*Vote on the New Poll!!!*- The Chronic vs. Illmatic

[suckaa free]

I prefer The Chronic without a doubt

Illmatic is great lyrically, but the beats are kinda lacking IMO.....Ther overall sound of the album just isn't on the same level as The Chronic IMO

so most people say illmatic was a better album lyrically...are you guys taking account that Snoop had a large impact on the Chronic lyrically, or are you guys only judging the lyrics as Nas vs Dre, instead of Nas vs Dre & Snoop?

[Just Another Sunny day in California]

Chronic, hands muthafuckin down.  The chronic was the first album i ever listened to back when i was about 6 years old.  I remember my older brother playing the tape and i still remember those famous words "this is dedicated to my niggas that was down since day one...welcome to death row"  Lyrically it isn't the same as Illmatic but Snoop on the tracks with his dope lyrics and smooth flow on Dre's beats makes up for the lacking on good lyrical content on the Chronic

[Juronimo]

I prefer The Chronic without a doubt

Illmatic is great lyrically, but the beats are kinda lacking IMO.....Ther overall sound of the album just isn't on the same level as The Chronic IMO

so most people say illmatic was a better album lyrically...are you guys taking account that Snoop had a large impact on the Chronic lyrically, or are you guys only judging the lyrics as Nas vs Dre, instead of Nas vs Dre & Snoop?

Of course. Snoop came correct with his as did Kurupt, RBX, Daz and the Lady of Rage. You can't really put their lyrics on the same level as Illmatic. Illmatic was next level shit.

Rappers I monkey flip 'em with the funky rhythm I be kickin
Musician, inflictin composition
of pain I'm like Scarface sniffin cocaine
Holdin a M-16, see with the pen I'm extreme, now
Bulletholes left in my peepholes
I'm suited up in street clothes
Hand me a nine and I'll defeat foes
Y'all know my steelo with or without the airplay
I keep some E&J, sittin bent up in the stairway
Or either on the corner bettin Grants with the celo champs
Laughin at baseheads, tryin to sell some broken amps
G-Packs get off quick, forever niggaz talk shit
Remeniscing about the last time the Task Force flipped
Niggaz be runnin through the block shootin
Time to start the revolution, catch a body head for Houston

I sip the Dom P, watchin Gandhi til I'm charged
Then writin in my book of rhymes, all the words pass the margin
To hold the mic I'm throbbin, mechanical movement
Understandable smooth shit that murderers move wit
The thief's theme, play me at night, they won't act right
The fiend of hip-hop has got me stuck like a crack pipe
The mind activation, react like I'm facin time like
'Pappy' Mason with pens I'm embracin
Wipe the sweat off my dome, spit the phlegm on the streets
Suede Timb's on my feets, makes my cypher, complete
Whether crusin in a Sikh's cab, or Montero Jeep
I can't call it, the beats make me fallin asleep
I keep fallin, but never fallin six feet deep
I'm out for presidents to represent me (Say what?)

[Sikotic™]

I'm one of the few that was never a big Illmatic fan. I respect it's importance in hip-hop and ain't disputing that, but its not a favorite of mine.

The Chronic

[Active Ingredient]

ive spun chronic 10x more than illmatic and will continue to

[Just Another Sunny day in California]

I'm one of the few that was never a big Illmatic fan. I respect it's importance in hip-hop and ain't disputing that, but its not a favorite of mine.

The Chronic

yup and "if you ain't down with that, shut your God Damn ass up" and that's straight from the Spirit of Truth

[Sikotic™]

Cut dat bitch off!

[BizzyR.I.P.]

Cut dat bitch off!

Are ya laughing beeyatch? Ya find it funny?

[J$crILLa]

CHRONIC = better album period

[Jip]

I'm one of the few that was never a big Illmatic fan. I respect it's importance in hip-hop and ain't disputing that, but its not a favorite of mine.

The Chronic

i think the same ^^

but illmatic put me too sleep

the chronic, well, is awesome 

[Lord Funk]

i dunno.. chronic has its weak point for me. dont get me wrong its still an amazing album.. but illmatic holds the #1 spot for me. i can listen to that shit on straight repeat for hella days.

Yep. The Chronic impacted my life and music tastes more, but over the long-term I feel Illmatic is simply a better, more rounded album. To be honest, when I listen to dre's album today, it sounds kind of old fashioned lol... Illmatic has that 'timeless' feel to it.

[PiLL CliNtOn]

the chronic, no fucking doubt

[Sweet & Tender Hooligan]

Chronic definetely.....the whole Deathrow camp were at the very top of their game. Illmatic stil a classic tho, obviously.

[Digital Pimpin']

Both dope albums, but I rarely get the urge to bump Illmatic, even if it "critically acclaimed".

The Chronic on the other hand is constantly on rotation at home or on my Walkman, so for that reason I would go for Chronic.

[Eihtball]

The reason more people bump "The Chronic" is because it's basically a party album; you can turn off your brain and just have fun.  "Illmatic" is conscious and intelligent.  So the logical conclusion is that the people who prefer "Illmatic" are smarter than the people who prefer "The Chronic".