What Y'all Think Of 2006?

[Raphael]

daaamn cant wait for these albums:
Juvenile - Gang Bang
Ice Cube - Last Throw Of Tha Dice
Twista - Adrenaline Rush 2010
Bishop Lamont - The Reformation
Busta Rhymes - The Devil's Cry
Kanye West - Graduation
Petey Pablo - Same Eyez On Me
M.O.P. - Yearly Physical
T.I. - T.I. Vs T.I.P.
Lil Wayne - The Carter III
Dr. Dre - Detox
Juelz Santana - Back To Buisness
Papoose - The Nacirema Dream
Chamillionaire - The Ultimate Victory
Obie Trice - Bottom's Up
Three 6 Mafia - Tha Last Walk

[Elevz]

To be really honest? 2006 kinda sucked for me. Thank God I've been digging deep into the crates of musical history to keep me satisfied. This year's hip-hop has barely been noteworthy at all to me; just a few albums deserve a mention here:

The Roots - Game Theory
Kinda weird musically, and at first I didn't really like it a lot, but it grew on me rapidly. Album of the year to me.

Dr. Octagon - The Return of Dr. Octagon
...a really odd mixture of electronic sounds with hip-hop.

Jay Dee - Donuts
A beat tape, but so damn enjoyable it's unheard of.

Ghostface - Fishscale
Smooooooooth on the rhymes and beats. I liked it.

Army of the Pharaos - The Torture Papers
Emceeing is alive! A large pack of rappers: a great bunch of talented ones, although there's clearly some less talented ones also part of the group... A satisfying result overall, and unfortunately this project was majorly overlooked...

Nas - Hip Hop Is Dead
Funny how Nas managed to stir up a hype simply by the name of his album. The content is rather consistent: there's very few standout tracks, while at the same time there's no weak spots on the album. The question remains: why the hell is Snoop on this album? Funny to note on the other hand how Game and Nas make a very good combination for verse trading, and how about Chrisette Michele's soulful hook on "Can't Forget About You"? I'm definately looking to hear more from her. HHID has some good verses by Nas, but it's never outstanding. That's typical for the state of rap music if you ask me.

M-1 - Confidential
Kinda weird because M-1 took the spice out of the album to make it easier to digest for the masses... Yet what remains are some spiritually uplifting rhymes, mostly spit on smooth beats. Could have been so much more; ended up as "simply a nice album".

And then there's the vast majority of the albums that could be listened to without having to force yourself to skip to the next track... K-OS, Jay-Z, J Dilla's "The Shining", AZ, Hi-Tek, Busta Rhymes, Murs, OutKast, The Game... All could have been so much more. I have yet to listen to the new BCC and JMT albums. I'll be attending their concerts in 2007, so I hope they bring some heat...

All in all, there's only one conclusion for me to pull out of all this. The album of the year 2006 to me isn't a hip-hop album. Koop's nu-jazz effort "Koop Islands" (with an extremely gay album cover) easily takes the title, with its touching rhythms and spiritual lyrics.

[Kill]

So Detox is coming in 2007.   



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Well, as for '06, I haven't been listening to a lot of hiphop, but I liked most albums that I bought this year. But that's stuff like Arctic Monkeys and Thom Yorke which doesn't really fit this topic...

my fav HipHop album of 2006 tho (of the few I've heard): Game Theory

[gav09]

2006 has bin a good year! I picked up:

E-40 - My Ghetto Report Card
Tha Dogg Pound - Cali Iz Active
Ice Cube - Laugh Now, Cry Later
Busta Rhymes - Big Bang
DMX - Year Of The Dog... Again
Obie Trice - Second Rounds On Me
Daz Dillinger - So So Gangsta
Ludacris - Release Therapy
Xzibit - Full Circle
The Game - Doctor's Advocate
Jay-Z - Kingdome Come
Snoop Dogg - The Blue Carpet Treatment
Nas - Hip Hop Is Dead
Eminem Presents - The Re-Up


Lookin 4ward 2 these 4 nxt year tho!

Young Buck - Buck The World
Chamillionaire - The Ultimate Victory
Redman - Red Gone Wild
Dr. Dre - Detox
Stat Quo - Statlanta
Ca$his - A Talk With Ca$his
Kanye West - Graduation
Bishop Lamont - The Reformation
Busta Rhymes - The Devil's Cry
Ludacris - Theater Of The Mind
D-12 - The Ambition
Ice Cube - Last Throw Of Tha Dice
Bone Thugs N Harmony - Strenght And Loyality
Bobby Creekwater - A Brilliant Mistake
Obie Trice - Bottom's Up
Rakim - The Seventh Seal
Raekwon - Only Built For Cuban Linx II

[Oklin]

Lookinh forward to these:

Talib Kweli - Eardrum
Ghostface Killah & MF DOOM - Swift & Changeable
Redman - Red Gone Wild
Common - Finding Forever
Papoose - The Nacirema Dream
Dr. Dre - Detox
Bishop Lamont - The Reformation
Ice Cube - Last Throw Of Tha Dice
Rakim - The Seventh Seal
Raekwon - Only Built For Cuban Linx II

[Elevz]

I'm surprised to see some people are actually thinking Redman's ever dropping

[wcsoldier]

^^ yep Redman, Joe Budden , Saigon, Crooked I won't drop, I doubt Pap will too.. same with Raekwon

[The 18th Letter]

^^ yep Redman, Joe Budden , Saigon, Crooked I won't drop, I doubt Pap will too.. same with Raekwon

Raekwon is defintive dropping, can't see why it shouldn't

[QuietTruth]

^ And I can't see why Papoose wouldn't either?

[The 18th Letter]

Ye, Papoose will definitive drop his album.. And that album is gna be sick, the freestyle with hot rod that recently got on the net that was nuthin' but fire. I wonder how he breathed towards the end he spitted those words like sum' fuckin' automatic.. Unbeliveable

[Elevz]

^^ yep Redman, Joe Budden , Saigon, Crooked I won't drop, I doubt Pap will too.. same with Raekwon

Raekwon is defintive dropping, can't see why it shouldn't

One word: Aftermath

Means it might drop around March 2008 if we're lucky.