What would you get?

I've got to get it to 3 purchases, what would you get?

Strong Arm Steady "In Search of Stoney Jackson"
Muggs/Asia "Pain Language"
Company Flow "Fancrusher Plus"
Ace & Edo "Arts & Entertainment"
Blaq Poet "Blaqprint"
Diamond District "In The Ruff"
Black Milk "Tronic"

I've pretty much decided on Muggs/Asia and Blaq Poet. I'm struggling with the 3rd though.

Since you've already decided on the first 2, I'd go with A&E as the 3rd. I really liked that album.

SMH. Company Flow, easily.

Scratch all that and get Oasis. But that Diamond In The Ruff is no joke from the samples I heard.

You guys must be lost, there's an essential hip hop classic up there, and you're recing recent dope albums. SMH.

N3R0 wrote:

You guys must be lost, there's an essential hip hop classic up there, and you're recing recent dope albums. SMH.

I'm not sure i would call it an essential hip hop classic considering its appeal is limited, but it's definitely the most important of the albums he listed.

Would you say 36 Chambers' appeal is limited? It's nearly as dense and uninviting as Funcrusher Plus.

Funcrusher Plus is a dope album, but it's not in the same league as 36 Chambers.

You're missing my point, KJ.

Company Flow, it's the only classic in that list.

N3R0 wrote:

You're missing my point, KJ.

and you obviously missed my point

I'll probably go ahead and go with Company Flow. It's been on my to buy list for almost 2 years and i keep putting it off. Thanks for the opinions.

i agree with Jason and Nero, clearly, Company Flow is the essential album

T. Myers wrote:

N3R0 wrote:

You're missing my point, KJ.

and you obviously missed my point

No, I responded to your point. And you responded to something I said to some one else.

N3R0 wrote:

T. Myers wrote:

N3R0 wrote:

You're missing my point, KJ.

and you obviously missed my point

No, I responded to your point. And you responded to something I said to some one else.

Do i really need to quote your post to let you know you missed my point? If that's what you need, i will do that, but i really thought you would be able to grasp my point without holding your hand. If i said you missed my point. Then believe me. You MISSED my point. Read it again and digest what i said. If you're still having trouble, i will make you some flash cards.

Again, dickish post for no reason.

You said the "appeal is limited", and I asked if it was any more dense than 36 Chambers, meaning that although 36 Chambers is a very "limited" sounding album, a ton of people get a lot out of it because it's a quality album regardless of the fact that a lesser album of similar sound and subject matter wouldn't get nearly as many fans. My point was that if an album is dope, it's dope, and dopeness should appeal to everyone. ALSO, clearly the man has a taste for Company Flow so it's "appeal" is a non-issue. I clearly understood your point, do you understand mine or do I need to e-slap some e-sense into you?

N3R0 wrote:

Again, dickish post for no reason.

You said the "appeal is limited", and I asked if it was any more dense than 36 Chambers, meaning that although 36 Chambers is a very "limited" sounding album, a ton of people get a lot out of it because it's a quality album regardless of the fact that a lesser album of similar sound and subject matter wouldn't get nearly as many fans. My point was that if an album is dope, it's dope, and dopeness should appeal to everyone. ALSO, clearly the man has a taste for Company Flow so it's "appeal" is a non-issue. I clearly understood your point, do you understand mine or do I need to e-slap some e-sense into you?

Again, you're not getting it.

1) Why do you think the appeal is strictly limited to sound(which is extremely vague if you ask me.) There is a reason that it is not as widely praised as 36 Chambers. Whether that reason has any merit is irrelevant. The fact is people avoid this album more than they avoid 36 Chambers because there is some aspect that doesn't appeal to them, or their bias gets in the way. It doesn't make this album any less classic. I just wouldn't refer to it as an essential hip hop classic like you did.

2) My point had nothing to do with E. Taylor's tastes in music so i'm not even sure why you brought that up

It's a music album, so I assumed the appeal had to do with sound. Maybe that was a broad generalization, but cleary there's something about the sound that people find polarizing.

And if may extrapolate what you're saying, that an album's sense of appeal moves it higher up the ladder in terms of top albums, I would disagree entirely. If that's your point, I missed it because I assumed you wouldn't have made that statement.

E. Taylor wrote:

I've got to get it to 3 purchases, what would you get?

Strong Arm Steady "In Search of Stoney Jackson"
Muggs/Asia "Pain Language"
Company Flow "Fancrusher Plus"
Ace & Edo "Arts & Entertainment"
Blaq Poet "Blaqprint"
Diamond District "In The Ruff"
Black Milk "Tronic"

I've pretty much decided on Muggs/Asia and Blaq Poet. I'm struggling with the 3rd though.

That Diamond District is classic boom bap shit. Cop it...

Co-Flow is good, but it isn't aging very well, IMO. I think it's a 4.5 star album right now, but not classic at all.

Just my take...

N3R0 wrote:

It's a music album, so I assumed the appeal had to do with sound. Maybe that was a broad generalization, but cleary there's something about the sound that people find polarizing.

And if may extrapolate what you're saying, that an album's sense of appeal moves it higher up the ladder in terms of top albums, I would disagree entirely. If that's your point, I missed it because I assumed you wouldn't have made that statement.

I'm not saying it moves higher on an all time list. IMO, Essential hip hop classic means it's a hip hop album most fans will enjoy and appreciate, and should be heard and purchased. Like you said, this album is polarizing, and it would not fit in my definition of essential. Just my take.

lmao @ "flash cards"

T. Myers wrote:

N3R0 wrote:

It's a music album, so I assumed the appeal had to do with sound. Maybe that was a broad generalization, but cleary there's something about the sound that people find polarizing.

And if may extrapolate what you're saying, that an album's sense of appeal moves it higher up the ladder in terms of top albums, I would disagree entirely. If that's your point, I missed it because I assumed you wouldn't have made that statement.

I'm not saying it moves higher on an all time list. IMO, Essential hip hop classic means it's a hip hop album most fans will enjoy and appreciate, and should be heard and purchased. Like you said, this album is polarizing, and it would not fit in my definition of essential. Just my take.

That's cool and all, but in my opinion essential hip hop classic just means something that should be heard, not necessarily loved by all hip hop fans. For instance, Dj Quik might be polarizing to some one like Powell, but that doesn't mean he hasn't produced an essential hip hop classic (or two) or that it's an excuse not for him to have heard it.

N3R0 wrote:

T. Myers wrote:

N3R0 wrote:

It's a music album, so I assumed the appeal had to do with sound. Maybe that was a broad generalization, but cleary there's something about the sound that people find polarizing.

And if may extrapolate what you're saying, that an album's sense of appeal moves it higher up the ladder in terms of top albums, I would disagree entirely. If that's your point, I missed it because I assumed you wouldn't have made that statement.

I'm not saying it moves higher on an all time list. IMO, Essential hip hop classic means it's a hip hop album most fans will enjoy and appreciate, and should be heard and purchased. Like you said, this album is polarizing, and it would not fit in my definition of essential. Just my take.

That's cool and all, but in my opinion essential hip hop classic just means something that should be heard, not necessarily loved by all hip hop fans. For instance, Dj Quik might be polarizing to some one like Powell, but that doesn't mean he hasn't produced an essential hip hop classic (or two) or that it's an excuse not for him to have heard it.

Fair enough

I know that N3R0 just won the argument and I agree with him, but I just want to talk about the polarizing comment that was made. I think that some of the best music is the most polarizing. Probably because of the definition of polarizing.

Kendrick Davis wrote:

I know that N3R0 just won the argument and I agree with him

Uh, agreeing with N3R0 doesn't mean he won an argument. It just means you agree with N3R0.

Kendrick Davis wrote:

I know that N3R0 just won the argument and I agree with him, but I just want to talk about the polarizing comment that was made. I think that some of the best music is the most polarizing. Probably because of the definition of polarizing.

While I agree with you in theory, sadly, that does become the excuse of a million wannabes in the world and I have quite a bit of disdain for artists that pass their music off as "genius" and people that don't like it are "idiots", when the shit is just wack or completely inaccessible. There is something to be said of the lowest common denominator factor, where good music should be able to be enjoyed by most people. My point here was simply that what is a turn off for some people might not be an issue to most, so it's important to keep those things in perspective when discussing milestones for any form of art.

And yeah, I wouldn't say I won an argument, as I never had the intention of changing Terry's mind, I just think he saw my point of view even if he still disagrees with it. I see where he's coming from as well. Civil end to a civil discussion.

I just popped a zit. It's alarming because I rarely get them thanks to Pro-Activ. It helps preserve my sexy...

Random.

N3R0 wrote:

Kendrick Davis wrote:

I know that N3R0 just won the argument and I agree with him, but I just want to talk about the polarizing comment that was made. I think that some of the best music is the most polarizing. Probably because of the definition of polarizing.

While I agree with you in theory, sadly, that does become the excuse of a million wannabes in the world and I have quite a bit of disdain for artists that pass their music off as "genius" and people that don't like it are "idiots", when the shit is just wack or completely inaccessible. There is something to be said of the lowest common denominator factor, where good music should be able to be enjoyed by most people. My point here was simply that what is a turn off for some people might not be an issue to most, so it's important to keep those things in perspective when discussing milestones for any form of art.

Oh yeah man I agree with you there. I just have some "hate it or love it" music in my library and the ones I love are some of my favorite albums.

No one has a a valid point. Y'all just arguing for the sake of arguing. Funcrusher Plus is classic to some - that is as much as anyone can say about it.

I can't really vouch for none dat on the list other than your two picks - Pain Language and Blaq Print... personally I'd probably roll with the Tronic or Diamond District. I did not like Stoney jackson that much and everything I heard from Edo G and Masta Ace has been wack sauce.

I'm sure Funcrusher Plus wouldn't be a bad third choice, but might not be your two girls, one cup of tea.