The ULTIMATE album prediction thread (Throwback Thread)

[R-Tistic]

I decided to do this, nothing serious, but what do you seriously expect each of these albums to be, especially with the hype surrounding them? I am predicting my "rating" for these albums, I haven't heard anything from them but I am just predicting how much I will like each one according to the past and how things have went.
Note: Do NOT take this seriously...I don't want to see "man u idiot they aren't even out yet, how do u say that is gonna be better than this?"

Rakim - Oh My God! 8/10. I know how dope Rakim is and Dre, and The Watcher and Addictive gave us a good taste. But for some reason, I don't really think it will be as extremely dope as we all hope for. Just as with Rakim's last album, everything we hear from Rakim will be dope, but nothing that will shock us because we have already heard the best that he can do.

Dr. Dre - Detox - 9/10. Yes...another West Coast classic, almost as many dope songs as Chronic 2001, and Dre's most diverse album ever. However, this album will not have the impact that the original Chronic, or 2001 had on the industry, and for the West Coast. This will be somethin we will ride to for a while, but just doesn't give you chills like when you first heard Doggystyle or The Chronic. Also, I predict Dre will not use much upcoming dope West Coast talent such as the Dogg Pound, Snoop, or Hittman, when nobody knew who they were. This may be a classic Hip Hop album, but the West won't celebrate it as much is it may want to.

Ice Cube's Aftermath Debut - 7/10 - Is Cube's career still of any value? Lyrically, Cube hasn't been himself since 96, and the fact that Dre may spend more time on other artists may make his album show that Cube's time is expiring. This will be better than the War and Peace collection, and will have dope songs to ride to, but nothing classic as Cube used to drop.

Suga Free - The New Testament - 9/10 - How does this get the same as Detox? A few reasons. For one, the hype around this album is nowhere near as much as Detox, and this album will come out of nowhere and shock those who were like "Suga Free who? That dude? He's iite." True, more tales of pimpin, and probably not much more. But so what? DJ Quik will provide party beats that are as dope as "Get Nekkid" "Y u bullshittin?" and Suga Free's humorous flows will keep you pressing repeat. This CD will be better than Street Gospel, which was classic other than a few mediocre songs. If promotion is right, people on different coasts will jump on his bandwagon.

Crooked I (Death Row release) - 6/10 - Damn....what some considered as the future of the west coast, comes with a very average album. Unlike most West Coast albums, The lyrical content is much better than the production....too bad the production almost takes a toll on the lyrics. Crooked I spits on some songs, but some songs make you wonder, what happened to the Crooked I we heard on old DPG songs that had us in shock? This album almost certifies Tha Row as being a wack label who will never again produce quality material.

[E. J. Rizo]

honestly this is how i feel......

Rakim- 10/10

Detox- 11/10

Cube- 9/10

50 Cent- 9/10

Suga Free- 9/10


yeah you seen right 11/10 for detox  

[R-Tistic]

honestly this is how i feel......

Rakim- 10/10

Detox- 11/10

Cube- 9/10

50 Cent- 9/10

Suga Free- 9/10


yeah you seen right 11/10 for detox  

lol damn...I hooope that is how all those albums turn out. My question is, if all of these albums were this dope...would the West rise again?

[closetothalimit]

Rakim - 10/10

Dre - 10/10

Cube - 8/10

Crooked I - 7/10

50 Cent - 5/10

only dre and cube will have any chance of selling through the roof and resurrect the west coast. rakim might, but he's east. even if dre and cube come back to the spotlight i dont reckon it will do much for other west coast artists

[Jome]

Rakim - 10/10

Dre - 10/10

Cube - 8/10

Crooked I - 6/10

50 Cent - 8.5/10

only dre and cube will have any chance of selling through the roof and resurrect the west coast. rakim might, but he's east. even if dre and cube come back to the spotlight i dont reckon it will do much for other west coast artists

50 Cent's album will probably be close to a masterpiece, but not quite there.
I fear that having Dre on the beats will make 50 relax too much and rely to much on the beats.

We all know Cube's capabilities, but is it too late in the career? And will Neptunes ruin the album?

I have no doubt whatsoever that DETOX & OMG will be instant hiphop-classics.

Crooked I is the most unsure about all of these, I start to wonder if he will be the next Ras Kass.. at least when it comes to sales.
Never really been a Suga Free fan, so I cant tell, but I find it kinda odd comparing him to these other releases.
And I dont think he will blow up neither, even how good Quik is on the beats.
Crooked I, Suga Free & Quik - They're all staying underground..

[EM28]

honestly this is how i feel......

Rakim- 10/10

Detox- 11/10

Cube- 9/10

50 Cent- 9/10

Suga Free- 9/10


yeah you seen right 11/10 for detox  

yeah i think those albums are gonna be good

peace

[mauzip]

Rakim- 8/10

Detox- 9.5/10

Cube- 8/10

50 Cent- 7/10

Suga Free- 9/10

[Twentytwofifty]

It's kind of funny when reading that people think that Suga Free's album will be better that Rakim's.

[R-Tistic]

It's kind of funny when reading that people think that Suga Free's album will be better that Rakim's.

Not even.....for one, real west coast fans love Suga Free...I'd rather hear Suga Free on a track than Rakim on average, just because of his humor and his shock appeal. Rakim is still dope but his reign was in the 80s....he's not as super dope as he was then.
Also, compare the last few albums, lyric and delivery wise, that Rakim did, compared to Suga Free...I mean lyrically he is mor complex but Suga Free is just a whole lot more entertaining.

[LyRiCaL_G]

rakim will be 9/10

dre - 9/10

ice cube 9/10

siga free 8/10

crooked i - 7.5/10

dunno really about how detox is gonna shape at the moment, and dre keeps holdin rakim back so he still aint fully happy with the way the album is so like that means it aint a classic yet.........but how long is dre and rakim willing to go back into the studio and do more tracks until they find a classic album, sooner or later one will get tired of it and either the album wont come out or they'll jus say fuck it, and release it without being fullt satisfied, but then again, u might find a classic album to

still aint fully sure how this will come out

ice cube, he wont dissapoint

crooked i, death row gon either fuck up his album if they put to many fake rappers on his joint

suga betta bring heat

peace

[gFuNkA]

Rakim- 7/10

Detox- 10/10

Cube- 9/10

50 Cent- dont care

Suga Free- 9/10

Crooked I - 7/10

[Lil Jay]

good post R-Tistic

[SikksTrey]

The Suga Free album is actually the one i anticipate the most...

[King Tech Quadafi]

I decided to do this, nothing serious, but what do you seriously expect each of these albums to be, especially with the hype surrounding them? I am predicting my "rating" for these albums, I haven't heard anything from them but I am just predicting how much I will like each one according to the past and how things have went.
Note: Do NOT take this seriously...I don't want to see "man u idiot they aren't even out yet, how do u say that is gonna be better than this?"

Rakim - Oh My God! 8/10. I know how dope Rakim is and Dre, and The Watcher and Addictive gave us a good taste. But for some reason, I don't really think it will be as extremely dope as we all hope for. Just as with Rakim's last album, everything we hear from Rakim will be dope, but nothing that will shock us because we have already heard the best that he can do.

Dr. Dre - Detox - 9/10. Yes...another West Coast classic, almost as many dope songs as Chronic 2001, and Dre's most diverse album ever. However, this album will not have the impact that the original Chronic, or 2001 had on the industry, and for the West Coast. This will be somethin we will ride to for a while, but just doesn't give you chills like when you first heard Doggystyle or The Chronic. Also, I predict Dre will not use much upcoming dope West Coast talent such as the Dogg Pound, Snoop, or Hittman, when nobody knew who they were. This may be a classic Hip Hop album, but the West won't celebrate it as much is it may want to.

Ice Cube's Aftermath Debut - 7/10 - Is Cube's career still of any value? Lyrically, Cube hasn't been himself since 96, and the fact that Dre may spend more time on other artists may make his album show that Cube's time is expiring. This will be better than the War and Peace collection, and will have dope songs to ride to, but nothing classic as Cube used to drop.

Suga Free - The New Testament - 9/10 - How does this get the same as Detox? A few reasons. For one, the hype around this album is nowhere near as much as Detox, and this album will come out of nowhere and shock those who were like "Suga Free who? That dude? He's iite." True, more tales of pimpin, and probably not much more. But so what? DJ Quik will provide party beats that are as dope as "Get Nekkid" "Y u bullshittin?" and Suga Free's humorous flows will keep you pressing repeat. This CD will be better than Street Gospel, which was classic other than a few mediocre songs. If promotion is right, people on different coasts will jump on his bandwagon.

Crooked I (Death Row release) - 6/10 - Damn....what some considered as the future of the west coast, comes with a very average album. Unlike most West Coast albums, The lyrical content is much better than the production....too bad the production almost takes a toll on the lyrics. Crooked I spits on some songs, but some songs make you wonder, what happened to the Crooked I we heard on old DPG songs that had us in shock? This album almost certifies Tha Row as being a wack label who will never again produce quality material.

good post, i kinda agree wit ya cuz.....

[R-Tistic]

Also, something else I thought about.

Dre's last few projects turned out to bomb in one way or another. Hittman never came out, same with King Tee and someone else. Truth Hurts came out, and even tho Dre barely did any production, the album was weak. Also, Knoc'Turnal seemed to be under Dre's wing, and I donno what the fuck made this album turn from a 16 track album to 7 track LP, but this shit bombed too. I know Dre has focused his time on Rakim and Detox, and now Cube, but remember he was supposed to be doin NWA too and he said he wasn't satisfied with the results? I really wonder what's goin on with Dre right now.