FIRST REVIEW OF 2013!!!!

Jay-z & 9th Wonder present Black American Gangster
Pray(for Me) – 4/5
American Dreamin – 5/5
Hello Brooklyn ft. Lil’ Wayne & The Stylistics – 5/5
No Hook ft. Curtis Mayfield – 4.5/5
Sweet ft. The Love Unlimited Orchestra – 4.5/5
Party Life ft. Kool & The Gang – 4.5/5
Ignorant Shit ft. Beanie Sigel – 3.5/5
Say Hello ft. Barry White & The Love Unlimited Orchestra – 4.5/5
Success ft. Nas – 5/5
Fallin’ - 4.5/5
Blue Magic ft. Curtis Mayfield – 4/5
- Only Song on this whole tape that is worse than the original cut.
Black American Gangster – 4/5
Blue Magic Revisited ft. Gwen McCrae – 3.5/5
Total: 56/70 = 4/5

The Black Album
Reasonable Doubt
Blue Print
Volume 2
American Gangster

those were how I ranked my top 5 Jigga albums before I listened to this. American Gangster was an album built around the Motion picture of the same title staring Denzel Washington as infamous drug lord Frank Lucas. The original album was a lyrical masterpiece that ranks close up there with Reasonable Doubt. The biggest issue with that album was the beat selection was really bad and had an awkward feel to it that I felt did not match well with Jay-Z. Enter 9th wonder who re-did the production on this album to give it a more classic feel that 9th wonder said he envisioned. He tacked on vocals from greats like Barry White, Curtis Mayfield and The Stylistics, and the results is a great, great album with a real soulful feel while still retaining the edginess that came from the original album. Great album and an early nominee for top album.

Not enough Vanilla Ice in this thread :(

These are my favorite r&b/ rap albums of all time.

1.Late registration- kanye west
2. ready to die- Notirious B.i.g
3. Whats going on- Marvin gaye
4. songs in the key of life- Stevie Wonder
5. bastard- tyler the creator
6. hell hath no fury- clipse
7. madvillainy- madvillian
8. futuresex/love sounds-Justin Timberlake
9. in search of... N.e.r.d
10. 36 chambers- wu tang clan

shitty list? lol

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.2245...reps-2013-album

New album from The Weeknd coming 2013

Originally posted by Spangify@Jan 7 2013, 01:09 PM
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.2245...reps-2013-album

New album from The Weeknd coming 2013

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.2246...a-male-stripper

GOAT story

Originally posted by Dion.OvOxO@Jan 7 2013, 03:16 PM

I just hope he changes his sound more. Hes made the same song over and over again

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WOW I HAVE NEVER BEEN THIS EMOTIONAL BEFORE. SKIP TO 3:00 IF YOU WANT TO TEAR UP - DION:(

ITS REAL LOVE - LIL B

Albums:
1. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d. city (4.66/5)
2. Nas - Life Is Good (4.47/5)
3. Skyzoo - A Dream Deferred (4.36/5)
4. Big K.R.I.T. - Live from the Underground (4.35/5)
5. The Weeknd - Trilogy (4.32/5)
6. Vinnie Paz - God of the Serengeti (4.21/5)
7. Meek Mill - Dreams & Nightmares (4.2/5)
8. Obie Trice - Bottoms Up (4.17/5)
9. Lecrae - Gravity (4.13/5)
10. T.I. - Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head (4.04/5)
11. B.o.B - Strange Clouds (4.02/5)
12. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (4/5)
13. Ab-Soul - Control System (3.99/5)
14. EI-P - Cancer 4 Cure (3.96/5)
15. Schoolboy Q - Habits & Contradictions (3.91/5)
16. Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 (3.9/5)
17. Sean Price - Mic Tyson (3.87/5)
18. Game - Jesus Piece (3.81/5)
19. Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music (3.77/5)
20. Chiddy Bang - Breakfast (3.69/5)
21. Tyga - Careless World: Rise of the Last King (3.68/5)
22. GOOD Music - Cruel Summer (3.65/5)
23. Trey Songz - Chapter V (3.63/5)
24. Brother Ali - Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color (3.59/5)
25. Ne-Yo - R.E.D. (3.49/5)
26. DJ Drama - Quality Street Music (3.46/5)
27. Slaughterhouse - Welcome to: Our House (3.42/5)
28. Big Boi - Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors (3.41/5)
29. Rick Ross - God Forgives, I Don't (3.39/5)
30. MMG - Self Made Vol. 2 (3.21/5)
31. Xzibit - Napalm (3.17/5)
32. Freeway - Diamond in the Ruff (3.17/5)
33. Curren$y - The Stoned Immaculate (3.15/5)
34. MGK - Lace Up (3.14/5)
35. Cashis - The Art of Dying (3.13/5)
36. DJ Khaled - Kiss the Ring (3.12/5)
37. DMX - Undisputed (2.96/5)
38. Future - Pluto (2.91/5)
39. Diggy Simmons - Unexpected Arrival (2.89/5)
40. Aesop Rock - Skelethon (2.78/5)
41. Wiz Khalifa - ONIFC (2.7/5)
42. Flo Rida - Wild Ones (2.69/5)
43. Chris Brown - Fortune (2.63/5)
44. 2 Chainz - Based on a T.R.U. Story (2.53/5)
45. Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (1.88/5)
46. Chief Keef - Finally Rich (1.25/5)

Mixtapes:
1. Big K.R.I.T. - 4eva N a Day (4.47/5)
2. Joey Bada$$ - 1999 (4.32/5)
3. Slaughterhouse - On the House (4.21/5)
4. Lecrae - Church Clothes (4.17/5)
5. Hit-Boy - HITstory (4.16/5)
6. Joe Budden - A Loose Quarter (4.15/5)
7. Freddie Gibbs - Baby Face Killa (4.1/5)
8. Meek Mill - Dreamchasers 2 (4.06/5)
9. Chris Webby - Bars on Me (4.02/5)
10. Joey Bada$$ - Rejex (4/5)
11. Action Bronson - Blue Chips (3.98/5)
12. Fabolous - The S.O.U.L. Tape 2 (3.94/5)
13. Action Bronson - Rare Chandeliers (3.88/5)
14. Big Sean - Detroit (3.79/5)
15. T.I. - Fuck da City Up (3.61/5)
16. Young Jeezy - It's Tha World (3.45/5)
17. 50 Cent - 5 (Murder by Numbers) (3.3/5)
18. B.o.B - Fuck Em We Ball (3.25/5)
19. Game - California Republic (3.24/5)
20. 50 Cent - The Lost Tape (2.45/5)

Average album rating: 3.5/5
Average mixtape rating: 3.83/5
Average release rating: 3.6/5

Posted this a few weeks ago, but re-posting because fuck you. I'm working on a 2011 one as well, because it'd make it easier to hit my 30 albums for the New Years thing, plus, I'm curious how it'd come out.

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.2206...klist-cover-art

^^Tracklist for Raekwon's new EP, Lost Jewlry

Hyped for the Gibbs feature.

http://www28.zippyshare.com/v/5214732/file.html

Big boi Remix of pink matter.

The dj tag is annoying sorry guys lol

Frank ocean (ft outkast)

the fact that you have Life is Good as your #2 album of the year tells me hip-hop in 2012 was shit.
not that its a bad album, but its not great.

Originally posted by Alex@Jan 11 2013, 06:50 PM
the fact that you have Life is Good as your #2 album of the year tells me hip-hop in 2012 was shit.
not that its a bad album, but its not great.

2012 was a good year for hip hop lol, not great but good. Times have changed and this isn't the 90s lol.

Originally posted by Alex@Jan 11 2013, 09:50 PM
the fact that you have Life is Good as your #2 album of the year tells me hip-hop in 2012 was shit.
not that its a bad album, but its not great.

He also has Channel Orange as #12, so. Not that I'm a Frank Ocean dick rider but that album was great.

Originally posted by BasedMinkus@Jan 12 2013, 02:14 AM


2012 was a good year for hip hop lol, not great but good. Times have changed and this isn't the 90s lol.

i know, unfortunately