Masterpieces Of Hip Hop

Electrophonic Tonic · 02-13-2013, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by SoundgardenRocks

Check Your Head over Paul's Boutique?!

I think Check Your Head is more consistent and diverse than Paul's Boutique and I also the enjoy the organic nature of Check Your Head. Paul's is a damn good album for sampling, but I can think of more albums that use extensive samples (i.e. Fear of a Black Planet) very well compared to rap albums with the organic sound of Check Your Head.

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Originally Posted by Goofle11

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It's neck and neck with Things Fall Apart and 'Rock You' is one of my favorite album openers ever. I gave the nod to Things Fall Apart because it has my favorite Roots song, '100% Dundee'.

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FRED HALE SR. · 02-15-2013, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Electrophonic Tonic

I think Check Your Head is more consistent and diverse than Paul's Boutique and I also the enjoy the organic nature of Check Your Head. Paul's is a damn good album for sampling, but I can think of more albums that use extensive samples (i.e. Fear of a Black Planet) very well compared to rap albums with the organic sound of Check Your Head.

It's neck and neck with Things Fall Apart and 'Rock You' is one of my favorite album openers ever. I gave the nod to Things Fall Apart because it has my favorite Roots song, '100% Dundee'.

It is a tough call overall. I dig Paul's for the reasons you mentioned all the goofy samples and i think the lyricism was a huge step forward from Licensed. Check Your head they had some amazing beats and went experimental with the instrumental side a bit more. I didn't necessarily dig the thing they did with the vocals, kind of sounds like they're recording inside a trash can or something but I feel that record for sure it catapulted the Beasties to a totally different level much the way Pauls did. Extremely tough call for me, i'm Beasties in my heart for life.

SGR · 02-16-2013, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Electrophonic Tonic

I think Check Your Head is more consistent and diverse than Paul's Boutique and I also the enjoy the organic nature of Check Your Head. Paul's is a damn good album for sampling, but I can think of more albums that use extensive samples (i.e. Fear of a Black Planet) very well compared to rap albums with the organic sound of Check Your Head.

It's neck and neck with Things Fall Apart and 'Rock You' is one of my favorite album openers ever. I gave the nod to Things Fall Apart because it has my favorite Roots song, '100% Dundee'.

I guess that's your opinion but I think that the sampling in Paul's Boutique was way more unique, interesting, and properly applied than "Fear...". That's not to take anything from Fear though, because I love that album too.

Psychedub Dude · 02-16-2013, 10:01 PM

No masterpiece list is complete without Raekwons Only Built 4 Cuban Linx

Unhinged Reviews · 02-16-2013, 11:15 PM

Biggie's -Ready To Die
Jay-Z's Hard Knock Life Vol 2
Twista's Adrenalie Rush-97 version
No Limit's T.R.U 2 Da Game- I was a big P fan back in the day
Lauryn Hill's- Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Wu-Tang- Forever

For starters..lol

edwardc77 · 03-20-2013, 09:39 PM

The Usual suspects for me:
Nas: Illmatic
Beastie Boys: Paul's Boutique
De La Soul: De La Soul is Dead
A Tribe Called Quest: The Low end Theory
J Dilla : Donuts
Public Enemy: It Takes a Nation of....
Wu Tang Clan: Enter the Wu Tang clan

Practically speaking, 90% of the great masterpieces of hip hop were recorded during the golden age (1986-1994). After that the movement got took over by lawyers,accountants and marketing executives.

anticipation · 03-25-2013, 10:50 AM

Psychedub Dude · 03-25-2013, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by anticipation

Hell yes!! Nujabes music is so good, some of the illest hip hop minded beats ever. This album and the Samurai Champloo OST are always in heavy rotation in my music library.

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This album still holds up and has some heavy beats and dope songs to this day. I remember bumpin this album so much when I was younger. It may be a little cheesy at times but its mostly hip hop gold.

Forward To Death · 03-26-2013, 01:04 AM

Oh snap, Japanese instrumental/jazz hip hop...

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edwardc77 Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Italy Posts: 128	The Usual suspects for me: Nas: Illmatic Beastie Boys: Paul's Boutique De La Soul: De La Soul is Dead A Tribe Called Quest: The Low end Theory J Dilla : Donuts Public Enemy: It Takes a Nation of.... Wu Tang Clan: Enter the Wu Tang clan Practically speaking, 90% of the great masterpieces of hip hop were recorded during the golden age (1986-1994). After that the movement got took over by lawyers,accountants and marketing executives.

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