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Best 5 Hip Hop Albums For Every Year
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



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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Ratmn Date: Friday, 08/Apr/11, 6:27 PM | Message # 736

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1. Random & K-Murdock - Forever Famicom
2. Brotha Lynch Hung - Dinner And A Movie (this album is my shit)
3. Panacea - 12 Step Program
4. MF Grimm - You Only Live Twice
5. Celph Titled & Buckwild - Nineteen Ninety Now



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EmSeeD Date: Friday, 08/Apr/11, 8:04 PM | Message # 737

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oh my fucking god i can't believe i forgot The Roots How I Got Over, that album is classic imo

1. The Roots - How I Got Over
2. Panacea - 12 Step Program
3. Black Sheep - From the Black Pool of Genius
4. Everlivin Sound (Cymarshall Law & Skit Slam) - Freedom 2
5. Nas & Damian Marley - Distant Relatives


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EverGlazed Date: Friday, 08/Apr/11, 9:44 PM | Message # 738

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oh my fucking god i can't believe i forgot The Roots How I Got Over, that album is classic imo

Really? I didnt like that album at all...lol


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Treach Date: Saturday, 09/Apr/11, 4:48 AM | Message # 739

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Really? I didnt like that album at all...lol

you are a truly strange little green man


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Now you gotta have some sex appeal to get a record deal"
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Greeny Date: Saturday, 09/Apr/11, 3:45 PM | Message # 740

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2009:

1. Cyne - Water For Mars
2. De La Soul - The Impossible Mission: Operation Japan
3. X-Clan - Mainstream Outlawz
4. Cunninlynguists - Strange Journey
5. De La Soul - Are You In? OR Atmosphere - Leak At Will

De La Soul are tied with Atmosphere. Since De La Soul's "R.U.N" is a running album (collab with Nike lol) I'll go out and run whilst listening to it. I'll compensate for not being an experienced runner, a regular smoker even. I've tried walking to it instead of running, but I guess it's not the same. <_<
Until then they share the 1 point.

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You guys are already at 2010? :O

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BTW, "De La Soul - The Impossible Mission: Operation Japan" is a japanese version (got 3 more songs) of "De La Soul - The Impossible: Mission, TV Series Pt. 1", which technically is a compilation album, but all the songs were never released before.


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Treach Date: Saturday, 09/Apr/11, 4:27 PM | Message # 741

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You guys are already at 2010? :O


yeah, 2009 isnt counted yet tho


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Now you gotta have some sex appeal to get a record deal"
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EmSeeD Date: Saturday, 09/Apr/11, 5:04 PM | Message # 742

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2009 results

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
6. Mos Def - The Ecstatic 8
7. Skyzoo - The Salvation 7
8. K-Rino - Solitary Confinement 5
8. WindchILL - Self Medication 5
8. Arrowax - Antiguo 5
8. Cormega - Born and Raised 5
12. kero one - early believers 4
12. DOOM - Born Like This 4
De La Soul - The Impossible Mission: Operation Japan 4
14. Reks - More Grey Hairs 3
14. Method Man & Redman - Blackout 2 3
14. Soundspecies - Soundspecies 3
X-Clan - Mainstream Outlawz 3
17. Exile - Radio 2
17. Foreign Beggars - United Colours Of Beggattron 2
17. Q-Tip - Kamaal the Abstract 2
20. Brother Ali - Us 1
20. Tech N9ne - K.O.D. 1
20. Canserbero - Vida 1
20. Marco Polo & Torae - Double Barrel 1
20. Substantial vs. Samurai Champloo - Beats, Rhymes, and Strife 1
20. De La Soul - Are You In? 1
20. Murs & Slug - Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez


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Treach Date: Saturday, 09/Apr/11, 6:08 PM | Message # 743

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^^^ i forgot water for mars....oh well..

2010:
1) Celph Titled & Buckwild - Nineteen Ninety Now / Diabolic - Liar & A Thief / Panacea - 12 Step Program / The Roots - How I Got Over
2) Copywrite - Life and Times of Peter Nelson / Deacon the Villain & Sheisty Khrist - Niggaz With Latitude / J.R. & PH7 - The Update / Black Sheep - From The Black Pool of Genius
3) Cymarshall Law & The Beatnikz - Freedom Express Line / Kno - Death Is Silent / Substantial & Marcus D - Bop Alloy
4) Nas & Damian Marley - Distant Relatives / K-RINO - AOTEM
5) Q-Unique - Between Heaven & Hell / Random & K-Murdock - Forever Famicom

best i could do lol


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Now you gotta have some sex appeal to get a record deal"
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Greeny Date: Saturday, 09/Apr/11, 6:38 PM | Message # 744

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Well.. I feel like shit. D: I hit that "power wall" (when you run on obtained fat) like 10 minutes into the running part.
For the record, De La Soul wins the insignificant fifth place... Good purely hip hop wise, great album to run to, although instead of sprinting, I just walked. Very motivating, and unlike most sport-orientated music, they managed to make it lyrically satisfying.

I'll get on to the 2010 list now... Black Sheep will probably take it. Or Roots. Well, I haven't heard that Nas/Damian collab album.


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EmSeeD Date: Saturday, 09/Apr/11, 7:03 PM | Message # 745

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shit i forgot to count greeney's vote for 2009, here's the list now

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1. Fashawn - Boy Meets World 18
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
6. Mos Def - The Ecstatic 8
7. Skyzoo - The Salvation 7
8. K-Rino - Solitary Confinement 5
8. WindchILL - Self Medication 5
8. Arrowax - Antiguo 5
8. Cormega - Born and Raised 5
12. kero one - early believers 4
12. DOOM - Born Like This 4
De La Soul - The Impossible Mission: Operation Japan 4
14. Reks - More Grey Hairs 3
14. Method Man & Redman - Blackout 2 3
14. Soundspecies - Soundspecies 3
X-Clan - Mainstream Outlawz 3
17. Exile - Radio 2
17. Foreign Beggars - United Colours Of Beggattron 2
17. Q-Tip - Kamaal the Abstract 2
20. Brother Ali - Us 1
20. Tech N9ne - K.O.D. 1
20. Canserbero - Vida 1
20. Marco Polo & Torae - Double Barrel 1
20. Substantial vs. Samurai Champloo - Beats, Rhymes, and Strife 1
20. De La Soul - Are You In? 1

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^^^ i forgot water for mars....oh well..

sure you don't wanna change it? it could break the tie at 4th place


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Treach Date: Sunday, 10/Apr/11, 9:56 AM | Message # 746

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my vote would make it tie with 2nd lol

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Now you gotta have some sex appeal to get a record deal"
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Greeny Date: Sunday, 10/Apr/11, 12:23 PM | Message # 747

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Depends how much you will give CYNE and how much you will give CunninLynguists.
I don't know how Emseed is counting the points, but my best guess is that those that share a rank will share the points for it. If you'll drop CunninLynguists one rank and keep CYNE as number 2 alone, then they'd have more points than CunninLynguists.
Do it anyway.


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Treach Date: Tuesday, 19/Apr/11, 9:55 AM | Message # 748

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BUMP lets get this done, ill leave my vote as it is

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Now you gotta have some sex appeal to get a record deal"
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Greeny Date: Tuesday, 19/Apr/11, 6:35 PM | Message # 749

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Let's move on.

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eboyd Date: Tuesday, 19/Apr/11, 8:23 PM | Message # 750

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I might add Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez to my 2009 list, I just need to finish listening to it.

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