Best Ever Albums

Re: My Top 10 Of Hip Hop

thomas697 — Wed, 9 Mar 2011 09:12:51 GMT

Author: thomas697

Posted: 03/09/2011 14:12

Eminem - Marshall Mathers LP
OutKast - Stankonia
Eminem - Slim Shady LP
Dr Dre. - 2001
NWA - Straight Outta Compton
Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation of Millions
Notorious BIG - Ready to Die
Kanye West - Graduation
D12 - Devils Night
Nas - Illmatic

Re: My Top 10 Of Hip Hop

Hayden — Tue, 8 Mar 2011 21:03:47 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 03/09/2011 02:03

Postmodern_Beatnik wrote:

Norman Bates wrote:

Jhereko wrote:

Postmodern_Beatnik wrote:

purple wrote:

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy?

Haha?? You know, not everything has to be centered around Pitchfork...

why are you giving pitchfork any credit for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy? anyone with half a musical bone loved that album

No. The King Crimson sample was, among other things, ridiculous.

Not to mention the end of Blame Game...I never wanted to nor do I ever again want to hear Chris Rock having sex. I'm fine with him just staying as the zebra from Madagascar lol

I liked the King Crimson sample, thought it really worked. Also, the only reason I think MBDTF isn't perfect is because of the ending of Blame Game 🙁 , which ironically would be my favourite song if the last few minutes were cut out. Shame.

Re: My Top 10 Of Hip Hop

Postmodern_Beatnik — Tue, 8 Mar 2011 16:14:00 GMT

Author: Postmodern_Beatnik

Posted: 03/08/2011 21:14

Norman Bates wrote:

Jhereko wrote:

Postmodern_Beatnik wrote:

purple wrote:

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy?

Haha?? You know, not everything has to be centered around Pitchfork...

why are you giving pitchfork any credit for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy? anyone with half a musical bone loved that album

No. The King Crimson sample was, among other things, ridiculous.

Not to mention the end of Blame Game...I never wanted to nor do I ever again want to hear Chris Rock having sex. I'm fine with him just staying as the zebra from Madagascar lol

Re: My Top 10 Of Hip Hop

Norman Bates — Tue, 8 Mar 2011 14:25:33 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 03/08/2011 19:25

Forgot Common's Be... hell, I've got to take one out.

Re: My Top 10 Of Hip Hop

Norman Bates — Tue, 8 Mar 2011 14:21:03 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 03/08/2011 19:21

My top 10 :
A Tribe Called Quest, The Low End Theory
Wu-Tang Clan, Enter The Wu-Tang, 36 Chambers (plus Raekwon's, ODB's, & Genius' first solo efforts)
Mos Def, Black On Both Sides
Antipop Consortium, Tragic Epilogue
De La Soul, Stakes Is High
Company Flow, Funcrusher Plus
Afrika Bambaataa, Planet Rock The Album
Run-D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C.
Public Enemy - It Takes A nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Black Star - Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star

Re: My Top 10 Of Hip Hop

Anonymous — Tue, 8 Mar 2011 14:17:50 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/08/2011 19:17

Norman Bates wrote:

Jhereko wrote:

Postmodern_Beatnik wrote:

purple wrote:

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy?

Haha?? You know, not everything has to be centered around Pitchfork...

why are you giving pitchfork any credit for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy? anyone with half a musical bone loved that album

No. The King Crimson sample was, among other things, ridiculous.

🙁

I thought it was fantastic (and not just because he used a sample of a 60's prog song) and POWER is my favourite song of his.

Re: My Top 10 Of Hip Hop

Norman Bates — Tue, 8 Mar 2011 14:14:44 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 03/08/2011 19:14

Jhereko wrote:

Postmodern_Beatnik wrote:

purple wrote:

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy?

Haha?? You know, not everything has to be centered around Pitchfork...

why are you giving pitchfork any credit for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy? anyone with half a musical bone loved that album

No. The King Crimson sample was, among other things, ridiculous.

Re: My Top 10 Of Hip Hop

Anonymous — Tue, 8 Mar 2011 13:16:59 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/08/2011 18:16

My Top 10

1. My Beautiful Dark Twsited Fantasy - Kanye West
2. Late Registration - Kanye West
3. 3 Feet High And Rising - De La Soul
4. The Blueprint - Jay-Z
5. The Black Album - Jay-Z
6. The Chronic - Dr.Dre
7. It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back - Public Enemy
8. Sir Lucious Leftfoot: The Son Of Chico Dusty - Big Boi
9. The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem
10. Aquemini - Outkast

I have a lot left to listen to but I still don't think hardcore hip-hop purists would like my list.

Re: My Top 10 Of Hip Hop

cartoken — Tue, 8 Mar 2011 11:05:49 GMT

Author: cartoken

Posted: 03/08/2011 16:05

okay okay, my top 10 too then:

1. Dre Dre - 2001
2. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
3. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
4. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
5. Missy Elliott - Miss E...So Addictive
6. Missy Elliott - Da Real World
7. OutKast - Stankonia
8. OutKast - Atliens
9. The Notorious B.I.G. - Readu To Die
10. Missy Elliott - Under Construction

Re: My Top 10 Of Hip Hop

Chemical Smile — Tue, 8 Mar 2011 11:00:59 GMT

Author: Chemical Smile

Posted: 03/08/2011 16:00

Okay then, here's my top 10 of under-appreciated/unknown hip hop albums:

1. Artifacts - Thats Them
2. Blahzay Blahzay - Blah Blah Blah
3. Bush Babees - Gravity
4. Casual - Fear Itself
5. Gravediggaz - The Pick, The Sickle And The Shovel
6. Group Home - Livin' Proof
7. Lighter Shade Of Brown - Hip Hop Locos
8. O.G.C. (Originoo Gunn Clappaz) - Da Storm
9. People Under The Stairs - The Om Years-B-Sides & Rarities
10. Smif-N-Wessun - Dah Shinin'

Re: My Top 10 Of Hip Hop

Anonymous — Tue, 8 Mar 2011 10:35:54 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/08/2011 15:35

here's another top ten

1. Ready to Die- Notorious B.I.G.
2. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy- Kanye West
3. Illmatic-Nas
4. 36 Chambers- Wu-Tang Clan
5. 3 Feet High and Rising- De La Soul
6. The Low End Theory-Tribe Called Quest
7. Madvillainy- Madvillain
8. Critical Beatdown- Ultramagnetic MCs
9. Late Registration- Kanye West
10. It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back-Public Enemy

Re: My Top 10 Of Hip Hop

Anonymous — Tue, 8 Mar 2011 10:25:37 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/08/2011 15:25

chemical, you can't discount an album based on its associations; just listen to Ready to Die and love that poopoo (it's like a hardcore Illmatic). I don't like Kanye as a person but like his music; disassociate the music from the maker, and you will love so much more music. You're not trying to make friends with Biggie or anything

Re: My Top 10 Of Hip Hop

cartoken — Tue, 8 Mar 2011 08:34:34 GMT

Author: cartoken

Posted: 03/08/2011 13:34

Jhereko wrote:

Postmodern_Beatnik wrote:

purple wrote:

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy?

Haha?? You know, not everything has to be centered around Pitchfork...

douchebag, why are you giving pitchfork any credit for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy? anyone with half a musical bone loved that album

right !

i'll add Dr. Dre /2001 (my favorite hip hop album) to the other vitals albums mentioned before.

Re: My Top 10 Of Hip Hop

Anonymous — Tue, 8 Mar 2011 06:50:06 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/08/2011 11:50

Postmodern_Beatnik wrote:

purple wrote:

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy?

Haha?? You know, not everything has to be centered around Pitchfork...

why are you giving pitchfork any credit for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy? anyone with half a musical bone loved that album

Re: My Top 10 Of Hip Hop

Chemical Smile — Tue, 8 Mar 2011 05:37:26 GMT

Author: Chemical Smile

Posted: 03/08/2011 10:37

purple wrote:

Ready to Die? Illmatic? Blueprint 3? 3 Feet High and Rising? Low End Theory? My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy? 36 Chambers? Supreme Clientele? The Chronic? Staight Outta Compton?

I would discount any hip-hop top ten that doesn't have at least two of these on the list.

Have to agree with Low End Theory & 36 Chambers - great albums. Straight Outta Compton has its merits, 3 Feet High & Rising is pretty good overall - minus the skits which i find a bit annoying. Can't believe i forgot about Illmatic - thats an awesome album.

Unfortunately i have to skip over Ready to Die - I relate Biggie to around the time Sean Puffy Combs appeared - which IMO was also when Hip Hop started to go down hill...
Blueprint 3 - I never understood why Jay-Z is so highly rated - always thought he was an average MC. Also the same with Kanye West too.
Supreme Clientele - will check this out, big fan of any Wu Tang stuff - Method Man is my favourite.

Also noticed that i've left off any mention of Jurassic 5 - always put out quality albums!

Re: My Top 10 Of Hip Hop

Hayden — Mon, 7 Mar 2011 19:10:07 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 03/08/2011 00:10

Postmodern_Beatnik wrote:

purple wrote:

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy?

Haha?? You know, not everything has to be centered around Pitchfork...

Doesn't really matter if Pitchfork likes it, like, good for them and stuff, but it's still one of the best hip-hop albums of all-time.

Top 10:

1. Nas - Illmatic
2. Kanye West - MBDTF
3. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back
4. Outkast - Stankonia
5. Jay-Z Reasonable Doubt
6. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
7. Classified - Self Explanatory
8. The Roots - Illadelph Halflife
9. Eminem - Marshall Mathers LP
10. Kanye West - College Dropout

Re: My Top 10 Of Hip Hop

Postmodern_Beatnik — Mon, 7 Mar 2011 18:46:21 GMT

Author: Postmodern_Beatnik

Posted: 03/07/2011 23:46

Chemical Smile wrote:

What happened to Hip Hop? The golden age for me ended around '96 and, with a few exceptions, Hip Hop is boring, mundane nowadays.
My top ten Hip Hop albums are:

1. Digable Planets - Blowout Comb
2. Artifacts - That's Them
3. Common - Resurrection
4. De La Soul - Buhloone Mindstate
5. Guru - Jazzmatazz
6. The Roots - Illadelph Halflife
7. Souls Of Mischief - 93 Til Infinity
8. Black Moon - Enta Da Stage
9. Camp Lo - Uptown Saturday Night
10. Jeru The Damaja - The Sun Rises In The East

My top ten Hip Hop singles are:

1. Del Tha Funkee Homosapien - Catch A Bad One
2. Mos Def - Brooklyn
3. Craig Mack - Flava In Ya Ear
4. Dream Warriors - Are We There Yet
5. The Fugees - How Many Mics
6. Group Home - Livin' Proof
7. Lords Of The Underground - Funky Child
8. Nas - The Message
9. Public Enemy - Give It Up
10. Feel Me Flow - Naughty By Nature

Good stuff btw :p

Re: My Top 10 Of Hip Hop

Postmodern_Beatnik — Mon, 7 Mar 2011 18:45:10 GMT

Author: Postmodern_Beatnik

Posted: 03/07/2011 23:45

purple wrote:

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy?

Haha?? You know, not everything has to be centered around Pitchfork...

Re: My Top 10 Of Hip Hop

Anonymous — Mon, 7 Mar 2011 15:53:18 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/07/2011 20:53

Ready to Die? Illmatic? Blueprint 3? 3 Feet High and Rising? Low End Theory? My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy? 36 Chambers? Supreme Clientele? The Chronic? Staight Outta Compton?

I would discount any hip-hop top ten that doesn't have at least two of these on the list.

My Top 10 Of Hip Hop

Chemical Smile — Mon, 7 Mar 2011 08:06:03 GMT

Author: Chemical Smile

Posted: 03/07/2011 13:06

What happened to Hip Hop? The golden age for me ended around '96 and, with a few exceptions, Hip Hop is boring, mundane nowadays.
My top ten Hip Hop albums are:

1. Digable Planets - Blowout Comb
2. Artifacts - That's Them
3. Common - Resurrection
4. De La Soul - Buhloone Mindstate
5. Guru - Jazzmatazz
6. The Roots - Illadelph Halflife
7. Souls Of Mischief - 93 Til Infinity
8. Black Moon - Enta Da Stage
9. Camp Lo - Uptown Saturday Night
10. Jeru The Damaja - The Sun Rises In The East

My top ten Hip Hop singles are:

1. Del Tha Funkee Homosapien - Catch A Bad One
2. Mos Def - Brooklyn
3. Craig Mack - Flava In Ya Ear
4. Dream Warriors - Are We There Yet
5. The Fugees - How Many Mics
6. Group Home - Livin' Proof
7. Lords Of The Underground - Funky Child
8. Nas - The Message
9. Public Enemy - Give It Up
10. Feel Me Flow - Naughty By Nature