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GAF-Hop 2011+ |OT3| Look out for OT4 before Detox (dat sh!t cray)
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This year didn't have a standout to me. Maybe it's just my tastes, but the past 2 years there's been one album I really loved. It makes shit hard.
2009: MotM1
2010: Sir Lucious.
Discotheque
Banned
haha just got out of a test today and played Shutterbug when I walked out of the room. Felt good.
Complex Shadow
Cudi Lame
lol what. any pics?
not surprised
Nah but he was wearing a pink cap, and rocking the un mistakable J Cole facial hair
Was he with touching any women?
I can imagine. Myself, I'm not a big Cudi guy, and I've... yet to check on Sir Luscious, now that you remind me. I should get on that one.
I think for end of year awards we really need a "Album from the past that you finally got around to listening to" award.
Discotheque
Banned
DMX still has that spark in him, so I guess that comparison is apt.
I really hope he comes back with a good album.
I really hope he comes back with a good album.
njean777
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could always use a fm transmitter... if it was either that or the radio, I would just buy a fm transmitter.
Yes oh my god yes. I would say about 30-40% of the albums I've listened to this year have been for catch up.
Lol, I'll include it. I know I got a good few albums I slept on last year.
The Goblin album cover trend.
WZRD Album cover......they put a lot of hard work into it.
Goblin or K****'s G.O.O.D. Friday cover trend?
WZRD Album cover......they put a lot of hard work into it.
Damn... I've seen better covers off rando dj mixtapes on datpiff
njean777
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No Section 80....(scoffs)
Recently listened to Yelawolfs debut its alright, not great, but not bad either.
No Section 80....(scoffs)
I will admit, it did grow on me. I hated that ish when I first heard it, but I gave it a spin a month or two later and something clicked. I don't like the whole album (thus why it's not in my top 10), but if I were to make an Honorary Mentions category...
Fucking CuDi.. You had 2/2 so far with the most godlike album arts ever and you put this out?
WZRD Album cover......they put a lot of hard work into it.
Seriously Cudder, why can I not quit you.
Zoramon089
Banned
I liked MBDTF a lot. It's hard for me to rank it when comparing with CD or LR because I don't really look at them the same. With CD and LR I kinda grew fonder of the albums the more I listened to them, whereas with MBDTF I was following the hype machine, and the first time I heard it, it blew my mind. My reaction to it has kinda dulled with repeated listens since then, but it still brings me back to that first listen.
I will say that CD holds a special place in my heart because of what was going on in life when I first heard it (and I just think it's his best album, period).
Edit: Whoa, I must have been on the wrong page, because the MBDTF discussion certainly wasn't on this one. I'm gonna blame the booze. But yeah, unsolicited opinion I guess. Feel free to ignore since that's not the current topic
I will say that CD holds a special place in my heart because of what was going on in life when I first heard it (and I just think it's his best album, period).
Edit: Whoa, I must have been on the wrong page, because the MBDTF discussion certainly wasn't on this one. I'm gonna blame the booze. But yeah, unsolicited opinion I guess. Feel free to ignore since that's not the current topic
So, I know HiRes has done the AOTY threads in the past. One night when I was feeling extra outgoing I said I wanted to tackle this year, but honestly, I'm not good enough to do it justice when we've got Macca and HRD around. So I'm offering up whatever dibs I had on making the thread.
I would like to bounce some categories around.
-AOTY (retail or mixtape, no restrictions. it's 2011)
-Rookie of the Year (we still need a way to quantify this, there's "that guy" who's all "I was this guys friend on myspapce in 02!"
-Man of the Year (basically hardest working guy in hip hop)
-Producer of the Year (Drumma Boy)
-Duet of the Year (we've had so many, it can easily get it's own category)
-Best beats on an album (maybe not AOTY, but the album with the best beats)
- Biggest Fail
-Beat jacked the hardest (who's beat got pounded the hardest by some strange?)
-Best Feature
-Best Art
ideas? takers?
I would like to bounce some categories around.
-AOTY (retail or mixtape, no restrictions. it's 2011)
-Rookie of the Year (we still need a way to quantify this, there's "that guy" who's all "I was this guys friend on myspapce in 02!"
-Man of the Year (basically hardest working guy in hip hop)
-Producer of the Year (Drumma Boy)
-Duet of the Year (we've had so many, it can easily get it's own category)
-Best beats on an album (maybe not AOTY, but the album with the best beats)
- Biggest Fail
-Beat jacked the hardest (who's beat got pounded the hardest by some strange?)
-Best Feature
-Best Art
ideas? takers?
PhoenixDark
Banned
Looks good to me, I'll fill mine out soon (sooner than my album list). Anyone who doesn't pick Action Bronson as their ROTY can't be taken seriously
Fully agreed. Can the same rapper win Man of the Year and Rookie of the Year?
I sure hope so.
Currensy worked a hell of a lot harder than bronson, and i dont even like him that much.
Action dropped like 60+ tracks and made it on the Wu Tang record. He was a cook a year ago.
Currensy would get this for 2010 imo. MCC never came out.
PhoenixDark
Banned
You know, I was more than ready to hand Man Of The Year to Curren$y...but Kampsy brings up a good point. Spitta released a bunch of dope shit this year and never let his foot off the gas, there's no question. But Bronson went from being a fat white rapper no one knew about outside of NY to being That Dude. He went from working with underground posse producers to having some of the best producers in hip hop begging to work with him.
He went from making cooking videos on youtube to being on the Food Network with Anthony Bourdain. Therefore I change my vote, Bronson for the double crown.
He went from making cooking videos on youtube to being on the Food Network with Anthony Bourdain. Therefore I change my vote, Bronson for the double crown.
I dig all of these.
I'd add
From out of fucking nowhere (Sleeper hit album/artist of the year--could be the AOTY, or not. And I mean like from zero hype to a million A.K.A The Weeknd)
And at Macca's suggestion:
Retro redux (AOTY of last year, again. Once the all the hype/ recency bias has long faded.)
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Bronson gets my vote for man of the year too. Currensy would get it, but he's been doing a bunch of samey sounding tapes for a second now, and MCC is MCC Forever. He might actually take my vote for AOTY with Covert Coup though, so shit works out.
PhoenixDark
Banned
Yes, it's very good. I can see some people not liking Mackey's flow, and the beats feature samples chopped in ways that might seem repetitive. But I really like it.
Discotheque
Banned
I forgot who posted it but this needs to be said again. V nasty on that cover....
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not going near that one. The only Gucci tape I enjoyed was Diplo's remix album. Well I haven't heard much but I can tell I'm probably not gonna be a fan.
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not going near that one. The only Gucci tape I enjoyed was Diplo's remix album. Well I haven't heard much but I can tell I'm probably not gonna be a fan.
Ew. Plug that leak, please.
Also, Big K.R.I.T. for hardest working if he releases that album full of unreleased material this year. Return of 4eva on top of all the releases and production he's done this year? Come on, what else do you want. He featured on a Roots' album which I think carries more weight than a Wu feature.
Also, Big K.R.I.T. for hardest working if he releases that album full of unreleased material this year. Return of 4eva on top of all the releases and production he's done this year? Come on, what else do you want. He featured on a Roots' album which I think carries more weight than a Wu feature.
njean777
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I would say so, The Roots seem to be the upper echelon of underground lovers. So to be a guest on their album is probably an honor for most.
Edit: I barley have touched most of The Roots discography but I must say "Undun" is a excellent album, and so is "Things Fall Down". I need to re-listen to "illadelph half-life" and 'How I got Over". I probably should listen to all their other stuff, but damn that is a lot of music.
We should probably do the sections like Hardest Working/Highest returns (Qua.... Nah, fuck. You're right. K.R.I.T takes this one easily. I had forgot all about the monster production work he's been doing all year.
PhoenixDark
Banned
I would add "Biggest Disappointment" to the list. It can be twofold: a disappointing album and a disappointing artist
It looks like Kam had that one covered under the moniker of 'Biggest Fail'
MONEY FLYING OUT THE ANUS,
MY SWAG IN URANUS.
damn Gucci.
This album sounds great though, the mixing is impeccable.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7CnuyFR95M
MY SWAG IN URANUS.
damn Gucci.
This album sounds great though, the mixing is impeccable.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7CnuyFR95M
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