Pharoahe Monch’s Desire
Guru’s Jazzmatazz, Vol. 4
Common’s Finding Forever

Now I have to go peep that Guru album.

Great album, but isn’t that great to be at the #2 spots…

Amazing Pimp C remix/mash-up:

http://www.thehoodinternet.com/2007/12/pimp-c-vs-new-pornographers.html

Kanye – Graduation
Jay – American Gangster
Devin The Dude – Waiting to Inhale

Glad someone remembers Waiting to Inhale. That album was severely slept on

In no particular order:

1. Jay-Z “American Gangster”
2. Devin the Dude “Waiting to Inhale”
3. Common “Finding Forever”

Desire
American Gangster
Finding Forever

H.M. Eardrum, Getback

H.M.
Lil Flip – I Need Mines
UGK – Underground Kingz

8 diagrams
Graduation
Finding Forever

HM: American Gangster, Murray’s revenge

Jay-Z – American Gangster
Kanye West – Graduation
Brother Ali – The Undisputed Truth

HM: Little Brother – The GetBack, Common – Finding Forever

No specific order:

Talib Kweli – Ear Drum
Joel Ortiz – The Brick Bodega
Common – Finding Forever
Jay Z – American Gangster
Freeway – Free At Last
Little Brother – The Get Back
Prodigy – Return of the Mac

cassidy – b.a.r.s.
kanye west – graduation
chamillionaire – ultimate victory

others
t.i. vs t.i.p.
free at last
buck the world

Jay-Z – American Gangster
Kanye West – Graduation
Beanie Sigel – The Solution

(honoable mention Ghostface – The Big Doe Rehab)

I guarantee no one is going to mention this one but
DJ Jazzy Jeff – The Return of the Magnificent

along with
Common – Finding Forever
Talib Kweli – Eardrum

The Top Three albums (though 2007 isn’t over yet) will be:

1. Lupe Fiasco’s The Cool
2. Jay-Z: American Gangster
3. Kanye West: Graduation

1. Brother Ali – Undisputed Truth
2. Pharaoh Monch – Desire
3. C Rayz Walz – Monster Maker

Honorable Mentions
1. Blue Scholars – Bayani
2. Common – Finding Forever
3. Talib Kweli – Ear drum

Coming Soon (2007)
1. Immortal Technique – Military minds
2. Lupe Fiasco – The Cool
3. Dr. Dre – Detox

Desire
The Undisputed Truth
Graduation

Wu Tang Clan – 8 diagrams

Ghostface – The Big Doe Rehab

Kanye West – Graduation

Special mention for Common and Talib also

No Order:
Pharoah Monche – “Desire”
Talib Kweli – “Ear Drum”
Blu & Exile – “Below the Heavens”
Ohmega Watts – “Watts Happening”

OM:
Ye’s “Graduation”
Jay-Z – “American Gangster”
Panacea – “The Scenic Route”

I’m not sure how those 7 albums get ordered, but all were excellent…

Anyone have any thoughts on Uncut Raw’s “First Toke;” I think that could even sneak in a Top 10-15…

1. Talib Kweli – Eardrum (Album of the year)
2. Brother Ali – Undisputed Truth (official pillow record of the year, IMO)
3. WuTang Clan – 8 diagrams

HM: Graduation, American Gangster, Brick Bodega

As far as Waiting to inhale goes, I didn’t think it was his best work or in the running for top album

#1 American Gangster – Jay-Z
#2 Graduation – kanye
#3 Finding Forever

Common – Finding Forever
Sage Francis – Human the Death Dance
J.Rawls – Liquid Crystal Project

OM- Talib Kweli – Ear Drum
Kayne West – Graduation
Panacea – The Scenic Route

1. Common-Finding forever, 2. Talib kweli-Eardrum, 3. Kanye-Graduation
Honarable Mention To:
JayZ-American Gangster
Cassidy-B.A.R.S.
Consequence-Don’t Quit Your day Job

JayZ-American Gangster
Freeway – Free at last
Common – Finding Forever

#1 American Gangster – Jay-Z
#2 Graduation – Kanye
#3 Freeway – Free at last

So far (in no particular order):
Little Brother – Getback
9th Wonder – Dream Merchant Vol. 2 (if you haven’t listened to this, do so ASAP)
Jay-Z – American Gangster

HM: Graddation, Eardrum, Fidning Forever, Big Doe Rehab

1. The Ezekiel Hanani LP
2. The Ezekiel Hanani LP
3. The Ezekiel Hanani LP

My first list was not in any specific order but I have to mention:
Hezekiah’s I Predict A Riot
KRS-One & Marely Marl’s Hip Hop Lives

Top 3?
El-P
Brother Ali
Lil Wayne (Drought 3)

next 2?
Kanye & Monch

Little Brother – getback
9th Wonder – Dream Merchant 2
Dyme Def – Space Music

NOT ORDER
EVIDENCE – WEATHERMAN LP
JAY-Z – AMERICAN GANGSTER
KANYE – GRADUATION

HONORABLE MENTION
LITTLE BROTHER – GETBACK
TALIB – EARDRUM
GHOSTFACE – BIG DOE REHAB

Top 3 !!?? we had too much gr8 material for only 3 spot, make it 8!

Jay-Z – American Gangster

Freeway – Free @ Last

Little Brother – Getback

Pharoahe Monch – Desire

Ghostface Killah – The Big Doe Rehab

Common – Finding Forever

KanYe West – Graduation

PS : Evidence – Weatherman LP and Consequence – Don’T quit your day job were both super niice albums but there’s some illiterate muhfkas that can’t read best of ‘07 ??? Those were 2006 releases…wow…

1. American Gangster
2. Graduation
3. The Big Doe Rehab (and damn ghost finally gets def jam to give him some good beats!)

jesus price superstar
i’ll sleep when you’re dead
big doe rehab

1. graduation-kanye west
2. bayani- blue scholars
3. curtis-50 cent

honorable mention
ti vs tip-ti
american gangster-jay-z
finding forever-common

Drought 3, Getback, Graduation

Cunninlynguists-Dirty Acres
Kanye-Graduation
Brother Ali-Undisputed Truth

ear drum
ear drum
ear drum

1. Busta Rhymes + J Dilla= DILLA-GENCE (mixtape)
2. Jay-Z= American Gangester (a.k.a. Reasonable Blueprint)
3. Kanye West= Graduation

And pretty much everyone covered my honorable mentions

Peace and Luv
Dangerous Science

1. Jay-Z – American Gangster
2. Kanye West – Graduation
3. UGK – Underground Kingz

will.i.am – Songs About Girls is too obvious, and everyone probably mentioned it, so I picked those three to spice things up a bit.

1. Blu & Exile-Below the Heavens
2. Jay-Z-American Gangster
3.Tie between Eardrum & Finding Forever.
Honorable Mentions:
The Getback & Big Doe Rehab.

American Gangster
Graduation

I’ll reserve the third spot, likely for a year-end release.

drought 3
american gangsterundeground kingz

No specific order:
Scarface – MADE
Blu & Exile – Below the Heavens
Jay-Z – American Gangster
Pharoahe Monch – Desire
Common – Finding Forever
Joel Ortiz – The Brick Bodega
DJ Jazzy Jeff – The Return of the Magnificent
Sean Price – Jesus Price Superstar

Honorable Mentions:
Kanye West – Graduation
UGK – Underground Kingz
Little Brother – Getback
Talib Kweli – Eardrum
50 Cent – Curtis
El-P – i’ll sleep when you’re dead

T.I vs T.I.P
Graduation
American Gangster
Shock Value

To whoever said Murray’s Revenge – That dropped in like Feb. 06.

And to Astro – Cons and Evidence dropped in March 07. Who are you calling illiterate?

As for this year:
Top 5:
LB – Getback
Jay-Z – AG
Common – Finding Forever
Kanye – Graduation
Blu & Exile – Below the Heavens

Next 5:
Statik Selektah – Spell My Name Right (Check it out ASAP – Dope)
Devin The Dude – Waiting to Inhale
Talib – Eardrum
Brother Ali – The Undisputed Truth
Sean Price – Jesus Price Superstar

Still to Come (Anticipated top 10):
Lupe – The Cool
Joe Budden – Mood Muzik 3
Hi-Tek – Hi-Teknology Vol. 3

I recall that Hip Hop is Dead was left off of most “Best of 2006″ lists because it came out too late in the year.

Seems like it should be up for discussion now then, doesn’t it?

Top 3 of ‘07:
1. Kanye West – Graduation
2. Jay-Z – American Gangster
3. Black Milk – Popular Demand

Honorable Mentions:
Common – Finding Forever
Freeway – Free At Last
Copywrite – The Jerk Vol. 0

1. Common: Finding Forever
2. J-Live: Reveal The Secret EP
3. AZ: The Memphis Sessions

Mentioning -

5. Kanye West: Graduation
6. J. Sands: Mrs. Sands The LP
7. Brand Nubian: Time’s Runnin’ Out

Bow Wow Omarion- Face Off

Scarface – MADE
Prodigy – Return Of The Mac
Freeway – Free

HTTP://ICEDOTCOM.BLOGSPOT.COM/

There is still some stuff that I haven’t listened to from this year, but my three favorites so far are:

1. Brother Ali, The Undisputed Truth
2. Talib Kweli, Ear Drum
3. Pharoahe Monch, Desire

Note the absence of the new Jay-Z. IMO, American Gangster is a solid album, just not a great one.

1. blu and exile
2. eardrum
3. american gansta
close but not here yet
.the cool

i take it back
1.blu and exile
2. desire
3. eardrum
close but not there
.america gansta (no premo on productions)
.the cool (not here yet)

i take it back again
1. blu and exile
2. jesus price superstar
3. desire
close but no call
1.eardrum (not thing….y?)
2.american gansta (no premo productions)
3.the cool (not out yet)
4. styles p (not out yet)

Jay-Z – American Gangster
Talib Kweli – Eardrum
UGK – Underground Kingz

HM:
Mick Boogie: Busta Rhymes + J Dilla – Dillagence
El-P – I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead
Dizzee Rascal – Maths & English
Little Brother – Getback

That being said, I haven’t heard Ghostface’s Big Dough Rehab yet or Lupe’s The Cool and have very high hopes for both.

Freeway – Free At Last
Lil Waune – Drought 3
Scarface – Made

Lil Wayne-Drought 3
Jay Z-American Gangster
Pharoahe Monch-Desire

Have you guys heard the cool yet or are you just hoping it’ll be a contender?

Pretty hard

Kanye – Graduation
Common – Finding forever
Jay-z – american gangsta
Consequence – Dont quit your day job
Chamillionaire – ultimae victory
Talib Kweli – ear drums

in no particular order

Kanye West – Graduation
Chamillionaire – Ultimate Victory
Jay-Z – American Gangster
Lupe Fiasco – The Cool

1. UGK – Underground Kingz
2. Freeway – Free At Last
3. Statik Selektah – Spell My Name Right
——————————-

Mick Boogie Busta Dilla – Dillagence

Jayz – American Gangster

Keynote Speakerz – Record (Dutch group, check http://www.keynotespeakerz.com)

AMERICAN GANGSTER
GRADUATION
FINDING FOREVER
BIG DOE REHAB
WAITING TO INHALE

1. Y Society- Travel at Your Own Pace
2. Blu & Exile- Below the Heavens
3. Brother Ali- Undisputed Truth
H/M:
Jay-Z- American Gangster
Talib Kweli- Ear Drum
Little Brother- Get Back
Pharoahe Monch- Desire
Statik Selektah- Spell my Name Right
Chamillionaire- Ultimate Victory
Common- Finding Forever

If you havent heard Y Society before i want to throw something at your head. its an amazing fucking album. blu & exile live rocked the show. be sure to check them if you havent. Lots of good music this year in my opinion!

Rizoh have you listened to Y society? i think i sent you it by email. check it if not. id like to hear your opinion.

hip hop isnt dead yet

Jay-z – American Gangster
Kanye West – Graduation
UGK – Underground Kings

Joell Ortiz – Brick Bodega Chronicles

El-P – I’ll Sleep When You Are Dead

Kanye West – Graduation

HM:

Ghostface – Big Doe Rehab

Common – Finding Forever

Scarface – MADE
Prodigy – Return Of The Mac
Statik Selektah – Spell My Name Right

HTTP://ICEDOTCOM.BLOGSPOT.COM/

Jay Z- American Gangster
Kanye West- Graduation
Common-Finding Forever

*Honorable Mention-
Freeway- Free At Last
Beanie Sigel- The Solution

Freeway – Free At Last

Talib Kweli – Eardrum

Ghostface – Big Doe Rehab

Honorable Mention:

Stic Man (Dead Prez) – Manhood

Jay – Z – American Gangster

Kanye, Mick Boogie – The Graduate

gfk – big doe rehab
sean price – jesus price superstar
redman – red gone wild

Ima give 5. No order.

Talib Kweli – Eardrum
Jay-Z – American Gangster
Kanye West – Graduation
Ghostface – Big Doe Rehab
(Last but not least n no 1 has mentioned dis 1)
Killah Priest – The Offering

OM-

Redman – Red Gone Wild
Devin – Waitin 2 Inhale

brother ali- undisputed truth
chamillionaire- ultimate victory
lupe fiasco- the cool

jay z – american gangster
devin the dude – waitin to inhale
still waitin to hear lupe…..

Iceberg – Great call on Black Milk’s “Popular Demand,” that album was excellent.

Brother Ali – Undisputed Truth
Kenna – Make Sure The See My Face
Prodigy – Return of the Mac

HM: Kanye, MIA, Sean P, 9th’s Compilation

Evidence – The Weatherman LP
Joell Ortiz – The Brick Bodega Chronicles
Infamous Mobb – Reality Rap

Hmmm.. It’s difficult to rate an album in context with others. All have pros & cons.
Cunninlynguists – Dirty Acres
Turf Talk – West Coast Vaccine
Trae – Life Goes On
Freeway – Free At Last
Talib Kweli – Eardrum
Blu & Exile- Below the Heavens
Boss Hogg Outlawz – Serve & Collect
Prodigy – Return of the Mac
UGK – Underground Kings
Phat Kat – Carte Blanche
DJ Jazzy Jeff – The Return of the Magnificent
Black Milk – Popular Demand
About to listen to Stic mans & Y Society’s

Did Movemeant’s album drop this year?
When’s Pete Rock’s LP dropping?

Probably the top 3

More Honourable mentions:
Movemeant – Scope of things to come
Special Teamz – Sterotypez

1. Plies – The real testament
2. Redman – Red gone wild
3. Yung Joc – Hustlenomics

DONT HATE, DONT HATE!!

http://break.com/index/9th-grade-whore-on-maury.html

1. Kanye West- Graduation
2. Devin the Dude- Waitin’ to Inhale
3. Lil Wayne- Da Drought 3

I forgot one record.
so my top 3 is.
1. Statik Selektah – Spell My Name Right
2. UGK – Underground Kingz
3. Young Buck – Buck The World (That was already 2007, right???)

1.American Gangster – Jay Z
2.Graduation – Kanye
3.Below the Heavens – Blu & exile

1. Talib Kweli- Eardrum
2. Timbaland- Shock Value
3. Evidence- The weather man LP

OM- Cool kids – Totally Flossed out, Freeway- Free at last.

1- Aesop Rock- None Shall Pass
2- Sean Proce- Jesus Price
3- KRS- Hip Hop Lives

[...] hip-hop had a good run this year. As you’ve probably noticed, that makes it hard to narrow the year’s best albums down to three. From the looks of it though, American Gangster and Graduation are the favorites [...]

1. Chamillionaire – Ultimate Victory
2. Kanye West – Graduation

I can’t even think of another album that could compare to these two.

1.young joc-hustlenomics
2.American Gangsta-jay-z
3.Young jeezy-thug motivation 101

1. Eardrum
2. Graduation
3. Finding Forever

1. Graduation
2. American Gangster
3. Finding Forever*

*If The Cool was out, that might take my number 3 but since it isnt, Common’s got it.

1. Cam’ron – Public Enemy #1
2. LilWayne- Drought 3
3. Ghostface- Big Doe Rehab

KanYe album was good but cant beat plies or buck album, thats facts!

1. Undisputed Truth
2. Ear Drum
3. Desire

mention:
Finding Forever, Graduation, The GetBack, American Gangster, The Brick Bodega, That Prodigy Album

damn good gmae

1. Kanye west “Graduation”
2. Commen “Finding Forever”
3. Timbaland “Present Shock Value”

1. Graduation – Kanye west
2. Finding Forever – Common
3. Timbaland – Present Shock Value

Blu & Exile – Below the Heavens
UGK – Underground Kingz (RIP PIMP C)
Black Milk – Popular Demand

Black Milk – Popular Demand
Prodigy – Return of the Mac
Joell Ortiz – Brick Bodega Chronicles

gotta be

American Gangster
Graduation
Big Doe Rehab

1.) 8 Diagrams
2.) 8 Diagrams
3.) 8 Diagrams

HM: also that wu- tang album.. whats it called again?

1) Sage Francis- Human The Death Dance
2) Kanye- Graduation
3)Little Brother- Get Back

HM: Ghostface- The Big Doe Rehab, Keith Murray- Rapmurrphobia, Common- Finding Forever, and Aesop Rock- None Shall Pass

#1 American Gangster – Jay-Z

#2 Super Gangster ( Extraordinary Gentleman )- Styles P

#3 Big Doe Rehab – GhostFace Killah

H.M. Graduation, Desire

And a huge H.M. moreso than Kanye and Monch………….Joell Ortiz and the Brick Bodega Chronicles

1. Blu

^^ partial comment, wtf

1. Blu

1)Blu

No Particular Order

Jay-Z “American Gangster”

Kanye West “Graduation”

Common “Finding Forever”

DJ Drama ” Gangsta Grillz: The Album”

Even Tho It Hasnt Dropped Yet
Lupe Fiasco “Lupe Fiasco’s The Cool”

u guys serious?
One Two and Three…Evidence – Weatherman lp …claims 07 easyyyyyyy
Four…Army of the Pharaoes – Ritual of the Battle…grimey feel
Five…Infamous Mobb – Reality Rap …

Wtf is wrong wid u guys and graduation???? ugliest album of 07..he jus racked dough..

Notable mentions:
Blu and Exile – Below the heavens
Prodigy – Return of the Mac (Stuck on You alone got him there)
Marco Polo – Port Authroity
Sean Price – Jesus Price superstar
Joell Ortiz – Bodega Chronicles
Maybes:
Common – Finding Forever
AG- Get Dirty Radio
Styles P – Super Gangster Extrodinary Gentlemen

P.S. EVIDENCE IS EVERYWHERE

^^ Pharoe Monch – Desire ^^
Toss is notable mentions

Hip hop was pretty shitty this year, most of these posts are shit and all the same albums. are y’all who have the same fuckin artists even listening to hip hop??? turn off the radio/mtv.

el-p – ill sleep when you’re dead
percee p – percerverance
dalek – abandoned language
devin the dude – waitin’ to inhale
gabriel teodros – lovework
aesop rock – none shall pass
j dilla – ruff draft EP reissue
kanye – graduation
pharoahe monch – desire
KRS-one marley marl – hip hop lives

Upon further review i have a list of the top ten albums this year…ahem:

#1 American Gangster – Jay-Z
#2 The Bodega Chronicles – Joell Ortiz
#3 Jesus Price Super Star – Sean Price
#4 The Cool – Lupe Fiasco
#5 Super Gangster Super Gentleman – Styles P
#6 Big Doe Rehab- Ghost Face Killa
#7 Graduation – Kanye West
#8 Desire – Pharoah Monche
#9 Finding Forever – Common
10 Red GOne Wild – Redman

1). Blu and Exile – Below The Heavens
2). CunninLynguists – Dirty Acres
3). Brother Ali – The Undisputed Truth

Hmmmmmmm I agree hip hop was not dead this year

Marco Polo – Port Authority dope cuts on there…

KRS-One and Marley Marl – Hip Hop Lives – a history in the making since late 80’s early 90’s.

Nas – Hip Hop Is Dead.
Yes from 2006 but still played it alot in 07

HM: Common – Finding Forever,
Brassmunk – Fewtrustic, Classified – Hitch Hikin’ Music, Point Black – Single “Born and Raised In The Ghetto”.

One I forgot both DVD/CD set:

Dilated Peoples – The Release Party.