Classic Albums of the 2010s

**Frownland** · 08-07-2017, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

Run The Jewels - Run the Jewels (2013)

You can swap this one with whatever your preferred one is, but I've always liked their first album most.

Now that's what I call an unpopular opinion. I think you could package the first three albums as a classic bundle though, because they left a big mark on the hip hop world. However, I can't help listening to them and thinking that they're going to sound hella dated in ten years (despite how much I love em).

LoathsomePete · 08-07-2017, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Now that's what I call an unpopular opinion. I think you could package the first three albums as a classic bundle though, because they left a big mark on the hip hop world. However, I can't help listening to them and thinking that they're going to sound hella dated in ten years (despite how much I love em).

The first RTJ album just resonated with me more. I kind of thought it was supposed to be a one off joke album, released as kind of a parody of the summer jam album. I definitely do agree with you about them possibly sounding dated, but I'm curious if the same can be said for Death Grips.

**Frownland** · 08-07-2017, 03:59 PM

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The first RTJ album just resonated with me more. I kind of thought it was supposed to be a one off joke album, released as kind of a parody of the summer jam album. I definitely do agree with you about them possibly sounding dated, but I'm curious if the same can be said for Death Grips.

I've wondered about DG myself and never came to any kind of firm conclusion. It's easy to say that they're a product of their times--and they might be--because of the manner that they blew up in, but that's not really the same as sounding dated. Outside of noisiness that could be attributed to other influences, the chaos in their music didn't really dissipate into the hip hop realm in a way that can be directly linked to them. I kind of feel like they've already become dated in some ways, but it could be more of a stylistic rut. I don't know if any datedness when it comes to their sound will come from other artists taking and improving on their ideas or if it's just because they're Death Grips and they saturated the scene. Only time will tell how it goes I guess.

The Batlord · 08-07-2017, 04:40 PM

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Now that's what I call an unpopular opinion. I think you could package the first three albums as a classic bundle though, because they left a big mark on the hip hop world. However, I can't help listening to them and thinking that they're going to sound hella dated in ten years (despite how much I love em).

I don't think dated so much as they're a collection of pretty great singles and pretty good singles from a guy who's had more groundbreaking work and a guy who's good but the world wouldn't have missed had he never been in RTJ. They'll eventually be beloved El-P fan secondary albums basically.

**Frownland** · 08-07-2017, 04:47 PM

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I don't think dated so much as they're a collection of pretty great singles and pretty good singles from a guy who's had more groundbreaking work and a guy who's good but the world wouldn't have missed had he never been in RTJ. They'll eventually be beloved El-P fan secondary albums basically.

Possibly. I think it has a far larger audience than either of the two that will maintain its position as a classic.