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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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| eboyd |
Date: Thursday, 24/Feb/11, 1:42 PM | Message # 631 |
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dude, you need to listen to these two: Quote (eboyd) 1. Percee P - Perseverance
2. Blu & Exile - Below The Heavens your mind will = blown
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| EverGlazed |
Date: Thursday, 24/Feb/11, 3:10 PM | Message # 632 |
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Just about to go blaze a big one n get on some Halo 3, so i'll check em later bro  Cheers...
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| EmSeeD |
Date: Thursday, 24/Feb/11, 6:03 PM | Message # 633 |
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you gotta check out Panacea - The Scenic Route and Shad - The Old Prince too
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| El_Matador |
Date: Thursday, 24/Feb/11, 6:49 PM | Message # 634 |
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Quote (EmSeeD) no Blu & Exile - Below The Heavens or Y-Society's - Travel At Your Own Pace??? Haven't heard those albums yet, only several tracks. Quote (eboyd) 5. Wu Tang Clan - 8 Diagrams
Quote (Treach) Wu Tang Clan - 8 Diagrams Wait a minute, no. NO!! What's wrong with you guys? Why did you pick this garbage? 8 Diagrams is wack as hell, only blind and deaf Wu dickryders could like this shit, and those words comes from a Wu head (Suuuuu!!!!! Suuuuu! Suuuuu... can I get a suuuu? No? Damn it...) Instead of that, you should listen to a true Wu gem that came out the same year. Quote (El_Matador) Cilvaringz - I
 Featuring Ghostface, Rae and RZA
Featuring Method Man, Masta Killa, Killah Priest, Shabazz the Disciple, RZA,
IT'S TOO WU!
Erik, why didn't you pick The Mercenaries? That album is fiiiiiiireeeeee
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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| EverGlazed |
Date: Thursday, 24/Feb/11, 7:08 PM | Message # 635 |
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From what ive heard, I dont like Shad or Percee P. I love Panacea so i'll check that album out when its downloaded, along with the blu one
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| eboyd |
Date: Friday, 25/Feb/11, 4:15 AM | Message # 636 |
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Quote (El_Matador) Wait a minute, no. NO!! What's wrong with you guys? Why did you pick this garbage? 8 Diagrams is wack as hell, only blind and deaf Wu dickryders could like this shit, and those words comes from a Wu head (Suuuuu!!!!! Suuuuu! Suuuuu... can I get a suuuu? No? Damn it...) Instead of that, you should listen to a true Wu gem that came out the same year. no... i'll stick with 8 Diagrams thank you much. i heard EVERYONE calling that album wack when it dropped. i've been vibing to it since before it came out and i've liked it since the first listen. it has nothing to do with dickriding. the haters just have no ears lol. Quote (El_Matador) Erik, why didn't you pick The Mercenaries? That album is fiiiiiiireeeeee lol that's my boy and that's an awesome album, but my top 5 > that album imo. Quote (EverGlazed) I dont like Shad or Percee P WHAT?!?!?! i can understand Shad, but not liking Percee P is like not liking Rakim or BDK lol. how is that possible that you don't like him????
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"True poetry can communicate before it is understood"
-T.S. Eliot
battle record:
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| El_Matador |
Date: Friday, 25/Feb/11, 11:08 AM | Message # 637 |
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Quote (eboyd) no... i'll stick with 8 Diagrams thank you much. i heard EVERYONE calling that album wack when it dropped. i've been vibing to it since before it came out and i've liked it since the first listen. it has nothing to do with dickriding. the haters just have no ears lol. Wait, I didn't call you a dickryder, I just can't understand why weaker shit gets more love just because of the name, and the grimey LP from 'Ringz is practically unknown. I respect your opinion. But please, at least you could check Cilvaringz' album
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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| EverGlazed |
Date: Friday, 25/Feb/11, 12:14 PM | Message # 638 |
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Quote (eboyd) WHAT?!?!?! i can understand Shad, but not liking Percee P is like not liking Rakim or BDK lol. how is that possible that you don't like him???? Its funny you say that becos im not a fan of Rakim or BDK....lol You can go on about how they are super lyrical, iconic in the game and that everyone likes em... or whatever...but Its just not my Steeeeeez (As you guys would say..lol) Thats not to say I dont respect them as artists, MC's or Hip Hop ledgends.... I checked out a few tracks from the perseverance album and Its not the kinda shit I listen to man, my bad.lol The Scenic Route sounds very promising, but I need a couple days to really get a feel of it. Im yet to download the Blue & Exile album, Ive got hundreds of albums im waiting to download. Now its your turn to check out an album from my list ;-)
Blue Scholars - Bayani
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| eboyd |
Date: Friday, 25/Feb/11, 2:20 PM | Message # 639 |
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Quote (El_Matador) Wait, I didn't call you a dickryder, I just can't understand why weaker shit gets more love just because of the name, and the grimey LP from 'Ringz is practically unknown. I respect your opinion. But please, at least you could check Cilvaringz' album i would, but i'm lazy lol. i'm also trying to vibe out to Unite C's beats and write to them, work on my freestyling, and get ready to go coach football, so that's like last on my list haha. Quote (EverGlazed) Its funny you say that becos im not a fan of Rakim or BDK....lol You can go on about how they are super lyrical, iconic in the game and that everyone likes em... or whatever...but Its just not my Steeeeeez (As you guys would say..lol) Thats not to say I dont respect them as artists, MC's or Hip Hop ledgends.... I checked out a few tracks from the perseverance album and Its not the kinda shit I listen to man, my bad.lol oh ok, that's understandable then. Quote (EverGlazed) Im yet to download the Blue & Exile album, Ive got hundreds of albums im waiting to download. yes, hurry up and download that. guaranteed it will hop to the very top of your list instantly. that's a personal classic of mine. also, EverGlazed, i know you didn't know, but i had to delete the link you posted because we don't allow illegal downloads in this forum. however, give me a sec, then check your PM's 
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"True poetry can communicate before it is understood"
-T.S. Eliot
battle record:
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| EverGlazed |
Date: Friday, 25/Feb/11, 2:31 PM | Message # 640 |
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Quote (eboyd) also, EverGlazed, i know you didn't know, but i had to delete the link you posted because we don't allow illegal downloads in this forum. however, give me a sec, then check your PM's Ahhhhhhh ok man, sorry about that. Why did you send me the link I posted in a PM then?  lol
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| eboyd |
Date: Friday, 25/Feb/11, 2:57 PM | Message # 641 |
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i sent it to the entire website. that way anyone can check their PM's and download it. us Heads have a "Mass Dispatch" option which allows us to PM as many people as we want at once.
my new theme song
erikboyd60@hotmail.com
"True poetry can communicate before it is understood"
-T.S. Eliot
battle record:
7-0-0
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| EverGlazed |
Date: Friday, 25/Feb/11, 3:00 PM | Message # 642 |
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Quote (eboyd) i sent it to the entire website Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh nice :-)
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| TheHipHopSpot |
Date: Friday, 25/Feb/11, 7:18 PM | Message # 643 |
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| Treach |
Date: Saturday, 26/Feb/11, 5:37 AM | Message # 644 |
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@TheHipHopSpot make a list man
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Now you gotta have some sex appeal to get a record deal"
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| EmSeeD |
Date: Sunday, 27/Feb/11, 2:29 AM | Message # 645 |
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ok finally have my top 5 down, bayani was dope thanks for sending that. i listen to songs from Percee's album all the time, been doing so since i bought it in 2008, however i wasn't feeling the production on some tracks and some songs such as Last of the Greats, Legendary Lyricist, Who With Me, 2 Brothers..., were a bit boring for me, i really didn't like the hooks of these songs i think thats what it probably was. But of course the album also has gems such as Raw Heat, Master Craftsman, The Lady Behind Me and all the other songs so i have to put it in there, its a great album to listen to when you're going for a walk or run, i notice Everglaze seems more into trippy relaxing type music. Shads album was also close for me in my 5, it had some real gems on there but there were too many songs in between that brought it just a little below the others in my top 5. i'm sure all the other albums you guys mentioned are all probably sick but i don't have time to listen to them all. People are probably surprised i picked Y-Society at no. 2 but i really thought the album was clever, i thought their song ideas were really creative and the album just felt like a fun album, like insights lyrics just felt fun to listen to for me the production actually felt that way too.
Bayani was a late addition for me but the album really has some gems on there too
1. Blu & Exile - Below The Heavens
2. Y-Society - Travelling At Your Own Pace
3. Blue Scholars - Bayani
4. Percee P - Perseverance
5. Panacea - The Scenic Route honourable mentions: 6. RPM - Pyrimids in Moscow
7. Shad - The Old Prince
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