Will There Ever Be a Hip-Hop Album as good as this?

[wtfmansh1te]

Lil waynes the carter 2

Lil waynes the drought 3


BEFORE YOU CLAIM HERPY DERPY "its lil wayne he sucks" And i am forced to verbally castrate you.

These two albums were made while wayne was still hungry seeking recognition in a field he was unrecognized in.

Two of my favorite albums/mixtapes but you can't put that along with the other mentions itt

Nah. So he wrote it 5 years before it dropped? Dun think so. NY State of Mind was written the day it was recorded.

I've seen multiple sources saying that the majority of Illmatic was written in his late teens

holy chit thats earl? i remember watching this video around 3 years ago, must have been when it literally got put on the net n thought "this guys aight".

Dude was nice but nah not puttin him in the same league as Nas, I know better rappers at 16 then that

Yeah I know he's not on Nas's level, but I love the way he puts his words together

[UShudFeelMyPain]

^^That cover is cringe-worthy ...
Ruste Juxx is decent though. But lol at that cover.

haha he's good especially on that album the beats and everything is dope.

this is one im hooked on right now

[JimmyRussellss]

I don't claim to be the biggest hip-hop aficionado around but i've listened to this album a few times (on the recommendation of others) and it never stuck with me.. Sure, the lyrical content was good but it's not an album I would be running home to listen to.. the beats weren't anything special and it just didn't seem catchy to me.

What is it about this album that you guys all love? Is it the lyrical content? I just don't see the appeal

(For reference an album I do love is Biggie's Life after Death album.)

edit: i'm not saying it's BAD, it does **** on 90% of the stuff coming out today

[Kevlar14]

I've seen multiple sources saying that the majority of Illmatic was written in his late teens

Yes, that is true. And I wouldn't mention sources without linking them. Pointless.

[wtfmansh1te]

Yes, that is true. And I wouldn't mention sources without linking them. Pointless.

I'm on mobile so if you want proof you're gonna have to google it yourself like a big boy.

[Kevlar14]

I said it was true. As in I already fuking know it ... the entire album though? NO.

You made a bad comparison, that's all. And you were wrong. Have a nice day.

[BENTLEY1]

I like illmatic but I've always liked it was written more.
It had a lot of good songs, all were different as well.
Classic.

[iron_monster]

Listened to this album from start to end for a couple years straight.

[wtfmansh1te]

I said it was true. As in I already fuking know it ... the entire album though? NO.

You made a bad comparison, that's all. And you were wrong. Have a nice day.

Oh my bad, you already knew?

Nah. So he wrote it 5 years before it dropped? Dun think so. NY State of Mind was written the day it was recorded.

Couldn't tell.

Lol I said Nas wrote Illmatic when he was around the same age as Earl, you denied it, then you turn around and said you knew already, and then claim I made a bad comparison?

Son.....

[Harry815]

This.

[BengaliBeast]

definitely not as good as illmatic or even an album lol but its pretty good and joey was 17 when he released it too

[SwitchBackTails]

Not gonna read through 5 pages so it may have already been mentioned but Mob Deep's "The Infamous" has to be one of the greatest albums of all time. EVERY PHUCKING SONG on there was a banger. All true Hip Hop fans would definitely have that included in their Top 5 rap albums.

I'm mad that some of you *******s are even bringing Wayne into this conversation...I like his music but cmon man GTFOH with that chit.

[mezner09]

Fuark I missed out on the early 90's hip-hop, but I got into rap and such a few years after The Slim Shady LP came out (My big brother gave it to me and I would lay in bed at night with my cd player listening to it). I think that album and shortly after I got The Marshall Mathers LP. I don't think there are few albums that touch me as much as those, because I've been listening to them since a child. Still listen to "Stan" almost daily.

[skite]

here ya go op

[Cdubs314]

Knew it was gonna be this.

[MajorKobraK]

[justhime]

Not saying these albums are necessarily better than illmatic, but they definitely had a profound effect on me when I first listened to them from start to end.

[YIAMSOMEBODY]

If you wanna argue they're better lyricists, thats' fair game, but Illmatic is a more complete album to me.

Eggs plain....

was with you....

until DMX.

da fuq.

Seriously? It's Dark & Hell Is Hot isn't a top 5 album? That sh** is BEYOND classic. Pure fire. That's some Yellowstone fire right there baby. Come on now....

wtf not sure if srs. They're all good, don't get me wrong, but no where near Illmatic.

I disagree. Illmatic is cool, but it's nowhere near those 3. It takes ID&HIH in lyrics, but that's about it.

But Monch and Budden, no way.....they sh** on Nas.

[NorrisSWAG]

Let me just say if you are 25 and below you should not be posting these old school albums such as Wu Tang, Eric B and Rakim that just proves to me that you just beleive what you read hear on VH1 and simply agree with the consensus... most albums from tht time do not relate to these times.. for ex im 23 heard paid in full by eric b and rakim when i was 18 and never really stuck to me. I know its a game changing album but im not gonna sit here and say its a classic cause i know nothing of those times and the impact...





Cliffs:

Read it all bich.

[Beoth]

Dis nikka gets it. Strong lack of Ice Cube in this thread. I would add this



In b4 the happy pic of Ice Cube.

[RIITIIR]

Let me just say if you are 25 and below you should not be posting these old school albums such as Wu Tang, Eric B and Rakim that just proves to me that you just beleive what you read hear on VH1 and simply agree with the consensus... most albums from tht time do not relate to these times.. for ex im 23 heard paid in full by eric b and rakim when i was 18 and never really stuck to me. I know its a game changing album but im not gonna sit here and say its a classic cause i know nothing of those times and the impact...





Cliffs:

Read it all bich.

Don't project your bullchit onto me just because you can't feel the classics. 36 is still one of the hardest hitting albums and Paid in Full is dope as fuk. (Tho Follow is my fav)

Can I relate to half the 5%, knowledge of self, asiatic black man culty bs as a 21 year old white man? Not so much.. Who cares.


Sorry you feel like a poseur brah but that don't reflect me as a fan of all music of all eras.

[Clypse]

Clicked on thread; Saw Illmatic; Ether chorus gets stuck in head; Left satisfied.

Edit: Ether was from Stillmatic. Great song regardless.

[midcoastking33]

tell me these ain't some of the best songs of the decade 2000-2010, tell me that bro, that album was pure fukin good music (no pun intended)

just hit the play button man


fukin staceys hard nipples n fat ass still get me hard watchin this vid fuark

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[judgefudge]

not even one mention for Common.

[BASTERD_52]

no blueprint?

[ChiefKeefe]

the college dropout. inb4negs



and btw to the guy that said earl sweatshirt. He seems really bad live, like his voice is too soft for those kinds of settings. His recorded raps are dope tho

[apples09]

damn no Kid Cudi fans here?

[RIITIIR]

Clicked on thread; Saw Illmatic; Ether chorus gets stuck in head; Left satisfied.

Edit: Ether was from Stillmatic. Great song regardless.

God's Son across the belly. Fuuuk, man.. Chorus to that and Hip Hop is Dead STAY fukin stuck in my head.

no blueprint?

KRS already had an album called the Blueprint.

Fuk with ya soul like ether





Edit:

the college dropout. inb4negs

Feel like negging for the simple fact you didn't read this thread through.. But you're already red so that'd be a d!ck move...

[Backflipbrahsrs]

SRS

Mind you I like Nas, but this was more my generation, and one of my personal favorite albums. not a bad song on here!

This.

[darwinia]

Mobb Deep - The Infamous