HiResDes said:
I'm with Toku, I don't think any of the Kanye albums have been disappointing.
808 was obnoxiously bad but college dropout, late registration, and graduation are all fantastic albums. They had their issues here and there (except college dropout, which is nearly flawless) but they are all great albums. Kanye also gets too much shit regarding his lyrical ability, he is a solid lyricist, with far more skill than a lot of the other garbage ass rappers like gucci mane and wakaflockawhatthefuckever. He also has a great flow that is entertaining. I'd rather listen to a guy with an enjoyable flow and average lyrics that someone rapping the dictionary at 140bpm with a boring monotonous flow.
Oh and the Atmosphere album rankings are as follows
1. When Life Gives you Lemons (their most mature, deepest, brilliant album by a long shot. Ant's production reaches levels of brilliance few other producers in the world can match and Slug takes his lyrical content and delivery to a completely different level. This is one of the greatest albums ever made. Period.)
2. God Loves Ugly (Some of the production is actually kind of underwhelming, with a few forgettable songs. But with Slug coming into his own after showing signs of brilliance on Lucy Ford, it's also a fascinating album, filled with barely contained rage from slug. And while some of his beats were, as previously mentioned, somewhat weak...the good stuff is brilliant. The album's title track is probably my favorite Atmosphere song of all time. "I wear my scars like the rings on a pimp...."
3. Seven's Travels (such a hated album by so many, and yet it contains some of their best work. Yes it gets really bad in the middle of the album, but the first 1/3 of the album is brilliant. Trying to find a balance is one of the greatest beats ever concocted and slug just rips it apart. Shoes is a fantastic track that took me years to appreciate. Apple, 15 minutes of fame, and many others are all classics as well. Under-appreciated.
4. Lucy Ford (the spark of what was the come, it has some classic songs that are beautiful and haunting...and hilarious. Guns and Cigarettes is one of my top 5 favorite songs of all time. There are too many weak spots on the album to be any higher than 4th though. For every brilliant song, there is one that is just plain boring.)
5. Can't Imagine How Much Fun... (There is nothing particularly wrong with this album...but nothing particularly outstanding either. It's a solid album, but thats the problem, it's too short, too safe (save for one or two tracks) and honestly a little boring at times. But it is still better than 99% of other hip hop albums.)
6. Overcast (It's your standard 90's underground hip hop album, nothing about it really stands out besides scapegoat)
Also, if you combined all the great tracks from the various Sad Clown Bad Dub EP's...you'd have an album that sits right behind When Life... in the rankings. And leak at will is one of the best releases of last year, despite being only 7 tracks. Strickly Leakage was...fun and entertaining, but felt like a step back for me.
