Apr 29, 2016

Classic album, just not among my top ten personal favorites.

 

Apr 29, 2016

I'll post the albums that almost made the cut in a few.

 

Apr 29, 2016

@mattagascar @El Ares @Maximus @Boyz N The Suburbs @Perry The Platypus @Mike Tyson @Pablo @Nuredin B @Michael Myers @Squid @Fire Squad @Ordinary Joel @Deadpool @MTY @Jakey @Jordan @Serg @Eyjafjallajokull @FlawlessT @Sav @swr @Enigma @Loyalty @Pato v2 @YDB @Iceman @Narsh @Radeem @Rodamon @Groovy Tony @Jerome @Maad City @Flacko @Mow @Daniel Shaw @A R T @Jehovah @Soldier @Koolo

Discounting albums from artists that were already on the list (My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, good kid, m.A.A.d city, American Gangster, Lord Willin'), here's a few albums that I was contemplating putting on the list:

Spoiler: Honorable Mentions

1. Digable Planets - Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space) (1993)

This was on my list til the last second. My second favorite jazz rap album after Midnight Marauders. I feel they get massively overlooked due to a relatively short career.

2. The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die (1994)

Speaks for itself. Probably the most timeless sounding album to come out of the 90s. It still sounds fresh today.

3. Outkast - southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (1994)

It was a toss up between this and Aquemini, but this one has a slight edge for me. Aquemini is probably their best, however.

4. Cam'ron - Purple Haze (2004)

I talked a lot about charisma in the Jay Z and Clipse write ups. It's only natural I'd love Cam for that reason as well.

5A. Rich g--- - Tha Tour Part 1 (2014)

5B. Isaiah Rashad - Cilvia Demo (2014)

5C. YG - My Krazy Life (2014)

I honest to god love all three of these albums...but I think I'm a little bit biased toward 2014 because it was the year I graduated from college and went on a cross-country road trip so I have a lot of great memories associated with these albums.
Edit: cuz narsh bitched I wrote these on the bus:
Givenchy and Flava sold me on Thug from first listen. Rich Homie Quan's contributions get overshadowed by Thug's but I'd argue he's just as good and the chemistry is what makes the tape. Listened to it every day on my road trip.

Cilvia Demo is a perfect night driving album and shows massive potential for Isaiah. It's the best non-Kendrick TDE album by far IMO. I listened to it driving through Tennessee at night in the winter and that turned it up to 1000 for me in terms of nostalgia (it came out my last quarter of college as well). Honestly this > TPAB.

My Krazy Life also came out my last quarter of college. It was one of those albums I checked out on an absolute whim, but ended up being one of the best choices I've ever made in terms of music. I love his and DJ Mustard's take on G-Funk. Kendrick stans are mad that another Compton artist made a narrative-based album but the similarities basically amount to that A. It's a narrative-based album, B. There's a song about a robbery, and C. They're both from Compton. Top 15 rap album of the 2010s tbqh

"GIMME A BLUNT THAT'S LACED, SPRINKLE SOME MOLLY IN IT WATCH ME TAKE THAT s--- TO MY FACE"

 

Apr 29, 2016

Sry I had to leave in a few min so I wanted to get it posted.