Whether its no longer cool to admit or not, 2001 was a fucking great album and a masterfully produced album. Maybe it wasn't all Dre but the fact remains it is still one of the best produced albums we've seen in a decade. And yeah I know it dropped in late '99.
So lists albums you feel are BETTER produced than this since its release.
Supreme Clientele, The Blueprint, Madvilliany, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2, The College Dropout & Graduation are all fantastic but not better IMO.
1. Lolo (Intro)
2. The Watcher
3. You
4. Still D.R.E.
5. Big Ego's
6. Xxplosive
7. What's The Difference
8. Bar One
9. Light Speed
10. Forgot About Dre
11. The Next Episode
12. Let's Get High
13. Bitch Niggaz
14. The Car Bomb
15. Murder Ink
16. Ed-Ucation
17. Some L.A. Niggaz
18. Pause 4 Porno
19. Housewife
20. Ackrite
21. Bang Bang
22. The Message
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Are you talking about production in technical terms (sonics/mixing/mastering etc) or more as in overall results of the album (beats/concepts/sequencing).
I only ask because most people on here dont understand what good production is.
Anyway, the first Cuban Linx album should be mentioned, and Gang Starr 'Moment Of Truth'.
I tweaked the title to clarify. I'm looking for albums better produced since the 2001 release. If people don't understand what production is or what question is being asked well then there is always UGHH.
Kid That's Lifeless wrote:Hell Hath No Fury came to mind almost immediately.
drizzle wrote:
supreme clientelle, madvillain, edan's beauty and the beat
all of these are just as good, and I'll also add El-P - Fantastic Damage (ISWYD falls off at the halfway point imo) and Aesop's - None Shall Pass which is amazingly well sequenced and expertly produced.
I thought None Shall Pass was produced amazingly, I agree with the el-p ones and late registration. Ghetto Report Card was solid as fuck to me on overall scope too
It kind of sucks to think about, cause with the style of production nowadays you will never get another Pauls Boutique or Nations of Millions again in the sense that dudes are going into studios with Million dollar budgets and their exclusive producers and spending the time to make that shit.
Black Album is good but I dont really think its particularly cohesive, having different producers on each track will do that to a album.
All the tracks stand up really well on their own though, which is an impressive feat in itself.
Hell Hath No Fury is a good shout. Not as good as 2001 but worth a mention, as is Tip's The Renaissance
step one wrote:Black Album is good but I dont really think its particularly cohesive, having different producers on each track will do that to a album.
All the tracks stand up really well on their own though, which is an impressive feat in itself.
agreed
as far as production it feels more like a collection of well produced songs than a cohesive album
A Musical Massace
Masters of the Universe
Up From the Desert
Big Bang Boogie
Rip the Jacker
Violent By Design
Freezing World
Progression
Paradise Lost
Clin d'oeil
Internal Affairs
Black on Both Sides
I think that there are a lot of albums that can stand up with 2001's production.
KITFUNK wrote:A Musical Massace
Masters of the Universe
Up From the Desert
Big Bang Boogie
Rip the Jacker
Violent By Design
Freezing World
Progression
Paradise Lost
Clin d'oeil
Internal Affairs
Black on Both Sides
I think that there are a lot of albums that can stand up with 2001's production.
This is why you get called a fag, jus sayin.
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KITFUNK wrote:A Musical Massace
Masters of the Universe
Up From the Desert
Big Bang Boogie
Rip the Jacker
Violent By Design
Freezing World
Progression
Paradise Lost
Clin d'oeil
Internal Affairs
Black on Both Sides
I think that there are a lot of albums that can stand up with 2001's production.
This is why you get called a fag, jus sayin.
I'm well aware. But I also get called that by people who think Kanye, Waka, Based God, Yela, and Gucci are dope.
So honestly, "it's like the pot calling the kettle a faggot."
Shit just don't phase me much cause ya'll suck at listening to rap.
deeper than rap, madvillainy, further adventures of lord quas, deltron 3030, and if no version of the pete rock and ini album was out before 03, that too.
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It's kind of hard to decide unless we compare a certain style out of the styles of albums mentioned above to 2001. I see different albums mentioned here that are Hip Hop but the style of production is different than 2001, like Donuts and Petestrumentals.
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KITFUNK wrote:A Musical Massace
Masters of the Universe
Up From the Desert
Big Bang Boogie
Rip the Jacker
Violent By Design
Freezing World
Progression
Paradise Lost
Clin d'oeil
Internal Affairs
Black on Both Sides
I think that there are a lot of albums that can stand up with 2001's production.
This is why you get called a fag, jus sayin.
I'm well aware. But I also get called that by people who think Kanye, Waka, Based God, Yela, and Gucci are dope.
So honestly, "it's like the pot calling the kettle a faggot."
Shit just don't phase me much cause ya'll suck at listening to rap.
you're confusing 'well produced' with 'albums you like'.
KITFUNK wrote:A Musical Massace
Masters of the Universe
Up From the Desert
Big Bang Boogie
Rip the Jacker
Violent By Design
Freezing World
Progression
Paradise Lost
Clin d'oeil
Internal Affairs
Black on Both Sides
I think that there are a lot of albums that can stand up with 2001's production.
This is why you get called a fag, jus sayin.
I'm well aware. But I also get called that by people who think Kanye, Waka, Based God, Yela, and Gucci are dope.
So honestly, "it's like the pot calling the kettle a faggot."
Shit just don't phase me much cause ya'll suck at listening to rap.
you're confusing 'well produced' with 'albums you like'.
I'm really not. I think that the production on all of those I listed are prime examples of cohesion and really fit with the vibe of each individual album.
The problem is so many people put Dre on a pedestal. People don't even care about the production itself, if his name is mentioned, then no1 has better production.
at no one mentioning any Nas albums.