Recommendations for recent rap and hip hop recordings please.

Kanye West - The Life of Pablo, Graduation, ...

Dr Octagon - Dr Octogynecologist

Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030

Thanks so much, gratefully appreciated. 

Eminem - A** Like That

https://youtu.be/um4-d7VzZiE?si=V_KdfpZZoT_zi8Xf

G-eazy - Been On

https://youtu.be/oQa8Rv-Vq-Y?si=_9_QOAiUu2L3E5Ip

Doja Cat - Rules

https://youtu.be/UVadfCxNnoY?si=HHIhtu1OnbLqdrXf

Nicki Minaj - Chun Li

https://youtu.be/Wpm07-BGJnE?si=iJN6E_B_-Cuoq5Ux

Doja Cat albums tend to be higher quality recordings if you can snag the 24 bit hires studio masters.

Thank you, as well, deep. Greatly appreciated.

Off the beaten path with decent SQ? I feel like Larry June’s Doing It For Me and most recent release Life is Beautiful may be worth a listen.

Thank you toro3!

The best advice for rap music is to kick a hole in your speakers and stomp on the equipment.

I guess I don’t like rap music...

ozzy

@ozzy yet six months ago you were the member who said they secretly crank Mariah Carey and Weird Al Yankovic in their yellow Miata on an empty road. Too bad that thread which included your post was removed. It was one of those posts that was both unexpected and memorable. I never thanked you for your candor and vulnerability - so a belated thank you, good sir.

Edit: don’t be silly @ozzy I found the screenshot. You had a yellow 1998 Miata with pop-up headlights and automatic transmission since stick was “too difficult to learn at my age.”

toro3,

Sorry, you are having confusing flashbacks. Must be too much rap music.

ozzy

Some idiots can’t control themselves and have to disparage other’s tastes. Sign of a small mind, and a very small...oh forget it. Nothing changes, IMHO.

Not current but Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five on vinyl through tubes and Quad 57s. One of the most enjoyable and memorable hifi show experiences ever.

Not a fan, but I often wondered if rap or metal really benefits from a high-end sonics.  I usually associate advantages of high-end audio with increased realism/accuracy in voices and acoustic instruments.  Rap seems monotoned but with a beat and metal seems loud with lots of intended distortion in their instruments.

This is great question. IMHO, we are all different, I associate the advantages of a high end system with accurate dynamics.

But let’s look at your definition for a moment. If a system can accurately portray voices, and acoustic instruments, it seems that it can just as accurately portray distortion that is intentionally woven into the musical fabric by the artist. I don’t think that will make you like the music any more, but it will convey the tonality that the artist intended.

If you are able to stream, pull up the Barbie soundtrack. You will hear a variety of rap, and hip-hop, and though it may not change your outlook, perhaps it will broaden it.

viridian,

Sorry if I offended you. Mostly kidding. However, I have been told that if you have rodents in your home, playing rap music may eradicate them or perhaps get them dancing, which could be entertaining....

So, I guess there may be a useful purpose.

ozzy

LOL! My rodents can't stand Mahler; no accounting for taste.

I know it was a little over the top, we old guys enjoy that kind of humor.

Enjoy whatever music makes you happy!

ozzy

I'm 67 years old, so still young? Cool, I'll take that!

viridian,

Yeah, you’re still a youngster. I’m 72 now, but I still look fabulous.

Or so I’m told..

ozzy

Not me, falling apart, must come from all that rap music.