With over 300 albums reviewed on HipHopDX this year, this is our annual list of the 25 best Hip Hop albums of the last 12 months, as determined by our Editorial staff. With two dozen impressive releases from the mainstream and underground, respected veterans and long-awaited solo debuts, these are our best (or “favorite”) albums, presented chronologically.
Dinner and a Movie
by Brotha Lynch Hung
Released: March 24, 2010
Label: Strange Music
Highest Charting Position: #64
Producers: Brotha Lynch Hung, Robert Rebeck, Justinn “Axis” Patton, Dustin “DJ Epic” Worswick, Michael “Seven” Summers, Dana “Young MC” McClain, Andrew “Freddy Machete” Hackler, Nasua “N-Pire” Hamilton
Guests: First Degree The D.E., Don Rob, C-Lim, G-Macc, Record Executive, C.N.I., BZO, Tech N9ne, Krizz Kaliko, Ron Danzy, Tall Cann G, C.O.S., Snoop Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound
Few people saw this coming from Sacramento’s O.G., Brotha Lynch Hung. One of the most lyrical and underrated gangsta rappers of all times kicked off his Strange Music trilogy with a polished, fully-developed version of what the former X-Raided protege made famous in the early ‘90s underground. Lynch influenced Snoop Dogg and Tech N9ne, and Dinner and a Movie pulled a Horror of master out of obscurity.
What We Said Then:
“Regardless of what one thinks about the slashings, the bondage, and the eating habits suggested within Dinner and a Movie’s rhymes, the honesty and delivery that mixes with the Horror make this album both a brilliant comeback story, and a career milestone.”
Wu Massacre
by Method Man, Ghostface Killah, and Raekwon
Released: March 31, 2010
Label: Def Jam Records
Highest Charting Position: #12
Producers: BT, Mathematics, Ty Fyffe, RZA, Digem Tracks Productions, Emile, Scram Jones
Guests: Streetlife, Solomon Childs, Sun God, Inspectah Deck, Tracy Morgan, Trife Da God, Sheek Louch, Bully, Kevin Cossom
Fresh off of the heels of Raekwon’s re-energized blueprint in Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…Pt. II last year, the Chef teamed up with longtime rhyme partner Ghostface Killah and Method Man for a Def Jam melee of hard beats and hard rhymes. What was originally planned to be an attack on the Wu-Tang Clan was the latest flag in their extensive team-wide comeback led by this trio.
What We Said Then:
“But regardless of where one places it among Shaolin’s releases, Wu-Massacre stands on its own merit as an assembly of three legendary emcees putting on display what earned them the legendary status in the first place.”
Before Taxes
by yU
Released: April 12, 2010
Label: Mello Music Group
Highest Charting Position: N/A
Producers: yU, Slimkat87, Kev Brown, Bilal Salaam, Oddisee
Guests: Bilal Salaam, I.Q., Isabella Banneker, ERK, Omun, Grap Luva, Finale, OP Swamp81
Diamond District’s yU helped make a fan favorite in last year’s In The Ruff. On his own, Before Taxes is a four-track sounding masterpiece that felt made in the late ‘90s underground Hip Hop glory years. The Washington DC emcee made an everyman’s album that touched on Native Americans, patience in paying dues and the fog of war.
What We Said Then:
“Before Taxes is an ode to Hip Hop before everything complicated it. Before the money is taken from our check we were somewhere with our headphones on embracing every bar, beat and scratch. yU allows us to do that once again.”
Suite #420
by Devin the Dude
Released: April 20, 2010
Label: E1 Entertainment
Highest Charting Position: #85
Producers: Devin the Dude, Q-Stone, Mirawange, L-Dog, Mike Dean, C-Ray, Midas, Quest
Guests: Odd Squad, Tony Mac, Jugg-Mugg, Smit-D, Korey-B, Ced-B, 14K, Scool Boy, Alpha-Bet-D
Hip Hop in 2010 is as polarizing as ever, making an everyman like Devin The Dude that much more enjoyable. Whereas Devin’s last album was a little too mellow, Suite 420 hits all the right notes. Don’t be fooled, The Dude didn’t switch up the formula. 420 is still all about weed (“What We Be On”), women (“I Gotta Ho”) and weed (“We Get High”) and women (“It’s On You”). While that may sound one-dimensional and far from original, no one does it quite like The Dude.
What We Said Then:
“Devin The Dude’s Suite 420 works so well because it does exactly what music, not just Hip Hop, is supposed to: chronicle life experiences in an enjoyable, digestible way. So turn this on and roll one up, pull out your cell phone to text a breezy, or grab a few brews and enjoy the camaraderie of your own odd squad. Whatever your choice is, just don’t forget to invite Devin in for the fun.”
Marcberg
by Roc Marciano
Released: May 4, 2010
Label: Fat Beats Records
Highest Charting Position: N/A
Producer: Roc Marciano
In an age when Hip Hop is marred with half-assed releases from a bevy of carbon copy acts, Roc Marciano’s Marcberg comes off as nothing short of a miracle. The former Flipmode Squad alum stakes his claim as one of Hip Hop’s most original and exciting artists, with his pulse-pounding ‘90s throwback of a debut. Handling both emceeing and production duties, Roc Marcy sets the standard for independent artistry with his dusty-grooved sampling and hard-hitting street tales. Like the Ultramagnetic MCs’ 1988 debut Critical Beatdown, Marcberg is a sonic tour de force that may go criminally ignored by listeners.
What We Said Then:
“In an industry full of copycats and kittens, Roc Marciano is poised to become the undisputed champ. Marcberg is a hard-hitting, unremorseful classic based on the same code of ethics that made the golden era so immaculate. Forget Little Mac; Roc Marciano is the one wearing the title belt.”
Revolutions Per Minute
by Reflection Eternal
Released: May 18, 2010
Label: Warner Brothers/Asylum Records/Blacksmith Music
Highest Charting Position: #17
Producers: Hi-Tek, Jay Electronica
Guests: Res, Bun-B, Estelle, J. Cole, Jay Electronica, Mos Def, Chester French, Bilal
We waited a decade for Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek to make a follow-up to their arguably perfect Train of Thought Rawkus debut. Both advanced in their respective careers, the duo picked up right where they left off with sharp commentary, lots of low-end bass and signs of their growth. Album closer “My Life” is a fierce reminder why Kweli’s blunt honesty has made him one of the most soulful emcees of the last 13 years.
What We Said Then:
“It’s not everyday that a pair of talented musicians vow to return together to make lightening strike twice…and actually mean it. With Reflection Eternal back in the fold with Revolutions Per Minute, waiting another 10 years for their next album will seem impossible.”
Distant Relatives
by Nas & Damian Marley
Released: May 18, 2010
Label: Universal Republic/Def Jam Records
Highest Charting Position: #4
Producers: Damian Marley, Stephen Marley
Guests: K’Naan, Stephen Marley, Dennis Brown, Lil Wayne, Joss Stone
The most globally-minded Rap album of 2010 is a turning point for Nas. The emcee, partnered with Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley’s deft production hand and fast raps made a thematic masterpiece. The duo unified styles, cultures and continents in a musical dissertation on Black music. Like great Jazz albums of yesteryear, this musical meeting-place for the duo made history and will influence what’s to come for both.
What We Said Then:
“Front to back, this album provides no filler and boasts substance. In a genre-bending effort, the duo manages to succeed in creating a best of both worlds collaboration without compromising anything – a feat rarely seen. The relativity between Nas and Marley comes across in this music as well as it does in their message, as both men create a benchmark in their rich careers.”
I F*cking Hate Rappers
by PackFM
Released: May 25, 2010
Label: QN5 Records
Highest Charting Position: N/A
Producers: Tonedeff, Domingo, Kno, J-Zone, Marco Polo, Deacon the Villain
Guests: Deacon the Villain, Dominion, Poison Pen
If we had nickel for every time we said we f*cking hate rappers, we probably could have retired back when Ja Rule was still relevant. But at the end of the day, griping doesn’t you anywhere, and that’s exactly why PackFM’s sophomore release succeeds. The album is a brilliantly conceived lament for the glory days of rap music when an emcee’s merit was gauged not on his marketability or his jewelery, but his raw talent and passion for the music. So while we may f*cking hate rappers, we f*cking love emcees like PackFM who have skills the prove what it takes in this business of rap.
What We Said Then:
“In less than 40 minutes, he shows his growth from battle emcee to an artist able to deliver a solid piece of work without sounding preachy or contrived. Even if I F*cking Hate Rappers proves to be an album that goes under the radar in 2010, years from now we very well may be talking about its significance on a larger scale.”
The Good Sun
by Homeboy Sandman
Released: June 1, 2010
Label: High Water Music
Highest Charting Position: N/A
Producers: Core Rhythm, 2 Hungry Bros., Ski Beatz, M Slago, Psycho Les, Ben Grymm, KO Beatz, DJ Spinna, Thievin’ Steven, Kentron the Mastadon, J57
Guests: Fresh Daily, John Robinson, Daniel Joseph
It’s not a stretch to say Homeboy Sandman possesses the best gift for cadence and rhyme patterns this side of Eminem. Since he kind of resembles your tenth grade biology teacher and has zero desire to make a radio single, most probably missed The Good Sun. Whether you were already up on Sandman or not, lack of access to Dr. Dre-type production means you’ll never have the misfortune of fast forwarding through a dud such as “Crack A Bottle.” But the way he kills the off-kilter beats he does get means you are likely to have a few jaw-dropping, “What did he just say?” moments while rewinding cuts like “Sand Be The Broham.”
What We Said Then:
“From mic to plug, The Good Sun is a sleek offering loaded with relentless, genre-pushing musicality, otherworldly rhyme schemes and contextual relevance. It’s the type of album where the sum of the whole is greater than each individual part; a collection of songs so solid and so well placed that, together, they lift the album into rarified air.”
Recovery
by Eminem
Released: June 18, 2010
Label: Aftermath/Shady/Interscope Records
Highest Charting Position: #1 (several times)
Producers: Eminem, Just Blaze, DJ Khalil, Mr. Porter, Dr. Dre, Boi-1da, Supa Dups, JG, Emile, Jordan Evans, Matthew Burnett, Jim Jonsin, Script Shepherd, Nick Brongers, Alex da Kid, Havoc, Magneto7
Guests: Kobe, P!nk, Lil Wayne, Rihanna
Recovery was the perfect title for Eminem’s seventh album. Not just because it was the titular companion to 09’s Relapse, but because Em finally sounded like he was truly back to being the emcee who took over the world at the turn of the century. The album certainly isn’t perfect nor his best, but Em made his best album in seven years. More importantly, his otherworldly emcee skills continued to evolve and he once again had subject matter to tackle.
What We Said Then:
“It took seven years of fighting through personal tragedy and drug addiction for Em to find his own moment of clarity. And, having found it, beats like the one he supplied Jay-Z are conspicuously absent. Neither of these are necessarily negatives. They just make for one confusingly excellent listen.”
How I Got Over
by The Roots
Released: June 22, 2010
Label: Def Jam Records
Highest Charting Position: #6
Producers: ?uestlove, Richard Nichols, Rick Friedrich, Dice Raw, Alecktrick.Kom, Black Thought, Diplo, Ray Angry, Jeremy Grenhart, Karl Jenkins
Guests: Amber Coffman, Angel Deradoorian, Haley Dekle, Truck North, P.O.R.N., Dice Raw, Monsters of Folk, Blu, Phonte, Patty Crash, Joanna Newsome, STS, John Legend, Peedi Crakk
Between juggling their weeknight duties on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Roots found the time to make one of their best albums to date. The third, in The Roots’ darker themed albums, How I Got Over touched on God and loneliness, urban survival and perseverance with a brilliant, flowing theme and massive soundscape. ?uestlove’s production continues to expand, as Black Thought shared the mic more than usual, and dabbled in sung vocals to the pleasure of many.
What We Said Then:
“The Roots made an album that cannot be shuffled, packaged into buzz-singles or understood unless digested over 42 and a half minutes without touching the needle. But Hip Hop’s most beloved band isn’t even talking about music this time. Speaking to all their audiences over the last 23 years, The Roots are as emotionally-tangible as they’ve ever been, and whether it’s debt, depression or Divine intervention, they’re walking over the bridge with us all.”
Sir Lucious Leftfoot: Son of Chico Dusty
by Big Boi
Released: July 5, 2010
Label: Purple Ribbon/Def Jam Records
Highest Charting Position: #3
Producers: Big Boi, Malay, Mr. DJ, Organized Noize, Salaam Reli, Scott Storch, JBeatzz, Terrence “Knightheet” Culbreath, Andre3000, Lil Jon, Royal Flush, DJ Speedy, DJ Cutmaster Swiff
Guests: Sleepy Brown, Joi, Vonnegut, Cutty, Big Rube, T.I., Khujo Goodie, Yelawolf, Jamie Foxx, Janelle Monae, George Clinton, Too Short, Sam Chris, B.o.B., Gucci Mane, Bun B, Project Pat
The musical identity of Andre “Big Boi” Patton came alive this year through Sir Lucious Left Foot. Beyond the Speakerboxx/The Love Below companion albums of the mid-decade, this work refuted beliefs that Big Boi lives in Andre 3000’s shadows. Instead, the spaced-out Funk and positivity heard on this album, with thoughtful love jams intertwined was another poignant moment in the near-flawless Outkast tradition.
What We Said Then:
“Big Boi flying solo isn’t as good as an Outkast album, but it serves as a great appetizer until the next one comes along. Moreover, when 2011 arrives, we’ll likely look back at this as one of the year’s best offerings.”
Crown of Thorns
by Rakaa
Released: July 20, 2010
Label: Deacon Records
Highest Charting Position: N/A
Producers: Sid Roams, King Jahzzy, Exile, DJ Babu, Oh No, DJ Honda, !llmind, DJ Rhettmatic & Eric Bobo, Alchemist, El-P, Evidence
Guests: Aloe Blacc, Mad Lion, KRS-One, Tasha (aka Yoon Mi Rae), Tiger JK (Drunken Tiger), Roscoe Umali, BIGRYZN (CHIEFSONS), MOSHPIT (CHIEFSONS), Dumbfoundead, Tassho Pearce, Tablo (Epik High), Mithra Jin (Epik High), Jay Jaballas, King Kapisi, Krondon, Noelle Scaggs, Evidence, Defari, Fashawn, Chali 2na
Nearly 15 years into his recording career, Rakaa Iriscience of Dilated Peoples unleashed his solo debut. Crown of Thorns was described by the artist as “political,” but the album had enough hard beats and scratch choruses the keep the party moving while the third eye wide open. “Delilah” is Evidence’s crown achievement of production, as Rakaa bridged the gap to today’s west coast underground with Fashawn, while bringing Defari and Mad Lion back out.
What We Said Then:
“The Los Angeles-based rapper uses this as a chance to further his goal of achieving a higher state of consciousness by working alongside fellow artists who share his singular vision of a world united by righteousness, understanding and Hip Hop.”
Teflon Don
by Rick Ross
Released: July 20, 2010
Label: Def Jam Records
Highest Charting Position: #2
Producers: J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, The Inkredibles, No I.D., Kanye West, DJ Clark Kent & The Remedy, Danja, Lex Luger, The Olympicks
Guests: Jay-Z, John Legend, Cee Lo Green, T.I., Jadakiss, Erykah Badu, Kanye West, Ne-Yo, Trey Songz, Diddy, Gucci Mane, Styles P, Drake, Chrisette Michele, Raphael Saadiq
Every year, Rick Ross manages to survive the type of self-inflicted scandals that usually ruin Rap careers by dropping an album featuring the kind of catchy songs you only sing while alone in the whip—with the windows rolled all the way up. In 2010, with no correctional officer pictures or 50 Cent sponsored shopping sprees, the only thing to focus on was the music. Teflon Don not only showcased top-notch production from the usual suspects of Kanye West and J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League. Ross also used his underrated ear for production by including Clark Kent and Lexx Luger offerings to display a bit of self-reflection and a continually improving flow instead of the usual cut and paste coke anthems.
What We Said Then:
“He has found a way to incorporate more into his music without compromising his mission as evidenced by a shortened track list and less dependency on tall tales about cocaine dreams. Ross prominently references his desire to become a “larger than life” figure, and in due time that characterization may be fulfilled. For now though, making quality music at a respectable rate will do just fine.”
The Darkside Vol. 1
by Fat Joe
Released: July 27, 2010
Label: E1 Entertainment
Highest Charting Position: #27
Producers: Scram Jones, Cool & Dre, Just Blaze, DJ Infamous, Scoop Deville, Raw Uncut, Streetrunner, DJ Premier
Guests: Clipse, Cam’ron, Young Jeezy, Trey Songz, Rico Love, R. Kelly, Too Short, T.A., Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes
All you need to do is dig up an episode of MTV Cribs to see how profitable catering to the ringtone crowd was for Fat Joe. But alas, tracks like “Make It Rain” aren’t particularly good for career longevity. So credit Joe for listening to his fans, and both musically and sonically returning to the violent, abrasive style that made him popular in the first place. The Darkside wasn’t so much correcting his previous crossover attempts, as Joe bringing his Phantom back to the block with about a dozen armed goons in the back.
What We Said Then:
“This is easily Fat Joe’s best-produced album in over a decade – but that isn’t the key to this album’s success. For whatever reason, Joe believed for years that he needed to “switch it up to south paw” to survive, but here he’s returned to his D.I.T.C.-minded roots in a big way.”
Trill O.G.
by Bun B
Released: August 3, 2010
Label: Rap-A-Lot Records/Fontana Records
Highest Charting Position: #4
Producers: Steve Below, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Drumma Boy, Boi-1da, DJ B-Do, Big E, Play-N-Skillz, DJ Premier
Guests: J. Prince, Drake, T-Pain, Young Jeezy, 2Pac, Trey Songz, Pimp C, Bluesman Ceddy Saint Louis, Gucci Mane, Yo Gotti, Twista, Play-N-Skillz, Latoya Luckett
Bun B closed down his trilogy with poise. The chart-shocking performance provided audio evidence of the correlation between UGK and 2Pac, along with a proper collaboration between DJ Premier and Bun. Additionally, in a year dominated in part by Drake, the veteran was honored by Drizzy, Gucci and Jeezy as a forefather of the popularized sound.
What We Said Then:
“In the end, fans are left with a pleasant closing to a respected series, and one of Hip Hop’s most respected voices still outshining the vast majority of his peers.”
Kill Devil Hills
by DJ Muggs vs. Ill Bill
Released: August 31, 2010
Label: Fat Beats Records
Highest Charting Position: N/A
Producer: DJ Muggs
Guests: Sick Jacken, Sean Price, O.C., B-Real, Slaine, Everlast, Q-Unique, Raekwon, Chace Infinite, Vinnie Paz, Uncle Howie, Eric Bobo, Steve Ferlazzo
While Kill Devil Hills isn’t Muggs’s first collaboration with a single emcee, it’s by far his most sonically impressive and compelling project of the sort to date. Veteran rhymer Ill Bill is in his element over the Cypress Hill producer’s sweeping production, lyrically sparring with heavy-hitters like Raekwon, O.C. and Sean Price. Most importantly, however, Kill Devil Hills is a wholly cohesive head-knocking masterpiece – a welcomed rarity in an industry driven by the power of the single.
What We Said Then:
“It’s a good thing that thousands of us will get to hear this memorial to Uncle Howie again and again because Kill Devil Hills is an album that once started can only be finished the right way – straight through to the end.”
1212
by 7L & Esoteric
Released: October 12, 2010
Label: Fly Casual Creative
Highest Charting Position: N/A
Producers: 7L & Esoteric
Guests: Celph Titled, Inspectah Deck, Sadat X, Alchemist, Evidence, Ill Bill, Reef the Lost Cauze, Vinnie Paz, Statik Selektah
After four years of solo projects, 7L and Esoteric’s 1212 is a speaker-blasting reminder of why the Boston duo garnered such an impeccable reputation in underground circles. The album finds them returning to fighting form, as both Es and 7L improve upon their already near-impeccable abilities. 1212 is modern underground Hip Hop at its finest: a natural fusion of the new school’s sound and the old school’s ethos.
What We Said Then:
“Since their 2001 debut The Soul Purpose, the duo have left ears ringing with their combination of hard-hitting beats and super-lyrical rhymes. Now, after four years of solo and side projects, 7L and Es reunite with perhaps one of their most sonically diverse and lyrically driven efforts to date, 1212.”
Death Is Silent
by Kno
Released: October 12, 2010
Label: APOS Music
Highest Charting Position: N/A
Producer: Kno
Guests: Natti, Nemo Achida, Deacon the Villain, Thee Tom Hardy, Tunji, Sheisty Khrist, Substantial, Tonedeff
The Cunninlynguists’ Kno (f/k/a DJ Kno) is often under-praised as a producer, let alone his sporadic emcee work. Like so many albums this year, Death Is Silent is a well-executed concept that looks at mortality and loss with deep emotion and thought. Kno’s latest sound shows growth, as his verses channel back to the brief glimpses of his soul first heard on Will Rap For Food. More emcees and listeners need to get in the know about Kno.
What We Said Then:
“The respect he has for beat-making by his sample arsenal in the shadows is a rarity, especially in today’s Internet age. For a producer that knows exactly what things move an audience and how it’s best to keep those secrets hidden, his decision to handle so many of his own rhymes is all the more puzzling.”
Gas Mask
by The Left
Released: October 22, 2010
Label: Mello Music Group
Highest Charting Position: N/A
Producer: Apollo Brown
Guests: Kool G Rap, Mu, Hassan Mackey, Paradime, Invincible, Marvwon, Guilty Simpson, Finale, Frank West
There are times when good ol’ back to basics Hip Hop albums fail, because they take the winning blueprint from the golden era and make a cheap version of it. The motivation is great, the execution is not. Breakout producer Apollo Brown did not let that happen with The Left. Along with emcee Jounalist 103 and DJ Soko, he delivers true school Hip Hop at its finest. Just neck snapping beats and gritty rhymes, no bells, no whistles.
What We Said Then:
“Some listeners may think that Gas Mask should have more versatility; because once The Left find their groove, they rarely change it up just for the sake of adding a foreign element to their formula…Ironically, by recapturing an essence of the past, The Left cement their place in playlists and disc changers of the future.”
Nineteen Ninety Now
by Celph Titled & Buckwild
Released: October 22, 2010
Label: No Sleep Recordings
Highest Charting Position: N/A
Producer: Buckwild
Guests: Treach, Vinnie Paz, Apathy, Ryu, Esoteric, F.T., R.A. the Rugged Man, Sadat X, Grand Puba, A.G., O.C., Diamond D, Chino XL, Majik Most, Dutchmassive, Mista Sinista (scratches)
While the prospect of vintage Buckwild production may be the album’s main draw for many listeners, it’s Celph’s microphone mathematics that make Nineteen Ninety Now one of the best underground Hip Hop releases of the past decade. From start to finish, the album is a blissful and much-needed sonic trip down memory lane, from Buck’s booming sample-heavy production to Celph’s no-holds barred lyrical assault. But, the duo does more than bring the ‘90s back into the musical fold; they prove that the golden era was where some of the best and most creative Hip Hop was made.
What We Said Then:
“In an era where commercial interests control Hip Hop music’s every move with an iron grip, Nineteen Ninety Now is a stunning throwback to the mid-‘90s style of things. Armed with full, evocative production and some of the hardest bars heard by man, Celph Titled and Buckwild prove that the golden era isn’t dead by a long shot.”
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
by Kanye West
Released: November 22, 2010
Label: Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam Records
Highest Charting Position: #1
Producers: Kanye West, No I.D., Mike Dean, Jeff Bhasker, Emile, Plain Pat, Andrew Dawson, RZA, DJ Frank-E, S1
Guests: Kid Cudi, Raekwon, Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, Bon Iver, CyHi Da Prynce, Pusha T, RZA, John LEgend, Tony Williams, Rihanna, Fergie, The-Dream, Alicia Keys, Beyonce, Elton John, Charlie Wilson, Elly Jackson, Ryan Leslie
Kanye West might have as many detractors as he does fans, and it’s unlikely that any album he puts out will ever please them. Dark Fantasy has received perfect or near perfect ratings from virtually every source that reviews albums anymore. A feat rarely ever seen. Love or hate the man, no one can deny that Hip Hop – and music in general – would be a better place if everyone put the care, thought and effort that Kanye puts into each record he makes.
What We Said Then:
“From nine-minute douchebag manifestos, to enlisting an A-list Grammy ensemble to piece-mealing his album out to the masses every Friday, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy defies logic and it ignores convention. Whether it’s acknowledging his mistakes, measuring his might, or fantasizing of wifing Kristina Rose, Kanye West finds a way to relate to all.”
The Hunger For More 2
by Lloyd Banks
Released: November 22, 2010
Label: G-Unit/EMI Records
Highest Charting Position: #25
Producers: Cardiak, Grandz Muzik, Bliz Money, Nick Speed, Prime, Ryan Leslie, Greg “G’Sparkz” Ford, Jr., Dirk Pate, The Watcherz, Dready, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Frank Dukes
Guests: Tony Yayo, Styles P, 50 Cent, Pusha T, Juelz Santana, Ryan Leslie, Swizz Beatz, Kanye West, Fabolous, Akon, Lloyd, Jeremih, Raekwon
Just as Raekwon may have refreshed the Wu-Tang Clan with a sequel, Lloyd Banks did so with G-Unit. The Queens underboss brought a critical success to the group and trio after their move from high-profile Interscope to DIY EMI Records distribution. The album opened Banks up to not only collaboration, but was fan-focused on the Punchline King’s strongest lyrical attributes. Lloyd Banks had an amazing comeback with an album that returned him to his roots, and acted as major label polish-remover.
What We Said Then:
“Banks has reestablished his sound, and made clear that he is still a major force to be reckoned with in the Rap game.”
Get Used To Us
by DJ Premier & Year Round Records
Released: December 7, 2010
Label: Year Round Records
Highest Charting Position: N/A
Producer: DJ Premier
Guests: Blaq Poet, NYGz, Khaleel, Nick Javas, Dynasty, Young Malay, Grand Puba, KRS-One, The Lady of Rage, Freddie Foxxx, Royce Da 5’9″, Joell Ortiz, Teflon, Styles P, MC Eiht, Saigon, Papoose
Aside from the minority of youngsters who’ve familiarized themselves with the classic 90’s catalogue, being a Gang Starr fan usually means you are officially outside of America’s target 18-24 age demographic. That distinction might be a point of contention if Premier cared about such things. Get Used To Us shows he clearly does not, and we’re all better for it. As such, Premier spends the better part of an hour serving up the type of plodding basslines and layered samples that made emcees from coast to coast seek out his beats. Jay-Z and Nas may not include a Premier beat on every album anymore, but the combination of mutual respect and sometimes sheer reverence of Premo makes for the type of chemistry that is a great consolation prize nonetheless.
What We Said Then:
“DJ Premier’s signature heavy basslines and custom drum kits are present along with the expected horns and even a few brooding organs for good measure. While tracks like “Policy” and “5%” purposely have a vintage, analog sound, nothing on the album seems dated.”
Apollo Kids
by Ghostface Killah
Released: December 21, 2010
Label: Def Jam Records
Highest Charting Position: N/A
Producers: Frank Dukes, Shroom, Sean C. & LV, Scram Jones, Yakub, Pete Rock, Chino Maurice, Big Mizza, Anthony Acid, Jake One
Guests: Killah Priest, GZA, Busta Rhymes, Cappadonna, Trife Da God, Joell Ortiz, Game, Black Thought, Sheek Louch, Shawn Wigs, Sun God, Raekwon, U-God, Method Man, Redman
Ghostface did it again. The most consistent member of Wu-Tang Clan made an album that appeased core fans, with hard lyrics, amazing Soul samples and no concept needed. Hard beats, hard rhymes, what more could we ask for?
decent list. i slept on that roc marciano so ill check that out and some of the other shit. but where’s stimulus package and live from the tape deck? im taking them over fat joe and the reflection eternal shit. don’t put em on the list just cus you recognize their name.
Can’t really argue with the list. My only complaint is Devin’s ‘Gotta be Me’ album was a lot better than the ‘420’ album.
And though I hadn’t heard the Lloyd Banks album, I’m very skeptical it was that good.
Shout out to Ghostface for making the list once again. I’m picking up Apollo Kids after work!
Nice. I think Shad – tsol should have made the list though.
Pretty good list but where is Shad’s TSOL?
i agree with starky love. freeway and jake one “the stimulus package” belongs on this list. i would also add strong arm steady “in search of stoney jackson” too.
Alright list, good looks on the Left, Celph Titled, Roc Marciano and yU albums. Always thought Wu Massacre was a bit suspect and got deservedly forgotten about, but I guess not – at least Apollo Kids is a bit better. The Rakaa and RPM were pretty disposable as well. Looks like hhdx isn’t down with the jets int. stuff either, and list could do with a bit more Black Milk, Blacastan and a few more indie bits.
MindsOne’s “Self Reliant” shoulda been up there, but good list, can’t complain
The list is good, cant really complain but how do you leave off Gangrene (Alchemist & Oh No)- Gutter Water and Skyzoo & Illmind- Lve From The Tape Deck? Those albums are top 5 easily!
No Mercy not on here? That album was pretty good but maybe yall got it number 26th. And wheres Pilot Talk? Pilot Talk 1 AND 2 aint on here thats crazy.
no mercy should been number one. no big remo ? or guilty simpson album ?
Props to HipHopDX for recognizing the Brotha Lynch album.
No Lil Wayne? HAHAHAHA
What about “No Mercy”
yo the 7l & Eso “1212” hasn’t left my deck since i got it, i wasn’t into their last album but this is crack. i’m the last cd buyer in my state but i got a 6 disc changer and this and the ill bill/muggs cd stay in rotation. good list tho, some joints i slept on and gotta cop.
No WEEZY, DRAKE, T.I,NICKI MINAI?
It wasn’t a mistake excluding garbage from this list.
my homey blacastan deserves to be on this list. rawest album of the year next to that 7L + Eso + celph titled.
SMH2????? HELL NALL
Wow, the inclusion of Kno and Roc Marciano and the exclusion of Nicki Minaj and Lil’ Wayne leads me to believe that HipHopDX posted this list accidentally. I’ll wait a few days before I post an actual comment.
ROFL. stfu dude, your fucken retarded.
This ain’t the top 25 pop albums bitch
^^ Word. Ironically, dude’s username is HipHopGodd. SMFH.
FREEWAY & JAKE ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What’s a matter with you guys??? That album shyts on most of those albums.
Nas/Damian should of been album of the year. But people just ride Kanye’s dick till the end. I love Kanye as a producer but that album was overrated.
to not have Skyzoo & illmind up there is insane. I actually believe that was the best — or at LEAST top 3 — hip-hop releases of 2010. easily.
obviously, i feel Sorry I’m Late should’ve been up there, but i can live with that exclusion. to not have Sky & ill is insane.
If you were to put a devin the dude album why the fuck would you put Suite 420??? GOTTA BE ME IS WAYYYYY BETTER
Since Freeway’s “The Stimulus Package” and Yelawolfs “0-60muizik” were not on the list then that in and of itself makes this list—INVALID!! Next!!!!!!!!!
Somebody always cries when summin they like gets left off, this list isnt perfect but its better then most that I’ve seen so far
Did you hear freeways album??
Yelawolfs WACK
^^Truth.
“0-60 trunk muzik” is technically a mixtape since there were like 2-3 new songs on it.
freeway/jake one, i wasn’t too terribly hot on it, prolly like a 3.5, but i could see why it’d deserve to be up there
Any list w/o Drake on it is a success in my book.
Agree^.
I like the list. They put more underground albums than I expected. I would probably take Bun B and Lloyd Banks off there and put Canibus’ C Of Tranquility and Freeway & Jake One’s album.
YAY NO LIL WAYNE IN SIGHT. WHAT THE FUCK DOES THAT SAY THE SUPPOSED GREATEST OF ALL TIME PUTS OUT 2 ALBUMS THIS YEAR AND THEY AREN’T AMONG THE TOP 25???!?! AHAHHA
VINNIE PAZ’S SEASON OF THE ASSASSIN SHOULD BE ON HERE
it tells us that ur a fuggin idiot.
Rebirth was an experimental album.
IANAHB was songs that were scrapped off of Carter 4, released while he was in jail, and still went #1.
Rebirth went Gold despite it leaking two months before it came out.
anything else u wanna say smart ass!?
didnt think so.
EXPIREMENTAL ALBUM? AHA WHY NOT CALL IT WHAT IT TRULY WAS: BULLSHIT. IM NOT ONE FOR THROWING SUGAR ON SHIT AND CALLING IT SUFLE. AND BRINGING SALES INTO IT…REALLY?
WHAT IS YOUR POINT EXACTLY? THAT AN ARTIST CAN PUT OUT AN ALBUM AND JUST BECAUSE IT CONSISTS OF B-SIDES ITS DOESN’T HAVE TO MEET CRITICAL ACCLAIM??? STOP MAKING EXCUSE FOR WAYNE…HES A HORRIBLE, TALENTLESS HACK OF AN ARTIST
No Freeway & Jake One?????
I also felt that these should of made it…
Statik Selektah – 100 Proof
Vinnie Paz – Season Of The Assassin
KRS-One & True Master – Meta-Historical
Kid Cudi – Man on the Moon II
Hell Razah – Heaven Razah
Gangrene – Gutter Water
Eligh – Grey Crow
The list is good. It’s all real hip-hop. I love this site and another one i like is http://www.TheRapSpot.com. Check it out.
Pretty damn good list. I would’ve liked to have seen Vinnie Paz on here, but that Freeway & Jake One was total trash. Y’all buggin’.
Most well-rounded list I’ve seen to date this year.
i’m glad they got Pack on there.. I Fuckin’ Hate Rappers.. definitely not as good as Whutduzfmstand4?. but still, a good album..
No Brother Ali-US? or Freeway, both hella sick albums…
Brother Ali was a 2009 album.
What about Concrete River City… Check there shit out http://www.myspace.com/concreterivercity
no
Black Milk – Album of the year
Canibus -C of Tranquility
Skyzoo – Live from the tape deck
KRS – Meta-Historical
WTF
I’d even throw
Nottz – You need this music
Inspectah Deck – Manifesto
Ice Cube – I am the West
over alot of the ones chosen
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i’m sorry man, Cube’s lp was awful. i thought the one before this one was dope as hell, but somehow he killed whatever streak he was on
canibus i could def see though. his best lp in half a decade by far
Interesting to note Ghostface album hasn’t been officially reviewed yet made the list. GFK hasn’t made one bad album in his career. Consistency is an understatement.
This, surprisingly, is a really good list. With some exceptions of course (hunger for more pt.2 & teflon Don).
Uhh yea, I highly doubt half of everybody that posted didn’t even listen to half the albums on this list, I haven’t even heard most of these people at all.
Agree x10
I like this list,definetly on point! However there some lames in the c section saying how Yelawolf is wack,and by now if your not checking for dude and think he’s garbage your taste in rap must be fucking horrible!
Interesting list, I thought the Freeway album might make this too. Also surprised that albums from Cudi and B.O.B. didn’t make it either. And the album didn’t get a lot of love from this site, but I’m pretty sure a lot of people here gonna trip over Drake not being on the list.
Kid cudi’s new album sucked so did drake’s. One only a stoner could find enjoyable and thank me later could only be liked a woman. So im guessing your a girl that likes her weed
ummmm…where the fuck is Curren$y??….
This list sucks. No Gucci Mane? No Waka Flocka? No Justin Bieber? No Taylor Swift? No Nicki Minaj? No Lil Wayne? I mean c’mon… the only underground rap albums even good were Vinnie Paz and Canibus’s last albums. Recovery and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy sucks. Those are pop albums. Glad that losers like Drake, B.o.B, and Kid Cudi failed to get charted because they suck.
It’s Gucci Time!
I’m loosing respect for this site List by List……..
Haha I understand you on some. But why totally?
thumbs up for not including Thank Me Later and Man on the moon 2, thumbs down for including teflon don and not b.o.b’s debut album.
Ok I agree that Drake and Kid Cudi do indeed suck and are an embarassment to Hip Hop like that Eminem douche but B.o.B? That nigga sucks. All he raps about is paper planes and Magic. That nigga is an embarrassment to Atlanta. Gucci Mane is true Hip Hop. He represents ATL not this pop rapper who sings in every song like those losers who think Drake and Kid Cudi are good rappers.
It’s Gucci Time!
Friday night lights should be considered an album. It was better than most albums and it was a mixtape
Glad to see the Darkside up there, beleive it or not thats a classic
how the fuck can u not include black milk album of the year and skyzoo live from the tape deck. wot idiot done this list
Where is Pilot Talk 1 or 2 surely they are two quality albums which should of made this list?
No Krit Wuz Here or Pilot Talk 2. GTFOH
Krit Wuz Here was ranked #31 for best album of year throughout all genres by Spin Magazine.
We gave KRIT mixtape of the year in our Year Ends: https://hiphopdx.com/index/editorials/id.1633/title.the-2010-hiphopdx-year-end-awards
Shad-TOSL is missing
Apollo Brown- the reset
Man i love wu but how you going put Ghost shit up like he came out yet like be real wid me Drake shit is plat and you not going include his shit c’mon be fare drake shit was aight!
Drake shit SUCKED
Pretty decent list, but a spot was definitely wasted on Wu-Massacre.
That was a disappointment even to me, who had no expectations for it.
TSOL would have been better deserved.
appollo kids is the album of the year…………..shit is crazy!
no drake or either of the pilot talks??? gtfo with that bullshit
M-Phazes – Good Gracious….Album of the year by far n NOBODY is yet to mention it…..the producers stole the best albums this year, m-phazes, black milk, nottz, illmind wit skyzoo, hi-tek wit kweli
Roc Marciano Marcberg – ALBUM OF THE YEAR
FUCK ALL THE OTHER CORNBALL FAGGOT RAPPERS
I find it funny that you dedicate your screen name to Drake like in your other post you made. I think you are gay for Drake. Besides, people who use homophobic terms a lot tend to be homosexuals in the closet.
ill mind and skyzoo live from the tape deck was sick!
Great list! Some real classic material. Shout to yU “Before Taxes” and The Left “Gas Mask”!!! Of course there were other great albums this year as well, just glad to see Hiphop shining brightly this year! Shout to HipHopDX for striving to be the best!
Canibus – C of Tranquility
Eligh – Grey Crow
Shad – TSOL
Skyzoo & Illmind – Live from the Tape deck
Culture VI – John Regan: Sorry I’m Late
Should’ve been on there
where the fuck is Shad’s- Tsol? man he never gets the recognition he deserves. is it because he’s Canadian or something? man that pisses me off. It was one of the best albums of the year (actually it is probably the best)Hiphopdx all i gotta say is wow.
oh and B.o.B’s- Adventures of Bobby Ray was really fucking dope too. much more deserving than most of the other albums
Wow Thank Me Later, Pilot Talk, or Black Milk’s “Album of the Year” were definitely left off this list.
My album better make the Best Hip Hop albums of 2011 or HipHopDx will be cursed a 100 years I tell ya
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sooo disapointed hhdx. damn…. some wack ass albums on their. how bout thank me later? and recovery not close to number 1? IF NOT 1. damn would expect better. drake should be on their to. god damn,.
did you skip the line that says these are in chronological order? You know what that means right?
Most of the albums on there are dope i would have taken out The Teflon Don For Liar & A Thief By Diabolic
COSIGN
Oh And 1982 that one was dope as hell it should have had a spot there
Pretty good picks but y’all missed some dope albums like C’Mon Son
BLACK MILK – Album of the Year
SHAD – TSOL (And yes Shad is Canadian)
DRAKE – Thank Me Later (Another Canadian talent from the T-Dot (Toronto Canada)
LITTLE BROTHER – Leftback
SKYZOO/ILLMIND – Live From The Tape
CURREN$Y – Pilot Talk
SLUM VILLAGE – Villa Manifesto
R.I.P. Baatin and the King of the Beats since the days of The Ummah (J-Dilla)
wtf is freeway & JAKE ONE- STIMULAS PACKAGE? sKYZOO & iLLMIN – LIVE FROM THE TAPEDECK DEFINITELY WAS ILL TOO. NOT THE BIGGEST DRAKE FAN BUT WTH IS HIS ALBUM?
how the fuck does officer rick false make the list when true artists like black milk dont? this guys a borderline musical genius. last i checked raps – lies = hiphop
lets not forget rah digga classic…oh and j.cole friday night lights even though its a mixtape shoulda really been considered a album too
were the fuck is freeway?
Teflon Don, best album of the year. My nigga had good lyrics mixed wit crazy beats.
Bawse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They forgot TSOL by Shad. The best album of the year imo followed by Kanye, roots, nas & damien, big boi then homeboy sandman.
Dinner and a Movie
by Brotha Lynch Hung ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
This list knows where it can go!! Whoes the actual person who decided this??
If you’re looking for HipHopDX’s picks for Album of the Year, Emcee of the Year, etc. you’ll find them here:
https://hiphopdx.com/index/editorials/id.1633/title.the-2010-hiphopdx-year-end-awards
And the list is ordered chronologically. “Dinner and a Movie” just happens to be the earliest release of the Top 25 Albums of 2010, not necessarily #1 on the list.
The dark side Vol. 1 Fat Joe??? Who still listens to theses guys??? We need better rappers like Phil Nash in the “new school” to relieve some of theses “worn-out” rappers.
Looks like Panacea got slept on again…
Looks like Panacea got slept on again.
reflection eternal, brotha lynch, the roots, distant relatives, recovery. thats top 5 of 2010
REAL TOP ALBUMS LIST IN ORDER
#1. The Roots- How I Got Over
#2. Kanye West- MBDTF
#3. Freeway & Jake One- Stimulas Package
#4. Ghostface- Apollo Kids
#5. Nas & Damien Marley- Distant Relatives
#6. Big Boi- Sir Lucious Leftfoot
#7- Rick Ross- Teflon Don
#8- Skyzoo & Illmind- Live From The Tapdeck
#9- Kidz In The Hall- Land of Make Believe
#10- Lloyd Banks- Hunger For More 2
#11- B.O.B.- The Adventures Of Bobby Ray
#12- Drake- Thank Me Later
#13- Fat Joe- The Darkside Vol.1
#14-Celph Titled & Buckwild- 1990 Now
#15- Meth/Rae/Ghost- Wu Massacre
#16- Bun B- Trill O.G.
#17-Rakaa- Crown Of Thorns
#18- Eminem- Recovery
#19- Black Milk- Album of The Year
#20-Big Remo & 9th Wonder- Entrapement
#21- Little Brother- Left Back
#22- Roc Marciano- Marcberg
#23- Reflection Eternal-Revelution Per Minute
#24- Murs & 9th Wonder- Fornever
#25- gAS mASK- tHE lEFT
At least your being honest and not like saying fuck Drake, B.o.B, Rick Ross, Kanye West, Fat Joe or Eminem just because their mainstream. I seriously hate when people do that. It’s ok to have an opinion but wasting your time hating on someone just pisses me of.
Am I the only one that’s heard Cudi’s album? There’s no way you can put Drake in there and not Cudi, I must be missing something.
Honored to be on the list twice! Loved the Ghostface & Roc Marci albums too.
Here’s MMG’s 2010 Releases for those looking to dig deeper into the catalog:
The Left “Gas Mask”
yU “Before Taxes”
Oddisee “Traveling Man”
Georgia Anne Muldrow “VWETO”
Boog Brown & Apollo Brown “Brown Study
Trek Life “Everything Changed Nothing”
G&D “SomeOthaShip”
Apollo Brown “The Reset”
MMG “Helpless Dreamer”
&
What MMG’s brewing for early 2011
Apollo Brown “Clouds”
Has-Lo “In Case I Don’t Make It”
Finale “Odds & Ends”
Oddisee “People Hear What They See”
Kenn Starr “Square One”
yU “The Earn”
Hassaan Mackey & Apollo Brown “Daily Bread”
Stay tuned!
this list is awful. you had the nerve to put in eminem’s 12 year old white bitch album. and rick ross’ and lloyd banks. even bun b’s was a disappointment. and you didn’t mention Black Milk, David Banner & 9th Wonder, Skyzoo & Illmind, Shad and Joe Budden.
No love for the Pazmanian Devil? Come one that’s the one album I would have put up there. It actually showed that Vinnie Paz can work with more than just his AOTP click and Stoupes beats (as epic as they are).
TOP 8 albums of 2010 are
Big Boi – Sir Lucious leftfoot
Eligh – Grey Crow
Reflection Eternal – Revolution per Minute
Curren$y – Pilot Talk II
KNO – Death is silent
Eminem – Recovery
The Roots – how i got over
Army of The Pharaohs – The unholy Terror
PEACE
Can I be honest and say I’ve only heard a few of these albums here, and they were mainstream releases… I cant get jiggy with most of this, mostly because I have never heard of some of the artist on this list. Maybe it’s just me, I’m not looking for the ultra lyrical or that hard hip hop sound that people seem to be searching for again.
Scarface-Dopeman Music
wow!i didn’t expect so much “underground”, down-to-earth hip hop, very well crafted and solid releases… i’m happy for all these artists, they deserve a lot of shine, hope they gonna pack arenas… word to
brotha lynch hung
roc marciano
devin the dude
pack fm
kno
ill bill & muggs
7l & esoteric
and i’d add yelawolf… trunk muzik (og) is a damn near perfect release.
also more mainstream records were very good i.e. BIG BOI, Rick Ross and Kanye.
and even L.L.oyd Banks was a nice surprise.
Hip hop never died.
kno should do records for everybody in the biz. he should make zillions. word to the qn5 camp. and freeway – jake one was very good too. they’re slept on as a duo.
qn5 baby!
I don’t get this. Kanye wins the album of the year award, but he isn’t on top of the top 25 best albums…
you make no sense
To clear up any confusion, these 25 albums are in chronological order.
No “J Cole – Friday Night Lights”?? How do you frig that up so bad?
that was a mixtape not an album…
It’s a damn shame vinnie Paz’s solo album SOA isn’t in this list. Does anyone on this site listen to rap anyway? kanye on #1????????????
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Kokane – Gimme All Mine
Buckwild & Celph Titled not gettin that much love I see, here’s my argument:
People do not understand the concept of this album..You have an emcee of today rhyming over beats that were leftover from the mid 90’s…from BUCKWILD no less
THIS HAS NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE
I’m not trying to disrespect the other albums, but this album was gutter from start to finish, even the friggin interludes!!!..anyone who is a fan of 90’s hiphop has got to have this…
If you liked DITC, Boot Camp, Organized Konfusion, Artifacts, Bush Babees, Cella Dwellas..THIS IS A MUST HAVE
Last Point:
Imagine Royce Da 5’9 rhyming over PRIMO beats left off the 1st Group Home album, or even Moment of Truth..this is what you have right here..
I’m sorry, but this by far and away the ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Nah, trust me man, that album is gettin serious love. MAD people are lovin that shit and talkin about it. Celph is retarded..in a good way of course.
Theres always somebody left standing to cry like a bitch when one of these lists come out, but I think ya’ll did a pretty decent Job, I woulda included Vinny Paz and Freeway myself, but props for mentioning Lynch and Ill Bill vs Muggs, my 2 personal favorites of the year.
Reading through the list and seeing how many of these albums didnt chart at all is hilarious. Thats why nobody takes the opinions of the internet seriously, because ya’ll dont buy shit
You know, it only takes selling about 2,000 records in a week to crack the BB 200 now, you mean to tell me that there aint at least that many of you cheap bastards out there to buy one of these CD’s you dickride so hard on the Web???
And then you’ll cry like lil girls when your favorite artists sell out, lol, dont nobody wanna raise their kids on food stamps and hand-me-downs to amuse you Stuck up motherfuckes that dont even break bread, fuck outta here with that….
You deserve the award for realest talk of the year my friend! Right on the money!
co-fuckin-sign. shit!
Well said.
im on the bandwagon here and yeah- co-signage!
nobody supports fans nowadays
Not a bad list overall, but Freeway and Jake One’s Stimulus Package should have been on this list, and quite easily too.
got like 16 of these…
Villa Manifesto and Stimulus Package deserve an honorable mention as well.
And if you ask me, Wu-Massacre was a major disappointment. Doesn’t even deserve to be on the list let alone the rating it received.
This is a way better list than that DX garbage-of-the-year shit you did.
http://www.myspace.com/natwalkerbeats
I’m pretty sure the Wu could make an entire record of them taking a shit and hiphopdx would still give it 4/5 and put it on their best of year list.
Meanwhile Panacea, one of the most original groups in hip hop right now gets snubbed for the 5th year.
Also Pilot Talk and TSOL are definitely top 25.
One of the VERY best hiphop albums of the year wasn’t on that list, or even reviewed by HHDX… Kid Called Computer & Sadistik – The Art of Dying.
Seriously, if you haven’t spun that album go get it – Sadistik is the illest lyricist out at the minute.
I cannot give this list any respect since 8 Ball and MJG are not on the list. They made a hell of an album with one of the years most powerful soogs with “Life Goes On” Step yall game up
should have made the list
freeway-stim package
joe budden-mood muzik 4 /album n mixtape/
currensy-pilot talk
should have made the list
freewaystim package
joe budden mood muzik 4 album n mixtap
currensy pilot talk
FREEWAY STIM PACKAGE
JOE BUDDEN MOOD MUZIK Fo
mixtape
VINNIE PAZ- ASSASSIN shi
Vinny Paz sucks. His latest album sucks. I’m glad to see 7l and Esoteric and Celph Titled on the list. Those guys truly deserve it.
no skyzoo & illmind?!
1 yelawolf trunk mucic
2 rick ross- teflon don
3 eminem- recovery
4kanye west mbdtf
5 lloyd banks- hfm2
most generic mainstream list ever- broaden your horizons and get your mind right.
cosign..open up your mind you muppet
hahahahaha..lmao…he called that nigga a muppet
I’m a little confused how Rick Ross, Lloyd Banks and Kanye West made this list when there albums were trash as usual. How did Vinnie Paz not get up there, same with the AOTP album. Who makes these lists. I don’t think I even saw Slaughterhouse on the list. HipHopDx, you should change your name to HipPopDX because you guys sure are neglecting the real talent with this garbage.
P.S. to everyone hating on Vinnie Paz, first spell his name right, and that guy is bringing the truth, maybe his flow is a little repetitive but he stays true to his roots and spits fire.
Correction:
I forgot slaughterhouse came out in ’09.
highly subjective biased idiots front on vinnie paz because of his extremist religious islamic views and his violent words and anti-gay lines, but in reality it dosnt change the fact that season of the assassin murked almost every album out this year. yeah a bit of a departure as far as some production, but well rounded hearfelt , entertaining album with lots of knowledge dropped.
too many idiots, like DX are super reactionary and defensive and dont see projects for what they are.
dont believe the hype people. DX is propaganda.
EVen though Stoupe didn’t do the beats, I still think it was one of the ILLEST albums of the year. THe beats were fire!! There were some tracks i coulda lived without but this shit is easily in the top 25…
this list sucks!!!!
where’s freeway’s stimulus package with JO
where’s yelawolf’s album
tech N9Ne?
B.o.B?
BUT THE WORST FOR MY EYES WAS NOT TO SEE TI’S ALBUM? WTF IT WAS DEF TOP 5, WHAT UP WITH THAT?
half the guys on your list are garbage, like top 25 worst rappers-including fatass ross-half these guys i never even heard of
how retarded are the people that made this?
25. Vado- Slime Flu
24. Bun B- Trill O.G.
23. Yelawfol- Trunk Muzik 0-60
22. Freeway & Jake1: Simulus Package
21. 1982- 19882
20. Cassidy- CASH
19. Reflection Eternal- Revolutions Per Minute
18. Nappy Roots- Pursuit of Nappysness
17. Nottz: You need this music
16. B.o.B: Adevntures of bobby ray
15. Ill Bill – Kind devil hills
14. CNN – The War Report 2
13. Fabolous – There is no competition 2
12. Pimp C- The Naked Soul of sweet jones
11. the left – gas mask
10. Lloyd Banks
9. Nas & Damian Marley
8. Ghostface Killah
7. Tech N9NE
6. Eminem
5. Wu Tang Clan
4. T.I.
3. The Roots
2. Big Boi
1. Kanye West
your list sucks.. Lloyd Banks is wack as fuck.. and There Is No Competition 2 is a mixtape dumbass..
You put Cassidy in and left Kid Cudi out…You must be being sarcastic.
W T F
Currensy put out 2 solid Albums within a 6 month span. Your list is invalid for that glaring oversight.
man on the moon 2 was a great album….but no love?
HOW THE FUCK IS SKYZOO & !LLMIND – LIVE FROM THE TAPE DECK & JOE BUDDEN – MOOD MUZIK 4 NOT ON THIS LIST? GET THESE IDIOTS THE FUCK OUTTA HERE.
i believe those are both mixtapes, not albums.
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Although he said it was A Mixtape,Dopeman Muzik ain’t on the List! C’m son.
i like fat joe and ross but thier albums shouldn’t make the list. not when t.i., skyzoo & illmind, currensy, yelawolf, or freeway’s albums are left off. matter a fact they all could make it and replace some other albums.
half of you dumbass motherfuckers are complaining about how your favorite mixtapes didn’t make the list.. it’s ALBUMS idiots.. ALBUMS..
k-rino annihilation of the evil machine shulda been here, agree with a few of these for once tho
Alot of great albums on this list no doubt, but I would personally HAVE TO ADD DIABOLIC’S LIAR AND A THIEF album to this as it makes my top 5 along with Roots, Celph Titled, Kno, and probably Distant Relatives…Great overall year for hip hop though. Still Shocked HHDX gave Diabolic’s CLASSIC debut 3/5 when it should of gotten at least a 4, in my books it’s a 4.5/5
Son no Q-unique Between Heaven And Hell Ya Buggin Dat album is top 5 Best of 2010
HOW THE FUCK do you not include Strong Arm Steady & Madlib’s In Search Of Stoney Jackson album on your list? Easily one of the best albums to come out this year. SMMFH. Dissappointing
NO VILLA MANIFESTO! LIST INVAVLID!!!!
ALSO NO ALBUM OF THE YEAR BY BLACK MILK!! THIS LIST IS BALLS!!!
LOT of people I’ve never even heard of, guess that’s why their shit didn’t chart. Not sayin they’re automatically whack, just I personally can’t give much credit to no-name rappers. Really happy to not see Pink Friday on here tho.
thats because you dont give them a chance you tool.
does anyone listen to or heard of an artist signed to carmelo anthonys new label, named cassidy who dropped his cd this year?
-sincerely, ignorance extinguisher
that eminem album was ass
notice how u only mentioned Em cos thats prolly the only album u listen to outta this 25 closet stan
and dont reply to my shit sayin “nahhh uhhh i love kanye’s album and teflon don was dope too”
Fuck out of here you butt hurt groupie ass stan, their is at least 20 albums better than that garbage Recovery
Pretty good list i thought, people will never be happy no matter who you put in your top 25 “Why isnt so-and-so included” etc who gives a fuck its just a list.
People get all emotional over it, obviously theres a few i would have changed but music is subjective, so everyone’s gonna have a different opinion.
And to the people who say they havent heard half of the people on the list – go back and listen to faggit Drake or whatever commercial trash you listen to. Bullshit hip-hop fans.
Decent list, agree with a lot of the other comments. Sad to not see Snowgoons, Tech N9ne, Krizz Kaliko or Army of the Pharaohs on the list also. But hey, you can only include 25
Oh shit, was Tech N9ne’s album this year?? Damn, if it was, then hell yea that definitely should be on here! Especially if they put Brutha Lynch album on here. Strange Music always has dope ass production!!
P.S. Vinnie Paz Solo, Reef the lost Cauze – Fight Music and Yelawolf should all be on there. Shit I would take a Wiz Khalifa mixtape over Rick Ross…..
Reminder to all readers of this article:
Don’t act like a bitch simply because YOUR favorite shit didn’t make SOMEBODY ELSE’s list.
It’s like bitchin’ someone out at the supermarket for choosing to buy salami over bologna. Nobody gives a fuck, and you look like a fool.
Do I agree with this Top 25 list? Not entirely. Which is the way it should be. SOMEONE ELSE’s list should not entirely coincide with MY tastes entirely, otherwise that’s gettin’ on some creepy shit.
Stop bitchin’ about people bitchin’. That is what the comment sections are for, you don’t have to read them. Get off your fuckin pedestal.
how does black milk album of the year not make the list for albums of the year? fuck outta here
No Joe Budden – MM 4? Persoanlly one of my favourite albums to drop in the last 3 or 4 years.
I find that a strange choice but to each is his own I guess
I agree. Maybe the best Mood Muzik along with 3.
only 2 days since released and its still the album of the year. Apollo Kids ghost did it again
i knew dat kayne was gon make it
In other news today, a bear takes a shit in the woods.
i know its not an album but… J. Cole’s Friday Night Lights… goes harder than all of these shits
That shit was fucking WAAAACK. no hate, but His first tape went harder. that tape was hella boring. and if you disagree….FAWK YOU
how did kudi not make it??
Thats what i’m saying
im with dude that said”how could cudi’s album not make it”..that album was well produced,had hits on it(THE MOOD,MOJO SO DOPE) and was not over-hyped..YOUR “DEVIN THE DUDE” CHOICE IS ALSO boo-boo because his second album he dropped this yr(GOTTA BE ME) IS ONE OF THE BEST IN HIS LONG CATALOGUE..its smashin SUITE 420..although i enjoyed both..and no JCOLE’S MIXTAPE does not go harder than all of these albums..mixtape dummies(u wont like him next yr after/or when he blows anyway..so your comment is irrelevant “DIRTYBACKPACKER”..AND that FATJOE album is insanely underrated..i agree with that statement..as for his best produced in ten yrs..NO “ME,MYSELF AND I” WAS just as well-produced and the themes were just as good,and the album was just as dark..his best in fact
How can Death of a Popstar not be in the top 25 albums this year? I just picked it up and I’ve already listened to it 3 times, and I have to say its the third best album I’ve heard thid year behind behind Dark Twisted and Pilot Talk II.
Gdammmit for the love of all that’s holy in life please review a damn hip hop music by something other than “Heavy basslines and drum kits. ” LEARN SOME FRIGGING MUSIC Such as chords, melodies. Yes they exist in hip hop you dunces review writers … SMDH LOL GEEES
These reviewers sound like their fresh outta high school, tryin’ to shove kid music down our throats while tryin’ to convince us they know underground at the same time. Nice try doesn’t fool this grown ass man.
This is to the magazine…you understand the greatness of Distant Relatives.I know when I listen to a album and can not put it down …something is cooking..it happen with What’s Going…Marvin Gaye and also with this poetic genius piece of work by Nas and Damian…I saw the Concert and that was it…THE MESSAGE AND THE MUSIC !!!!
mf grimm you only live twice
knew lloyd banks would make it . dude,s album is better than kanye fantasy crap
no black milk?? really???
no ACID DA SAVAGE ? http://usershare.net/3wv0vufntj21
Kanye killed all those..Big Boi was dope….T.I. No mercy should be here if your gonna put Ghostface on there after only being out a few days!
Stat Quo got snuffed and slept on
Stat Quo was nothing too special.
Where is Black Milk’s Album of the year ? Disappointed.
two of my favorite releases in a looong time, nevermind this tear, were up there. Big Boi & Celph Titled.
go buy those shits.
WHERE THE FUCK IS THE STIMULUS PACKAGE?!
$WonDough$>>>>>>>>>>>>>> album coming one day and best believe it will be on the top sum list
You forgot. sHORE sHOT-sLOWLY bUT sHORELY
what about eminem
man dx ripped fat joe when his album first came out… i think they left out cee-lo, stat quo, devins second cd (his first one to me wasnt his best), but good to see big boi’s on here, i think that was underrated! im gonna have to listen to all of these now
That is not true. (Re: Fat Joe).
Click the review link.
this whole list was trash, I guess Curren$y didnt drop pilot talk 1 and 2 this year
1. MBDTF, duh moroons
2.Curren$y Pilot Talk 2, Jets Fool
3.Teflon Don, Sorry Haters
4.Thank Me Later, men lie women lie numbers dont
You spelled morons wrong Moron
Stopped paying attention to this list once I saw Rick Ross’ album up there.
Big Boi’s first name is Antwan, not Andre.
This is why I take this site’s album ratings with a grain of salt. They throw in commercial rap albums and mix in a couple mediocre-at-best underground albums, which gives the impression they are just tone deaf. Heaven Razah already ranks as an instant classic for the new decade and it isn’t even mentioned on this site. Nicki Minaj’s 0 star album meanwhile gets attention and gets rated, only god knows why.
I hope you take a serious look at some of these albums. By no means would I or most people say that Dilated People, Homeboy Sandman, Diamond District, and Kno (of CunninLynguists, possibly THE most consistent hip-hop group period in the past decade). PackFM KILLS I F*cking Hate Rappers and the production on Gas Mask is phenomenal (which should be understood, coming from Apollo Brown) even on the rough copy that leaked last year.
I understand that HHDX reviews are generally shit, but you shouldn’t make sweeping generalizations based on half the list when all you’re doing is robbing yourself of good music.
Just a thought.
BITCH!!! Heaven Razah??? Fuck outta here, seriously…wow.
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HE HAS RESURRECTED AND HAS COME BACK WITH A VENGEANCE
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Wow, they really didn’t put Cudi’s album on here….how sad.
Why would they put Kid Cudi on here it’s real hip hop albums, Cudi isn’t even hip hop it’s hip pop.
fuck yea
way too much east coast biased
hmmm….what does that tell ya? your music is trash! Jokin….not really.
26.The Stimulus Package (Freeway/Jake One)
27.Death of a Pop Star(DavidBanner/9thWonder
28.Tha Thug Show (Slim Thug)
29.1982 (Termanology & Statik Selektah)
30.Album of the Year (Black Milk)
bonus:The Adventures of Bobby Ray (B.o.B)
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Good list
honorable mentions
Black milk-album of the year
Vinnie Paz -solo album
Mdot-run mpc
Krizz kaliko shock treatment
Yo, only thing I agree with you is Vinnie Paz’s album. DX, HOW THE FUCK DID YOU MISS THAT SHIT?!?! Some of the best beats I heard in awhile!! You know you done fucked up, right? You know you done fucked up?
WTF no black Milk this is bullshit
BITCH!!!! Haha, Black Milk’s album??? Ahaha..that shit was PURE TRASH. And it’s even better how it was called “Album Of The Year” (even though, supposedly that wasn’t the real meaning of the title) ahahaha….
only bought “RECOVERY”, and “WU-MASSACRE”, from this list!
The Game got robbed on Christmas
Your Majesty (REVAMPED) by $WonDough$>>>>>
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The Second Coming by $WonDough$>>>>>>>>
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No signs of the Grinch this CHRISTmas
$WonDough$>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
real talk most of these albums have way to many features.
Yo if u like some of these albums check out my lyrics…
Chorus:
I always finish shit no matter who the fuck starts
Cuz nobody got nuttin on the poopy butt farts
U may be good a pool and even shooting darts
But u still don’t stand a chance against the poopy butt farts
U might’ve been through struggles and survived the bad parts
But u still and earned stripes like the poopy butt farts
U might be fly u might even have smarts
But u’ll never ever ever be a poopy butt fart
Verse 1
I chill all day
Wit my boys and smoke hay
Sell a lot of ye’
I gotta get paid
We da poopy butt farts so u know we gettin laid
U never met a dude that speaks so fluently
After I pull the trigger I’ll present the fuckin eulogy………………………………………………….
If you want the rest of the song u have to buy the cd…
Peace y’all!
I’ll respond just to give you some attention since you’re so badly craving it. fag…
Poopy Butt Farts > Teflon Don
WTF!!! Why isn’t HOPSIN on this list??!! He IS hip hop! His lyrics speak nothing but tha truth! He doesn’t rap about tha same stuff like all these other artist do which are:: drugs,sex,gurls,&&how much money he has &&how he’s got a glock&&hes a thug &&blah blah blah!! He doesn’t sing &&rap && use auto tune all tha time soundin like a lil 12 year old boy like alot of these artist do…he is very talented he even directs&&produces his own videos!! He also can skateboard! He bust his ass arm his house doin this shit! He Is real &&comes at you raw! I’ve never heard nothing like him!! He’s soooo different&&unique in a good way! You soul be amazed!&&he is startin 2 blow up &&will continue 2 cuz I’m doin mi best 2 promote him in Mississippi! Hopsin is about 2 put soulja boy, drake,nicki minaj&&many others out of business!! && that comin 4rm a girl who likes these artist&&who has pink Friday(nicki minaj)!! Look Hopsin up on YouTube!! && go 2 http://www.myfunkvolume.com & get a free download if his mixtape Haywire And/or buy his RAW album! Promise you will not be disappointed!! Don’t knock him until you try him!! Sincerely,Brittany Colson:)
i meant his is Boston his ass *at his house&& I meant you *will not be disappointed! Sorry 4 tha mistakes! And also u have 2 if soulja boys mixtapes && I’m a fan of lil Wayne,Waka flocka, && tha whole young money crew!! But I’m bein honest when I say Hopsin is tha best!! He’s about 2 make all these artist mad cuz hE spits tha truth!! He’s blown up! I listen 2 his songs everyday nah ever since I discovered him!!&& I added him&& the Funk Volume page on mi facebook! Ohh also Hopsin is involved wit hIs fans unlike other artist!! He gets on tinychat.com && video chats wit people && he has commented in mi facebook page Thanx 4 tha support && he has messaged me back when I asked him a question about his album! That’s also why I like him so much! Even though he’s busy && has all these fans he still takes time outta his life && interacts wit his fans which is a positive cuz no artist do that now well tha ones wit all this money! but without us, tha fans, you wouldn’t freakin have all that money!!
Most of ya niggas is still stuck..hip hop is dead, like my nigga NAS said..Im sorry!!GET OVER IT..life goes on…Pick a new trend..or start a new one..everything is so elavated now…the bar is set high..all that mpc shit and scrathing won’t do brah..ok ok..wale my Spit, KiD, J. Cole..but come on man.. we all already had our 36 chambers, our illmatic and stillmatic, Primo beats and buckwild beats..good memories but come on dog..u cant drive the 93,94,95, or even the 98 bemmer all your life..you need to get a new one sooner or later..i get it..its hard to let go..LOl..but dont be afraid to sing a little or do something diffrent..niggas is gettting left behind..and the record labels have shown it..except capitol records..but fuck capitol them niggas suck..Do be the nigga that gets booooooooooo at the party for putting on triumph from the wu-tang clan….LOL…peace
p.s. that roots, big boi, nas & damian, fat joe, bun b, kanye west were the shit god bless..
P.s. 2 da second..The rick ross and eminem were average..
watch from my nigga yealwolf from alabama…peace L.a. Joe
I meant he bust his ass at his house!! Didn’t mean 2 put Boston! Sorry!!
whoever decides the order of the 2010 awards and this top 25 albums of the year is dumb as rocks…how can u possibly justify yourself saying that the gas mask by the left and death is silent by kno is better than eminems recovery?!?! that shit blows my mind
Kno’s Death is Silent album has a lot more depth than Eminem’s Recovery. I love Recovery don’t get me wrong, but when I listen to Kno’s album there is definitely more emotion evoked. Em only has a few songs that feel real on Recovery, a lot of it is for the mainstream.
it’s done according to release date dumb-ass
Young Jeezy – Won’t Turn Illuminati Documentary
DVD Part 1-8 ( Hip Hop fans must see )
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Ghostface Killah, Kanye West, Homeboy Sandman, Celph Titled & Buckwild, Kno, The Left, Big Boi, The Roots, yU.
But I just checked out PackFM, and the dude is good. Well, he is from QN5 after all.
Dont care what anyone says: that KNO album is fuckin gay as hell. Shit is super wack.
1. Roc Marciano – Marcberg
2. The Left – Gas Mask
3. Celph Titled and Buckwild – Nineteen-Ninety Now
4. Curren$y – Pilot Talk
5. The Roots – How I Got Over / Freeway & Jake One – The Stimulus Package
WHERE IS TECH N9NE
Come on man, Skyzoo had the best album of the fucking year and not even in the top 25? That’s some bullshit
Absolutely. That album should definitely replace Rick Ross or anything with Akon on it.
+
kero one – kinetic world
dumbfoundead – cut + paste
Agree with this for the most part! But Middle Classic by Jermiside & Danny Diggs definitely should of made the cut.. some haunting tracks on that one.
Oh & Pilot Talk 1&2 aren’t on here…?
All you guys do is complain about who isn’t included and who doesn’t belong. Try giving the HHDX crew some props. Im sure it wasn’t easy for everyone to come to an agreement.
No Curren$y???…fail.
first time comment longtime reader how makes the choise of how is in your top 25 some of them i have never herd of next time you should do it by region midwest downsouth east west ect because in chciago we sometime dont get what someone else may get so something to think about for next year
Props on the list.
I’ve kind of lost touch with hiphop over the last couple years and stuck to listening to old shit. This seems like a good starting point on what I need to catch up on. Looks like a balanced list with reliable names (Ghostface, Devin The Dude & Pack FM), rappers I don’t like (Kanye, Rick Ross, Lloyd) and some I haven’t even heard of before (yU, roc marciano, Homeboy Sandman).
Having only heard the Wu Massacre & Reflection Eternal albums I say the list looks nice. Fuck the haters, expecting everyone the have the same top 25 as them.
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List is very good, BUT I don’t know how FREEWAY/JAKE ONE – THE STIMULUS PACKAGE didn’t make a top 25 list. I can understand not being in a top 10 list, even though its in my top 5. But come on. I give DX props for the list but with a major fail. That album has bangin ass beats, dope lyrics, and great original concepts. Just my thoughts. Peace
god bless me!Im soo o happy.Wu massacre,distant relatives,hunger for more 2,
Sir Lucious Leftfoot: Son of Chico Dusty,and
dark twisted fantasy are totally the best albums.
BUt rick ross sucks.Its good that lil wayne is not in list.He sucks and his album was boring.
I’m also glad Wayne didn’t make this list, but why is Rick Ross on here? Commercial much?! That album had good BEATS!! Not an altogether great album at all! Nobody’s going to remember this two years from now! Him or Fat Joe! Why is HE on this list?! I don’t even have to listen to that album to know it’s not deserving for top 25 albums of 2010. I’m glad y’all put Nas & Damian, Wu-Massacre, Roots, Kanye, Lloyd Banks (I checked it out even though I’m not a Lloyd fan, good album), Bun B and Big Boi made this list. Good looking out. There’s a lot of debate about Eminem’s Recovery, and I mean A LOT.
I think it is a good album, Eminem comes out with the same energy that he usually does on his albums. Yes it’s not goofy like his others but we get to see a serious side of Eminem, which I find crazy with the wordplay. Yes a couple songs have a pop feel, but he did that to get sales up, and sadly that’s what hip hop is all about now…sales…smh…it’s sad but it’s what hip hop is turning into. Eventually at this rate it may not exist in the future (not near, but distant)
” Commercial Much?! ” ” don’t even have to listen to that album to know it’s not deserving for top 25 albums of 2010. ” Thats just fuckin stupid dude, maybe the mofo happend to make a good album! I haven’t heard the album either but i dont go around making assumptions about it. Not listening to albums because they are ” Commercial ” is as stupid as not listening to albums because they are old
Eminem is wack to me he’s a good emcee, but i cant relate to that zaney crazy disfunctional drug addict shit. It’s wack! Eminem is not relevant anymore. If he was black, his career would have been in the toilet already.
Yo Greeze or whatever the hell ur name is…Eminem isn’t relevant anymore?? The dude has already sold 3.5 mil copies of Recovery JUST IN the US, and ur sayin he isn’t relevant? 3.5 mil in this current music industry with the internet and all the bullshit people downloadin music for free? Can you imagine how much he woulda sold if it was still the 90’s? ur dumb.
how the fuck they gon miss freeway and jake one??
I definetly need to cop over half of what on this list. Wow i did not know it was so much hot shit out. They force feed us this bubble gum pop shit,and dont rpomote the hot shit. The artist that should be mainstream are underground
Raashan Ahmad – For what you’ve lost
What? No b.o.b? The Adventures of Bobby Ray was an awesome album.
that was a pop album
No dude. That shit was dope. He’s a lot like the Lupe Fiasco of the South
The list looks gud bt cmon man…Officer Ricky only had nice beats bt same candyass cut n paste so called coke lyrics…Lloyd Banks ?????? plzzzzz Lloyd sucks balls…But the biggest thing I ddnt understand is you left out Season of the Assassin by Vinnie Paz bt yet he remembered Celph n Ill Bill even Rakaa bt forget Vinnie’s solo album. Its funnu coz that album is way beta than almost everything on this list except for a few i.e The Roots, Primo, Ghost,etc
Agree with most of the list but i would switch rick ross and lloyd with Strong arm steady and freeway & jake one. Pz
Top 3 for 2010
#1 Kanye West – MBDTF
#2 Recovery – Eminem
#3 The Adventures of Bobby Ray – B.o.B.
BULL SHIT
how you gonna talk about “the glory days of rap” and all that shit while givin ups to rick ross, all in the same article?
Yo I disagree with that list totally
what is wrong with ya’ll putting fat joe on top of the Trill OG? did you bump yo head on some? this is ridiculous
no spitta pilot talk 1 and 2 fuck this list