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by kaplan606
No kiddin I Tech Revolutionary Vol. 2 was the best album of the year but thats the problem with combining mainstream with underground lists 2 different types of music.
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Jun 06 '05
2:02 am PDT
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Good list...missing 2 albums though (Reply to this comment)
by static21
If you've heard Immortal Technique- Revolutionary Vol. 2, I don't know how it didn't make this list. Unquestionably the best album of the year, MAYBE of the new millenium...that and the CunninLynguists album are both amazing, I strongly recommend both of them. BTW, I really respect your work, you always do a great job.
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Jun 27 '04
5:30 pm PDT
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Thank You. (Reply to this comment)
by soulonice007
Thanks for this interesting list and everything you have done! I have a lot of respect for your opinions.
I may end up having a lot to say so feel free to just skim through...
I didn't like Defari's album quite as much as you did, though it was solid. might make my top 10.
The Last Emperor's album seemed more like a collection of (mostly dope) tracks than a cohesive piece of music. I'm a fan of the man, but don't think this is a great display of his skills.
I personally liked "Rip the Jacker" much more than any of Canibus' previous material and more than most other battle rappers that i've heard. But, I can see why you didn't put it up higher on the list (due to his 1-dimensional style)
I'm not sure if I would've put Little Brother's album 1st, but being a fellow, avid ATCQ fan, I enjoyed it thoroughly (as there are many similarities in sound between the 2 groups). The excellent production stood out the most for me.
I was especially disappointed that you did not include Louis Logic's "Sin-A-Matic" and Juggaknots' "Clear Blue Skies Re:Release" as those are probably in my top 3. I also would've maybe replaced some of your choices with akrobatik's "balance", tame one's "when rappers attack", dj js-1's "ground original", j-zone's "sick of being rich", jmt's "visions of gandhi" (more interesting than "rip the jacker" to me tho the beats are not as diverse...), immortal technique's "revolutionary vol. 2" or finally Jean Grae's "The Bootleg of the Bootleg EP" which I know is not a full length, but it is a truly incredible effort from the most talented female emcee I've ever heard.
Oh yeah, most people probably disliked or maybe even hated this one, but one of my favorite albums of the year was Busdriver and Radioinactive's "The Weather". I prefered Busdriver's solo "Temporary Forever", but this follow-up has many flashes of brilliance that are hard to ignore.
Being a big MF doom fan I thought "Vaudeville Villain" was a near-classic as well. I doubt you would agree though as most heads consider him to be overrated.
sorry for the rant.
peace.
P.S. 2003 was a down year for me in regard to (probably) my favorite artist's effort, aesop rock's "bazooka tooth".
"float", "appleseed", "daylight ep", and "labor days" are all classic in my opinion, but i just wasn't feeling "bazooka tooth" at all with the exception of a few tracks. very disappointing and almost depressing.
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Mar 16 '04
10:10 pm PST
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Thank You. (Reply to this comment)
by soulonice007
Thanks for this interesting list and everything you have done! I have a lot of respect for your opinions.
I may end up having a lot to say so feel free to just skim through...
I didn't like Defari's album quite as much as you did, though it was solid. might make my top 10.
The Last Emperor's album seemed more like a collection of (mostly dope) tracks than a cohesive piece of music. I'm a fan of the man, but don't think this is a great display of his skills.
I personally liked "Rip the Jacker" much more than any of Canibus' previous material and more than most other battle rappers that i've heard. But, I can see why you didn't put it up higher on the list (due to his 1-dimensional style)
I'm not sure if I would've put Little Brother's album 1st, but being a fellow, avid ATCQ fan, I enjoyed it thoroughly (as there are many similarities in sound between the 2 groups). The excellent production stood out the most for me.
I was especially disappointed that you did not include Louis Logic's "Sin-A-Matic" and Juggaknots' "Clear Blue Skies Re:Release" as those are probably in my top 3. I also would've maybe replaced some of your choices with akrobatik's "balance", tame one's "when rappers attack", dj js-1's "ground original", j-zone's "sick of being rich", jmt's "visions of gandhi" (more interesting than "rip the jacker" to me tho the beats are not as diverse...), immortal technique's "revolutionary vol. 2" or finally Jean Grae's "The Bootleg of the Bootleg EP" which I know is not a full length, but it is a truly incredible effort from the most talented female emcee I've ever heard.
Oh yeah, most people probably disliked or maybe even hated this one, but one of my favorite albums of the year was Busdriver and Radioinactive's "The Weather". I prefered Busdriver's solo "Temporary Forever", but this follow-up has many flashes of brilliance that are hard to ignore.
Being a big MF doom fan I thought "Vaudeville Villain" was a near-classic as well. I doubt you would agree though as most heads consider him to be overrated.
sorry for the rant.
peace.
P.S. 2003 was a down year for me in regard to (probably) my favorite artist's effort, aesop rock's "bazooka tooth".
"float", "appleseed", "daylight ep", and "labor days" are all classic in my opinion, but i just wasn't feeling "bazooka tooth" at all with the exception of a few tracks. very disappointing and almost depressing.
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Mar 16 '04
10:04 pm PST
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Re: -- (Reply to this comment)
by madtheory
I agree. My copy got stolen, but I'm definitely going to replace that isht.
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Feb 05 '04
2:44 pm PST
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Re: Nice (Reply to this comment)
by madtheory
Yeah, heads are gonna be split 50/50 on anything with Jay-Z's name on it. I respect opinions that go either way -- I'm not really a big fan of Jigga myself. As for Bis, Rip the Jacker was slightly disappointing, but still better than the majority of simple-minded-lyric-and-wack-Triton-loop-based albums out there. I think its a step in the right direction for Canibus...
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Feb 05 '04
2:43 pm PST
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Re: TLE! (Reply to this comment)
by madtheory
Yeah, I had been waiting to hear some new isht from him too since hearing "CIA" on Lyricist Lounge. He's changed his style up a bit since then, but only for the better.
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Feb 05 '04
2:40 pm PST
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Re: respect the west (Reply to this comment)
by madtheory
The "resurgence of West Coast" means just like it sounds. For a while, the West dominated the game, then the East came back up. Then in the last few years, the West underground has REALLY been coming on strong thanks to drops from J5, Dilated, Liks, Cali Agents, and a host of others. Even being from the West, you cant deny that there was a lull in new, original left coast joints coming for a while there.
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Feb 05 '04
2:39 pm PST
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Re: good review! (Reply to this comment)
by madtheory
Ehh... I'm not much into Gangstarr anymore. Ownerz was good, but but Primo and Guru are getting a bit too formulaic for me. If I made a top 20, it would definitely be on it though. I havent peeped the Cunninglinguists joint yet.
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Feb 05 '04
2:35 pm PST
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Re: Represent (Reply to this comment)
by madtheory
Yeah, at first I wasn't sure about putting Jay here either, but what sold me was a lot of the honesty he came with this time around. If it would have been just another "ice this, Bentley that, I changed the game" album, it wouldn't have made the list.
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Feb 05 '04
2:34 pm PST
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by tigger500
nice work...that K-os jawn was hot!
tyler
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Feb 05 '04
9:54 am PST
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Nice (Reply to this comment)
by snoogans86
Nice list ya got there. I have to admit while some of these people I've never heard of (I'm ashamed being a fellow hip-hop head) I have to disagree with you on 2 of them. Personally I can't stand anything Jay-Z does today and so I have to disagree with you on the Black Album. Also Rip the Jacker proved to be a dissappointing album from an almost god-like emcee. Genabis was awesome but I couldn't stick with it after that with weak lines like (it may be in quotes but I'm not quoting, I don't remember if he says this word for word, I'm paraphrasing) "Canibus can rap good but his beats is ok." But that's just my opinion. Despite it all, this is a very helpful list and will let me open my mind to some virtual unknowns to me like K-os.
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Feb 03 '04
2:57 pm PST
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Re: respect the west (Reply to this comment)
by andrewtarr
Paul...you need to come out of semi-retirement...and do those d*mn reviews...lol
Dope list BTW
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Jan 28 '04
1:12 pm PST
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good review! (Reply to this comment)
by jroc003
always enjoy reading your reviewz man, i definitely missed out on a couple things on the list i gotta checkout. but gotta agree with paulyoungotti for callin u out on leavin the The Ownerz off the list. how bout that Cunninlynguists too? dont think you've writtin a review for it...have u heard it? To me that was right up there with Little Brother and K-Os for my personal favorites.
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Jan 27 '04
7:15 am PST
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Oh yeh (Reply to this comment)
by paulyoungotti
and no Gang Starr The Ownerz???? Blasphemy!!! lol...
Paul
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Jan 26 '04
9:33 pm PST
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Boo (Reply to this comment)
by paulyoungotti
No Roscoe or Louis Logic, both slept on albums but easily deserving of Top 10 spots.. but then i guess that's why we all have our own lists. Otherwise, mostly spot on, 2003 was a good year... I especially liked the placing of the Defari, that was one hot album. If I wasn't in semi-retirement I would consider doing one of these, like usual, but I can't be bothered at the mo. I'll see how it goes.
Excellent writing, mad.
Paul
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Jan 26 '04
9:23 pm PST
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Re: Well played! (Reply to this comment)
by madtheory
Yep, couldn't ignore K-os. But I just can't get down with Bubba Sparxxx -- I just didn't hear anything that impressed me on Deliverance. An average rapper with slightly above average beats.
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Jan 26 '04
5:42 pm PST
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Re: Yo... (Reply to this comment)
by madtheory
Yeah bigd, nothing is touching that Little Brother. Unquestionably the best of 2004. I already can't wait to see what they follow up with.
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Jan 26 '04
5:40 pm PST
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Re: Haha...Born To Disagree (Reply to this comment)
by madtheory
LOL.. thanks for the comment, but I'll take Defari over Atmosphere every day of the week. And yeah 2004 should end up being pretty good, but you wouldnt know it from the mess that's going to hit the shelves over the next few weeks.
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Jan 26 '04
5:39 pm PST
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Re: Re: ... (Reply to this comment)
by afterburn
Great list, as always. Can't complain about the choices, all 10 albums you've chosen are quality hip-hop!! Mark February 1st on your calenders -- that's when MY year end wrap-up is gonna drop!!
Burn
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Jan 26 '04
11:12 am PST
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by madtheory
Yep, Dizzee is pretty tight. I didn't hear much (read: ANY) garage prior to hearing of him, so naturally Da Boy In Da Corner initially turned me off. Now its in regular rotation and I've had it for months. Thanks for the comment.
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Jan 26 '04
8:03 am PST
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Re: Major props.. (Reply to this comment)
by madtheory
Yep, its definitely slept on. Rasco murdered it. I think Planet Asia's solo drops sometime this month or next too, so definitely look out for that too.
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Jan 26 '04
7:10 am PST
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Re: Yo Mad! (Reply to this comment)
by madtheory
Yeah, I have been meaning to review thatn Little Brother for weeks, but I'm stacked so deep on isht I need to write, I've never even got around to it. Hopefully I can mash it out in the next few days.
Yeah, 2003 was a crazy year for Hip-Hop which is a really good thing. Hopefully all the chaos means that the status quo is finally about to change. Rap definitely needs a good upheaval.
Thanks for the comments, and I'm looking forward to reading your list!
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Jan 26 '04
7:08 am PST
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Well played! (Reply to this comment)
by matthos
I was especially pleased that you gave K-OS due props. The only one I wanted to see that isn't there is Deliverance.
peace
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Jan 26 '04
7:04 am PST
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♥ ♥ ♥ (Reply to this comment)
by bluehawq
Awesome list! Great read.
Aud
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Jan 26 '04
5:54 am PST
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Yo... (Reply to this comment)
by bigd99999
THANK GOODNESS!!! WHOO!! Talk about an awesome list. A lot of the joints i havent heard yet that you have on there, but now ill check em out. Like u say "Dont Sleep". But yo, it was pretty cool how our lists had a LOT of similar choices (I HIGHLY reccomend u check out that Brother Ali Joint... its VERY Ill).
Oh yeah.... I'm VERY Happy that im not the only person on Earth who thinks Little Bro has the best album of the year.
Cheers to 2004...
Peace,
Big D
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Jan 26 '04
3:20 am PST
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Haha...Born To Disagree (Reply to this comment)
by crypticcradle
Good sh*t. Of course, I think it's been understood that you and I have pretty dissimilar tastes in Hip-Hop that's a tribute to the diversity of the genre. 2003 was a pretty good year.
For the comment you left on my 2003 recap ---> Defari really sucks.
Where's J-Zone's $ick of Bein' Rich? Thought that'd be here for sure.
And I think 2004 should be a good year though Q1 isn't looking all that sweet. But we have full-lengths from MadVillain, The Roots (hopefully), MF Doom, Murs (all produced by 9th Wonder), Common, Kanye West, Dialated Peoples, Jurassic 5, Gift of Gab, O.C., Copywrite, RJD2, Ghostface Killah, Talib Kweli, and I'm sure many more unconfirmed.
Anyhow, good stuff.
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Jan 25 '04
5:57 pm PST
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by kookytree
I love Dizzee! It's a shame, now he's blown up and is working with Basement Jaxx etc, he's getting a LOT of hate from the garage underground, simply for succeeding. *Rolls eyes*. So British.
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Jan 25 '04
4:58 pm PST
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Major props.. (Reply to this comment)
by rsz15
For including Escape From Alcatraz.. easily one of the more slept on releases this year, its in my list as well. I'm just adding some finishing touches to my top 20 list, it should be done tomorrow.
Good to see this list, I was wondering what you were gonna say. Great job..
Rob
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4:46 pm PST
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