[wenhui]

Quote:

Originally Posted by buddhashenglong /img/forum/go_quote.gif On a side note nothing "Lil" can make this list.

I dislike generalization but in this case I'd have to agree as I can't think of any examples that can counter this

 

[priest]

Quote:

Originally Posted by kwitel /img/forum/go_quote.gif Not a single vote for Aesop Rock?

I seriously considered him, and then opted against it. But you're right:

Aesop Rock - Labor Days

Also, how did I forget:

Akrobatik - Balance

 

[Galesden]

Mos Def- The New Danger
Talib Kweli-Quality
Reflection Eternal

 

[ezzieyguywuf]

*sigh* "slim pickins"... I dunno. I don't get into the underground scene as much as I should, but I def agree with this. I see a lot of love for Common - Be, am I the only one that liked Finding Forever? And Mos Def - True Magic is pretty fu**in dope too. You guys mind explainin why you don't like em, I'd really be interested to know.

On a side note, I youtubed Deltron 3030 and this is pretty phat. The production is pretty ill. I might have to get one of these albums. As for Talib, he could never beat Reflection Eternal for me. That album is so raw. "like slaves on the ship, Arguin about who got the flyest chain..." Oh, and the Outro/For Women, I went out and bought a Best Of Nina Simone album, and lemme tell you he just murdered that track. Some days I'll listen to it back-to-back for like an hour. Whew.

The Roots - Best Of (J.Period Mixtape)

 

[tru blu]

Quote:

Originally Posted by priest /img/forum/go_quote.gif Akrobatik - Balance

A fine, fine album…

About Mos Def…since The New Danger, to me, his stuff has seemed kinda tossed off, more like music as a revenue stream. The second time I caught his big band, though (last year, when Gil Scott-Heron showed up), it felt like he was kinda goin' for stuff again.

Oh, and Common's Finding Forever is also great, but I dunno…for some reason I just can't get excited about Common anymore.

 

[HipHopScribe]

I found Finding Forever formulaic and uninspired, both in terms of his rhymes, and the production he got. I thought Tru3 Magic was too inconsistent and sloppy.

 

[ezzieyguywuf]

I been listenin to True Magic a lot lately and it has a lot of recurring themes and good continuity that I just didn't hear the first few times I listened. I dunno man, I put it right up there with Black On Both Sides and Black Star. The whole album gives me "Thieves In The Night" vibe, which was my favourite track on that album, so maybe that has something to do with it. And the reason I like Finding Forever is because I get a real old school, Ressurection vibe from it: maybe that does make it formulaic and uninspired but its what I been looking for and was very happy to find

 

[coldkeith]

Kool Keith
Sonic Sum (anything)

 

[moriez]

Just a few this decade:

diverse - one am
bahamadia - bb queen
ghostface - fishscale
jay dee - welcome 2 detroit
jaylib - champion sound
mf doom - mm food
murs - murrays revenge

 

[CDBacklash]

does Jackson Jackson - Tools for survival count?

 

[Calexico]

Blackalicious - Blazing Arrow
Astronautalis - Pomegranate and The Mighty Ocean & Nine Dark Theaters

 

[priest]

Quote:

Originally Posted by tru blu /img/forum/go_quote.gif Oh, and Common's Finding Forever is also great, but I dunno…for some reason I just can't get excited about Common anymore.

True. Common ennui, a common affliction, which I share. Consistently good headgear though.

 

[tru blu]

Quote:

Originally Posted by tru blu /img/forum/go_quote.gif About Mos Def…since The New Danger, to me, his stuff has seemed kinda tossed off, more like music as a revenue stream. The second time I caught his big band, though (last year, when Gil Scott-Heron showed up), it felt like he was kinda goin' for stuff again.

Followup: Perhaps I spoke too soon…I'm hearing that Mos Def's new thing, The Ecstatic, is excellent. Don't have it yet, though, so stay tuned…

 

[HipHopScribe]

The Ecstatic is excellent, 2nd best Hip-Hop album I've heard this year. Doesn't go back to his old style, it can be abstract and kind of non-linear, but I think it's consistently strong, and Mos does a great job just melding with the production 100%.

 

[sahwnfras]

Some that havnt been listed and need some recognition

Sadat X- Black October
Phorahe Monch- Desire
Jay-Z- American Gangster
Clipse- Lord Willin
Game- The Documentary
50 Cent- Get Rich Or Die Tryin
Xzibit- Restless
Kanye West- All
Wyclef Jean- The Carnival II
AZ- A.W.O.L.
De La Soul- AOI: Bionix & Mosaic Thump
Beanie Sigel- The B. Coming
De La Soul- The Grind Date
Busta Rhymes- The Big Bang
Hi-Tek- Hi-Teknology1-3
Public Enemy- How To Sell You Sould To People Who Sold Their Soul
Lil Wayne- The Carter III
Termanology- Da Cameo King
Phife Dawg- Ventalation
Prodigy- The Return Of The Mac
Fabolous- Ghetto Fabolous
UGK- Underground Kings
Big Noyd- The Stick Up Kid
Statik Selektah- Spell My Name Right
Talib Kweli- Ear Drum
Fat Joe- Elephant In The Room
Lloyd Banks- Hunger For More
Scarface- Emeritus
KRS-One- Kristyles
Erick Sermon- Music
Ice Cube- Laugh Now Cry Later
Young Jeezy- The Recession
T.I.- Paper Trail
Dead Prez- Lets Get Free
Kids In The Hall- The In Crowd
Jadakiss- Kiss Tha Game Goodbye, Kiss Of Death

Just a couple that you should deff check out no matter what you think.