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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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| Lord_Meth |
Date: Wednesday, 16/Feb/11, 8:44 PM | Message # 616 |
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I say AZ - The Format should be on there then.
Ghostface - Fishscales
KRS-One - Life
Method Man - 4:21 The Day After...
Nas - Hip Hop Is Dead (For lack of a better record..)
Busta Rhymes - The Big Bang (MAdd underrated)
The Roots - Game Theory
The Game - Doctor's Advocate
Snoop Dogg - BCT
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| El_Matador |
Date: Wednesday, 16/Feb/11, 11:21 PM | Message # 617 |
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Quote (Lord_Meth) Nas - Hip Hop Is Dead (For lack of a better record..) Quote (El_Matador) CunninLynguists - A Piece of Strange
MENACE 2 JOKER: Go back to Mexico you damn spic
JOKER 2 MENACE: Shut up you fake nigga your a damn sand nigger not a full nigger 
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| eboyd |
Date: Wednesday, 16/Feb/11, 11:25 PM | Message # 618 |
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dude you absolutely NEED to check out A Piece of Strange and The Shining and actually listen to The Format. APOS and TS are ILL and The Format... not so much as i recall.
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| EmSeeD |
Date: Monday, 21/Feb/11, 4:12 PM | Message # 619 |
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ok my list for 2006. 1. J-Dilla - The Shining
2. CunninLynguists - A Piece of Strange
3. Lupe Fiasco - Food and Liquor
4. Inspectah Deck - The Resident Patient
5. J-Dilla - Donuts Inspectah Decks album is really underrated Quote (El_Matador) 1. CunninLynguists - A Piece of Strange
2. Snoop Dogg - Tha Blue Carpet Treatment (yes, I really picked that album)
3. Ghostface Killah - Fishscale
4. idk (I'll add it later)
5. same as #4 check out Inspectah Deck and Lupe's albums
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| Uncharted |
Date: Monday, 21/Feb/11, 4:27 PM | Message # 620 |
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1. J-Dilla - The Shining
2. The Roots-Game Theory
3. CunninLynguists - A Piece of Strange
4.J dilla donuts
5.Lupe Fiasco-the Food
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Message edited by Uncharted - Monday, 21/Feb/11, 4:29 PM
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| eboyd |
Date: Monday, 21/Feb/11, 10:11 PM | Message # 621 |
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alright, i'll do a bs list just to help with the scores: 1. Cunninlynguists - A Piece of Strange
2. J Dilla - The Shining
3. Ghostface Killah - Fishscale
4.Nas - HHID
5. J Dilla - Donuts (such an overrated album though) Quote (EmSeeD) Inspectah Decks album is really underrated yeah, i've heard a few tracks, plus other people whose opinions i respect have told me it is underrated too. they tell me his album before this one is even better though, going as far as to call it a possible underrated classic.
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| El_Matador |
Date: Monday, 21/Feb/11, 11:09 PM | Message # 622 |
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Quote (EmSeeD) check out Inspectah Deck and Lupe's albums I've heard debut and 2nd album from Deck. What about the 3rd one? How good is it?
And for some reason I can't get into Lupe, idk.
MENACE 2 JOKER: Go back to Mexico you damn spic
JOKER 2 MENACE: Shut up you fake nigga your a damn sand nigger not a full nigger
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| Ratmn |
Date: Tuesday, 22/Feb/11, 8:22 PM | Message # 623 |
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2006: 1. CunninLynguists - A Piece of Strange (only album i seem to like from them. Don't know why i don't like the other ones)
2. Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury (Under-the fuck-rated)
3. Various Artists - Chrome Children
4. Skyzoo & 9th Wonder - Cloud 9: The 3 Day High
5. Soul Position - Things Go Better with RJ & Al Your lists all look the same, lol
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| EverGlazed |
Date: Wednesday, 23/Feb/11, 8:44 AM | Message # 624 |
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Quote (Ratmn) Your lists all look the same Yehh I noticed this..lol 2007 is looking like another siiiiick year for underground Hip Hop :-)
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| EmSeeD |
Date: Wednesday, 23/Feb/11, 9:49 PM | Message # 625 |
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Quote (Lord_Meth) I say AZ - The Format should be on there then.
Ghostface - Fishscales
KRS-One - Life
Method Man - 4:21 The Day After...
Nas - Hip Hop Is Dead (For lack of a better record..)
Busta Rhymes - The Big Bang (MAdd underrated)
The Roots - Game Theory
The Game - Doctor's Advocate
Snoop Dogg - BCT is this your top 5 in order? i'll wait before i count your vote, so far this is how it is CunninLynguists - A Piece of Strange 25
J-Dilla - The Shining 18
Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor 9
Ghostface Killah - Fishscale 6
Vakill - Worst Fears Confirmed 5
Snoop Dogg - Tha Blue Carpet Treatment 5
Darc Mind - Symptomatic of a Greater Ill 5
K-Rino - Time Traveler 4
Supersci - Pinetrees On The Pavement 4
J-Dilla - Donuts 4
The Roots - Game Theory 4
Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury 4
Kero One - Windmills of the Soul 3
Ice Cube - Laugh Now, Cry Later 3
Various Artists - Chrome Children 3
Outerspace - Blood Brothers 3
Nas - Hip Hop Is dead 2
Surreal & DJ Balance - Future Classic 2
Inspectah Deck - The Resident Patient 2
Akir - Legacy 2
Skyzoo & 9th Wonder - Cloud 9: The 3 Day High 2
Soul Position - Things Go Better With RJ & AL 1
Lightheaded - Wrong Way 1
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| El_Matador |
Date: Wednesday, 23/Feb/11, 11:47 PM | Message # 626 |
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C'moooon let's do the 2007! IN NO ORDER! 1. Cilvaringz - I (the original Wu sound is back!)
2. Blue Sky Black Death & Hell Razah - Razah's Ladder
3. CunninLynguists - Dirty Acres
4. Mnemonic Presents The Mercenaries
5. Percee P - Perseverance
MENACE 2 JOKER: Go back to Mexico you damn spic
JOKER 2 MENACE: Shut up you fake nigga your a damn sand nigger not a full nigger
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| EmSeeD |
Date: Thursday, 24/Feb/11, 0:17 AM | Message # 627 |
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at the moment for 2006 we have a 3 way tie between Vakill - Worst Fears Confirmed, Snoop Dogg - Tha Blue Carpet Treatment, Darc Mind - Symptomatic of a Greater Ill Quote (El_Matador) C'moooon let's do the 2007! IN NO ORDER! 1. Cilvaringz - I (the original Wu sound is back!)
2. Blue Sky Black Death & Hell Razah - Razah's Ladder
3. CunninLynguists - Dirty Acres
4. Mnemonic Presents The Mercenaries
5. Percee P - Perseverance no Blu & Exile - Below The Heavens or Y-Society's - Travel At Your Own Pace???
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| Treach |
Date: Thursday, 24/Feb/11, 8:29 AM | Message # 628 |
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i cant quote people anymore. the quote just doesnt work :/ lame anyways this is what i got for 2007 ill make my top 5 later 1773 - Constant Motion
Apathy & Celph Titled - No Place Like Chrome
AOTP - Ritual Of Battle
AZ - The Memphis Sessions
Blu & Exile - Below The Heavens
Canibus - For Whom The Beat Tolls
Common - Finding Forever
Cunninlynguists - Dirty Acres
Finale & Spier 1200 - Develop
K-Rino - Book Number 7
KRS-One & Marley Marl - Hip Hop Lives
Marco Polo - Port Authority
MF Grimm - The Hunt For The Gingerbread Man
Panacea - The Scenic Route
Planet Asia - Jewelry Box Sessions The Album
Restoring Poetry in Music - Pyramids in Moscow
Shad - The Old Prince
Snowgoons - German Lugers
UGK - Underground Kingz
WindchILL - I Have Arrived
Viro The Virus - Jersey's Finest
Wu Tang Clan - 8 Diagrams
Y-Society - Travel at Your Own Pace yeah this might take a while... Added (24/Feb/11, 8:26 Am)
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FUCK!! i cant do this! just when i think i got my list down another album comes and smashes it all apart
how's this
1)1773 - Constant Motion/Panacea - The Scenic Route/WindchILL - I Have Arrived/Blu & Exile - Below The Heavens/K-Rino - Book Number 7/Marco Polo - Port Authority/Cunninlynguists - Dirty Acres/Shad - The Old Prince/Finale & Spier 1200 - Develop
2)AOTP - Ritual Of Battle/Snowgoons - German Lugers/Y-Society - Travel at Your Own Pace
3) Common - Finding Forever/Restoring Poetry in Music - Pyramids in Moscow
4)Planet Asia - Jewelry Box Sessions The Album/MF Grimm - The Hunt For The Gingerbread Man/Canibus - For Whom The Beat Tolls/AZ - The Memphis Sessions
5) Apathy & Celph Titled - No Place Like Chrome/Viro The Virus - Jersey's Finest/Wu Tang Clan - 8 Diagrams im good with this list lol Added (24/Feb/11, 8:29 Am)
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i bet Vakill - Worst Fears Confirmed destroys Snoop Dogg - Tha Blue Carpet Treatment. i havent heard Darc Mind - Symptomatic of a Greater Ill but i bet Vakill will at least be as good as that
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| eboyd |
Date: Thursday, 24/Feb/11, 12:09 PM | Message # 629 |
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lol @ having 21 albums in your top 5  this year has sentimental value as it was the first year i got seriously interested in hip hop to the point that i was conscious of these underground albums on their release dates and such: 1. Percee P - Perseverance
2. Blu & Exile - Below The Heavens
3. Brother Ali - Undisputed Truth
4. Y-Society - Travel At Your Own Pace
5. Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass that list was fairly easy to compile.
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"True poetry can communicate before it is understood"
-T.S. Eliot
battle record:
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| EverGlazed |
Date: Thursday, 24/Feb/11, 1:38 PM | Message # 630 |
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2007 :-) I got.. Blue Scholars - Bayani (Shame on anyone who hasnt heard this..)
Circle Research - Mulligan Stew
Dr.Syntax - Self Taught
Grooveman Spot - Mellowness
Restoring Poetry in Music - Pyramids in Moscow
Y Society - Travel At Your Own Pace
Braille Surreal Ohmega Watts & DJ Idull - Four Days In Geneva
Witchdoctor Wise - Trapped In The Asylum
Ohmegga Watts - Watts Happening
Hocus Pocus - Place 54
Kano - London Town
Lords of the Underground - House Of Lords Top 5: (This is a haard one) Dr.Syntax - Self Taught
Blue Scholars - Bayani
Hocus Pocus - Place 54
Restoring Poetry in Music - Pyramids in Moscow
Y Society - Travel At Your Own Pace
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