Has a rap album EVER received praise like MBDTF?

[Javier]

i think the last artist to get this praise was eminem, but college dropout got a lot of praise too, no?

I personally don't feel anybody since Eminem has gotten the same praise as Eminem; except maybe Lil' Wayne.

& honestly, all these magazines give it great reviews, but as far as people go, people aren't going nuts over this. I bump the radio & I don't hear much off the album.

I wouldn't know since I don't rely on commercial media to tell me what good music is.

This is just more evidence of how this is a classic.  It's a mainstream album that isn't radio friendly. 

[Lucifuge]

Relapse was #1 all over the world i think

[Chamillitary Click]

Relapse was #1 all over the world i think

It was. As far as sales & popularity go, it's miles ahead.

But Kanye's album is better than Em's.

[jeromechickenbone]

Kanye sold his soul an that is why it is getting all the praise. Literally he sold his soul. Media praise goes hand in hand. I'm not joking either.

[Javier]

Once a person decides to sell their soul, can they choose critical acclaim from the media over record sales? 

[Chamillitary Click]

Kanye sold his soul an that is why it is getting all the praise. Literally he sold his soul. Media praise goes hand in hand. I'm not joking either.

I actually believe that lol.

[Triple OG Rapsodie]

Kanye sold his soul an that is why it is getting all the praise. Literally he sold his soul. Media praise goes hand in hand. I'm not joking either.

Sold his soul?

[Chamillitary Click]

Kanye sold his soul an that is why it is getting all the praise. Literally he sold his soul. Media praise goes hand in hand. I'm not joking either.

Sold his soul?

Illuminati, brotha man!

[Black Excellence]

I wouldn't know since I don't rely on commercial media to tell me what great music is.

[_TLD_]

dre's first chronic

dre's 2nd chronic

biggies ready to die

biggie's 2nd double cd, think its life after death

2pac's all eyez on me, with him gettin out of jail on bail and all that

2pac's makaveli, his last "real" cd he put together and recorded in what 7 days?

Eminem's first and 2nd cd, more his 2nd cd really

Outkast - Stankonia "im sorry mrs jackson, oooooo, and I am for REEEEEEEEEEEEEL"

if you wanna be totally honest, Vanilla Ice - to the extreme. Stupid waste of plastic sold like 60 mill or so worldwide, 10 mill plus in america

Westside Connection Bown Down - this was super hyped back when it first came out

Wu Tang's double cd, 2nd cd, return to the 36 chambers was it? with killer bees or whatever as the single. HUGE publicicty and critical acclaim

Beastie Boys - they def jam album. Yes its super old, but bein an all white group on def jam when rap was startin to be huge. They held they own, and had a huge following, and huge praise for their work. Still do. Russ Simmons even gives them mad props.

Run DMC - started the fashion of rap, started doin collabos with other genre's, invented a style of rap. They were deffinatly stand outs and got alot of praise.

N.W.A. or even Eazy E, Cube, or Dre individually - NWA started with no video/radio play and that quickly changed due to the overwhelming demand on the radio and for their music. It was like the beatles of the late 80's early 90's. They changed the game

Eminem - you already know

Ludacris - hailed as soon as his first album dropped as the new king of hip hop. What is he now lol

Puffy - he gets mad props for his sampling abilities and production and all that, dude cant even write his own raps, and he cant rap period. At least he used to be able to dance a lil. SUPER overpraised for his work.

for some reason I jus wanna include madd rapper. He got super super praise and rub off other artists, then his cd drop and its fuckin terrible. Biggest overhyped piece of shit ever.

[Darkwing Duck (The Reincarnation)]

dont think its good or healthy to praise Kanyes album like this..

it will only increase Kanyes exaggerated ego, and drive him more insane..
he will probably believe that he is the N-Generation of Quincy Jones

plus, the album wasnt really THAT good - its just that, music sucks today..

[Action!]

Healthy?

Y'all some bitches.

It's the best hip-hop album of the year and it also happens to be his best work.

[Triple OG Rapsodie]

I'd call it the best mainstream album of the year, so I guess I agree with all the acclaim.

[K.Dub]

Also, there's a lot more internet sites that review music today. 

This

[Darkwing Duck (The Reincarnation)]

people should get acclaimed for their work, but when ur crazy and u think ur larger than life - that is not healhty..

Healthy?

Y'all some bitches.

It's the best hip-hop album of the year and it also happens to be his best work.

 
so that makes it the best album of the year, huh?
make a run for ur money