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Best 5 Hip Hop Albums For Every Year
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| EmSeeD |
Date: Saturday, 31/Jul/10, 9:03 PM | Message # 1 |
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We're putting together a list of top 5 hip hop albums from every year from 1984 all the way up until 2010. we're already doing it in the youtube group but we should use the other networks to contribute to the list too.
the way it will add up is the albums get 5 points if it gets named number 1, 4 points for being named 2, 3 points for number 3, 2 points for number 4 and 1 point for being named number 5 on peoples top 5 lists.
after the lists are drawn the top 2 albums from each year will be put against other albums in a tournament style brackets, we will have votes to see which album will come out as the greatest
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1984 - 1989
1984
1. Run DMC, RunDMC 25pts
2. Whodini, Escape 13pts
3. Treacherous Three, Threacherous Three 9pts
4. Grandmaster Flash, Greatest Messages 7pts
5. Kid Frost, Rough Cut 5pts
1985
1. LL Cool J - Radio 20pts
2. RunDMC - Kings of Rock 13pts
3. Too $hort - Don't Stop Rappin 8pts
4. World Class Wreckin Cru - World Class 7pts
5. DJ Grandmaster Flash - They Said It Couldn't Be Done 5pts
5. Kurtis Blow - America 5pts
1986
1. Run DMC - Raising Hell 19pts
2. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill 11pts
2. Doug E Fresh - Oh My God 11pts
4. Kool Moe Dee - Kool Moe Dee 9pts
5. Whodini - Back In Black 7pts
1987
1. Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full 30pts
2. Boogie Down Productions - Criminal Minded 25pts
3. Public Enemy - Yo Bumrush The Show 20pts
4. NWA - NWA & The Posse 9pts
5. Ice T - Rhyme Pays 7pts
1988
1. Eric B & Rakim - Follow The Leader 22 pts
2. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back 19pts
3. EPMD - Strictly Business 15pts
4. NWA - Straight Outta Compton 14pts
5. Big Daddy Kane - Long Live The Kane 9pts
1989
1. The D.O.C., No One Can Do It Better - 24pts
2. De La Soul, 3 Feet High & Rising - 17pts
2. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo, Road To Riches - 16pts
4. Big Daddy Kane, Its A Big Daddy Kane Thing - 11pts
5. Ice-T, Iceberg/Feedom of Speech...Just Watch What You Say - 10pts
1990 - 1999
1990
1. A Tribe Called Quest - Peoples Instinctive Travels & the Paths of Rhythm 16pts
2. Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth- Funky Technician 13pts
3. Eric B & Rakim - Let The Rhythm Hit Em 10pts
4. Ice Cube - Amerikkkas Most Wanted 8pts
5. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Wanted: Dead Or Alive 8pts
1991
1. Ice Cube - Death Certificate 24pts
2. 2pac - 2pacalypse Now 23pts
3. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory 19pts
4. NWA - Niggaz4life 15pts
5. Gang Starr - Step In The Arena 12pts
1992
1. Dr. Dre - The Chronic 29pts
2. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Mecca and the Soul Brother 26pts
3. Gang Starr - Daily Operation 14pts
4. Ice Cube - The Predator 12pts
5. Comptons Most Wanted - Music To Drive By To 10pts
1993
1. Wu Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) 38pts
2. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders 17pts
3. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle 13pts
4. De La Soul - Buhlonne Mind State 8pts
5. Guru - Jazzmatazz vol. 1 6pts
1994
1. Nas - Illmatic 39pts
2. Jeru The Damaja - The Sun Rises In The East 21pts
3. The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die 16pts
4. Common - Ressurection 13pts
5. Outkast - Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik 12pts
1995
1. GZA - Liquid Swords 37pts
2. Raekwon - Only Built For Cuban Linx 30pts
3. 2Pac - Me Against the World 21pts
4. Mobb Deep - The Infamous 17pts
5. The Pharcyde - Labincanifornia 15pts
1996
1. Dr. Octagon - Dr. Octagonecologyst 17.5pts
2. Nas - It Was Written 14pts
3. The Roots - Illadelph Halfife 12pts
3. OutKast - ATLiens 12
5. Fugees - The Score 10
1997
1. Rakim - The 18th Letter 26
2. OC - Jewelz 18
3. The Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death 13
4. Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever 13
5. Common - One Day It Will All Make Sense 8
1998
1. Gang Starr - Moment of Truth 24pts
2. Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are: Black Star 17pts
3. Big Pun - Capital Punishment 12pts
4. Brand Nubian - The Foundation 8pts
5. Killah Priest - Heavy Mental 7pts
1999
1. Eminem - The Slim Shady LP 35
2. Dr. Dre - 2001 21
3. Mos Def - Black on Both Sides 17
4. The Roots - Things Fall Apart 10
5. Pharoahe Monch - Internal Affairs 8
5. MF DOOM - Operation Doomsday! 8
2000 - 2010
2000
1. Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030 25pts
2. Jedi Mind Tricks - Violent By Design 24pts
3. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP 23pts
4. Common - Like Water For Chocolate 17pts
5. Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele 7pts
2001
1. Masta Ace - Disposable Arts 18pts
2. Immortal Technique - Revolutionary Vol. 1 9pts
3. Aesop Rock - Labor Days 7pts
3. Cormega - The Realness 7pts
5. Eyedea - The Many Faces of Oliver Hart 6.5pts
2002
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1. Nas - The Lost Tapes 19
2. Atmosphere - Godlovesugly 11
3. Nas - Gods Son 10
4. People Under The Stairs - OST 8
5. The Roots - Phrenology 8
2003
1. INI - Center of Attention 28
2. Immortal Technique - Revolutionary Vol. 2 16
3. Gang Starr - The Ownerz 15
4. 50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin 10
5. Insight - Updated Software V. 2.5 8
2004
1. Madvillainy - Madvillainy 23
2. Masta Ace - A Long Hot Summer 18
3. MF Doom - MM.. Food 11
3. Kanye West - The COllege Dropout 11
3. Klashnekoff - Saga's of Klashnekoff 11
2005
1. Nujabes - Modal Soul 9
2. Edan - Beauty and the Beat 8
3. Tonedeff - Archetype 7
3. Panacea - Ink Is My Drink 7
5. Common - Be 6
2006
1. CunninLynguists - A Piece of Strange 25
2. J-Dilla - The Shining 18
3. Lupe Fiasco - Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor 9
4. Ghostface Killah - Fishscale 6
5. Vakill - Worst Fears Confirmed 5
5. Snoop Dogg - Tha Blue Carpet Treatment 5
5. Darc Mind - Symptomatic of a Greater Ill 5
2007
1. Blue Scholars - Bayani 16
2. Percee P - Perseverance 12
3. Blu & Exile - Below the Heavens 9
3. Y-Society - Travel At Your Own Pace 9
5. Cilvaringz - I 8
2008
1. eLZhi - The Preface 10
2. Panacea - A Mind On A Ship Through Time 9
3. Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold 8
4. Q-Tip - The Renaissance 5
4. Siah and Yeshua DapoED - The Visualz Anthology 5
4. Pacewon & Mr. Green - The Only Color That Matters Is Green 5
4. K-Rino - Triple Darkness Vol. 1 (Wreck Time) 5
4. Invincible - Shapeshifters 5
2009
1. Fashawn - Boy Meets World 17
2. CunninLynguists - Strange Journey 2 14
3. Raekwon - Only Built For Cuban Linx 2 11
4. Souls of Mischief - Montezuma's Revenge 10
4. Cyne - Water For Mars 10
2010
1. Panacea - 12 Step Program 18
2. Black Sheep - From The Pool of Black Genius 15
3. The Roots - How I Got Over 14
4. Nas & Damian Marley - Distant Relatives 10
5. Random & K-Murdock - Forever Famicom 9
Elimination Rounds:
Round 1:
Run-DMC, Run-DMC vs Beastie Boys, Licensed to Ill
Whodini, Escape vs Boogie Down Productions, Criminal Minded
LL Cool J, Radio vs Run-DMC, Raising Hell
Run-DMC, Kings of Rock vs Eric B & Rakim, Paid In Full
Eric B & Rakim, Follow The Leader vs De La Soul, 3 Feet High & Rising/Kool G Rap, Road To Riches
Public Enemy, It Takes A Nation of Millions vs The D.O.C., No One Can Do It Better
A Tribe Called Quest, A Peoples Instinctive Travels & the Paths of Rhythm vs Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Mecca & the Soul Brother
Ice Cube, Death Certificate vs Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth, Funky Technician
Dr. Dre, The Chronic vs 2pac, 2Pacalypse Now
Wu-Tang Clan, Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) vs Jeru The Damaja, The Sun Rises In The East
Nas, Illmatic vs A Tribe Called Quest, Midnight Marauders
GZA, Liquid Swords vs Nas, It Was Written
Raekwon, Only Built For Cuban Linx vs Dr. Octogon, Dr. Octogonecologyst
Rakim, 18th Letter vs Mos Def & Talib Kweli, Are Black Star
Gang Starr, Moment of Truth vs OC, Jewelz
Eminem, The Slim Shady LP vs Jedi Mind Tricks,Violent By Design
Dr. Dre, 2001 vs Deltron 3030, Deltron 3030
Masta Ace, Disposable Arts vs Atmosphere, Godlovesugly
Immortal Technique, Revolutionary Vol. 1 vs Nas, The Lost Tapes
InI, Center of Attention vs Masta Ace, A Long Hot Summer
Immortal Technique, Revolutionary Vol. 2 vs Madvillainy, Madvillainy
Nujabes, Modal Soul vs CunninLynguists, A Piece of Strange
Edan, Beauty and the Beat vs J Dilla, The Shining
Elzhi, The Preface vs Percee P, Perseverance
Blue Scholars, Bayani vs Panacea, A Mind On a Ship Through Time
Fashawn, Boy Meets World vs Black Sheep, From the Pool of Black Genius
CunninLynguists, Strange Journey Vol. 2 vs Panacea, 12 Step Program
Round 2:
Run-DMC, Run-DMC vs De La Soul, 3 Feet High & Rising
Run-DMC, Raising Hell vs Public Enemy, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Eric B & Rakim, Paid In Full vs Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Mecca and the Soul Brother
Dr. Dre, The Chronic vs Wu-Tang Clan, Enter the 36 Chambers
Nas, Illmatic vs Boogie Down Productions, Criminal Minded
GZA, Liquid Swords vs Ice Cube, Death Certificate
Raekwon, Only Built For Cuban Linx vs Nas, The Lost Tapes
Rakim, The 18th Letter vs InI, Center of Attention
Masta Ace, Disposable Arts vs Deltron 3030, Deltron 3030
Gang Starr, Moment of Truth vs Madvillain, Madvillainy
CunninLynguists, A Piece of Strange vs Panacea, A Mind On A Ship Through Time
Edan, Beauty and the Beat vs Fashawn, Boy Meets World
eLZhi, The Preface vs Panacea, 12 Step Program
Round 3:
De La Soul, 3 Feet High & Rising vs Rakim, The 18th Letter
Public Enemy, It Takes a Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back vs Deltron 3030, Deltron 3030
Eric B & Rakim, Paid In Full vs Madvillain, Madvillainy
Nas, Illmatic vs
GZA, Liquid Swords vs
Raekwon, Only Built For Cuban Linx vs
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| Uncharted |
Date: Thursday, 18/Nov/10, 7:19 PM | Message # 241 |
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1.Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever
2.Common - One Day It Will All Make Sense
3.OC - Jewelz
4.The Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death
5.EPMD - Back In Business
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| Greeny |
Date: Thursday, 18/Nov/10, 10:21 PM | Message # 242 |
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Looking at the list so far, I can't believe how much De La Soul is being ignored. DOC number one in 89?  Matter of taste, but bloody hell. Road to the Riches is a worthier opponent. Buhloone Mindstate is placed about right, but Stakes Is High didn't even make the top 5, can't get over that.  It's their best as well as most underrated album, overseen back then because it wasn't produced by Prince Paul, and it didn't follow the gangsta trend, and overseen now because it didn't sell well? I'm surly offended. 
Was hoping either Stakes Is High or 3 Feet High and Rising would make number 1. Now their run is over probably. 
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| EmSeeD |
Date: Thursday, 18/Nov/10, 11:19 PM | Message # 243 |
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Quote (Greeny) DOC number one in 89? Matter of taste, but bloody hell. Road to the Riches is a worthier opponen lol i agree bro, i think i might have voted G Raps Road To Riches higher too, Quote (Greeny) Was hoping either Stakes Is High or 3 Feet High and Rising would make number 1. i agree again i think i actually voted that as my number one album for that year, but i don't mind because it still made number 2 and is still in the running for the elimination rounds against Eric B & Rakims - Follow The Leader, i was also disappointed when Straight Outta Compton didn't even make number 2, but to be fair those were very competitive years. maybe one day we can do this again lol
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| Adam |
Date: Thursday, 18/Nov/10, 11:42 PM | Message # 244 |
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THERES A LOT OF ALBUMS... so sacrifices have to be made. greeny did you just accuse us of voting based off of sales..? dummy
I JUST EXPLODED INTO RAINBOWS AND LOLLIPOPS!
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| Greeny |
Date: Thursday, 18/Nov/10, 11:57 PM | Message # 245 |
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No, I say that you should look further into this. You oversaw it because it wasn't hyped up because it didn't sell good is what I'm furiously accusing you all for. 
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| EmSeeD |
Date: Friday, 19/Nov/10, 0:01 AM | Message # 246 |
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i don't think it was sales, but rather the albums that were more well known, the more well known albums may just happen to be ones that sold more but i can't blame them, i mean i've never even heard of this stakes is high album so i couldn't vote for it. at least they're still good lists and still dope albums so either way i believe in the end we will have the very best hip hop albums in the list even if some did unfortunately get cut out
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| Greeny |
Date: Friday, 19/Nov/10, 0:29 AM | Message # 247 |
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That's what I said, it wasn't produced by Prince Paul and didn't get that much recognition, and since it didn't get recognition, it didn't sell, and since it didn't sell, it didn't get recognition. Gotta get into the circle.
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| TheWatcher |
Date: Friday, 19/Nov/10, 2:25 AM | Message # 248 |
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1) Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever
2) Rakim - The 18th Letter
3) Biggie - Life After Death
4) Tupac - R U Still Down?
5) EPMD - Back in Business
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| Adam |
Date: Friday, 19/Nov/10, 7:05 AM | Message # 249 |
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wutang forever sucked ass.....
I JUST EXPLODED INTO RAINBOWS AND LOLLIPOPS!
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| TheWatcher |
Date: Friday, 19/Nov/10, 9:11 AM | Message # 250 |
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Quote (Adam) wutang forever sucked ass.....
Nas is overrated 
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| Adam |
Date: Friday, 19/Nov/10, 11:52 AM | Message # 251 |
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Not funny
I JUST EXPLODED INTO RAINBOWS AND LOLLIPOPS!
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| TheWatcher |
Date: Friday, 19/Nov/10, 12:50 PM | Message # 252 |
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You're right, but this is: And furthermore, Wu-Tang Forever > Illmatic. I may be exaggerating a bit, but Wu-Tang Forever is pretty dope though, best / second best group effort of theirs, only really liked that one and their first one though (not counting the solo projects).
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| Treach |
Date: Friday, 19/Nov/10, 1:29 PM | Message # 253 |
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Quote (TheWatcher) Wu-Tang Forever > Illmatic cocaine is a hell of a drug...
"We took pride in intellect and skill
Now you gotta have some sex appeal to get a record deal"
- K-RINO
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| eboyd |
Date: Friday, 19/Nov/10, 2:20 PM | Message # 254 |
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damn, all the albums i heard in 1997 were mediocre at best, so i just won't vote 
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| Greeny |
Date: Friday, 19/Nov/10, 3:24 PM | Message # 255 |
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A couple of unmentioneds. Cru - Da Dirty 30 (Haven't listened to it all way through yet, but got good reviews)
Del the Funky Homosapien - Future Development
Diamond D - Hatred, Passion and Infidelity.
Gravediggaz - The Pick, The Sickle And The Shovel. (horrorcore, not the biggest fan myself)
Jungle Brothers - Raw Deluxe (different than their others, but it's still good, reminds me of Low End Theory by ATCQ)
Nice & Smooth - IV: Blazing Hot
Soundbombing - Soundbombing (Vol. I)
The Firm - The Album
Camp Lo - Uptown Saturday Night
Warren G - Take a Look Over Your Shoulder
KRS-One - I Got Next
Master P - Ghetto D
LL Cool J - Phenomenon
Will Smith - Big Wille Style 
Eminem - The Slim Shady EP
Chubb Rock - The Mind
Mad Lion - Ghetto Gold & Platinum Respect
MC Solaar - Paradisiaque
Buckshot LeFonque - Music Evolution
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Message edited by Greeny - Friday, 19/Nov/10, 3:27 PM
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