Best Ever Albums

Re: The Hip-Hop Thread

Lachapelle — Tue, 8 Dec 2015 22:58:18 GMT

Author: Lachapelle

Posted: 12/09/2015 03:58

Don't sleep.

https://yu360.bandcamp.com/album/the-earn

Re: The Hip-Hop Thread

Nicholasw8 — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 14:27:12 GMT

Author: Nicholasw8

Posted: 04/14/2015 18:27

Apparently i cant send links cause im not level 2 yet, so im just gonna let you guys youtube it.

Intel agents - Blackout

Re: The Hip-Hop Thread

Anonymous — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:12:06 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/31/2015 17:12

Skinny wrote:

I largely agree with you (whilst I love All Eyez on Me and particularly Me Against the World, they feel like collections of great songs as opposed to great albums), but I think The Don Killuminati feels like a concise, consistent, cohesive whole. Gonna make a hip-hop chart at some point in the next week, and that one's gonna be Top 20, if not higher. Been absolutely rinsing it lately.

It's definitely more of a concise statement than All Eyez or MATW, and is more consisted, it still strikes me as front-loaded and weirdly paced (Just like Daddy right after Life of an Outlaw feels awkward as fuck to my ears). I don't know. I'm the problem. Well either me or Suge who I'm given to understand fucked with the thing quite a bit, though I'm not sure how much of a difference that really made. Regardless it's great, but I still can't get over the "collection of songs/not album" vibe.

Mad excited for your hip-hop chart in any case

Re: The Hip-Hop Thread

NamibiaStarr — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 12:34:42 GMT

Author: NamibiaStarr

Posted: 03/31/2015 16:34

Outkast - Aquemini (1998) is a space melodic harmonious rap.

Re: The Hip-Hop Thread

Skinny — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 05:10:04 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 03/30/2015 09:10

dividesbyzero wrote:

oh no it's great, fantastic really, as are several others of his I enjoy, it's more that none resonate with me as a cohesive whole in the same way or to the same extent as my all-time favorite hip-hop albums, even if the choice songs are forever among my favorites

Re: The Hip-Hop Thread

Anonymous — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 02:23:20 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/30/2015 06:23

Skinny wrote:

A bit harsh on The Don Killuminati.

Re: The Hip-Hop Thread

Skinny — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 20:39:27 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 03/30/2015 00:39

dividesbyzero wrote:

I've always appreciated Pac more for individual (absolutely brilliant) songs than for entire (still really good) albums, and idk if that's a common opinion but if so it might explain the lack of buzz on primarily album-centric websites.

A bit harsh on The Don Killuminati.

Re: The Hip-Hop Thread

Mercury — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 16:47:49 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 03/27/2015 20:47

dividesbyzero wrote:

I agree with the above statements fully. I absolutely love Pac. He's such a beast, he's so emotional and his flow is literally the coolest fucking flow ever! I adore so much of his stuff. But I've yet to find a complete album to latch on to as his defining ALBUM. All Eyez On Me has been a big part of my listening routine lately. Its killer. But as an album it's not up to the cohesive classics some of his peers dropped. But as fâ as individual tracks, damn he's mind blowing. I still think "Hail Mary" is one of the greatest tracks ever, for examp.

Re: The Hip-Hop Thread

Anonymous — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 16:37:57 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/27/2015 20:37

I've always appreciated Pac more for individual (absolutely brilliant) songs than for entire (still really good) albums, and idk if that's a common opinion but if so it might explain the lack of buzz on primarily album-centric websites.

Still everyone needs a little Pac in their life

Re: The Hip-Hop Thread

Skinny — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 16:16:37 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 03/27/2015 20:16

In my experience Tupac appeals much more to black people than to white people, which would at least partly explain the lack of talk about him here. He's fucking amazing though.

Re: The Hip-Hop Thread

RockyRaccoon — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 16:11:21 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 03/27/2015 20:11

Puncture Repair wrote:

Is the consensus that he's an overrated artist that's just been popularized by his early death? I wasn't really old enough to know his story when he was alive, so genuinely curious.

From what I've gathered, a lot seem to think this is the case, but I mean, I think he's great personally.

Re: The Hip-Hop Thread

Anonymous — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 16:09:05 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/27/2015 20:09

Puncture Repair wrote:

So what's the deal with 2Pac?

I listened to some of his stuff after his presence on To Pimp A Butterfly

This here made me look twice 🤣 I suspect it's prerecorded unless you mean he was there as an influence.

Re: The Hip-Hop Thread

Anonymous — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 16:00:06 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/27/2015 20:00

So what's the deal with 2Pac?

I listened to some of his stuff after his presence on To Pimp A Butterfly, and it seems pretty solid, but he's so rarely discussed on this forum, especially compared to his contemporaries like Nas, Biggie, even Mobb Deep.

He seems to be painted as such an influential figure by some Hip Hop artists and has a huge following, yet none of his albums have been able to breach an 80 here or a 4/5 on RYM.

Is the consensus that he's an overrated artist that's just been popularized by his early death? I wasn't really old enough to know his story when he was alive, so genuinely curious.

Re: The Hip-Hop Thread

jmo32087 — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 21:35:22 GMT

Author: jmo32087

Posted: 01/23/2015 02:35

Precedent wrote:

Has anybody listened to the new albums from Lupe Fiasco, Joey Bada$$, or J. Cole (2014)?

I have the the Joey Bada$$ on vinyl. Been listening to it all week. I haven't really listened to new music in a while so I went out on a limb and listened to the guy at the record store. Im enjoying it, probably about 8-10 really solid tracks.

Re: The Hip-Hop Thread

Anonymous — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 21:19:36 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/23/2015 02:19

Has anybody listened to the new albums from Lupe Fiasco, Joey Bada$$, or J. Cole (2014)?

Re: The Hip-Hop Thread

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 05:44:51 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/12/2014 10:44

I've been really into Kevin Gates lately. Neil is right, one of the best out there.

Re: The Hip-Hop Thread

WindowAbove — Fri, 5 Dec 2014 21:21:03 GMT

Author: WindowAbove

Posted: 12/06/2014 02:21

Precedent wrote:

Do you dig any of the modern R&B?

The Weeknd, PartyNextDoor, etc.

I like the Weekend (partucularly Echoes of Silence but his other two tapes are good too, haven't heard Kiss Land). I haven't heard PartyNextDoor but I do love Frank Ocean (Channel Orange is on my chart and I'm really looking forward to what he does next), How to Dress Well (Love Remains is also on my chart I'm pretty sure) and FKA twigs if you consider her to be R&B. I'm sure there are more whom I'm forgetting.

Re: The Hip-Hop Thread

Anonymous — Fri, 5 Dec 2014 20:36:17 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/06/2014 01:36

WindowAbove wrote:

I can enjoy a lot of Watching Movies... and what I've heard from Faces sounded pretty nice too. Rick Ross, on the other hand, I could never get into.

Do you dig any of the modern R&B?

The Weeknd, PartyNextDoor, etc.

Re: The Hip-Hop Thread

WindowAbove — Fri, 5 Dec 2014 20:33:39 GMT

Author: WindowAbove

Posted: 12/06/2014 01:33

Precedent wrote:

Do you like Mac Miller or Rick Ross?

I can enjoy a lot of Watching Movies... and what I've heard from Faces sounded pretty nice too. Rick Ross, on the other hand, I could never get into.

Re: The Hip-Hop Thread

Anonymous — Fri, 5 Dec 2014 20:11:04 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/06/2014 01:11

WindowAbove wrote:

Me a bit. Bobby Shmurda's big hit is actually one of my favorite rap songs of the year. I also love Waka Flocka Flame, Childish Gambino, and some A$AP (Rocky, Ferg, some other guy) stuff (if any of them are considered mainstream). There's some stuff I hear that I enjoy, but a lot of it does fall into the boring money and hoes shit that most unfamiliar people think that all hip hop is. But I can dig a tune like that sometimes.

Do you like Mac Miller or Rick Ross?