ILLMATIC VS. THRILLER

[blue_london]

 

[TheGOAT]

Thriller is GREAT

But im partial to his Motown albums more

 

[AZTG]

Unpopular opinion but fuck it. Always been a way bigger hip hop fan personally

 

[playmaker88]

No one says "but he made iIlmatic"

/Thread

 

[Matike85]

I am a 80's baby

 

[Busta Carmichael]

No one says "but he made iIlmatic"

/Thread

...they kinda do tho

 

[playmaker88]

No one says "but he made iIlmatic"

/Thread

...they kinda do tho

You dont hear me though..

 

[5 Grand]

I was around when both albums were out. I was in 5th grade when Thriller was out and I was 20 when Illmatic came out.

To put it in perspective, Thriller had #1 songs and top 40 hits. It sold approximately 40 million units according to the RIAA (Soundscan didn't start until 1991). The point I'm trying to make is that it wasn't an underground, critically acclaimed album, it was a mainstream, commercial album that got critical acclaim.

In elementary school kids wanted to be like Michael Jackson. People dressed like him and did the moonwalk like him. People imitated the way he danced.

You can't say any of that about Illmatic. I mean, me and my homies used to bump it in the car and we'd bug out over his lyrics, but it didn't have anywhere near the impact of Thriller. And if you don't comprehend what I'm saying I'll put it like this;

Doggystyle didn't have the impact of Thriller,

All Eyes On Me didn't have the impact of Thriller,

Life After Death and No Way Out didn't have the impact of Thriller.

MMLP didn't have the impact of Thriller.

Get Rich Or Die Trying didn't have the impact of Thriller.

Speakerboxxx/Love Below didn't have the impact of Thriller

And in case you're wondering, Purple Rain, which came out a year later didn't have the impact of Thriller

Spoiler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d17ggav1Lto

 

[Stew]

Not worth a serious comment. What say you @CapitalB

 

[trendsetta1030]

It better be sum grade a shit you on doing this comparison …

 

[Built 4 cuban linx]

SMH

 

[bck145]

Thriller was my shit as a kid...but the older i get the cornier michaels music was

 

[5th Letter]

What does this say about Illmatic when someone makes a thread comparing it to THRILLER.

 

[a_list]

Cmon, b....Illmatic one of my favs, but Thriller is the goat

 

[Busta Carmichael]

At least Nas wrote illmatic

 

[jamalmohammadd]

michael jackson is the GOAT but Nas is the GOAT in more ways and Illmatic is the best album ever made..Fuck a nigga who pick something else over it. I hope you all mother buttholes raped tonight!! and I even t..joking.. What a damn shame.. Hip hop forum but Nas is losing.. FUCK ALL YA

 

[playmaker88]

What does this say about Illmatic when someone makes a thread comparing it to THRILLER.

Not a damn thing.. actually.

 

[Busta Carmichael]

michael jackson is the GOAT but Nas is the GOAT in more ways and Illmatic is the best album ever made..Fuck a nigga who pick something else over it. I hope you all mother buttholes raped tonight!! and I even t..joking.. What a damn shame.. Hip hop forum but Nas is losing.. FUCK ALL YA

Yo I don't even gotta check who this is lmao.

Only nigga to bypass illbot 15 times

 

[5th Letter]

What does this say about Illmatic when someone makes a thread comparing it to THRILLER.

Not a damn thing.. actually.

Well we are in a thread comparing Illmatic to Thriller..

 

[The Prodigalson]

Nigga serious?