So i decided to put together this little complication to go with the poll i have on the sidebar, so if your unsure of who to vote for maybe this will make it a bit clearer. Got loads of ill tracks here 2 by each producers. Btw make sure you vote on the poll!
I actually had this made like 2 years ago when i started this blog, but couldn't get it uploaded, anyway enjoy its a pretty class playlist with not so obvious song choices!
Who is your personal favourite of these Producers? Madlib Large Professor Pete Rock J Dilla DJ Premier RZA Prince Paul DJ Muggs Dan The Automater DJ Shadow
RZA 1. Tres Leches (Triboro Trilogy) 2. Diesel
DJ Premier 3. Step In The Arena 4. Ain't the Devil Happy
Dan The Automater 5. Rock The House 6. Things You Can Do
DJ Muggs 7. Exploitation Of Mistakes 8. Hand On The Pump
DJ Shadow 9. Walkie Talkie 10. Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt
Madlib 11. Everything Man 12. Microphone Mathematics
Large Professor 13. Streets Of New York 14. We Are The Future
Prince Paul 15. Breakadawn 16. Plug Tunin (Last Chance To Comprehend)
So here is my top 10 in a rough order, its not complete just yet, ill put in info soon! But since the decade is now coming to a close it feels like the right time for this! All criticism is welcome, positive and negative so please drop a comment.
10. Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele
Okay, theres alway a lot of debate over whats Ghosface's best album and its usually between Ironman and Supreme Clietele, I even wont bother saying which one i prefer ill leave you to choose yourself. But take Ironman out of the equation and were left with Supreme Clietele and Fishscale, I actually wanted to put Fishscale in this list but didnt want more than 1 album by the same artist so settled on Supreme Clietele!
Best Tracks : Nutmeg Ghost Deini Mighty Healthy Malcolm
Mighty Healthy
9. Jurassic 5 - Quality Control
Best Tracks : Quality Control Action Satifaction Monkey Bars Jurass Finish First
Quality Control
8. J Dilla - Donuts
Some of the most soulful beautiful instrumental hiphop ever!
Best Tracks : Workinonit Two Can Win Anti-American Graffiti Dilla Says Go
Airworks
7. Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liqour
Just when it looked like real hiphop would never get into mainstream music again.
Best Tracks : Kick, Push The Instrumental Daydreamin' American Terrorist
Kick Push
6. Kanye West - The College Dropout
Best Tracks : All Falls Down Jesus Walks Two Words Through The Wire Family Business
Jesus Walks
5. Panacea - Ink Is My Drink
Listen to the very first Song and before you even hear Raw Poetic spit his first verse on the album we're greeted with vocals "Come Along With Me and Share the Ecstasy" over an explosion of pure blissful music by producer K-Murdoc, and believe the message given in the first 5 seconds of the album because that exactly what you're in for!
Best Tracks : Trip Of The Century Place On Earth These Words Ecosphere
Starlite
4. El-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead
10/10
Best Tracks : Tasmanian Pain Coaster Up All Night The Overly Dramatic Truth The League Of Extraordinary Nobodies
"Flyentology" feat. Trent Reznor
3. Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein
El-P once again behind the music to another classic
Best Tracks : Ox Out The Cage A B-Boys Alpha Real Earth Pigeon
Pigeon
2. Madvillain - Madvillainy
Like many stories go, it took me a while to get into this and even longer to realize the Genius behind it. Arguably number 1, This Album Pushed right passed and destroyed all boundaries of what an album should be!
Best Tracks : Raid Sickfit (Instrumental) Fancy Clown Supervillain Theme (Instrumental) All Caps
Strange Ways
1. Deltron - Deltron 3030
Dan the Automater + Kid Kola + Del Tha Funkee Homosapien + the Year 3030 = Best hip hop album this decade!
Best Tracks : 3030 Madness Time Keeps On Slipping Memory Loss
Illadelph Halflife, released in 1996, is the third full length album from The Roots. In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums. The album received various other awards. In 2006 the album was selected as one of Hip-Hop Connection's 100 Best Rap Albums from 1995 to 2005, and is held as one of the best albums by The Roots by many fans.
The album itself is the closest The Roots would get to straight up, simple East Coast hip-hop. Whereas on their first two albums The Roots had a loose, jam session feel to their music, they seemed much more focused on Illadelph Halflife, working hard to give the listener stronger hooks to focus on, one of the main criticisms of the first two albums.
Malik B stated in an interview on Okayplayer.com that the group was in depression during the recording of the album due to it being their second major label album feeling the need to outdo the other two and to escape the sophomore jinx. The album's hit single "What They Do" featured the group running through many rap video clichés. In 2008 "What They Do" was ranked number 64 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.
1. Intro. 2. Respond/React 3. Section 4. Panic!!!!!!! 5. It Just Don't Stop 6. Episodes 7. Push Up Ya Lighter 8. What They Do 9. ? Vs. Scratch (The Token DJ Cut) 10. Concerto Of The Desperado 11. Clones 12. Universe At War 13. No Alibi 14. Dave Vs. US 15. No Great Pretender 16. The Hypnotic 17. Ital (The Universal Side) 18. One Shine 19. The Adventures In Wonderland 20. Outro
Beck's debut, Mellow Gold, was a glorious sampler of different musical styles, careening from lo-fi hip-hop to folk, moving back through garage rock and arty noise. It was an impressive album, but the parts didn't necessarily stick together. The two albums that followed within months of Mellow Gold -- Stereopathetic Soul Manure and One Foot in the Grave -- were specialist releases that disproved the idea that Beck was simply a one-hit wonder. But Odelay, the much-delayed proper follow-up to Mellow Gold, proves the depth and scope of his talents. Odelay fuses the disparate strands of Beck's music -- folk, country, hip-hop, rock & roll, blues, jazz, easy listening, rap, pop -- into one dense sonic collage. Songs frequently morph from one genre to another, seemingly unrelated genre -- bursts of noise give way to country songs with hip-hop beats, easy listening melodies transform into a weird fusion of pop, jazz, and cinematic strings; it's genre-defying music that refuses to see boundaries.
All of the songs on Odelay are rooted in simple forms -- whether it's blues ("Devil's Haircut"), country ("Lord Only Knows," "Sissyneck"), soul ("Hotwax"), folk ("Ramshackle"), or rap ("High 5 [Rock the Catskills]," "Where It's At") -- but they twist the conventions of the genre. "Where It's At" is peppered with soul, jazz, funk, and rap references, while "Novacane" slams from indie rock to funk and back to white noise. With the aid of the Dust Brothers, Beck has created a dense, endlessly intriguing album overflowing with ideas. Furthermore, it's an album that completely ignores the static, nihilistic trends of the American alternative/independent underground, creating a fluid, creative, and startlingly original work.
1. Devil's Haircut 2. Hotwax 3. Lord Only Knows 4. The New Pollution 5. Derelict 6. Novacane 7. Jack-Ass 8. Where It's At 9. Minus 10. Sissyneck 11. Readymade 12. High 5 (Rock The Catskills) 13. Ramshackle
With this decade now coming to a close i have no doubt in my mind this album right here will go down in the top 5 hip hop albums of the 00's.
The Cold Vein was the first full-length album to be released on former Company Flow member El-P's newly founded Definitive Jux record label, and its release was preceded by a significant amount of hype, particularly within the hip hop community.
"You were a still born baby/Mother didn't want you, but you were still born/Boy meets world, of course his pops is gone/What you figga?/That chalky outline on the ground is a father figure?/So he steps to the next stencil, that's a hustler/Infested with money and diamond clusters."
1. Iron Galaxy 2. Ox Out The Cage 3. Atom feat. Cryptic and Alaska 4. A B-Boy Alpha 5. Raspberry Fields 6. Straight Off The D.I.C. 7. Vein 8. The F-Word 9. Stress Rap 10. Battle For Asgard feat. L.I.F.E. and C Rayz Walz 11. Real Earth 12. Ridiculoid feat. El-P 13. Painkillers 14. Pigeon
If for some odd reason you taught im only going to be posting hip hop albums on this blog, your largely mistaken. This blog is all music that hip hop heads listen to, anyway expect more rock, soul, reggae, etc.
Recorded in 1966 during Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable multimedia event tour, The Velvet Underground & Nico would gain notoriety for its experimentalist performance sensibilities, as well as its focus on controversial subject matter expressed in many of their songs.
Though largely ignored upon its release, it has since become one of the most influential and critically lauded rock albums in history!
1. Sunday Morning 2. I'm Waiting for the Man 3. Femme Fatale 4. Venus in Furs 5. Run Run Run 6. All Tomorrow's Parties 7. Heroin 8. There She Goes Again 9. I'll Be Your Mirror 10. The The Black Angel's Death Song 11. European Son
A Prince Among Thieves is the second studio album by Hip Hop artist and producer Prince Paul. It is considered an apex in the hip hop world, and was one of the most acclaimed concept albums of its time. The concept follows the story of an aspiring young MC named Tariq, played by rapper Breezly Brewin, who needs to collect money to record a demo tape before a meeting with Wu-Tang Clan leader RZA.
The album features cameos by Kool Keith, Big Daddy Kane, Chubb Rock, Biz Markie, De La Soul, Everlast, Sadat X, Xzibit, Kid Creole, Special Ed, Chris Rock, RZA and Buckshot.
1. Tariq's Delimma (Intro) 2. Pain - (featuring Sha/Breeze) 3. How It All Started 4. Steady Slobbin' - (featuring Breeze) 5. Just Another Day 6. What U Got (The Demo) - (featuring Breeze) 7. Hustles On, The 8. MC Hustler - (featuring Horror City) 9. The Call 10. Other Line, The - (featuring Breeze/Heroine) 11. Crazy Lou's Hideout 12. Weapon World - (featuring Kool Keith) 13. My Big Chance 14. War Party - (featuring Horror City) 15. Count Macula 16. Macula's Theory - (featuring Big Daddy Kane) 17. Mr. Large - (featuring Chubb Rock/Biz Markie) 18. Can You Handle It 19. Put The Next Man On feat Sha/Breeze/Superstar) 20. I Was In 21. My First Day - (featuring Chris Rock) 22. More Than U Know - (featuring De La Soul) 23. Room 69 - (featuring Sweet Dee) 24. Mood For Love - (featuring Newkirk) 25. The Bust 26. Men In Blue - (featuring Everlast) 27. Central Booking 28. Handle Your Time feat Sadat X/Xzibit/Kid Creole 29. The Rev 30. Sermon 31. Showdown 32. You Got Shot - (featuring Breeze/Sha) 33. Every Beginning Must Have An Ending 34. New Joint (DJ's Delite) 35. Prince Among Thieves, A - (featuring Sha)
Maxinquaye is the debut album of Bristol, England rapper/producer Tricky, released in 1995. Expanding on the sonic template of fellow Bristolians Massive Attack, and featuring then-girlfriend Martina Topley-Bird on vocals, Maxinquaye is a dark, mysterious album featuring a combination of hip-hop, soul, dub, rock and electronica.
This is often regarded as one of the most innovative and best albums in the trip hop genre.
1. Overcome 2. Ponderosa 3. Black Steel 4. Hell Is Round The Corner 5. Pumpkin 6. Aftermath 7. Abbaon Fat Tracks 8. Brand New You're Retro 9. Suffocated Love Listen 10. You Don't 11. Strugglin' 12. Feed Me
Just seen Rage Against The Machine last night at Oxegen, they were Brilliant!
01. Bombtrack 02. Killing In The Name 03. Take The Power Back 04. Settle For Nothing 05. Bullet In The Head 06. Know Your Enemy 07. Wake Up 08. Fistfull Of Steel 09. Township Rebbelion 10. Freedom
Both released in the same year, these show some of Dilla and Madlibs finest work!
Jay Dee Aka J Dilla - Donuts
Donuts is an instrumental hip hop album by producer J Dilla. Donuts was released on February 7, 2006, his 32nd birthday, and only three days before his death. This album was a major breakthrough for this underground artist, in which his unique style could be shown and many see as having subtle meanings in many of its tracks and their names (for example, the titling of "Don't Cry" and "Bye" in light of Dilla's passing afterwards). On Metacritic, Donuts received "universal acclaim" from critics based on an aggregate score of 84/100 from fifteen reviews.
Beat Konducta Vol 1-2: Movie Scenes is an instrumental album by Madlib, an American hip hop musician signed to Stones Throw Records. The album, entirely produced by Madlib under the alias of the Beat Konducta, is meant to be a soundtrack to a nonexistent movie of Madlib's imagination. This album boasts an extensive use of 1970s soul samples, but there are also hints of rock, funk, and house.
Well Friday the 13th is here, unlucky for some but not if you check out this!!!
Justice System's 1994 debut "Rooftop Soundcheck" is simply one of the most unappreciated masterpieces in hip hop. This album is beyond hip hop at its best; it's pure music at its best.
Justice System is a seven piece band, including bass, guitar, sax, drums, keyboards, and two rappers. If you like Jazz and hip hop, then you will love this!
1. Due Our Time 2. Trouble on My Mind 3. Flexin' tha Ill Funk 4. Dedication to Bambaataa 5. Summer in the City 6. Santana 7. Ill-River Expedition 8. Justice Funkin' 9. Jacquelina 10. Just Because 11. Soulstyle 12. Take It to the Stage 13. Summer in the City [Sunshine Blend] 14. Jacquelina Outro
1. Excursions 2. Buggin' Out 3. Rap Promoter 4. Butter 5. Verses From The Abstract 6. Show Business 7. Vibes and Stuff 8. The Infamous Date Rape 9. Check The Rhime 10. Everything Is Fair 11. Jazz (We've Got) 12. Skypager 13. What? 14. Scenario
Pure HipHop, This justs gets better as the years go on...
01. Snake Eyes 02. Just Hangin Out 03. Looking At The Front Door 04. Large Professor 05. Just A Friendly Game Of Baseball 06. Scratch & Kut 07. Peace Is Not The Word To Play 08. Vamos A Rapiar 09. He Got So Much Soul (He Don't Need No Music) 10. Live At The Barbeque 11. Watch Roger Do His Thing 12. Just A Friendly Game Of Baseball (Bonus Version)
1. The Genesis 2. NY State Of Mine 3. Life's A Bitch 4. The World Is Yours 5. Halftime 6. Memory Lane (Sittin' In Da Park) 7. One Love 8. One Time 4 Your Mind 9. Represent 10. It Aint' Hard To Tell
Alternative Press (3/01, pp.68-9) - 4 out of 5 - "Nakumara turns in creepy, futuristic and bizarre beats for this concept album about fantastic, backwards human civilization in the year 3030...crowded with guest appearances."
Melody Maker (11/14/00, p.52) - 4 stars out of 5 - "This is dark, jagged alt-rock hip-hop....a splintered, inspired soundtrack to confusing times."
NME (10/21/00, p.44) - 8 out of 10 - "A space opera....the most purely enjoyable hip-hop album of 2000....It's a crazed sci-fi journey to Planet B.S., that takes myriad detours around the galaxy....utterly mesmerizing."
1. State Of The Nation 2. 3030 3. The Fantabulous Rap Extravaganza 4. Things You Can Do 5. Positive Contact 6. St. Catherine St. 7. Virus 8. Upgrade (A Brymar College Course) 9. New Coke 10. Mastermind 11. National Movie Review 12. Madness 13. Meet Cleofis Randolph The Patriarch 14. Time Keeps On Slipping 15. The News (A Wholly Owned Subsidiary Of Microsoft Inc.) 16. Turbulence (Remix) 17. The Fantabulous Rap Extravaganza Part II 18. Battlesong 19. Love Story 20. Memory Loss 21. The Assmann 640 speaks
For my first post i figured i should just get straight to an all time "Classic"....
Enjoy...
1. Return of the Mecca 2. For Pete's Sake 3. Ghettos of the Mind 4. Lots of Lovin 5. Act Like You Know 6. Straighten It Out 7. Soul Brother #1 8. Wig Out 9. Anger in the Nation 10. They Reminisce over You (T.R.O.Y.) 11. On and On 12. It's Like That 13. Can't Front on Me 14. Basement 15. If It Ain't Rough, It Ain't Right 16. Skinz
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