2009 a dope year for underground hip-hop

[Matty]

but a shit year for mainstream music.

real talk yo

[Chamillitary Click]

depends on the meaning of underground.

you mean like people who aren't played on the radio or people who really aren't known?

because i don't consider guys like Budden & Rae & Royce "underground" rappers.

but a young group like Inverse, dropping a dope ass CD; that shit was ill.

regardless of what you actually mean, either way it's true.

[J.D. Wykid, Esq.]

the undergound will always have a leg up on the pop shit.  always.  the only thing that mainstream has on the indies is some of the beats, other than that.......

[Action!]

hip-hop is always doing good whether it be commercially by the masses or the few

One can say mainstream hip-hop is doing good when you see a nas album or a jay-z or a ludachris album .   There's been a lot of club dominate hip-hop this past year.  Drake, Wale, Kid Cudi, Eminem, Jay-Z are few to hold it down on a mainstream level with lyrics and a message (even eminem). 

[Matty]

depends on the meaning of underground.

you mean like people who aren't played on the radio or people who really aren't known?

because i don't consider guys like Budden & Rae & Royce "underground" rappers.

but a young group like Inverse, dropping a dope ass CD; that shit was ill.

regardless of what you actually mean, either way it's true.

hard distinction to make. but i think my point is more about the obvious commercial music being really terrible (whereas in the past it has been pretty decent) and there being a higher percentage of less well known acts bringing out dope albums than say '08.

[Action!]

50
clipse
wale
kid cudi
jay-z
eminem

I know you don't like the 50, Eminem, or jay-z album.    What about the other 3?

[Chamillitary Click]

depends on the meaning of underground.

you mean like people who aren't played on the radio or people who really aren't known?

because i don't consider guys like Budden & Rae & Royce "underground" rappers.

but a young group like Inverse, dropping a dope ass CD; that shit was ill.

regardless of what you actually mean, either way it's true.

hard distinction to make. but i think my point is more about the obvious commercial music being really terrible (whereas in the past it has been pretty decent) and there being a higher percentage of less well known acts bringing out dope albums than say '08.

this is true.

hopefully the trend keeps up in '10.

50
clipse
wale
kid cudi
jay-z
eminem

I know you don't like the 50, Eminem, or jay-z album.    What about the other 3?

thought all of that was dope; Jay & 50 exceeding expectations & the rest meeting them, but they were somewhat high.

[Lunatic]

Skyzoo put out a dope underground album

[the ghost]

Souls of Mischief might just sneak into album of the year considerations too;)

[Matty]

50
clipse
wale
kid cudi
jay-z
eminem

I know you don't like the 50, Eminem, or jay-z album.    What about the other 3?

none of this stuff really. clipse are cool and while i can't really say yet, i don't think their new cd is as good as 'hell hath no fury'. kid cudi i did listen to a few times, not really my kind of vibe. got other music i'd rather listen to if i want something on the spacey chillout.

there has been some great stuff in '09:

chali 2na
dj honda H4
red and meth
slaughterhouse
blaqkout
M.O.P.
Cormega
De La Soul (nike promo LP)

new Souls of Mischief is sounding pretty fucking good too

[Meho]

I haven't heard the rest but Blackout 2, Blaqkout and Slaughterhouse were all one big disappointment.

[Episcop Cruel Cvrle]

^^ Slaughterhouse? For a debut album that was recorded in like one month I cant imagine why would you call it a disappointment, Im not lookin at this as a fan of Slaughterhouse or Crooked I,just as a fan of music,  production was tight, MC-ing part was great, some serious songs like Rain Dropz, great summer single The One,(Not Tonight couldve been a cool single too) they showed great chemistry as a group. Its true that album doesnt have a concept and that some songs are without it as well. But disappointment? Hell nah.

[double_a]

marco polo and torae was one of my favs this year
got more spins in my radio than anything else this year

[Episcop Cruel Cvrle]

Can we put OBFCL II as underground release

[K.Dub]

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