CosmicTalk said:

yeah when 50 was underground he was real hip hop, that is what everybody was screaming he blows up and now he ain't hip hop.

KingKrazy said:

He makes hits. Is it hip-hop? Reasonable minds can disagree.

Hmmmmm.....let's see now.....which 1980s hip hop artists have released a greatest hits collection in the last five year? I think I saw a Grandmaster Flash CD in the store lately. Put that with four more other greatest hits albums released in the last five years of hip hop artists from the 1980s and there is your top five.

vainandy said:

I totally expected that kind of answer from you vainandy.

CinisterCee said:

What year is that 2000? If it's that good I'd still pick it up.

sextonseven said:

dude, GET IT!!

sextonseven said:

oops...

anyway if my screwing up was any help...

Yep. Or an answer like this.....

Hmmmmm.....let's see now.....what new hip hop artist made an album in the last five years with a fast funky style kinda like Egyptian Lover, that is so totally underground that no one has ever heard of them. You know, the kind of artist that you have to "search for" these days if you want good music.

KingKrazy said:

Tell me when you've ever heard the term "Gangsta Hip Hop"? You haven't. I rest my case. It's "Gangsta Rap."

dammme said:

"It's Real", "Is This Our Last Time", "Let It Bump"

I believe this is my fav Miss E. album

CinisterCee said:

i fail

shockadelicaa said:

That album's so good we'll forgive you.

namepeace said:

yea cus Paul's boutique is a classic

DirtyChris said:

"Toyz"

Bubba sparxx; deliverance
Plan b; who needs actions when you got words
Canibus; rip the jacker
Skinnyman; council estate of mind
Klashnekoff; sagas of(note; many pointless skits and talking though; otherwise suberb)

AlexdeParis said:

thanks

dammme said:

I keep my butterfly close
when ya don't wanna be bothered

track is too funky

dogmaiswrong said:

That's two votes for Bubba Sparxxx.

I didn't didn't see that coming.

KingKrazy said:

Ether & One Mic are my favorite tracks.

silverchild said:

Maybe one of the last of the great hip-hop albums so far.

KingKrazy said:

I'm not a fan of how 50 Cent conduct himself as a business man, especially after that waste feud with The Game & Oprah. Also, I know for a fact that the only person 50 really give a damn about is himself.

50 needs to be more like Snoop Dogg and learn how to be a team player with anyone from all american hip-hop regions.

CosmicTalk said:

KRS-One IS Hip-Hop! He said so himself.


And Rakim is a champion that every MC wanna be like.

sextonseven said:

Co-sign.

TonyVanDam said:

Aw hell yeah!

Amen to Rakim.

I know his album with Dre fell through, but he should have something coming out soon.

And *My Philosophy* by KRS-One is still one of my favorite hip hop songs of all time.

Later

Here is my list of 'The best 5 hip-hop albums of the last 5 years':

1)Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2003)
2)Kanye West - College Dropout (2004)
3)50 Cent - Get Rich Or Die Tryin' (2003)
4)Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)
5)Snoop Dogg - Paid Tha Cost 2 Be Da Boss (2002)
If I could extend this to 'The best 10 hip-hop albums of the last years':
6)Missy Elliot - Under Construction (2003)
7)Nas - God Son (2002)
8)Common - Electric Circus (2002)
9)T.I. - Urban Legend (2005)
10)Talib Kweli - The Beautiful Struggle (2004)

sms130 said:

Numbers 3, 5, and 9 are trash and not even Hip Hop and shouldn't be on the list. Missy shouldn't even be on the list either.

CosmicTalk said:

and what is hip hop? cuz 50 Lp bangs from top to bottom, with only one truly weak track Bloodhound,

this board open it's ears to mainstream instead of acting like lil bitches, you woudl have heard some incredible work

KingKrazy said:

We went over this before, remember? You don't know Hip Hop.

I haven't been the hip hop maestro like I used to. Especially in the past 5 years but I can tell you I definitely bought some and here are my faves in no particular order:

1.50 Cent-Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
2.Nelly-Nellyville
3.Outkast-Speakerboxx/The Love Below
4.Hustle & Flow Soundtrack
5.Eminem-The eminem Show