There’s tons of amazing rap music. I can’t think of anything Chuck D has been involved with that was bad. Public Enemy in general is amazing.
NWA was fantastic and spawned some outstanding solo careers. Cube especially.
And yeah, Ice T and his crossover work; Run DMC and theirs. Tupac.
And, of course, the Beastie Boys.
For me, I’m not really in to Jazz, generally dislike a lot of the modern stuff, but can get in to R&B and Bebop just fine. Likewise, Country is not my thing but I certainly own me some Johnny Cash and old school Outlaw Country is interesting. And of course Punkabilly and Cowpunk are some of my favorites at times.
The Beastie Boys are my ALL TIME FAVORITE band.
I love House of Pain too.
NWA
Ice-T and Body Count
Public Enemy
Run DMC
Prob a few others, but in the grand scheme of things, where some sort of Hip Hop / Rap makes up probably 50% of all music these days, I don’t listen to much.
HaHaHa
That is so NOT the Beastie Boys, even tho it is. LOL
Try
Alio O Eglio (or whatever that album is called, it is HARDCORE Punk)
Some Old BullShit!
Check Your Head
I’ll Communications
The last one they did
Hot Sauce Committee
They were musical geniuses, and EPIC by all rights.
Pam, I found the PERFECT Anthrax song for you to cover.
It is the hidden track on the album Vol. 8.
It is not really a thrash song, more of a rock ballad.
Written and sung by Frank, a tribute to his little brother that was murdered.
I think if you search for the hidden track on that album, you will agree, it is probably more Anthrax, your style.