Top 5 fav. underground albums

[Kame]

look at my avi, thats all you need

 

[rip.dilla]

Slum Village/Fantstic Vol. 2

Rawkus Soundbombing 2

Slum Village/Fantastic Vol. 1

J Dilla/Donuts

Madvillain/Madvillainy

 

[just.might.b.ok]

look at my avi, thats all you need

shit forgot about Blu, make, it would tie with #1

 

[RuffDraft]

Slum Village/Fantstic Vol. 2

Rawkus Soundbombing 2

Slum Village/Fantastic Vol. 1

J Dilla/Donuts

Madvillain/Madvillainy

lol @ yours being dominated by Dilla haha

Mine in no order:

Masta Ace - A Long Hot Summer - Best concept album I've ever had the pleasure of listening to.
CYNE - Evolution Fight - Possibly the album that shaped my thoughts the most through my studies... incredible introspect on this album and great questions about learning more rather than spitting knowledge, spitting questions, dope.
k-os - Joyful Rebellion - He produced most of this album as well as creating tracks about himself that were so insightful and relevant, I always think this is so overlooked.
Reflection Eternal - A Train of Thought - Classic beats, classic raps. The one underground album that many already know along with Mos Def's and a few others from Rawkus.
The Foreign Exchange - Connected - Mature raps about life and love, produced incredibly by Nicolay, a crossover classic.

Something like that anyways, these are by no means the best underground albums though, can't overlook so many great albums, these are just personal favourites.

1. Never Better - P.o.s.
2. Deltron 3030 - Del Tha Funkee Homosapien
3. A Piece Of Strange - CunninLynguists
4. Die, Rugged Man, Die - R.A. The Rugged Man
5. Death Is Certain - Royce Da 5'9''

Nice to see P.O.S being up there :tu That Del album is a popular choice too. A Piece of Strange has my favourite track of quite some years in 'The Gates':

[video=youtube;3xi_amm31Wg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xi_amm31Wg[/video]

look at my avi, thats all you need

Great album, but Fashawn's is better IMO. Exile is too dope.

 

[backpackingrapper]

Pink Lava Lamp- Love that fucking album

 

[thingsfallapart]

look at my avi, thats all you need

Agreed.

I'll go ahead and throw in My Vinyl Weighs a Ton by Peanut Butter Wolf.

 

[RuffDraft]

Pink Lava Lamp- Love that fucking album

Agreed.

I'll go ahead and throw in My Vinyl Weighs a Ton by Peanut Butter Wolf.

Two albums I've slept on, props.

 

[rip.dilla]

@ 'Draft cosign Train Of Thought and A Long Hot Summer

 

[RuffDraft]

@ 'Draft cosign Train Of Thought and A Long Hot Summer

A Long Hot Summer is a classic, I don't get how he crafted such a great story of the course of the whole album, the skits are genius and still make me laugh all these years later.

 

[RuffDraft]

Production on this is nice....

[video=youtube;mC2-BMtzYZI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC2-BMtzYZI[/video]

Liking the album so far :tu

 

[rip.dilla]

A Long Hot Summer is a classic, I don't get how he crafted such a great story of the course of the whole album, the skits are genius and still make me laugh all these years later.

[video=youtube;RIlgbfC6L60]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIlgbfC6L60[/video]

My all time fave Masta Ace track...

I've tried getting this album again... but it looks outta circulation and its freaking expensive gettin it online

I'll get it again... Fuck it

 

[RuffDraft]

My all time fave Masta Ace track...

I've tried getting this album again... but it looks outta circulation and its freaking expensive gettin it online

I'll get it again... Fuck it

Top post :tu

Seriously? I got my copy, I like the album 'cos it's paper back type, Masta Ace is too dope, I think he's one of the most complete emcees. I don't think any album has took me to the Hood like he has, the Beautiful intro is nice... I think the skits really set it off.... can't say that about many albums really...

 

[ninjasenses]

1. Deltron 3030 **Fav album of all time
2. atmosphere - overcast
3. dj shadow - in tune on time
4. crown city rockers - earthtones
5. nujabes - modal soul

mentionables:
cage - hells winter
murs - 316
sole- bottle of humans
blueprint - sign language
cunninglinguists - a piece of stracnge
cyne - pretty dark things
immortal techinique - revolutionary vol 2
one be lo - sonogram
POS - never better
little brother - chittlen circuit
omega watts - the find
sole - bottle of humans
zion-i - mind over matter
aesop rock - daylight

too hard to narrow down

 

[ninjasenses]

lol @ yours being dominated by Dilla haha

Mine in no order:

Masta Ace - A Long Hot Summer - Best concept album I've ever had the pleasure of listening to.

even over deltron?! I havent heard this album but shit ill havbe to download now...

 

[RuffDraft]

1. Deltron 3030 **Fav album of all time
2. atmosphere - overcast
3. dj shadow - in tune on time
4. crown city rockers - earthtones
5. nujabes - modal soul

mentionables:
cage - hells winter
murs - 316
sole- bottle of humans
blueprint - sign language
cunninglinguists - a piece of stracnge
cyne - pretty dark things
immortal techinique - revolutionary vol 2
one be lo - sonogram
POS - never better
little brother - chittlen circuit
omega watts - the find
sole - bottle of humans
zion-i - mind over matter
aesop rock - daylight

too hard to narrow down

It's funny to see P.O.S on so many lists as mentionable or top 5, album was great but it's not long since been released, be interesting if this becomes an underground classic in the years to come where posters reflect on a slept on album; I think P.O.S has a lot of great qualities, can't wait for his next release.

Pretty Dark Things over Evolution Fight?!

Also, wasn't Daylight an EP? The title track is unreal production wise.

Interesting pick for your favourite Atmosphere album and it's so damn hard to name my favourite Nujabes album, I think Metaphorical music has the better tracks but it's a lesser album than Modal Soul.

even over deltron?! I havent heard this album but shit ill havbe to download now...

Yes, over Deltron, although this track is epic:

[video=youtube;Q7_jbluF0qo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7_jbluF0qo[/video]

How have you missed A Long Hot Summer? That album was all over allhiphop in 2004, I think it was.

Man, I envy you. You got a great listen ahead of you.

 

[skeep]

Impossible for me to name 5. Too many great albums.

Masta Ace- Disposable Arts

Brother Ali- US

Illus- Feel Good Music

Blu- Below the Heavens

Die Rugged Man Die

Kill Devel Hills by Ill Bill

Maaaaan that's not even teh beginning...Blackalicious- Blazing Arrow, Freddie Foxxx the Knoexion...too many too many!

 

[RuffDraft]

Impossible for me to name 5. Too many great albums.

Masta Ace- Disposable Arts
Brother Ali- US
Illus- Feel Good Music
Blu- Below the Heavens
Die Rugged Man Die
Kill Devel Hills by Ill Bill

Maaaaan that's not even teh beginning...Blackalicious- Blazing Arrow, Freddie Foxxx the Knoexion...too many too many!

Feel Good Music is in your top 5 ever?? Wow.

Below the Heavens and Disposable Arts are nice choices, no space for A Long Hot Summer or Boy Meets World (I felt this more than Blu's collab with Exile, Fashawn brought it).

 

[minnesota_slick]

Berner & Messy Marv - Blow 1 & 2

San Quinn - From A Boy To A Man

Paradime - 11 Steps Down

Atmosphere - God Loves Ugly

Cormega - The Realness

 

[minnesota_slick]

Masta Ace - DA should be up there too

 

[RuffDraft]

Berner & Messy Marv - Blow 1 & 2
San Quinn - From A Boy To A Man
Paradime - 11 Steps Down
Atmosphere - God Loves Ugly
Cormega - The Realness

Never listened to Paradime, San Quinne or Berner & Messy Marv, let us know some tracks to check out if you have the time :tu