Top 5 albums of 2005?

[Rukas]

I have to list my top 5 albums of 2005 for the magazine editorial, and im stumped!

Im having a hard time remembering what came out this year that was good. Jog my memory with some good albums.

So far...

1. Common - Be

 

[S O F I]

Little Brother - The Minstrel Show

 

[Rukas]

Havent heard it

 

[linx]

Little Brother - The Minstrel Show

Yup, that's my personal favorite this year.

 

[7Datskat34]

the documentary
monkey business
did the carter? I dont remember
Urban Legend

 

[Rukas]

Wasnt the documentary last year? See i forget these things. Wasnt feeling monkey business.

 

[Rukas]

So far I have:

1. Common - Be
2. The Game - The Documentary
3. Beanie Sigel - The B Coming
4. Kanye West - Late Registration
5. Twista - The Day After

 

[Rukas]

Make that...


1. Common - Be
2. The Game - The Documentary
3. Twista - The Day After
4. DJ Quik - Trauma
5. AZ - AWOL

 

[Rukas]

Well..


1. Common - Be
2. The Game - The Documentary
3. Twista - The Day After
4. DJ Quik - Trauma
5. Kanye West - Late Registration

 

[Little Skittle]

do they have to be in order? because late registration is much better than the day after

 

[gerrycurl21]

i enjoyed Day after but dont think its top 5 imo

Game-Documentary
Beanie Siegal-The B Coming
The Emcee-Properganda
AZ- A.W.O.L
Kanye West-Late Registration

 

[S O F I]

Oh, I just noticed that you're listing YOUR top five albums of 2005. Well, you're the only one that knows. Find a list of release dates for this year and pick them out.

 

[Rukas]

Yeah thats what I ended up going, couldnt find a good list though.

AWOL didnt really impress me all that much.

Its hard, this year wasnt really that good, no stand outs.

 

[7 Syns]

From what Ive heard, in no order.

Boom Rap Project - Reprogram. (<- totally surprised me, very dope boom rap album with hints of a Tribe/De La sound)

One.Be.Lo - S.O.N.O.G.R.A.M. (<- underground solo LP of the year, proved his got the rhymes and the flow. Pretty original)

Common - Be. (<- very mellow which is exactly what I like, just an overall dope record)

Blueprint - 1988. (<- my personal favorite, great production and original at that. Rhymes aren't the greatest but do stay in theme with the LP's title which is concept of hiphop in 1988.)

as for my fifth, I have to wait because Im going to pick up a few LP's later today which include (Little Brother - The Minstrel Show, Blackalicious - The Craft, CunninLynguists - A Piece of Strange, Prince Paul - Hip Hop Gold Dust)

So it's still up for grabs..

great year for hiphop, mainstream was at a suprising low rate and the underground produced some real gems.

peace.

 

[Rukas]

7, when you gonna hook me up with some 1988?

 

[7 Syns]

Now if you want?

peace.

 

[Snowman]

Top 5 (No Order)

1.Dj Quik- Trauma
2.Celly Cel- Itz Real Out Here
3.Geto Boys- The Foundation
4.Kurupt-Against The Grain
5.Mack 10-Hustlas Handbook

 

[Think_ThuGLiFE]

2pac- house of blues....

2pac - Rose 2

2pac - loyal to the game


pick 1 of those ...



no im jk



dont


or ya pick 1



do w/e u want

 

[Lok]

Anyone here bothered checking "Young Bo - The Good And The Bad And The Ugly"? You should!

http://cdbaby.com/cd/youngbo2

 

[Chronic]

Couple of good albums that came out:

3 Melancholy Gypsys - Grand Caravan To the Rim of the World
Aesop Rock - Fast Cars, Danger, Fire and Knives
Beanie Sigel - The B. Coming
The Black Market Militia
Blackalicious - The Craft
Blueprint - 1988
Bun-B - Trill
Cage - Hell's Winter
Common - Be
Cormega - The Testament
Danger DOOM - The Mouse and the Mask
DJ Muggs vs GZA/The Genius - Grandmasters
Edan - Beauty and the Beat
Geto Boys - The Foundation
The Jacka - The Jack Artist
John Robinson - The Leak Edition Volume 1
Little Brother - The Minstrel Show
Living Legends - Classic
Mathematics - The Problem
MF GRIMM - Scars & Memories
Phonk Beta - Phonkphenomenon
Prince Paul - Hip Hop Gold Dust
Prodigal Sunn - Return of the Prodigal Sunn
Quasimoto - The Further Adventures of Lord Quas (Don't really like it myself)
Rapper Big Pooh in Sleepers
Sean Price - Monkey Barz
Slim Thug - Already Platinum
Streetlife - Street Education
Tek & Steele - Smif 'N' Wessun: Reloaded
Three 6 Mafia - Most Known Unknown
Tragedy Khadafi - Thug Matrix
Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture

Album I haven't heard yet but heard were good:

Andre Nickatina & Equipto - Horns and Halos
Atmosphere - You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having
AZ - A.W.O.L.
C-Rayz Walz - Year of the Beast
CunninLynguists - A Piece of Strange
DJ Quik - Trauma
Fatlip - TheLoneliest Punk
Gangsta Dre - Stand & Deliver
Jus Allah - All Fates Have Changed
Kanye West - Late Registration
MURS & Slug - Felt 2: A Tribute To Lisa Bonet
O.C. - Starchild
One.Be.Lo - S.O.N.O.G.R.A.M.
Paul Wall - The Peoples Champ
The Perceptionists - Black Dialogue
R.A. the Rugged Man - Die, Rugged Man, Die
Ras Kass - Institutionalized
Sage Francis - A Healthy Distrust
Twista - The Day After
Wordsworth - Mirror Music
Zion I - True & Livin'

The Carter and Urban Legend dropped in 04.

At this point I think

Beanie Sigel - The B. Coming
Blueprint - 1988
Cage - Hell's Winter
Danger DOOM - Mouse and the Mask
Edan - Beauty and the Beat

are the best. I'll prob change my mind though.