With the coming of Common to the site it got me thinking about other artists who would fit well as OKplayers. I was thinking particularly about musicians such as Mos Def, or maybe Angie Stone. To me the criteria is musicians that are all about the music and who truly care about the world of hip-hop and soul. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions. So basically,the question is who are the artists you would most like to see on this site.

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If anyone else gets added anytime soon, I'd look for it to be these guys. they don't have a history of collaborating with the Roots like D'Angelo and Common, but the mutual respect between the camps is evident.Actually they're all more like one BIG camp. <P>Plus, they're all on MCA now (though by that logic, Sauce Money, GZA and K-Ci have just as much of a chance). <P>That's my best guest. But then there is always OutKast...

"With all my classes, I don't have the time for life's thrills" -Eve, You Got Me

Somehow...I think Amel Larrieux would fit in quite lovely with the boards. Mos Def would fit lovely too. He can even bring Talib Kweli along if he wants!! LOL<P>The Infamous DVSJ<BR>

Peace!!!!!!<P>The Black Knight<P>AIM: BurbKnight<P>(FOUNDER OF T.O.P.A.)<P>"I !@#$ with Beatnuts... living la vidaaaa locaaaaaa.... kiete la bocaaaa... See the Spanish fly on the sofa.... one word he slap you with the toasta"- Method Man ("Se Acabo"- Beatnuts f/ Method Man)<P>Okayplayer Directory: <a href="http://theblackknight.tripod.com/okayplayer/okayplayer.html" target="_blank">http://theblackknight.tripod.com/okayplayer/okayplayer.html<;/a><P>My homepage:<BR><a href="http://members.tripod.com/~TheBlackKnight" target="_blank">http://members.tripod.com/~TheBlackKnight<;/a><P><BR>

yeah...that would be dope....

Two recent collaborations w/ the Roots that definately need to be inducted into Okayplayerdom are Zap Mama and Les Nubians.<P>I also agree w/ Black Star and MeShell N'degeocello (sp?).<P><BR>"If our profanity offends you, look around you and see how destructively society is profaning itself. It is the rape of the land, the pollution of the environment, the betrayal and suffering of the masses by corrupt government that is the real obscenity." - MOVE statement

Almost forgot the unforgettable Cassandra Wilson!<P>"If our profanity offends you, look around you and see how destructively society is profaning itself. It is the rape of the land, the pollution of the environment, the betrayal and suffering of the masses by corrupt government that is the real obscenity." - MOVE statement

If I have anything to do about it the next okayartist you all see on this site will be White Dawg. Whatch'all know about the "thug ride"!?! White Dawg be puttin' it down yo, for real!<P><BR>PEACE<P>Doug (The New Guy)<BR>"While you exist in a perpetual state of mediocrity, I be droppin these on ya dome"<P>"How I made it? You salivated over my calibrated, raps that validated my ghetto credibility" - Monch

NO BAMAs ALLOWED!!!!!<P>Especially White Dawg.<P><P><BR>Mister Grump,<BR>Ice Grill-ed Card Carrying Member of T.O.P.A.<P>Visit The Low End at:<BR><a href="http://www.angelfire.com/il2/TheLowEnd" target="_blank">http://www.angelfire.com/il2/TheLowEnd<;/a>

there is something really wrong with you....please seek professional help. LOL! <BR>My vote would be for Amel too. One!<P>a quote:<BR>"yeah the artists respond every now and then.and lots of famous cats be lurkin round seein what the eff u say abiout them..lol..i love this shit..<BR>who knows i may be donnie osmond??" - donwill<P>

Yo, New Guy, I am just playing with you, dun!<P>When I show people that it is only two people working on this site, this joint is like a little community and I know you have to code and look after the server and deal with record comapnies and everything, people are consistently amazed.<P>My votes go to:<P>Les Nubians and Blackstar!<P>Quiz

keeping things to an organic hip-hop jazz feel-how 'bout a little Medeski, Martin & Wood. funky. abstract. organic. blue note. hip-hop. 'nuf said.

I think that Les Nubians would be a nice addition to the okayplayer family. The joint that The Roots kicked out for them was nice. Besides that, they would be a good addition 'cause not alot of people are up on them. <P>peace. <P><BR>"doin' this rap not to get noticed/...you can quote this/travelin' wit' my friends.../provin' we the dopest/...is better than/...my name../lite up in bright lights/or, wearin' a tuxedo at the grammys and fight nights" -psc<P>"its so funny how most emcees be babbling on.../about the battle, but, never stepped foot in babylon" -orion south<P>" i can't see no one f***in' wit' me like aids tainted cock/with no emotions/intelligence force slide like spock/blaming your parents for being born into a world where i'm.../sole controlla/where the wack don't last past two days.../that's why my nicknames eboula" -basik <P>"i drove f***in' wagon that you jumped on.../and got you pumped on.../the underground sound/now it thumps on" -the grouch

I think if anyone should be added it's Color Me Bad. Those cats were the first on the multi-racial r&b tip. I'm just buggin. I think Mos Def and Talib Kweli (Black Star). Seems pretty obvious why and I heard the group just signed w/ MCA (true?). If not, then definitely Color Me Bad.<P><BR>"I leave scientists mentally scarred/Triple extra large/Wild like rock stars who smash guitars"--Inspectah Deck

blackstar, which seems like an obvious choice. as well as de la soul. and man, sankofa is just lovely, so them too. <P>BINAReye<BR>FOCUS - <a href="http://focushiphop.cjb.net" target="_blank">http://focushiphop.cjb.net<;/a><BR>

MBs, nuff said<P>-gusto

Amel Larrieux<BR>Black Star<BR>De La Soul <BR>and Sankofa too...<P>-BumRush<BR>(the okayplayer formerly known as Shaw)<BR>"On a Quest for Love like the Proceed drummer" -Common<P><a href="http://www.sankofamusic.com" target="_blank">http://www.sankofamusic.com<;/a><BR><a href="http://www.tyfumusic.com" target="_blank">http://www.tyfumusic.com<;/a><BR><a href="http://www.majorleague2000.com" target="_blank">http://www.majorleague2000.com<;/a><BR><a href="http://www.mammoth.com" target="_blank">http://www.mammoth.com<;/a><P><BR>

hahah he said Sankofa....i second that!....i like the new album...nice improvement from the first joint... "Muster Seed" and "Would you Still" and that "No One Else" track my shiit! They need some worldly exposure!<P>Mountain Brothers get a vote as well! <P>and The High and Mighty! (i luv that "Hotspittable" track<P><P>MistaMeek..."if you dont have it...then find it...cause that Canandian kat...Saukrates is niice! get his album!...now!"<P>OuT!<P>R.I.P. #45 Charles Hayward, UNCC 49er-4-Life!

Erykah Badu<BR>Bahamadia<BR>Blackstar<BR>Black Eyed Peas<BR>Kwamé<BR>Twin Hype<BR>Black, Rock, and Ron<P>________________________________________<BR>Dr. Squeegee ~ "Yeah, and you're supposed to be Dumpster-diving for ham scraps, you six-piece Chicken McNobody! Get outta my seat!" - Space Ghost

My picks are as such...<P>Tony Orlando<BR>Don Johnson<BR>Eddie Murphy<BR>Rampage the last boyscout<BR>and Bette Midler<P>BLAOW!!!<P>"ILLWILSON got me into that Roots show thingy, and tells me about his sexcapades on the IM chat. Yaaaaay Will."- Dr Squeegie (XM)<P>"never disrespect women cause I love my momma" Talib Kweli<P>DO YASELF A DAMN FAVOR AND BUY THE JAZZYFATNASTEES ALBUM 'THE ONCE AND FUTURE' IN STORES NOW!!!!!!

Full Force (bowlegged lou up in dis beeeich)<P>"ILLWILSON got me into that Roots show thingy, and tells me about his sexcapades on the IM chat. Yaaaaay Will."- Dr Squeegie (XM)<P>"never disrespect women cause I love my momma" Talib Kweli<P>DO YASELF A DAMN FAVOR AND BUY THE JAZZYFATNASTEES ALBUM 'THE ONCE AND FUTURE' IN STORES NOW!!!!!!

Mos would be nice.<P>Les Nubians would be nice too.<P>and Zap Mama.<P>Also Planet Asia. <P>And Amel Larrieaux.<P>oh! what about KRS-One?<P>(((*L.y.r.i.c.)))<P>"I saw this nigga break...oh my God...I was like, 'yo! can I have an hour alone with you?'"--me<P>"Dominos: Ain't nuthin' wrong wit that!"--ops(da man!)<P>"My umi says share the light of the wo-orld/shine the light for the world to see"--Mos Def<P>flowin on a spiritual high/yo look in the sky/it's a bird it's a plane no/it's me, the element of surprise/and still i rise i rise i rise/like maya angelou/see you can't don't what i do/when i do what i do/the poetic voodoo i do is undoable to you/you do dear imitations/never duplications/but you make yourself out to be/a pitiful limitation/you think everything is on the up and up for you/but what goes up must come down,/it must come down,/so what's up?--my wack freestyle when i was in a cypher<P>"see, I told you I'm a bad influence!"--me after persuading my graf writer guy friend to tag up a bench at the bus stop

how nice is Planet Asia album...? im trying to find it in the stores w/out ordering it from the next...cause now is not the time to be ordering shiit..on the net..with 2G coming up...!<P>i gotta find Polyrythmn Addicts album too...DoubleS aka Shabaam Sahdeeq is on this album..i have to find it!<P>MistaMeek..."on a quest for some ill indie hip-hop!"<P>OuT!<P>R.I.P. #45 Charles Hayward, UNCC 49er-4-Life!

I haven't heard all the way through, but the tracks I heard were nice...I was supposed to see him in concert w/ Medusa...but my parents wouldn't let me...oh well...<P>they have the cd at Tower for ten bucks...I will be copping that asap...<P>(((*L.y.r.i.c.)))<P>"Look Momma! He's nekkid!"--my little eight year old sister while watching "untitled"<P>"Dominos: ain't nuthin wrong wit that!"--ops (da man!)<P>"My umi says share the light of the wo-orld/shine the light for the world to see"-mos def<P>"Lauren...when I want your opinion, I'll give it to you."--Kenneth after hearing my reviews of "illadelph" and "untitled"<P>"See--I told you I'm a bad influence"--me after persuading Kenneth to tag up a bus stop bench

I'd love to see Joshua Redman, and the Marsalis family up in this piece. It would also be damn cool to hear a word from The Teacher.<P>Joel Patrick Cuplin<BR> Twigga<P>"There is no height to which we cannot climb using the active intelligence of our own minds" -Marcus Garvey

...a tribe called quest...oops they broke up. no not q-tip co'z he traded me for janet jackson =)plus i hardly dig mainstream... <BR>here are my picks:<BR>1. eric benet<BR>2. olu, definetely him<BR>3. sade ain't too old is she?<BR>4. kelis...maybe not<P>" i am a woman. phenomenally. <BR>phenomenal woman...that is me."<BR> <BR> ---dr. maya angelou<BR>

1.Amel Larrieux<BR>2.Black Star<BR>3.Black Eye Peas<BR>4.I haven't checked her out fully yet, but dare i say Kelis<BR>5.OutKast (wutchall know n-e-wayz)<BR>6.Les Nubians<BR>and mmmmmmm. . . some Jamera for good luck<P>"Get wisdom, and whatever you get, Get insight. . . " -----Proverbs<BR>"Get the hell out of lala land!" -----my mama<BR>"And yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" ---Me<P>Love, <BR>Beautiful Gift That Brings Pleasure (its wuts in a name)<BR>

Much Love to Mos Def, yall right, sorry bout that<P>"Nigga I'm feelin better than ever wut's wrong with you?" ---Dre<P>"Gimme Dat befo you gon an kill sumbody" --mama

please put slum village because they are the best rap group since tribe. when ?uestion reviewed fantastic II he gave them the highest score and they deserve it. when i read his review i searched all over for a sneak peak at the album, when i heard that album it blew my mind. it is the next midnight marauders and i don't think anybody would disagree. i'm from the chi so midwest hip hop is important to me. <BR>SLUM VILLAGE<BR>SLUM VILLAGE<BR>SLUM VILLAGE<BR>PLEASE WITH A MILLION CHERRIES ON TOP.

-Mos Def (And Talib Kweli too)<BR>-Lauryn Hill<BR>-Slum Villiage<P>And I mean I can think of other good artists, but these three seem to be all similarly connected with all the other OKPs. <P>ME

new okayartists should be:<P>1. OutKast<BR>2. Blackstar<P>nuff said.<P><BR>"Men flock to where we are cause it's the place to be, I grab my paint, jump on stage and deface emcees...."-Kweli<P>"the God's gifted, you know that you all get done, I'm artistic, watch how fast I draw my gun...."-Ruck (Heltah Skeltah)<P>"redeeming the ancients, with ageless rhyme jargon, I feel Mexican, hip hop is my garden, don't give a fuck where you chartin, certain shit I can't honor, it ain't that you sellin it's your karma.."-Common

Ya'll choices are okay if the new artist MUST be someone famous or already established. But what about an up and coming artist who lays it down quite nicely. Hmmm, what about Ya-Ya??? You know you can go buy her album on mp3.com if you don't believe she's hot. okay enuff shameless self promotion.<P> Ya-Ya's Feed Your Mind Chronicles<BR><a href="http://www.geocities.com/colosseum/stands/7507/mindfeed.html" target="_blank">http://www.geocities.com/colosseum/stands/7507/mindfeed.html<;/a><P>ATTENTION!!!! You can now purchase the AutNoyz CD at mp3.com featuring the top ten hits "Aint No Tellin'", "360 Degrees", "Perfect Murder", and much more. Hey, I'm on 4 tracks ok, go buy it kids!!!!<BR><a href="Http://www.mp3.com/artists/60/autnoyz.html" target="_blank">Http://www.mp3.com/artists/60/autnoyz.html<;/a><BR>

NUFF SAID!<P><P>N.O.R.E<BR>(nebbie on the run eatin)<P>T.O.P.A Head of Security<P><BR>" E El Isum Shil El Eloh El Rahmun, Alazi Izu El Rahummul!"<BR> <BR>"Helimonsters/bandicoots/banshees at the club- BFNH(big fuckin hak!)<P>"Start a riot in somebodies mind!"-Nou<P><BR>"The Revolution has Tits!!!"- Nou<P>

Well said YaYa. Why only "famous" artists? What about YaYa and ME! <img src="http://www.okayplayer.com/dcforum/Images/happy.gif"><P>Peace,<BR>tha Blacklily Phantom...<BR><a href="http://www.mindspring.com/~tracyhorn" target="_blank">http://www.mindspring.com/~tracyhorn<;/a><P><BR>"In order to live on, they say you gotta die<BR>an angel with wings, but they're not lettin' you fly"(hip hop) - me<P>"my tree can fall in the forrest hard as shit.....but if no one hears it then i'm in trouble" - ?uest

if this site could take anymore artists. Look at how full it is now. Wouldn't additions take away from the "coziness" of it all?<P>"

The Nondescript Bohemian<P>Here's my list:<BR>Me'Shell Ndegeocello<BR>Joi<BR>Angie Stone<BR>Carl Hancock (Rux Revue)<BR>Bahammadia<BR>Pharoh Monch<BR>Chocolate Genius<BR>N'dea Davenport<BR>Maysa<BR>Incognito<BR>Mos Def/BlackStar<BR>Laurnea<BR>Amel Larrieux<BR>Kelis<BR>Macy Gray (maybe...has anyone heard her album yet?)<BR>Les Nubians<BR>Zap Mama<P>Ryan

Jef lee Johnson should be the next one. Why?Cuz he is from Philly. And Nou ra sang backing on one of his songs on the new album "The Singularity". <BR>He is wildly diverse and has the session credits to back up his musical skill. Plus he already has okayplayer session credits including thee new Common!! <P>After jef lee id say Omar. Omar is from the uk and seriously is one of Uks underrated talented musicians/vocalist. He never got any love from the USA. With a home like okayplayer I think he could build his Us fanbase. Hes been working on his 5th album for a label in France. He represents Soul/funk/jazz as much as D'angelo did. BUT nobody in america picked on it except select american critics.<P>Those are my two picks<P>PS jeflee johnson aint me its a tribute name! <BR>

the whole squad.....or is that too many??<BR>-Outkast<BR>-YoungBloodz<BR>-Goodie Mob<BR>...and whoever else they got...the whole fam!<BR>please believe it...<BR>--LB

-black star(they just fit perfect)<BR>-Bahamadia(It would be cool 2 have 1 of the best female mc's)<BR>-de la soul(nuff said)<BR>-schoolz of thought(just to make it official)<BR>-slum village(1 of the best new groups 2 come out in a while)

this is a tough one, but i'm gonna have to go with De La Soul, De La Soul, De La Soul, De La Soul, and De La Soul.... And De La Soul... i mean really.

Lenny Kravitz---Black rock star, totally unappreciated.<BR>Amel Larrieux---no explanation<BR>Neneh Cherry---Get her out of retirement!! She was way before her time.<BR>Q-Tip---I'll always be a fan but he needs some guidance. It hurts to say that "Amplified" disappoints me. I'm trying really hard to accept it.<P><BR>"It ain't about the muscles if you know how to use the knuckles."---my little sister<P>"Too often, we lose sight of life's simple pleasures. Remember, when <BR>someone annoys you it takes 42 muscles in your face to frown BUT, it only takes<BR>4 muscles to extend your arm and <BR>bitch-slap the fool upside the head..."---anonymous<P>Posted by the okayplayer formerly known as acwells.

damn i'm gonna take some heat for this but damn, it's like they are already here.<BR>allow me to present my case:<BR>jazzy jeff was on a roots track, next movement<BR>his studio did a common track 8 minutes<BR>will has ?uest for new years<BR>will had jill scott, the rain<BR>will had common on his album as a ghost writer<P>he's from philly<P>need i say more. ok let the flames begin but i'm serious<BR>well tell me your comment...IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOUR COMMENT IS!!!!!!!<P>i bought the jazzyfatnastees album "the once and future" and i feel great. one serving in the morning , one at lunch hour, and then with a sensible dinner, it's that easy. do your self a favor and buy the album!!!!!!!!!<BR>NOW!!!!!!!!!!!<P><BR>at times my going forward seems like retreat<BR>-common (sense) <BR>

Macy Gray is so so nice! I'm listening to her album right now and I love love love it.<P>Also De La Soul >>seriously<< needs to represent on the internet... all Native Tongues really... now THAT would be a site to see! tack Mos Def right on there too. If it was an official native tongues site, they'd have a cult built around their music... more then they do now FOR REAL<P>Bahamadia belongs here??!! <P>Also those Project Blowed/Good Life cats could use a good site(?) but seems the ball is in their court on that one...

Everyone's posted the obvious ones, except for this one! Jill Scott, aside from being a phenomenal vocalist on You Got Me and Com's 8 Minutes, completely blew me (and my unsuspecting friends) away at the Roots live album taping. And that's coming from a guy who generally really dislikes R&B vocals.<P>Of course, I haven't actually heard word of her releasing an album or even any solo material, which would make an OkaySite difficult to stock with much interesting material. But I thought she at least deserved a mention!<P>=Timmy=

Ok aside from L-Boogie:<P>Mountain Brothers<BR>Slum Village<BR>Rah Digga<BR>BlackStar<BR>Arsonists? <BR> <P><BR>*LaDie MeCCa*<P>"My circle it can't be broken<BR>Open, cut-throatin', provokin' <BR>Record promotin, tokens chokin' on they words like smoke and;<BR>Cause we soft spoken, doesn't mean that we've forgotten <BR>Your booty smells rotten and one day you will be gotten" ~Lauryn Hill

Mos Def is my number one pick. His music is definately dedicated to the love of hip-hop music, and it's easy to see that the man has such beautiful dreams as to where hip-hop is going and what can be done with hip-hop music!<P> I also would have to pick De La Soul as my number two pick. They've brought such real issues into hip-hop and are themselves. They are unique and should be represented nicely here on okayplayer.com!!<P>Peace.<P>"Whatever is true, whatever is NOBLE, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable...think about such things."<P> Philippians 4:8

Personally I would like to see the following in the Ok cabin:<P>Femi Kuti<BR>Medeski, Martin and Wood<BR>Digable Planets<BR>Dream Warriors<BR>Roots Manuva<BR>Company Flow<BR>De La Soul<BR>Beck<BR>Prince<BR>Troublefunk<BR>Maceo Parker<BR>Money Mark<BR>Ivana Santilli<BR>Esthero<BR>DJ Spooky<BR>Eric Bobo<BR>Jeru<BR>Bad Brains<BR>Micheal Ray and His Cosmic Krew<BR>Roy Ayers<BR>Slum Village<P><BR>Yoga<P>The Snakes Of Mordecai are not fast enough for the winged feet of Tony Danza! (Yogaflame off Yogaflame Live at the Apollo!!)

I like to listen to that melodic, soulful stuff. So my picks: Maxwell, Lauyrn Hill, Mrs. Badu<BR> Meth, DMX,

You said you listen to soulful melodic stuff so you conclude your choices with Method Man & DMX..haha that was a little ironic <img src="http://www.okayplayer.com/dcforum/Images/wink.gif"><P><BR>*LaDie MeCCa*<P>"My circle it can't be broken<BR>Open, cut-throatin', provokin' <BR>Record promotin, tokens chokin' on they words like smoke and;<BR>Cause we soft spoken, doesn't mean that we've forgotten <BR>Your booty smells rotten and one day you will be gotten" ~Lauryn Hill

<BR>She's like really dope and has two albums out, but continues to get dicked over by her label. Her last album came out in 98 and was called Walter T. Smith. She had a single and video for a song called "Runnin". <P>Two other names I can think of ...of Course Amel!!! and what about N'Dea Davenport. <P>"Rap is outta control...." -EPMD circa 1992<P>"Uphold your Righteous Name<BR>Skip the fame and f*ck the games<BR>Develop and maintain a sense of awareness without being careless...<BR>A nappy-head warrior such as myself is fearless and ready to expose those<BR>who walk around with their spiritual sides all closed..." -me circa 1995

Maaaaan...<BR>PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!! I know De La would fit RIGHT in with alla' the Okaplayers here... It's rediculous how underrated De La has been throuout the years... ya'll aren't label-mates but "I jus' wanted you to know.."<BR>Piece...<BR>BabILLon<BR>"...a meteor has more right than my people.."<BR> -Plug 1

How about a local cat like Last Emperor, anybody who has heard him know he is one of the best MC's coming up right now and he seems to having trouble getting some promotion from Interscope.I know people would rather the next OkayArtist be somebody who they know and is already established, but we all needed a hookup at one point or another.<P><BR>Fuck a mic check,I bring my flow in cash-Common<P>DjKn0wledge-the lonely okayplayer in Wilkes-Barre,Pa (Damn I miss Philly)

Mos Def
Amel Larrieux
Erykah Badu
Macy Gray
De La Soul
Maxwell
Eric Benet
Lenny Kravitz
Outkast
Incognito
Bilal
Jill Scott
India Arie
Alicia Keys
Me'shell Ndegeocello
Tony Rich
Lauryn Hill
Sade
Black Eyed Peas
Pharoah Monch
Blackstar
Rahsaan Patterson
Les Nubians
Grass Roots?
Nas?
Musiq Soulchild
Angie Stone
Rachelle Ferrel
Des'ree?
Prince
Pru?
Seal?
Cherokee
Wu Tang Clan
Dead Prez
Maysa
N'Dambi
Etc...