L8 July ([info]l8july) wrote,
2005-09-17 15:24:00
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This year in hiphop is depressing...

So far in hiphop the albums everyone has praised a lot this year are the most overrated pieces of trash I've heard. The three albums I'm talking about are:

Little Brother - The Minstrel Show
Common - Be
and of course Kanye West - Late Registration

None of these artists did anything original or groundbreaking on these albums. The best song out of all three of these albums features Paul Wall. The production on all of these albums is basically the most boring same old same old we've been hearing forever. Everyone flocks to these mediocre snooze fests because everything else released is so packaged and forced that it makes these look good. Meanwhile there are albums like Grayskul's Deadlivers, Sleep's Christopher, and the upcoming releases of Cage and P.O.S. that are all doing something amazing with hiphop and are being overlooked.

It's irritating.

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[info]masshypocrite

September 17 2005, 22:39:15 UTC 6 years ago

I don't feel the Cage CD at ALL man, I must say. I think he's vastly over-rated. That said, compared to the trash Kanye is throwing out there that is being lapped up by everyone in the entire world around me, he ain't as bad.

However, on the other hand, I can't fucking wait for the new P.O.S. - I got sent a Doomtree showcase CD and they are bringing it so hard in that crew. Lazerbeak's beats are dope as hell, and if P.O.S' first album is anything to go on, his new one will slay everything.

[info]dilligent

September 18 2005, 00:53:55 UTC 6 years ago

I still wanna give that Little Brother a listen... those dudes are nice. Boundaries don't always need to be pushed for me, as long as it fits my tastes.

But as far as groundbreaking, the new Blackalicious is fucking dope.

[info]l8july

September 18 2005, 08:31:37 UTC 6 years ago

Yeah, THe Craft is totally unexpected.

It's not that boundaries have to be pushed, it's that artists have to evolve. Two albums that are exactly the same or don't show any progression don't work with me.

[info]ladyagenda

September 18 2005, 15:15:47 UTC 6 years ago

mmm Deadlivers, such a good album

[info]zero_twoism

September 18 2005, 17:40:05 UTC 6 years ago

Sage released the best album for hiphop this year, but I have no problem with the albums you mentioned. Maybe you should stop expecting something great and groundbreaking from everyone and not despair over the mundane as much.

[info]repenting_angel

September 19 2005, 02:42:38 UTC 6 years ago

You're an overrated piece of trash you bastard!!!!!

[info]like_minded

October 13 2005, 18:56:17 UTC 6 years ago

The Craft is amazing, DangerDoom is great, the new atmosphere...what can i say about that, onry ozzborne's new album im sure will deliver...their is hope in the world aaron. plus that abadawn shit is the truth
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