Well.There is no thread in this section.For posting albums you are liking.So hence the title...

My fav rap album of 2004?
Madvillainy...no.
College dropout...highly unlikely.


It was Shadow Huntaz-Corrup Data.

A rap cd put out on the legendary skam label.
Sounds like alot could go wrong.

But it doesnt.The rhymes the lyrical content are on point and very refreshing.
The music sounds like it could be from any idm artists album of today.Pick an artist.It has a dark edge to it mostly.Which is nice.

This is a very good combination.A very good album.You would be doing yourself a disservice if u do not check it out.

Right now, I'm bumpin' these albums:

Apathy - Where's Your Album?
The Game - The Documentary
Juggaknots - Clear Blue Skies
Xzibit - 40 Dayz and 40 Nightz

But for me, the best album of 2004 was:

Royce 5'9 - Death Is Certain (with Ghostface's "Pretty Toney Album" a close second)

royce is cool.He is one of many few commercial type rappers i can put up with.

Dont have time for xzibit or the game...re hashed mumbo jumbo.recycled beats and ideas...come upw ith something signifigant.Even if it sucks...at least u can say its unique?

I see high priest has an new EP out entitled 'book of keys'.From what i read it sounds interesting enough to take a look at.

Lets hope it is more like the sound of APC and not like that airborne audio crap.I have heard 4-5 songs off it.I will still probabbly give it a chance.I think that one comes out in late feb on ninja tune.It has been pushed back a few times though.

Dont have time for xzibit or the game...re hashed mumbo jumbo.recycled beats and ideas...come upw ith something signifigant.Even if it sucks...at least u can say its unique?

I don't understand that at all. You would rather have a crappy album that sounds unique, as opposed to a good album that isn't unique??? That makes no sense whatsoever....

Have you actually listened to Xzibit's "40 Dayz & 40 Nightz"? It's regarded by many as a hip-hop classic. You're one of those guys who thinks the mainstream is inferior to the underground, huh? I am much of an underground head as anyone, but to me, good music is good music regardless....keep and open mind!

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Originally posted by Nate:
Have you actually listened to Xzibit's "40 Dayz & 40 Nightz"? It's regarded by many as a hip-hop classic.

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Keep an open mind??

I own like 200 albums of mainstrem hip-hop from like 96-01'.One of them is xzibit...i actaull think i ahve 3 of them.40 days 40 nights,the man vs. machine one which was a joke...and the one in betwee which i cannot recall now.

I used to love all kinds of hip-hop mainstream underground all of it.But from 01' till now.There is nothing i would even touch that has come out on a major.It is all re hashed recycled crap.

I cannot remember who said it...some rapper...but i have always liked it he said "You are supposed to fuck r&b bitches,not do song with em'".The problem is all mainstream rap now isd pop.There is no edge...there is no creative thought...and there is no unique quality to it.If someone comes out with something like that on a major.i will have no problem buying it.But until then i will kepp looking to the underground for the hungry and willing participants who strive to carve their own destiny in music history.Not just following someones coattails...or using the blueprints someone else has already perfected.

Once again i have listened to plenty of xzibit...and there is nothing beckoning me back to that album.It is ok.Nothing new.Thers is...there is something to say for an artist doing it right though but maybe not pushing the boundaries much.He probabbly fits intot hat category.

I want to see what happens when all the ghost writers and ghost producers finally wake up and make their own albums instead of getting little pay and not getting any recognition for their hard work.It really is not fair...but that is how it works.

I got a few new things.

The new Roots Manuva.I think i said it somewhere in met abefore.But it is exceptional.

Wale Oyejide-One Day...Everything Changed

Find this album.It will be one of the best albums of 05' period.Highly political.But still retains some bounciness at times.If u have heard of science fiction...well this is him under his real name.

Zwarte Achtegrond-Labwaste.

Another very good album.Very consistent.I have only listened to it twice so far.So maybe some more info later.

Busdriver-Fear of a Black Tangent

I was not a busdriver fan until his last album came to me.It was alright but i think this is much better.Not as frantic.Well Paced and good production.

Busdriver rules. Puts almost every other rapper to shame.

The new Dalek album is quite awesome. Fantastic production.

I am not that fanatic about busdriver.I think he is unique and getting very good.Over the past 2 albums i have become a fan.My first introuding to him was the weather album...and i have to say i like the instrumental version 10 times better.

I would highly highly reccomend that Zwarte Achtegrond.Just imaging lyrics born rapping over EL-P style futuristic beats.Thats the closest i could think of something that may sound similar.

I was terribley surprised to find it on itunes.

Check it out.

Honestly, nothing!!!!!!!!! Rock all the way for me!!

Got a couple good instrumental diddies...
Both Highly Highly reccomended...

Take-Third Story
A more Jazzier Vibe

Pepe Deluxe-Super Sound
More of a elctronic funk vibe.

Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

So, how do you people think Fear of a Black Planet and Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black compare? Nation of Millions seems like the common favourite, but the consensus on Black Planet is almost as positive.

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Originally posted by Imprezu21:


I would highly highly reccomend that Zwarte Achtegrond.Just imaging lyrics born rapping over EL-P style futuristic beats.Thats the closest i could think of something that may sound similar.

I was terribley surprised to find it on itunes.

Check it out.

Vindication???
Or Not?

I accidentaly stated the group was entitled zwarte achtegrond...which is the neame of the album form labwaste.

Still right up there for best of 05' so far.

Who loves instrumental hip-hop right now? It's almost the only original stuff coming out nowadays. Boom Bip and RJD2 are undoubted legends in this fields and both dropped classics last year.

Lady Sovereign, and others in the grime scene that are starting to catch my ear.

I finally got the Noah23 album 'Jupiter Sajitarius'.It is very good.I liked his last one 'Quicksand', but it really didnt stay with me like this one has.
Imagine the best and most redeeming qualities of cex,qwel and tes bottled up into one rapper.Then you have an idea of where noah23 is coming from.

Will easily make it into my top of 05' list.
Hard to track down though.I got it from his labels website.

Lately I keep spinning Dizzie Rascalz' Showtime. This guy is amazing. Takes a listen or two to get over the whole British thing, then you realize that this shit's incredible.

Boy in da Corner is easily 10 times better and will go down as one of the best albums the decade IMO.
Showtime just seems way to forced and contrived to be good.The polar opposite of BIDC which seemed so fresh and genuine.

I got Maker's new album 'shooting the breeze'.Maker is easily my favorite producer out today.He is the premiere instrumental hip-hop producer and I would highly reccomend either of his albums.This one is completely instrumental and has a bunch of new tracks and a few older ones.

If you get really curious check out some of his 7" on heardrums.Incredible stuff there.Serious breaks.

right now I am liking the following CDs:

Sage Francis - A Healthy Distrust
Eyedea - The Many Faces Of Oliver Hart
Sole - Selling Live Water
alias - The Other Side of the Looking Glass
Atmosphere - Lucy Ford
NonProphets - Hope

yeah its all underground hiphop. I feel its more real than the more mainstream type of rap. Most of these are on the Def Jux or Anticon labels. They are the best labels in hiphop right now! Epitaph has been releasing quite a few good rap cds too.