Reddit reviews The Anthology of Rap

His “Smile” w/ Pac posthumously is a favorite of mine, and I know him from Geto Boys’ “G-Code” (almost an of course in the hip hop genre), but he’s definitely a rapper with whom I need to spend more time. I was born early 90s and didn’t find my love for hip hop till I was about 13 or 14, so there’s a big gap I’m consistently chipping away at bridging (for instance, just started giving Gang Starr its due [beyond knowing some of their classics]).

Just listened to “Girl You Know”—love the sample & the breaks & the prowling beat, and Scarface’s lyricism & flow are tight as all hell. Definitely going to delve into his stuff more. Thanks for the rec, & yeah this jam could auto-play every time we drop into this sub lol.

I found and bought a book called The Anthology of Rap in a used bookstore, which takes standout lyricists as well as iconic MCs of all the eras up to when the book was published and has at least a couple of each artist’s songs’ lyrics to be examined like poetry. It’s one of my prized possessions. Would highly recommend for anyone generally interested in hip hop. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0300141912/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Thanks again for the rec my G.