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Title: What's Your Favorite Album You Think is Criminally Overlooked?
Post by: Jay_J on February 17, 2026, 11:51:33 AM
Saafir - Good Game: The Transition (entirely produced by Josef Leimberg)

South Central Cartel - All Day Every Day

Ariano - Friendly Fire

let me hear yours.
Title: Re: What's Your Favorite Album You Think is Criminally Overlooked?
Post by: doggfather on February 17, 2026, 12:13:42 PM
Boo Yaa Tribe - West Koasta Nostra

La Coka Nostra - A Brand You Can Trust (last classic rap album)
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Post by: Sccit on February 17, 2026, 10:59:06 PM
mac dre - heart of a gangsta
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Post by: Eddz on February 18, 2026, 12:37:54 AM
From the last couple of years both Ab-Soul's "SoulBurger" & "Herbert" and Ray Vaughn "The Good The Bad The Dollar Menu".
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Post by: David Gutterman on February 18, 2026, 01:37:23 AM
Damani Nkosi - Thoughtful King
Title: Re: What's Your Favorite Album You Think is Criminally Overlooked?
Post by: Jay_J on February 18, 2026, 03:35:54 AM

La Coka Nostra - A Brand You Can Trust (last classic rap album)

i might have missed that. i listened to it today and its dope. a nice hardcore hip hop album.

thank you.
Title: Re: What's Your Favorite Album You Think is Criminally Overlooked?
Post by: dnjp4life on February 18, 2026, 04:13:09 AM
Criminally overlooked because it's not particularly well-known but those on here have most likely come across Vontel's ‘Vision of a Dream' album which is a real diamond in the rough G-funk classic, with Battlecat beats and Roger Troutman talkbox features.

Seemingly the guy just disappeared after making this one album back in 1997/98 which just adds to the mystique and quality of the whole thing (I think I read somewhere he got locked up for a long ass time).

If you've yet to hear it you won't be disappointed when you take a listen 8)
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Post by: Sccit on February 18, 2026, 05:46:36 AM
young ed - time 2 stack
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Post by: HighEyeCue on February 18, 2026, 06:28:31 AM
Tash - Rap Life
Title: Re: What's Your Favorite Album You Think is Criminally Overlooked?
Post by: Jay_J on February 18, 2026, 10:36:00 AM
Criminally overlooked because it's not particularly well-known but those on here have most likely come across Vontel's ‘Vision of a Dream' album which is a real diamond in the rough G-funk classic, with Battlecat beats and Roger Troutman talkbox features.

Seemingly the guy just disappeared after making this one album back in 1997/98 which just adds to the mystique and quality of the whole thing (I think I read somewhere he got locked up for a long ass time).

If you've yet to hear it you won't be disappointed when you take a listen 8)

i don't think its overlooked. i'm sure most of the g-funk and west coast fans are aware of that album and appriciate it. maybe its overlooked by vontel's himself and industry.
Title: Re: What's Your Favorite Album You Think is Criminally Overlooked?
Post by: Jay_J on February 18, 2026, 10:44:27 AM
Ice-T - VI:Return of the real

Ice-T - 7th deadly sin

are my favorite ice-t albums but nobody mentions them when it comes to his best works.
Title: Re: What's Your Favorite Album You Think is Criminally Overlooked?
Post by: Sccit on February 18, 2026, 11:03:36 AM
Ice-T - VI:Return of the real

Ice-T - 7th deadly sin

are my favorite ice-t albums but nobody mentions them when it comes to his best works.

i love 7th deadly sin
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Post by: BJV on February 18, 2026, 01:27:45 PM
Mitchy Slick - Urban Survival Syndrome

Above The Law - Forever: Rich Thugs
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Post by: hitsaw on February 18, 2026, 01:52:36 PM
Ras Kass - Soul on ice
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Post by: doggfather on February 18, 2026, 11:44:52 PM
Ras Kass - Soul on ice

thats a classic no q, and still a reference in ras career. way from overlooked IMO.


Ice-T - VI:Return of the real

Ice-T - 7th deadly sin

are my favorite ice-t albums but nobody mentions them when it comes to his best works.


right, but still more than his last rap album, gangsta rap. nah that IS overlooked.
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Post by: Eddz on February 18, 2026, 11:45:17 PM
RBX - No Mercy/No Remorse
WC & The Maad Circle - Curb Servin'
WC - The Shadiest One
Title: Re: What's Your Favorite Album You Think is Criminally Overlooked?
Post by: doggfather on February 18, 2026, 11:46:36 PM

WC - The Shadiest One

this one is g malones fav albnum of all time and he hyped it always.

in this week there was a big run of the album on twitter again...
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Post by: Bossplaya369 on February 19, 2026, 12:55:37 AM
Thuglife- Volume 1
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Post by: OG Snoopaveli on February 19, 2026, 12:59:39 AM
Have so much
RBL Posse : An eye for An eye
Thug Life vol.1 is a good guess too
Dogg Pound : Dillinger & Young Gotti
Bizzy Bone : Midwest Cowboy
Bad Azz : Personal Business
Mc Eiht : Section 8

Just to name a Few
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Post by: Iowa1 on February 19, 2026, 04:30:54 AM
Bleu Collar - Bleu Collar
I go back to this album all the time.  Ahead of its time.  Came across this group thru Dubcnn too.
Title: Re: What's Your Favorite Album You Think is Criminally Overlooked?
Post by: Young Old Head on February 19, 2026, 06:19:07 AM
i don't think its overlooked. i'm sure most of the g-funk and west coast fans are aware of that album and appriciate it. maybe its overlooked by vontel's himself and industry.

Oh it's definitely overlooked bro. I had no idea until now that this album existed and I consider myself a huge West Coast/G-Funk fan.

So shout out to the homie dnjp4life for the mention  :salute:


Mitchy Slick - Urban Survival Syndrome


Man, I used to bump the shit out of that album, lol.


RBX - No Mercy/No Remorse
WC & The Maad Circle - Curb Servin'
WC - The Shadiest One

I don't think any of these albums is overlooked by West Coast gangsta rap fans tho.


Not sure how many of these is really overlooked, but here's a couple of more recent ones:

And maybe...
Title: Re: What's Your Favorite Album You Think is Criminally Overlooked?
Post by: topdogg188 on February 19, 2026, 07:13:06 AM
Bad Azz Personal Business
Jayo Felony - Whatcha Gonna Do & James Savage
Ras Kass- Institutionalized Vol 1
Mack 10 - Bang & Ball
Keak Da Sneak - Deified
Title: Re: What's Your Favorite Album You Think is Criminally Overlooked?
Post by: Jay_J on February 19, 2026, 11:02:31 AM
Oh it's definitely overlooked bro. I had no idea until now that this album existed and I consider myself a huge West Coast/G-Funk fan.

So shout out to the homie dnjp4life for the mention  :salute:


Man, I used to bump the shit out of that album, lol.


I don't think any of these albums is overlooked by West Coast gangsta rap fans tho.


Not sure how many of these is really overlooked, but here's a couple of more recent ones:
    - Jay Worthy, G Perico & Cardo - G-Worthy EP
    - LNDN DRGS - Aktive
    - Vince Staples - FM!
    - 2Eleven - Members Only
    - Slim 400 & Pacman Da Gunman - Tap In
    - Saint Malo - Wild Wild West
    - C-Hecc - Truth Iz
    - Brotha Lynch Hung - Bulletmaker EP
    - Mac Mall & ESG - Dippin & Swangin

And maybe...
    - AllFrumTha I - AllFrumTha i
    - Lil' C-Style - Blacc Balled
    - Soopafly - Best Kept Secret
    - Kurupt & J Wells - Digital Smoke

Daaaaamn!!! How come you dont know that Vontel album? How bout Domino? :)))

Digital Smoke is a good example by the way. Its definately overlooked.
Title: Re: What's Your Favorite Album You Think is Criminally Overlooked?
Post by: Sccit on February 19, 2026, 11:11:59 AM
Daaaaamn!!! How come you dont know that Vontel album? How bout Domino? :)))

Digital Smoke is a good example by the way. Its definately overlooked.


most people don't know vontel bro lol

domino is another story.. long beach legend
Title: Re: What's Your Favorite Album You Think is Criminally Overlooked?
Post by: HighEyeCue on February 19, 2026, 11:44:53 AM
Have so much
RBL Posse : An eye for An eye
Thug Life vol.1 is a good guess too
Dogg Pound : Dillinger & Young Gotti
Bizzy Bone : Midwest Cowboy
Bad Azz : Personal Business
Mc Eiht : Section 8

Just to name a Few

Bad Azz album "Thug Pound" with Bizzy was also overlooked

I don't think it even charted tbh
Title: Re: What's Your Favorite Album You Think is Criminally Overlooked?
Post by: Young Old Head on February 19, 2026, 01:59:35 PM
Daaaaamn!!! How come you dont know that Vontel album? How bout Domino? :)))

Digital Smoke is a good example by the way. Its definately overlooked.

Yeah I know Domino and also Dazzie Dee... For some reason Vontel slipped by ;D glad I got put on to homie today, album's bangin' like a mutha  8)

Yeah, Digital Smoke aged well imo. Probably one of Kurupt's last really good projects