is "good kid, m.A.A.d city" the best rap album of the last ~10 years?

[alejo2308]

I've been obsessed with Kendrick Lamar's album for almost 6 months. the storytelling, the complex rhyming, the themes, the skits... the album is perfect. it's really introspective, it shows great intelligence and it doesn't conform to the industry's current "tastes". I just can't think of a better rap album in the past decade. do you brahs agree?

[Critter5592]

Good album, overrated imo. Caught hype and everyone hopped on the train.


Encore is still within the 10 years, so that would be my choice.

[KILLdante]

[alejo2308]

Good album, overrated imo. Caught hype and everyone hopped on the train.


Encore is still within the 10 years, so that would be my choice.

Encore is really, really good. Jay-Z's flow is unmatched. but Kendrick's style and the depth of his lyrics just blow me away. I think I like it a lot precisely because of the concept of a good kid in a mad city... the way he sees things and reacts to what happens around him is very interesting.

[ConnorMaynard]

It is op. I'd say it's the best hip hop album since like college dropout. One of those albums that really make you fall in love with hip hop again. Something refreshing and new.


Absolutely love that album. Makes me rage how it didn't win a Grammy.

So excited for his next AlBum.

[MyronBertstare]

Best album of 2012.

Best rap album of all time is My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

[ConnorMaynard]

Best album of 2012.

Best rap album of all time is My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

Get the fuk out of here. It's not even Kanye's best album.

[alejo2308]

Best album of 2012.

Best rap album of all time is My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

never said of all time.

I like Kanye, but to say that is the best of all time... kind of a stretch, don't you think, nikka?

[asnp]

The College Dropout (2004)
Late Registration (2005)
Graduation (2007)
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)

sorry OP

[Critter5592]

Encore is really, really good. Jay-Z's flow is unmatched. but Kendrick's style and the depth of his lyrics just blow me away. I think I like it a lot precisely because of the concept of a good kid in a mad city... the way he sees things and reacts to what happens around him is very interesting.

I meant Eminem's album Encore, not Jay-z song Encore, lol.

[alejo2308]

It is op. I'd say it's the best hip hop album since like college dropout. One of those albums that really make you fall in love with hip hop again. Something refreshing and new.


Absolutely love that album. Makes me rage how it didn't win a Grammy.

So excited for his next AlBum.

totally agree, it made me really appreciate what hip hop can be. not just "fuk bishes, git moneyz", but a way to express the desires, history, and grievances of a person and/or a group of people.

[jj1421]

[ConnorMaynard]

The College Dropout (2004)
Late Registration (2005)
Graduation (2007)
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)

sorry OP

Kanye had consecutive classics and ruined it with yeezus. Wtf was he thinking. 4 certified critically acclaimed classics man. That's unreal.

I meant Eminem's album Encore, not Jay-z song Encore, lol.

Lold hard

totally agree, it made me really appreciate what hip hop can be. not just "fuk bishes, git moneyz", but a way to express the desires, history, and grievances of a person and/or a group of people.

Das it mane. Love some good rap. Not many current rappers get me hyped. Only really get hyped for drake and kendrick tbh. J cole fell off.

[jbball92]

sorry OP

[alejo2308]

I meant Eminem's album Encore, not Jay-z song Encore, lol.

lol, my bad. brain fart. still don't really agree... MMLP was Eminem's best IMO. maybe even The Eminem Show. after that, it's just not the same... his life changed, so his lyrics had to change too. it's not the same aggressive, explosive, "fuk everybody and their mother" attitude.

[MyronBertstare]

never said of all time.

I like Kanye, but to say that is the best of all time... kind of a stretch, don't you think, nikka?

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/al...ntasy-20101109 - this review pretty much sums up my opinion of the album. Absolutely mindblowing

[STAYDENCH]

I'm a 90's rap junkie and discarded Kendrick as another awful rapper like Kanye,Modern Jay Z etc etc simply because he was 'modern'

I was so, so wrong haven't listened to him extensively but he is fantastic, absolutely outclasses EVERY single rapper now by miles, he is fantastic

Macklemore ******* getting the award over him is the biggest award injustice since Shawshank didn't win an Oscar or Wire not winning any accolades

[nnl]

It's a great album. I agree that Madvillainy is better (but it might be over ten years old now). Dedication 2 is pretty good, too.

[jbball92]

Liquid swords is the best album of all time, deal with it.

along with OB4CL

[Critter5592]

lol, my bad. brain fart. still don't really agree... MMLP was Eminem's best IMO. maybe even The Eminem Show. after that, it's just not the same... his life changed, so his lyrics had to change too. it's not the same aggressive, explosive, "fuk everybody and their mother" attitude.

[GiantMonkey]

I remember when Encore came out and how everyone hated it, funny to look back a few years and see how loved it is.

This is the best hip hop album in the last 10 years:

[EnriqueBrah]

who was Slim Shady lp, marshal mathers LP and the Eminem show



top 3 albums of the decade 00s
back to back to back

[BrassMonkey98]

Are we all gonna sit here and not admit that Nas put out a classic album with Life is Good

[fuckkevindurant]

sorry op the money store has already been given that title.

[JerryAtrix]

Liquid swords is the best of all time, the old Em was pretty good but now he's getting old and soft.

[ConnorMaynard]

Are we all gonna sit here and not admit that Nas put out a classic album with Life is Good

I still haven't heard that album yet. I'm ashamed. It always gets great reviews though from everyone. Seems to be one of nas' most rated

who was Slim Shady lp, marshal mathers LP and the Eminem show



top 3 albums of the decade 00s
back to back to back

He said 10 years

Slim shady was like 1999

[TDKSparda]

Nah, but it's absolutely brilliant. Good old school, west coast feel but with an injection of new school hip hop. Love it.

I don't know why people are bringing up SSLP, MMLP and TES. Those all came out >10 years ago.

[EnriqueBrah]

He said 10 years

Slim shady was like 1999

still leaves mmlp and eminem show which are better then sslp
and what makes them better is that theyre two completely different sounds and lyrics more matured

[G-Profit]

Das it mane. Love some good rap. Not many current rappers get me hyped. Only really get hyped for drake and kendrick tbh. J cole fell off.

Only casually follow rap but from listening to J Cole he comes off as having the biggest white man complex. Anyone shed more light on this?

[ConnorMaynard]

still leaves mmlp and eminem show which are better then sslp
and what makes them better is that theyre two completely different sounds and lyrics more matured

Uwotm8? Mmlp is 2000 and eminem show is 2002.lol

Anything pre 2004 is invalid.