15 Great Hip-Hop albums from the last 6 years

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What are the great hip-hop albums of the last six years? It's not really a ranking thing or a list. I want to see what albums get mentioned.

I didn't pay all that much attention to hip-hop for a while there in the late '90s and '00s. I don't know why really, so please don't call me a rockist or whatever. But I want to make up for lost time, so let's come up with a group of great hip-hop albums from the last six years. Any sub-genre, style, or origin is ok. "R&B" with strong hip-hop characteristics is ok too. it'll be fun.

It can be more than 15. I just came up with a number that I thought would represent the elite. Why six years? Just because.

― Debito (Debito), Monday, 7 June 2004 05:18 (twenty years ago) link

And this is not a singles list, so don't start with that shit.

― Debito (Debito), Monday, 7 June 2004 05:21 (twenty years ago) link

Outkast - "Aquemini"
Gang Starr - "Work"
Lauryn Hill - "Lost Ones"
Blackalicious - "Alphabet Aerobics"
ODB - "Got Your Money"
Company Flow - "Patriotism"
Pharaohe Monch - "WWIII"
Cannibal Ox - "A B-Boy's Alpha"
The Coup - "5 Million Ways To Kill A CEO"
Jay-Z - "Jigga That Nigga"
Ludacris - "Southern Hospitality"
Masta Ace - "Block Episode"
El-P - "Deep Space 9mm"
GZA - "Knock, Knock," "Stay In Line"
The Streets - "Don't Mug Yourself" (do the Streets count?)
David Banner - "Cadillac on 22's" (chopped/screwed)
Jean Grae - "Hater's Anthem"
Mr. Len/Jean Grae - "Taco Day"

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Monday, 7 June 2004 07:45 (twenty years ago) link

the clipse - lord willin
bubba sparxxx - deliverance
lil kim - la bella mafia (i haven't heard it in full actually)
kelis - kaleidoscope
eminem - the marshall mathers lp
jay-z - vol 3./the blueprint (and a fair chunk of bp2 and 'hard knock life')(and, yes, i'm still fond of the black album)
missy elliott - da real world
dr. dre - 2001
the 50c album is solid enough but eh
mystikal - tarantula
i haven't heard enough full lengths from the dirty south people, but i'm sure there are a number worth owning, i've been too content to stick to singles
i'm bored now, the rest are guesses:
chingy - jackpot
trina - diamond princess
2 fast 2 furious ost
justified
big pun - capital punishment

― m. (mitchlnw), Monday, 7 June 2004 08:29 (twenty years ago) link

why did milo just name a bunch of singles after debito said not to??

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 7 June 2004 08:32 (twenty years ago) link

Wu-Tang 'The W'

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 7 June 2004 08:34 (twenty years ago) link

Dead Prez: "Let's Get Free"
Eve: "Eve-olution"
Outkast: "Aquemini" & "Stankonia"
Divine Styler: "Wordpower, Vol. 2: Directrix"
Nas: "Stillmatic" & "God's Son"
The Majesticons: "Beauty Party"
Screwball: "Y2K The Album"
Tahir: "Homecoming"
The Coup: "Party Music"
Da Beatminerz: "Brace 4 Impak"
Killah Priest: "Priesthood"
RZA: "Digital Bullet"
Ghostface Killah: "Bulletproof Wallets"

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 7 June 2004 08:45 (twenty years ago) link

(Yes, I do own Supreme Clientele but I still like Bulletproof Wallets more. Haven't heard The Pretty Toney Album yet.)

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 7 June 2004 08:47 (twenty years ago) link

outkast - stankonia
ghostface - supreme clientele
canibus - rip the jacker
kanye west - college dropout
jay-z - the blueprint
jay-z - vol 2.hard knock life
missy elliot - under construction
big pun - capital punishment
50 cent - get rich...
canibus - 2000 BC
eminem - marshall mathers lp
rza - as bobby digital in stereo
snoop - paid da cost to be the boss
capone 'n' noreaga - the war report
dmx - and then there was x...

― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Monday, 7 June 2004 10:03 (twenty years ago) link

(some of those may be a year too early, i can't be bothered checking, wrote off top of head)

dmx probably my fave of those.

― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Monday, 7 June 2004 10:05 (twenty years ago) link

el-p - fantastic damage
the majesticons - beauty party
sage francis - personal journals
rammellzee - biconicals
awol 1 - soul doubt
sole - selling life water
mf doom - operation doomsday
outkast - the love below
Outkast - Stankonia
Madvillain - Madvillainy (bootleg hehehe)
Bubba Sparxxx - Deliverance
Blackalicious - Blazing Arrow

― jesus nathalie + boyfriend (nathalie), Monday, 7 June 2004 10:51 (twenty years ago) link

aesop rock -labor days
viktor vaughn - vaudville villain
el-p - fantastic damage
cannibal ox - the cold vein
madvillain - madvillainy
king gheedorah - take me to your leader
roots manuba - run come save me
the streets - original pirate material
kool keith - spankmaster
non-prophets - hope

― Space Is the Place (Space Is the Place), Monday, 7 June 2004 11:05 (twenty years ago) link

I couldn't tell you what has been a single and what hasn't, stevem. I assume by don't start with that shit, he was referring to arguing about singles or something.

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Monday, 7 June 2004 15:07 (twenty years ago) link

odb - nigga please
outkast - aquemini
jaylib - champion sound
dm & jemini - ghetto pop life

― peter smith (plsmith), Monday, 7 June 2004 15:18 (twenty years ago) link

Blackalicious -- Blazing Arrow
Aesop Rock -- Labor Days
Black Star -- Black Star
El-P -- Fantastic Damage
Aceyalone -- Accepted Eclectic
DelThaFunkee..., Dan The Automater, Kid Koala -- Deltron 3030
DJ Shadow -- Diminishing Returns

that's all I can think of right now. Normally, I wouldn't include Shadow on this list, but Diminishing Returns is a hip-hop record.

― cramedog, Monday, 7 June 2004 15:24 (twenty years ago) link

milo, you're confused.

and it looks like the ilm realness gatekeepers have all but given up.

― m. (mitchlnw), Monday, 7 June 2004 15:41 (twenty years ago) link

Good.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 7 June 2004 15:47 (twenty years ago) link

Suprême NTM - Suprême NTM
v/a - Chroniques de Mars
TTC - Ceci n'est pas un disque
La Rumeur - L'ombre sur la mesure
Rohff - La Vie avant la mort
IAM - L'Ecole du micro d'argent
Missy Elliott - ...So Addictive
La Caution - Asphalte hurlante
Saïan Supa Crew - X Raisons (original version)
Diam's - Brut de femme
Fonky Family - Si Dieu veut
Arsenïk - Quelques gouttes suffisent...
Sniper - Gravé dans la roche
Le 3ème Oeil - Avec le coeur ou rien
Psy4 de la rime - Block Party

― Jeff W (zebedee), Monday, 7 June 2004 16:19 (twenty years ago) link

I'm regretting that tokenist pick already ;-)

― Jeff W (zebedee), Monday, 7 June 2004 16:20 (twenty years ago) link

Shock & Awe: No Mos Def?

― nader (nader), Monday, 7 June 2004 16:25 (twenty years ago) link

off the top of my head: Extinction Level Event, Train of Thought, Capital Punishment, Dynasty: Roc La Familia, College Dropout, God's Son, Diplomatic Immunity, Blackout!, The Fix, Stankonia, Vol. 3: The Life and Times of S. Carter, Miss E...So Addictive, Philadelphia Freeway, Kamikaze, Back For The First Time

― Al (sitcom), Monday, 7 June 2004 16:30 (twenty years ago) link

Oh, hell, I just realized I misread it, I thought the question was for 15 great songs. (in my defense -3:45am)

In which case:
Outkast - the greatest hits CD (better than any of their albums)
Murs - The End of the Beginning
Jean Grae - The Bootleg of the Bootleg EP
David Banner - Mississippi: The Album (screwed & chopped)
GZA - Legend of the Liquid Sword
EL-P - FanDam
Masta Ace - Disposable Arts
Jay-Z - Blueprint
The Coup - Party Music
CanOx - Cold Vein
Aesop Rock - Labor Days
Gang Starr - Moment of Truth
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Del the Funky Homosapien - Future Development

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Monday, 7 June 2004 16:47 (twenty years ago) link

Jay Z -- Vol. 3, Blueprint, Black Album
Outkast -- Stankonia
Eminem -- Slim Shady, Marshall mathers
Atmosphere -- Lucy Ford, Seven's Travels
Missy -- Under Construction
Streets -- Original Pirate, A Grand ...
Dizzee Rascal -- Boy in Da Corner
Bubba Sparxx -- Deliverance
Brother Ali -- Shadows of the Sun
Clipse -- Lord Willin'
Northern State -- Dying in Stereo
De La -- both AOI albums

― chris herrington (chris herrington), Monday, 7 June 2004 18:49 (twenty years ago) link

murs-the end of the beginning
dizzee rascal-boy in da corner
the streets-both albums
atmosphere-lucy ford
v/a-crunk and disorderly
outkast-stankonia
freeway-philadelphia freeway
mop-10 years and gunnin
dilated peoples-the platform
jay z-the blueprint

― juiceboxxx (juiceboxxx), Monday, 7 June 2004 19:38 (twenty years ago) link

DJ Food-Food.
DJ Format-Fried Chicken
Gangstarr-Marinate
RJD2-You Gotta Cook It Properly
El-P-Something About A Kitchen And Yeah You Get BSE From Undercooked Music, By Which I Mean Pop
Aesop Rock-Fried and Funk Start With The Same Letter, Deep Is A Suitably Stuffy Adjective.
Outkast-Culinary Delights
Sage Francis-Soul Food (Dinnerparty Toss)
MF Doom-Science FOODTCHAIN?

ps:fuck bush.

― John Kerry, Monday, 7 June 2004 23:33 (twenty years ago) link

GET LOW CUZ I FUCKING SAID SO

― John Kerry, Monday, 7 June 2004 23:37 (twenty years ago) link

this thread makes me dizzy

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Monday, 7 June 2004 23:56 (twenty years ago) link

oh strongo, you old cad

― juiceboxxx (juiceboxxx), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 00:07 (twenty years ago) link

i find this thread distasteful.

-- strongo hulkington (dubplatestyl...), January 30th, 2004.

this thread is an abomination.

-- strongo hulkington (dubplatestyl...), August 3rd, 2003.

anyway, i give this thread a 3/10.

-- strongo hulkington (dubplatestyl...), February 12th, 2004.

this thread is so fundamentally flawed i dont even know where to begin

-- strongo hulkington (dubplatestyl...), May 25th, 2004.

i never should have opened this thread

-- strongo hulkington (dubplatestyl...), February 4th, 2004.

the title of this thread burns my eyes

-- strongo hulkington (dubplatestyl...), February 27th, 2004.

i think i vomited into my mouth a little when my eyes made contact with this thread title

-- strongo hulkington (dubplatestyl...), April 30th, 2004.

this thread wounds me

-- strongo hulkington (dubplatestyl...), May 8th, 2004.

this thread is depressing.

-- strongo hulkington (dubplatestyl...), August 12th, 2003.

― Al (sitcom), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 01:51 (twenty years ago) link

strongo, you're a clever guy.

― Debito (Debito), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 03:39 (twenty years ago) link

THAT'S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ILM TIME CAPSULE EVER

― Sonny A. (Keiko), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 04:01 (twenty years ago) link

i think i vomited into my mouth a little when my eyes made contact with this thread title

-- strongo hulkington

long live strongo!

viva el strongo!

etc.

― Buster (mokey), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 09:19 (twenty years ago) link

Whoa, these lists are much more... eclectic than I would've expected. What's happened to the old ILM battlelines? Where's Trife?

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 10:12 (twenty years ago) link

SOMETHIN LIKE A HATER MAN

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 10:17 (twenty years ago) link

Here's a couple of more records that didn't quite make it on my list:

Coo Coo Cal: "Disturbed"
De La Soul: "AOI: Bionix"
Killer Mike: "Monster"
Canibus: "Rip the Jacker"
Dead Prez: "Turn Off the Radio: The Mixtape, Vol. 1"

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 10:18 (twenty years ago) link

eminem - the slim shady lp
dr dre - the chronic 2001
method man & redman - blackout!
beanie sigel - the truth
eminem - the marshall mathers lp
infesticons - gun hill road
beanie sigel - the reason
prefuse 73 - vocal studies + uprock narratives
eminem - the eminem show
pastor troy - universal soldier
8 mile OST
t.i. - trap muzik
state property presents the chain gang vol. 2
bad boys 2 OST
lil flip - u gotta feel me

― €€€€, Tuesday, 8 June 2004 11:46 (twenty years ago) link

That's more like it.

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 04:27 (twenty years ago) link

using those quotes I have formulated a computer program which will simulate jess, and therefore makes him redundant. sorry ol' boy.

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 07:10 (twenty years ago) link

1. Talib Kweli - Quality
2. Non-Phixion - The Future Is Now
3. The Roots - Things Fall Apart
4. Madvillain - Madvillainy
5. Cee-Lo - Cee-Lo Green And His Perfect Imperfections
6. Dizzee Rascal - Boy In Da Corner
7. Mr. Lif - I, Phantom
8. Mos Def - Black On Both Sides
9. Ludacris - Southern Hospitality
10. Outkast - Stankonia
11. Hi-Tek and Talib Kweli - Reflection Eternal
12. Latyrx - s/t
13. Kanye West - College Dropout
14. MF DOOM - Operation Doomsday
15. Ol' Dirty Bastard - Nigga Please

Other assorted notes:

A) Spankmaster is the second worst Kool Keith album ever, next only to Matthew.
B) Aquemini was most certainly not released in the past 6 years.
C) NORTHERN STATE!?!?!?!?!?!?! HA HA

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 13:26 (twenty years ago) link

Aquemini was most certainly not released in the past 6 years.

Typing this sentence made me suddenly realize how old I am.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 13:27 (twenty years ago) link

GOD DAMNIT I AM DUMBASS AQUEMINI WAS RELEASED IN 98 I GUESS I'M A BIG WRONG FUCKWAD

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 13:30 (twenty years ago) link

yeah you are cause that Latyryx album came out in '97!

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 18:44 (twenty years ago) link

Next time I'm trying to be a pedant somebody please stab me.

Oh yeah and replace my #12 (since that Latyrx thing is older than fartshit apparently) with Bahamadia's Bb Queen, even though it's only an EP. A damned fine EP.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 18:54 (twenty years ago) link

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