Best Hip-Hop album of 1996? AEOM? RD? IWW?

[DMTxTHC]

As far as the poll is concerned, i limited it to what i felt were the top 9 albums of 1996.

Honorable mentions:
Riding Dirty, UGK
The Coming, Busta Rhymes
Illadelph Halflife, The Roots
Beats, Rhymes and Life, ATCQ

 

[siqnih da rapper]

im going with jigga on this

 

[georgia boi]

1996 is my favorite year in Hip Hop.

I'm going with ATLiens or The Score.

 

[Sep-00]

that was a good year. i went into the air force in 96 and remember damn near buying all those cds once i got out of basic training on the same day. my favs were reasonable doubt/hell on earth/ironman/illadelph half life. i remember mad skillz dropping from where/smooth da hustler/too short number 10 coming out also

 

[NothingButTheTruth]

It Was Written
...

[video=youtube;micood9FM2w]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=micood9FM2w[/video]

[video=youtube;D2vv_lmeP8E]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2vv_lmeP8E[/video]

[video=youtube;C5SI3DG4coA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5SI3DG4coA[/video]

 

[colton]

IMO Legal Drug Money is the most underrated LP that year, but the best is AEOM

 

[thesynthesis]

man u shud have only put one pac album, makes it difficult for me to pick one

 

[thesynthesis]

i go with 7 days, aeom second and then IWW

lmao@ rd

nobody gave a fuc about it den, fuckin hip hop revisionists

 

[Who Cares???]

Ironman. I remember taking trips OT blasting that. Hell on Earth due to P actually shitting on Pac badly, while all the other niggas folded. AEOM. Favorite double album of all time. RD. First time I heard Bring it On, I was getting my haircut in Flatbush. Then Regrets. Bought the album the same day. Ridiculous year.

 

[buttuh_b]

AEOM first.. IWW second.. 7 Day Theory 3rd.

Reasonable Doubt last.

This was a great year for hip hop though.

 

[son of 1973]

I was in a Wu zone then. ironman for sure, though I had most of them other Cds too. Niggas in Philly was trying to rhyme like that Rae/ghost shit lol.

 

[MAKAVELI25]

I don't see how it could NOT be AEOM. "California Love", "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted", "Life Goes On", "Ambitizionz as a rider" all on the same album? Sheeeeeeeit!

 

[DMTxTHC]

i go with 7 days, aeom second and then IWW

lmao@ rd

nobody gave a fuc about it den, fuckin hip hop revisionists

I feel you, i think if Jay fell off after Vol. 1, then RD wouldn't be the classic that people claim to be. But it's still a great album nonetheless. RD isn't better than Legal Drug Money and Hell On Earth imo, even if it is, it's by a very slim margin.

 

[Stew]

1. ATLiens

2. AEOM

3. The Score

 

[a_list]

im going with ironman, rd iww, the score, hell on earth......

 

[DMTxTHC]

Dope remix, it can be found on the Don't Be A Menace To South Central Soundtrack...

[video=youtube;7vG7j0iTNAU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vG7j0iTNAU[/video]

Damn shame that original version of Dead Presidents wasn't on RD, it could have been a bonus at least.

[video=youtube;IIq84HQ37Dc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIq84HQ37Dc[/video]

"and my cerebral breeds the wickedest evil, thoughts that this sport'll feed you"

 

[Makaveli The King]

i go with 7 days, aeom second and then IWW

lmao@ rd

nobody gave a fuc about it den, fuckin hip hop revisionists

real talk that shit did'nt go platinum till years later with
that said the killuminati the 7 day theory was easily the best album
that year the second best album was soul on ice by ras kass.

 

[DMTxTHC]

A lesser known remix of Can't Knock The Hustle, only found on certain pressings of the album...I wish it was on the copy that i have, lol.

[video=youtube;d2AykmcsYow]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2AykmcsYow[/video]

The Soul Controller was removed from later pressings to sample clearance issues, for those that copped Ironman after that song was removed...

[video=youtube;dJG5FJRFnYM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJG5FJRFnYM[/video]

 

[FyHunnit]

Voted my five out of that group:

ATLiens

It Was Written

7 Day Theory

Hell on Earth

Reasonable Doubt

 

[FyHunnit]

Ironman. I remember taking trips OT blasting that. Hell on Earth due to P actually shitting on Pac badly, while all the other niggas folded. AEOM. Favorite double album of all time. RD. First time I heard Bring it On, I was getting my haircut in Flatbush. Then Regrets. Bought the album the same day. Ridiculous year.

Yeah, likewise .

I really think P could have War'd with Pac better then Nas or Jay-Z could. (at that time)

Not only lyrically, but with Havocs legendary production too.