The 10 Best New York City Rap Albums of the Past 10 Years

[drizzle]

from complex obv

before getting all up in arms do the math, this is only for 2013-2003

http://www.complex.com/music/2013/05/th ... ten-years/

glad to see Ka, Roc Marci and Prodigy on there

nice to see Sean Price mentioned but Monkey Bars >>>>>>> jesus price, and neither one is as good as OBFCL2 or Fish Scale or Pretty Tony

Rocky and Bronson were shoehorned in so the list isn't all old dudes but it could've been worse, like when they put Joey Badass' 1999 on the list of the best mixtapes of all time

[IKH5150]

Alright...is A$AP Rocky really that good? I never really bothered listening...

[juelz the don]

any sean price is the best album any nas album etc could be number 1

[juelz the don]

Alright...is A$AP Rocky really that good? I never really bothered listening...

that nigga wack imo

[Career Over Like Mike(NJJ)]

Not as good as Complex's recent underrated albums by non-underrated rappers list, imho

[Career Over Like Mike(NJJ)]

Also, DK aka Dylan King who used to write for Al Shipley's website back in 2004/2005 is the best rap writer ever.

[drizzle]

what was Shipley's site, the name is familiar but i can't place it beyond complex

[Escobar305]

shits on every album on the list

[Larry2times]

Als a good writer but this is a poor selection. Long Live ASAPs understandable though since Sony are lining everyones pockets but yeah lol @ Black Album topping it.

[Career Over Like Mike(NJJ)]

GovernmentNames

http://governmentnames.blogspot.co.uk/2 ... iggas.html

[Larry2times]

what was Shipley's site, the name is familiar but i can't place it beyond complex

government names

[peanut butter]

he said on twitter last night that he might do a GN 10 year anniversary, which would be dope

i'd love to see a comprehensive documentary on all the most influential rap blogs during the early-mid 2000s. it'd be a super rap nerd fiesta, but with tie-ins to how the industry changed, it could be really interesting to the 5 other people like me



PEACE

[drizzle]

wait he was Government Names? I had no idea

I was wondering if Diplomatic Immunity got left off because they didn't want more than 1 album per group/click and they already listed Purple Haze

[Larry2times]

he said on twitter last night that he might do a GN 10 year anniversary, which would be dope

i'd love to see a comprehensive documentary on all the most influential rap blogs during the early-mid 2000s. it'd be a super rap nerd fiesta, but with tie-ins to how the industry changed, it could be really interesting to the 5 other people like me



PEACE

dunno how a documentary could work but a series of articles on it or something would be cool.

Ive a feeling this idea deserves a few arrows but - how bout people post their own top 10 NY tapes/albums of that period? Not to find a consensus or anything but its such a disputed/barren era I think itd get some interesting results.

[drizzle]

noz already kinda kickstarted something like what you guys are describing when he interviewed the Sandbox guy

[Larry2times]

ah yeah, is right. loved that article. i still google *artist name*+"ohhla" in honour of the Boy Boy Flash

[Escobar305]

wait he was Government Names? I had no idea

I was wondering if Diplomatic Immunity got left off because they didn't want more than 1 album per group/click and they already listed Purple Haze

most likely because the dips released in in March 2003, technically 1 month over 10 years

[Rhyme 4 Rhyme]

Dogshit list

[Mindbender Futurama]

if Action Bronson is on a list of "Best of" ANYTHING that has to do with NYC...

like before you even embarrass yourself with A$AP Rocky being a "Best Of" when he doesn't even have a real hit record to his name yet

don't even want to read the list

*YOTMB reads list to try to be open minded and not ignorant*
*sees Nas at #10, goes *
*sees A$AP Rocky at #9, GOES *
THIS IS WHY WE WON'T KNOW NICE THINGS

FUCK ANY LIST THAT RANKS NAS BELOW RANDOM NON-DESCRIPT RAP NINJAS IN NYC

[money]

shits on every album on the list

preach bro preach

[illuminati_guy]

banks debut was better than beg for mercy, something from ghost could be there replacing rockys album, juelz - from me to u or capo - hustlers p.o.m.e needs to replace life is good

other than that, solid list

[ackbar]

didn't look at the list. here's off top tho:

01. Diplomatic Immunity
02. Purple Haze
03. Get Rich or Die Tryin'
04. Madvillainy
05. Hustler's P.O.M.E.
06. Fishscale

[DLG]

shits on every album on the list

preach bro preach

[Echo Leader]

This

shits on every album on the list

preach bro preach

and fuck that list, with the exception of 1 or 2 albums (Purple Haze, Roc Marci). Complex once again tries to pander to all facets of their perceived readership and ends up pissing most of them off in the process.

[Larry2times]

lol I still dont get how people talk about magazines/sites like theyre one sentient being.
"that XXL is a right bastard"

[Mindbender Futurama]

This

shits on every album on the list

preach bro preach

and fuck that list, with the exception of 1 or 2 albums (Purple Haze, Roc Marci). Complex once again tries to pander to all facets of their perceived readership and ends up pissing most of them off in the process.

THIS

That list is NOT a comprehensive collection of the best 10 NYC albums of the last 10 years. SO fucking horrid.

You really put Blue Chips on a list with Black Album, Purple Haze and Prodigy's Return of the Mac?What kind of shit piff you puffin?

ackbar's off the head list is better for real

New York been soft since Bush Jr. came thru and crushed the buildings

[drizzle]

calling madvillainy a ny album is a pretty big stretch.

[Larry2times]

Pretty Toneys much better than Fishscale, that album just got wrapped up in the infamous mid 00s p4k revisionist okie doke along with Hell Hath No Fury and Jeezy's 2nd album

[money]

calling madvillainy a ny album is a pretty big stretch.

yup I agree

[ardamus]

calling madvillainy a ny album is a pretty big stretch.

yup I agree

Yeah, can't co-sign that.

I wasn't a fan of Purple Haze like that when it dropped so I couldn't agree. Marcberg, Pedigree, and Blue Chips definitely were hitting hard coming out of NY.