Top 5 albums released in 2007

With all due respect, Wayne, wow.

Aesop Rock-None Shall Pass
El-P-I'll Sleep When You're Dead
NY Oil-Hood Treason
Brother Ali-Undisputed Truth
Sage Francis-Human The Death Dance
Pharoahe Monch-Desire
K Rino Book Number 7


I'm going to edit this shortly, but my son just woke up.

1. El-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead
2. Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass
3. Blu & Exile - Below the Heavens
4. Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor
5. CunninLynguists - Dirty Acres

Access Immortal: American Me
Def 3 & Moka Only: Dog River
Slaine: White Man is the Devil, Vol 2
El-P: I'll Sleep When You're Dead
Hell Razah: Razah's Ladder

Anyone down with some traditional NY hip-hop should check out Acc. I'm not saying you'll like him as much as I do, but for those of you who feel that good music is rare...

At least YouTube that shit...

Scarface- MADE
Blu & Exile- Below The Heavens
Bro Ali- Undisputed Truth
Devin The Dude- Waiting To Inhale
Talib- Eardrum


Now this was another real good solid year to these ears. I must list hon. mentions.

Jay-Z- American Gangster
Wu- 8 Diagrams
Lupe- The Cool
Little Brother- Getback
UGK- Undaground Kingz
Kanye- Graduation
KRino- Book Number 7

You guys really thought Made was that nice? I bought it and listened to it once. I remember thinking that if you didn't even dig it I wasn't gonna waste my time... I will revisit. It's like getting new music foe free..

Kid Joe wrote:

You guys really thought Made was that nice? I bought it and listened to it once. I remember thinking that if you didn't even dig it I wasn't gonna waste my time... I will revisit. It's like getting new music foe free..

Oh yeah it was reeaal nice to me. I only skip 1-2 trks on the whole thing and one of the trks I skip is a bonus trk..lol. I got Made at a 4.5-4.75 easily. But I's a Face stan so remember that.

Made is 4.5 stars to me.

Wayne I was basically directing that Access Immortal rec to you. I'm not trying to break your balls about your picks. I really think you'd dig American Me. It's some textbook NY hip-hop with a hint of backpack. A couple pain in the ass skits, but otherwise a perfect album imo.

Kid Joe wrote:

Wayne I was basically directing that Access Immortal rec to you. I'm not trying to break your balls about your picks. I really think you'd dig American Me. It's some textbook NY hip-hop with a hint of backpack. A couple pain in the ass skits, but otherwise a perfect album imo.

I appreciate legit recommendations. I'll check it out.

8 Diagrams
Razah's Ladder
American Gangster
Below the Heavens
Graduation
The Old Prince
Desire
None Shall Pass
Dirty Acres
Eardrum
I
The Offering
Red Gone Wild
Jesus Price Superstar
The Talented Timothy Taylor
The R.E.B.I.R.T.H.
Renaissance Child
The Name the Motto the Outcome
Decompozition
Bayani



Best year of the 2000's?

Steve wrote:

8 Diagrams
Razah's Ladder
American Gangster
Below the Heavens
Graduation
The Old Prince
Desire
None Shall Pass
Dirty Acres
Eardrum
I
The Offering
Red Gone Wild
Jesus Price Superstar
The Talented Timothy Taylor
The R.E.B.I.R.T.H.
Renaissance Child
The Name the Motto the Outcome
Decompozition
Bayani



Best year of the 2000's?

Did you seriously list an Aesop Rock album and say "Best Year Of The 2000's"?

:sleep: Camu Tao
:sleep: Haystak
:sleep: King Gordy
:sleep: Sandman
:sleep: N$mo

I don't see how that answered my question. I thought you hated Aesop Rock, who I like, no need to become old Steve.

That is the only album of his I like where he isn't so obscure and he switched his voice and flow up too. Wouldn't make my top 10 but I wanted to list all the cream of the crop of 2007.

Steve wrote:

That is the only album of his I like where he isn't so obscure and he switched his voice and flow up too. Wouldn't make my top 10 but I wanted to list all the cream of the crop of 2007.

Daylight is an EP and it's similar to None Shall Pass, and so is Fast Cars Danger Fire & Knives. If you haven't checked those out, they're probably worth a d/l as they're both closer to that cd than anything else he's done. Though, Daylight's beats are still on his old shit.

DOPE, DOPE, DOPE, DOPE, DOPE fucking year.

Blu & Exile- Below the Heavens (Album of the fucking year)
Blue Scholars- Bayani (Not far behind, could be co-album of the fucking year)
Bro Ali- Undisputed Truth
Hell Razah- Razah's Ladder
Black Milk- Popular Demand

Kid Joe wrote:

You guys really thought Made was that nice? I bought it and listened to it once. I remember thinking that if you didn't even dig it I wasn't gonna waste my time... I will revisit. It's like getting new music foe free..

Yeah I kinda agree, MADE was maybe 3.5-3.75 at best for me. I like Emeritus more.

The following is a Public Service announcement brought to you by KJE

Kool John does not give a fuck what you think, if you don't like his list, you can kiss his black ass.

Jay Z- American Gangster
Lupe Fiasco- The Cool
Talib Kweli- Eardrum
Killah Priest- The Offering
Kayne West- Graduation

Good year for hip-hop but I liked 2006 better.

Snowgoons - German Lugers
Blue Sky Black Death & Hell Razah - Razah's Ladder
Killah Priest - The Offering
Majik Most - You Got Jokes?!
Cilvaringz - I

Near Misses:

Cunninlynguists - Dirty Acres
NYGz - Welcome 2 G-dom
Ill Poetic - The World Is Ours

Myestro wrote:

Snowgoons - German Lugers
Blue Sky Black Death & Hell Razah - Razah's Ladder
Killah Priest - The Offering
Majik Most - You Got Jokes?!
Cilvaringz - I

Near Misses:

Cunninlynguists - Dirty Acres
NYGz - Welcome 2 G-dom
Ill Poetic - The World Is Ours

Awesome album right there. I can play that one front to back with no skips...

Norfeest wrote:

Myestro wrote:

Snowgoons - German Lugers
Blue Sky Black Death & Hell Razah - Razah's Ladder
Killah Priest - The Offering
Majik Most - You Got Jokes?!
Cilvaringz - I

Near Misses:

Cunninlynguists - Dirty Acres
NYGz - Welcome 2 G-dom
Ill Poetic - The World Is Ours

Awesome album right there. I can play that one front to back with no skips...

Same here. And I might skip a track or two on Majik Most, but he's listed higher because I spin that one a lot more.

Weeping Tiger>>>>>>>>>>>>>

"Good year for hip-hop but I liked 2006 better. "

05, 06, 07, 08, and 09 were all real good years, IMO

Damn, forgot all about NYG'z top 3 album of the year right there.

Also, shout out to KJ for the Offering, you keep surprising me with (some, lol) of your picks, had no idea you were feeling Priest like that.

Hell Razah - Razah's Ladder
Y Society - Travel At Your Own Pace
Panacea - The Scenic Route
Decompoze - Decomposition
Blu & Exile - Below the Heavens

Steve wrote:

Damn, forgot all about NYG'z top 3 album of the year right there.

Also, shout out to KJ for the Offering, you keep surprising me with (some, lol) of your picks, had no idea you were feeling Priest like that.

Yeah, I saw you and a lot of others big him up so I decided to check him out and he's dope as hell. I own Heavy Mental and The Offering and have them at 5 and 4.5 stars respectively. What's his next best album?

Beautiful Minds with Chief Kamachi is easily his net most accessible. For a full KP rundown check the thread Kid Joe made in New Music titled "Steve..."

I have Made at 4 stars....

Jay Z "American Gangster"
Talib Kweli "Eardrum"
Lupe Fiasco "The Cool"
Kanye West "Graduation"
UGK "Underground KIngz"

The Offering
Jesus Price Superstar
Desire
Razah's Ladder/Renaissance Child
Underground Kingz
8 Diagrams

Talib Kweli-Eardrum
Common-Finding Forever
Blu & Exile-Below the Heavens
Pharaohe Monch-Desire
Killah Priest-The Offering

Honorable:
UGK-Underground Kingz
Hell Razah-Razah's Ladder
Sean Price-Jesus Price Superstar
Scarface-Made
Ghostface-Big Doe Rehab
Kanye-Graduation
Blue Scholars-Bayani
Cilvaringz-I
Lupe Fiasco-The Cool
Black Milk-Popular Demand
One Be Lo-REBIRTH

The definative list

Darc Mind-Bipolar
Ivan Ives Iconoclast
Kwite Def-ArtzNKraftz
Killah Priest-The Offring
Blu Scholars-Bayani

Man, my order has definitely changed since 2007....

4 personal classics...plenty of near personal classics.

In Order:

Shad "The Old Prince" (5 stars)
Arrested Development "Since the Last Time" (5 stars)
Senim Silla "The Name The Motto The Outcome" (5 stars)
Talib Kweli "Ear Drum" (4.75 stars)
Blue Scholars "Bayani" (4.5 stars)
Brother Ali "Undisputed Truth" (4.5 stars)
DJ Jazzy Jeff "Return of the Magnificent" (4.5 stars)
Blu & Exile "Below the Heavens" (4.5 stars)
Killah Priest "The Offering" (4.5 stars)
UGK "Underground Kingz" (4.5 stars)
Zachariah (New MC of Kanser) "White Jesus" (4.5 stars)
Decompoze "Decomposition" (4.5 stars)
Down Lo & Deploi "In Our World" (4.5 stars)

Thanks for finally listing One Be Lo, Peterson. I don't get the hate for that ish.

It's not hated unfairly - it's a sizable drop off from SONOGRAM and MOTU

The only problem I have with it is the damn skit things at the beginning/end of just about every song. Take most of those away, and I'd say it's at least 4.5 stars. Personal classic type ish, son.

Shaun wrote:

The only problem I have with it is the damn skit things at the beginning/end of just about every song. Take most of those away, and I'd say it's at least 4.5 stars. Personal classic type ish, son.

Yeah likewise. I have it at 4.25-4.5 as well.

Steve wrote:

It's not hated unfairly - it's a sizable drop off from SONOGRAM and MOTU

I did a proper break-down of the album and there were 3 songs that had sharked material from other albums. Especially that Clubber Lane bit Ghostface already used

Shaun wrote:

Thanks for finally listing One Be Lo, Peterson. I don't get the hate for that ish.

I don't hate it. It's just not as good as any of Lo's other material IMO.

Alan wrote:

Man, my order has definitely changed since 2007....

4 personal classics...plenty of near personal classics.

In Order:

Shad "The Old Prince" (5 stars)
Arrested Development "Since the Last Time" (5 stars)
Senim Silla "The Name The Motto The Outcome" (5 stars)
Talib Kweli "Ear Drum" (4.75 stars)
Blue Scholars "Bayani" (4.5 stars)
Brother Ali "Undisputed Truth" (4.5 stars)
DJ Jazzy Jeff "Return of the Magnificent" (4.5 stars)
Blu & Exile "Below the Heavens" (4.5 stars)
Killah Priest "The Offering" (4.5 stars)
UGK "Underground Kingz" (4.5 stars)
Zachariah (New MC of Kanser) "White Jesus" (4.5 stars)
Decompoze "Decomposition" (4.5 stars)
Down Lo & Deploi "In Our World" (4.5 stars)

Your dead to me Pounds...

Yeah, Pounds, me too. 4.5 is WAY too high for that pill

Shona, you've been dead to me since the day you said that you woke up with white substance in your ass after spending the night with Vernon. That shit is straight up KJish, homos.

I did not say that, stupid. I don't remember what I said, but, I definitely did not reference Vern, and you know it. I remember you tried putting it as a sig on Steve's forum, and I called you out there, too.

Oh, and, Royce>>>>>>>>Geo by 8 million of those hippo pictures you have

(you running away)

well you said my name instead of Vernon's, but I rather add in Vernon's name in there instead because that shit was straight homo, stoopid. SRP remembers, ask him. And no, Geo is 1,000X more lyrical than Royce.

Ok, but, by you changing what I said, that automatically makes it irrelevant, seeing as how I didn't say it. That's like KJ telling you that Shing02 is terrible, you quoting it and changing it to Biggie, and then yelling at him for saying Biggie is terrible. It doesn't make any sense.

Well first off, KJ has no idea who Shing02 is, his ears are too limited. Second, I'll continue to add Vernon's name on there because that shit you said is too homo to add my name on there....stoopid.

lmaoooo

Victor Shade wrote:

Alan wrote:

Man, my order has definitely changed since 2007....

4 personal classics...plenty of near personal classics.

In Order:

Shad "The Old Prince" (5 stars)
Arrested Development "Since the Last Time" (5 stars)
Senim Silla "The Name The Motto The Outcome" (5 stars)
Talib Kweli "Ear Drum" (4.75 stars)
Blue Scholars "Bayani" (4.5 stars)
Brother Ali "Undisputed Truth" (4.5 stars)
DJ Jazzy Jeff "Return of the Magnificent" (4.5 stars)
Blu & Exile "Below the Heavens" (4.5 stars)
Killah Priest "The Offering" (4.5 stars)
UGK "Underground Kingz" (4.5 stars)
Zachariah (New MC of Kanser) "White Jesus" (4.5 stars)
Decompoze "Decomposition" (4.5 stars)
Down Lo & Deploi "In Our World" (4.5 stars)

Your dead to me Pounds...

LOL...we've gone over this. I do waffle back and forth on it. It's still a "personal classic" to me.

Long March EP is still my favorite.