1
The Fix
Scarface
The Fix (2002)

2
The Lost Tapes
Nas
The Lost Tapes (2002)

3
All of the Above
J-Live
All of the Above (2002)

4
The Future Is Now
Non Phixion
The Future Is Now (2002)

5
Updated Software V. 2.5
Insight
Updated Software V. 2.5 (2002)

6
The Catalysts Files
Lone Catalysts
The Catalysts Files (2002)

7
Quality
Talib Kweli
Quality (2002)

8
Primitive Plus
Edan
Primitive Plus (2002)

9
Happy Fuck You Songs
Extended Famm
Happy Fuck You Songs (2002)

10
Phrenology
The Roots
Phrenology (2002)

11
7 Years of Bad Luck
Supastition
7 Years of Bad Luck (2002)

12
God's Son
Nas
God's Son (2002)

13
Attack of the Attacking Things
Jean Grae
Attack of the Attacking Things (2002)

14
Godlovesugly
Atmosphere
Godlovesugly (2002)

15
Movies for the Blind
Cage
Movies for the Blind (2002)

16
Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections
Cee-Lo
Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections (2002)

17
Just Tryin' ta Live
Devin the Dude
Just Tryin' ta Live (2002)

18
The Giancana Story
Kool G Rap
The Giancana Story (2002)

19
1st Class
Large Professor
1st Class (2002)

20
Relax, Relate, Release
El Da Sensei
Relax, Relate, Release (2002)

21
I Phantom
Mr. Lif
I Phantom (2002)

decent/great albums, but compared to most years in hip hop, that ain't shit. but the main thing is what came out in 2002 that SUCKED coupled with the fact that the shit that sucked was what got ALL the airplay. i remember i was a year or two older than you back then and i didn't know much about underground hip hop except Common, Hieroglyphics and Saukrates and maybe a few others because of skateboarding and all the shit i heard on MTV (which, being a young teen, i was a BIG fan of) was beginning to SUCK! i'll give you an idea of what i mean:

B2K was HUGE in 2001/2002, Wayne was, for some God forsaken reason, gaining credibility, people were beginning to make horrid cover songs of actually good oldies, Lil Jon was rising to stardom, etc. basically 1997 was the year people prophesied that something terrible was boiling in hip hop and 2001/2002 were the years when these fears became true and mainstream garbage began to run amock. at least by 2006 artists began to speak out and realized how shitty all of that junk on the radio was.

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erikboyd60@hotmail.com

"True poetry can communicate before it is understood"

-T.S. Eliot

battle record:

7-0-0

i dunno why i was only 11 and i bought phrenology, i thought it was pretty young

The World Is Yours

didn't Jay-Z's Black Album come out that year, i don't like Jay-Z myself but i keep hearing people say they liked that album for some reason, oh and also there was Eminem's 8 Mile song which i still think is a dope song that went number 1 in 2002, it was all Jay-Z vs Nas beef + Eminem's 8 Mile, D12 Album, The Eminem Show album. Didn't MF Doom also have a bunch of albums out those years?

I think 2006 shit just went to an all new low coz people weren't even trying to rhyme anymore they were just looking for catchy hooks, it was the rise of mims, soulja boy, hurricane chris, lil jon was at his peak that year, 3-6 Mafia won a fuckin grammy or whatever, Jay-Z released his worse album, nas declared hip hop dead (with an album i didn't even think was that good itself), eminem retired. i'm sure there are a bunch more shit that came out that year. idk much about the underground of that time though coz that was when i had only just started listening to old school hip hop and was always complaining about how shit the radio was coz i had to listen to that shit all day long at work, i remember actually kinda likeing Lil' Jon's "Snap Yo Fingaz" or whatever that song was called. Only hip hop album i liked from that year was PNC's Rookie Card.

Ras Kass, Golden Chyld
Rakim, Oh My God
Q-Tip, Kamaal The Abstract

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I have that. One of my favorite albums ever. I might just post it on the blog site. It got shelved in 2004 though, not 2002.

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erikboyd60@hotmail.com

"True poetry can communicate before it is understood"

-T.S. Eliot

battle record:

7-0-0

yeah but they're releasing it later on this year and re-mastering it.

lmao is that because MM...Food came out that year?

ARE YOU SERIOUS??!?!??!!!?

So I guess that petition they were doing paid off! Nice!!!

my new theme song



erikboyd60@hotmail.com

"True poetry can communicate before it is understood"

-T.S. Eliot

battle record:

7-0-0

I dont think that would be a perfect match-up but a good one

I wanna hear Eminem on a Premo beat, I wonder wat would happen from that

Common + No I.D. = Classic!!

Common + Dilla >>>>> Common + No I.D.

and for that reason i'd say that i agree, i wanna hear Common on Madlib beats because J Dilla and Madlib have like practically identical production styles (but they are different enough to not be repetitive to listen to consecutively).

Dilla was pretty much one of Madlib's disciples.

my new theme song



erikboyd60@hotmail.com

"True poetry can communicate before it is understood"

-T.S. Eliot

battle record:

7-0-0