the music. If thats doesnt suffice, just get some sacramento and bay area cds then. Rasputin has em.

well people here must be dum cuz i heard he was killed in oakland, i guess not.

cool, i took nfx's advice and got chronic 2001. its good. when i was paying for it at best buy the cashier said that the chronic was better than chronic 2001. 2001 is great, if the chrinic is better, then that will be my next buy. i finaly have an accual rap album in may collection and im loving it, as long as my parents dont here too much of it, i should be good.

thanks for the suggestion. i appreciate it.