Album of the Year??? (Hip Hop)

[real hiphop]

American Gangster was from last year but hasnt been debated for album of the year, so i brought it into the picture.

[StartOrien]

I wasn't really crazy about any of these CD's. If we're doing strictly hip hop I'd take Lupe's - The Cool over all of them. I thought American Gangster was somewhat overrated and I don't really care for Lil Wayne. If I had to take one of those options I'd go Nas.

Overall I'd have to throw in Vampire Weekend, Raconteurs, REM, and My Morning Jacket before I got to a hip hop album.

[ACF]

How about changing the title
of the thread to Hip Hop Album
of the Year? This is kind of
misleading...

[Emperor Young]

How about changing the title
of the thread to Hip Hop Album
of the Year? This is kind of
misleading...

Agreed. If you are talkin about number of albums sold, i think it'll be lil wayne. Although i think Jeezy's new album will do well.
if we are talking about all genre of music, cold play has to be up there..

[Celtabrine]

Weezer - Red Album
The Offspring - Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace

[indeedproceed]

Lupe and Weezer got my simultaneous votes.

[celticmaestro]

How about changing the title
of the thread to Hip Hop Album
of the Year? This is kind of
misleading...

Agreed.

In no order:

Portishead - Third
Raconteurs - Consolers Of The Lonely
The Kooks - Konk
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement
The Cool - Lupe Fiasco <- my vote.
The Game - LAX
Weezer - Red Album
GZA & DJ Muggs - Grandmasters
Common - Thisismethen

[shookones99]

I gotta go with The Cool by Lupe.   A close second is Nas-Untitled.

[steve]

The Raconteers, you mean Jack White Lite.  It's like if Elvis joined the Moody Blues.  I'm not comparing Jack White to Elvis but you get the point. 

The Cool wins, but I liked American Gangster a lot.  There wasn't any radio play but the cd has about 6 songs that are really good.

[StartOrien]

this past Raconteurs album was probably my second favorite Jack White album (get behind me satan my favorite, and the last raconteurs probably my least favorite)

[steve]

this past Raconteurs album was probably my second favorite Jack White album (get behind me satan my favorite, and the last raconteurs probably my least favorite)

Thw White Stripes (Jack White telling Meg to bang the drums a certain way while he does the rest) are unpredictable and raw, some of it is loud and angry some of it is soft and sweet.  It's like a child throwing a tantrum, then sweetly asking for ice cream.  I like it. 

The Raconteers is like the same child but in military school.  I don't like it.   

[blazingarrow]

As far as hip hop goes, none of the above.

If you can go back far enough to include American Gangster, an over rated album from an over the hill rapper who peaked two decades ago...

You can at least have a "none of the above".

It's as if THOSE were the only hip hop albums dropped this year.

Especially since The Roots- Rising Down deaded every single album on that list.

[blazingarrow]

As for straight up album of the year, might as well throw this out there.

The new Mars Volta.

[BigAlTheFuture]

Where's Lupe Fiasco - The Cool? Well, I voted for Nas (Untitled) because the other albums were bad. American Gangster was one of Jay's worst album. Some good songs but compared to his other albums, it's bad.

[MattG12]

1. Lupe Fiasco - The Cool
2. Coldplay - Viva La Vida
haven't heard the new Weezer album but I'm sure it would be in my top 3, i love Weezer. Other than that this year hasn't been too good for my taste in music.