100 best hip hop albums since 2000

[Ghost1]

In for 85 crew

[Inno]

Originally Posted by ill nik-A

I'm older than both of u and Aesop Rock represents everything that isn't hip hop

You're welcome!

My nigga nik old as fuck lol

[Certain]

Originally Posted by ill nik-A

I'm older than both of u and Aesop Rock represents everything that isn't hip hop

You're welcome!

I had your guy at No. 1 AND No. 2, and you're complaining about No. 21.

[The Dead Poet]

to be fair that aesop rock album aged horribly.

This is coming from someone that bought every anticon, rhymesayer, def jux, ect album in those early 2000s. The only album out of those fucks I can still listen to is sole's selling live water.

[Certain]

I never liked Sole or Sage Francis or really anyone from Anticon. I didn't like most of Def Jux. I thought that Eyedea was a brilliant lyricist who should have worked with better producers and Slug got in his own way. I really like Labor Days. I still listen to it regular, as is true for all 30 of those albums.

But if you're including Brother Ali's Shadows on the Sun in a group of albums you can't listen to now, well, I don't know what to say.

[The Dead Poet]

shadows on the sun and the champion ep are awesome still.

[Mr. J]

there are some interesting choices for albums after reflecting over the 2000s

[uh-oh]

Originally Posted by Certain

I'm two years older than you. I just have an open mind, and I tend to think artists grown and improve. I also listen to albums end to end, without skipping and without shuffle play. I own CDs. I'm older than you.

Hell Hath No Fury was a clearly better album than Lord Willin'. It was a more unique statement that felt less like the Neptunes found two good rappers than a group with a mission.

i hear what you're saying, i just think literally everyone begins to fall off after their first album lol. with few exceptions.

but in all honesty its probably because the first impression i get hits heaviest and i expect them to stay in the same lane. hell hath felt like more of the same to me, but had nothing that hit as hard as virginia/grindin/etc to me personally.

[uh-oh]

also aesop belongs in the top 30 worst of all music ever created. lol whatever he's made should be burned from existence. in a fire. not a cd.

[Saitama]

lol. Next yall will be makin a thread of top 10 movies since 2000.
Boarding topics getting stale

[oats]

Originally Posted by Saitama

lol. Next yall will be makin a thread of top 10 movies since 2000.
Boarding topics getting stale

top 5:

5. 8 Mile
4. Passion of the Christ
3. Passion of the Christ
2. Passion of the Christ
1. Passion of the Christ

[kannon]

Certain parts of this have me like WTF YO

but other parts have me like Word Word.

I think Blueprint is in a good spot at 13. But that's because Blueprint came out when Jay was beefing with Nas, so I didn't like it as much as I probably should have. But Black Album at 90-whatever?? Hell fuckin no. Also, too much Kendrick in the top 10. Yes, TPAB and GKMC will eventually have a lot of prestige, but theyre only a few years deep. GKMC might be top 10, TPAB should be 12-15 range. Both RTJ albums dont need to be that high. RTJ1 is way better in my opinion, and even Killer Mike's RAP Music was better than RTJ2. And Drake's Take Care should be significantly higher. But they were right to leave the other albums off. And word to Certain giving Quality Control some shine. "Honorable Mention" my ass.

oh, and that new Dre album is trash, get it the fuck outta there.

[kannon]

I honestly think my #1 would be Blu & Exile - Below The Heavens

[oats]

Originally Posted by kannon

Certain parts of this have me like WTF YO

but other parts have me like Word Word.

I think Blueprint is in a good spot at 13. But that's because Blueprint came out when Jay was beefing with Nas, so I didn't like it as much as I probably should have. But Black Album at 90-whatever?? Hell fuckin no. Also, too much Kendrick in the top 10. Yes, TPAB and GKMC will eventually have a lot of prestige, but theyre only a few years deep. GKMC might be top 10, TPAB should be 12-15 range. Both RTJ albums dont need to be that high. RTJ1 is way better in my opinion, and even Killer Mike's RAP Music was better than RTJ2. And Drake's Take Care should be significantly higher. But they were right to leave the other albums off. And word to Certain giving Quality Control some shine. "Honorable Mention" my ass.

oh, and that new Dre album is trash, get it the fuck outta there.

those are great south/midwest additions. obviously two demographics of rap I dabbled in least.

I see what you're saying about crhonology, but I feel like region is better than year by year since different things were happening simultaneously in different places. so instead of being like "1996 this happened here, and over there that happened" etc, going over how things blossomed independently might be more valuable. pros and cons to both, though.

I liked Compton, good chance it would be in the 80-100 range for me.

[Ghost1]

Originally Posted by kannon

I honestly think my #1 would be Blu & Exile - Below The Heavens

Overrated

[jilti]

Damn, the chronic 2001 was released nov. 16th, 1999. Otherwise it would be #1