Sirens sounded, they seemed astounded: THE ILM RAP MUSIC OF THE GODS ALL TIME 100 GREATEST ALBUMS OFFICIAL THREAD

(with a name like delmar how can you not take him at face value? ;_;) xxxxp

has anyone actually heard it? xp

The cure I mean, listening to the cure and dreaming of a marley marl police state

luv u M@tt

Ran that Cube album once through last year, but that was it. Cant usually get a great grasp after only 1 listen but I remember just wanting to play any of his first 3-4 albums instead, or Westside Connection. Cant even remember the couple good tracks on there.

I was frantically searching for this mystical "the cute" band.

There's something about Hip Hop that brings out the Harold Bloom in its listeners, me included. Setting markers about what albums are the canon and clowning people who have different opinions.

OTM. I guess it's enshrined in the music. This is a genre where a whole bunch of classic albums are largely about clowning other MCs for not doing hip hop "right". I just think all online quarrels about hip hop should have to be in rhyme, that's all.

listening to 'the cute' :DDD

it's not just a hatred of a certain type of music tuomas - can ox are just shitty imo.

y'all ready for 24?

it better be good

btw thx for all your hard work on this man

24. The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde [13 votes, 323 points, 1992]

http://media.lunch.com/d/d7/178021.jpg?3

Super surprised that came out as early as 92 btw, i thought it was like a 95ish type record. So... ahead of its time. Also dope as fuck and redresses the 'not enough westcoast' balance a tiny bit

yesssss ^

So classic. Can't believe it's been nearly 20 years!

A little high imo but still a great album - lets hear it for soul flower and ya mama and otha fish

I really have a soft spot for The Pharcyde but Labcabincalifornia was always my favorite of theirs. Both are great though.

Ya Mama is still my favorite light-hearted diss track.

her skates went flat / I got stuck in her butt crack

I just think all online quarrels about hip hop should have to be in rhyme, that's all.

LOL. Your mother's got an afro wig with a chin strap &c.

Lol I am not Delmar

we used to debate endlessly at the time about cypress hill(self titled) vs Bizarre Ride

Pharcyde is the best

I remember when this dropped and "capping on fools" was all the rage. Like however many good and unique ya mama jokes you could come up with and how effective you were as a "clowner" determined your status around campus. Then I heard Ya Mama and my life was flipped upside down, I had a trunk load of material that no one knew about, my status rose very quickly, ladies jocked, etc.

Your Mama got a glass eye with a fish in it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyngFurWy14

23. Outkast - Stankonia [13 votes, 344 points, 2000]

http://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/covers/stankonia.jpg

wow once we got this high w/o any Outkast i thought maybe Aquemeni would be the only one to place

Good run of albums I placed in my own top 30. I thought ATLiens might have placed further down.

that is way too high for stankonia, though i didn't vote.

Also, three more classic album covers.

Love Stankonia (my favorite Outkast record) but didn't vote for it.

ATLiens>Aquemini>Southernplayilistic>Stankonia

stankonia's weird cuz I don't think of it as a good album but there are a lot of good songs on it? maybe it's all the stupid skits.

I like all 5 of the first Outkast albums equally

The skits are pretty rough. Easy to skip though.

aquemini>southernplayilistic>stankonia>atliens>speakerboxxx>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>the love below

Skits aside, it's solid front-to-back and the first half is astonishing.

aquemini>stankonia>atliens>speakerboxxx>southernplaya

DL otm ^

I get the feeling there is a great disparity when it comes to ranking outkast albums

I don't rate anything after Stankonia.

Oh, I forgot Idlewild. I'm sure I'm not the only one. (Though The Train is A+)

Idlewild is better than The Love Below. Not really saying much with that statement.

Have love for so much of Stankonia though. Snappin & Trappin, Gasoline Dreams, Humble Mumble, Slum Beautiful + all the singles + all the other ones.

I'm glad we all agree the love below is dung

22. OutKast - ATLiens [10 votes, 368 points, 1996]

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/Outkast%20ATLiens%20may10.jpg

lol

Ha!

haha, YES, my number 2 overall.

Aquemini really should be top ten buuuut vote splitting means itll come soon i bet

I think I voted Stankonia over Aquemini but am fine with any of their first four placing, all are really solid, consistently amazing