what you think the top 5 best albums of 2005 are

this thread was very beneficial last year

12/13/2005 4:11:48 AM

1. DYLAN.
2. DYLAN.
3. DYLAN.
4. DYLAN.
5. DYLAN.

12/13/2005 4:23:44 AM

This is my list, which is admittedly not inclusive because I haven't been able to listen to as much stuff as I wanted to from this year:

1. Atmosphere - You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having
2. One.Be.Lo - S.O.N.O.G.R.A.M.
3. Aesop Rock - Fast Cars, Danger, Fire and Knives (EP)
4. Common - Be
5. The Perceptionists - Black Dialogue (tie)
5. Chamillionaire - The Sound Of Revenge (tie)

I also really liked the Classic album from Living Legends.

[Edited on December 13, 2005 at 5:04 AM. Reason : Oh, and Dylan. HE SPITS... HOT... FIYAH.]

12/13/2005 5:02:33 AM

In no particular order:

Game- The Documentary
Common- Be
Little Brother- The Minstrel Show
Lil Wayne- Tha Carter II
Talib Kweli- Right About Now

12/13/2005 7:49:32 AM

Crap, I'm behind with new albums --

Thanks for reminding me to check out the One Be Lo (1/2 of Binary Star)... and somehow I hadn't even heard about that Aesop EP. I felt kinda let down by the newest Atmosphere... can anything top "Lucy Ford?"

I second the nominations of Little Brother and Common, for sure.

-ZiP!-

12/13/2005 9:01:01 AM

bwahahah.. rap...

12/13/2005 10:43:04 AM

I'll have to give some more consideration to this, but my top three are:

1. Common- Be
2. Game- The Documentary
3. Little Brother- The Minstrel Show

12/13/2005 10:54:50 AM

crap

12/13/2005 10:59:53 AM

crap

12/13/2005 11:50:06 AM

I'm not a big fan of the Aesop EP. It's not bad, but it's not as good as some of his previous albums (but better than Bazooka Tooth). "Rickety Rackety" is really good, though.

Honestly, the only three new rap albums I've bought this year have been Kanye, Little Brother, Dangerdoom, and just the other day Common. I'm not up on shit anymore.

12/13/2005 12:04:42 PM

1.Chamillionaire - The Sound Of Revenge
2.Three 6 Mafia - Most Known Unknown
3.Play N Skillz - The Process
4.Magno - The New Print 1.7
5.Bun B - Trill
5.Youngbloodz - Everybody Know Me

12/13/2005 12:54:06 PM

I doubt Atmosphere can ever top Lucy Ford and Overcast. Same goes for Aesop Rock and his classics. But honestly, I've felt like this has been kind of a subpar year for hiphop, so those albums still made my list because they're two of my favorite rappers, not necessarily because the albums are the best they've ever done (they definitely aren't).

12/13/2005 2:27:01 PM

I haven't liked Atmosphere in a couple years.

and Fast Cars..... doesn't come close to Float or Labor Days.

12/13/2005 2:29:43 PM

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"this has been kind of a subpar year for hiphop"

12/13/2005 3:12:46 PM

ryan you thought three 6 mafias cd was better than chromes OR frayser boys?

12/13/2005 4:39:40 PM

yes.

12/13/2005 6:01:16 PM

dang

[Edited on December 13, 2005 at 6:04 PM. Reason : me bein me>straight to the pros>most known unknowns IMHO]

[Edited on December 13, 2005 at 6:09 PM. Reason : i was just surprised cause you told me you werent feeling the three 6 cd]

12/13/2005 6:03:37 PM

Little Brother-Minstrel Show
Cesar Comanche-Squirrel and the Aces
Asamov- And Now..
Kev Brown- I Do What I Do
Z-Trip-Shifting Gears
Likwit Junkies-The LJ's
Living Legends-Classic
Piano Overlord-The Singles Collection 03-05
Teriyaki Boyz-Beef or Chicken
K-Hill-Stamps of Approval
EAF-True Links
3MG's - Grand Caravan To The Rim Of The World
J-Live-Here After
Murs + Slug-Felt 2
Boom Bap Project-Reprogram

12/13/2005 7:58:29 PM

that's a bit more than 5... narrow your list

12/13/2005 10:11:17 PM

12/13/2005 10:24:17 PM

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"I second the nominations of Little Brother and Common, for sure."

12/13/2005 11:18:17 PM

12/13/2005 11:24:33 PM

YOU CAN'T SEE MEEEE

12/13/2005 11:32:39 PM

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"that's a bit more than 5... narrow your list"

i dont take orders from you i made 3 separate lists

12/13/2005 11:38:34 PM

the 2004 version of this thread was a lot more helpful as far as good rap goes

12/13/2005 11:51:48 PM

nigga please myself and a couple others posted some quality ish

12/13/2005 11:57:39 PM

i second Talib Kweli-- Right About Now


classic Kweli

12/14/2005 12:17:14 AM

^ are ya'll serious? yikes. i bought this yesterday after hearing good things and with high hopes after the disaster of a last album, but i am not feeling it. i could hardly bare to listen to all of it.

12/14/2005 12:36:36 AM

^good point about Felt 2, it was kinda the heat

Asamov - And Now... the CD couldn't be read in either of my computers

-ZiP!-

12/14/2005 1:40:15 AM

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"1. DYLAN. 2. DYLAN. 3. DYLAN. 4. DYLAN. 5. DYLAN."

12/14/2005 1:43:54 AM

i need to get Felt 2, i haven't heard it yet.

12/14/2005 1:46:03 AM

2005 was a bad year for rap. last year had much better releases and '03 was good too

12/14/2005 3:09:43 AM

frayser boy - me bein me
chamillionaire- sound of revenge
mike jones - who is mike jones
TI - urban legend
bun b- trill

no particular order, mike jones is definitely 5th, chamillionaire is definetly first, i guess i'd TI number 2, bun b would get 3 and frayser boy 4

yeah i'm satisfied with that

12/14/2005 5:19:30 AM

Living Legends-Classic

12/14/2005 5:21:39 AM

nothin buch a rap shit mentioned....you'd think it ease the only style in existance

12/14/2005 5:44:15 AM

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"wolfpuppy04: 2005 was a bad year for rap. last year had much better releases and '03 was good too"

I'd disagree with this statement, wholeheartedly.

12/14/2005 10:25:33 AM

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"nothin buch a rap shit mentioned....you'd think it ease the only style in existance"

English pls

12/14/2005 12:55:45 PM

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"TI - urban legend"

im pretty sure that was 2004


yup. Street Date Nov 30, 2004

[Edited on December 14, 2005 at 1:56 PM. Reason : ]

12/14/2005 1:29:13 PM

i meant like nationally released or whatever...wasnt it like march or feb?

[Edited on December 14, 2005 at 3:14 PM. Reason : damn maybe i just didnt listen to it for THAT long]

12/14/2005 3:14:34 PM

chamillionaire, common, and bun-b for sure

kanye, maybe

mouse and the mask and kweli as well.

12/14/2005 9:40:56 PM

yikes

12/14/2005 11:02:12 PM

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"1. DYLAN. 2. DYLAN. 3. DYLAN. 4. DYLAN. 5. DYLAN."

Cause I spit hot fire!

12/15/2005 7:23:56 AM

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"the 2004 version of this thread was a lot more helpful as far as good rap goes"

because last year better CD's came out

12/15/2005 11:54:47 AM

i wanna get some stuff but no dice

12/15/2005 6:44:40 PM