Post by @alisynthesis@io.waxandleather.com
So who is young and making smart ("conscious") hip-hop right now? Like, who is the modern equivalent of Talib Kweli, Mos Def, and that crowd? (If that's even a reasonable question)
@dodecahedron me too. I absolutely love all that Black Star/Roots-adjacent stuff from ~2000. I guess I'll just keep listening to that. :)
I guess maybe Childish Gambino is kind of this? I haven't listened to him that much...maybe that's a way in.
@alisynthesis childish comes close? sometimes. dude, stick to yoru j5, mid 90's tcq, good de la, the roots, if you want some singing, and like acid jazz, spin some brand new heavies, theyr'e always great for a groove. You could go esoteric and mid 90s and go Arested development...