Jan 19, 2015

If we're talking strictly hip hop...

2000: MMLP
2001: Blueprint
2002: The Eminem Show
2003: Get Rich
2004: The College Dropout
2005: Late Registration but I have to shout out the Documentary & Be
2006: Hip Hop Is Dead
2007: Graduation
2008: Killer (Might have to go back and look at releases from this year though can't remember a lot of albums from it)
2009: MOTM1
2010: MBDTF
2011: Undecided
2012: GKMD
2013: Legends Never Die
2014: Undecided

 

Jan 19, 2015

2000 : Supreme Clientle/ MMLP / Stankonia / The Unseen / The Dynasty Vol : 1 / The Last of a Dying Breed / Yeaaah Baby!
2001 : The Blueprint / STILLmatic / The Realness / Word of Mouf /
2002 : Lord Willin' / The Fix / Come Home with Me / TES
2003 : The Vaude Villain / Get Rich or Die Tryin' / Shades of Blue / The Black Album
2004 : College Dropout / Madvillainy / The Grey Album / Purple Haze / No Said Date
2005 : Tha Carter II / The Documentary / The Mouse & The Mask / Late Registration
2006 : Fishscale / More Fish / Food & Liquor / h--- Hath No Fury
2007 : Below The Heavens / The Cool / Don't Quit Your Day Job / The Big Doe Rehab / Popular Demand / Graduation
2008 : Tha Carter III / White Van Music / Rising Down / 'Clin d' oeil' / The Bake Sale EP / The Death of Adam / Tronic / Lemons
2009 : OB4CL2 / 'Til The Casket Drops / So Far Gone / Black Out 2 / Boy Meets World
2010 : Thank Me Later / Distant Relatives / MBDTF / Sir Lucious Left Foot / The Stimulus Package / How I Got Over / Apollo Kids / A Badly Broken Code / Trunk Muzik 0-60 / Death is Silent / Friday Night Lights
2011 : Take Care / Cole World / Section 80 / Undun / Shaolin Vs Wu-tang / The Family Sign / Her Favorite Colo(u)r
2012 : Live From The Underground / GKMC / R.A.P Music / 4 Eva N a Day / Rare Chandeliers / The Mad Writer
2013 : Nothing Was The Same / Watching Movies With The Sound Off / Blue Chips 2 / 12 Reasons to Die ( The Brown Tape) / Saaab Stories / No Poison, No Paradise / Marci Beaucoup / Run The Jewels
2014 : Pinata / Ghost / Lord Steppington / The Wunder Kid / These Days / 2014 Forest Hills Drive / Neon Icon / The Orchid Days / PRhyme / My Krazy Life / Run The Jewels 2 - (Just to name a few from my top 25)

 

Jan 19, 2015

2015 -Eminem "Roots LP" lol Im early but hey a man can dream cant he?! (J Cole voice)

 

Jan 19, 2015

2014 had plenty of good music, haven't really taken time to compare ever release but 2014 Forest Hills Drive, Run The Jewels 2 & PRhyme were obvious standouts.

 

Jan 19, 2015

Takin it back a bit with some of my hip-hop favorites from 1987 - 2000:

'87 - Paid in Full / Criminal Minded
'88 - Follow the Leader / Strictly Business / Straight Outta Compton / Critical Beatdown
'89 - Unfinished Business / No One Can Do It Better
'90 - Funky Technician / Wanted: Dead or Alive
'91 - The Low End Theory / Death Certificate / Step in the Arena / We Can't Be Stopped
'92 - The Chronic / Daily Operation / Whut? Thee Album / Live and Let Die
'93 - Midnight Marauders / Doggystyle / 36 Chambers / Bacdafucup / The Bliss Album / In God We Trust / Enta Da Stage / No Need For Alarm
'94 - Illmatic / Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik / Ready to Die / 6 Feet Deep / Stress: The Extinction Agenda / AmeriKKKa's Nightmare / Regulate
'95 - Me Against The World / The Infamous / Dogg Food / All We Got Iz Us / Liquid Swords / E. 1999 Eternal / On Top of the World
'96 - All Eyez On Me / ATLiens / Reasonable Doubt / 7 Day Theory / h--- On Earth / Ridin Dirty / It Was Written / Muddy Waters / Nocturnal
'97 - Life After Death / The Equinox / R U Still Down / Ghetto D
'98 - Aquemimi / It's Dark and h--- Is Hot / The Dude / Moment of Truth / Life or Death
'99 - Chronic 2001 / Slim Shady LP / Black on Both Sides / Things Fall Apart / First Come, First Served / Internal Affairs / Operation: Doomsday
'00 - Marshall Mathers LP / Train of Thought / Mind Over Matter / Supreme Clientele / Sad Clown Bad Dub II / Let's Get Free

Safe to say my personal "golden age" of hip-hop was between 1993 and 1996. A couple down years followed, before picking up again with many great releases coming in 1999 and 2000. I'll take my favorite albums from this 14-year period over the next 14 years any day.

 

Jan 19, 2015

oh s--- your back !

what you think of the site?

 

Jan 19, 2015

thats some serious knowledge

 

Jan 19, 2015

I think it's great, I like this sites design a lot. Could use a bit more sections because the music sections pretty much 90% hip hop & I'm sad the DL section doesn't exist, I found a few reliable sites to get what I want when I want though so I'm not tripping lol.

 

Jan 19, 2015

Kendrick hasn't released a project since 2012, yet he kept his name on peoples lips. Chance the rapper was a flavour of the year rapper..

 

Jan 19, 2015

I wasn't writing a dissertation, just stating the Underachievers tape was far superior in the eyes of most cultured rap fans. If you want to discuss that further.. do so, my post was a 'would be' precursor for anyone to challenge that view.

 

Jan 19, 2015

I was born in 89 so i figured that was a good place to start. Probably forgot a few but only started listening to hip hop around 2002/3, I’ve always found my favourite period to be mid 90s. admittedly, my knowledge of hip hop during the 80s and and early 90s isn’t very good (besides NWA, De La and ATCQ). Also, these are personal favourites - not necessarily the best album.

1989: 3 Feet High & Rising - De La Soul
1990: People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm - A Tribe Called Quest
1991: Death Certificate - Ice Cube
1992: The Chronic - Dr. Dre
1993: Enter the 36 Chambers - Wu Tang Clan / Doggystyle - Snoop Dogg
1994: Illmatic - Nas
1995: The Infamous - Mobb Deep / Liquid Swordz - GZA / Only Built for Cuban Linx - Raekwon
1996: Ironman - Ghostface Killah / The Score - The Fugees / h--- on Earth - Mobb Deep
1997: The War Report - CNN
1998: Its Dark & h--- Is Hot - DMX / Black Star - Mos Def & Talib Kweli
1999: 2001 - Dr. Dre
2000: MMLP - Eminem / Supreme Clientelle - Ghostface / Violent by Design - Jedi Mind Tricks
2001: Stillmatic - Nas / Blueprint - Jay-Z
2002: The Eminem Show - Eminem
2003: Get Rich or Die Tryin- 50 Cent / Rip the Jacker - Canibus
2004: College Dropout - Kanye West
2005: The Documentary - The Game / Be - Common / Late Registration - Kanye West
2006: h--- Hath no Fury - Clips / Food & Liquor - Lupe Fiasco
2007: Graduation - Kanye West
2008: Carter III - Lil’ Wayne
2009: OB4CL II - Raekwon
2010: MBDTF - Kanye West
2011: Watch the Throne - Kanye & Jay
2012: Good Kid, Maad City -Kendrick Lamar
2013: Doris - Earl Sweatshirt
2014: My Krazy Life / Run the Jewels II/ Piñata (haven’t decided what I like better yet)

 

Jan 19, 2015

Because he chose not to. Not because he was forgotten about.
When Chance drops his debut album it will have plenty of hype.

 

Jan 19, 2015

Nah, it's because the rap community/media don't care, there's a reason his name wasn't mentioned on Control.

 

Jan 19, 2015

So thats why whenever he released a Social Experiment song it was trending.
He is getting alot of streams on soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/chancetherapper . Just because u dislike the artist your not looking at Chance's popularity impartially.

 

Jan 19, 2015

Chance is that n----- dont disrespect

he has bars, flow and can sing

 

Jan 19, 2015

2008 - The Carter 3 - Lil Wayne
2009 - Man on the Moon - Kid Cudi
2010 - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West
2011 - Section.80 - Kendrick Lamar
2012 - Good Kid M.a.a.D City - Kendrick Lamar/ Control System - Ab-Soul
2013 - Because The Internet - Childish Gambino/ Acid Rap - Chance The Rapper
2014 - Cilvia Demo - Isaiah Rashad

 

Jan 19, 2015

He's in the early B.O.B. lane tbh, not necessarily in terms of style but level-wise, Kendrick forgot he existed when he wrote Control. You never hear people talking about Chance like that, in the media or between fans; yes.. you're right, he does have a cult following but it doesn't transcend far enough into the rap game.

 

Jan 19, 2015

Chance and Bino fail to get respect for the gems they dropped

 

Jan 19, 2015

Much more important to have a cult following than to be talked about in the media which isn't even that important. The most important thing is the music & Acid Rap was crictically acclaimed.