Best album of 1991?

step one · Post by **step one** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:06 am

Great year for albums, all these see their 20th anniversary this year.

Favourites? Which ones have aged the best? Any that could benefit from a Traffic style reissue package?

Theres probably a few Ive forgotten but these were the ones that came to mind first..

Echo Leader · Post by **Echo Leader** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:37 am

Death Certificate, closely followed by Low End Theory.

We Can't Be Stopped is my wild card pick though.

aleph · Post by **aleph** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 8:25 am

All still hold up. Black Sheep is my fave from the bunch, but Breaking Atoms ftw for 1991's bestest.

step one · Post by **step one** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 8:27 am

Id prob go with Death Certificate aswell. Still sounds great now.
I prefer the beats on Breaking Atoms to Low End Theory, so that would probably be 2nd.

That Geto Boys album could do with a remastering.

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 8:33 am

Echo Leader wrote:Death Certificate, closely followed by Low End Theory.

Works for me.

Career Over Like Mike(NJJ) · Fri Jan 28, 2011 8:39 am

Mr Scarface Is Back which was also from 1991 is much better than We Can't Be Stopped, which isn't a patch on Grip It.. or Til Death Do Us Part aside from the few obvious tracks.

1. Death Certificate
2. Is Dead
3. A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
4. O.G
5. Low End Theory/Efil4zaggin

Bongloid · Post by **Bongloid** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 8:47 am

so hard to choose between black sheep , main source and tribe but
for me its all about ...

Da Publisher · Post by **Da Publisher** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 8:48 am

1. Death Certificate
2. Original Gangster

.......

step one · Post by **step one** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 9:31 am

Cant believe I forgot 'Step In Arena'. I remembered OG but thought it was 1990 for some reason.

UMCs and Organized Konfusion dropped aswell that year right?

Lot of good 12"s too.

JankZ · Post by **JankZ** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 10:05 am

De La, Gang Starr and Blak Sheep for me...

what thoughts about this 1991 drop?

JankZ · Post by **JankZ** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 10:12 am

Public Enemy 1991 Drop

Maybe not to all but also classic and dope 1991 drop for me... R.I.P

one of the best UK britcore gems... 91 also

yeah u get me... i like this album too...

gem

JankZ · Post by **JankZ** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 10:22 am

JankZ · Post by **JankZ** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 10:25 am

theres shitloads of dope albums from 1991...

cant mention all :D

JankZ · Post by **JankZ** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 10:30 am

haha almost forgot one of my personal faves ov all times

step one · Post by **step one** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 10:49 am

JankZ wrote:theres shitloads of dope albums from 1991...

and you managed to list some of the worst

JankZ · Post by **JankZ** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 11:20 am

which one u think r shitty from mine?

JankZ · Post by **JankZ** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 11:20 am

which one u think r shitty from mine?

Versive · Post by **Versive** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 11:35 am

Not my favorite, but another good one from that year:

My vote goes to

with De La Soul Is Dead as a close 2nd.

vaporized2 · Post by **vaporized2** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 11:43 am

'Organized Konfusion' for me...

@JankZ can you find some bigger pics. hard to make out what you posted

KITFUNK · Post by **KITFUNK** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 11:48 am

Easy.

step one · Post by **step one** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 12:39 pm

JankZ wrote:which one u think r shitty from mine?

well, I wouldnt say that Twin Hype or Redhead Kingpin even come close to Cube, Main Source, ATCQ etc

vaporized2 · Post by **vaporized2** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:00 pm

say what you like but I digz this album. you can definitely see how sir jinx came up with the beats for G Rap 'Live And Let Die' after this...

Echo Leader · Post by **Echo Leader** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:03 pm

at some of these responses.

There is no WAY that Redhead Kingpin is better than any of the jawns Step listed. Come on, man.

Honestly, I'd rather listen to Mr. Lawnge fart into a microphone than most of what's be posted in this thread.

Thun · Post by **Thun** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:11 pm

But I'm the bad guy for pointing out there's a seriously annoying borked out new jack random rap contingent in full effect around these parts.

fatboybrandon · Post by **fatboybrandon** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:17 pm

Hard decision, but there are a few at the top of the list. I can't choose between Low End Theory & Step In The Arena. I can't help but feel a little depressed when comparing that era's output to this.

Echo Leader · Post by **Echo Leader** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:47 pm

Thun wrote:But I'm the bad guy for pointing out there's a seriously annoying borked out new jack random rap contingent in full effect around these parts.

vaporized2 · Post by **vaporized2** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:58 pm

trying to think of other decent 91 albums

Del - Wish My Brother George Was Here. good album never listen to it though

Echo Leader · Post by **Echo Leader** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:04 pm

Almost forgot about this '91 classic. Far superior to any album posted in the thread, and any album released in 1991 for that matter.

Forget the fact that Grand Hank (totally ill name btw!) never released a full-length record, each of the three songs (and their respective mixes/edits) contained on this genre-smashing piece of wax are better than "The Message," "Top Billin'," and "The World Is Yours" combined. Completely transcendent work and a damn shame Grand Hank never recorded anything else. I can't for the life of me figure out why this was in the "Free Bin" outside of that record shop, shit's got Amsterdam goin' nuts!!

KITFUNK · Post by **KITFUNK** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:08 pm

I think the Two Kings in a Cipher album dropped in 91. Although, I wouldn't put it over Edo's album or the OK album, the Black Sheep album, or even Del's album but it still is a dope album from 91 that gets overlooked. And it has D-Dot production, so, hey.

goodHEROX420 · Post by **goodHEROX420** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:12 pm

Bongloid wrote:so hard to choose between black sheep , main source and tribe but
for me its all about ...

this.... with low end theory a close second.. i discovered step in the arena recently and i loved it, never really got the chance to check out the gangstarr albums b4 hard to earn , still prefer daily operation over it though