10 underated/overlooked albums

[MrC The Rap God Almighty]

List your 10 most underrated or overlooked albums that don´t get as much props as they should get. Here´s mine :


1. The Autobiography of Kirk Jones - Sticky Fingaz

It still bugs me why this album didn´t sell. This is the perfect storytelling hip-hop album ever made. It´s even better than "A Prince among Thieves".


2. Southernplayalisticcadillacmuzik - Outkast

Atliens and Auqemini always get props as Outkasts best, but to me this album is their best ever. I can play it from start to finish without skipping any tracks.

Hootie Hoooo !


3. Disposable Arts - Masta Ace

This is a true school cla**ic. Masta Ace sounds like eminem at times.


4. Lethal Injection - Ice Cube

I know this aint no Death Certificate, but Ice Cube still held it down with this. This had more of a west-coast feel to it, but the rhymes where as amazing as ever.


5. Hold it down - Das EFX

What can i say about this album. Straight up real hip-hop. The remix to Microphone Master w/ Mobb Deep is like WHOAAA !


6. Stunts, Blunts and Hip-hop - Diamond D

All aspiring producers need to listen to this album. This is the ultimate " learn how to make beats" manual. Madlib was hugely influenced by this album.


7. O.G.C. - The Storm

This album never got it´s full recognition, simply because it dropped after three Boot Camp Cla**ic, Enter da Stage, Da Shinin & Nocturnal. The beats are still Beatminerz cla**ic shit and "Starang Wonda, no relation to Stevie" is dope as f***.

8. Equinox - Organized Konfusion

Their first two are considered their best, but thet still held it down on this one. Great concept, amazing lyrics and flow, and some of the best producers on board. Just listen to "Numbers"

9. Wrath of the Math - Jeru da damaja

Sun rises in the east along with Only built for Cuban , The Infamous and Ready to Die definitely ressurected the east-coast sound after Dre and Snoop put all the attention on the West. This album was a great follow up to his debut, and Primo´s production on this doesn´t get enough props.

10. Hard to Earn - Gangstarr

This album should get more props that Moment of Truth. Straight Dopeness.

What are your´s ?

[khoi]

1. Cormega – The Realness
This album by Nas’ friend-turned foe is one those cds I’m going to talk about to my grandsons.

2. Cormega – The True Meaning
the best follow LP in years. Some shitty pants stole my copy of this album and who any sells you this CD or you know where I can find it please let me know CD Wherehouse are far too long in importing a copy for me  
   
3. Sunz Of Men – And The Last Shall Be First
I rate this a close second to Forever - one of the best records if not the best to   come out of the Wu family.

4. Capadonna – The Pillage, Ghostface Killah – Supreme Clientele  
   cla**ics finish and klaar      

5. REKS – And Then Came The Chosen
as he says in chorus of his 1st song “You ain’t never heard of me but after this I guarantee you gon’ be commited to the REKS for live”  

6. Onyx – All We Got Iz Us
   for me the baldheads showed they cla**  

I’ll give the rest

[briCK]

Quaimoto - The Unseen

6feet deep - gravediggaz

noctunal - helta skelta

i know there is more

[khoi]

Yeah you right

1.   Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
2.   Roots Manuva – Brand New Second Hand
3.   Pete Rock – Soul Survivor
4.   Black Twang – 19 Long Time
5.   Wu Syndicate – 4got the name
6.   Shyheim – Lost Generation and Manchild
7.   Redman – Muddy Waters
8.   Keith Murray – The Most Beautifulest Thing…
9.   Infamous Mobb – Special Edition
10.   Busta Rhymes – The Coming
11.   The Roots – Illadelph Halflife
   

[fahfee]

1. DOC -  No one does it better (dr. dre on production)
2. Lord Finesse - The Awakening
3. KMD - Bl_c_ B_st__d
4. Quasimoto - The Unseen
6. Killah Priest - Heavy Mental
7. Ras Ka** - Soul on Ice
8. Binary Star - Masters of the Universe
9. Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
10. Canibus - RIP THE JACKER (get the album!)
11. KRS - KRIStyle ("Criminal minded do you got? By all Means necessary! I got next, do you got it ?")

[Isis]

1. BEANIE SEAGAL - Tha Reason

2. KILLA BEEZ - Tha Sting

3. SHYHEIM - Manchild

4. There´s this white guy in the WU, dammit i cant believe i 4got his name. he was in killa beez -THA SWARM. he did that track Never Again. his lp Code Red is a cla**ic

5. Isis - Tha Don :-]

[khoi]

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30-10-2003 at 14:12, Isis wrote: 4. There´s this white guy in the WU, dammit i cant believe i 4got his name. he was in killa beez -THA SWARM. he did that track Never Again. his lp Code Red is a cla**ic

his name is Remedy

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5. Isis - Tha Don :-]

do you hav an album out irf so how can i get it?

[khoi]

how can i 4get MF Doom - Dooms Day [i think]

Buddha Monk – The Prophecy
La The Darkman  - Heist Of The Century
Wu-Syndicates - Wu-Syndicates (doesn’t it bug you that only the 9 members got the recognised)
Guru - Baldhead Slick and The Click

[MrC The Rap God Almighty]

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30-10-2003 at 13:30, fahfee wrote: 8. Binary Star - Masters of the Universe 911. KRS - KRIStyle ("Criminal minded do you got? By all Means necessary! I got next, do you got it ?")

Good lookin on those two. That KRS-ONE is my favourite album of the year.


50 Cent - Power of the Dollar

This is the one he released on Columbia before he got shot.It was never released. His lyrics were actually pretty good and the trackmasters had some good production. I´m tempted to call this a Cla**ic gangsta rap album.


The Diary - Scarface

This album is truly a masterpiece. Scarface is my favourite southern solo rapper. A legend indeed.

[khoi]

Let me add 3 more and then we go to the overrated bs

every Killarmy lp inclusding Fear, Love & War

Xzibit - At The Speed Of Life

and every Common lp be4 Like Water For Chocolate

overrated [let´s try and shy from the puff´s and 50 cents let´s keep undagraound {whateva thatmeans} - i mean those that got props but neva deserved them  ]:

Arsonist – As The World Burns – when I heard that this is the hottest of the year 2000 – I raced to the store and got it only to enjoy it for a few weeks      
Rubberoom – Architechnology – I got this shit about 2yrs ago, and really I never played this past Acid  
Afu-Ra – Body of the Life Force – don’t get me wrong but with that flow I really don’t know what’s the wooha all bout.

[MrC The Rap God Almighty]

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31-10-2003 at 06:35, milkdaddy wrote: DOC - No One Does It Better Ice T - The Iceberg Ice T - Power MC Ren - Shock Of The Hour Compton´s Most Wanted - Music To Driveby Freestyle Fellowship - Inner City Griots Atmosphere - Lucy Ford C-Bo - Till My Casket Drops Mac Mall - Untouchable Silver Bullet (can´t recall name of album but had tracks like "20 Seconds To Comply and Bring Forth the Guillotine")

I´m glad someone else here likes West-Coast hip-hop.

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khoi wrote: Arsonist – As The World Burns – when I heard that this is the hottest of the year 2000 – I raced to the store and got it only to enjoy it for a few weeks

I have to disagree with u there Khoi. That shit is bangin. Do you know the track where they battle each other in the lunchroom? And the track where Q-Unique takes it back to the 70 and 80´s? Straight HEAT!

Other West-Coast releases that are hugely underrated.


Too Short - Cocktails
Spice 1 - AmeriKKKa´s Nightmare - That track with Methical is blazin.
Dogg Pound  - Dogg Food
Murder was the Case soundtrack
Kurupt - The Streetz is a mutha
The Coup - Steal This Album




[ This message was edited by: MrC on 31-10-2003 07:10 ]

[fahfee]

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31-10-2003 at 06:35, milkdaddy wrote: DOC - No One Does It Better Ice T - The Iceberg Ice T - Power MC Ren - Shock Of The Hour Compton´s Most Wanted - Music To Driveby Freestyle Fellowship - Inner City Griots Atmosphere - Lucy Ford C-Bo - Till My Casket Drops Mac Mall - Untouchable Silver Bullet (can´t recall name of album but had tracks like "20 Seconds To Comply and Bring Forth the Guillotine")

your list is a bit , er... BIAS ?

guess you listen to Paris back then (Days of the old ) and what about Rappin-4-Tay(Off Parole)  ?

[RearrangedReality]

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30-10-2003 at 03:17, MrC wrote: 1. The Autobiography of Kirk Jones - Sticky Fingaz It still bugs me why this album didn´t sell. This is the perfect storytelling hip-hop album ever made. It´s even better than "A Prince among Thieves".

One of the greatest albums no doubt!

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30-10-2003 at 03:17, MrC wrote: 3. Disposable Arts - Masta Ace This is a true school cla**ic. Masta Ace sounds like eminem at times. 5. Hold it down - Das EFX What can i say about this album. Straight up real hip-hop. The remix to Microphone Master w/ Mobb Deep is like WHOAAA !

I agree

[Anonymous]

jedi mind tricks-psycho social LP , binary star-masters of the universe,self scientific-the self science,afu ra- life force radio,people under the stairs-OST,high and mighty-home feild advantage,louis logic-please listen to my demo,arsonists-date of birth,maylay sparks-i mani,looptroop-modern day city symphony,c-rays walz-hectic thats some of the shit i would like peeps to go out and take time to listen to i dont know if the names are one hundred percent jus thought of that off the top o my head!

[Anonymous]

ummm... someone said MF Doom´s Doomsday album - i don´t think that was an underrated album, nor Atmosphere´s Lucy Ford.
They were both talked about, in the right circles however.