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Dogg Ly Dogg

Essentials albums of 1997 - A retrospective
« on: January 05, 2017, 09:44:37 AM »
As we are entering 2017, our favorites albums from 1997 are turning 20 so I wanted to do a retrospective of that year and I want to listen to the essential albums of that year.
So far I came up with that list below, I know most of em but I got to admit there are some I never heard of... so please feel free to comment, suggest albums etc.

2-Def - Str-8 Doin Tha Fool
2Pac - R U Still Down ? (Remember Me)
3X Krazy - Stackin' Chips
5th Ward Boyz - Usual Suspects
8Ball & MJG - Lyrics Of A Pimp
Aesop Rock - Music For Earthworms
Al Kapone - What Cha Got
Ant Banks - Big Thangs
Artifacts - That's Them
Atmosphere - Overcast
B.G. - Chopper City
B.G. - It's All On U Vol.1
B.G. - It's All On U Vol.2
Big Mike - Still Serious
Body Count - Violent Demise : The Last Days
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - The Art Of War
Boot Camp Clik - For The People
Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. - Angry Samoans
Brotha Lynch Hung - Loaded
Brownside - Eastside Drama
Busta Rhymes - When Disaster Strikes
Camp Lo - Uptown Saturday Night
C-Bo - One Life To Live
CNN - The War Report
Common - One Day It'All Make Sense
Company Flow - Funcrusher Plus
Cool Nutz - Harsh Game For The People
Coolio - My Soul
Crime Boss - Conflicts & Confusion
CRU - Da Dirty 30
Da Unda Dogg - Fresh Out Da Gates : The Autobiography
Del the Funkee Homosapien - Future Developement
Diamond D - Hatred, Passions & Infidelity
DJ Muggs Presents Soul Assassins Chapter 1
DJ Pooh - Bad Newz Travel Fast
DJ Premier - NY Reality Check 101
DJ Squeezy - On A Mission
Dubee - For Tha Skrilla
E-40 & B-Legit Presents Southwest Riders
Eminem - The Slim Shady EP
EPMD - Back In Business
Esham - Bruce Wayne: Gothom City 1987
Felony - Hustlers Ball
Funky DL - Classic Was The Day
Gravediggaz - The Pick, The Sickle and The Shovel
Hot Boys - Get It How U Live !
Jay-Z - In My Lifetime Vol. 1
Jedi Mind Tricks - The Psycho-Social...
Jewelz - O.C.
Jungle Brothers - Raw Deluxe
Jurassic 5 EP
Juvenile - Solja Rags
Killarmy - Silent Weapons For Quiet Wars
Kool Keith - Sex Style
KRS-One - I Got Next
Lady Of Rage - Necessary Roughness
Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz - Get Crunk : Who U Wit Da Album
Lil Keke - Dont Mess With Texas
LL Cool J - Phenomenom
Lunasicc - Mr. Lunasicc
Luniz - Lunitik Muzik
Ma$e - Harlem World
Mack 10 - Based On A True Story
Master P - Ghetto D
MC Breed - Flatline
MC Eiht - Last Man Standing
MC Lyte - Badder Than B-Fore
Mia X - Unlady Like
Missy Elliott -  Supa Dupa Fly
MJG - No More Glory
Mood - Doom
Mr. Serv-On - Life Insurance
Mystikal - Unpredictable
Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death
Organized Konfusion - The Equinox
Point Blank - N-Tha-Do
PSK 13 - Born Bad
Puff Daddy - No Way Out
Rakim - The 18th Letter
Rampage - Scout's Honer...
Raw Breed - Blood, Sweat & Tears
RBL Posse - An Eye For An Eye
Rob Swift - Soulful Fruit
Royal Flush - Ghetto Millionaire
Scarface - Untouchable
Seagram - Souls On Ice
Slum Village - Fan-Tas-Tic Vol. 1
South Central Cartel - All Day Everyday
Spice 1 - Black Bossalini
Steady Mobbin' - Pre-Medited Drame
Suga Free - Street Gospel
Teflon - My Will
Tha Alkhaliks - Likwidation
The Beatnuts - Stone Crazy
The Delinquents - Big Moves
The Firm
The Mossie - Have Heart, Have Money
The Psycho Realm - Th Psycho Realm
Three 6 Mafia - Chapter 2 : World Domination
Timbaland & Magoo - Welcome To Our World
Trick Daddy - Based On a True Story
TRU - Tru 2 Da Game
Twista - Adrenaline Rush
Twitid - Mostasteless
VA - How To Be A Player OST
VA - Im Bout It OST
VA - Rhyme & Reason Vol. 1
VA - Soul In The Hole
VA - Soundbombing
VA - Space JAM OST
VA - Suave House Records : The Album Of The Year
VA - West Coast Bad Boyz Vol.2
Warren G - Take A Look Over Your Shoulders
Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever
X-Ecutionners - X-Pressions
 

Mr. Theo

Re: Essentials albums of 1997 - A retrospective
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2017, 11:05:14 AM »


These are the ones I listened...  [c] classic  [a] average [ b ] bad

2Pac - R U Still Down ? (Remember Me) [a]
3X Krazy - Stackin' Chips [c]
Ant Banks - Big Thangs [a]
Artifacts - That's Them   [a]
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - The Art Of War [c]
Busta Rhymes - When Disaster Strikes [ b ]
Camp Lo - Uptown Saturday Night [super classic]
CNN - The War Report [a]
Common - One Day It'All Make Sense [ b ]
Coolio - My Soul [a]
Del the Funkee Homosapien - Future Developement [a]
Diamond D - Hatred, Passions & Infidelity [c]
DJ Pooh - Bad Newz Travel Fast [c]
EPMD - Back In Business [ b ]
Jay-Z - In My Lifetime Vol. 1 [c]
Jewelz - O.C. [a]
KRS-One - I Got Next [ b ]
LL Cool J - Phenomenom [ b ]
Luniz - Lunitik Muzik [c]
Ma$e - Harlem World [ b ]
Mack 10 - Based On A True Story [a]
MC Eiht - Last Man Standing [a]
Mystikal - Unpredictable [a]
Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death [c]
Puff Daddy - No Way Out [ b ]
Rakim - The 18th Letter [a]
RBL Posse - An Eye For An Eye [a]
Royal Flush - Ghetto Millionaire [c]
Scarface - Untouchable [a]
South Central Cartel - All Day Everyday [a]
Spice 1 - Black Bossalini [a]
Suga Free - Street Gospel [super classic]
Tha Alkhaliks - Likwidation [a]
The Firm [ b ]
Twista - Adrenaline Rush [a]
Warren G - Take A Look Over Your Shoulders [c]
Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever [a]
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Dogg Ly Dogg

Re: Essentials albums of 1997 - A retrospective
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2017, 02:33:44 AM »


These are the ones I listened...  [c] classic  [a] average [ b ] bad [g] good

2Pac - R U Still Down ? (Remember Me) [a] ok
3X Krazy - Stackin' Chips [c] ok
Ant Banks - Big Thangs [a] [g]
Artifacts - That's Them   [a] [g]
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - The Art Of War [c] [g]
Busta Rhymes - When Disaster Strikes [ b ] [g]
Camp Lo - Uptown Saturday Night [super classic] ok
CNN - The War Report [a] [g]
Common - One Day It'All Make Sense [ b ] [c]
Coolio - My Soul [a] ok
Del the Funkee Homosapien - Future Developement [a] [g]
Diamond D - Hatred, Passions & Infidelity [c] [g]
DJ Pooh - Bad Newz Travel Fast [c] [g]
EPMD - Back In Business [ b ] [g]
Jay-Z - In My Lifetime Vol. 1 [c] ok
Jewelz - O.C. [a] [c]
KRS-One - I Got Next [ b ] ok
LL Cool J - Phenomenom [ b ] ok
Luniz - Lunitik Muzik [c] [g]
Ma$e - Harlem World [ b ] [g]
Mack 10 - Based On A True Story [a] [c]
MC Eiht - Last Man Standing [a] [g]
Mystikal - Unpredictable [a] [c]
Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death [c] ok
Puff Daddy - No Way Out [ b ] [g]
Rakim - The 18th Letter [a] [g]
RBL Posse - An Eye For An Eye [a] [g]
Royal Flush - Ghetto Millionaire [c] never heard
Scarface - Untouchable [a] [g]
South Central Cartel - All Day Everyday [a] [c]
Spice 1 - Black Bossalini [a] [g]
Suga Free - Street Gospel [super classic] ok
Tha Alkhaliks - Likwidation [a] [g]
The Firm [ b ] [g]
Twista - Adrenaline Rush [a] [g]
Warren G - Take A Look Over Your Shoulders [c] ok
Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever [a] [c]

Thank you for your reply even though I dont agree with 75% of your opinion  ;D
« Last Edit: January 06, 2017, 02:38:45 AM by Dogg Ly Dogg »
 

bouli77

Re: Essentials albums of 1997 - A retrospective
« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2017, 04:36:52 AM »

11-5 - Bootlegs & G-Sides [g]
40 Thevz - Honor Among Thevz
918 - Zaggin' Gon Be Zaggin' [vg]
Big 50 - 4 A Gee [vg]
Bound By Brothers ‎- OKC Funk [vg]
Capital B - Time 2 Do Ya [vg]
the D.E.E.P. - Parlayin' [vg]
Domino - The World of Dominology [vg]
Dush Tray - The Coldest [g]
fatha dom - Oaktown's Finest [vg]
Frost - When HELL.A. Freezes Over [a]
havoc & prode'je - truez neva stop [vg]
JT The Bigga Figga - Game Tight [g]
Latino Velvet Project [g]
mac shawn - music fo tha mobb [g]
Mr Free Jack - Enter My Funky World [g]
Mr Sandman - Out of Time [vg]
N2Deep - Golden State [vg]
Nate Dogg - G-Funk Classics Vol.1 [c]
One Gud Cide - Contradictions [vg]
Tha Reella ‎- Through The Eyes Of The Reella [vg]
Touie - Saved Gangsta [vg]
VA - Anythang 4 Money (produced by Cold World Hustlers) [vg]
VA - Westpresentin' - The West In Peace Compilation [vg]


will update later
 

Mr. Theo

Re: Essentials albums of 1997 - A retrospective
« Reply #4 on: January 06, 2017, 05:45:16 AM »


40 Thevz - Honor Among Thevz [c]
Frost - When HELL.A. Freezes Over [super classic]
JT The Bigga Figga - Game Tight [a]
Nate Dogg - G-Funk Classics Vol.1 [super classic]

 

Dogg Ly Dogg

Re: Essentials albums of 1997 - A retrospective
« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2017, 05:46:27 AM »

11-5 - Bootlegs & G-Sides [g]
40 Thevz - Honor Among Thevz
918 - Zaggin' Gon Be Zaggin' [vg]
Big 50 - 4 A Gee [vg]
Bound By Brothers ‎- OKC Funk [vg]
Capital B - Time 2 Do Ya [vg]
the D.E.E.P. - Parlayin' [vg]
Domino - The World of Dominology [vg]
Dush Tray - The Coldest [g]
fatha dom - Oaktown's Finest [vg]
Frost - When HELL.A. Freezes Over [a]
havoc & prode'je - truez neva stop [vg]
JT The Bigga Figga - Game Tight [g]
Latino Velvet Project [g]
mac shawn - music fo tha mobb [g]
Mr Free Jack - Enter My Funky World [g]
Mr Sandman - Out of Time [vg]
N2Deep - Golden State [vg]
Nate Dogg - G-Funk Classics Vol.1 [c]
One Gud Cide - Contradictions [vg]
Tha Reella ‎- Through The Eyes Of The Reella [vg]
Touie - Saved Gangsta [vg]
VA - Anythang 4 Money (produced by Cold World Hustlers) [vg]
VA - Westpresentin' - The West In Peace Compilation [vg]


will update later


Thanks Bouli but even though I love most of the albums you cited, can we consider them essential if we're not a true westcoast fan?
 

Blood$

Re: Essentials albums of 1997 - A retrospective
« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2017, 10:53:36 AM »
2Pac - R U Still Down ? (Remember Me)
3X Krazy - Stackin' Chips
5th Ward Boyz - Usual Suspects
8Ball & MJG - Lyrics Of A Pimp
B.G. - Chopper City
B.G. - It's All On U Vol.1
B.G. - It's All On U Vol.2
Big Mike - Still Serious
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - The Art Of War
Brotha Lynch Hung - Loaded
C-Bo - One Life To Live
CNN - The War Report

Common - One Day It'All Make Sense
DJ Pooh - Bad Newz Travel Fast
Dubee - For Tha Skrilla

E-40 & B-Legit Presents Southwest Riders
Eminem - The Slim Shady EP
EPMD - Back In Business
Hot Boys - Get It How U Live !
Jay-Z - In My Lifetime Vol. 1
Juvenile - Solja Rags
KRS-One - I Got Next
Lil Keke - Dont Mess With Texas
Luniz - Lunitik Muzik
Ma$e - Harlem World

Mack 10 - Based On A True Story
Master P - Ghetto D
MC Eiht - Last Man Standing
Mystikal - Unpredictable
Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death

Point Blank - N-Tha-Do
PSK 13 - Born Bad
Puff Daddy - No Way Out
Rakim - The 18th Letter
RBL Posse - An Eye For An Eye
Scarface - Untouchable
Seagram - Souls On Ice

South Central Cartel - All Day Everyday
Spice 1 - Black Bossalini
Steady Mobbin' - Pre-Medited Drame
Suga Free - Street Gospel
Tha Alkhaliks - Likwidation
The Firm
Three 6 Mafia - Chapter 2 : World Domination
Trick Daddy - Based On a True Story
TRU - Tru 2 Da Game
Twista - Adrenaline Rush
VA - Im Bout It OST

VA - West Coast Bad Boyz Vol.2
Warren G - Take A Look Over Your Shoulders
Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever

I fucks with all of these and the bolded ones I actually own, everything else that I left out I either never heard or simply just don't fuck with like that  8)
« Last Edit: January 10, 2017, 10:56:47 AM by Blood$ »