Best 2011 Rap Albums

Rjd2

Aye, so as the title says what's been the highlights of 2011 so far for all of ye?:)


Mu number 1 was Astronautalis - This Is Our Science.:)

Others that rocked for me were in no order.
Sims "Bad Time Zoo"
Blu "Nu York",
EMINEM and Royce "Bad Meets Evil",
Blueprint "adventures in counter culture".
Doomtree, " No Kings"
Kendrick Lamar "Section 80"

Still haven't listened to The Roots despite linking it in another thread:o
So over to ye.:)

Bobby Baccala

The dreamer/the believer - Common.

Should be out by the end of the month.

Oleg Luzhny

My favourite albums of 2011 would be:

Evidence - Cats & Dogs
Kendrick Lamar - Section.80
Reks - R.E.K.S.
Saigon - The Greatest Story Never Told

If I had to pick a favourite, I would pick The Greatest Story Never Told.

Underground

How I Got Over

Jimmy Iovine

Technically a few of these aren't albums but I still think they're class.

My #1 is definitely Elzhi's "Elmatic". Couldn't stop listening to it when it came out.

My #2 is Covert Coup by Curren$y. Some class beats on it and the song with Freddie Gibbs is probably my favourite of the year.

Then finishing off my selection are a few other, pretty good ones:

Frank Ocean - "Nostalgia"
Blu - "Nu York"

mufcboy1999

was just about to make a similar thread lol:),

favorite single : Ronald Reagan Era > kendrick lamar

Favorite Album : Section 80 > kendrick lamar

Favorite Song : Ricky > Game ...... Celebrate > Common (just released, love it)

Favorite Mixtape : return of 4eva > Big K.R.I.T

horsebox09

From what I've heard;

Kendrick Lamar - Section.80
Big Krit - Return of 4Eva
Danny Brown - XXX
ASAP Rocky - LiveLoveASAP
Cunninlynguists - Oneirology
Random Axe - Self Titled
Kanye & Jay - Watch The Throne

I'm also really liking Juicy J's new mixtape "Blue Dream & Lean", the best Three 6 related full length project since When The Smoke Clears, imo

Hugh Cream

lil wayne carter 4

Podge2k7

Hugh Cream wrote: »

lil wayne carter 4

Tbh i thinks its shite, maybe its just me? I even thought C3 was shit and thats critically acclaimed to be his best, maybe i just dont like wayne.

horsebox09 wrote: »

From what I've heard;


Kanye & Jay - Watch The Throne

I honestly felt this was crap, bar one or two songs. Hov is much better than what he produced on this record.

Jimmy Iovine

horsebox09 wrote: »

Big Krit - Return of 4Eva

Great choice. My favourite song on the mixtape was Hometown Hero. That was until Chamillionaire jacked the beat on his own mixtape a while later and then it became even better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svuMiFNCqnM

PrettyBoy

• LiveLoveA$AP
• Section.80
• Nostalgia, Ultra
• Watch The Throne
• Take Care

EDIT: Guess Frank Ocean isn't really a rapper, but worth an honourable mention

floggg

Tbh I think its disrespectful to start a thread like this without waiting for a week after the roots undun dropped. They're always good or at least a top 3 spot.

My pre-order just downloaded. 5 songs in and impressed. Phone even get his gangsta on - more people need to drop concept albums like this!

Boom_Bap

Rjd2 wrote: »

Aye, so as the title says what's been the highlights of 2011 so far for all of ye?:)


Mu number 1 was Astronautalis - This Is Our Science.:)

Others that rocked for me were in no order.
Sims "Bad Time Zoo"
Blu "Nu York",
EMINEM and Royce "Bad Meets Evil",
Blueprint "adventures in counter culture".
Doomtree, " No Kings"
Kendrick Lamar "Section 80"

Still haven't listened to The Roots despite linking it in another thread:o
So over to ye.:)

Mines pretty similar:

Sims "Bad Time Zoo"
Blu "Nu York"
Blueprint "Adventures in Counter Culture"
Hail Mary Mallon "Are You Gonna Eat That"
Childish Gambino "Camp"
Random Axe
Grieves & Budo "Together/Apart"
Atmosphere "The Family Sign"
Rockwell Powers and Ill Pills 'Kids in the Back II'
Fresh Daily "The Quiet Life"
Soul Khan "Soul Khan"
Mr. Mutha****in' eXquire "Lost In Translation"
Astronautalis "This Is Our Science"


Doomtree, " No Kings" - Havent listened to this enough yet but i'd say its up there

Floggggggg also mentions the Roots, what i've heard is superb so far but need to give it a full listen.

If i was forced to pick my favorite from the above, I would probably have to say Hail Mary Mallon, jut edging out Grieves and Astronautalis.
The Hail Mary Mallon album has everything for me, great rhymes, wordplay, interchange, cuts, beats and variety. The 2 MC's compiment each other so darn good and his perfectly complimentented by DJ Big Wiz.
There is also another big reason, a bit corny perhaps, but in April this year my daughter was born. A few weeks later the album came out and they happen to mention my daugters name on it a few times.....obviously not a direct reference to her.....but made the album entirely more pleasurable to listen to. (Her name is not Mary ) If anyone has kids, they will know the pressure that goes with naming them and it's nice to hear or see a sign that justifies your choice as they will be stuck for life with that name.

I was disappointed not to see a new Cecil Otter album this year

2040

No Shabazz Palaces?

If you don't know...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUYaa7_Osik

..now you know.

Camac Hibs

Most releases from MelloMusic have stood out for me
Has Lo - In Case I Dont Make it
DTMD - Makin Dollas
Cunninlynguists - Oneirology
Fresh Daily - The Quiet Life
Moka Only - Airport 5
Roots album is sounding good..

Kold

Really? So no love for Death Grips in here?

I reckon Ex Military is probably the album of the year in all genres.


Also really enjoyed Milo - I wish my brother Rob was here.

Hugh Cream

big sean is up there.

conor.hogan.2

Oh jesus christ.

"ass ass ass ass ass ass ….. wobble woble….. tipy tabby"

Boom_Bap

Kold wrote: »

Really? So no love for Death Grips in here?

I reckon Ex Military is probably the album of the year in all genres.


Also really enjoyed Milo - I wish my brother Rob was here.

The Death Grips album is great, insane but great. I didnt include it on my top albums because it's not something i'm able to listen to on the spur of thr moment. It's something that you really need to prepare yourself for

Kold

I can't get enough of it really. Love blasting it through headphones on the bus to my studio.

ghostface ste

Cats and Dogs - Evidence
Camp - Childish Gambino
Together/Apart - Grieves & Budo
Hell: The Sequel - Bad Meets Evil
Higher Learning 2 - Fashawn

The new atmpsphere was pretty good too. Saw a few mentions for Blueprints Counter Culture, didnt do it for me. Radio Inactive was a superb song but some of the stuff on the album I thought was really poor. Pretty poor year I thought overall capped by the awfulness that was Watch The Throne

surball

Shabazz Palaces - Black Up
Dels - GOB
Hail Mary Mallon - Are you gonna eat that?
Ghostpoet - Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam

and a new album to me this year but pretty old
MHz - Table Scraps

evil_seed

All 6s & 7s - Tech N9ne
Radioactive - Yelawolf

2040

surball wrote: »

Shabazz Palaces - Black Up
Dels - GOB
Hail Mary Mallon - Are you gonna eat that?
Ghostpoet - Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam

and a new album to me this year but pretty old
MHz - Table Scraps

Great list.

Raekwon

No mention of The Roots yet?

Undun is the album of the year for me, their best album since Things Fall Apart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZG5OQSKXTU

EddyC15

Tyler the Creator - Goblin
I love it.

horsebox09

Undun is fantastic, my only complaint would be some of the hooks really detract from the songs, but other than that it's quality

I heard the new Common album, which I thought for sure would be one of my favourite albums this year, and although No I.D is in top form, it's one of Common's worst mic performances, in my opinion

Bobby Baccala

horsebox09 wrote: »

Undun is fantastic, my only complaint would be some of the hooks really detract from the songs, but other than that it's quality

I heard the new Common album, which I thought for sure would be one of my favourite albums this year, and although No I.D is in top form, it's one of Common's worst mic performances, in my opinion

that album isnt out yet

horsebox09

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

that album isnt out yet

Common streamed the album a day or two ago, seems to be removed now though

Orizio

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

that album isnt out yet

Yeah I definitely don't have it on my iPod.

Bobby Baccala

Orizio wrote: »

Yeah I definitely don't have it on my iPod.

No need to be sarcastic man it doesn't impress anyone and yeah i was wrong i saw that album in hmv today i saw somewhere it wasn't out until the 20th.

Doublechinlolz

My list isn't really anything striking but hey:
Tyler the Creator- Goblin.
Royce Da 5'9- Success Is Certain. I don't think this album got as much attention as it deserved tbh.
Mac Miller- Blue Slide Park. Didn't expect it to go #1 but fair play, Mac is only 19 and really decent, having released his mixtape Thank you, Thank you, Thank you this year too.
Drake- Take Care. Took me a few listens but I love it, can't wait for his concert.
Yelawolf- Radioactive. Probably my overall favorite this year, so many different sounds and great features.
The Roots- Undun. Mac Miller actually directed me to this album and I don't regret anything!
Crooked I- In none we trust. Haven't really listened to most of it but it has potential.
Bad Meets Evil- Hell The Sequel. Brilliant songs on this I still love it as much as I did when it came out.
Tech N9ne- All 6's and 7's & Welcome To Strangeland. There are both great but I think I prefer 6's and 7's

Forgot Professor Green At Your Inconvenience. Not much seem to like him around here but personally I love him, flow lyrics and all.

Boom_Bap

2 late additions for me:

Shabazz Palaces - Black Up
The Roots - undun

Picked both of them up yesterday and they are both excellent. I love the production on Shabazz Palaces and Ish/Butterfly is brilliant as usual on everything he touches.

surball

Boom_Bap wrote: »

2 late additions for me:

Shabazz Palaces - Black Up

The two ep's he released over the last year or so are worth getting too. Production is quality a bit like some of jneiro jarel's stuff.

Rjd2

Boom_Bap wrote: »

2 late additions for me:

Shabazz Palaces - Black Up
The Roots - undun

Picked both of them up yesterday and they are both excellent. I love the production on Shabazz Palaces and Ish/Butterfly is brilliant as usual on everything he touches.

What did you make of No Kings?

Boom_Bap

Rjd2 wrote: »

What did you make of No Kings?

Love it, the new sound is excellent. I've been nerding it up a bit and when listening trying to pick out the bits that each producer contributed to the track. It's kinda taking my focus off the lyrics, so I need to pay more attention there.
But there are some amazing songs on the album.

ghostface ste

The Roots album is excellent and up there with the best of the year, not sure what the aim or the point of the last 3 musical tracks were tho?? Still haven't got my hands on the No Kings album

Rjd2

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Love it, the new sound is excellent. I've been nerding it up a bit and when listening trying to pick out the bits that each producer contributed to the track. It's kinda taking my focus off the lyrics, so I need to pay more attention there.
But there are some amazing songs on the album.

Aye it takes a while to really get into the lyrics!

The last 2 verses on the closer Fresh New Trash from Dessa and Mike are probably the best so far for me.
First 4 tracks are the best for me so far.

Its here to listen to...

http://doomtree.bandcamp.com/releases

conor.hogan.2

I am liking Lupe Lasers so far, I know most people did not like it and Lupe ended up not liking it really but its a good album as much as I have heard so far.

The beats and the choruses are shambolic though, unless you are a j cole or a drake fan of course.

A V A

tyler - goblin
asap rocky - liveloveasap
drake - take care
lil wayne - sorry for the wait
gucci mane and waka flocka - ferrari boys

Jimmy Iovine

A V A wrote: »

drake - take care
lil wayne - sorry for the wait
gucci mane and waka flocka - ferrari boys

I'm sorry but these three shouldn't be anywhere near this thread. When you have people like Elzhi, Curren$y, Blu, The Roots and Childish Gambino putting out the albums that they have then you can't say that any of them guys are of the same quality.

Bobby Baccala

It's opinion based man, I agree with you though.

A V A

god yea i know man , buts its my opinion and my personal taste thats all

Shapey Fiend

If I was going to choose a Gucci tape I'd say Writings On The Wall 2 is much better than Ferrari Boyz.

I'm just going to say Danny Brown - XXX is album of the year. I'm too hungover to go listing 20 of them.

A V A

but ferrari boys is waka flocka and gucci and its an album not a mixtape even tho they are considered the same thing:rolleyes::cool:

wrting on the wall 2 is good tho

wotzgoingon

Kendrick Lamar "Section 80"

Very good album. I actually got it a while ago and listened to it very briefly and didn't like it but one day i just said i will listen to it. And sure enough i was like this actually very good.

HATCHET IRL

cant believe no one has mentioned daily bread, bangin album..

baddebt

Rjd2 wrote: »

Aye, so as the title says what's been the highlights of 2011 so far for all of ye?:)


Mu number 1 was Astronautalis - This Is Our Science.:)

Others that rocked for me were in no order.
Sims "Bad Time Zoo"
Blu "Nu York",
EMINEM and Royce "Bad Meets Evil",
Blueprint "adventures in counter culture".
Doomtree, " No Kings"
Kendrick Lamar "Section 80"

Still haven't listened to The Roots despite linking it in another thread:o
So over to ye.:)

May fav;s where

The Martyr By immortal Technique (he's an absolute legend)
Cats and Dogs by Evidence
Monumental by Pete rock and Smif n Wessun
Violence begets Violence by JMT ( at first I thought this would flop considering stoupe wasn't involved , but its real good )

conor.hogan.2

Did not realize JMT released a new album, gutted that Stoupe is gone off elsewhere.

baddebt

conor.hogan.2 wrote: »

Did not realize JMT released a new album, gutted that Stoupe is gone off elsewhere.

yeah Violence begets Violence was relseased in October 2011


was listening to an interview recently on conspriacyworldwide radio with JMT , and basically stuope simply was not interested in working with them ,
jus Allah was commmenting that if you ask stoupe to come with a beat , it could take him 6 months to respond ,

I think the guy on the album (c-lance I think ) was producing a tonne of beats on a weekly basis for them , hence the reason he was used ,
albums pretty good ,


looking forward to the new AOTP album due out this year

Boom_Bap

I think that Stoupe's concentrating more on his solo stuff rather than JMT.

His album from last year or the the year before is supposed to be ace. I still have to listen to it.