im gonna listen to copywrite the high exhaulted tomorrow and theres a high chance it will make the list

oh, the person who made the list i saw it mentioned on got it wrong. i can see why though. it was released in January.

"illustrate skill with the quill to build stanzas"

"I could never use the facade
Of a musician to celebrate hate and abuse women"

shit, that entire track is GODLY:

http://www.lyrics007.com/Edan%20Lyrics/Beauty%20Lyrics.html

also, check his verse on "Rock and Roll":

"The virals are the scorned into The Doors open
To bring raw dosage in the form of swarm locusts
Beatles and Birds that seem evil and absurd
Gather with The Eagles that swerve to form herds
Butterflies made of Iron ride the horizon
Giving Credence to the Revival of Poseidon
Who feeds in the Clearwater, you feel slaughter
But love crafts of abyss, the horror for tomorrow
Zombies and walking dead stalk the Talking Heads
Insects with open legs halt with awful dread
All along the web the thread remains rare
With bloodshed that led to where the little feet flare
To lost places, thoughts lost for all ages
Where slow faces sit on the wall with tall gages
That overlook the 13th Floor with long gazes
Connected to the earthly core through elevators
Check it, the Underground is made of Velvet
Where buttersoft brothers talk tough on wax but ain't sell shit
Every Kraken of rap ain't the Elvis
My Aqualung cultivates the blue oyster shellfish
I design my Blurs before swine
And form rhymes that take you to a world before time
Where living things coexisted with Crimson Kings
Who on the Moon's Dark Side painted pretty things
That illustrated lessons conceived by the mothers of invention
Who also built the Stairway To Heaven, it's a present
Only to be stolen by a Thief, the Judas Preist
Who unleashes devil magic
My mental fabric too thick for Lenny Kravitz
Who imitates Jimi Hendrix in every facet
Semi-Automatic Rap Heavy Metal Jackets
Kill with mathematics to build on Black Sabbath"

and this album contains one of my favorite verses from Percee P as well. seriously, gtfoh with that "his lyrics were wack" shit lol. and, of course, the beats were fucking fire.

yes, it was.

"Change" has this track on it:

'nuff said.

"Be" was Common's first truly commercially successful album and, while it is mediocre in terms of the rest of his catalog, it still made for a dope album in 2005 and a lot of people consider it very highly, even a borderline classic (though i would disagree).

"Minstrel Show" is probably the greatest album 9th Wonder ever produced and there was a HUGE controversy surrounding it. it is considered Little Brother's best album.

"Late Registration" isn't something that i personally look to as one of my favs but a lot of people like it and it is seen as Kanye's second best (which is pretty good in my eyes as i see College Dropout as a classic).

"The Further Adventures of Lord Quas" is one i haven't heard but it has been recommended to me quite a few times.

"You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having" is another one i haven't heard in full but many people recommend it as one of Atmosphere's best albums and it contains this track:

"DANGERDOOM" is not as good as some of MF DOOM's other projects but it is still definitely dope and worth a mention, especially considering that it was produced by Danger Mouse, the producer from Gnarls Barkley and The Grey Album.

"Felt 2" was decent. it had this track on it:

"A Healthy Distrust" was Sage Francis' best album:

i've never heard it. i just know a lot of ppl liked it.

i know a lot of ppl that liked it tho and i liked the few tracks i've heard off of it.

oh shit! i've heard Say Goodbye before, i just didn't know what it was! that shit is FUCKING SICK! i'll have to check that album asap!

on the same token, dope shit is dope shit, regardless of if it's underground or mainstream. just that the dope music is not on the mainstream anymore doesn't make it any less dope. if 50 classic albums came out that were super underground in one year but all the mainstream albums sucked, versus another year where 3 decent underground albums and 3 classic mainstream albums dropped, the one with 50 classics is the better year, no question.

and besides, 2002 has less dope mainstream albums than 2005 anyways. "Be" was Grammy nominated for Christ's sake! and i think "Late Registration" won at least one Grammy. and even The Minstrel Show got airplay.

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erikboyd60@hotmail.com

"True poetry can communicate before it is understood"

-T.S. Eliot

battle record:

7-0-0

btw 2005 is the worst year in hip-hop. I've analyzed this year... and all I got is top 2 lol

check my top 5, it wasn't a bad year. You just have to STOP comparing 2000's to '90s. Face it, nikkas talk about bringing back the '90s but '90s will never come back, no matter what. So, nowadays, if you can hear any type of "good music", just enjoy it.

Tracks:

GZA

Looptroop

even George Bush and Osama Bin Laden are looking for love LMAO!

Slidin' through all the blood like a crip walk.
Yeah, a lame ass metaphor,
but say it better or shut the fuck up,
cus like my man said: It's all about who kicks the lamest shit,
and gets away with it HAHAHAHAHAHA!

Damn that album is so sick

Scarface

quote me, when did I say that his lyrics were W-A-C-K?

Just listen to it and imagine that album in '90s... that would be a classic material, no doubt. Sleep has a RIDICULOUS flow.
He charges $200 per verse

I'm listening to the tracks you posted. I've heard some tracks off of the Atmosphere's album. I remeber the track "Don't even fucking question that" and one more track about tatoo that came to life.

"Edan can't write a decent rhyme for shit" is pretty much like saying they were wack.

it sounds dope for sure.

those were off Lucy Ford: The Atmosphere EPs, which reminds me....

FUCK!!!

i forgot to list one of my favorite albums from 2001 (Lucy Ford)! can we re-do 2001 again?? lol

here's the track listing for "You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having":

[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Can't_Imagine_How_Much_Fun_We're_Having#Track_listing]You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having[/url]

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erikboyd60@hotmail.com

"True poetry can communicate before it is understood"

-T.S. Eliot

battle record:

7-0-0

Yes but I didn't want to say he's wack, I just don't think he's a good lyricist.
He's a hella dope producer for sure.

btw check the post with my top 5, I pasted few links with songs

dude, read the lyrics i posted! Edan is, imo, one of the most gifted producers who puts production first when he gets on the mic (as in ppl like MF DOOM, Jay Electronica, Lord Finesse, etc., don't count). the only ones that i feel are superior emcees are RZA, Q-Tip, Large Professor, and Pete Rock. there are probably others but none really come to mind off the top of my head.

i'll check it in a bit. don't trip, i saw it.

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erikboyd60@hotmail.com

"True poetry can communicate before it is understood"

-T.S. Eliot

battle record:

7-0-0

Haha you say it all the time

Kno!!!

lol

nah man, Kno may be superior on the boards but Edan >>>> Kno on the mic.

my new theme song



erikboyd60@hotmail.com

"True poetry can communicate before it is understood"

-T.S. Eliot

battle record:

7-0-0

Have you heard his solo album "Death Is Silent"?

Fuck it...

Yesh - Into Fresh Things
Common - Electric Circus
Jurassic 5 - Power In Numbers
Nas - Godson
People Under The Stairs - OST
DJ Vadim - U.S.S.R.: The Art of Listening
Jehst - The Return of the Drifter
Planet Asia - Still in Training
Blackalicious - Blazing Arrow

Thats all ive got

Top 5:

Nas - Godson
People Under The Stairs - OST
Yesh - Into Fresh Things
Common - Electric Circus
Jehst - Return Of The Drifter

Nahh, Edan is not able to get as deep as Kno.

I might agree, Kno's delivery isn't the best