influential hip hop albums to me. Let's see... Difficult to pick albums because there's a lot of bits and pieces that I like from a lot of different artists and sub-genres.
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Probably a weird one to lead off with, but up until this album dropped, I hadn't really experienced the genre too much. My floormates all really dug Kanye so they blared it and I really enjoyed it. Got me into exploring other areas in rap / hip hop.
GZA - Liquid Swords
Was the album that got me into old school rap and to delve more into Wu Tang. I like the themes and there's a lot of good stuff on it.
Common - Be
Definitely one of the best more soul-driven rap albums to come out in the last 10 years. Really like a lot of the beats here, and Common is no slouch either. He's cool because he bridges the gap from old school to the present day and is solid throughout his discography.
Action Bronson - Blue Chips
NYC guy who picks the wildest samples. When I was living in Singapore I ran a lot to his first two albums / mixtapes, so it reminds me of my time over there and my old roommate who introduced me to Bronson.
Girl Talk - Feed the Animals
Not really a rap album, but his mashups were some of my first forays into rap and it inadvertently introduced me to a lot of different old and new school rap songs that I've enjoyed.
Kind of a weird list, but I'd say those albums are probably the most 'influential' for me personally.
That sounds like a great experience. There's a lot of cool stuff going on there. It's getting much more "mainstream" attention as a tourist destination now.
IM NOT EVEN A FRICKING WAIGUOREN i refuse to be classified as such ;_;
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yeah, my friend volunteered in Cambodia for one of the charities delivering vaccines to people. Also helped victims of the Khmer Rouge. Really seemed to love the place.
I've heard Cambodia is great. Their preferred currency is US $1 bills, so be ready for that.
Laos was exceptionally mellow. The pace is life was slow. It was quiet. Everyone just did there thing. There's BeerLao everywhere and the food is impeccable. No one seems to care that you're foreign. It was definitely the best SEA trip I took outside of Singapore.
where in china were you? I don't think it's too hard to pick out a local from a foreigner, even if both have the same heritage.
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Laos and Cambodia are the only East Asian places I really want to visit in the short term. I know a couple of people who've been to the latter and loved it in particular.
idk what you're talking about i get stared at in china and they know instantly to jack up the prices on everything even though i don't have an accent when i speak... i think it has to do with posture/how you carry yourself and what you wear though idek
Yeah man, I was surprised too. I stayed with my friend and his grandparents in Dongguan, and it was surprisingly the least touristy place (I was the only foreigner around), and yet no one seemed to really mind or care.
Beijing has some cool historical stuff, but it's pretty dirty. South China is way more mellow and more easy going about tourists, despite having less of them.
