Best Rap albums of the last 10 years?

TheBza

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Ahem, Buckwild

I personally think that dated very quickly. I much prefer his Bo$$ Hogs album and the album with Apathy.

Apologies, of course buckwild, was just back from a festival oul brain was a bit fried. I still love it, listen to it regularly, love the production on it.

kwestfan08

Of those not mentioned I'd go

Food and Liquor - Lupe Fiasco
Camp - Childish Gambino

mufcboy1999

Off the top of my head

Section 80
Get rich or die tryin
T.i vs t.i.p
The king
Documentary
The massacre
Late registration

TheBza

Some more i enjoyed:

The Renaissance - Q-Tip
The Ecstatic - Mos Def
RZA - Birth of a Prince

Boom_Bap

TheBza wrote: »

The Renaissance - Q-Tip

Definitely, excellent album. Not sure if you watched the Red Bull lecture he guested on, but he looks back at that album now and sees loads of faults and things he would change.
I personally wouldn't touch it, near perfect.

TheBza

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Definitely, excellent album. Not sure if you watched the Red Bull lecture he guested on, but he looks back at that album now and sees loads of faults and things he would change.
I personally wouldn't touch it, near perfect.

A few of my mates weren't into it, i though it was brilliant, i was busy when you posted that so i bookmarked it and forgot to go back to it, ill definitely give that a watch later. nice one man.

Blisterman

Gave Speakerboxxx/The Love Below another listen yesterday, and it still keeps me hooked the whole way through. The lyrics, the beats, melodies are like nothing else. Incredible. I'm always noticing new things too.

It's amazing that I still find it so fresh, when I compare that to everything else I was listening to 10 years ago, 99% of which I'm completely sick and tired of.

TheBza

Blisterman wrote: »

Gave Speakerboxxx/The Love Below another listen yesterday, and it still keeps me hooked the whole way through. The lyrics, the beats, melodies are like nothing else. Incredible. I'm always noticing new things too.

It's amazing that I still find it so fresh, when I compare that to everything else I was listening to 10 years ago, 99% of which I'm completely sick and tired of.

This one of the greatest songs created, the lyrics are incredible.

Scouser

i love Andre 3k but that is dreadful!

TheBza

What's dreadful about it?

Bobby Baccala

Scouser wrote: »

i love Andre 3k but that is dreadful!

Possibly his best song imo, in fact I've never come across a hip hop song in that style with such consistant rapping. He sings basically the whole of The Love Below then to make up for the lack of rapping absolutely rips a 5 minute verse at the end of the album.

I remember hearing that song then instantly being hooked on dre, one of the greatest imo

TheBza

Its incredible, raps his whole life story without stopping, over that mesmerizing beat.

Scouser

sorry lads, drivel in my opinion

that is prob his worst song IMO

truelly, truelly awful!

but each to their own

haveabanana

Fishscale Ghostface Killah

Bobby Baccala

Scouser wrote: »

sorry lads, drivel in my opinion

that is prob his worst song IMO

truelly, truelly awful!

but each to their own

Curious but what don't you like about it?

Bobby Baccala

TheBza wrote: »

Its incredible, raps his whole life story without stopping, over that mesmerizing beat.

That beat man, one of them haunting beats, when I first heard it beats were all I really cared about, wasn't until I listened to the lyrical content that I was like this is just genius

danbrosnan

My best albums of the last ten years.

1. The Streets "Original Pirate Material"
2. Kayne West "Collage Dropout"
3. Dizzie "Boy in the corner"
4. Eminem " The slim shady LP"
5. Kano "Home sweet Home"

danbrosnan

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

That beat man, one of them haunting beats, when I first heard it beats were all I really cared about, wasn't until I listened to the lyrical content that I was like this is just genius

I admit i never heard that song, actually never listened to the love below.. But that was a serious rap... I really liked it, great lyrics.. Its what rap is all about, lyrics and style...

Bobby Baccala

danbrosnan wrote: »

My best albums of the last ten years.

1. The Streets "Original Pirate Material"
2. Kayne West "Collage Dropout"
3. Dizzie "Boy in the corner"
4. Eminem " The slim shady LP"
5. Kano "Home sweet Home"

Slim Shady LP is 14 years old man

danbrosnan

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

Slim Shady LP is 14 years old man

i know but **** it.. i suppose they my best albums of all time..

But i tell ya, kendricks and jcoles albums this year have really brought rap back...

0ph0rce0

Just make it of the last 15 years and you have

Dre - 2001

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Talib Fiasco

Chronic 2001 isn't even the best album of 1999 in my opinion.

Black On Both Sides
Internal Affairs
The SSLP
Things Fall Apart
A Prince Among Thieves

I'd consider them all better. As far as production wise, sure 2001 is probably better but overall, no.

e_e

Definitely Madvillainy. I love how it constantly moves in different directions with not one track outstaying its welcome.

Cypher_sounds

Yeezus







*ducks and runs out the door*

jonneymendoza

Holy grail
GOOD KID
Recovery
My Beautiful dark twisted fantasy

Jimmy Iovine

jonneymendoza wrote: »

Holy grail
GOOD KID
Recovery
My Beautiful dark twisted fantasy

No. For lots of reasons.

spireland32

NAS- God's Son

Seaneh

Stunned to see Koncept's Album mentioned a few times here.

Good to see Keith getting some love.

The Koncept and J57 Album they recorded at the RedBull studios in LA (and are still working on in NY) is going to be bananas by the way.

Seaneh

Oh, and J57 has an album with Blame One about to drop too, and it's bloody epic.

beano345

ohmega watts - the find