How many decent releases did hip hop put out this year so far? ZERO

[Chad Vader]

Ratings roughly based on how many tracks I kept from each album.


Bay Area;
-The Jacka Tear Gas; 3.5/5
-T-Kash Brains All Over The Streets; 3.5/5
-ap9 I Am Legend; 3/5
-Mac Mall; Mac To The Future; 3/5
-Rich The Factor; Bucks Over Fame 2.5/5
-Yukmouth; The West Coast Don 2.5/5
-Reek Daddy; Super Thug 2.5/5
-Ray Luv; Death Wish 2.5/5
-P.S.D.; A Star Iz Born 2.5/5
-Guce; Giants & Elephants; 3/5
-Extreme; 25 Hours A Day; 3/5
-Del; Funk Man the stimulus package; 2.5/5
-The Conscious Daughters; The Nutcracker Suite; 2.5/5
-Brotha Lynch Hung; Suspicion V.2 2.5/5
-Brotha Lynch Hung; The Gas Station Mixtape; 3/5
-Big Lou; Mob Affiliated 2.5/5


LA;
-Tash; Control Freek; 3/5
-Spider Loc; Land of the lost Street Album; 3/5
-Spider Loc: King Of RnB 3 2/5
-Souls in Chains; Rebellious of the Sunrise 2/5
-Rome; My Demo; 3.5/5
-RBX; X2: The Digital Kush; 2.5/5
-Randam Luck; Graveyard Shift 3/5
-Magnificent Ruffians; Elevated Ruffians; 4/5
-Kam; PRESENTS FRUIT-PRUNO ; 3/5
-J.Wells; Digital Master vol 2.1; 2.5/5
-Inverse; So True EP; 3/5
-Hopsin: Haywire; 3.5/5
-Glasses Malone; Glasses Malone Presents monster's InK ; 3/5
-Kurupt; Tha Penagon, Vol. 1; 3/5
-Daz: Public Enemiez; 2.5/5
-Soopafly; Gotta Get This Money; 3/5
-quik/kurupt Blacqout; 3/5
-soul assasins; 3.5/5
-Taje; Hot Box 3; 3.5/5
-Omar Cruz; Hand of cruz; 3.5/5
-Warren G; 2.5/5
-Cypress Hill; Smoke N Mirrors; 3.5/5
-Crooked I; Slaughterhouse 3.5/5
-Bigg Steele; Pinky Ring Muzic 3/5
-big keboe (the hefe);  international hefe with 8starz ; 3/5
-Alchemist; Chemical Warfare; 3/5

NYC
-Raekwon ONQL2; 3.5/5
-X-Clan; Mainstream Outlawz; 3.5/5
-U God; Dopium 3/5
-Killah Priest; i Killed The Devil Last Night; 3/5
-Wu Tang Clan; Chamber Music 3/5
-Kool Keith; Tashan Dorrset 2.5/5
-Kool Keith; Present Project X 2.5/5
-Trife Diesel; Better Late Than Never 3/5
-Smif N Wessun; Welcome To Bucktown; 3/5
-Screwball; Blaq Out; 3/5
-Reks; More Grey Hairs 3/5
-Poison Pen; The Money Shot 2.5/5
-Nine; Quinine; 3/5
-Mobb Deep; The Safe Is Cracked; 3/5
-MF Doom; Born Like This; 3/5
-Method Man And Redman; Blackout! 2; 3/5
-Marco Polo & Torae; Double Barrel 3/5
-Maino; If Tomorrow Comes; 2.5/5
-M.O.P.; Searchin 4 Fame (Promo); 3/5
-Kenn Starr; It's Still Real...; 3/5
-Joe Budden; Padded Room; 3.5/5
-Jadakiss; The Last Kiss; 2.5/5
-Ja-Rule; The Mirror 2.5/5
-Hell Rell; Hell Up In The Bronx 3/5
-50 Cent; War Angel LP; 3/5
-50 Cent; Forever King; 2.5/5
-Frukwan-Sun Star; Greatness 3.5/5
-Fat Joe Jealous Ones Still Envy 2 (J.O.S.E. 2); 2/5
-Dub MD & Junclassic; Southside's Savior 3.5/5
-Dead Prez; Pulse Of The People (Turn Off The Radio Vol. 3); 3/5
-D-Block; No Security 2.5/5
-Chubb Rock & Wordsmith; Bridging The Gap 2.5/5
-Camp Lo; Stone And Rob: Caught On Tape 3/5
-Breez Evahflowin; Breez Deez Treez; 3/5
-Bathgate; Harlem Born Harlem Money 3/5
-Jay-Z Blueprint 3: 1.5/5
-Ghostface; 1.5/5
-KRS and Buckshot; 3.8/5


South;
-Willy Northpole; Tha Connect 2.5/5
-UGK; UGK 4 Life; 3.5/5
-Trae; The Diary 3/5
-Tha Realest; Witness Tha Realest; 3.5/5
-Stat Quo; The Invisible Man; 3/5
-Stat Quo; Checks & Balance 3.5/5
-Sol.illaquists Of Sound; No More Heroes 2.5/5
-Pastor Troy; Love Me Hate Me 1.5/5
-Mike Jones; The Voice 1.5/5
-Mddl Fngz; Smokin Wit Tha Enemy; 3/5
-Lord Infamous, T-Rock & II Tone; Blood Money 2/5
-Lil Keke; Seven-1-3 Vol. 2-Small Thangs To A Giant; 3/5
-Haystak; The Natural II; not available yet
-Gillie Da Kid; I Am Philly 1.5/5
-E.S.G; Digital Dope (The Reintroduction) 2/5
-Drake; Room For Improvement; 2.5/5
-Drake; Congratulations (The Prelude To Thank Me Later) 1.5/5
-Dorrough; Dorrough Music 1.5/5
-Cunninlynguists; Strange Journey Volume One 3/5
-Chamillionaire; Mixtape Messiah 7 3/5
-Big Mike; Serious As Can Be 3.5/5
-Archie Eversole; Back Like I Never Left 1.5/5
-Ace Hood; Ruthless 1.5/5

[dubsmith_nz]

How many times do you listen to each album? Damn that's a lot of music to listen too!

[Lunatic]

Raekwon
Slaughterhouse
KRS-One & Buckshot
MOP
Skyzoo

best ones off the top

[Chad Vader]

How many times do you listen to each album?

you mean,how many times I listen to each album before I decide what tracks I'll keep?
it depends,but usually a couple of times.
if it's about my;

Ratings roughly based on how many tracks I kept from each album.

which means those ratings ain't accurate.... but you sort of get the picture. 

Damn that's a lot of music to listen too!

you tell me 
I listen to music 24-7,the only time I take a break is when I eat. 
I try to check just about everything that drops.  ... I skip "whitey"  rap though... waste of time for my ears. 

[dubsmith_nz]

By "Whitey Rap" I'm guessing you mean the super commercial bullshit? lol. Damn 24/7, you must have a sweet job haha. I like that way of rating though, based on what tracks you actually keep

[Triple OG Rapsodie]

Just because you idiots don't listen to decent hip hop doesn't mean it isn't out there. I'm reasonably satisfied with this year.

I'm currently bumping Eyedea and Abilities - By The Throat, OB4CL2, Antipop Consortium - Fluorescent Black. And that's just this week.

[Booz]

Just because you idiots don't listen to decent hip hop doesn't mean it isn't out there. I'm reasonably satisfied with this year.

I'm currently bumping Eyedea and Abilities - By The Throat, OB4CL2, Antipop Consortium - Fluorescent Black. And that's just this week.

This is what I always tell people. When you have the time & passion to listen to music, you will find tons of great music...you just gotta search for it harder than these "big name" releases.
Haven't checked that Eyedea yet, gonna listen to right now.

[J.E.]

Update:

Blackout 2
Relapse
Crime Pays
BlaQKout
Deeper Than Rap
UGK 4 Life
The Last Kiss
OB4CL II
Slaughterhouse
Padded Room
Escape Route
Survival Skills
Blueprint 3

Still to come:

Seventh Seal
Street Hop

don't know if Budden(&Ortiz&Crooked) is dropping his album in 2009..
Relapse 2(?)



2009>>>2008 or 2007

[Portugoal]

Ratings roughly based on how many tracks I kept from each album.


Bay Area;
-The Jacka Tear Gas; 3.5/5
-T-Kash Brains All Over The Streets; 3.5/5
-ap9 I Am Legend; 3/5
-Mac Mall; Mac To The Future; 3/5
-Rich The Factor; Bucks Over Fame 2.5/5
-Yukmouth; The West Coast Don 2.5/5
-Reek Daddy; Super Thug 2.5/5
-Ray Luv; Death Wish 2.5/5
-P.S.D.; A Star Iz Born 2.5/5
-Guce; Giants & Elephants; 3/5
-Extreme; 25 Hours A Day; 3/5
-Del; Funk Man the stimulus package; 2.5/5
-The Conscious Daughters; The Nutcracker Suite; 2.5/5
-Brotha Lynch Hung; Suspicion V.2 2.5/5
-Brotha Lynch Hung; The Gas Station Mixtape; 3/5
-Big Lou; Mob Affiliated 2.5/5


LA;
-Tash; Control Freek; 3/5
-Spider Loc; Land of the lost Street Album; 3/5
-Spider Loc: King Of RnB 3 2/5
-Souls in Chains; Rebellious of the Sunrise 2/5
-Rome; My Demo; 3.5/5
-RBX; X2: The Digital Kush; 2.5/5
-Randam Luck; Graveyard Shift 3/5
-Magnificent Ruffians; Elevated Ruffians; 4/5
-Kam; PRESENTS FRUIT-PRUNO ; 3/5
-J.Wells; Digital Master vol 2.1; 2.5/5
-Inverse; So True EP; 3/5
-Hopsin: Haywire; 3.5/5
-Glasses Malone; Glasses Malone Presents monster's InK ; 3/5
-Kurupt; Tha Penagon, Vol. 1; 3/5
-Daz: Public Enemiez; 2.5/5
-Soopafly; Gotta Get This Money; 3/5
-quik/kurupt Blacqout; 3/5
-soul assasins; 3.5/5
-Taje; Hot Box 3; 3.5/5
-Omar Cruz; Hand of cruz; 3.5/5
-Warren G; 2.5/5
-Cypress Hill; Smoke N Mirrors; 3.5/5
-Crooked I; Slaughterhouse 3.5/5
-Bigg Steele; Pinky Ring Muzic 3/5
-big keboe (the hefe);  international hefe with 8starz ; 3/5
-Alchemist; Chemical Warfare; 3/5

NYC
-Raekwon ONQL2; 3.5/5
-X-Clan; Mainstream Outlawz; 3.5/5
-U God; Dopium 3/5
-Killah Priest; i Killed The Devil Last Night; 3/5
-Wu Tang Clan; Chamber Music 3/5
-Kool Keith; Tashan Dorrset 2.5/5
-Kool Keith; Present Project X 2.5/5
-Trife Diesel; Better Late Than Never 3/5
-Smif N Wessun; Welcome To Bucktown; 3/5
-Screwball; Blaq Out; 3/5
-Reks; More Grey Hairs 3/5
-Poison Pen; The Money Shot 2.5/5
-Nine; Quinine; 3/5
-Mobb Deep; The Safe Is Cracked; 3/5
-MF Doom; Born Like This; 3/5
-Method Man And Redman; Blackout! 2; 3/5
-Marco Polo & Torae; Double Barrel 3/5
-Maino; If Tomorrow Comes; 2.5/5
-M.O.P.; Searchin 4 Fame (Promo); 3/5
-Kenn Starr; It's Still Real...; 3/5
-Joe Budden; Padded Room; 3.5/5
-Jadakiss; The Last Kiss; 2.5/5
-Ja-Rule; The Mirror 2.5/5
-Hell Rell; Hell Up In The Bronx 3/5
-50 Cent; War Angel LP; 3/5
-50 Cent; Forever King; 2.5/5
-Frukwan-Sun Star; Greatness 3.5/5
-Fat Joe Jealous Ones Still Envy 2 (J.O.S.E. 2); 2/5
-Dub MD & Junclassic; Southside's Savior 3.5/5
-Dead Prez; Pulse Of The People (Turn Off The Radio Vol. 3); 3/5
-D-Block; No Security 2.5/5
-Chubb Rock & Wordsmith; Bridging The Gap 2.5/5
-Camp Lo; Stone And Rob: Caught On Tape 3/5
-Breez Evahflowin; Breez Deez Treez; 3/5
-Bathgate; Harlem Born Harlem Money 3/5
-Jay-Z Blueprint 3: 1.5/5
-Ghostface; 1.5/5
-KRS and Buckshot; 3.8/5


South;
-Willy Northpole; Tha Connect 2.5/5
-UGK; UGK 4 Life; 3.5/5
-Trae; The Diary 3/5
-Tha Realest; Witness Tha Realest; 3.5/5
-Stat Quo; The Invisible Man; 3/5
-Stat Quo; Checks & Balance 3.5/5
-Sol.illaquists Of Sound; No More Heroes 2.5/5
-Pastor Troy; Love Me Hate Me 1.5/5
-Mike Jones; The Voice 1.5/5
-Mddl Fngz; Smokin Wit Tha Enemy; 3/5
-Lord Infamous, T-Rock & II Tone; Blood Money 2/5
-Lil Keke; Seven-1-3 Vol. 2-Small Thangs To A Giant; 3/5
-Haystak; The Natural II; not available yet
-Gillie Da Kid; I Am Philly 1.5/5
-E.S.G; Digital Dope (The Reintroduction) 2/5
-Drake; Room For Improvement; 2.5/5
-Drake; Congratulations (The Prelude To Thank Me Later) 1.5/5
-Dorrough; Dorrough Music 1.5/5
-Cunninlynguists; Strange Journey Volume One 3/5
-Chamillionaire; Mixtape Messiah 7 3/5
-Big Mike; Serious As Can Be 3.5/5
-Archie Eversole; Back Like I Never Left 1.5/5
-Ace Hood; Ruthless 1.5/5

wtf, you really need a life

[Blood$]

Chad, just one little error... Willy Northpole is from Arizona, which isn't the South 

[you gon always be my latin queen bitch]

damn chad you be listenin to a gang of muzik from everywhere

[Blood$]

Chad, just one little error... Willy Northpole is from Arizona, which isn't the South 

he is? 
thanks for the info though,I have no clue who dude is so.... it's probably bad research from my side 
+1 

yeah haha, it's all good though, I could see how maybe the fact that he's on DTP maybe made you think he was from the South 

[Dre-Day]

wtf, you really need a life

http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?board=4.0

not sure what's worse Zuka 

[D-Nice]

damn chad you be listenin to a gang of muzik from everywhere

That is the only way to do it. Especially in this forum. People be getting tunnel vision and just listening to their favs all the time and think it is the greatest thing since sliced bread.

[D-Nice]

damn chad you be listenin to a gang of muzik from everywhere

That is the only way to do it.
Especially in this forum.
People be getting tunnel vision and just listening to their favs all the time and think it is the greatest thing since sliced bread.

 
Great recent examples; Jay-Z,Fat Joe and Ghostface 

I am a fan of Fat Joe's but after listening to his latest one I can't even co sign that shit. GET BACK TO WORKING WITH DITC!!!!!!!