Favourite Hip-Hop albums of the 00's?

Makaveli wrote: »

Straight off the top of my head

Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein (2001)
The Coup - Pick A Bigger Weapon (2006)
Cunninlynguists - A Piece of Strange (2005)
The Roots - Game Theory (2006)
Mr Lif - I Phantom (2002)
Masta Ace - A Long Hot Summer (2004)
Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001)
Madvillain - Madvillainy (2004)
DJ Format - Music for the Mature B-Boy (2003)
Blackalicious - Blazing Arrow (2002)

And that's just a few I thought of and I limited it to one per artist. I mean come on we're talking about 9 years of music here for people to say it has been a bad decade for the music, they're talking out of their ass.

I don't think anybody is saying it was a bad decade for hip hop, its just quite weak when you compare it to the albums of the 90's.

I think a lot of it is down to nostalgia as well Makavelli. Personally, I'll always love the classic west coast stuff that was released in the early 90's and I think its still a lot better than some of the stuff released today. Was listening to Warren G- Regulate earlier, and it just struck me how good the song was then and still is now.

Nostalgia is more reminiscing on things that made you feel good when they occurred, I don't think its really being stuck in the past. I agree there are some people who will dismiss everything after their favorite album/artist as being inferior. I don't, I just am more inclined towards those songs as they were a part of my history and a reminder of some very good times. There are also albums and songs released this decade that I count among my favorites ever, but I think everyone in the end has their own year/era that will be the most special to them.

Vaudeville Villain - Viktor Vaughan
Madvillain - Madvillainy
Hated By Everyone Vol 1-2 (bootleg) - RA The Rugged Man
Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell - Jedi Mind Tricks
Stepfather - People Under The Stairs
Beat Konducta Vol 1-2 - Beat Konducta
Donuts - J Dilla
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead - El-P

Parts of that Rugged Man one would be from the last decade. But that would be my list of most listened to hip hop albums ever. I don't really listen to that much 90's stuff aside from The Infamous, Illmatic, Aquemini and Only Built 4 Cubin links. And I don't listen to them nearly as much as the stuff I listed above.

im glad to see others feel the same way. rap hasnt been good for years. best album i have is the infamous by mobb deep,1995

orizio,i no we all have our opinions,but many feel that hip hop has gone south since the 90's literally. many new acts are are based on a dance or clap that just cant be classified as hip hop or original. did u listen to the album i mentioned above? a classic. but even now mobb deep have been criticised for going too commercial. 50 cent was said to bring out a new album which went back to good old 'gangsta rap' but didint bring it out because of apparent battles in the business which it wouldnt be ready for. a good album of the 00's was t.i urban legend. songs like u dont know me or motivation rely had a good 90's feel but look at him now dueting with rihanna and doin r n b. acts like this which are generally found in the last few years has really dissapointed me and im constanstly on the look for a new raper hu can bring the good days back. cashis seems quite promising from what iv heard on the country hound lp,not perfect but still above what has recently come out such as ( and i no many people will strongly disagree with me) albums like college dropout or particularly any of diddys new beats or collaborations.

what im sayin is that the rappers/artists who have changed their style since they have come out and made it big is what dissapoints me. for example i loved the infamous mobb deep,but not their new cds. i do however like pretty ricky. there boys never tried to be anything they arent and balance r n b with hip hop perfectly. so here is my top 5 albums iv heard of late (roughly)

in no particular order.
1.the infamous-mobb deep
2.urban legend-ti
3.bluestars-pretty ricky.dont rule them out give it a listen
4.the marshall mathers lp-eminem. some great raps there
5.the country hound lp-cashis. heard on some of the tracks on the re-up.but this short album really gives a good insight to his raps.listen out for ms jenkins(quite a chorus) among others.

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