the best LP of 1997

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Sun May 30, 2004 12:35 pm

i picked this year because for me hip-hop was at an all-time low and although there were some gems released, the majority of the music was doo-doo brown. having said that, let's vote what you felt was the best release of 1997. oh boy, i know there is gonna be some fightin' goin' on in herrrrrrrrrre!

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Sun May 30, 2004 12:43 pm

I know you can't please everyone, but my favorite from 1997 was

Doogs · Post by **Doogs** » Sun May 30, 2004 12:43 pm

My favorite albums of 1997, in order:

Wu-Tang Forever
Life After Death
Silent Weapons For Quiet Wars
One Day It'll All Make Sense
The Pick, the Sickle, and the Shovel
Funcrusher Plus
In My Lifetime, Vol. 1
Equinox
The War Report
Stone Crazy (1997, right?)
The Carnival

I haven't heard a couple from your list, and any others from 1997, I can't recall off the top of my head. I'm sure there were a few wack albums from that year, but I can't really think of any...

EDIT: Forgot about that Danja Mowf...that definitely belongs in my list somewhere.

FuckYou · Post by **FuckYou** » Sun May 30, 2004 12:46 pm

1997 had a lot more good albums than you realize:

Common's "One Day it Will All Make Sense."
Camp Lo's "Uptown Saturday Night."
Onyx's "Shut 'Em Down."
Killarmy's "Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars."

Were all released that year as well as many good 12's.

clark bent · Post by **clark bent** » Sun May 30, 2004 12:47 pm

big ups for including the cru...my favorite

Doogs · Post by **Doogs** » Sun May 30, 2004 12:48 pm

Wait, was the Firm 1997? Because that was definitely wack...

nestle quik · Post by **nestle quik** » Sun May 30, 2004 12:48 pm

killarmy wins

Jizzy · Post by **Jizzy** » Sun May 30, 2004 1:10 pm

Wu Tang for sure. If they had just one disc that album would be a classic.

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Sun May 30, 2004 1:13 pm

For the record, when I make polls they certainly don't reflect my favorites. It's impossible to please everybody, so I just pick and choice a list that will contain atleast one album that'll appeal to you.

Hagfish · Post by **Hagfish** » Sun May 30, 2004 1:18 pm

FuckYou wrote: Onyx's "Shut 'Em Down."

That came out in 1998 and I voted for Co Flow.

Chay - Z · Post by **Chay - Z** » Sun May 30, 2004 1:37 pm

no mase...that's bullshit.

Chay - Z · Post by **Chay - Z** » Sun May 30, 2004 1:38 pm

i'm just sayin if "Ghetto D" is on there then fuckin Harlem World should be up there.

Funk Docta Bombay · Post by **Funk Docta Bombay** » Sun May 30, 2004 1:40 pm

it was a toss up between the Wu, biggie and Co Flo.

Lance Goodthrust · Post by **Lance Goodthrust** » Sun May 30, 2004 1:50 pm

Had to go with Wu-Tang. Hearing Reunited for the first time was too dope. That song still strikes as hard as the day I first heard it.

eris · Post by **eris** » Sun May 30, 2004 1:51 pm

my opinion has changed over time, but in 1997 this was on constant rotation...

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Sun May 30, 2004 2:08 pm

Chay - Z wrote:i'm just sayin if "Ghetto D" is on there then fuckin Harlem World should be up there.

I put Ghetto D on there for Mike (NJJ), besides a lot of kids liked that shit before he got played out.

Jaz · Post by **Jaz** » Sun May 30, 2004 3:45 pm

FuckYou wrote:1997 had a lot more good albums than you realize:

Common's "One Day it Will All Make Sense."
Camp Lo's "Uptown Saturday Night."
Onyx's "Shut 'Em Down."
Killarmy's "Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars."

Were all released that year as well as many good 12's.

Onyx was 98

sneed · Post by **sneed** » Sun May 30, 2004 4:17 pm

I know alot of people are feeling that Siah and Yeshuah Ep

also Atmosphere Overcast get's a lot of credit that year (though I dislike the album)

That Bone Thugs Cd was sooooo dope, I loved it...

my vote went in for BIG Life after Death, that cd was dope beginning to end... and the wu was VERY close behind...

Captin Planit · Post by **Captin Planit** » Sun May 30, 2004 5:43 pm

Gotta admit, I'm among the vast minority who still play The Carnival album religiously. That album is constantly fresh to me... no element about it is particularly stellar, but I'll be damned if I skip a single track during a full listen.

shopvack · Post by **shopvack** » Sun May 30, 2004 7:26 pm

definitely the wu

Money Gripp · Post by **Money Gripp** » Sun May 30, 2004 8:47 pm

Wu-Tang forevva, gawd

Naught · Post by **Naught** » Sun May 30, 2004 8:58 pm

Funk Docta Bombay wrote:toss up between the Wu, biggie and Co Flo.

KaeoFLUX · Post by **KaeoFLUX** » Mon May 31, 2004 12:52 am

easily funcrusher

for its influence alone

but its also my personal favorite of the year

wu-forever had too much filler.. if it was a single disc it would be a fucking classic no doubt.

AXEWOUNDFISTER · Post by **AXEWOUNDFISTER** » Mon May 31, 2004 1:30 am

out of all them the Wu gets my vote but like some one said, the Killa Army shit was solid as well..

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