Best Ever Albums

Re: Hip-Hop

Skinny — Sun, 7 Apr 2019 12:47:37 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 04/07/2019 16:47

No Boosie, no party.

Re: Hip-Hop

Lowkey — Sun, 31 Mar 2019 02:08:50 GMT

Author: Lowkey

Posted: 03/31/2019 06:08

I’ll add this

It’s nice to see the genre getting some appreciation here

It used to be sort of niche on here back in 2014 or so, but seeing rap albums in the top 100 is great

The top 20 needs more Danny brown and earl

Re: Hip-Hop

Lowkey — Sun, 31 Mar 2019 02:02:34 GMT

Author: Lowkey

Posted: 03/31/2019 06:02

baystateoftheart wrote:

I wouldn't expect the top albums in an attempt at a consensus canon (BEA) to delve into hip-hop outside of its canon.

Ah, completely misread the post lmao

Comment still sort of stands, RYM is a bit more diverse

BEA is still extremely bland when it comes to hip-hop

Nothing inherently wrong with that, but it is what it is

Re: Hip-Hop

Hayden — Sun, 31 Mar 2019 00:15:25 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 03/31/2019 04:15

They aren't too far off, but I'd love to see Donuts, Atrocity Exhibition, Pinata and Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde up there. All deserving.

Yeezus and Graduation are good, and I give both high praise, but they're definitely a little out of place... top 50 maybe.

Like I said before, I actually think our choices are pretty good, they just need some oomph in the rankings.

Re: Hip-Hop

Mercury — Sun, 31 Mar 2019 00:13:05 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 03/31/2019 04:13

Tha1ChiefRocka wrote:

I got a sharp nose exhale from that euphemism.

I had forgotten about that gem of a saying from Tom Waits until you used it. I used to say it all the time. i was obnoxious. still am?

Re: Hip-Hop

Tha1ChiefRocka — Sun, 31 Mar 2019 00:08:58 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 03/31/2019 04:08

Mercury wrote:

well hello, like minded and chubbed Tom

I got a sharp nose exhale from that euphemism.

Re: Hip-Hop

Mercury — Sun, 31 Mar 2019 00:08:21 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 03/31/2019 04:08

Tha1ChiefRocka wrote:

I'm harder than Chinese Algebra. :^o

well hello, like minded and chubbed Tom

Re: Hip-Hop

Tha1ChiefRocka — Sun, 31 Mar 2019 00:07:36 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 03/31/2019 04:07

Mercury wrote:

due to the fact that it doesnt mirror my top 20, i think its atrocious. That's why i voted "absolutely" and have a boner right now. how yall doin?

I'm harder than Chinese Algebra. 🤥

Re: Hip-Hop

Repo — Sun, 31 Mar 2019 00:06:23 GMT

Author: Repo

Posted: 03/31/2019 04:06

MCOTho wrote:

Current top 20 Hip-hop albums on BEA:
1. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West (45)
2. To Pimp A Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar (52)
3. Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City - Kendrick Lamar (61)
4. Illmatic - Nas (83)
5. Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) - Wu-Tang Clan (116)
6. Madvillainy - Madvillain (128)
7. Endtroducing..... - DJ Shadow (143)
8. Paul's Boutique - Beastie Boys (176)
9. The Low End Theory - A Tribe Called Quest (177)
10. The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem (184)
11. The College Dropout - Kanye West (199)
12. It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back - Public Enemy (196)
13. Ready To Die - The Notorious B.I.G. (262)
14. Late Registration - Kanye West (289)
15. Aquemini - OutKast (317)
16. Yeezus - Kanye West (322)
17. Stankonia -OutKast (355)
18. Liquid Swords - GZA (358)
19. The Chronic - Dr. Dre (371)
20. Graduation - Kanye West (414)

This actually looks pretty good to me. lol.

I'd take out Yeezus & Graduation and replace those two with one of De la Soul's first two albums (doesn't matter)
& Ice Cube's AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted.

RE: other stuff...

1. I LOVE Eminem's first two albums.
2. Paul's Boutique is one of the greatest albums to sing along to with a bunch of friends in a car of all time. Legendary stuff & a total game changer at the time. An I HATED License To Ill when it came out and realized the error of my ways post Paul's.

Voted: Roughly.

Re: Hip-Hop

Mercury — Sun, 31 Mar 2019 00:05:59 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 03/31/2019 04:05

due to the fact that it doesnt mirror my top 20, i think its atrocious. That's why i voted "absolutely" and have a boner right now. how yall doin?

Re: Hip-Hop

Tha1ChiefRocka — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 23:37:08 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 03/31/2019 03:37

travelful wrote:

I hate, hate, hate, how people seem to all have an opinion on how kanye "should" act.

I didn't say he should act a certain way; he's a pretentious prick who occasionally has a respite from his delusions of grandeur to produce good beats for Pusha T.

Re: Hip-Hop

travelful — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 23:03:17 GMT

Author: travelful

Posted: 03/31/2019 03:03

I hate, hate, hate, how people seem to all have an opinion on how kanye "should" act.

Re: Hip-Hop

Tha1ChiefRocka — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 22:46:06 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 03/31/2019 02:46

baystateoftheart wrote:

Tha1ChiefRocka wrote:

I would take out MBDTF, Marshall Mathers LP, and Yeezus.

Replace with

Blazing Arrow by Blackalicious

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul

Black On Both Sides by Mos Def

Curious - why do you prefer Graduation to MBDTF?

It's where Kanye started his downward spiral of egotistical craziness?

I hate, hate, hate, how people have only in the past couple of years said "no" to Kanye. I've been doing it since I was in high school.

Re: Hip-Hop

babyBlueSedan — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 22:23:08 GMT

Author: babyBlueSedan

Posted: 03/31/2019 02:23

baystateoftheart wrote:

@everyone

If you had to remove three albums from this list and replace them with three that are not on the list, what would your choices be? Based on personal favorites, not what seems most appropriate.

I'd cut Marshal Mathers, Licensed to Ill, and Entroducing and add Atrocity Exhibition, By the Throat by Eyedea, and Blu's Below the Heavens. I'm a little surprised Atrocity Exhibition isn't a bit higher - on RYM it's nearly in the top 100 all time.

Re: Hip-Hop

MCOTho — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 21:36:15 GMT

Author: MCOTho

Posted: 03/31/2019 01:36

travelful wrote:

The highest i've given a Nicki Minaj album is a 55/100 lol...im not roasting you for not liking Nicki Minaj. I'm just surprised because I've never met a person to this day who doesn't get lit as fuck at Nicki's verse on Monster. I thought this has been a wonderful thread honestly.

You're right, I'm overreacting. Was just hoping to maybe find somebody who sees this the way I do and instead it's kinda just been mainly 2 or 3 people with drastically different opinions on hip-hop. And a seemingly unanimous opinion that the white rappers shouldn't be on the top 20. I'm not really used to that on this website. I've gotten almost all positive reviews and comments, and this thread certainly didn't help my chart rating. All good though. I got a decent answer to my question and other than baystate tryna say I don't care about black freedom, it's been pleasant.

Re: Hip-Hop

MCOTho — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 21:23:42 GMT

Author: MCOTho

Posted: 03/31/2019 01:23

baystateoftheart wrote:

Good Life (Feat. T-Pain)

Ight, you're right, but it's mild enough that I never even realized it.

Re: Hip-Hop

baystateoftheart — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 21:08:56 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 03/31/2019 01:08

MCOTho wrote:

What has autotune other than Stronger?

Good Life (Feat. T-Pain)

Re: Hip-Hop

travelful — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 21:07:17 GMT

Author: travelful

Posted: 03/31/2019 01:07

The highest i've given a Nicki Minaj album is a 55/100 lol...im not roasting you for not liking Nicki Minaj. I'm just surprised because I've never met a person to this day who doesn't get lit as fuck at Nicki's verse on Monster. I thought this has been a wonderful thread honestly.

Re: Hip-Hop

MCOTho — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 21:04:12 GMT

Author: MCOTho

Posted: 03/31/2019 01:04

And what am I doing here? I thought I was on a website with people who liked similar music and now I'm getting roasted for not liking Nicki Minaj. I'll go find another thread to farm points in, this is wild.

Re: Hip-Hop

MCOTho — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 21:02:25 GMT

Author: MCOTho

Posted: 03/31/2019 01:02

What has autotune other than Stronger?