Feb 18, 2015

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Had this idea for a topic that I think would be a great way to get a general idea of sectioneighty's taste in rap and possibly expose people to new music. I'll start with only rap albums since that's what's most popular here, but I might move onto other genres depending on how popular this is/isn't:

Every day or two (or whenever I feel like updating if we get good discussion/I forget) I'll update the topic title with a new album. Everyone rates the album out of ten and writes a blurb about why they gave the album that rating. I'm not asking for an in-depth review, just a sentence or two about why you like or dislike the album. At the end of each rating period, I'll add up all the scores and post sxn80's average score for said album. Other mods feel free to update this topic with another album if I forget.

Rules:
1. Bold your rating so it's easier for me to see.
2. Don't rate an album if you haven't listened to it at least a few times.
3. I won't count your rating if you don't write a blurb.
4. Feel free to nominate an album you want to see rated by sectioneighty.

1. [2/18/15] Isaiah Rashad - Cilvia Demo: 8.1 based on 18 ratings
2. [2/20/15] Rich g--- - Tha Tour Part 1: 7.2 based on 12 ratings
3. [2/22/15] Big Boi - Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty: 8.1 based on 12 ratings
4. [2/24/15] Big Sean - Dark Sky Paradise: 6.9 based on 18 ratings
5. [2/25/14] Danny Brown - ---: 8.5 based on 11 ratings
6. [2/27/15] Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III: 7.3 based on 12 ratings
7. [3/4/15] Souls of Mischief - 93 'til Infinity: 8.7 based on 5 ratings
8. [3/11/15] Clipse - Lord Willin': 7.9 based on 8 ratings
9. [3/25/15] Cozz - Cozz & Effect: 7.6 based on 10 ratings
10. [4/6/15] The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde: 8.3 based upon 10 ratings
11. [10/21/15] A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders: 9.1 based upon 8 ratings
12. [10/24/15] A$AP Rocky - At.Long.Last.A$AP: 6.9 based upon 19 ratings
13. [11/1/15] Lil Herb - Welcome to Fazoland: 8.4 based upon 5 ratings
14. [1/5/16] Jay-Z & Kanye West - Watch The Throne: 7.5 based upon 5 ratings
15. [1/8/16] Lupe Fiasco - The Cool: 8.6 based upon 7 ratings
16. [1/13/16] Outkast - Stankonia: 7.6 based upon 7 ratings
17. [1/19/16] Future - Pluto: 7.1 based upon 10 ratings
18. [1/23/16] T.I. - King: 8.5 based upon 7 ratings
19. [1/29/16] Action Bronson - Blue Chips 2: 6.3 based upon 10 ratings
20. [2/7/16] 2Pac - Me Against The World: 9.0 based upon 11 ratings
21. [4/7/16] Eazy-E - Str8 Off Tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton: 5.8 based upon 6 ratings
22. [5/29/16] Freddie Gibbs - Shadow of a Doubt: 8.3 based upon 16 ratings
23. [5/31/16] Scarface - The Fix: 9.3 based upon 6 ratings
24. [6/4/16] Eminem - The Slim Shady LP: 7.9 based upon 24 ratings
25. [6/6/16] Kevin Gates - Luca Brasi 2: 8.6 based upon 13 ratings
26. [6/9/16] 50 Cent - The Massacre: 7.3 based upon 20 ratings
27. [6/16/16] YG - My Krazy Life: 7.9 based upon 26 ratings
28. [6/19/16] Dr. Dre - The Chronic: 9.2 based upon 19 ratings
29. [7/4/16] French Montana - Wave Gods: 8.6 based upon 7 ratings
30. [7/8/16] Joey Bada$$ - Summer Knights: 7.1 based upon 15 ratings
31. [7/12/16] Nas - It Was Written: 9.1 based upon 15 ratings
32. [7/23/16] Gucci Mane - The State vs. Radric Davis: 7.5 based upon 7 ratings
33. [7/27/16] UGK - Super Tight: 8.4 based upon 8 ratings
34. [7/30/16] Travi$ Scott - Days Before Rodeo: 7.5 based upon 15 ratings
35. [8/11/16] RERATE: Rich g--- - Tha Tour Part 1: 8.9 based on 11 ratings
36. [10/26/16] Chief Keef - Finally Rich: 7.8 based upon 7 ratings
37. [1/4/17] Crime Mob - Crime Mob: xx based upon xx ratings

 

Oct 22, 2015

BUMP. With all the dumb s--- going on recently I've spent too much time monitoring children in OT and not enough time discussing music, which is what I'm here for primarily. This was one of my favorite topics, so I'm reviving it. Rules pasted form the first page:

Every day or two (or whenever I feel like updating if we get good discussion/I forget) I'll update the topic title with a new album. Everyone rates the album out of ten and writes a blurb about why they gave the album that rating. I'm not asking for an in-depth review, just a sentence or two about why you like or dislike the album. At the end of each rating period, I'll add up all the scores and post sxn80's average score for said album. Other mods feel free to update this topic with another album if I forget.

Rules:
1. Bold your rating so it's easier for me to see.
2. Don't rate an album if you haven't listened to it at least a few times.
3. I won't count your rating if you don't write a blurb.
4. Feel free to nominate an album you want to see rated by sectioneighty.

As for the last album...

Based upon 10 ratings, SectionEighty gives Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde an 8.3

Next up...

[10/23/15] A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders


I decided to start back up with an album most people (hopefully) have heard. Tagged a bunch of people from last time and some noobs who I think may wanna participate. I'm gonna get Koolo to make a group to join so that we yall never have to get tagged again if you don't care about this.

@Narsh @Skippy @Flacko @Meero @Fire Squad @Five Star @Tha Story @WPG @Swizz @Bleed @Jet @Changeling @JCinator @Fazers @Joshua Smoses @Kvp187 @MTY @Radeem @Charlie Strangelove @Peter Parker (RIP) @Ordinary Joel @Maximus @Oliver Queen @Mano @Jakey @FreeAgent @Worm @captain awesome @Luke @Saladin @Loyalty etc etc

 

Jun 16, 2016

Based upon 20 ratings, SXN80 gives The Massacre a 7.3.

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In honor of Still Brazy...

[6/16/16]
YG - My Krazy Life [2014]

 

Jun 9, 2016

Based upon 13 ratings, SXN80 gives Luca Brasi 2 an 8.6.

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Well, we made it to 25! I wanna do some more stats later but here's the albums in ranked order:

1. Scarface - The Fix: 9.3 based upon 6 ratings
2. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders: 9.1 based upon 8 ratings
3. 2Pac - Me Against The World: 9.0 based upon 11 ratings
4. Souls of Mischief - 93 'til Infinity: 8.7 based on 5 ratings
5. Kevin Gates - Luca Brasi 2: 8.6 based upon 13 ratings

6. Lupe Fiasco - The Cool: 8.6 based upon 7 ratings
7. Danny Brown - ---: 8.5 based on 11 ratings
8. T.I. - King: 8.5 based upon 7 ratings
9. Lil Herb - Welcome to Fazoland: 8.4 based upon 5 ratings
10. Freddie Gibbs - Shadow of a Doubt: 8.3 based upon 16 ratings

11. The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde: 8.3 based upon 10 ratings
12. Isaiah Rashad - Cilvia Demo: 8.1 based on 18 ratings
13. Big Boi - Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty: 8.1 based on 12 ratings
14. Eminem - The Slim Shady LP: 7.9 based upon 24 ratings
15. Clipse - Lord Willin': 7.9 based on 8 ratings

16. Cozz - Cozz & Effect: 7.6 based on 10 ratings
17. Outkast - Stankonia: 7.6 based upon 7 ratings
18. Jay-Z & Kanye West - Watch The Throne: 7.5 based upon 5 ratings
19. Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III: 7.3 based on 12 ratings
20. Rich g--- - Tha Tour Part 1: 7.2 based on 12 ratings

21. Future - Pluto: 7.1 based upon 10 ratings
22. A$AP Rocky - At.Long.Last.A$AP: 6.9 based upon 19 ratings
23. Big Sean - Dark Sky Paradise: 6.9 based on 18 ratings
24. Action Bronson - Blue Chips 2: 6.3 based upon 10 ratings
25. Eazy-E - Str8 Off Tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton: 5.8 based upon 6 ratings

The average rating is 7.9.

Gonna be gone this weekend, so I'll do one that's a bit more controversial in terms of ratings so we can get some good discussion. I'll be back to change this Tuesday (though Joel/Fire Squad/Boyz/whoever feel free to change before then if you have an idea:

[6/9/16]
50 Cent - The Massacre [2005] ( @Mike Tyson )

 

Jun 4, 2016

Based upon 6 ratings, SXN80 gives The Fix a 9.3.

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Note: Because this is an Eminem album, I'm gonna require a few sentences at minimum for your rating to count in order to curb blind hatred/stanism. Also, if anyone tags EminemSXN I'm banning you from this thread for life.

[6/4/16]
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP [1999]

 

Jul 12, 2016

That's a great start! Bumping in the whip is one of rap's most sought qualities. However, "lit" is a term usually used to describe contemporary rap. I'd like to see you justify its usage for a classic 90s album. Also, I might consider tweaking the rating a little big as you rewrite. I will have office hours later today if you need more 1on1 help.

 

Aug 12, 2016

^obviously never smoked a stunna blunt (the big dogs)

 

Jul 30, 2016

Based upon 8 ratings, SXN80 gives Super Tight an 8.4.

@RateThisAlbum what is sxn80's general consensus on Travi$ Scott these days? In a world where @Trippy Skippy finally sees him as a fraud, who knows!

[7/30/16]
Travi$ Scott - Days Before Rodeo [2014]

 

Jun 9, 2016

Great work on this so far @BigCountry

7.5/10

Love this album but it's overly long. Nostalgia definitely keeps me loving this, so many catchy songs. But towards the end it feels like it should have been only like 15 tracks. Also I was bummed when I bought the deluxe edition that had a music video for each song and they were all low-budget videos (as far as I remember). However the first half of the album is I still remember hearing it blaring out of a guy's car in the Wendy's drive-thru the week it came out, when I worked there.. and I was like hey I have that cd and it was bumpin'

The Hate It or Love It remix is still a fave of mine. Was it the only song with all 5 G-Unit members (at the time) on it?

 

Jun 6, 2016

Based upon 24 ratings, SXN80 gives The Slim Shady LP a 7.9.

@RateThisAlbum at Soldier's request...

[6/6/16]
Kevin Gates - Luca Brasi 2 [2014]

 

Jun 4, 2016

I, like many users here, used to be a huge stan. These days I don't find myself listening to Eminem very often, but when I do, it's pretty much 100% this album. It's a great showcasing of his technical ability without it sounding rappity rap-y for the sake of being rappity rap-y (Rock Bottom is a good example). He was actually funny back then, and I think it strikes the perfect balance between the cartoonish violence of the Slim Shady character (I'm Shady, Just Don't Give a f---), with his more introspective songs (If I Had, Rock Bottom), and narrative driven ones (Brain Damage, As the World Turns). The dated shock value/skits bring it down a bit...as a 25-year-old, listening to someone (who was older than me when he wrote it) rap about raping someone just does not do anything for me.

8/10

 

May 31, 2016

Based upon 16 ratings, SXN80 gives Shadow of a Doubt an 8.3.

@RateThisAlbum remember to write a blurb or your vote won't be counted.

[5/31/16]
Scarface - The Fix [2002]