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

[Elano]

Myka 9 Brother Ali, The Grouch & Eligh, P.O.S

jeebus. i been living an a cave. didnt even know they dropped. I must download.

i suggest you to download first myka9,its fuckin DOPE

[Chad Vader]

So what is the "whitey" rap I stay clear from?
  Rawkus records type of shit  

Big L? Pharoah Monche? Black Star? Common? Kool G Rap? Panacea? RA? You are missing out on some great artists.

I said type of shit
-Big L and Pharoah Monche; is straight
-Kool G .Rap; altough he was signed,I think few thinks of Rawkus when you mentions G.Rap. Juice crew legend


Hate;
-Black Star:  
-Common; super  

I don't think Ice Cube has very much of a less white fanbase than these rappers. I've seen his concerts.
Current gangster pop has more black audience (Lil Wayne, TI, etc).
But if you go to any old school gangster rap concerts you're guaranteed to see a whole lot of white people.

Sure,there's a lot of "whiteys" at Cube shows.... anyway,it's just an observation,that I found interesting.
hope you know what I mean by now?  

Plus I know for sure that Del and Doom don't have any less of a white audience than
  Mos Def
and
Talib Kweli.

Youīre probably right about that.....  
I can't front on Del,though. Dope voice and flow.
but again; hope you know what I mean by now?    

[Paul]

^^^^^ What century are you from lol

Sayin "Whitey" and "Coloured" people, lol

[Paul]

^^^^^ What century are you from lol

Sayin "Whitey" and "Coloured" people, lol

I did that on purpose   

I see 

[Elano]

Rae and Ghostface upcoming new albums are some of the best HH records released in YEARS 

[Paul]

Rae and Ghostface upcoming new albums are some of the best HH records released in YEARS 

They are my favourite albums this yaer

[Elano]

Rae and Ghostface upcoming new albums are some of the best HH records released in YEARS 

They are my favourite albums this yaer

These two records shits all over BP3,i can't choose one of the two at the moment as my fav.one....Rae's House of Flying Daggers is INCREDIBLE
The beats on the Rae's album are all killers,and i don't talk about they lyrics because we already know that Rae is a true master.
Now i'm listening to 10 Bricks and god damn i fuckin love it,the beat is a kick in the face and cappadonna comes hard as fuck

[Paul]

Rae and Ghostface upcoming new albums are some of the best HH records released in YEARS 

They are my favourite albums this yaer

These two records shits all over BP3,i can't choose one of the two at the moment as my fav.one....Rae's House of Flying Daggers is INCREDIBLE

It is

Raekwon - Walk Wit Me is my song of the year too, i cant believe its only on the European versions, would have been better fitted on the album instead of Canal Street

[Elano]

Rae and Ghostface upcoming new albums are some of the best HH records released in YEARS 

They are my favourite albums this yaer

These two records shits all over BP3,i can't choose one of the two at the moment as my fav.one....Rae's House of Flying Daggers is INCREDIBLE

It is

Raekwon - Walk Wit Me is my song of the year too, i cant believe its only on the European versions, would have been better fitted on the album instead of Canal Street

Do you know why its only in the euro version ? In the u.s. one is not even included as bonus track ?

[Paul]

not too sure

[G-Funk]

ZERO? thats a bit of an over-the-top statement don't you think?

[Invincible]

ZERO? thats a bit of an over-the-top statement don't you think?

For just decent, not classic or amazing or anything like that, its way over the top.

[rhythmalism]

I can't remember who said it before but 2009  >  2008 and 2007. Easily in my opinion!

'09's been a great year for hip-hop! better than past years.

[dubsmith_nz]

I can't remember who said it before but 2009  >  2008 and 2007. Easily in my opinion!

'09's been a great year for hip-hop! better than past years.

No doubt, and it can only get better

[Chad Vader]

you guys crazy 2008 >>>>>> 2009 (canīt remember what albums dropped in 07)



2009

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

2008

Chad Vader's favorites so far in 2008;

4 out of 5 albums
-Scarface; Emeritus 4/5 Chad Vader's review of Scarface; Emeritus
-Young Maylaysīs; The Real Coast Guard 4/5 Chad Vader's "The Real Coast Guard" review
-Devin The Dude; Smoke Sessions VOL 1. 4/5 Chad Vaderīs Smoke Sessions review
-Devin The Dude; Hi Life 4/5 Chad Vaderīs Hi Life review
-Mathmadix; The Mixtape 4/5 Chad Vader's "Mathmadix" review
-Khayree; iTunes instrumental albums 4/5 (not reviewed)
-6-2; Affiliated 4/5 Chad Vader's review of 6-2īs; Affiliated

3.5 out of 5 albums
-Paris' Acid Reflex 3.5/5 Chad Vader's; "Acid Reflex" review
-Bishop Lamont - The Confessional 3.5/5 Chad Vader's; "The Confessional" review
-8Ball and E.D.I; Doin' It Big 3.5/5 Chad Vaderīs Doin' It Big review
-D-Loc of the Coughee Brothaz; The Struggle 3.5/5 (not reviewed)
-Nas; untitled   3.5/5 (not reviewed)
-Nas: Nigger Mixtape 3.5/5 (not reviewed) Better than the album 
-LL Cool J; Exit 13 3.5/5 (not reviewed) Thereīs some weak cuts,but I got 10 out of 19 tracks from it on rotation... thatīs alright.
-Kool Keith; Dr.Dooom 2 3.5/5 not reviewed Kept 10 cuts out of 15
-Ras Kass; Institutionalized Volume 2 3.5/5 not reviewed
-Big Steele; Kneel & Kiss The Pinky Ring  3.5/5 not reviewed
-Dubb Union; House Shoe Music  3.5/5 not reviewed
-Taje; presents Get It Gang   3.5/5 not reviewed
-Crooked I; The Block Obama Mixtape   3.5/5 not reviewed
-Hittman; Big Hitt Rising  3.5/5   Chad Vaderīs review of Big Hitt Rising

3 out of 5 albums
-Erotic D; The Black Bruce Willis 3.7/5 Chad Vaderīs Black Bruce Willis interview
-Cold187um; "Fresh Out The Pen" 3/5  Chad Vader's "Fresh Out The Pen" review
-RBX; Broken Silence 3/5 Chad Vader's "Broken Silence" review
-Ice Cube- Raw Footage  3/5 Chad Vader's "Raw Footage" review
-Big Rocc; Shack Tight Vol.1 3/5 Chad Vaderīs "Shack Tight" review
-Squeak Ru - Fat World 3/5 Chad Vader's Fat World review
-Squeak Ru - Fat World 3/5 Chad Vader's Digital Fatworld review
-Ganksta Nip; Still Psycho 3/5   (not reviewed)
-K-Rino; The Other Side  3/5   (not reviewed)
-Focus (and Fokis); 20/20 EP   3/5   (not reviewed)
-Cory Mo; Still payin duez   3/5   (not reviewed)
-San Quinn; From A Boy To A Man; 3/5 Chad Vaderīs From A Boy To A Man breakdown
-KURUPT & ROSCOE - The Frank & Jesse James Story 3/5 Chad Vader's review of The Frank & Jesse James Story
-Fed-X - The Mob Made Me Do It 3/5 (not reviewed)
-Devin The Dude; Landing Gear 3/5 Chad Vaderīs Landing Gear review
-EPMD; We Mean Business 3/5 Chad Vaderīs  We Mean Business review
-Stat Quo; The Bailout 3/5 Chad Vader's The Bailout review
-Suga Free; Smell My Finger 3/5 (not reviewed)
-Haystack; Hard To Love 3/5 (not reviewed)
-Killer Mike; I Pledge Alligance To The Grind II 3/5 (not reviewed)
-Reks; Grey Hairs 3/5 (not reviewed)
-Yeuqran fka DA of Blacī Monks; SuthunBrothaFrummAnothaPlanet 3/5 Chad Vaderīs SuthunBrothaFrummAnothaPlanet review



Below average albums,that wont make my favorites list 
-The Game; LAX (not reviewed)
-Bun B; 2 trill (not reviewed)
-Snoop Dogg; Ego Trippin (not reviewed)
-Daz; Only on the left side (not reviewed)
-CROOKED I - Block Obama II Chad Vaderīs Block Obama review
-Tech N9ne: Killer (not reviewed) I kept only 9 out of 32 tracks 
-The Terrorists; Detonate The Landmines (not reviewed) I kept only 6 out of 18 tracks 
-Dubee_A.K.A_Sugawolf-Thizzmatic 1.5/5 Chad Vader's Thizzmatic review
-KRS-One's "Adventures In Emceein (not reviewed) I only liked 3 tracks 
-E40; The Ball Street Journal 2/5 (not reviewed) I kept 4 out of 19 tracks 


Other than these albums 6-2/Genacide and One Gud Cide/Twisted Black has been getting heavy spins this year.
I probably forgot a album or two.... but I covered most didn't I? 

itīs 2009,so itīs time to wrap up the year;

Best major album;
South;
-Scarface; Emeritus 4/5 Chad Vader's review of Scarface; Emeritus
West:
-Ice Cube- Raw Footage  3/5 Chad Vader's "Raw Footage" review
East:
-Nas; untitled   3.5/5 (not reviewed)

Best indie;
South;
-6-2; Affiliated 4/5 Chad Vader's review of 6-2īs; Affiliated
West;
-Paris' Acid Reflex 3.5/5 Chad Vader's; "Acid Reflex" review
East;
-Kool Keith; Dr.Dooom 2 3.5/5 not reviewed Kept 10 cuts out of 15


Best Street Album/Mix-tape
South;
-Devin The Dude; Smoke Sessions VOL 1. 4/5 Chad Vaderīs Smoke Sessions review
West;
-Young Maylaysīs; The Real Coast Guard 4/5 Chad Vader's "The Real Coast Guard" review
East;
-Nas: Nigger Mixtape 3.5/5 (not reviewed)



Related thread;
Your Top 10 Albums Of All Time (2009 Edition)