Favorite artists. (top 5-10.)

[Je$t]

All right, so I looked and didn't see a thread like this started, so I said fuck it. I'll start one. It's simple, list your favorite emcees/producers.



1. Atmosphere.
2. Aesop Rock.
3. Sage Francis.
4. Blockhead.
5. One.Be.Lo.
6. 7L & Esoteric.
7. Murs.
8. Brother Ali.
9. R.A. The Rugged Man.
10. Rob Sonic.


Damn, that was one hard list to actually put together. Post 'em up!

[ROBER-E]

i think my list is mostly artist people never heard of but here it is

1.Fat tone
2.mac dre
3.messy marv
4.khayree-producer
5.too short
6.rich the factor
7.Dubee
8.prince
9.bob Marley
10.scarface

shit i gott so many albums i like i could post a top 100..it was hard just to pick 10:D

[Noone]

Overall Artists:
1. Sage Francis
1. Atmosphere ( I love Sage & Atmosphere equally)
3. of Montreal (my favourite indie act probably )
4. Arcade Fire (my second best indie act)
5. CunninLynguists
6.Brother Ali
7.Arctic Monkeys
8. Portugal. The Man
9. Jedi Mind Tricks

Hiphop artists:
1. Sage Francis & Atmosphere
2.CunninLynguists
3.Brother Ali
4.Jedi Mind Tricks
5.Aesop Rock
6.MF DOOM
7.Looptroop
8.Lupe Fiasco
9. Dälek
this was hard to pick.

[Thoro'Bred]

i think my list is mostly artist people never heard of but here it is

1.Fat tone
2.mac dre
3.messy marv
4.khayree-producer
5.too short
6.rich the factor
7.Dubee
8.prince
9.bob Marley
10.scarface

shit i gott so many albums i like i could post a top 100..it was hard just to pick 10:D
So if one person drops one good album you'll consider him your favorite artist?

[Memento Mori]

It's simple, list your favorite emcees/producers.


So you're limiting genres here? I will assume not, and just post my top 5 bands.

1. Soilwork
2. Nightwish
3. Tarot
4. Dream Theater
5. Lordi

[ROBER-E]

So if one person drops one good album you'll consider him your favorite artist?
maybe if i like the album enough ..but all of the artist i listed have at least 5 or more albums:D

[Je$t]

Overall Artists:
1. Sage Francis
1. Atmosphere ( I love Sage & Atmosphere equally)
3. of Montreal (my favourite indie act probably )
4. Arcade Fire (my second best indie act)
5. CunninLynguists
6.Brother Ali
7.Arctic Monkeys
8. Portugal. The Man
9. Jedi Mind Tricks

Hiphop artists:
1. Sage Francis & Atmosphere
2.CunninLynguists
3.Brother Ali
4.Jedi Mind Tricks
5.Aesop Rock
6.MF DOOM
7.Looptroop
8.Lupe Fiasco
9. Dälek
this was hard to pick.


Very Nice list.

[Hippopotamus]

According to my LastFM:

1 Ohmega Watts
2 Hocus Pocus
3 Sage Francis
4 A Tribe Called Quest
5 Jack Johnson

But that is for a pretty short period, I deff wanna add Speech

[c4m]

I can't do it.

[TombStone]

1. Unknown Prophets (without a doubt the best group lyricly)
2. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (The old shit, everything before "Thug World Order" was dope as fuck)
3. Q-Strange (Strangeland, one of my fav albums)
4. Arsonists
5. Immortal Technique
6. Apathy
7. Jedi Mind Tricks
8. Beef (only "non hiphop" group in there, says enough)
9. Looptroop
10. Non Phixion

These list are so relative, i can smoke a joint and come up with something completely different.

[mabrymusic]

in no particular order after numero uno:
(rock related)
1. The Beatles

Superdrag
Jellyfish
The Smiths
Jeff Buckley
Self
Jane's Addiction
The Posies
The Black Crowes
Nine Inch Nails

(rap related)
Eminem
Scarface
Jay-Z
Pharoahe Monch
Big L
Cassidy
Lil Wayne

[gaston]

No order:
1. Between the Buried and Me
2. Minus the Bear
3. Elliott Smith
4. The Gorgeous
5. Sigur Ros
6. Sia
7. Amy Winehouse
8. Pink Floyd (+ I absolutely love David Gilmour's solo album On an Island)
9. Immortal Technique
10. Radiohead

and #11 cause I'm a cheater; Have Heart

[TheHitMan]

I'll put them in order but the first 2 are only the real order

1. Atmosphere
2. Jedi Mind Tricks
*No Order*
Murs
Mojoe
Army of The Pharaoh
Pharaoh Monch
Lupe Fiasco
Mac Lethal
Talib Kweli
Crown City Rockers
Common
Apathy
Celph Titled
Felt
Slick Rick
Hi-Tek
Brother Ali
Tech N9ne

Sorry, I have a lot and it's hard to leave one out, I feel bad lol

[Noone]

^^ see, all of those are really niiiiiiice.

[anna karina]

i have a feeling i did this already, but it was 'disappeared' so i will do it again

a list for all times;

lightning bolt
capdown
the murder of rosa luxemburg
wives
slant 6
blastexOP134xx.nds
shitmat
slint
throbbing gristle
examination of the


and a list for at the mo;

electric wizard
pre
mika miko
no age
ex models
curl up and die
apatt
white mice
prurient
mario lanza

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight

[TheHitMan]

^^ see, all of those are really niiiiiiice.

That's how I roll

[Noone]

That's how I roll

yeah ;)

but what happened to our super compatibility on lastfm :(

[TheHitMan]

I started listen to numerous other people, grunge Rock, R&B/Jazz/Hip hop and some new R&B.
So I guess that happened :(

[Noone]

well, well... I listen to alot of other stuff too.

But I think we should have super compatibility :(
LOL.... I'll start listening to Alice in Chains :P

[TheHitMan]

Yessss, listen to them for once....

:) They dope....I don't know, we still have the same music taste in real life.

Plus you have a lot more plays then me.

[Noone]

yes, I have 65,024 plays, and I'm really proud :P Being an untrue listener is awesome :P

But yeah, maybe I should listen to AIC, but I dunno where to start ? hmm.

[TheHitMan]

I would have 25,000 if it wasn't for the damn thing.

Umm, start with "Dirt" then go to "Facelift"

[labou]

I can't do it.

I'm with u.:D

[goitalone]

(in no particular order, off the top of my head)
1) Go It Alone
2) Big L
3) Ceremony
4) Champion
5) Dangers
6) Guns Up!
7) GZA
8) Modern Life Is War
9) Outbreak
10) Bold

[rizzy46]

Current rappers:
1. Royce Da 5'9"
2. Nas
3. Joe Budden
4. Fabolous
5. Ludacris
6. Scarface
7. Chamillionaire
8. T.I.
9. Jay-Z
10. Skillz

[PERFECT_]

wow this is a hard one i have to say

1.Psychostick
2.Evacuate chicago
3.Paul Wall
4.Dethklok
5.Indorphine
6.Kia Shine
7.System of a Down
8.Three 6 Mafia
9.Twista
10.The White Stripes

thats about it overall.

[Ruthless]

I change my list too much..

Lately my top 10 have been

1. Redman
2. Keith Murray
3. Lupe Fiasco
4. Common
5. Kool G Rap
6. Slick Rick
7. AZ
8. Nas
9. Klashnekoff
10. Skepta

[kenz]

well played on klashnekoff an skepta

[quique411]

I'll just put up my fav artists

1.Fabulosos Cadillacs
2.The Doors
3.Beastie Boys
4.Deftones
5.Queens of the Stone Age
6.Scarface/Geto Boys
7.UGK
8.People Under The Stairs
9.Los Lobos
10.Clutch

[187wayztodie]

Reggae artists:
1. Peter Tosh
1. Hugh Mundel
3. Black uhuru
4. Marley
5. DEZARIE
6.Wailing soul
7.Scientist
8. Tiken JAH Fakoly
9. Old Alpha blondy
10. burning spear

Hiphop artists:
1. Old Bone thugs
2. TUPAC
3.Old 36 mafia
4. T-rock
5.guerilla maab
6.Z-ro
7.kamikaze Inc
8.psycho drama
9. triple darkness
10.master P

[labou]

Ok, I've decided to make a list. This is completely based on my mood though...

Immortal Technique
Linkin Park
Atmosphere
Eyedea
Nas
Pete Philly & Perquisite - Would be higher any other day. Great music from these two.
Brother Ali
Fort Minor
Lupe Fiasco
Common
Sage Francis
Saul Williams
Kanye West

I couldn't cut it shorter then 13...

[preschooler]

i don't like putting my musical taste into a 1x10 box
plus, it's too hard.

[TheHitMan]

Labou, you have a incredible line-up.

Most of those artist are in my top 10...

[fritzinho]

Don't have a particular top 10 but these are 10 of my favourites in no particular order:

Rock'n'Roll Soldiers
Finch
Funeral For A Friend
Emanuel
Alexisonfire
Papa Roach
Rise Against
Thursday
Haste The Day
Fightstar

[tehbeetlepwn]

I'll post my favorites right now, though it changes so freaking often, it probably won't be the same in a couple weeks.
I'll try to order them:

1. Opeth
2. Pain of Salvation
3. Dream Theater
4. Porcupine Tree
5. Rise Against
6. Muse
7. Pixies
8. 3
9. Blind Guardian
10. Coheed & Cambria

I really like Progressive Rock/Metal, as you can probably tell.

[SwadeLazer]

i have a feeling i did this already, but it was 'disappeared' so i will do it again

a list for all times;

lightning bolt
capdown
the murder of rosa luxemburg
wives
slant 6
blastexOP134xx.nds
shitmat
slint
throbbing gristle
examination of the


and a list for at the mo;

electric wizard
pre
mika miko
no age
ex models
curl up and die
apatt
white mice
prurient
mario lanza

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight


Nicee lightning bolt is defff my favorite band, also like how yous got the white mice in there too.

[anna karina]

yehhh white mice are awsome i saw them at the start of the year at a little basement show, so fuckin load oh jeeeez

[TheHitMan]

I got a new line up lol

Atmosphere
Alice in Chains
Bob Marley
Jedi Mind Tricks
Res
Murs
Pink Floyd
Mojoe
Jah Roots
Army of The Pharaoh
Stephen Marley
Ziggy Marley
Damien Marley
Pharaoh Monch
Lupe Fiasco
Mac Lethal
Talib Kweli
Crown City Rockers
Common
Apathy
Celph Titled
Felt
Slick Rick
Hi-Tek
Brother Ali
Tech N9ne
Peter Tosh
Mystic Roots
Alicia Keys

I'm forgetting a lot of reggae & r&b
and it's more like my top 20 LOLs

[clh3785]

mine:

mewithoutYou
Coldplay
Guster
O.A.R.
Pink Floyd
Gym Class Heroes
Aesop Rock
The Flobots
Zox
The Night Watchman
The Forecast
Neil Young
Matisyahu

[cyber]

My rock/metal lineup:

System Of A Down
Rammstein
Disturbed
Linkin Park
Ill Nino
Korn
Limp Bizkit
P.O.D
Coldplay

[SmilinSkullRing]

Any genre, yes? My overall top 10 would look something like this (no order except 1):

1. Bruce Springsteen
2. Johnny Cash
3. The Who
4. The Clash
5. Pearl Jam
6. John Hiatt
7. Bob Dylan
8. Billy Bragg
9. Nine Inch Nails
10. Alice In Chains

[Slashe50]

Gah, top 10? Tough.

In no particular order:

Metallica
In Flames
Boston (It looks so out of place, but I really like them)
Rage Against the Machine
Megadeth
All That Remains
At The Drive-In
Disturbed
Avenged Sevenfold
Lamb of God

Yeeeaaaahhh, I'm a complete and total metal head.

[soulpimp]

1. Unknown Prophets (without a doubt the best group lyricly)
2. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (The old shit, everything before "Thug World Order" was dope as fuck)
3. Q-Strange (Strangeland, one of my fav albums)
4. Arsonists
5. Immortal Technique
6. Apathy
7. Jedi Mind Tricks
8. Beef (only "non hiphop" group in there, says enough)
9. Looptroop
10. Non Phixion

These list are so relative, i can smoke a joint and come up with something completely different.

good to find another unknown fan and i got the same first 2 as u =D
so this is my list

1.Unknown Prophet (there album was really good specially the song against the grain)
2. Bonethugz N Harmony ( I liked all there album but strength and loyatly doesnt feel tat rite without bizzy in it but the other album without bizzy is fine)
3.bluescholar ( the 2 are an awsome pair best song is prbly good morning america)
4.immortal technque (best song is prbly one and you never know and dances with the devil was good too)
5.cunning lingusits( will rap for food and dirty acre was really good speically gun and half animal)
6.Ohmega watts ( the find was really good album speically organic)
7.carlos santana (i know it seems abit off but hes the best guitarist in my opion beside hendrix and herman lee)
8.bedouin soundclash( they got that nice reggae beat which is really cool =D and there lyrics are ok)
9.damian marley ( welcome to jam rock was ok it had few good songs like khaki suit)
10.lightheaded ( there album wasnt all that but blink of an eye got me hooked for a while)
thats my list i listen to mix of soul to reggae to hipop and sometimes heavy metal =D:rock:

[xeno6919]

Gah, top 10? Tough.

In no particular order:

Metallica
In Flames
Boston (It looks so out of place, but I really like them)
Rage Against the Machine
Megadeth
All That Remains
At The Drive-In
Disturbed
Avenged Sevenfold
Lamb of God

Yeeeaaaahhh, I'm a complete and total metal head.

Great list, I like your style.

[Kenshi]

no order:10th is to hard to decide

aotp
brother ali
demigodz
heltah skeltah
sage francis(non-prophets)
rakim
mf doom
nas
onyx

[tehbeetlepwn]

I figure it's about time I do one of these again.

1. Opeth
2. Pain of Salvation
3. Agalloch
4. Between the Buried and Me
5. Megadeth
6. Soundgarden
7. Dream Theater
8. Presidents of the United States of America
6. Strapping Young Lad
10. Muse

[nicodagift]

Top ten as follows............
1. NAS
2. LED ZEPPLIN
3. JIMI HENDRIX
4. KRS- ONE
5. ORGANIZED CONFUSION
6. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
7. BEASTIE BOYS
8. AL GREEN
9. PRINCE
10. LAURYN HILL

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[subababich]

Good List^^
No order...
De La Soul
Rakim
The Roots
Zep
Nas
MF Doom
The Shins
The Strokes
J Dilla
Madlib

[jacjas_7]

1. Pink Floyd
2. Bon Jovi
3. Aerosmith
4. Pearl Jam
5. AC/DC
6. Led Zeppelin
7. Def Leppard
8. Kiss
9. Nirvana
10. Prince

[Il-Problemo]

I try and do this everytime the thread is bumped and end up making my brain hurt trying to narrow it down. Just way too hard to judge from across all genres, let alone different eras!

[Slashe50]

I think I changed mine, and put them in some order:

1. Metallica
2. All That Remains
3. Slipknot
4. Iron Maiden
5. Pantera
6. In Flames
7. Lamb of God
8. Megadeth
9. Def Leppard
10. Anthrax

:rock:

[lolwut]

1. Modest Mouse
2. The Rapture
3. Death Cab for Cutie/Postal Service
4. Dead Prez
5. Foxy Shazam

Thats about right

[Kenshi]

im gonna do this again. but once again i am unjust because i have artists downloaded that i haven't listened to yet and who knows, if i would have listened to them already, they might have been on this list.


1.non prophets( and sage francis)
1.rhyme asylum
1.Jedi Mind Tricks
2.rakim
2.sean price
~these are in no order
apathy
aotp
brother ali
louis logic

my top 9

and speaking of listening to people i never have before. i just checked out "guns and butter" by C rayz wallz and its DA SHITTTTTTT

[Cacteur]

Hendrix, Led Zep, Sabbath, Zappa, Black Uhuru, Burning Spear, Jimmy Cliffe, Clash, Steve Earle, Steve Khan, BB King, BTnH, 2Pac. Dizzy Rascal, M.I.A. , Aaron Neville, Gillian Welch, Jan Hammer, Asian Dub Foundation, Alvin Lee, Bauhaus, Dylan, Butthole Surfers, Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz, Chuck Berry, Coolio, Dillinger, Edgar Broughton, George Jones, Heptones, Iggy, Ijahman, JJ Cale, Wu Tang, Waylon, Tom Waits, Who, Taj mahal, Steel Pulse, Snoop, Pere Ubu, Otis Redding, NIN, Nas, Muddy Waters, Ludacris, Lou Reed...... that's more than ten already innit?... damn! You want me to pick my favourite five or ten artists?.. Can't do it mate. No friggin' chance.
:rock:

[Slashe50]

1. Testament
2. Dream Theater
3. Metallica
4. Megadeth
5. Symphony X
6. Sodom
7. Lamb of God
8. Destruction
9. Atheist
10. Metal Church

Definitely changed it up again.

[stereoblind]

1.Alkaline Trio
2.Blink-182
3.Anberlin
4.Thrice
5.A Day To Remember
6.Bouncing Souls
7.Deftones
8.The Gaslight Anthem
9.The Misfits
10.Jawbreaker

i probably have the pop list..haha

[goitalone]

New list:
-Cursed/Left For Dead/The Swarm/Ruination (anything Chris Colohan related)
-Jawbreaker
-Catharsis
-Fugazi
-Disembodied
-The Smiths
-Harvey Milk
-Big L
-Propagandhi
-Unbroken

[ervis]

1. Del the Funky Homosapien
2. Scarub
3. Eligh
4. Mr. Lif
5. Aceyalone
6. Insight
7. Gift of Gab
8. Abstract Rude
9. PSC/Luckyiam
10. Jeru the Damaja

[Slashe50]

Whoa, I really changed mine now.

1. Necrophagist
2. Dream Theater
3. Atheist
4. Death
5. Opeth
6. Arsis
7. Beneath The Massacre
8. Megadeth
9. Meshuggah
10. Rise Against (Looks so out of place)