Best Album Of 1997 Pre List

I have room for a good amount of more albums so throw some out there. 1997 looks like another unpredictable year for the winner.

The War Report
No More Glory
The Untouchable
Unpredictable
The Pick, The Sickle
No Way Out
The Album (Latyrx)
Jewelz
Wu-Tang Forever
Equinox
Usual Suspects
When Disaster Strikes
Loaded
Take A Look Over
Life After Death
Overcast! (Atmosphere)
Based On A True Story
In That Water
The 18th Letter
Cocaine Raps
Phenomenon
One Day It'll All Make Sense
How To Be A Player
Ghetto D
The Black Bossalini
Back In Business
All Day Everyday
Ghetto Millionaire
Stone Crazy
Big Willie Style
Lunitik Muzik
Chapter 2: World Dom.

Accept Your Own
Uptown Saturday Night
Mr. Lunasicc
Mood (Doom)
Flatline
Funcrusher Plus
Life Insurance
That's Them (Artifacts)
Still Serious
The Carnival
Silent Weapons
Likwidation
Harlem World
Future Development
Psycho Realm
In My Lifetime Vol. 1
Stackin' Chips
Da Dirty 30
Jurassic 5 EP
Hatred Passion and Infidelity
Souls On Ice
Unlady Like
One Life 2 Live
The Art Of War
Tru 2 Da Game
Scout's Honor
Sex Style
Have Heart Have Money
R U Still Down?
I Got Next
N-Tha-Do'
Supa Dupa Fly

Life After Death wins 97 for me

My top 10:
The Untouchable (my number 1 album for this year)

Unpredictable
In My Lifetime Vol. 1
Life After Death
Wu Tang Forever
Ghetto D
Unlady Like
The Black Bossalini
Still Serious
Usual Suspects

Uptown Saturday Night is my fav from that list.

these albums should prob be included


Lunasicc - Mr Lunasicc


Mood - Doom


Kb and Lil Flea - Street Military


Luniz - Lunitik Muzik

Mood - Doom
I second that nomination.

Is Ghetto D listed twice, or is there another album with the same name?

Albums that I didn't see on the list are:

Killarmy - Silent Weapons For Quiet Wars
Del - Future Development (even though I didn't hear it until 2010/11)
Teflon - My Will
Psycho Realm - The Psycho Realm
Diamond D - Hatred, Passion and Infidelity
Rampage - Scout's Honor...By Way Of Blood

And compilations... Soundbombing and Soul Assassins: Chapter 1


If any have been listed and I overlooked them, my bad. These are just my suggestions, if you have spots to fill. Since a couple are favorites of mine, we know how they'll fare.

Other albums that NEED/should be included:

Killarmy - Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars (my AOTY)
Soundbombing
DJ Muggs - Soul Assassins
MC Breed - Flatline
NATAS - Multikillionaire: the devils contract

and i cogisn Myestro's list esp. Del and Psycho Realm

How did I beat the Wu-Tang Stan to listing Killarmy? That's my AOTY too.

my top 10 from the year

Silent Weapons For Quiet Wars
Wu Forever
Loaded
Sex Style
Funcrusher Plus
Art of War
The Pick, Sickle, and Shovel
The War Report
The Carnival

then some combination of Untouchable, Unpredictable, Ch. 2 World Domination, Tru 2 Da Game, Lunasicc, Soundbominb, Equinox

Thanks for the additions fellas. I only added the soundtrks for filler. Albums trump soundtrks. I'll try to add all of these if I can. Don't know how I missed the Luniz album.

I'll also cosign Killarmy

I co-sign Future Development. That IS my pick to win this tourney but hell would freeze over before that happens lol.

The Psycho-Social, Chemical, Biological and Electro-Magnetic Manipulation of Human Consciousness

Personal Top 10:
Tru 2 Da Game
Unpredictable
Supa Dupa Fly
Life After Death
The Pick, the Sickle, and the Shovel
Ghetto D
Art of War
The Untouchable
Wu-Tang Forever
Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars

Don't think these were mentioned:

An Eye For An Eye
Game Costs
The Golden State
Oaktown's Finest
For That $crilla
Six Figures
Big Thangs
Street Gospel
Thought Of Many Ways

Music for Earthworms

Street Gospel is a must.

parker lewis wrote:

The Psycho-Social, Chemical, Biological and Electro-Magnetic Manipulation of Human Consciousness

wow wow wow how did i forget this. That is an absolute must Kev

Laced With Slang wrote:

parker lewis wrote:

The Psycho-Social, Chemical, Biological and Electro-Magnetic Manipulation of Human Consciousness

wow wow wow how did i forget this. That is an absolute must Kev

What the hell is it?

The first JMT album... first appearances of Apathy and LCOB as well.

TicNitty706 wrote:

Laced With Slang wrote:

parker lewis wrote:

The Psycho-Social, Chemical, Biological and Electro-Magnetic Manipulation of Human Consciousness

wow wow wow how did i forget this. That is an absolute must Kev

What the hell is it?

Slippin' K. Rob, I even have that one.

Deanie O'Banion wrote:

TicNitty706 wrote:

Laced With Slang wrote:

parker lewis wrote:

The Psycho-Social, Chemical, Biological and Electro-Magnetic Manipulation of Human Consciousness

wow wow wow how did i forget this. That is an absolute must Kev

What the hell is it?

Slippin' K. Rob, I even have that one.

Well at first I thought that was what he was talking about. But then I looked it up and saw 2002. Now I see it was re-released that year but origianlly came out in '97.

Two things I'd suggest:

Only because I noticed an EP in there, I would suggest adding the Slim Shady EP, but I can understand not including it seeing as a lot of it will be in the 99 tourney on the LP. Though 'Low, Down Dirty', 'Murder, Murder' & 'No One's Iller' are dope non LP tracks.

Also, a purely selfish request on my part would be for Wu-Tang Forever and Life After Death to be in different brackets. Just because that would be my final 2, and it can't happen if they're in the same bracket. Not that it will, but I'd just like the possibility is all. Idk how you divvy them up though... if it's random or something then never mind.

Just my two cents. It's cool though either way.

thelundquist wrote:

Two things I'd suggest:

Only because I noticed an EP in there, I would suggest adding the Slim Shady EP, but I can understand not including it seeing as a lot of it will be in the 99 tourney on the LP. Though 'Low, Down Dirty', 'Murder, Murder' & 'No One's Iller' are dope non LP tracks.

Also, a purely selfish request on my part would be for Wu-Tang Forever and Life After Death to be in different brackets. Just because that would be my final 2, and it can't happen if they're in the same bracket. Not that it will, but I'd just like the possibility is all. Idk how you divvy them up though... if it's random or something then never mind.

Just my two cents. It's cool though either way.

LOL..I appreciate the honesty. They are divvyed up randomly. But I do try to keep the balance of power under check. I think those two are in different brackets.

As far as the Slim Shady question I will see if more cosign or not. I personally don't feel it belongs because it was not an official release and like you stated the official album is coming up soon. I try to avoid putting EP's unless they are too significant to ignore or I need filler.

TicNitty706 wrote:

thelundquist wrote:

Two things I'd suggest:

Only because I noticed an EP in there, I would suggest adding the Slim Shady EP, but I can understand not including it seeing as a lot of it will be in the 99 tourney on the LP. Though 'Low, Down Dirty', 'Murder, Murder' & 'No One's Iller' are dope non LP tracks.

Also, a purely selfish request on my part would be for Wu-Tang Forever and Life After Death to be in different brackets. Just because that would be my final 2, and it can't happen if they're in the same bracket. Not that it will, but I'd just like the possibility is all. Idk how you divvy them up though... if it's random or something then never mind.

Just my two cents. It's cool though either way.

LOL..I appreciate the honesty. The are divvyed up randomly. But I do try to keep the balance of power under check. I think those two are in different brackets.

As far as the Slim Shady question I will see if more cosign or not. I personally don't feel it belongs because it was not not an official release and like you stated the official album is coming up soon. I try to avoid putting EP's unless they are too significant to ignore or I need filler.

Cool, cool. All sounds good/fair to me. Just thought I'd throw it out there.

What's up with the Lenny Kravitz picture kevin? Are you a half Jewish panther, too?