The Year Roundup (Lets Do It Y'all!!)

[Lunatic]

Iight y'all I know someone started a similar thread to this one, but it had a catch

What do y'all think were the top 10 BEST albums released this year?? If u can't even fill out ur list, don't worry bout it LOL

me, personally I got Np fillin my list out, and i'm even gon drop some knowledge on some albums that will just get cut from my list

1. Chamillionaire - The Ultimate Victory - Hands down for me. Has "future classic" written all over it.
2. U.G.K - UnderGround Kingz - Same story as TUV. R.I.P. Pimp C, this album was the BEST possible way for U.G.K to end (still sad)
3. Lupe Fiasco - The Cool - still early, but i'm LOVIN it & #3 feels appropriate. Much better than his debut IMO
4. Kanye West - Graduation - Easily his best album so far. Every song is at least 4/5 for me besides barry bonds & drunk and hot girls.
5. WC - Guilty By Affiliation - Good album for HIS FANS. That's the best part bout it man, for his fans. Can't lose when that's you're strategy.
6. Common - Finding Forever - Simple: just another good, strong album by the chi-town legend.
7. Scarface - Made - Same case as Common, but the H-Town. A little short in length, and got a little weaker towards the middle-end.
8. Jay-Z - American Gangster - MUCH better than KC. Only songs from it that i ain't feelin are sweet, i know, say hello & the title track.
9. T.I. - T.I. Vs. T.I.P. - Just another solid disc from the king of the south. Here's to hopin it ain't his last as a free man.
10. Plies - The Real Testament - Great debut. Filled with bangers. Would be much higher on my list if it wasn't for so many songs that sound the same (friday + i am the club + money straight and goons lurkin + merkin season)

Great albums, but not good enough for the top 10:

50 Cent - Curtis - Think he dropped a good disc, better than the massacre. The WEAK club bangers on it (fire, peep show etc.) bring it down quite a bit though.
Beanie Sigel - The Solution - Flew under the radar a bit, but a solid disc. Best since his debut.
Butch Cassidy & Damizza - Back B4 You're Lonely - GREAT album. Unfortunately 10 ain't a whole lot, and this one just BARELY missed the list for me. Similar to WC's album in the way that it was STRICTLY for their already established fan base.
Cassidy - B.A.R.S - Also just barely missed the list. His best album so far. Replay value a bit of a problem though.
Freeway - Free At Last - Same story as Sigel's album.
DJ Drama - Gangsta Grillz: The Album - GREAT disc. Best DJ released album this year. Would easily be in my top 10 if it wasn't for the last few songs on the album.
J.Wells & Kurupt - Digital Smoke - GREAT beats. Lyrics were a bit of a problem though, Wells isn't fantastic, and Kurupt was so-so.
Talib Kweli - Ear Drum - Solid, just not solid enough for the top 10.
DPG - Dogg Chit - Their best album in a while.
Trae - Life Goes On -This H-Town legend stays consistent.

Slept On Albums

Boyz N Da Hood - Back Up N Da Chevy - Solid disc. MUCH better than their debut. Got some bangers on there.
Kurupt Presents: Tangled Thoughts - Philly 2 Cali - Solid album. Can't wait for their follow-up. Came close to making my top 10.
Nappy Roots - Inner State Music - Slept on because it was a internet release only. Another banger from these country boys.
Strong Arm Steady - Deep Hearted - Too bad they ain't with X no more. waited a long time for the debut and it was worth it.

Best Debut Album

Joell Ortiz - The Brick-Bodega Chronicles - Great album. Good setup for (here's hopin) his aftermath debut.

Over-Rated Album Of The Year

Devin The Dude - Waitin To Inhale - Probably gon catch some heat for it, but it was. Devin is GREAT, but he can do better.

Street Album/Mixtape Appreciation

Baby Down - Pushin a Cold Line - Great tape. Props to Styles and raptalk for this drop!!
Bishop Lamont - N*gger Noise - Classic. That's all i gotta say lol.
Bishop Lamont & Black Milk - Caltroit About just as good as N*gger Noise. That says a lot.
G. Malone - The Electric Chair - Damn good tape.
Meech Wells Presents: The New West Order -Lookin forward to many more of these!!
Saigon - The Moral Of The Story - Damn good setup for his debut. Hope it FINALLY drops.
Ray Cash - The Feds Are In Town -Great follow-up to what was a great debut LP last year. Lookin forward to his sophomore effort.
Taje - Hot Box 2 -Just as good, if not better as hot box 1.
Terrace Martin - Signal Flow - Best new producer on the scene. Can't wait for his major label debut.

Special appreciation goes to Crooked I for the hip-hop weekly series, it's been fantastic!!. Great of him to give away all them RIDICULOUSLY dope verses for free. Still waitin for the album, but we do have 2 albums filled with dope verses from him


I know there's TONS i missed and slept on (wu-tang, ghostface, blu & exile etc.) To be honest with y'all, i just don't feel ghostface style (here comes the haters). Im'a wait until I do the Wu-Tang discography to hear 8 diagrams & just haven't found the time to hear blu & exile, but i def. will.

The year ain't over yet though, Pope Mobile droppin on x-mas & that young rook & tone p tape!!

drop ya thoughts...

[K.Dub]

Too early for me!

[jeromechickenbone]

I'm probably forgetting some, but here's what I can think of right now:

Top Shelf - 8/8/88
Jeru The Damaja - Still Rising
Public Enemy - How to sell soul to a soulless people who sold their soul
UGK
Scarface
Devin
Chamillionaire
Marco Polo - Port Authority
Common



I haven't given the Wu album proper time, I'm still bumpin Face.  At a glance it seems like RZA has some Dre influence which probably rubbed off on him from the Cuban Linx 2 sessions.  I'm not sure how I feel about it yet.

Kanye's album was easily the most disappointing to me.  I listened the cd once, and I had to really force it.  I have no interest in hearing it again.  His debut was one of the best releases this century and he is a talented dude.  I respect him for his innovation on one hand, but his samples were too well known which I hate, and sonically the album didn't do it for me.  I think he misfired with this album.

Jay-Z's album sucked (not surprising, he's sucked for a minute now).

There is still good hip hop out there, but it is overwhelmed with all the garbage out there.  Trends, swagger, product placement, biting, ringtone rap, corporate dilution of the music, terrestrial radio, MTV / BET, superproducers, snap/trap/crack, etc. have all done more harm to Hip Hop than helped it in 2007.

Houston is a true leader as far as Hip Hop is concerned in my opinion.  Dumbfuck sheep think ATL is some mecca right now, but Houston is making WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY tighter shit.  They are making complete, original, thought provoking shit that real people can relate to, still know how party and bullshit and all without being corny and selling out.

Houston isn't scared to be themselves.

[Lunatic]

Dumbfuck sheep think ATL is some mecca right now, but Houston is making WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY tighter shit.  They are making complete, original, thought provoking shit that real people can relate to, still know how party and bullshit and all without being corny and selling out.

Houston isn't scared to be themselves.

the only reason ATL is "so hot" right now, is record sales. Not saying that it matters or it gives an artist talent, but it is true that Atl is killing the mainstream game right now (i know you specifically think that is a bad thing, just saying that's why are acting the way they do towards the Atl).

[jeromechickenbone]

Dumbfuck sheep think ATL is some mecca right now, but Houston is making WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY tighter shit.  They are making complete, original, thought provoking shit that real people can relate to, still know how party and bullshit and all without being corny and selling out.

Houston isn't scared to be themselves.

the only reason ATL is "so hot" right now, is record sales. Not saying that it matters or it gives an artist talent, but it is true that Atl is killing the mainstream game right now (i know you specifically think that is a bad thing, just saying that's why are acting the way they do towards the Atl).

The only people who think it's so hot right now are those that hear other people say it and are for some reason impressed that a grown ass man exploits teeny boppers for money.

The other thing that is fucking terrible and I hate hearing people do is lumping regions together like ATL / Houston / East / West blah blah blah.  I'm guilty of it too obviously.  All that does is seperate people and give false representation of the facts.  You can't lump put an artist like Cee Lo in the same class as Laffy Taffy just cuz they're from the same city.  Its fucking retarded.

[QuietTruth]

Albums:
1. Styles P - Super Gangster (Extraordinary Gentleman)
2. Raekwon Presents Ice Water - Polluted Water
3. DJ Envy & Red Cafe - The Co-Op

Mixtapes:
1. Mick Boogie & Busta Rhymes - Dillagence
2. Styles P - The Phantom Menace
3. J-Hood - The Rebirth
4. Styles P - The Ghost Story
5. Busta Rhymes - King Of The Remixes
6. DJ Premier Salutes James Brown - The Foundations Of Hip Hop
7. Papoose - Internationally Known
8. Two Five - Southside General Part 3
9. Papoose - Already A Legend
10. DJ Whiteowl Presents - 50 Cent Vs. Two Five

I buy alot and download most, fuckin' mixtapes. Lol.

[i B 2 QUIK 2 c]

Some of my favorites...

Prodigy - "Return of the Mac"
Statik Selektah - "Spell My Name Right"
Marco Polo - "Port Authority"
Ghostface - "The Big Doe Rehab"
Wu-Tang - "8 Diagrams"
Jay-Z - "American Gangster"
Kanye West - "Graduation"
Evidence - "The Weatherman LP"
WC - "Guilty By Affiliation"


Favorite Singles of the Year:

Devin feat. Snoopy and Triple Stacks - "What a Job"
Lupe feat. Matthew Santos - "Superstar"
Termanology - "So Amazing"
Alchemist feat. Locked-up P and Nina Sky - "Key to the City"
Juganot feat. Joell Ortiz and Uncle Murda - "En Why Cee"


PEACE!

[OchoCinco]

no order...

chamillionaire - ultimate victory
cassidy - BARS
kanye - graduation
kurupt/j wells - digital smoke
ghostface killah - big doe rehab
lupe fiasco - the cool
canibus - for whom the beat tolls
grafh- autografh
tech n9ne - misery loves kompany

ugk was dope but i rarely play it nemore

[Chamillitary Click]

i respect that you took the time to make the list luna, not to mention it was a good one. only complaint was the mixtape section. no MM3? either one? mixtape messiah 3 and mood muzik 3. and no styles or wu for the albums section? other than that, good list.

[Lunatic]

i respect that you took the time to make the list luna, not to mention it was a good one. only complaint was the mixtape section. no MM3? either one? mixtape messiah 3 and mood muzik 3. and no styles or wu for the albums section? other than that, good list.

yee homie it took a bit lol
i totally forgot bout those 2

[Chamillitary Click]

i respect that you took the time to make the list luna, not to mention it was a good one. only complaint was the mixtape section. no MM3? either one? mixtape messiah 3 and mood muzik 3. and no styles or wu for the albums section? other than that, good list.

yee homie it took a bit lol
i totally forgot bout those 2

np as long as the public knows that they shoulda made the list

[Lunatic]

LOL^
they know

[mrceo]

ugk was dope but i rarely play it nemore

How can you not?  That album is one of the best to bump in the trunk and filled with banger after banger

[Chamillitary Click]

ugk was dope but i rarely play it nemore

How can you not?  That album is one of the best to bump in the trunk and filled with banger after banger

[The-Leak (aka) kingwell (bka) JULES]

To be honest, I forget the first 2 quarters bro.  So my list would only be the last 6 months.

THE CO-OP
THE COOL
MOOD MUZIK 3 (this an album cmon!)
GRADUATION
BARS
FROM NUTHIN TO SUMTHIN
FINDING FOREVER