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What are your favourite Rap/Hip Hop Albums for the year 2008?

OK RHH Fans only two years to go...

This time it's 2008.

But a round up of how 2007 ended first...

1-Eardrum-Talib Kweli(11 Votes)

2-Below the Heavens-Blu n Exile(9 Votes)

3-Graduation-Kanye West(8 Votes)

=4-Finding Forever-Common(7 Votes)

The Cool-Lupe Fiasco

=5-Afro Samurai-Rza(6 Votes)

American Gangster-JayZ

Undisputed Truth-Brother Ali

=6-8 Diagrams-Wu Tang Clan(5 Votes)

Dirty Acres-Cunninlynguists

=7-Bayani-Blue Scholars(4 Votes)

Desire-Pharoah Monche

I'll Sleep When You're Dead-El-P

Renaissance Child-Hell Razah

=8-Getback-Little Brother(3 Votes)

Hip Hop Lives-KRS ONE & Marley Marl

How you sell Soul to a Soulless People-Public Enemy

Of Gods and Girls-Mr J Medeiros

Rituals of Battle-Army of the Pharoahs

T.I. vs T.I.P.-T.I.

The Big Doe Rehab-Ghostface Killa

The Dream Merchant Vol.2- 9th Wonder

Ultimate Victory-Chamillionaire

=9-Atlantis Hymns for Disco-K-Os(2 Votes)

Communication-Willie Evans Jr.

Craft of the Lost Art-The Shape of Broad Minds

Extra Credit-Theory Hazit

For whom the Beat Tolls-Canibus

Guilty by Affiliation-W.C.

Hip Hop in the Flesh-Cymarshall Law

Hood Treason-NYOIL

Human the Death Dance-Sage Francis

Iconoclast-Ivan Ives

Jesus Price Superstar-Sean Price

Perseverance-Percee P

Port Authority-Marco Polo

Razah's Ladder-BSBD & Hell Razah

Red gone Wild : Thee Album-Redman

Street Champ-Big Shug

The Inevitable Rise & Liberation of Niggy Tardust-Saul Williams

& now for the list of albums I turned up from 2008(again feel free to nominate an album if I missed it so that others can vote on it as well, pick as many as you like from the list also)

**Please Star so others who aren't online can find the question,Thanks!!!**

The List:

3rd World - Immortal Technique

A Captured Moment in Time - DL Incognito

A History of Violence - Jedi Mind Tricks

A Mind on a Ship Through Time - Panacea

A Song for You - Bizzy Bone

A Vicious Cycle - Reef the Lost Cauze

Absolute Value - Akrobatik

Acid Reflex - Paris

Adventures in Emceein' - KRS ONE

All Eyes on Us - Lil Flip & Young Noble

And I Love H.E.R. - Danny!

Beast - V.I.C.

Beautiful Minds - Chief Kamachi & Killah Priest

Behind the Stained Glass - Killah Priest

Bored of Education - Brooklyn Academy

Brass Knuckles - Nelly

Brokelore - Grip Grand

Brothers Grimm - Drapht

Changes of Atmosphere - Dela

Clap Trap - Moka Only

Clin d'Oeil - Jazz Liberators

Clipse Presents : Re-Up Gang - Re-Up Gang

Crack - Z-Ro

D.I.R.T. - Heltah Skeltah

Da REAList - Plies

Daily Conversation - Torae

Dark Snow - Snowgoons

Dear Listener - Lowkey

Definition of Real - Plies

Detonate the Landmines - The Terrorists

Digi Snacks - Bobby Digital

Dreamtalk - The Tones

Droppin' Science Fiction - The Mighty Underdogs

Duck Season Volume 3 - DJ Babu

Each Dawn I Die - Little Vic

Ego' Trippin - Snoop Dogg

Electric Laser - Giant Panda

Eleventh Hour - Del

Emeritus - Scarface

Everywhere at Once - Lyrics Born

Exhale - Nam

Exit 13 - LL Cool J

First of All - Shawn Jackson

Flying Colours - Bliss n Eso

Fun DMC - People Under the Stairs

Global Takeover - El Da Sensei & Returners

God's Fury - Outerspace

Grey Hairs - Reks

Grime Wave - Wiley

Gutta - Ace Hood

Half a Klip - Kool G Rap

Halfway House - Joe Budden

Harlem's American Gangster - Jim Jones

Hip Hop in the Soul - Cymarshall Law & Mr Joker

HNIC part 2 - Prodigy

Hood Classics - Gucci Mane

Hustle Simmons - Hustle Simmons

I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind II - Killer Mike

II Trill - Bun B

Illustrious - Big Noyd

Intellectual Violence - Keith Murray

iSouljaBoyTell'Em - Soulja Boy

Jeanius - Jean Grae

King of the Decks - DJ Revolution

L.A.X. - The Game

L7 Mid-Life Crisis - Count Bass-D

Landing Gear - Devin the Dude

Last 2 Walk - Three Six Mafia

Late Night Cinema - Blue Sky Black Death

Leave it all Behind - Foreign Exchange

Life is Expensive - Time Machine

Look What You Made Me - Yung Berg

Lord Fire - Theory Hazit

Los Angeles - Flying Lotus

Madvillainy 2 The Remix - Madvillain

Mail on Sunday - Flo-Rida

Main Source - Large Professor

Megagraphitti - Vordul Mega

Million Dollar Backpack - Skillz

Moe Pope & Headnodic are Megaphone - Moe Pope & Headnodic

Murs for President - MURS

My Last Best Album - Braintax

No Introduction - Tyga

Not 4 Sale - Kardinal Offishal

NY's Finest - Pete Rock

Ode to the Ghetto - Guilty Simpson

Our World, Our Way - Dem Franchize Boyz

Pain Language - DJ Muggs & Planet Asia

Paper Trail - T.I.

Paradise Lost - Hell Razah

Politics as Usual - Termanology

Pretty Dark Things - Cyne

Pro Tools - Gza

Push - Rashaan Ahmad

Raw Footage - Ice Cube

Recalm - Nomak

Remind Me in 3 Days - The Knux

Repaint Tomorrow - Fat Jon

Resurgam - Alias

Rising Down - The Roots

Sacrifice - Substantial

Savage Life 2 - Webbie

Scene Stealers - Skreintax

Second Season - Unk

Seeing Sounds - N.E.R.D.

Self Made - Rocko

Shapeshifters - Invincible

Shine - Est'Elle

Show You the World - The Grouch

Silverback Gorilla - Sheek Louch

Slime & Reaso

Update:

i surely did however there was a bit of cut and pasting from the original source - my excel spreadsheet

Update 2:

Slime & Reason-Roots Manuva

So Far-Inverse

Sound Check -New Jack Hustle

Starship Utopia-Cyne

State of Lunacy-Rhyme Asylum

State of the Art -Presto

Stick to the Script-Statik Selektah

Still da Baddest-Trina

Sweet Lord-MURS and 9th Wonder

Terminate on Sight-G Unit

The Bake Sale EP-The Cool Kids

The Ball Street Journal-E 40

The Carter III-Lil Wayne

The Death of Adam-88 Keys

The Divorce-Dagha

The Elephant in the Room-Fat Joe

The Evil Jeanius-Blue Sky Black Death&Jean Grae

The Formula-9th Wonder & Buckshot

The Gathering-Living Legends

The Golden Hour-14 Kt.

The Greatest Story Ever Told-David Banner

The Have Nots-Scribblin' Idiots

The Hour of Reprisal-Ill Bill

The Humdinger-Nappy Roots

The In Crowd-Kidz in the Hall

The IV Edition-Braille

The Last Chair Violinist-South Park Mexican

The Layover EP-Evidence

The New Wine-Qwel & Kip Killagain

The Odd Couple-Gnarls Barkley

The Only Color that Matters is Green- Pacewon & Mr Green

Update 3:

The Overflow-Cookbook & Uno Maas

The Piece Talks-C.R.A.C. Knuckles

The Preface-Elzhi

The Reason-K-Otix

The Recession-Young Jeezy

The Renaissance-Q-Tip

The Show-eMC

The Signature LP- Sway

The Streetwise-Edgar Allen Floe

The Ugly Truth-Prolyphic & Reanimator

Theater of the Mind-Ludacris

Then What Happened-J Live

There's Only 1-Buff 1

Time:Line-Nicolay and Kay

Tobacco Road-Common Market

Towards the Light-Spit Syndicate

Trilla-Rick Ross

Triple Darkness Vol.1 Wreck Time-K-Rino

Triple Darkness Vol.2 The Lyrics-K-Rino

Tronic-Black Milk

Undeniable-AZ

Units in the City-Shawty Lo

Universal Mind Control-Common

Untitled-Nas

Vitiligo-Krizz Kaliko

Voice of the Young People-Lil Mama

Waikyoku-Shing02

We Global-DJ Khaled

We Mean Business-EPMD

When Life Gives You Lemons…- Atmosphere

White Van Music-Jake One

WLIB FM : King of the Wig Flip-Madlib

Update 4:

Same Here Dalena!

19 Answers

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    In no order:

    1. Common Market - Tobacco Road

    2. Snowgoons - Black Snow

    3. Reks - Grey Hairs

    4. Pacewon - The Only Color That Matters Is Green

    5. Ivan Ives - Juice To Get Loose To

    6. Everliven Sound - Freedom

    7. Cymarshall Law - Hip Hop In The Soul

    8. J-Live - Then What Happened?

    9. Prolyphic & Reanimator - The Ugly Truth

    10. GZA - Pro Tools

    11. Jedi Mind Tricks - A History Of Violence

    12. Dj Premier - Rare Play Vol. 1

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    1) Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2- Rae 2) I Heard It Today- Mr Lif 3) Ground Original 2 No Sell Out- DJ JS-1 4) Survival Skills- KRS & Buckshot 5) Til The Casket Drops- Clipse 6) Felt 3- Felt 7) All Killa No Filla- DJ Honda & Problemz (there was a time when I was biggin up Problemz like crazy on here) 8) Oasis- OC & AG 9) A Brand You Can Trust- La Coka Nostra 10) Ghostdeini: The Wizard of Poetry- Ghostface 11) Born Like This- Doom 12) Strange Journey Vol. 1- Cunninlynguists 13) Kimbo Price- Sean Price 14) Slaughterhouse- Slaughterhouse 15) Parallel Uni-Verses- Del & Tame One 16) Chamber Music- The Wu 17) Double Barrel- Marco Polo and Torae 18) Days Chasing Days- Blame One 19) Boy Meets World- Fashawn 20) Artz & Entertainment- Masta Ace and Edo G That's my final top 20 list (from the albums I've heard). How long did it take you to make that list?

  • 1 decade ago

    Global Takeover - El Da Sensei & Returners

    Pretty Dark Things - Cyne

    The Preface-Elzhi

    The Ugly Truth-Prolyphic & Reanimator

    Then What Happened-J Live

    Tobacco Road-Common Market

    Tronic-Black Milk

    Untitled-Nas

    When Life Gives You Lemons…- Atmosphere

  • ?
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    The Ugly Truth - Prolyphic & Reanimator

    And I Love HER - Danny!

    Hip Hop In The Soul - Cymarshall Law & Mr. Joeker

    The Divorce - Dagha

    Shapeshifters - Invincible

    Push - Rashaan Ahmad

    Tobacco Road - Common Market

  • leVel8
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    My favorite 10

    The Layover - Evidence

    Rising Down - The Roots

    Deuces Wild - Vast Aire

    Who is This Man - John Robinson

    Dr. Dooom 2 - Kool Keith

    The Ugly Truth - Prolyphic and Reanimator

    Almighty Low - Dj Pre

    Push - Raashan Ahmad

    Digi Snacks - Rza

    Generation X - Sadat X

  • 1 decade ago

    Pro Tools - GZA

    NY's Finest - Pete Rock

    The Gathering - Living Legends

    We Mean Business - EPMD

    Pain Language - D.J. Muggs & Planet Asia

    White Van Music - Jake One

  • 1 decade ago

    2008:

    Almighty - Original S.I.N. (Strength In Numbers)

    Common Market - Tobacco Road

    Cymarshall Law - Hip Hop In The Soul

    DJ Premier - Rare Play, Vol. 1

    Elzhi - The Preface

    Everliven Sound - Freedom

    eMC - The Show

    Insight - Targeting Zone

    J-Live - Then What Happened

    Jazz Liberatorz - Clin D’Oeil

  • Ok, my tops in no order:

    A History Of Violence

    Absolute Value

    Acid Reflex

    Clin D'Oeil

    Eleventh Hour

    Everywhere At Once

    Half A Klip

    Jeanius

    NY's Finest

    Ode To The Ghetto

    Pro Tools

    Rising Down

    Shapeshifters

    Show You The World

    The Renaissance

    Then What Happened

    I wish I could include Adventures In Emceeing and Raw Footage on there but sadly, they disappointed me majorly.

    edit: Nearly forgot - K-The-I??? - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Slept on album by a very slept on artist.

  • Cap
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    J-Live - Then What Happened?

    Prolyphic & Reanimator - The Ugly Truth

    GZA - Pro Tools

    Q-Tip - The Renaissance

    The Roots - Rising Down

    My top 5 from last year. (Condensed version)

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Killer - Tech N9ne

    Emeritus - Scarface

    Clap Trap - Moka Only

    Rising Down - The Roots

    Murs for President - MURS

    Source(s): Always forgets Tech..
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