The best Hip Hop ALbums of the last 5 Years

[Subculture]

So we can pine on and on about how old school hip hop is so much better than new school (which may be true). Or, we can actually share with everyone some new shit that was/is actually worth something. Drop the best hip hop albums of the 00s here.

I'll start

Little Brother - The Listening
Masta Ace - Long Hot Summer
Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientiele
De La Soul - The Grind Date
Devin The Dude - To the Extreme
Handsome Boy Modeling School - White People
MF Doom - MM Food
Jay-z - The Blueprint
Jay-z The Black Album
Nas - Stillmatic
Dangerdoom - The Mouse and The Mask
Outkast - Speakerbox/Love Below
Common - Be
Atmosphere - God Loves Ugly
The Clipse - lord Willin
The Roots - The Tipping Point


thiers loads more but thats all I can think of now....

[So Ruff]

others:

Kanye West - College Dropout
It's unbelievable how much better than Late Registration it is.

Nas - God's Son
It's better than Stillmatic, don't kid yourselves.

Ghostface - Pretty Toney Album
Not as good as Supreme Clientele, but pretty good nonetheless.

[muddfoot]

Tech N9ne- Absolute Power & Anghellic (take your pick)
Lyrics Born- Later That Day
Blackalicious- Blazing Arrow
Arrested Development- Among The Trees
Little T & One Track Mike- Fome Is Dape (if you've never heard then shame on you)
Lifesavas- Spirit In Stone
Pigeon John- Is Dating Your Sister
Esham- Repentance (one of his best)

[mickill]

The Minstrel Show is way better than The Listening. Way better.

The Blueprint wins, I think, overall.

[Deep_Sea_Rain]

De La Soul - AOI: Mosaic Thump, Bionix, The Grind Date
Kanye West - College Droupout, Late Registration
Common - Be
Outkast - Stankonia, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Beastie Boys - To The 5 Boroughs

Just off the top of my head...

[Gareth]

The Clipse - lord Willin


this album rules.
definitely in the upper echelon of 00-05 rap albums.
murs 3:16, iron galaxy, dwight spitz would be up there.
blueprint goes without saying.

[Mr Films]

I have a hard time seeing how anyone can put 5 boroughs on this list.

I'd put Hello Nasty if this was the last 10 years type list.

But yeah.....Blueprint

[laurie_hammy]

Id put TT5B there for sure. Its therte cause its a decent rap album.

[paulb]

Weird Al - Running With Scissors.

[Subculture]

this album rules.
definitely in the upper echelon of 00-05 rap albums.
murs 3:16, iron galaxy, dwight spitz would be up there.
blueprint goes without saying.


yea....The Clipse are a bit undrated just a bit...and its taking them forever to come out with thier new one.

[Rhys T]

Id put TT5B there for sure. Its therte cause its a decent rap album.

I think it deserves a place at the top of the list, no doubt. Also I would add Public Enemy's Revolverlution to the list. 4 years old and I still listen to it regularly.

[mickill]

yea....The Clipse are a bit undrated just a bit...and its taking them forever to come out with thier new one.
Hell Hath No Fury is done. It was finished 2 years ago. Some tracks have already leaked so I think they're redoing a lot of it. Their label folded and they got caught in the middle of industry politics. The usual story. Their official mixtapes are alright, though.

[minorthreat]

(y) To the 5 Boroughs (y)

[Lex Diamonds]

You morons. How could you forget:

Dr. Dre - 2001
Inspectah Deck - The Movement
Eminem - Marshall Mathers LP

[minorthreat]

You morons. How could you forget:

Dr. Dre - 2001
Inspectah Deck - The Movement
Eminem - Marshall Mathers LP

i forgot mainly coz those albums suck balls

[Lex Diamonds]

i forgot mainly coz those albums suck balls
You seriously think TT5B is better than those albums?

What the fuck do you know about hip hop?

[minorthreat]

You seriously think TT5B is better than those albums?

What the fuck do you know about hip hop?

obviously not very much :D

[mickill]

You morons. How could you forget:

Dr. Dre - 2001 ...ummmm.....because it was released in 1999
Inspectah Deck - The Movement ....It's alright, I guess
Eminem - Marshall Mathers LP.....I hate about half of this album

[Lex Diamonds]

Duh everyone knows I was talking about the re-mastered version of 2001 released last year. :rolleyes:

[Subculture]

Mos Def - The New Danger

peopel hate on this album excesively......

[ASsman]

In no particular order, and rather incomplete since I have a lot of music to still listen to...

Black Star
Blackalicious - Blazing Arrow
Kanye West - Late Registration
Nas - God's Son
MF, DM - DangerDoom
9th Wonder, Buckshot - Chemistry <-- found this beauty recently I recommend
Common - Be
DJ Shadow - Private Press

* This list is incomplete, severly.

[BroomHead]

De La Soul - The Grind Date
MF DOOM - MM..FOOD
Atmosphere - Seven's Travels
Common - Be

Lately, I've been buying a lot of 90s hip hop, no reason really.

[Extra Cheese]

black eyed peas - Elephunk

black eyed peas - monkey business

[cubsfirstplace]

marhshall mathers lp is amazing

[So Ruff]

I disagree with everyone saying Late Registration. It's average at best. College Dropout shits all over it. IMO, of course.

[cubsfirstplace]

no one mentioned phrenology by the roots.
also talib kweli- quality

[teat]

Get 'Be' and fucking 'Tipping Point' off this list.

Supreme Clientele
Deltron 3030
College Dropout
Blueprint
Warriorz

[muddfoot]

Weird Al - Running With Scissors.
Hell yes, that's an excellent choice. (y)

[minorthreat]

Talib Kweli - The Beautiful Struggle (y)

[roosta]

"The Blueprint"

[roosta]

You morons. How could you forget:

Dr. Dre - 2001
Inspectah Deck - The Movement
Eminem - Marshall Mathers LP

Im pretty sure 2001 came out in 1999

[Subculture]

Talib Kweli - The Beautiful Struggle (y)


:(

noooooooooooo!

[Qdrop]

you know, i got Be and Beautiful struggle....and i barely listen to either.
sometimes, conscience rap is just fuckin boring.

and i STILL do not own Stillmatic, God's Son, Blueprint, or Black Album (though i got all the singles on vinyl)


and i dare call myself hip-hop...for shame.

[Subculture]

^

get your ass down to the record store now!

[ASsman]

you know, i got Be and Beautiful struggle....and i barely listen to either.
sometimes, conscience rap is just fuckin boring.

Psh, it's all about the mood, you have to diversify. Sometimes I feel like common sometimes I don't. Usually I put it on shuffle and I get a little bit of Common some Paul Wall, and out of nowhere BECK!

# Essential recordings: Dr. Dre
# Audio CD (November 16, 1999)
# Original Release Date: November 16, 1999

2001 was released in 1999 Correct.

[funkdoc2005]

Jay-Z-The Blueprint
Nas-Stillmatic
50 Cent-Get Rich Or Die Tryin
Eminem-Marshall Mathers LP
Talib Kweli & DJ Hi-Tek-Train of Thought
Common-BE
Jay-Z-The Black Album
Nas-God's Son
Kanye West-The College Dropout
Roots-Phrenology
De La Soul-The Grind Date
Ghostface Killah-The Pretty Toney Album(off the samples alone)
Gangstarr-The Ownerz(classic beats)
The Game-Documentary

[Kid Presentable]

For real, 'Be' is short for 'Be warned; this albums sucks.'

It peaks at The corner and crashes and burns after that.

Blueprint gets to 'all I need' without a single weak second.

Supreme Clientele never has a weak second.

[Kid Presentable]

Gangstarr-The Ownerz(classic beats)
The Game-Documentary

What we have here is a bunch of sick beats, and some meh lyrics.

[Subculture]

Gangstarr the owners was trash and I love Gangstarr

[Kid Presentable]

So let's say Blueprint, Supreme Clientele and College Dropout have the majority so far.

[Subculture]

^

Id agree with those three

[nypb]

Deltron 3030
Jurassic 5: Power in Numbers
Jurassic 5: Quality Control
EDIT: Beatnuts: Milk Me

[PaddyBoy]

you know, i got Be and Beautiful struggle....and i barely listen to either.



NO fuckin way, they are two very good albums, though not classics or anything.

Nobody's mentioned Dilated Peoples (I think), so I'd say Expansion Team. I liked that.

[So Ruff]

So let's say Blueprint, Supreme Clientele and College Dropout have the majority so far.

Wise choices. (y)