Following 2010’s Reader’s Choice Award going to Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, HipHopDX asks our devoted readers again, what was the best album of 2011?
This year’s 10 choices include: Phonte’s solo debut, Charity Starts At Home, The Roots’ conceptual work of art, undun, Saigon’s finally-released gem, The Greatest Story Never Told, Kendrick Lamar’s dazzling digital display, Section.80, Tech N9ne’s magnum opus, All 6’s & 7’s, J. Cole’s debut, Cole World: A Sideline Story, Game’s reunion with Dr. Dre, The R.E.D. Album, Jay-Z & Kanye West’s blockbuster, Watch The Throne, Lil Wayne’s long-awaited, Tha Carter IV, and Raekwon’s latest sword-slicer, Shaolin Vs. Wu-Tang.
The results will post Friday, December 23, 2011 when HipHopDX names our own Album of 2011. Will the same album be honored by staff and readers alike? Stay tuned to find out.
Vote below:
This shit is not fair to Common. Not voting till his album drops.
lol i was just about to write that. But i had to go with section.80
i cheated and downloaded common. he’s def first, followed a close second by phonte
i thought danny brown-xxx should be at least mentioned here. dont knock it till you listen to it
Most definitely. I voted for Section.80 because that deserves it just as much. but personally I feel like Danny Brown XXX is slept on. that was classic.
Also, G-Side “The One.. Cohesive” and Shabazz Palaces “Black Up” , Roots “undun”, Common “the dreamer the believer”
It would have have been Elmatic but oh well…………..
Saigon’s album in on here and Take Care isn’t? WTF?!?
This is an album list, not a list of best music to braid your little sister’s pigtails to.
thank you! you wanna listen to that you may also enjoy hilary duffs new album
lmao
Oneirology should be an option too. Also, is there any doubt what the staff pick is going to be? You only gave one (completely deserving) album a perfect score this year.
Co-sign on Oneirology.
WATCH THE FUCKN THRONE!
No Take Care?
No Hell: The Sequel?
There should be no voting. Of course album of the year is R.E.D. Album!
section.80 people
I understand covering all basis and tastes with having the Carter 4 (even though 90% of the site hates him) but The Game in the top 10?? Elzhi or Big K.R.I.T deserve a nomination of the RED Album which is FILLLED with features.
Give it to Game’s Red Album, can’t see Jay Rock Follow me home here.
Where the fuck is Bad Meets Evil ? C4 and WTT made the list and HTS didn’t ? Smh…Well, I voted Saigon !
Voted for Section 80. Nothing beats that in my opinion.
But where the fuck is Hell the sequel and Take Care?
The RED album is trash compared to the other gems that came out this year.
Undun or section 80
drop game (which i enjoyed but lets be honest not great) and j cole and give me radioactive by yelawolf and bad meets evil…..regardless im voting All 6s and 7s
evidence – cats & dogs
Ill go with either Common Dreamer Beilever or J Cole- Cole World
R.E.D. Album Alllll DAYYYYYYYYYYY
two best albums this year, for my money, were Lasers and Finally Famous. I dont give a shit that those albums had a commercial sound, that shouldnt automatically disqualify them from being great albums, cuz they were.
No, Lasers wasnt FnL or the Cool, but it wasnt trying to be. It might be the best commercial, major label, mass appeal album thats been put out in recent history. All you stans that hated Lasers were expecting FoodnLiquor. its a totally different album with a whole different concept and sound than that. Get over it, Lupe still had great shit to say, just with beats and hooks that appeal to the masses. Pretentious hip hop purists that hate anything slightly mainstream annoy the fuck outta me.
And Finally Famous was dope as hell as well. The production is probably the best on any album this year, thanks to No ID. and Sean gave a great effort on most of the tracks, I honestly dont understand why people on HHDX give him so much heat, dude can spit and has a unique, catchy flow that doesnt get boring after a few listens (im lookin at you, Wayne, Game, Curren$y, etc.)
You’re a faggot
Agree with your opinions.
Voted Take Care though.
I cosign that evidence’s album cats and dogs was to ill, but urrr out of the list I would probably pick between Phonte and The roots. Saigon album was dope but I preferred other albums. Oh yeah and common I have only heard two joints from the album (ghetto dreams and sweet) but it sounds like the album will be fire.
Heard 8/10 of these. Of those, in order…
Roots
Kendrick
Phonte
Saigon
Tech N9ne
Jay-Z/Kanye
J. Cole
Wayne
…but I’d put Pharoahe Monch above all of them.
DAM how could I forget about the W.A.R album, that whole shit was fire.
3 Horse race between undun, Cole World and Section 80
I go with undun and Section 80
Hell the sequel flopped
R.E.D Sucks
C4 is wack as fuck , so is this lil homo
J.Cole album was good but not great
Oh and yeah drake take care , i don’t know how could someone even think about voting take care
So Hell: The Sequel flopped but Section 80 didn’t? okidoki
#Section80 made it to number one on itunes the first night it was released. It didnt have the backing of all these fucked up pop stations and a major label. Whether or not you think it flopped, you can’t deny is was fucking INSANE
Dude hell the sequel sold 700k a flop is like T-pain 34k
Definitely going with All 6’s and 7’s, but Cats & Dogs, Oneirology and Honkey Kong should all have been on the list. I know you’ve gotta have some mainstream stuff on there but WTT, R.E.D. Album and Sideline Story particularly sucked. I know the Roots album is gonna be amazing but I refuse to listen to it until I can afford to buy the CD.
No Bad Meets Evil ? Not a stan, but i see WTT and Carter 4 up there. Carter got 3stars and BME got 4stars, how the hell is BME not there ? Most obvious snub ! Regardless, I voted for Greatest Story Never Told !
i agree, for me its between WTT, BME, and undun
i agree bad meets evil is the winner here
next year slaughterhouse???…
So what HHDX is saying is “Take Care” wasn’t good enough to be an option but R.E.D. album is? okidoki, never visiting this lame, biased site again.
And your dickriding ass isn’t bias? Take Care was a very average album, it was probably out of Take Care, C4 and RED Album, 2/3 would go through and make the final 10 despite all being average albums. Game fans would have cried if Red wasn’t there. Wayne fans would have started harassing bridges. And like a drake fan, you’re getting emotional.
Take Care was a let down no doubt, just a rapper-turned-singer constantly whining about girl troubles. Monotonous shit. R.E.D. Album was very good compared to Tha Carter IV, Watch the Throne, & Take Care. I don’t get why it undersold so badly but it was one of the few albums that actually lived up to its hype.
THE BEST HIP HOP ALBUM IS
Saigon’s finally-released gem, The Greatest Story Never Told
I was trying to decide between GSNT and Section 80
I’d go with Section.80, Kendrick was in supreme form. Greatest Story Never Told held it’s own though…
#Section80… best album i’ve heard in years
If anyone looking for take care or C4, just go check out the wackest album of the year, or maybe hiphop history.
take care isn’t wack….c4 on the other hand is complete horse-dog-bull-shit
“Just know I don’t make music for niggas who don’t get pussy so those are the ones I count on to diss and overlook me”
I have a friend who doesn’t even listen to rap, listenes to rock and gets plenty of pussy, Drakes statement is wack and pure bs.
congratulations
the game RED ALBUM!!! dusnt matter if game floped he is a real rapper not listening 2 new shit like j.cole
You know, The Game was new at one point too… just letting you know.
Game Sucks…. All He Does Is Name Drop…. And He Tries So Hard On His Persona Of Being A Gangster When He Soft Like Your Butt Hole…. Faggot
ReaL Quit Hating
RED Album Of The Year.
The R.E.D album was nice but Kendricks verse bodied that whole album
Section.80 should win this easily
it should but people are too simple to understand kendrick or even give him a chance. #FuckTheRadio
CunninLynguists – Oneirology
Finally Famous was crazy dope and a solid fuckin piece of work deff got my vote for album of the year. Hell 2 was fuckin sick roo
Mood Muzik 4.5: A Turn 4 The Worst
Yeah it was released as a mixtape but concepted as an album
The roots got this hands down with undun.
Action Bronson Dr. Lector
cole world
Man the WAR album should be on here. Pharoahe drops a fucking gem of an album this year.
cole world
TM 103, u already know what it is
Pac Div- the div > Lil Wayne- the carter 4
Thought about typing in P. Monch’s album, but i clicked undun, still dope
“Oneirology” by CunninLynguists
“Cinemetropolis” by Blue Scholars
“In Case I Don’t Make It” by Has-Lo
“The Earn” by yU
“Highlighter” by People Under the Stairs
“The Dreamer, The Believer by Common
“W.A.R” by Pharoahe Monch
all deserve to be options on this list…moreso than most of the albums on that list.
Best album? Gutter Rainbows by Talib Kweli, but favorite album? Welcome To Strangeland by Tech N9ne, as long as Wayne doesn’t win though I’ll be relatively happy
section 80
If only eLmatic wasn’t a tribute. Bar for bar, that would be Album of the year on any given sunday. It deserves a mention though…
IMO a classic remake of a classic album
Big Krit Return of 4eva
Didn’t R.E.K.S.(Rhythmatic Eternal King Supreme) come out this year?….
yea
Unpopular choice but I’m pulling for Saigon greatest story never told, the fact the material still stands up against the current style after being recorded 4 years ago really speaks volumes about the quality.
With that said, Phonte and Kendrick’s albums were a toss up, Phonte’s style is a lot more original but it’s cool seeing Kendrick keep harder rap alive and relevant.
Surprised I didn’t see Evidence on this list.
Joell Ortiz – FREE AGENT
Styles P – Master of Ceremonies
And for mixtape budden mood musik 4
CAMP by Childish Gambino – no question.
Are you guys gonna name top 25 (or 50 lots of good shit this year) of the best CDs of the year like you guys did last year?
Hopefully you not just ppaying one LP
Lots of hard work and great music this year boy boy.
wale – ambition
C’mon now hiphopdx what the fuck is wrong with you people!!
EVIDENCE!!!!!! CATS & DOGS!!!!!
PHAROAHE MONCH – W.A.R.!!!!
CUNNINLYNGUISTS – ONEIROLOGY!!!
ALCHEMIST & OH NO – GUTTER WATER!!!
BIG K.R.I.T. – RETURN OF 4EVA!!!
PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS – HIGHLIGHTER!!!
The list goes on
Not that it isn’t great, but I think Gutter Water was last year
I know I barely noticed hahaha but you know what I mean
nigga
the RED album
Apathy hong kong
brotha lynch hung coathanga strangla
styles p master of ceremonies
Jedi Mind Tricks Violence Begets Violence
Reef the Lost Cauze Your Favorite MC
Kool G Rap Riches, Royalty, Respect
RED
Finally, we had a year full of fire albums…making it a tough choice, but i’m going Greatest Story Never Told…shits been done 06-07? and still was the bomb!! Another sleeper (and everytime this man drops, its a banger!) is Blitz The Amabssador ‘Native Sun’& oh, Stic.man’s “The Workout” was classic and the lyrics are pure inspirational, some real hip hop you can play for grandmother down to your toddler
aside from that, ofcourse:
Section 80
W.A.R
Charity Starts At Home
Return of 4eva
undun
cats and dogs
i found my backpack 2 just to name a few
uhuru!
oh ish forgot about WAR
Big Boi – Sir Lusious Left Foot: Son of Chico Dusty
Bangin album bud…but he said THIS year. As in 2011
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It’s fuckin shame that fuckin hiphopsite did not review probably best hiphop LP in decade
yessssssss
Other – Z-Ro – Meth
DX, I am really disappointed in you. Bad Meets Evil was one of the most hottest hip hop album of the year. And Take Care is much better than the Red Album which didn’t seem original at all.
swollen members-dagger mouth
Definately best of 201
gotta go with saigons that is a great album and the way each track is mixed in with the radio skits sounds like a fuckin movie
pharoh monch should of been on there tho and covert coup currensy and alchemist was pretty dope as well
wale – ambition!
Went with my boi J. Cole. Homie dropped a classic debut.
Section 80 all day
Cole because it’s the most well rounded effort. Lost Ones, Never Told, Rise and Shine, Can’t Get Enough…Cole can make any type of track. Kendrick and Saigon’s albums are dope as hell but they can’t really make fun tracks like Cole did with Cole World, Can’t Get Enough and Work Out. Gotta have a a balance….
Red album!!!
hold up! Wait till Common’s album drops!!!!
but out of those choices, I gotta pick Watch the Throne although I havent listened to UnDun.
Listen to it ASAP!
Pharoahe Monch – W.A.R. (We Are Renegades)
How is that not a choice?!!! Also Childish Gambino-Camp
It’s kendrick
lupe fiasco lasers
Watch The Throne #NuffSaid
agreed
1. J. Cole – Cole World: A Sideline Story
Game – The R.E.D. Album
Saigon – The Greatest Story Never Told
Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne
Raekwon – Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang
Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV
Kendrick Lamar – Section.80
8. The Roots – undun
your retarded undun is the best album out of that list clearly u dont no shit about hiphop
and the fact that u have lil wayne better than undun and section 80 and u have j cole and game as ure top 2 shows even more how retarded u r
I chose Red album because it had classic songs.Ricky,the City,mama knows,born in the trap are amazing.Plus it seems his album gets a lot of hate cause it flopped.WTT would be the runner up,great album with classic meaningful tracks
wtt
UNDUN is a CLASSIC
-i have Watch the Throne(grew on me),
-Charity Starts at Home(solid album),
-Cole World(good album Charity Starts at Home is better),
-Greatest Story Never Told(unexpectedly good but not a Classic), -Carter IV(okay at best the worst of those I listed)
-Raekwon(solid album got a couple stand out songs).
Haven’t heard the others but its safe to say UNDUN is the best one
what if u threw common’s album in there
Hard choice, went with saigon as every track on that album is a banger, could have gone phonte, the roots or watch the throne, but SAIGON & JUST BLAZE tooo good
RED Album, easily wins.
The Red Album
WTT
Dom Kennedy- From the Westside with Love II.
K Dot- Section .80
WTT shouldn’t be in the running.
Hearing good things bout dis roots album.
Co-sign
n RED Album jus cuz i fux wit Game. Woulda been better if he had more songs by himself imo. Game still cold tho.
reks r.e.k.s
Section 80. Hiiipower
Why don’t they have Lasers, Ambitions, Take Care, or Bad Meets Evil? I don’t know, maybe I’m to mainstream, but those all are legitimate albums.
all of you are mad, its undun then section 80 and phonte, and i dont know why evidence’s cats and dogs isnt in the running, but basically those are the top albums
everyone knows its gonna come down to wtt, RED, and sec80. my votes going to RED simply because he had the best songs.
unbiased opinion btw.
Now we’ll finally see how many Wayne dickriders are on this site.
Tough choice but I had to go with phonte over the roots
tech n9ne takes this one
TECH N9NE!! THE BEST
Sec 80 or All 6’s and 7’s
sideline story all day
Cunninlynguists “Oneirology”
1 RED 2 section 80 3 all 6’s and 7’s
Hassaan Mackey & Apollo Brown – Daily Bread
Big K.r.i.t.-Return of 4eva
The Roots-Undun
Cunninlynguists-Oneirology
how can the carter 4 and the R.E.D. album be included in the album of the year list? are you shitting me?! carter 4 was the biggest piece of garbage this year, listen to the lyrics its terrible.R.E.D. was a big flop too. How can you have these 2 whack albums and no take care, hell the sequel, ambition? hiphopdx editors are clowns
Nah dude. You re the one with the teardrop make up and the honky nose if you really think any of those gay pop albums you mentioned deserves a spot. Please hop back into your miniature car with your 37 clown friends pumping the same horrible wack shit and drive off a miniature cliff.
TECH N9NE!!!!!!!!!11
This is pure BS. How can Cunnylinguists Oneirology not be on that list? The fuck is wrong with hiphop these days if true masterpieces like that get no recognition and audio BS like carter 4, watch the throne and all this crap get on years end lists?!? Ya kiddin me?!?
I d still have voted for undun but hhdx ignorance is on another level of get the fuck outta here.
All 6’s And 7’s in my honest opinion.
Section 80/WTT
Undun, hands down, (it even got a perfect 5 on this site too)
Joell Ortiz FREE AGENT
tough decision but id have to say phonte, roots and a tie between cole and lamar
CUNNINLYNGUISTS – ONEIROLOGY
throne all the way
damn…well Common, Action Bronson, and Pharoahe Monch’s albums were the 3 best to me…still havent heard the roots (im sure its the best) but next in line for me is Section 80 so i chose it..SUCKA!
Evidence – Cats and Dogs
And dont be corballs and vote for WTT people, they already made their money and the album only had like 5 good songs…time for the little people to succeed. Phonte needs some votes lol
Tech N9ne got my vote. “All 6’s & 7’s” was one of the best albums this year, next to “The R.E.D. Album” and “Watch the Throne”
**And the “Slaughterhouse EP”
Tech!
Torae- For the Record
Tech N9ne- All 6’s and 7’s
WTT
& Undun
Hands down
No Covert Coup?
Thank you, I’m glad someone remembered about the jets with some Alchemistry
WORST ALBUMS OF 2011
10)GAY Z AND MS WEST FUCKING UP THE THRONE
9)THE GAME THE D.U.D ALBUM
8)YELLOWISH RADIO-INACTIVE
7)TYLER THE FAG BLABING
6)WHACK MILLER WHITE BOY PARK
5)WIZ KHALIFA TRICKING PAPER
4)DRAKE TAKE CARE HOMO
3)GUCCI MANE AND WAKA FUCK BOYZ
2)LIL WAYNE GAY MONEY 4
1)J COLE BORING WORLD
IM SURE THERES MORE BUT THIS IS MOST OF THEM 2011 WAS A BAD YEAR FOR ALBUMS I HOPE 2012 IS BETTER
your fake titles for these albums are wicked funny and clever
im saying hes killing it wheres his blog at
Dude, do you even like oxygen, or is that too mainstream for you?
im glad you didnt say shit about undun tho.. that albums a classic
Sad But true. the Roots,KL and Yela were on point this year but im still waiting for a really good albumn to drop… not satisfied with all this redone bullshit cashgrab
Tech N9ne!!!! Technicians!!!! AHOO AHO AHOO!!! 6688846993
Last year you guys posted top 25 albums, with little blurbs about all of them. And I remember Ghostface’s Apollo Kids made the list having been released like on christmas day or somewhere near.
So it’s possible common could join the list. But looking back man there are tons of great hip hop 2011 this year rappers stepped it up from underground to mainstream.
Last year said 250 CD’s were released. This year spawned probably the same if not more.
People co sign my post to get DX attention to make it TOP 25!!!
Cant make it top album, and it definitely cant be selected from only 10 LP’s
Ps. Think about it. 12 months, 4 weeks where every Tuesday at least 3-5 cd’s drop. That’s (average) 17.5 a month. Times that by 12 months and we looking at (again, average on 3-5 CDs a week) 210 CD’s
BIG SEAN – ALMOST FAMOUS
BAD MEETS EVIL – HELL; THE SEQUEL
TECH N9NE – All 6’s & 7’s
GOTTA CHECK COMMON & ROOTS OUT ASAP
Tech N9ne All 6’s and 7’s best album of the year by a landslide STRANGE MUSIC BABY ALL DAY ALL NIGHT !!!!!
Best 2011:
Torae – For the Record
Evidence – Cats & Dogs
Oddisee – Rock Creek Park
Apollo Brown & Hasan Mackey – Daily Bread
nuff said
WTT hands down…album of the year in any genre!
tech n9ne – all 6’s and 7’s keep it technician and its ALL DELICIOUS! TECHNICIAN!!! AROOH AROOH AROOH!!!! 6688846993
Tech N9ne saved the Year with “All 6’s And 7’s” damn… that nigga is Beast
Tyler the Creator – Goblin
CunninLynguists – Oneirology?
eligh grey crow????? eligh and amp live therapy at 3!!!
Grey Crow dropped last year bro
RED>WTT>6’7s>everything else
Section 80. but i doubt it’ll win
WORST ALBUMS OF 2011
10)GAY Z AND MS WEST FUCKING UP THE THRONE
9)THE GAME THE D.U.D ALBUM
8)YELLOWISH RADIO-INACTIVE
7)TYLER THE FAG BLABING
6)WHACK MILLER WHITE BOY PARK
5)WIZ KHALIFA TRICKING PAPER
4)DRAKE TAKE CARE HOMO
3)GUCCI MANE AND WAKA FUCK BOYZ
2)LIL WAYNE GAY MONEY 4
1)J COLE BORING WORLD
IM SURE THERES MORE BUT THIS IS MOST OF THEM 2011 WAS A BAD YEAR FOR ALBUMS I HOPE 2012 IS BETTER
WORD!!!!!!
Agreed! Great list of disappointers & plain old shit records.
OK OUT OF THIS LIST I PICK TECH N9NE 1ST SECTION 80 WAS GOOD THE ROOTS AND PHONTE WERE OK IM NOT A BIG FAN I DID NOT LISTEN TO SAIGON OR RAEKWON SO I DONT KNOW AND OTHER NEVER WINS SO EVERYTHING ELSE WAS TRASH!!!!!!!
Brotha Lynch Hung – COATHANGA STRANGLA!!!!!!
The real winner!
WTT- hands down
the phonte record is creative and timeless. got my vote
hard call. Section.80 was dope but had to go with WTT. Kendrick got next tho fo sho.
The Roots – undun.. i know its not gonna win.. but its the best album on this list.
out of those i would take Undun but i still voted for Yela….
Tech N9ne Baby!
Everyone check out “The Elements of Surprise” by Rashad and Confidence. Crazy good album.
http://www.undergroundhiphop.com/store/topsellers.asp?MonthTopSeller=12&YearTopSeller=11
Take Care
Here is my pick of the best Bunch of albums.
On the inside lane is
1.Saigon-Greatest story never told-the best this year.
2.Kendrick Lamar-Section 80
3.The game-Red
4.The roots-Undun
How the fuck are you gonna pit a mediocre Lil Gayne album in contention for this.
Immortal Technique – The Martyr.
I haven’t gone more than 2 days without it since it became available. Simply awesome.
wtt…it was just a great album…takecare?…lol…second i have to go with jcole….best mixtape has to be banks cc2 and luda and then 50…
Top 15 Albums of 2011:
15. Slaughterhouse – The EP
14. Royce Da 59 – Success Is Certain
13. Bad Meets Evil – Hell: The Sequel
12. Evidence – Cats & Dogs
11. Styles P – Master of Ceremonies
10. J Cole – Cole World: The Sideline Story
9. Phonte – Charity Starts At Home
8. Tech N9ne – All 6’s and 7’s
7. Kendrick Lamar – Section 80
6. Big Krit – Return of 4eva
5. Saigon – The Greatest Story Never Told
4. Reks – Rythmatic Eternal King Supreme
3. Pharoahe Monch – W.A.R. (We Are Renegades)
2. The Roots – Undun
1. Common – The Dreamer, The Believer
Great List!!
I should add that this year has been one of the best years for hip hop in the last few years, hands down. Also, I was not a fan of Watch The Throne, just wasn’t for me so I did not list it. The list is my personal opinion.
Wow cant believe p monchs WAR didnt make the shortlist, album was f’n brilliant
No it wasn’t. It actually was quite disappointing as hell.
Kendrick Lamar or The Roots should be the only ones fit for such a discussion. Both LPs were executed perfectly and were great displays of pure MC skills and concepts.
This Flamboyant dude is all fucked up. What the fuck kind of standards do you have if WAR disappointed you?!! Shit man, that joint ‘Evolve’ on its own makes the album deserve to be on this list.
Alalalalalal tech nine
R.E.D ALBUM – Game
Lil Wayne’s Album was a Big Fail.
where the hell is Hell: The Sequel ????? Nobody’s giving credit to Em because a black nigga shared the spotlight with him, huh ? I bet if Hell: The Sequel was Em’s solo project, his name will be all over this site. Fine, i voted saigion, but not fair, HTS is suppose to be there !
luv game
CunninLynguists – Oneirology not on the list? DX is tripping! My other winners? The Roots – undun & Big K.R.I.T.
Fuck opinions lets look at it from a business aspect….Who sold the most albums again???? Lol
Sales have absolutely nothing to do with the quality of the music, with that logic you might as well write-in Lady Gaga
Drake’s Take Care should have been on the list.
fuck no
Phonte & Roots albums were brilliantly executed and the best album of the year but Section 80 was the most breathtaking and exciting, has to go to Kendrick this year for me.
I’m completely at the same page:)
Section.80 was the best album for me by far.
Killer Mike Pl3dge
Apathy hong kong
brotha lynch hung coathanga strangla
styles p master of ceremonies
Jedi Mind Tricks Violence Begets Violence
Reef the Lost Cauze Your Favorite MC
Kool G Rap Riches, Royalty, Respect
not these pop albums
In my opinion, All 6’s and 7’s is album of the year.
Last year you guys posted top 25 albums, with little blurbs about all of them. And I remember Ghostface’s Apollo Kids made the list having been released like on christmas day or somewhere near. So it’s possible common could join the list. But looking back man there are tons of great hip hop 2011 this year rappers stepped it up from underground to mainstream. Last year said 250 CD’s were released. This year spawned probably the same if not more. People co sign my post to get DX attention to make it TOP 25!!! Cant make it top album, and it definitely cant be selected from only 10 LP’s
Game – Red Album
Game Red Album! Last Real Gangstarap album!
COLE MOTHAFUCKIN WORLD!
The R.E.D album smashed it!
this album list is lame and played out ! you should call it “best mainstream 2011 album list”
or 2011 rap top sellers
this is my list (no particular order) :
Cunninlynguists – oneirology
reks – REKS
Apathy – honkey kong
Statik Selektah – population control
san quinn – guns oil and drugs recession proof
outerspace – my brother’s keeper
action bronson – well done
the roots – undun
jedi mind tricks – violence begets violence
reef the lost cauze – your favorite MC
Wu-Tang Clan – legendary weapons (not one single quote???)
word
co-sign! chuuuuuuuch
1. Game – The R.E.D. Album
2. Common – TD/TB
3. DJ Quik – The Book Of David
4. Jay Z Kanye – WTT
5. Jay Rock – Follow Me Home
2Pac
Fuck You New Rap
Gangsta Rap/WestSide Bitch WestSide/OLD SCHOOL Good Shit!!Wazap Man
Why the fuck isn’t Oneirology on that list?
RED
We want a list for THE TOP 25!!!!!!
Fuck top #1
Top 15 Albums of 2011:
15. Slaughterhouse – The EP
14. Royce Da 59 – Success Is Certain
13. Bad Meets Evil – Hell: The Sequel
12. Evidence – Cats & Dogs
11. Styles P – Master of Ceremonies
10. J Cole – Cole World: The Sideline Story
9. Phonte – Charity Starts At Home
8. Tech N9ne – All 6’s and 7’s
7. Kendrick Lamar – Section 80
6. Big Krit – Return of 4eva
5. Saigon – The Greatest Story Never Told
4. Reks – Rythmatic Eternal King Supreme
3. Pharoahe Monch – W.A.R. (We Are Renegades)
2. The Roots – Undun
1. Common – The Dreamer, The Believer
Good year for Hip-Hop
great list dude
agreed. lots of albums I’d include in somewhat similar places.
cant really hate on that list there fam. u could put skyzoo great debater in there too tho
The Roots clearly released the best album of 2011. There shouldn’t even be a list lol.
Suddenly all the gamehaterz have gone away!?RED is one of the best but for me BROTHA LYNCH HUNG -THE COATHANGA……is the best in 2011!In 2012 the westcoast will be takin over the fuckin game!
We didn’t leave your favorite artist’s album off this list in an effort to drive up page views. Nope. We never do stuff like that around here.
NO DOUBT,R.E.D ALBUM
THE CITY
RICKY
BORN IN DA TRAP
MARTIAN VS GOBLIN
POT OF GOLD
RED NATION
GOOD GIRL GO BAD
THE GOOD,THE BAD,THE UGLY
SPEAKER ON BLAST
ALL I KNOW
I would have voted for welcome to strangeland but all 6’s and 7’s will do.
Shao vs Wu-Tang smashed this year
Dopplegangaz- Lone Sharks
Dopplegangaz- Lone Sharks deserves consideration
dont just vote for ur favorite artist. If you listened to it you would know deep down that greatest story never told is the best album of the year. Just blaze produces every song and saigon is a great rapper. It tells stories, has great hooks and beats, etc. Kendrick Lamar lyrically did it on Section80 but there was no production to match that of just blaze.
true!
What about the Atmosphere Album??? Jesus fucking christ Cole World sucked, WTT sucked, Red was a dissapointment. CARTER IV=WORST ALBUM OF THE YEAR ALONG WITH DRAKES ALBUM AS WELL MAINSTREAM DUDES ARE LAME FUCK THEM THEY DON’T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT THE FANS
What are you listening to?
We want a TOP 25 list. And I’m a keep on pushing for it
I wanted to put the Gangrene EP #1, but I thought I should choose a full-length LP instead, so it was choice between Ap’s superb Honkey Kong and Ev’s equally impressive Cats & Dogs. I opted for the latter simply because it’s fresher in my memory, but either record deserves to win.
Bad Meets Evil = Lyrical Hellstorm NOBODY was seein Em nd Royce this year
The rootsss!! nobody is lyrically iller than Black Thought thats a factt…Hes an Mc’s mc
tech n9ne all the way 6s AND 7S BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR ….. with all tthe featured names and hes just the best at what he does has a relation with his fans bout the only one who actually talks real…. true life matters not jjust his cloths big cars all the crap doesnt really matter in life
Tech N9ne’s all 6’s & 7’s is by far the best album. alot people need to just take a listen and it will open your eyes to a true emcee and the most skilled in the game. Real Talk
I fucks with crooked I
Planet c o b
Everyone vote for Elmatic. Still bumping that shit. Still runs classic.
its a mixtape…
DX, y’all trippin for not having CunninLynguists – Oneirology already on the pole. Makin me type that shit in…
definately a tough choice between All 6’s & 7’s, undon, and Section.80. I definately think Cunninlynguists – Oneirology should have been on here as well.
Watch the Throne! Yea, its a whole lotta bragging, but the album uses experimentation to a very universally accepted level. Our listeners have loved every single that has dropped from it!
Top 10 (no particular order)
Evidence – Cats & Dogs
Atmosphere – The Family Sign
The Roots – Undun
Swollen Members – Dagger Mouth
DoomTree – No Kings
Lyrics Born – As You Were
Dessa – False hopes
Sweatshop Union – The Bill Murray EP
Jedi Mind Tricks – Violence Begets Violence
MadChild – M.A.D.E (mix-tape, produced by Madlib)
typical white-boy hip hop fan
Good list, light on east coast tho…
Ol boy is hatin ur taste”white boy” but looks like he same cat who dig that whack f**k skyzoo
i agree with the white boy comment, and i am a white boy. family sign wasnt that great
skyzoo – the great debater.
nobody on skyzoo level with the lyrics.
Skyzoo is wack as f**k! His beats are tight but he ru!in em, f**k skyzoo, f**k g unit
Kendrick Lamar- Section.80 BOIII
where the fuck is bad meets evil
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that was an EP
don’t worry Yelawolf got them and 2012 is Shady year just like how 2010 was
Even being an EP it should be on the list.. deluxe CD had 11 songs royce and Em killed it lyrically throughout that shit
also return of 4eva Big Krit..come on DX u missing a few not a bad list though
RED album >>>>
Please, it’s not even a competition: “All 6’s & 7’s”.
No doubt.
KENDRICK LAMAR – SECTION 80 = BEST ALBUM THIS YEAR.
THURZZZZZZZZZZZZ
I GOT HIDE I.P IM GONNA VOTE 200 TIMES
why are niggas on here getting on people for liking c4, if people liked c4 then let them be damn….i mean i liked it but it could have been better. wayne can do better than that shyt….i give it like 7 out of 10. best album of 2011 to me is either section 80 or that bad meets evil shyt.
All 6’s and 7’s is my honest opinion, and I’ve listened to all of these albums except for Raekwon’s.
The Greatest Story Never Told was the Greatest Album of the Year.
Watch the Throne SUCKED
Co-sign!
Top 5 lps. Evidence cats and dogs, Action bronson well done, M.O.P Sparta, kendrick lamar section 80, Cormega raw forever
1. Watch The Throne
2. Return Of 4Eva
3. Undun
cole world
watch the throne
c4 was garbage
Outlawz – Perfect Timing
Tupacs soljahs The Outlawz released the best album of 2011
#1 Outlawz – Perfect Timing
#1 Outlawz – Perfect Timing
#1 Outlawz – Perfect Timing
#1 Outlawz – Perfect Timing
youre dumb
It’s a shame Common’s album isn’t included in this ellection
yeah same here
why is the carter IV even a choice
SAigon!!!!
6’s and 7’s
Goblin???????????
Lone Sharks by Dopplegangaz
OK BUT NO
TECH!!!he deserves an award
HELL YEAH
Tech is for weirdos. His verses barely ever make sense
they don’t make sense because you are foreign and think waka flocka flame simple shit is the best
WORST ALBUMS OF 2011 ITS BACK
10)GAY Z AND MS WEST FUCKING UP THE THRONE
9)THE GAME THE D.U.D ALBUM
8)YELLOWISH RADIO-INACTIVE
7)TYLER THE FAG BLABING
6)WHACK MILLER WHITE BOY PARK
5)WIZ KHALIFA TRICKING PAPER
4)DRAKE TAKE CARE HOMO
3)GUCCI MANE AND WAKA FUCK BOYZ
2)LIL WAYNE GAY MONEY 4
1)J COLE BORING WORLD
IM SURE THERES MORE BUT THIS IS MOST OF THEM 2011 WAS A BAD YEAR FOR ALBUMS I HOPE 2012 IS BETTER
Look like you got it all covered.
YOU FORGOT…
ROB DA PIMP AND FEMINEM NIGGA MEETS BITCH
Yelawolf album was 5 star wtf wrong with your ears j.cole is dope big sean is ight lil wayne is gay and wiz is gay
Yo germany who ever u are u must not know real rap u homo..hell the sequel was top 5 u fucking low iq rap fan
hahahahaha that was the funniest shit ever
2012 MENTIONS FOR WORSE ALBUM
5)TYLER THE FAG “PUPPY”
4)KID CUDI PG13 RAPS
3)LIL WAYNE CANT MAKE A RAP ALBUM PT 12
2)RICK ROSS GOD FORGIVES PORK DON’T
1)NICKI MINAJ TRANS FRIDAY AGAIN
I HAD A HARD TIME FINDING THESE BAD ALBUM RELEASE DATES SO IM SURE IM MISSING SOME BUT LIKE I SAID 2012 IS THE YEAR FOR MUSIC
Proper struggling to decide.. The Roots-Undun or Tech’s All 6 & 7’s?!!
Greatest story Never told
Section. 80
All 6’s & 7’s
Return Of 4Eva
Hell: The Sequel
U can Speculate the rest !
what about cats and dogs……….
SPARTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
M.O.P- MUTHERFUKAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
STFU WIGGER BITCH YOU FUCKING SUCK
Bad Meets Evil or Yelawolf Radioactive fuck lil wayne and fuck jay-z bitch ass
EAT A WHITE DICK BITCH WIGGA !!!
stfu faggot get off my dick
disappointed with section 80.
Best albums that pushed the culture forward??
Watch the Throne
Undun – the Roots
STFU WIGGER BITCH
Hard decision for me, but had to go with KL. Section 80 reminded me a lot of Pac, and it was dirty. Cole world was good, so was watch the throne. Shaolin vs Wu Tang and Charity starts at home were also really dope. Good year for hip hop
how is finally famous not even an option. shout out to big sean, making the girls drop it all summer long
Big up to the homo’s favorite rapper.
Fuck out of here.
Nigga females don’t care too much about hip hop, just panty dropping music so who gives a fuck about what they think. And who do you think finally famous is for. So that’s why it didn’t make the list.
Grieves – “Together/Apart”, Eligh and Amp Live – “Therapy at 3”, or Royce Da 5’9 – “Success Is Certain”
THRONE
2012 MENTIONS FOR WORSE ALBUM.
5)TYLER THE FAG “PUPPY”
4)KID CUDI PG13 RAPS
3)LIL WAYNE CANT MAKE A RAP ALBUM PT 12
2)RICK ROSS GOD FORGIVES PORK DON’T
1)NICKI MINAJ TRANS FRIDAY AGAIN
I HAD A HARD TIME FINDING THESE BAD ALBUM RELEASE DATES SO IM SURE IM MISSING SOME BUT LIKE I SAID 2012 IS THE YEAR FOR MUSIC
True
What should vote for: Saigon “Greatest Story Never Told,” Yelawolf “Radioactive,” Raekwon “Shaolin Vs. Wu-Tang,” or Apathy “Honkey Kong” (Why isn’t it a choice?!)??!!
Apathy blows that’s why. Honkey Kong? stfu with your corny ass album name
It received a 4, Hater!!
SAIGON, longest and dopest album up there, 20 tracks can’t skip one of them, roots album was dope, as was wtt, reks, phonte, Raekwon, R.E.D could have been dope too many shit tracks, commons new one sounds dope, Elzhi ELMATIC was dope, pharoae monch W.A.R. Should be up there for sure!
how about 9th wonder- the wonder years
its a great compilation that show how good 9th wonder is on the boards so fuck all them top 10 radio rappers like lil wayne, drake, any other crakkkers that tries to be black
agreed it was dope album, i reckon his production on phontes album was better. dont know why they only put 10 albums on the list there was so many sick albums this year
Ok how come The Roots UnDun was the only album that got the perfect 5 stars from hiphopdx this year, yet it wasn’t even nominated by them????? doesn’t make any sense
it is on the list…
hahahahha FAIL YOU FUCKING FAGGOT
Loob, epic Fail, can you not read, dummie?!
No you idiots, It wasn’t up there when i wrote that comment, I thought people would have realized that
Goblin! TtC
soooooooo where’s I’m gay? Lil b deserves more recognition with that album. smfh
agree
far as im concerned:
Apathy-Honky Kong
Classified-Hand Shakes and Middle Fingers
Evidence- Cats & Dogs
Pharaohe Monch-W.A.R.
possibly the newer Reef the Lost Cauze,Jedi Mind Tricks,Snowgoons albums.
Yes. Exactly; These are some of the very best Albums this year (Top 10), but I’d exhcance W.A.R. (even though its superb) for that R.E.K.S. it goes mad hard!! Theres been a fiar share of great Albums in 2011 Tbh
damn man, dis was tough. I dnt think the albulm’s were all that great but there were some good ones. I didnt wanna vote WTT (cuz I think it’s gonna win anyways) but as a complete albulm, I jus dnt know which albulm was better from head to toe..Yea the lyricism wasnt that great but the energy,production and just song topics were all there. Songs u can bump in the car(Otis,in Paris,what you need,ham) & deeper songs(Murder to Excellence,New Day, made it in America). It took time for it to grow on me and the albulm cud’ve been better and ofcourse there’s some skippable tracks but it’s just the most complete.
My 5:
1.WTT
2.the dreamer,the believer
3.Cole World:sideline story
4.Ambition
5.Take Care
All 6’s and 7’s and it’s not even close (well, it shouldn’t be close). WTT’s prob gonna win though :/
It’s a 4 horse race WTT, The R.E.D , TechN9ne All 6 and 7’s and the Roots Undun
Five horse race…section.80
RED album by far
Saigon
Style’s P Master of Ceremonies was better than C4 and the Red Album and TM 103. All these niggas had so many guest appearances and radio friendly Bull Crap on they Album…
If you think C4 was good then just kill yoself
Top 5
Foo Fighters-Wasting Light
Jay/Kanye-Watch The Throne
Styles P-Master of Ceremonies
Chili Peppers-I’m with you
Cold Play- Mylo Zyloto
Real Hip hop is mostly dead. Liberate your mind my niggas.
I bet u never heard those rock albums, did u ?
wtf? im with you was pretty lame, red hots worst album since one hot minute. felt like a red hot chilli peppers parody.
Im with you isn’t my Favorite RHCP album but it has grown on me. Stadium Arcadium was their best work IMO. But I’m with you was still better than pretty much every Hip-Hop album this year so far.
Coldplay is one word.. and you didnt even spell the album correctly
I’m With You was a good album, better than Stadium Arcadium in my opinion. Got a lot of plays from me. Coldplay’s new one was good too, also got a lot of plays.
Cold Play and Peppers news albums suck. If you’re going to listen to rock dont be a pussy about it. Throw on some Black Dahlia Murder and crank that bitch to 11
i don’t get why cole world is always so overlooked
Because only half of the album is good. Too many forced songs trying for radio play. He’s got talent, that’s evident. However, he needs to decide who he is as an artist – “Mr. Nice Watch” or “Breakdown”.
He just didn’t straddle that line between being mainstream and making the music he really wants to make very well. The album felt disjointed because of it.
Common: The Dreamer, The Believer ?
undun
Saigon had the best album in my opinion. The tracks just blended into each other and the story was great maybe not the greatest ever told but it should have sold
Hell: The Sequel !
undun
WE WANT A TOP 25 of year LIST!!
I voted undun because it is definitely the best ALBUM of the year. It’s been years since I’ve heard an album that ambitious and complete from beginning to end.
However, Pharaohe Monch “W.A.R.”, Torae “For The Record”, Elzhi “Elmatic”, and Reks “R.E.K.S” where much better than some of the other albums on there.
Fuck that shit!!! I voted for Hell: The Sequence
Best album of year goes to the Outlawz – Perfect Timing.
2pacs group killed it! Dope production and deep lyrics!!!!
Outlawz – Perfect Timing
Outlawz – Perfect Timing
Outlawz – Perfect Timing
Outlawz – Perfect Timing
stop embarrassing yourself fam. seriously
I know the Martyr was a mixtape but it is better than any of those wack albums rapping about nothing!!!
Section.80…..HiiiPower!!!!Top Dawg Ent.
Random Axe: Black Milk, Guilty Simpson & Sean Price
I know its a year late but Slum Village: Villa Manifesto, Black Milk Album of the Year & Elzhi elmatic
I Think That Tech N9ne Deserves it This year for all 6s and 7s perfect album but to be honest there was dam alot of good albums this year so good luck for who ever’s going to win it this year
Average album at best, there were much better
I preferred welcome to strangeland but voted for all 6’s and 7’s…I thought section 80 was average but everyone jumped on the hype train. I also thought undun was dull and far too short but I guess it’s a matter of taste
I’m a diehard Game fan, but I have a bigger look on Hip Hop. First of all: where is ‘Masters Of Ceremonies’? Where is ‘Monumental’? But okay, from this list, my top 3 will be:
– The Greatest Story Never Told
– The R.E.D. Album
– Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang
2011 has been a great year for Hip Hop though…
If you didn’t vote for The Roots, kill yourself
agreed
1. undun – The Roots
2. Section80 – Kendrick
3. Return of 4Eva – Big K.R.I.T. (yeah call it a mixtape if you want, but it was better than almost everything put out this year)
4. W.A.R. – Pharoahe Monch
5. Charity Starts at Home – Phonte
6. Hell: The Sequel
Yelawolf – Radioactive
I bought Radioactive and thought it was an decent album but yelawolf could have done much better…..choruses and beats…..
So many Great Albums this year.
1. Tech N9ne all 6’s and 7’s
2. Bad Meets Evil Hell The sequal
3. Kendrick – Section.80
4. Yelawolf Radioactive
5. Royce Da 5’9 Success Is Certain
6. Brotha Lynch – Coathanga Strangla
7. Jay Rock – Follow Me Home
8. Game – R.E.D Album
9. Glasses Malone – Beachcruiser
10. Tyler The Creator – GOBLIN.
Honorable mentions Watch The Throne(Not a Big Hov or Ye fan anymore.) Mellowhype Blackendwhite. Tech N9ne welcome too Strangeland. B.O.B EPIC. Absoul – Longterm mentallity.
My picks. Dont care who likes it. Im A big Royce Fan, his solo album was dope and slept on. Glasses malone didnt really sell units but still A dope album too bump out the car. And this was Tech N9ne’s year. Strange Music running the Indi game.
Time someone mentioned Brotha Lynch
Honkey Kong, Your Favorite MC, Heavy Metal Kings, Random Axe, Boston Pharaoh
you know what Saigon album was the best i heard thus far
gonna vote 4 tech………..where’s Bad Meets Evil???
you guyz @ Dx shud Categorise this album of the year sh*t
my friend J rock 4 vs Game for best gangsta Album i think game got it this time cuz he gave us bout 6 albums worth of songs. j cole or roots and 4 me roots UNDun. ama leave it there b4 my boss fires me.
Take Care
I wish Jay Rock’s Follow Me Home was on here that album was dope
U put TC 4 on that list and left out Oneirology? -.-
Black Milk & Danny Brown – Black and Brown
The Roots album was boring as shit.
The Roots – undun
Common – The Dreamer/The Believer (full album stream)
OuterSpace – My Brothers Keeper Album of the year! ENEMYSOIL RUNNING SHIT
its a great album, there some better stuff this year though
the roots UNDUN
LiveLoveA$AP
Not for nuthin, L.A. Riot by THURZ was the best shit to come out this year
Section 80.
I had to give it to my man K. Dot. I’ve listened to Section. 80 non stop sense it dropped and it still goes hard. P.S. the new Common is really good.
good choices offered, a big enough variety of good and mainstream to keep everyone happy.
1. The Roots – undun
2. Immortal Technique – The Martyr
3. Phonte – Charity Starts At Home
4. Bad Meets Evil – Hell: The Sequel
5. Raekwon – Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang
6. Common – The Dreamer, The Believer
7. Pharoah Monche – W.A.R.
8. Kendrick Lamar – Section.80
9. Childish Gambino – Camp
10. Tech N9ne Collabos – Welcome To Strangeland
Honorable Mentions-Saigon – Greatest Story Never Told, Royce da 5’9″ – Success is Certain, Talib Kweli – Gutter Rainbows, Tech N9ne – All 6’s and 7’s, Hopsin – Raw.
No Statik Selektah for best producer?
GOOD MUSIC IN FOUL PLACES VOL 2 . BY ACID
WAS DOPE !!
Why is J. Cole on this list????
Take Care
Undun
Watch The Throne
Section 80
Cole World
The Wonder Years
THE game ft tyler the creator ft wezzy-
Martians Vs Goblins official video,finally itz out! damn! scarier than exorcist,as dope as mofucka……hopsin will be pissed off!
Wolf Grey Jordans, use his intestines for the strings
Snatch up Rihanna and throw her in front of a fuckin train
Sniff a fucking unemployment line of cocaine
Tie Lil B up to a full tank of propane
Swag, now watch him cook.. and just stand there and look
Have a bonfire with old Harry Potter books
Martians vs. Goblins, goons vs. the crooks
And since me and Tune had Viacom shook
I shoulda got a real-ass pirate to do the hook
Maybe Jack Sparrow maybe Peter Pan’s nemesis
My power’s limitless like Blanka on Sega Genesis
Superhero, mad that Marvel overlooked me
Cause Spiderman and Hulk straight pussy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gODGcVSzh1U&feature=g-all-u&context=G285d7abFAAAAAAAAAAA
The CArter IV Is not worth being in the list (BIG Failure)
They included “Tha Carter IV” and Cole’s mediocre “Cole World: The Sideline Story,” but omitted “Take Care” from the list (although it had a significantly higher critical rating)? On the grounds of not being inherently “hip-hop,” I presume? In any event, my vote goes to Kendrick’s Section 80.
103 Yaa
This list is played out mainstream bullshit, bunch of cookie cutter rappers chasing each other around like dogs n tails. Only half way original r saigon n new roots album the rest don’t even make good coasters.
Bunch of teenage white dudes arguin about whether the game or lil wayne had better album….
Tha Carter IV was the best album of the past 2 decades. Lil Wayne is the pinnacle of rap Godliness
dont forget wiz khalifa
oh my god carter 4 was the worst album. complete disappointment. R.E.D. Album – Album of The Year
The TOP 5 OF THE YEAR
1. Section 80 – Kendrick Lamar
2. The Greatest Story Ever Told – Saigon
3. The Dreamer/The Believer – Common
4. Undun – The Roots
5. The R.E.D. Album – The Game
6. Book Of David – DJ Quik
7. All 6’s And 7’s – Tech N9ne
8. Charity Starts At Home – Phonte
9. Cole World – J. Cole
10. Watch The Throne – The Throne
top 5?
Lol my fault that’s the weed completely forgot until after posing it that I was only doing top 5
WTT WAS GARBAGE
It was pretty underwhelming but it was better then most of the other bullshit songs like Murder To Excellence and New Day are alone enough to put it in the top 10. Though I do think Kanye is running out of samples and this album should have been done in the blueprint era done way to late and forced with Jay-Z 14 years past his prime. This should be the present day Firm flop nothing unique and everything underwhelming for a producer like Kanye and legend Jay-Z but none the less still in the top 10 at 10 in my opinion even though I didn’t like at least 5 songs on it
hell yea it was!
What about Apathy’s “Honkey Kong?” AND what about 9th Wonder’s “The Wonder Years?” I know there are others I just can’t think right now..At least Mac Miller’s album wasn’t up there! Same with Wiz Khalifa!
Action Bronson & Statik Selektah – Well Done
lil wayne doesent deserve to be on this list.
wheres the Bad Meets Evil album????
Radioactive is missing
Probably these albums of 2011 that i heard will be on the list:
The Roots – undun
Saigon – The Greatest Story Never Told
Shabbaz Palaces – Black Up
Phonte – Charity Starts At Home
J. Cole – Cole World: A Sideline Story
Childish Gambino – Camp
Common – The Dreamer/The Believer
Greetings from Brazil!
Wtf where is Radioactive
My Favorites of this year:
1. The Roots-UnDun
2. Tech N9ne-All 6’s & 7’s
3. Common-The Dreamer/The Believer
4. Kendrick Lamar-Section 80
5. Bad Meets Evil-Hell: The Sequel
6. Elzhi-Elmatic
7. Big K.R.I.T.-R4
8. Evidence-Cats And Dogs
9. Watch The Throne
10. Slaughterhouse EP