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[MHP]

Yo!
Does anybody in anyway know how I can get anything from Optical Illusion?

Or K'naan...The Dusty Foot Philosopher?

Hit me aiight...anybody!

[teckzilla]

holla at me mayne..i need OPTICAL ILLUSION.....capital O is the bomb.....those cats r for real mayne.....someone please bless me with some Capital O

[MHP]

Yo Teck!

Capital O, Ghetto Beautifulness...I need all that man!

And yes...I forgot to mention Proverb.

I need that too...anybody...4 da love of HipHop...plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[teckzilla]

yeah,I got proverb's ish,very very tight ish..also i go this cats from kenya ukoflani..mau mau...i dont understand wat they saying but its bangiing...LOL

[ClaytheCat]

In order: Top 10 albums

Illmatic> Nas
Moment of truth:Gangstar
Things fall apart> The roots- Cover is mad
Forever> Wu Tang Clan
The Big picture> Big L
Cuban Linx> Raekwon
Hell on Earth> Mobb Deep
Capital Punishment> Big Pun
Can I borrow A dollar> Common
I am> Nas

[Xblaze]

yo BEE, dope list, let me add a lil shit to that..

Common-finding Forever(2007) dope..
Canibus-Mic club 2002(stuff is str8 fire), Rip the jacker(2003), For whom the beat Tolls(2007)(lyricism again)
Killah Priest-The Offering(2007) fuckin dope
Immortal Technique-Revolutionary VOL 2(extremely dope, best idealistic album i ever listened to).2003
Masta Ace-Long Hot Summer(2004)
Sage Francis-A Healthy Distrust(2005), Personal Journals(2002) (dont even bother if ur mind is caged).
Bone thugs n Harmony-Strenght and Loyalty (2007)

[AK2]

Xblaze u 4got Kilah Priest's Heavy Mental. His first classic album

[mlatsoe]

1.jayzee-kingdom come
2.common-finding 4eva
3.fat joe-all o nuthang
4.kanye west-all albums
5.50 cent-get rich o die tryin

[mlatsoe]

1.jayzee-kingdom come
2.common-finding 4eva
3.fat joe-all o nuthang
4.kanye west-all albums
5.50 cent-get rich o die tryin
6.Nas-street disciple n hiphop is dead

[MHP]

Jay-Z not jayzee.
And most of the albums u listed are...new.
And new is not classic. No offense intended tho'...how's Zimbabwe?

[mlatsoe]

well zim is not gud hell is a place called zim l want 2 run away n neva cum bac.n by best albums something new can be a classic juss go bac 2 wen 50 dropped get rich everyone had classic on their mouths.

[Spitzofrenik]

In no particular order, these are my greatest albums of all time. I like them all equally so I couldn't name just five....these are albums that anybody studying the game must have......


Kurupt - Streetz is a Muthafucka
Killah Priest - Heavy Mental
Outkast - Atliens
Outkast - Aquemini
Sticky Fingaz - Autobiography of Kirk Jones
Masta Ace - Disposable Arts
Masta Ace - A long hot summer
Ludacris - Back for the first time
Ludacris - Word of Mouf
Big Pun - Punisher
Tash - Rap Life
Big L - Lifestyles of da poor and dangerous
Mos Def and Talib Kweli - Blackstar
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP
Jay Z - Reasonable doubt
Jay Z - Blueprint (the beats took soul sampling to another level)
Nas - It was written (I prefer it to Illmatic cos of the beats)
Nas - Illmatic

[mceeQ]

wat qualifies a album as a classic commercial sales or critical acclaim?

[brock]

Rakim~The 18th Letter
KRS-One~KRS-One
Notorious B.I.G.~Life After Death
2Pac~Makaveli
Eminem~The Emiinem Show
Jay-Z~The Blueprint
Nas~Stillmatic
Ice Cube~Amerikkka’z Most Wanted
Kool G Rap~Ò,5,6
Method Man~Tical
Big Pun~Capital Punishment
Guru~Jazmatazz Vol 1
Chuck D~Apocalypse 91…the Enemy Strikes Back
Big L~Livestylez ov Da Poor & Dangerous
Canibus~Rip the Jacker
Mos Def~Mos Def and Talib Kweli are… Blackstar
Common~One Day It’ll All Make Sense
Talib Kweli~Train of Thought
LL Cool J~G.O.A.T
Lord Finesse~Funky Technician

[Spitzofrenik]

brock said:

Eminem~The Emiinem Show
LL Cool J~G.O.A.T

You must be joking.

[AK2]

Some of My best albums
Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli and Hi Tek) - Train Of Thought
Blackstar (Mos Def and Talib Kweli) Blackstar
GZA - Liquid Swords
Killah Priest - Black August
Nas - Illmatic
AZ - Do Or Die
Madvillian (MF DOOM and Madlib) - Madvilliany
JDilla - Donuts

[Xblaze]

mceeQ said:

wat qualifies a album as a classic commercial sales or critical acclaim?

well, for me, commercial sales has never been a good yardstick for measuring an album's greatness, if it was, then ppl like rakim, scarface, masta ace, canibus, last emperor, immortal technique, talib kweli and many other under-appreciated rappers all over the hiphop scene would never mean anything even though they put out classic albums filled with unmatched skill.

i will say critical acclaim. its what u say not what u get.
meanwhile the money is good tho', :) after all thats what it is about, but i think it shldnt be used to assess talent in music.

Outlawz "if u aint in the game for the motherfucking money, then wat is ur mutherfucking purpose" lol

[Young_Pup_740]

War And Peace - Ice Cube
36 Chambers - Wu Tang
Godfather Buried Alive - Shyne Po
The Cactus - 3rd Base

[Alfredo]

NAS- It was written

JAY Z- The Blue Print

TALIB KWELI- Black Star

CANIBUS- Rip the jacker

[endwayz]

''THE DOCUMENTARY'' by the game defintely is d best album i've listened to 4 the past 3 years,and i can't stop playing that album,interscope knows how to sell records,he brought that story telling element back to hip hop with that album,jay-z sounds more like a freestyler to me,some cats don't understand that a mixtape is a far different thing 4rm an album.peace