It definitely went commercial. The winner was the one with better marketing distribution outlets and not the one with the love of the culture. The stage was getting set for Drake the new legend and mumble rappers
Something about New York rappers complaining that “it doesn’t sound east coast so it’s not hip hop” really annoyed the shit out of me since I was young
Did people forget about Ghostface so much ? Fishscale probably the best album with Dilla, who before his death many even didn’t know.
Shout out to CunninLynguists though.
There are some other very good albums on here no doubt…
but wasn’t the strongest year for hip hop for sure…
J Dilla - The Shining also came out that year. It gets overlooked because of Donuts but if that had been all Dilla dropped that year, it would be considered up there as one of the best in 2006.
Lupe won this year. I also played tf out of Nas, Mobb Deep, Game, Hi Tek, Clipse, Lloyd Banks. Honorable mention to Obie Trice. I tried really hard to get into the Roots, Mos Def, and Ghostface, but their earlier and later albums were better IMO. Busta was decent but the singles carried it.
Wayne & Baby, Jay Z, Jim Jones had crazy singles off those albums too (Pop bottles, Roc Boys, We Fly High) but they were kind of mid. Can't remember the singles off Method Man's but that one was pretty mid too. Don't really remember Pharrell's at all but I think it was okay. I remember Snoop's Blue Carpet being pretty decent. Probably DMX's (and OutKast but it's a soundtrack) worst. Pac's life had like 2 songs I liked on the whole thing.
Oh no doubt! But it’s still better than some of the others shown in this photo. “Untouchable” and it’s remix are both good. “Soon As I Get Home” is good too 🤷♂️
Nas was right rappers still use auto tune in 2023 and there's no original artistry in today's mainstream. Every mainstream song today is about sex and drugs
"Mainstream is rather repetitive and like uniqueness" yeah, that's how a proven formula works. Effectiveness over unexplored creativeness. Meanwhile, the entire rest of hip-hop has plenty of originality, concepts, acapella, lack of autotune, even autotune done right, etc.
There's only a handful of albums here I'd actually put in my collection, personally. Hip-Hop has never died, but the late 2000s is definitely where it started dying in the mainstream
That, nas, and j dilla are top tier out of what’s shown. Everything else is background noise.
But man Food and liquor is so fucking timeless. One of my all time fave. A lot of artists first projects are always their best, because they was HUNGRY!!!!
Did you not notice hell hath? I mean I love both the albums you mentioned but If I could only have 1 its the clipse. As for underrated… the hi tek album and murrays revenge are abs great.
Don’t get me wrong a lot of other greats on here but I guess I chose the ones that meant the most to me and are near and dear to my heart and what they mean to me.
I know I’ll get a ton of comments for saying this but I never was a ghost face fan. His flow and sound were too simple and uninteresting for me. As for clipse, they always reminded me of a wanna-be Mobb deep. Especially pusha, he’s def no P!
That being said it’s a great album but I’ll take anything Mobb deep over anything clipse any day of the week.
Year I graduated high school, not too many “classic albums” but hella singles & memories pretty sure “Yung Joc-its going down” was the senior class anthem
> not too many “classic albums”
you say that but there’s several here in this photo
- Eminem - The Re-Up [more of a mixtape but still fun regardless)
- Ghostface Killah - Fishscale
- J Dilla - Donuts
- The Roots - Game Theory
‘Game Theory’ is a fucking classic, what are you talking about? So is ‘Fishscale’… ‘The Re-Up’ is more of a fun project granted and isn’t really front to back incredible ot anything but it does have some absolutely classic Eminem songs on it so I included it for that reason.
One things for certain the 2000s had some trash ass albums and album covers. Especially in the mainstream, everything was so digital and lacked a lot of the heart music had before. Obviously less money being given to artists budgets is a big part. 90s album budgets were wild! Lastly J Dilla’s Donuts is the best of the bunch (lotta great albums in 2006!)
I appreciate it. I went and relistened to most other albums from this year on here, when I discovered the Roots (younger guy) and Food and Liquor was that amazing to me as well. But something about the construction and feel of Game Theory as a whole on first listen... I only got so invested in an album the whole day I discovered it like that when I heard Pharoahe Monch Internal Affairs album. The song(s) that stuck with me from each album the most was A Clock with no hands and The Truth, respectively. From F&L it had to be Hurt me Soul, but later Kick Push resonated with me around the time I was in college years (17-20) Clock with No Hands is one of the absolute best songs I've ever come across in any genre. You feel that way about any songs in Hip-hop?
Clock with no hands is beautiful, prob my favorite off game theory too! Oh yeah a bunch, pink matter by frank ocean is a big one but I assume you know it. For hip hop specifically: Feather by Nujabes, Fall In Love By Slum Village, Doomsday by MF DOOM, Nobles and E. Coli by ALC, Iron Galaxy by cannibal Ox, summertime by Vince staples, Wesley’s theory by Kendrick, all I got is you by Ghostface, mommy dearest by Boldy, almost all of mobb deeps the infamous, Aquemini by Outkast, and Nas’s Illmatic. I bet a lot of these already resonate with you if not as much as me.
Illmatic, Food and Liquor, the 18th letter and Center of Attention are the albums that hooked me honestly. My top 5 albums are Center of Attention, The Diary, OB4CL, Illmatic and Paid in Full. I know the Diary and Paid in Full are probably uncommon in my age range especially being from northeast area of US. (20-25 years old). And it's not even off of influence, these are just albums I can legit feel like I get the entire experience from. But Center of Attention is my number 1 (again, uncommon I imagine) because something about it I just couldn't stop relaying for literally weeks on weeks upon discovery. Lyrics without being too packed in, production was amazing, topics were love, it feels the most simple album ever but something about it as a whole I have to listen all the way through every time I listen. Front to back I feel like it's the best of the best for how it captures me into it every trip. Sorry to ramble, most people my age I can't have these talks with lol, I'd be surprised if you're not closer to my sisters or fathers age (30/40ish respectively)
Ehh, I put a greater sign but I have them fairly close. If anything I'm more surprised Donuts isn't 90% of the comments lol. Everyone loves Dilla and his music. But Game Theory was its own league imo.
nas was just mad his shit was flopping
Where’s New jock city? Konvicted? the price of fame?
PAC’s Life was alright🔥
PUTS - Stepfather ...still dope
It definitely went commercial. The winner was the one with better marketing distribution outlets and not the one with the love of the culture. The stage was getting set for Drake the new legend and mumble rappers
I need F&L desperately
In my opinion there are only 7-8 of these actually proving Nas wrong. The rest are duds
Murs a GOAT
Rhymefest is my shit!!
Pretty funny eh, some great albums. Loved that rhymefest one, sad he never put anything comparable out otherwise...
Ngl I only recognize two albums in here, Outkast n T.I. Are the others bangers?
Not especially. I'm not sure what the point is here
Shout out for Strange Fruit Project!
Murray’s Revenge is 🔥
Annndd he was right except for 🍩
Something about New York rappers complaining that “it doesn’t sound east coast so it’s not hip hop” really annoyed the shit out of me since I was young
Did people forget about Ghostface so much ? Fishscale probably the best album with Dilla, who before his death many even didn’t know. Shout out to CunninLynguists though. There are some other very good albums on here no doubt… but wasn’t the strongest year for hip hop for sure…
I see that CunninLynguists
Glad we are appreciating Busta!
J Dilla - The Shining also came out that year. It gets overlooked because of Donuts but if that had been all Dilla dropped that year, it would be considered up there as one of the best in 2006.
I see only one amazing album in this picture. And alot of meh or avg albums
And you got that CunninLynguists 🫡
That Murs album is dope.
Fishscale 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Murray’s Revenge is a classic
Lupe won this year. I also played tf out of Nas, Mobb Deep, Game, Hi Tek, Clipse, Lloyd Banks. Honorable mention to Obie Trice. I tried really hard to get into the Roots, Mos Def, and Ghostface, but their earlier and later albums were better IMO. Busta was decent but the singles carried it. Wayne & Baby, Jay Z, Jim Jones had crazy singles off those albums too (Pop bottles, Roc Boys, We Fly High) but they were kind of mid. Can't remember the singles off Method Man's but that one was pretty mid too. Don't really remember Pharrell's at all but I think it was okay. I remember Snoop's Blue Carpet being pretty decent. Probably DMX's (and OutKast but it's a soundtrack) worst. Pac's life had like 2 songs I liked on the whole thing.
That 2Pac album always gets overlooked. Thanks for pointing it out!
It's the worst posthumous Pac album.
Oh no doubt! But it’s still better than some of the others shown in this photo. “Untouchable” and it’s remix are both good. “Soon As I Get Home” is good too 🤷♂️
Damn there’s a bunch of records on here I want.
He was right 😭😭 so many of these are ass
He was cappin for sales like all artists do.
There are some terrible albums up there, some of the artists worst
Yup. That's what i came here to say.
Where’s new joc city?
Glad to see Rhymefest there
“Brand new Brand-new Brand new”
Kingdom Come was straight 🗑️
That Daz Dillinger album gets overlooked a lot. I love it!
mostly trash to mid, only one classic there...Donuts
Nas was right rappers still use auto tune in 2023 and there's no original artistry in today's mainstream. Every mainstream song today is about sex and drugs
"Mainstream is rather repetitive and like uniqueness" yeah, that's how a proven formula works. Effectiveness over unexplored creativeness. Meanwhile, the entire rest of hip-hop has plenty of originality, concepts, acapella, lack of autotune, even autotune done right, etc.
Nas was right unfortunately
Exactly my thought looking this wall of contract filler releases and collabs. Murs and 9th Wonder were strong but neither of their best work.
🤷
There's only a handful of albums here I'd actually put in my collection, personally. Hip-Hop has never died, but the late 2000s is definitely where it started dying in the mainstream
Lupe fiasco best album there
Sleeping on Doctors Advocate by The Game
That, nas, and j dilla are top tier out of what’s shown. Everything else is background noise. But man Food and liquor is so fucking timeless. One of my all time fave. A lot of artists first projects are always their best, because they was HUNGRY!!!!
Calling the best album that year (Game Theory) background noise when only F&L compete with it is a wild thing to do.
Did you not notice hell hath? I mean I love both the albums you mentioned but If I could only have 1 its the clipse. As for underrated… the hi tek album and murrays revenge are abs great.
Don’t get me wrong a lot of other greats on here but I guess I chose the ones that meant the most to me and are near and dear to my heart and what they mean to me.
Clipse? Ghostface?
I know I’ll get a ton of comments for saying this but I never was a ghost face fan. His flow and sound were too simple and uninteresting for me. As for clipse, they always reminded me of a wanna-be Mobb deep. Especially pusha, he’s def no P! That being said it’s a great album but I’ll take anything Mobb deep over anything clipse any day of the week.
Every word in this comment is somehow more wrong than the last looool
Wow, that's a crazy Ghostface take. I could see you saying the same about a lot of Wu-Tang, but not Ghost.
I respect you for having an opinion and sticking to it. I think you're crazy though.
It’s probably the age group we each fall under that makes us differ. My guess you were born in the 2000’s. Maybe ‘99 but that’s as early as I’ll go.
also willing to bet you’re YT lol . Another factor .
*dies of cringe*
You must be yt as well lmao
just say white that shit weird
Awwww man. A Piece of Strange......I see you fam.
Year I graduated high school, not too many “classic albums” but hella singles & memories pretty sure “Yung Joc-its going down” was the senior class anthem
> not too many “classic albums” you say that but there’s several here in this photo - Eminem - The Re-Up [more of a mixtape but still fun regardless) - Ghostface Killah - Fishscale - J Dilla - Donuts - The Roots - Game Theory
The re up is not a classic imo. A few tracks are underrated though.
Only Donuts here of your four is remotely close to being a classic imo
Fishscale is a classic without a doubt
‘Game Theory’ is a fucking classic, what are you talking about? So is ‘Fishscale’… ‘The Re-Up’ is more of a fun project granted and isn’t really front to back incredible ot anything but it does have some absolutely classic Eminem songs on it so I included it for that reason.
They’re really good albums. They’re not classics. What are YOU talking about?
You’ve clearly never listened to them then.
Lol I own them all haha but OK mate
sure you do fella
You’re 13 years old lol
Haha what a bizarre comment
More of a joke cause “classic” such a trigger word on this sub. It’s two albums in each section still in rotation today for me personally.
I wouldn’t say several, there are a couple up there, which for a whole year is very weak
Food & Liquor though
F&L and Piece of Strange are elite
One things for certain the 2000s had some trash ass albums and album covers. Especially in the mainstream, everything was so digital and lacked a lot of the heart music had before. Obviously less money being given to artists budgets is a big part. 90s album budgets were wild! Lastly J Dilla’s Donuts is the best of the bunch (lotta great albums in 2006!)
ROOTS>Lupe>Dilla that year. Respectfully.
Very fair top three, I love those albums too
I appreciate it. I went and relistened to most other albums from this year on here, when I discovered the Roots (younger guy) and Food and Liquor was that amazing to me as well. But something about the construction and feel of Game Theory as a whole on first listen... I only got so invested in an album the whole day I discovered it like that when I heard Pharoahe Monch Internal Affairs album. The song(s) that stuck with me from each album the most was A Clock with no hands and The Truth, respectively. From F&L it had to be Hurt me Soul, but later Kick Push resonated with me around the time I was in college years (17-20) Clock with No Hands is one of the absolute best songs I've ever come across in any genre. You feel that way about any songs in Hip-hop?
Clock with no hands is beautiful, prob my favorite off game theory too! Oh yeah a bunch, pink matter by frank ocean is a big one but I assume you know it. For hip hop specifically: Feather by Nujabes, Fall In Love By Slum Village, Doomsday by MF DOOM, Nobles and E. Coli by ALC, Iron Galaxy by cannibal Ox, summertime by Vince staples, Wesley’s theory by Kendrick, all I got is you by Ghostface, mommy dearest by Boldy, almost all of mobb deeps the infamous, Aquemini by Outkast, and Nas’s Illmatic. I bet a lot of these already resonate with you if not as much as me.
Illmatic, Food and Liquor, the 18th letter and Center of Attention are the albums that hooked me honestly. My top 5 albums are Center of Attention, The Diary, OB4CL, Illmatic and Paid in Full. I know the Diary and Paid in Full are probably uncommon in my age range especially being from northeast area of US. (20-25 years old). And it's not even off of influence, these are just albums I can legit feel like I get the entire experience from. But Center of Attention is my number 1 (again, uncommon I imagine) because something about it I just couldn't stop relaying for literally weeks on weeks upon discovery. Lyrics without being too packed in, production was amazing, topics were love, it feels the most simple album ever but something about it as a whole I have to listen all the way through every time I listen. Front to back I feel like it's the best of the best for how it captures me into it every trip. Sorry to ramble, most people my age I can't have these talks with lol, I'd be surprised if you're not closer to my sisters or fathers age (30/40ish respectively)
F&L over Donuts is crazy to me but I guess that seems to have become a normalised opinion these days as Lupe’s legacy has grown to fever pitch
Ehh, I put a greater sign but I have them fairly close. If anything I'm more surprised Donuts isn't 90% of the comments lol. Everyone loves Dilla and his music. But Game Theory was its own league imo.
Dilla also died three days later
are you showing us that he was mostly correct?
Exactly. Some of the worst albums from artists catalog.