Underrated Albums
I know there has been a stack of these threads in the past but what the fuck.
I have mentioned Lethal Injection as being seriously underrated in other threads, but there are tonnes of other albums I love but were shunned by critics.
Kuruption by Kurupt is a great album in my view, not classic by any means but seriously overlooked.
A.W.O.L. by AZ
Big Doe Rehab by ghost
Whats some of yours
Kurupt's Kuruption album is alright. I was gonna watch him and Dr Dre's Just Ask Yourself A Question video today from that album. I also like his Gimmewhatchagot song that he had a video for and Pete Rock was scratching on the turntable in the video. When Kurupt said I refuse to chill like ep, he should've said EPMD because I know that's what he wanted to say. His lyrics make me laugh sometimes because they don't make sense LOL. He did a song with Buckshot of Black Moon on Kuruption. I think the song is called Light Shit Up. That song is alright. His Tha Streets Is A Mutha album is good too. Those are the only albums of his I like LOL. AZ's albums suck except Doe Or Die LOL. Ice Cube's Lethal Injection wasn't good but I do like Really Doe, Ghetto Bird, Cave Bitch, Bop Gun and Down For Whatever.
Originally Posted by CharlesJones
Some underrated albums I like are:
Brand Nubian-Everything Is Everything
The Pharcyde-LabCabinCalifornia
Artifacts-Between A Rock And A Hard Place
The Cru-Da Dirty 30
Kam-Neva Again
Freddie Foxxx-Industry Shakedown
Spice 1-Spice 1, 187 He Wrote
Ice T-OG Original Gangster, Home Invasion
Jayo Felony-Take A Ride, Whatcha Gonna Do, Crip Hop, Underground
Phife Dawg-Ventilation
EPMD-Back In Business, Business Never Personal, Business As Usual
Das EFX-Straight Up Sewaside, Hold It Down
Group Home-Livin Proof
KRS One-Kristyles
Kool G Rap and DJ Polo-Live and Let Die
The Alkaholiks-Likwidation
Common-Can I Borrow A Dollar, Resurrection
LL Cool J-14 Shots To The Dome, The GOAT
Get Rich Or Die Tryin soundtrack
Sunset Park soundtrack
New Jersey Drive soundtrack volume 1 and volume 2
Rhyme and Reason soundtrack
Juice soundtrack
Boyz N The Hood soundtrack
MC Ren-Kiss My Black Azz, Shock Of The Hour, The Villain In Black
Compton's Most Wanted-Straight Check'n Em, Music To Driveby
Willie D-Controversy, Play Witcha Mama, Unbreakable
Too Short-Shorty The Pimp, Get In Where You Fit In
Da Lench Mob-Guerrilas In Tha Mist
Black Moon-Enta Da Stage, War Zone
Smif and Wessun-Da Shinin
i agree with "A.W.O.L." by AZ, really good LP by one of the best lyricist we got...
i would say "The Book of Shabazz" by Shabazz The Disciple is seriously underrated
"Everything is Everything" by Brand Nubian is often overlooked or mentioned as the worst Brand Nubian release, at least amongst paid critics.. in fact it has many of the best songs the group ever recorded
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I don't know why rap critics would think Brand Nubian's Everything Is Everything album is their worst because they're wrong. That's their best album LOL. Lots of good songs on there and Lord Jamar did all the beats. I love the album pictures and I love Word Is Bond and Hold On videos.
The Roots - The Tipping Point
Never really understood all the hate that album gets.
^ very true, "The Tipping Point" is a great album.. if there is one Roots album i'm not too fond of it is "Rising Down"
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I was gonna say AZ AWOL but its been already mentioned.
Just to name a few...
Black Rob - Life Story
Cam´ron - Come home with me
Common - Like water for chocolate
E-40 - In a major way
Masta Ace - Disposable arts
Scarface - The Fix
Peace!
Last edited by hotnikks; 07-11-2015 at 12:57 PM.
N.I.
Stillmatic, I know in the hip hop world it is considered a classic and rightly so. But in mainstream media the album was shitted on. I am sure rolling stone gave it 2 and a half out of 5. While the seriously overrated Blueprint is seen as A masterpiece
American Hunger
7GEMS
PTSD
A View from Masada
The Cool
Bulletproof Wallets
In Stereo
Golden Arms Redemption
The New Danger
The Yin & Yang (some serious bangers with a few really bad tracks)
Yeah Bulletproof wallets, this has been talked about alot in here. If released as Ghost wanted it it would have been his 3rd classic in a row, but the version released is still a very good album. I prefer it over Fishscale by along way, but that is only my opinion. I know most will rate Fishscale better than BPW
Yeah^ That album is the only Wu album with a commercial radio friendly sound/club appeal. BPW is what Rae is trying to achieve with FILA, but failed miserably.
Totally agree, I think Ghost and Rza got it spot on as far as a more radio friendly or whatever album, but still keeping the wu sound and not selling out. Something Rae and lots of MC's have tried but failed to do. Fila and lex diamond are terrible albums that I can't listen to. Rae's last album is embarrassing for him and the whole wu tang
Niggaz4life is a classic album in my view and has some of Dre's best production. No one ever mentions this album. I remember having this as a kid, it was like listening to a movie. Powerful stuff.
Always into something
Days of way back
I'd rather fuck you
Just to name a few tracks, some of the best tracks Dre ever produced
Oh wow I still think Fishscale is slightly better than BPW but man I love that album.
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