Hip Hop!
Hello! I recently started getting dj gigs in my city and realized i was incredibly under prepared to handle any hip hop requests. And by under prepared i mean literally having like 5 songs… So I am wondering now where to start? I need everything from the classics to the new and fresh!
I can’t tell if its a serious question, because its kind of like saying, “Tell me what dance music songs to download.” Hip hop is such a rich and intricate genre that its hard to encapsulate in a forum post.
Just start with some Wikipedia-ing or Google “best rap songs” to get started. Build up a collection of music and listen to it a lot. Maybe read a book like this: Amazon.com: The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop: 9780451234780: Charnas, Dan: Books
Good luck! It’s a long road worth traveling.
since you said “In your city”
I would find the website for your local popular radio station that plays that music
Go through their playlist from today
and start shopping those songs
As for classics…dont know what to tell ya
i can give you a few artists to start with i recommend spending some time in your local music stores hip hop section and taking a listen to a little of everything also check billboard and places like that but some artists that you want to start with are
kanye west
T.I
Jay z
rick ross
Pitbull
50 cent
biggie smalls
dr dre
snoop dogg
Just play all that trap music, its all anybody wants to hear nowadays anyway
^^ Thats the new, EDM based trap music btw
Depends on if you want to play new or old stuff really. Mix CD’s are great way to get a lot the classics in one place.
i got you man, check out:
50 tyson
eli porter
dj smile
skittlz
the soundtrack from leprechaun in the hood
the soundtrack from leprechaun in the hood: back 2 tha hood