Hip-Hop Album of the Year

first post!! /versus/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

anyway...I saw the metal thread and didn't want us hip-hop heads to be left out in the cold...that is if there are any here...

My top 5 have to be

1. Gangstarr - The Ownerz
2. Jedi Mind Tricks - Visions of Ghandi
3. Brother Ali - Shadows on the Sun
4. MF Doom as Viktor Vaugn - Vaudeville VIllain
5. Canibus - Rip the Jacker

 

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Uber_Soldat said:
1. Gangstarr - The Ownerz


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*thumbs up*
Although last year wasn't really all that. 50 was a (overhyped) commercial success and his album wasn't that bad but he went soft as his popularity grew. And now he's on that bling shit, with ''I'll teach you how to stunt''.

PS
To Shadowdean :
The Black album was good man, not his best album, but definilty not as bad as you made it sound awhile back.

 

I thought the new Nappy Roots was good.

 

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ONISTOMPA said:

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Uber_Soldat said:
1. Gangstarr - The Ownerz


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*thumbs up*
Although last year wasn't really all that. 50 was a (overhyped) commercial success and his album wasn't that bad but he went soft as his popularity grew. And now he's on that bling shit, with ''I'll teach you how to stunt''.

[/ QUOTE ]Yeah. I was never into 50 Cent but atleast I thought he was takin commercial rap out of the money, cash, hoes era (back) into a grimey thugged-out era

 

I'll have to check it out. One that surprised me was the new Memphis Bleek album, I never really liked his previous stuff but this time he did good, totally underhyped. Other than that, I hope Kanye West doesn't disappoint with his album, right now that's the only one I'm looking forward to.

 

I know it''s not hip hop well actually it's the complete oposite but i think Micheal Jackson's Number ones cd that came out deserves a mention. /versus/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

Lol what da hell are you talking about !? /versus/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

The Owners was good, not great. I think Sevens travel in almost all respects is better...
Canibus Rip the Jacker is Horrlbe for one reason - he is off beat on EVERY song. He laid the lyrics and the beat was done later to them and this album is a perfect example of why that NEVER, ever, ever works. I don't give a shit how tight your lyrics are (Canibus is one of the best lyracists ever) if they are not on beat - they are wack. Period.
Hrmmm...My top 10 albums...
1) Aesop Rock - Bazooka Tooth
2) Atmosphere - Sevens Travels
3) KRS 1 - Kristyles
4) Killah Priest - Black August
5) J-Live - all of the above (I have noi dea if this was a 02 or 03 release or whatever...but it fucking rocks)
6) Royce Da 5'9 - Detroit rock city - Holy crap, I rarely say this - but King of Kings is one of my all time favorite story tracks.
Hrmmm, I Don't think enough quality hip hop was released to make a top 10 albums

On 50 cents - listen to "how to rob an industry nigga"...he may make a lot of whack songs now, but he is tight.

 

It's quite easy to timecompress / expand lyrics so they are on beat with software so if they're off beat it's probably just cause some engineer was lazy / needs to get fired or it was intended so. Note; haven't heard the tracks etc myself (but will) though (I'm a techno head / dnb'er mainly but enjoy all kinds of music).

Btw; I enjoy these kinds of threads cause it's easy to find tracks that are good after. The problem with not dedicating yourself to one music style is normally that you don't find the really good things unless you're really deep into the genre and get thru waves of pop etc prior to that. All music is good, aslong as it's well done, not to commercial and you're used to listening to it.

 

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Shadowdean said:

The Owners was good, not great. I think Sevens travel in almost all respects is better...
Canibus Rip the Jacker is Horrlbe for one reason - he is off beat on EVERY song. He laid the lyrics and the beat was done later to them and this album is a perfect example of why that NEVER, ever, ever works. I don't give a shit how tight your lyrics are (Canibus is one of the best lyracists ever) if they are not on beat - they are wack. Period.
Hrmmm...My top 10 albums...
1) Aesop Rock - Bazooka Tooth
2) Atmosphere - Sevens Travels
3) KRS 1 - Kristyles
4) Killah Priest - Black August
5) J-Live - all of the above (I have noi dea if this was a 02 or 03 release or whatever...but it fucking rocks)
6) Royce Da 5'9 - Detroit rock city - Holy crap, I rarely say this - but King of Kings is one of my all time favorite story tracks.
Hrmmm, I Don't think enough quality hip hop was released to make a top 10 albums

On 50 cents - listen to "how to rob an industry nigga"...he may make a lot of whack songs now, but he is tight.

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Stoupe's beats alone make Rip the Jacker a great album. The second beat on Poet Lauriet 2 gives me chills every time. I'm just a really big GangStarr head so they have to really suck ass for me to not love em. Aesop Rock's been slowly falling off since Float.

Float = underground classic
Labor Days = pretty good
Nightlight EP = pretty boring
Bazooka = Bleh!

I haven't heard the Atmosphere joint but if it's anything like God Loves Ugly, I'm staying away.

All of the Above was '02

 

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KiwE said:

It's quite easy to timecompress / expand lyrics so they are on beat with software so if they're off beat it's probably just cause some engineer was lazy / needs to get fired or it was intended so. Note; haven't heard the tracks etc myself (but will) though (I'm a techno head / dnb'er mainly but enjoy all kinds of music).

Btw; I enjoy these kinds of threads cause it's easy to find tracks that are good after. The problem with not dedicating yourself to one music style is normally that you don't find the really good things unless you're really deep into the genre and get thru waves of pop etc prior to that. All music is good, aslong as it's well done, not to commercial and you're used to listening to it.

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Hey if you're interested, I can tell you some songs and/or albums to buy or, say, *cough*download*cough*

 

Sorry, thats NOT MC'ing, thats not rap, thats just crap.

 

The beats? Are you on crack when you listened to it? The beats are HORRIBLE, they sound like something I could do in 10 minutes using fruity loops.
How in the hell can you call labors days just good and what album did you listen too to call Bazooka Tooth Bleh...his metaphores and artistry continue to expand themselves. Each album is different from the last anc covers new lyrical ground.
Atmosphere does so in the same way...but if it is just a style preferance, can't do anything bout that.

 

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Shadowdean said:
The beats? Are you on crack when you listened to it? The beats are HORRIBLE, they sound like something I could do in 10 minutes using fruity loops.
How in the hell can you call labors days just good and what album did you listen too to call Bazooka Tooth Bleh...his metaphores and artistry continue to expand themselves. Each album is different from the last anc covers new lyrical ground.
Atmosphere does so in the same way...but if it is just a style preferance, can't do anything bout that.

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Hey hey hey, take it easy!

1. Since you hate Rip the Jacker so much, it's likely you only listened to it a few times. Give it another spin and pay attention to just the beats. Not all of them are great but a lot of them are gems. Stoupe is thee shit. I dare you to make "Levitibus," "Showtime at the Gallows," and the second beat on "Poet Laureate II" with Fruity Loops.

2. Aesop Rock's flow and voice have gotten worse and worse since Float. Lyricism and artistic value are great but if your flow is shit and I can't stand to hear your voice, you're not a great rapper.

3. Slug is fine, it's Ant's inconsistent production that made God Loves Ugly boring.

 

Thanks but no thanks - I always buy my albums at my local DC++ shop.

Edit: Fruity loops, hahahaha

 

don't laugh fruityloops is no joke dude

hey we shop at the same store!

 

Dude, I can almost rhyme all of canibuses rhymes back to the beats they were recorded on. Sorry, the album is wack. He is off beat. Its wack. Period. The lyrical content may be good (and its nothing compared to his older stuff, or even Mic Club - which is amazing). It is just a bad fucking album with worse beats.
I happen to always be up in the air on aesops delivery, but in the end I think it works for his abstract lyrics. At least his stuff is on beat /versus/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

Lol, I can't believe ppl still listen to Canibitch ! He fell off a LONG time ago. Ever since LL raped his ass it's been downhill. Decent lyricist but nothing special.

 

Oh man, you can't be serious - even eminem said "if your not feeling Canibus, you don't like hip hop." He is one of the most amazing lyracists ever. LL won one round but canibus ripped the shit out of L.

 

Dean plz tell me you're joking ? Canibus ripped the shit out of LL !!? LL is still in the rap game tho, while Canibitch is selling cd's out the trunk of his whip in front of the barber shop. Big L is one of the best lyricists ever, Biggie, Rakim, Eminem... Those are lyricists.

Canibitch is decent but nothing ''amazing''. And speaking of Em, didn't he rape Canibitch too ? And even if he did say that "if your not feeling Canibus, you don't like hip hop." Since when was Em the ambassador of hip hop ?