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What are your favourite Rap/Hip Hop Albums for this year 2009?
We have come to the end of the decade and yes the final year for selecting your favourite albums.
First to sum up the results from 2008(A bit of a lean year for votes)
=1 Then What Happened-J Live (6 Votes)
=1 Tobacco Road-Common Market
=2 Pro Tools-Gza (5 Votes)
=2 Rising Down-The Roots
=3 The Renaissance-Q-Tip (4 Votes)
=3 The Ugly Truth-Prolyphic & Reanimator
=4 Absolute Value-Akrobatik (3 Votes)
=4 Hip Hop in the Soul-Cymarshall Law & Mr Joker
=4 NY's Finest-Pete Rock
=5 A History of Violence-Jedi Mind Tricks (2 Votes)
=5 Clin d'Oeil-Jazz Liberators
=5 Freedom-Everliven Sound
=5 Grey Hairs -Reks
=5 Rare Play Vol.1- DJ Premier
=5 Shapeshifters-Invincible
=5 The Preface-Elzhi
=5 The Show-eMC
=5 Tronic-Black Milk
=5 Untitled-Nas
=5 When Life Gives You Lemons…-Atmosphere
=5 White Van Music-Jake One
Below is the list of Albums I tracked down from this year '09. You can pick as many as you like and feel free to nominate any others I missed I'm sure there are many so that others can vote for them as well.
**Please star this so that people not online can find it and answer as well**
(The next list will be all the albums that got two votes or more to hopefully determine the Top 100 or so albums this decade...as voted by You(Haha Lolz)
The List:
A Brand You Can Trust - La Coka Nostra
A Pipe Dream and a Promise - Finale
Abundance - Platinum Pied Pipers
Acid Tab Vocab - Tame One & Parallel Thought
All in a Days Work - Saigon & Statik Selektah
All Killa No Filla - DJ Honda & Problemz
Are You In? - De La Soul
Arts and Entertainment - Masta Ace & Edo.G
Asleep in the Bread Aisle - Asher Roth
Attention Deficit - Wale
Back on my B.S. - Busta Rhymes
Before I Self Destruct - 50 Cent
Black Noise LP - Black Noise
Blackout! 2 - Method Man & Redman
Blakroc - Blakroc
BlaQKout - DJ Quik & Kurupt
Born Legendary - Hussein Fatal
Born Like This - MF Doom
Boss of all Bosses - Slim Thug
Boy Meets World - Fashawn
Brains all over the Streets - T-K.A.S.H.
Brand New Bein - Sadat X
Breez Deez Treez - Breez Evahflowin
Brooklynati - Tanya Morgan
Carried Away - People Under the Stairs
Category F5 - Twista
Chamber Music - Wu Tang Clan
Champs vs. The League - Quite Nyce & Raydar Ellis
Channel 10 - Capone n Noreaga
Chemical Warfare - The Alchemist
City Lights Vol.2 Shibuya - Nicolay
Cloud Nineteen - Braille & SymbolYC
Cocaine - Z-Ro
Cocky & Confident - Juvenile
Covers the Classics Mixtape - Joell Ortiz
Crime Pays - Cam'Ron
Days Chasing Days - Blame One
Decalogue - Stoupe
Deeper than Rap - Rick Ross
Diobolical Fun - Illogic
Don't Feed da Animals - Gorilla Zoe
Dopium - U God
Dorrough Music - Dorrough
Double Barrel - Torae & Marco Polo
Dr. No's Ethiopium - Oh No
Early Believers - Kero One
Escape 2 Mars - Gift of Gab
Everything She Touched Turned Ampexian - Prefuse 73
Exile Radio - Exile
Fast Life - Paul Wall
Felt 3 : A Tribute to Rosie Perez - MURS and Slug
Finally Famous : Born a Thug Die a Thug - Trick Daddy
Flight 360: The Takeoff - Playaz Circle
Foundation - M.O.P.
Funk Man (The Stimulus Package) - Del
Futurestreet/Drugsounds - Dom Kennedy
Gangsta Grillz : The Album Vol.2 - DJ Drama
Genius - Krizz Kaliko
Ghostdini : The Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City - Ghostface Killa
Ground Original 2 : No Sell Out - DJ JS-1
Guilt - Mims
Guru 8.0 Lost and Found - Guru
Half Woman Half Amazin' - Tiye Phoenix
Her Favorite Color - Blu
Hidden Scriptures - Krumbsnatcha
Hidden Stash 420 - Kottonmouth Kings
Hunger Pains - Bekay
I Heard it Today - Mr Lif
If Tomorrow Comes… - Maino
II - Kurious
In the Ruff - Diamond District
Intermission - Soul Assassins
Invisible Man - Superstar Quamallah
It's Still Real - Kenn Starr
J.O.S.E. 2 - Fat Joe
Jay Stay Paid - J Dilla
Jhelli Beam - Busdriver
J-Ro Rare Earth B-Boy Funk Vol.2 - J-Ro
K.O.D. - Tech N9ne
Kamaal The Abstract - Q Tip
Ketchup - Ti-Ron
LaserDisc - Low Budget
Legendary - AZ
Legendary Classics Vol.1 - R.A. The Rugged Man
Life on D-Block - Sheek Louch
Loso's Way - Fabolous
Mainstream Outlaw - X-Clan
Malice in Wonderland - Snoop Dogg
Man on the Moon : The End of the Day - Kid Cudi
Mental Liberation - Oddisee
Montezuma's Revenge - Souls of Mischief
More Grey Hairs - Reks
Murder was the Case - Gucci Mane
Muziq & Foto - Nomak
Never Better - P.O.S.
New Jack City II - Bow Wow
New Money - Trek Life & Oddisee
No Security - D-Block
Notorious - Various Artists
Nowalayz - 14 Kt.
Nuclear Evolution - The Age of Love - Sa-Ra Creative Partners
Oasis - O.C. & A.G.
Only Built for Cuban Linx 2 - Raekwon
Oof! EP - Blue Scholars
Padded Room - Joe Budden
Philadelphia Freeway Vol.2 - Freeway
Pray IV Reign - Jim Jones
Priceless - Birdman
Pulse of the People - Dead Prez & DJ Green Lantern
R.O.O.T.S. - Flo-Rida
Ready for War - Pastor Troy
Real Recognize Real - Project Pat
Rebelution - Pitbull
Relapse - Eminem
Retroactive - Grand Puba
Ruthless - Ace Hood
S.O.R.E. - N.O.R.E.
Saving Seamus Rya
Saving Seamus Ryan - Esoteric
Say G and E! - Grouch & Eligh
Self Explanatory - Classified
Serious as Can Be - Big Mike
Shock Value 2 - Timbaland
Sickology 101 - Tech N9ne
Sign Language - Blueprint
Skinny Jeans and a Mic - New Boys
Skull Gang - Skull Gang
Slaughtahouse - Slaughtahouse
Smoke n Mirrors - B Real
So Far Gone - Drake
Soft White - Mack 10
Solitary Confinement - K Rino
Special Reserve - Obie Trice & MoSS
Spitshine - Urthboy
Splitting Image - Kam Moye
State of the Art - Hilltop Hoods
Status Symbol - Muneshine
Stone & Rob : Caught on Tape - Camp Lo
Strange Journey Volume 1 - Cunninlynguists
Strange Journey Volume 2 - Cunninlynguists
Street Hop - Royce da 5'9"
Street Sweeper Social Club - Street Sweeper Social Club
Superbad : The Return of Boosie Bad Azz - Lil Boosie
Survival Skillz - KRS ONE & Buckshot
The Art of Broken Glass - Mr J Medeiros
The Blaqprint - Blaq Poet
The Blueprint 3 - Jay Z
The Connect - Willy Northpole
The Day After Forever - Crown City Rockers
The Delightful Bars-Big Pooh
The Ecstatic-Mos Def
The G Files-Warren G
The Great Divide-Gully Platoon
The Last Kiss -Jadakiss
The Lonely Ones-Aceyalone
The Natural II-Haystak
The Other Side of the Trap-OJ da Juiceman
The Re Route -Panacea
The Salvation -Skyzoo
The Second Story-Delta
The Seventh Seal- Rakim
The Shining-Violent J
The Spirit of Apollo-N.A.S.A.
The State vs Radric Davis-Gucci Mane
The Takeover -Zion I
The Voice-Mike Jones
The West Coast Don-Yukmouth
The Winter's End EP-Common Market
Theatre of Pain-Holocaust & American Poets
Til the Casket Drops-The Clipse
Too Hood to be Hollywood-B.G.
Troubador-K'Naan
Truth is Here-Brother Ali
UGK for Life-UGK
Underground Atlanta-Killer Mike
United Colours of Beggatron-Foreign Beggars
Unleashed-Hurricane Chris
US-Brother Ali
Wanna Snuggle?-Apathy
We Are Young Money-Young Money Entertainment
Welcome to Bucktown- Steele
Wh the **** are You-C-Rayz Walz
When Machines Exceed Human Intellect-Harmonic313
Writing on the Wall-Gucci Mane
Yes-K-Os
I'm going on a little Kangaroo Island adventure tomorrow so have a safe and Happy New Year and Hip Hop on into the 20 . 10's Peace!
Wh@ up Big Things Ain't seen you on here in a while!
46 Answers
- 4,5,6Lv 51 decade agoFavorite Answer
Mos Def - Ecstatic
Raekwon - OB4CL 2
eLZhi - The Leftovers
Oh No - Dr. No's Ethiopium
KRS ONE & Buckshot - Survival Skillz
J Dilla - Jay Stay Paid
Ghostface Killah - Ghostdini : The Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City
Fashawn - Boy Meets World
- Anonymous1 decade 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?
- CraftsmanLv 41 decade ago
2009:
B.A.M. & Ric Rude Project - The New Golden Era
Big Tone - The Art Of Ink
Blaq Poet - The Blaqprint
Cesar Comanche - Die In Your Lap
Cormega - Born And Raised
Dela - Changes In Atmosphere
DJ Premier - Rare Play, Vol. 2
Endemic - Terminal Illness
Fashawn - Boy Meets World
Jay Are - The 1960’s Jazz Revolution Again
KRS-One & Buckshot - Survival Skills
M.O.P - Foundation
Natural Elements - 1999: 10 Year Anniversary
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Pt. 2
SoulStice & SBe - Beyond Borders
Sticky Fingaz - A Day In The Life OST
Superstar Quamallah - Invisible Man
Thaione Davis - Still Hear
There were only 2 really good beats on the Foundation. I was kinda dissapointed, but I got the album anyway because it's M.O.P.
- leVel8Lv 71 decade ago
My top 10
1. OB4CL2
2. Born Like This - Mf Doom
3. 1960's Jazz Revolution Again - JAYare
4. The Lonely Ones - Aceyalone
5. Chamber Music - Wu Tang
6. Montezuma's Revenge - Souls of Mischief
7. Blackout 2 - Method and Red
8. Floueescent Black - Antipop Consortium
9. Super Ramen Rocketship - Patten Locke
10. Free C Rayz Walz - C Rayz Walz
- 1 decade ago
Wow that's a seriously deep list, I'm gonna have fun looking up some of these albums. Its good to see a lot of underground stuff competing with the major labels too.
My top 5 has to be:
1. Chamber Music - Wu Tang Clan
2. Breez Deez Treez - Breez Evahflowin
3. Who the **** are You-C-Rayz Walz
4. Foundation - M.O.P.
5. Intermission - Soul Assassins
peace.
- Dr. AzirahcLv 41 decade ago
Cloud Nineteen - Braille & SymbolYC
Man on the Moon : The End of the Day - Kid Cudi
Saving Seamus Ryan - Esoteric
Sickology 101 - Tech N9ne
Strange Journey Volume 1 - Cunninlynguists
Strange Journey Volume 2 - Cunninlynguists
Survival Skillz - KRS ONE & Buckshot
K.O.D. - Tech N9ne
- DevLv 41 decade ago
No order:
Attention Deficit- Wale
Never Better- P.O.S
Blueprint 3- Jay-Z (hate all you want, it was a damn good album)
Us- Brother Ali
Till the Casket Drops- Clipse
Street Hop- Royce Da 5 9
A Brand You Can Trust- La Coka Nostra
Blackout 2!- Method Man & Redman
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2- Raekwon
- Kanye EastLv 71 decade ago
My favorite Rap and Hip-Hop albums from 2009 in no particular order:
A Pipe Dream and a Promise - Finale.
Boy Meets World - Fashawn.
Cloud Nineteen - Braille & SymbolYC.
Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez - MURS and Slug.
Slaughterhouse - Slaughterhouse.
Radio - Exile.
Strange Journey Vol. 1 - Cunninlynguists.
Survival Skills - KRS-One & Buckshot.
The Ecstatic - Mos Def.
The Lonely Ones - Aceyalone.
The Salvation - Skyzoo.
US - Brother Ali.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Some of my favorites for this year:
Cassette City- Lushlife
A Pipe Dream and a Promise- Finale
Mental Liberation- Oddisee
Strange Journey, Vol. 1- Cunninlynguists
The Ecstatic- Mos Def
The Standard- JR & PH7
Boy Meets World- Fashawn
OB4CL2- Raekwon
Montezuma's Revenge- Souls of Mischief
Attention: Deficit- Wale
- 1 decade ago
Royce Da 5'9" - Street Hop
Eminem - Relapse
Fabolous - Loso's Way
Tech N9ne - K.O.D.
Wale - Attention Deficit
Kid Cudi - Man on the Moon
Slaughterhouse - Slaughterhouse