They don’t have to be that enlightening. They can be kinda dumb, pleasant and laid back, heavy… I’m looking for a spectrum.
Rap songs purely about poorshaming, partying, and being hypersexual are feeling stale.
They don’t have to be that enlightening. They can be kinda dumb, pleasant and laid back, heavy… I’m looking for a spectrum.
Rap songs purely about poorshaming, partying, and being hypersexual are feeling stale.
Lupe Fiasco’s Food and Liquor, as well as The Cool are two of my favorite albums. If your into these check out Tetsuo and Youth.
Deltron 3030 is a concept album about intergalactic mecha rap battles.
The Roots album …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin is a super unique album sonically but pretty much all their albums are solid.
Nujabes albums Metaphorical Music and Modal Soul
Kid Cudis albums Man on the Moon 1 and 2
Most Defs album Black on Both Sides
El-Ps album Cancer 4 Cure
Any Aesop Rock. I’m particularly fond of Labor Days, Impossible Kid, and Integrated Tech Solutions
Binary Stars album Masters of the Universe
Cyhi The Princes album Black Histori Project is very braggadocious but doesn’t really get hypersexual, poorbash, or go on about partying. Some very hype songs on this one without the issues you listed.
And while it’s the opposite of what you asked for, Danny Browns run from XXX to Quaranta is really amazing if you dive into the lyrics and themes presented in the 5 albums and the parallels they have with his career. A lot of his songs are hypersexual and about partying but between those songs are some of the most real reflections and critiques on living that lifestyle I’ve ever heard. On top of being an amazing lyricist he has one of the most unique styles I’ve ever heard and there is absolutely nothing stale about him imo.