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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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| El_Matador |
Date: Sunday, 27/Feb/11, 10:47 AM | Message # 646 |
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Quote (EmSeeD) The Lady Behind Me that song SUCK comparing to this Madlib remix 
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: Sunday, 27/Feb/11, 4:39 PM | Message # 647 |
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i like the lady behind me way better than the remix
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| eboyd |
Date: Monday, 28/Feb/11, 1:12 AM | Message # 648 |
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EDITED!: Quote (eboyd) 1. Percee P - Perseverance
2. Blu & Exile - Below The Heavens
3. Brother Ali - Undisputed Truth
4. Y-Society - Travel At Your Own Pace
5. Common - Finding Forever idk how i forgot The Undisputed Truth! anyone forgetting this album needs to check it out and put it on their lists!:
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| EverGlazed |
Date: Monday, 28/Feb/11, 9:02 AM | Message # 649 |
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Quote (eboyd) 5. Common - Finding Forever
Really? I just dont get it..lol Im editing my top 5 aswell... 2007
Dr.Syntax - Self Taught
Blue Scholars - Bayani
Hocus Pocus - Place 54
Restoring Poetry in Music - Pyramids in Moscow
Panacea - The Scenic Route I listened to the Blu & Exile album. I loved the beats but im not really feeling the MC (Guessin' its Blu). I dont really know how to explain it 2bh. He sounds like alot of rappers that I dont like.lol Its hard for me to actually pin point exactly what it is about his voice/style tho. Quote (EmSeeD) i notice Everglaze seems more into trippy relaxing type music. Thats exactly what I like.lol Quote (EmSeeD) bayani was dope thanks for sending that
Yehhhh man, Im really surprised no1 on here has heard it..
http://www.youtube.com/user/EverGlazed?feature=mhum
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| El_Matador |
Date: Monday, 28/Feb/11, 12:05 PM | Message # 650 |
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EverGlazed, if you like Wu-Tang you need to check the Cilvaringz' album. People should appreciate it more, that's one of the best albums that came out in 2007 and it has that vintage Wu sound.
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: Monday, 28/Feb/11, 1:08 PM | Message # 651 |
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Quote (EverGlazed) Really? I just dont get it..lol what? Like Water For Chocolate is my favorite album from Common and this one sort of reminded me of it. what's wrong with that album for you?? Quote (EverGlazed) He sounds like alot of rappers that I dont like really?? who does he sound like to you that you don't like? Quote (EverGlazed) Yehhhh man, Im really surprised no1 on here has heard it.. i listened to a few of the tracks and tbh i just don't get the appeal. the emcee flows WAAAAAAAAAY too slow, his delivery is boring and monotone as hell, and the beats are mediocre at best. i guess our taste is just very different lol.
my new theme song
erikboyd60@hotmail.com
"True poetry can communicate before it is understood"
-T.S. Eliot
battle record:
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| EmSeeD |
Date: Monday, 28/Feb/11, 2:21 PM | Message # 652 |
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Quote (EverGlazed) Quote (EmSeeD) bayani was dope thanks for sending that Yehhhh man, Im really surprised no1 on here has heard it.. yeah i remember 8diagramsofdeath (the user on here) reviewed it, lol check out my comments on there, it took a year to finally listen to it lol http://realhiphop4ever.ucoz.com/forum/17-3493-1
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| Adam |
Date: Monday, 28/Feb/11, 4:29 PM | Message # 653 |
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Quote (eboyd) really?? who does he sound like to you that you don't like? he is a generic ass rapper on some blue scholar piano cheesy beats. he is garbage nuff said.
I JUST EXPLODED INTO RAINBOWS AND LOLLIPOPS!
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| EmSeeD |
Date: Monday, 28/Feb/11, 4:55 PM | Message # 654 |
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you think because his name is blu it means he's ripping off blue scholars lol i listened to both and they sound nothing alike, even the beats are totally different
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| Ratmn |
Date: Monday, 28/Feb/11, 6:40 PM | Message # 655 |
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1. Blue Scholars - Bayani (I now love Erik for making me listen to this)
2. Percee P - Perseverance
3. Clivaringz - I (I had heard it before hearing 8 Diagrams, and this album rapes the fuck out of that one)
4. 9th Wonder - Dream Merchant Vol. 2
5. RZA - Afro Samurai OST
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| El_Matador |
Date: Monday, 28/Feb/11, 7:55 PM | Message # 656 |
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Quote (Ratmn) 3. Clivaringz - I (I had heard it before hearing 8 Diagrams, and this album rapes the fuck out of that one) Word!
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: Monday, 28/Feb/11, 8:49 PM | Message # 657 |
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i listened to the Cilvaringz tracks you posted Mat. dope shit. it does sound like it is probably better than 8 Diagrams. fucking Europeans lol. as for Bayani, i really don't get the appeal. the beats are WAY too slow and the emcee is boring and not saying anything all that profound.
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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| Ratmn |
Date: Monday, 28/Feb/11, 8:58 PM | Message # 658 |
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Quote (eboyd) as for Bayani, i really don't get the appeal. the beats are WAY too slow and the emcee is boring and not saying anything all that profound.  I don't get you, dude.
You like mister "I-try-to-be-deep-but-i-FAIL" Vinnie Paz, but not some deep shit like Blue Scholars.
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| Adam |
Date: Monday, 28/Feb/11, 9:02 PM | Message # 659 |
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blu is like a photocopy of blue scholars only blu has a higher pitched voice. TRUE STORY.
I JUST EXPLODED INTO RAINBOWS AND LOLLIPOPS!
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| EverGlazed |
Date: Monday, 28/Feb/11, 10:26 PM | Message # 660 |
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Quote (El_Matador) EverGlazed, if you like Wu-Tang I dont like Wu-tang really man.lol Other than 36 chambers and a few tracks anyway. Liquid Swords has its days... Quote (eboyd) what? Like Water For Chocolate is my favorite album from Common and this one sort of reminded me of it. what's wrong with that album for you?? Ive gotta be honest, I hardly listened to Finding Forever because it was so wack.lol So I cant sit here and go into why I didnt like it.
Be was definitely a softer album by Common, but FF took it tooo far from what I can remember.
Common hasnt released an album since Be maaan  lol Quote (eboyd) really?? who does he sound like to you that you don't like?
Quote (Adam) he is a generic ass rapper I do agree with Adam there, and I dont tend to remember the names of rappers I dont like anyway.lol
I cant even explain why I dont his voice/accent man, I just dont like it.
Im wierd I know...Im just really picky with rappers you see, but I cant always put my finger on why I dont like one.lol Btw, all my friends love the Blu album....  hehe. Quote (eboyd) i guess our taste is just very different lol.
How boring would this shit be if it wasnt bro? lol Quote (Ratmn) 1. Blue Scholars - Bayani (I now love Erik for making me listen to this)
He doesnt even like it.lol But I definitely give him props for posting my link to everyone :-) Quote (eboyd) the beats are WAY too slow and the emcee is boring and not saying anything all that profound.
This may be so, but its good music :P
THAT is good music my friend..
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