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[Mafro]

In no particular order:

Public Enemy- It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Cypress Hill - Black Sunday
Run DMC - Run DMC
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Just missing the cut:

Outkast - Aquemini
MF Doom - Operation Doomsday
De La Soul - 3 Feet High And Rising

[Luboluke]

Liquid Swords is an absolute classic, dat album cover. Probably the best solo Wu Tang effort, I can remembering not really liking Cuban Links but that was ages ago I'll need to listen again.

Method Man and Redman are touring soon, youd maybe be interested. That Liquid Swords cover is awesome, I dled it about 10 years ago and never listened to it

Any decent recent hip hop albums?only new album Ive listened to is Pharrell GIRL and its actually decent, dat production.

I may be indeed! Dunno how recent we're talking but I can't stress enough how great I think Kendrick Lamar is, Good Kid Maad City is the best hip hop album I've heard since The Documentary probably. He seems to me to be the only one actually saying something and making a point, the production and sound mixing is top notch also, not surprising given Dre was the executive producer.

[CuriousOyster]

Liquid Swords is an absolute classic, dat album cover. Probably the best solo Wu Tang effort, I can remembering not really liking Cuban Links but that was ages ago I'll need to listen again.

Method Man and Redman are touring soon, youd maybe be interested. That Liquid Swords cover is awesome, I dled it about 10 years ago and never listened to it

Any decent recent hip hop albums?only new album Ive listened to is Pharrell GIRL and its actually decent, dat production.

I may be indeed! Dunno how recent we're talking but I can't stress enough how great I think Kendrick Lamar is, Good Kid Maad City is the best hip hop album I've heard since The Documentary probably. He seems to me to be the only one actually saying something and making a point, the production and sound mixing is top notch also, not surprising given Dre was the executive producer.

I was thinking last couple months recent but totally agree about Kendrick. Almost included GKMC and Documentary in my top 5. There's a new Alicia Keys song featuring Kendrick called Its On Again, his verse is unreal. Sounds even angrier than 'Control'

[SandyCoin]

If anyone is in London, you may be interested to know Nas is performing Illmatic for it's 20th anniversary at Lovebox Festival. Victoria Park I believe.

Quite tempted, although nobody else on the lineup really appeals.

[Luboluke]

Liquid Swords is an absolute classic, dat album cover. Probably the best solo Wu Tang effort, I can remembering not really liking Cuban Links but that was ages ago I'll need to listen again.

Method Man and Redman are touring soon, youd maybe be interested. That Liquid Swords cover is awesome, I dled it about 10 years ago and never listened to it

Any decent recent hip hop albums?only new album Ive listened to is Pharrell GIRL and its actually decent, dat production.

I may be indeed! Dunno how recent we're talking but I can't stress enough how great I think Kendrick Lamar is, Good Kid Maad City is the best hip hop album I've heard since The Documentary probably. He seems to me to be the only one actually saying something and making a point, the production and sound mixing is top notch also, not surprising given Dre was the executive producer.

I was thinking last couple months recent but totally agree about Kendrick. Almost included GKMC and Documentary in my top 5. There's a new Alicia Keys song featuring Kendrick called Its On Again, his verse is unreal. Sounds even angrier than 'Control'

Ah fair enough, my bad, can't say I really keep up with new releases. Not listened to that new track yet will have to check it out.

[Herdanos]

Oh, YouTube embedded support seems to have changed, so reading back through this thread now looks bizarre.

EDIT: I'm wrong. [yt] hasn't been dropped, as far as I can tell, because [youtube] isn't working right now either.

DOUBLE EDIT: I don't know what is going on

[Igor]

Anyone liking Flatbush Zombies?

[Igor]

and regarding my favourite albums, I won't bother listing any obvious classics, so some favourites from the last couple of years, in no particular order:

sickology 101 - tech n9ne
welcome to our house - slaughterhouse
man on the moon - kid cudi
camp - childish gambino
raw - hopsin

[Herdanos]

camp - childish gambino

I loved this when it came out, but having listened to Royalty and because the internet since, I don't hold it in the same light. I can't listen to You See Me or Kids anymore, for example (Firefly is still a classic, though).

[Igor]

camp - childish gambino

I loved this when it came out, but having listened to Royalty and because the internet since, I don't hold it in the same light. I can't listen to You See Me or Kids anymore, for example (Firefly is still a classic, though).

Yeah, I get what you mean. I much prefer Gambino's punchier stuff, to be honest, I think the main reason Camp came to mind when listing those five was Bonfire. I could probably replace Camp with a dozen or so other albums. D.R.U.G.S could take its place easily.

[Igor]

or souljaboytellem.com

[Mobzy]

Anyone liking Flatbush Zombies?

Their last mixtape was really good and i've been liking the stuff they have been releasing w/ the alchemist.

My faviroute track so far:

[Mobzy]

Everyone ITT should check out Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Pinata.

Rap album of the year so far for me.

[Luboluke]

Madlib's doing a set at Lovebox this year, as is ASAP Rocky, Joey Bada$$...and Nas performing illmatic live for the 20th anniversary. Very seriously considering getting the 2 day pass and travelling down to London, in fact I think I'll try and book tickets asap.

[SandyCoin]

2 day pass is sold out I think. I might get the Saturday one for £50.

[Igor]

My faviroute track so far:

My favourite track by them is probably Chuch.

[<]:^D]

Everyone ITT should check out Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Pinata.

Rap album of the year so far for me.

Lovely. Thanks for the suggestion.

I discovered an amazing album from 2005: Formulatin' Fathers - Sleepless Knights. Incredible stuff.

Genuinely hard to pick a highlight as the whole album is fantastic:

[<]:^D]

Second attempt to revive this thread and then I'll leave it to die

Best verse nominations? With links please!

I nominate Bun B, first verse, from 'Touched' on their Ridin' Dirty album:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMY3EJ4Si3o&t=0m35s

For some reason the 'time' addition doesn't work with the embed video.

[Boo!]

doppelgangaz are the best

[Igor]

Best verse nominations? With links please!

Again, difficult question to answer, ask another time and there could be fifty different answers.

I nominate Tech's verse from Sickology 101.