1. "That covers it pretty well, but I'll add a few others:" In response to Reply # 0
Blahzay Blahzay - Blah, Blah, Blah Geto Boys - Resurrection Heather B - Takin' Mine DJ Honda - self-titled Lord Finesse - The Awakening Mac Mall - Untouchable Prince Paul - Psychoanalysis Richie Rich - Seasoned Veteran
5. "Obligatory ''wow, I'm old'' post" In response to Reply # 0
I don't understand how these are 20 (TWENTY) years old now haha. I distinctively remember the days I copped a lot of these albums, what I did before getting to the store, how I first listened to them, who I discussed/argued with in real life (pre message board and texts).
__ I don't like the beat anymore because its just a loop. ALC didn't FLIP IT ENOUGH!
Flip it enough? Flip these. Flip off. Go flip some f*cking burgers.(c)Kno
Allied State of the National Electric Beat Treaty Organization (NEBTO)
7. "lookijg through that chronological list is like a roadmap to my..." In response to Reply # 5 Tue Jan-05-16 11:39 PM by mrhood75
...second semester of Junior year and first semester of Senior year of COLLEGE. And it was a road-map to what was the beginning of my journalistic career. I reviewed at least a dozen of those albums for the student-run features paper.
12. "Something to make y'all feel eve older, albums turning 10 this year:" In response to Reply # 0
At least it makes me feel even older, because it REALLY doesn't seem like a decade since these dropped. Shit, I bump some of these semi-regularly.
In alphabetical order:
Aceyalone & RJD2 - Magnificent City Boot Camp Clik - The Last Stand Busta Rhymes - Big Bang Cam'Ron - Killa Season Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury Count Bass D - Act Your Waist Size The Coup - Pick a Bigger Weapon Cunnilynguists - A Piece of Strange DJ Shadow - The Outsider Five Deez - Kommunicator Flying Lotus - 1983 Game - Doctor's Advocate Ghostface Killah - Fischscale & More Fish Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere Ice Cube - Laugh Now, Cry Later J Dilla - Donuts & The Shining Jay-Z - Kingdom Come (yep, his "comeback" happened close to a decade ago) Jedi Mind Tricks - Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell Jurassic 5 - Feedback k-Os - Atlantis: Hymns for Disco Kidz in the Hall - School Was My Hustle Lord Jamar - 5% Album Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor Mos Def - True Magic Mr. Lif - Mo Mega Mobb Deep - Blood Money MURS and 9th Wonder - Murray's Revenge Nas - Hip-Hop Is Dead Nicolay - Here Oddisee - Foot in the Door Outkast - Idlewild People Under the Stairs Pharrel - In My Mind P.O.S. - Audition Puff Daddy - Press Play Rhymefest - Blue Collar Rick Ross - Port of Miami The Roots - Game Theory Snoop Dogg - Blue Carpet Treatment T.I. - King Tanya Morgan - Moonlighting
20. "RE: the only one's i listened to all the way or bought" In response to Reply # 12 Mon Jan-18-16 06:27 PM by astralblak
the myspace era
>Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury >Flying Lotus - 1983 >Game - Doctor's Advocate >Ghostface Killah - Fischscale & More Fish >Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere >J Dilla - Donuts & The Shining >Jay-Z - Kingdom Come (yep, his "comeback" happened close to a >decade ago) >Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor >Mos Def - True Magic >Mr. Lif - Mo Mega -such a dope album >Mobb Deep - Blood Money >MURS and 9th Wonder - Murray's Revenge -one of my favorites >Nas - Hip-Hop Is Dead -outside of Life Is Good and Stillmatic this is my favorite post IWW Nas album >Oddisee - Foot in the Door -damn I need to return to this >Outkast - Idlewild -unfairly hated on >Pharrel - In My Mind >Rhymefest - Blue Collar -what a disappointment >Rick Ross - Port of Miami -who would've thought he'd escape the one hit wonder of "Hustlin'" and become what he did >The Roots - Game Theory -master piece >Snoop Dogg - Blue Carpet Treatment >T.I. - King -IMO T.I. only good album
most of the other albums I never even heard, or only fucked with a song or two
18. "Copped" In response to Reply # 15 Sun Jan-10-16 11:04 PM by Anonymous
>02/13/1996 2Pac - All Eyez On Me >02/13/1996 Fugees - The Score >02/13/1996 Mad Skillz - From Where??? >02/20/1996 Lord Finesse - The Awakening >03/19/1996 Smoothe Da Hustler - Once Upon A Time In America >03/26/1996 Busta Rhymes - The Coming >03/26/1996 Cella Dwellas - Realms 'N Reality >04/23/1996 Insomnia - The Erick Sermon Compilation Album >04/23/1996 Sunset Park (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) >06/04/1996 Lost Boyz - Legal Drug Money >06/18/1996 Heltah Skeltah - Nocturnal >06/25/1996 America Is Dying Slowly - Compilation >06/25/1996 Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt >02/1996 De La Soul - Stakes Is High >07/02/1996 Nas - It Was Written >07/30/1996 A Tribe Called Quest - Beats, Rhymes And Life >08/13/1996 Blahzay Blahzay - Blah, Blah, Blah >08/13/1996 Cypress Hill - Unreleased & Revamped EP >08/27/1996 OutKast - ATLiens >09/10/1996 High School High - The Soundtrack >09/16/1996 Big Noyd - Episodes Of A Hustla >09/24/1996 The Roots - Illadelph Halflife >10/01/1996 Ras Kass - Soul On Ice >10/01/1996 Xzibit - At The Speed Of Life >10/15/1996 Jeru The Damaja - Wrath Of The Math >10/22/1996 House Of Pain - Truth Crushed To Earth Shall Rise Again >10/22/1996 M.O.P. - Firing Squad >10/22/1996 PMD - Bu$ine$$ I$ Bu$ine$$ >10/29/1996 Ghostface Killah - Ironman >10/29/1996 O.G.C. - Da Storm >11/05/1996 Makaveli - The Don Killuminati (The 7 Day Theory) >11/12/1996 Lil' Kim - Hard Core >11/12/1996 Snoop Dogg - Tha Doggfather >11/19/1996 Foxy Brown - Ill Na Na >11/19/1996 Mobb Deep - Hell On Earth >11/26/1996 Keith Murray - Enigma >12/10/1996 Redman - Muddy Waters
Damn...that's a lot of albums for a 8th/9th grader!
22. "RE: bought or dubbed" In response to Reply # 15
>02/13/1996 2Pac - All Eyez On Me > >02/13/1996 Fugees - The Score > >03/19/1996 Bahamadia - Kollage > >03/19/1996 Smoothe Da Hustler - Once Upon A Time In America > >03/26/1996 Busta Rhymes - The Coming > >04/02/1996 Maxwell - Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite > >04/09/1996 Chino XL - Here To Save You All
> >04/16/1996 Kwest Tha Madd Lad - This Is My First Album > >04/23/1996 Sunset Park (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) > >05/07/1996 Dr. Octagon - Dr. Octagonecologyst > >06/04/1996 Lost Boyz - Legal Drug Money > >06/18/1996 Beck - Odelay > >06/25/1996 America Is Dying Slowly - Compilation > >06/25/1996 Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt > >07/02/1996 DJ Honda - Self-Titled > >07/02/1996 De La Soul - Stakes Is High > >07/02/1996 Nas - It Was Written > >07/16/1996 Sadat X - Wild Cowboys > >07/23/1996 Fiona Apple - Tidal > >07/30/1996 A Tribe Called Quest - Beats, Rhymes And Life > >08/13/1996 Blahzay Blahzay - Blah, Blah, Blah > >08/13/1996 Cypress Hill - Unreleased & Revamped EP > >08/27/1996 OutKast - ATLiens > >09/03/1996 Do Or Die - Picture This > >09/10/1996 High School High - The Soundtrack > >09/24/1996 The Roots - Illadelph Halflife > >10/01/1996 Ras Kass - Soul On Ice > >10/01/1996 Xzibit - At The Speed Of Life > >10/08/1996 Ginuwine - Ginuwine... The Bachelor > >10/15/1996 Bush Babees - Gravity > >10/15/1996 Jeru The Damaja - Wrath Of The Math > >10/15/1996 Korn - Life Is Peachy > >10/15/1996 Poor Righteous Teachers - The New World Order > >10/22/1996 M.O.P. - Firing Squad > >10/22/1996 Westside Connection - Bow Down > >10/29/1996 Da Brat - Anuthatantrum > >10/29/1996 E-40 - Tha Hall Of Game > >10/29/1996 Ghostface Killah - Ironman > >10/29/1996 O.G.C. - Da Storm > >11/05/1996 Makaveli - The Don Killuminati (The 7 Day Theory) > >11/05/1996 Tela - Piece Of Mind > >11/12/1996 Lil' Kim - Hard Core > >11/12/1996 Snoop Dogg - Tha Doggfather > >11/19/1996 DJ Shadow - Endtroducing... > >11/19/1996 Foxy Brown - Ill Na Na > >11/19/1996 Mobb Deep - Hell On Earth >11/26/1996 Keith Murray - Enigma > >12/10/1996 Redman - Muddy Waters
some of the others I came to after, others like Cibo matto and Weezer I've never fucked with / heard