Album of the Year Nominees?
By pmd on Dec 21, 2008 in Hip Hop |
Gimme your thoughts so I can really break this down properly. You know I loved Q-Tip, Wayne, Illa J, Jake One, Raphael Saddiq, and Prodigy. But what else? I can’t remember sh*t and frankly, I haven’t listened to Wayne in months.
What were your favs?
Kanye - 808’s,
Foreign Exchange, Common - Universal Mind Control.
I was a big fan of the mixtapes… WALE & KID CUDI… probably better than any albums this year.
mostbangin'est | Dec 21, 2008 | Reply
Black Milk - tronic
Nick Ferrante | Dec 21, 2008 | Reply
a few slept on good albums…
Reks - “Grey Hairs”
Statik Selektah - “Stick 2 The Script”
The Roots - “Rising Down”
Termanology - “Politics as Ususal”
Pacewon & Mr. Green - “The Only Color that Matters is Green”
also enjoyed the prodigy, pete rock, and q-tip albums.
PEACE!
ib2quik2c | Dec 21, 2008 | Reply
“Kanye - 808’s,”
Get the hell outta here.
vgambit | Dec 21, 2008 | Reply
Foreign Exchange
Jhonson & Jhonson
Politics As Usual
pause | Dec 21, 2008 | Reply
Rick Ross - Trilla
Lil Wayne - Carter III
DJ Khaled - We Global
Game - LAX
N*E*R*D - Seeing Sounds
T-Pain - Thr33 Ringz
Diplomat | Dec 21, 2008 | Reply
N.E.R.D. had the best album this year
Q-Tip’s album was dope still didnt get it yet tho.
Jeezy’s is up there
Kardinal Offishall also had a pretty good album
Santogold had an amazing album. (probably don’t consider it hip hop tho)
kyo | Dec 21, 2008 | Reply
T.I. had a good album
Carter III
Untitled
Royce da 5′9 should get a mention for mixtape fo the year…..The Bar Exam 2
Inf-1 | Dec 21, 2008 | Reply
prodigy and statik selektah
matt | Dec 21, 2008 | Reply
1. Lil Wayne - Carter 3
2. The Roots - Rising Down
3. MURS - MURS For President
Lars | Dec 21, 2008 | Reply
The Carter 3? That was one of Wayne’s weakest albums.
Tip, Luda, Jeezy, Scarface, Ross albums was harder than that, thats just out the south.
Nas - Untitled
Joe Budden - Halfway House
Ross - Trilla
Jeezy - The Recession
Black Milk & Fat Ray - The Set Up
Black Milk - Tronic
Bun-B - II Trill
Elzhi - Preface
Bump J - Dinnertime
Kidz In The Hall - The In Crowd
real talk, I could go on with Detroit shit, The D and The Chi is murdering shit right now, real talk.
First_Fam | Dec 21, 2008 | Reply
Killer Mike’s I Pledge Allegiance To the Grind was the best (and most slept on) album of the goddamn year.
Elijah | Dec 21, 2008 | Reply
masta ace & emc - the show
large pro - main source
elzhi - the preface
buckshot & 9th - the formula
epmd - we mean business
gozomo33 | Dec 21, 2008 | Reply
Only one of y’all said Nas Untitled?That s**t was fire.
Buckshot & 9th is a close second IMO
Ludacris-Theatre of the MInd is heavy rotation right now.
Evidence Layover EP is dope.
Reks Grey Hairs
Bishop Lamonts Confessional “mixtape”
Q Tip’s growing on me.
But a real good non hip hop album is Al Green’s Lay It Down.He can still hit them notes.Pause.Still puttin modern R&B to shame.
Look out for Jay Electronica Act II on Christmas
postacomment | Dec 22, 2008 | Reply
Dela - Changes Of Atmosphere
Statik_Selektah - Stick 2 The Script
88-Keys - The Death of Adam
qd | Dec 22, 2008 | Reply
without a doubt, Black Milk - Tronic
J-Live - then what happened
roots - rising down
Trizzy | Dec 22, 2008 | Reply
Elzhi - The Preface
Statik Selektah - Stick 2 The Script
N*E*R*D - Seeing Sounds, although I consider it more of a rock album than a hip-hop album.
Shail | Dec 22, 2008 | Reply
Q-tip and Termanology were pretty dope.
MoneyMarc | Dec 22, 2008 | Reply
ludacris was realllllll good
mn | Dec 22, 2008 | Reply
As far as complete album packages this year has been average, but (very black milk heavy):
Elzhi - The Preface
Black Milk - Tronic
Heltah Skeltah - D.I.R.T.
Statik Selektah - Stick 2 Da Script
Q-Tip - Rennaisance
The Roots - Rising Down
G-Side - Starshipz & Rocketz
DT | Dec 22, 2008 | Reply
HELTAH SKELTAH - D.I.R.T.!!!!!!!
mfshalem | Dec 22, 2008 | Reply
I guess it all depends on whether you choose to nominee an album that YOU PEROSNALLY LIKED or an album that was a REAL IMPACT on hip hop in 2008.
So, as much as I loved Dela, Q-Tip, Large Professor, Statik Selektah, Prodigy and other, the album that did the impact is
Lil Wayne - Carter 3
which is not my favourite album of that year, btw.
abcdefg | Dec 22, 2008 | Reply
Max B - Domain Diego
young piff clinton | Dec 22, 2008 | Reply
mix tape about nothing- wale
kid cudi’s joint
q-tip
the roots
erica badu
808
and jeezy
mike | Dec 22, 2008 | Reply
Best Album of the Year goes to:
Black Milk - Tronic
Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons…
The Roots - Rising Down
Q-Tip - Renaissance
Killer Mike - I Pledge Allegiance to The Grind II
Evidence - Layover EP (and Mixtape)
Ludacris-Theater of the Mind
Santogold Self Titled
Foreign Exchange - Leave It All Behind
Mark Twain Fame | Dec 22, 2008 | Reply
Atmosphere - Sad Clown Bad Spring 12
Erykah Badu - New Amerykah
P Brothers - The Gas (mad-slept on!!!!!)
Q-Tip - Renaissance
Seith | Dec 22, 2008 | Reply
Elzhi - Europass (which I like better than “Preface”)
Purpose | Dec 22, 2008 | Reply
John Legend had a nice cd this year.
micheal | Dec 22, 2008 | Reply
A good album that hasn’t been mentioned
(Mad) Skillz : Million Dollar BackPack
Me | Dec 22, 2008 | Reply
1) outkast - aquemini
the only album thats so good that it should be on every blank of the year list for the next 20 years
dt3 | Dec 22, 2008 | Reply
the quilt!!! gym class heroes
joe budden halfway house
808s
Paper trail>theater of mind
mr.glasses | Dec 22, 2008 | Reply
urmm some shady choices ppl.
young piff clinton, you chose max b!! u crazy.
keep em coming ppl..
pmd | Dec 22, 2008 | Reply
^ your boy Capo was on Flex tryna blackball the waviest.
come on man, listen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiFRqpXsi8U
how can you deny it?
IT’S THAT DOMAIN PAIN
holla @ me on twitter too, dog. twitter.com/GlinzGetsDoe
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young piff clinton | Dec 22, 2008 | Reply
HipHop
1 - Snoop Dogg Ego Trippin
2 - Q-Tip The_Renaissance
3 - Nas Untitled
R&B
1 - Jamie Foxx - Intuition
2 - T-Pain Thr33 Ringz
Overall 2008 has been pretty weak. Still my number one album for 2007/2008 is Common’s Finding Forever (his latest album is crab though. Does anyone know who did the production on Finding Forever?)
sam grimmer | Dec 22, 2008 | Reply
Kind of a weak year for rap. Black Milk, the Roots, Heltah Skeltah, and Z-Ro were probably the ones I listened to the most. Also Madlib’s “producer/featuring” album was really really good.
I liked what I heard of the Q-Tip, Jeezy and Killer Mike albums, but never got around to buying them.
mark p. | Dec 22, 2008 | Reply
Torae - Daily Conversation!
elem | Dec 22, 2008 | Reply
if saadiq qualifies then i say gnarls barkley put out the best album.
q tip’s following close.
memyselfand9 | Dec 23, 2008 | Reply
Ill Bill - The Hour Of Reprisal
Its has everyone on their;Howard Jones of Killswitch Engage, Vinnie Paz of Jedi Mind Tricks, Immortal Technique, HERO, Slaine and Everlast of La Coka Nostra, B-Real, Raekwon, Necro and Tech N9ne.
This beats the Carter hands down.
PaNaMa | Dec 23, 2008 | Reply
oh and forgot the Snowgoons - Black Snow
PaNaMa | Dec 23, 2008 | Reply
My fav 5:
1) Q-Tip - The Renaissance
2) Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons
3) N.E.R.D - Seeing Sounds
4) Blue Sky Black Death - Late Night Cinema
5) The Foreign Exchange - LIAB
Jordan | Dec 23, 2008 | Reply
Q-Tip- The Renasaince
Jake One- White Van Music
Jean Grae&9th Wonder- Jeanius
Gza- Pro Tools
Heltah Skeltah- D.I.R.T.
Termanology- Politics As Usual
Rosenberg&Odyssey EP
KobeTellMeHowMyAssTaste | Dec 25, 2008 | Reply
ummm there was a lot of good music and a lot of good mix tapes but as far as albums go…. i was a lil let down by a lot of artists who i thought would drop classic albums this year…. i wont name names but i hope next year delivers some classics…..
pause | Dec 26, 2008 | Reply
Nas - Untitled
Guilty Simpson - Ode To The Ghetto
There’s nothing else. Really.
Dip | Dec 26, 2008 | Reply
Chedda- Get dat Gub’ment Cheese!!!
Chedda = GOAT
word…
Jay+ | Dec 29, 2008 | Reply
Joe Budden - Halfway House
J*Wolf23 | Dec 29, 2008 | Reply
I forgot about the guilty simpson that was definitely one of the best albums of the year.
KobeTellMeHowMyAssTaste | Dec 29, 2008 | Reply
Elzhi - The Preface
Illa j - yancey boys
q-tip - the renaissance
gza the genius - pro tools
immortal technique - the 3rd world
madlib - wlib am: king of the wigflip
the301 | Jan 21, 2009 | Reply