The Battle of '97
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 3:34 pm
Pencil one in if you want to throw a vote to something not up there..
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Funcrusher
Uptown
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Re: The Battle of '97
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 3:38 pm
Re: The Battle of '97
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 3:42 pm
War Report
Re: The Battle of '97
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 3:50 pm
then: Royal Flush
now: Jay Z (with a few tracks removed)
others not on the list
now: Jay Z (with a few tracks removed)
others not on the list
Re: The Battle of '97
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 4:07 pm
Still a lot of good shit here, but you can see the drop off in 97 from previous years in the 90's...
Re: The Battle of '97
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 4:15 pm
War Report is a top 10 album of all time for me
Re: The Battle of '97
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 4:30 pm
Comes down to Jewelz, WTF and War Report. Went with War Report today.
Re: The Battle of '97
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 9:15 pm
Voted Biggie. I personally think that album is a masterpiece that gets slightly hated on for one reason or another. I think it's the most complete double album of all time filled classic after classic. Has something for everyone and Big just kills it verse after verse.
If this was 97 I probably would have picked CNN or maybe the Beatnuts. Maybe even Royal Flush. But that Big album is just amazing to me.
Love every album here, though. But like Gucci said, this is where shit just shifts.
If this was 97 I probably would have picked CNN or maybe the Beatnuts. Maybe even Royal Flush. But that Big album is just amazing to me.
Love every album here, though. But like Gucci said, this is where shit just shifts.
Re: The Battle of '97
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 11:40 pm
werd. wu tang forever is prob the second best. both actually justify using two discs.pradadon wrote:Voted Biggie. I personally think that album is a masterpiece that gets slightly hated on for one reason or another. I think it's the most complete double album of all time filled classic after classic. Has something for everyone and Big just kills it verse after verse.
If this was 97 I probably would have picked CNN or maybe the Beatnuts. Maybe even Royal Flush. But that Big album is just amazing to me.
Love every album here, though. But like Gucci said, this is where shit just shifts.
surprised war report is beating both these rn......
Re: The Battle of '97
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 11:57 pm
Replace Uptown with War Report in that order.Versive wrote:Forever
Funcrusher
Uptown
Re: The Battle of '97
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2016 4:48 am
97 was so boring except for some underground stuff. most albums sucked ... imo, it was the first year of the 90s singles outdid full-length albums, just like 86, 87.
anyways, voted for funcrusher+ because it was a start of the rawkus movement (that got me very much after the first few releases, too).
the last emp or natural e should have come out with an official album in 97...
anyways, voted for funcrusher+ because it was a start of the rawkus movement (that got me very much after the first few releases, too).
the last emp or natural e should have come out with an official album in 97...
Re: The Battle of '97
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2016 4:51 am
...and if it hadn't been for trag, the war report would be a mediocre piece of music with some nice beats.
Re: The Battle of '97
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2016 6:06 am
Last Emperor and Natural Elements being 1997's saviors 
Get that Company Flow Bullshit outta this poll. Replace it with the CRU album or Juvenile's Solja Rags.
Voted Camp Lo but the best album of 1997 is #actually Suga Free's Street Gospel.
Get that Company Flow Bullshit outta this poll. Replace it with the CRU album or Juvenile's Solja Rags.
Voted Camp Lo but the best album of 1997 is #actually Suga Free's Street Gospel.
Re: The Battle of '97
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2016 6:11 am
Out of this list, War Report over Uptown, but agree with IDAL, Solja Rags and Street Gospel are absolutely in the convo.
Re: The Battle of '97
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2016 6:45 am
Best indie 12" of 1997 is Godfather Don's Piece Of The Action/Seeds Of Hate.
Re: The Battle of '97
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2016 11:48 am
Tough one here. I want to vote OC and Funcrusher, but if I'm being honest w/ myself it's Biggie one and Wu-Tang two.
Re: The Battle of '97
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2016 12:28 pm
Something about In My Lifetime Vol. 1 really influenced me. That's my pick. Still a tough vote though because that's good list of albums that came out.
Re: The Battle of '97
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2016 2:42 pm
this was a really tough one for me. wu tang just edges out sex styles, biggie, funcrusher and common, my other faves from that year.
Re: The Battle of '97
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2016 4:08 pm
The dual discs really throw a monkey wrench in an already complicated situation imo. Probably going with war report.
Re: The Battle of '97
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2016 4:16 pm
Kool Max Power wrote:...and if it hadn't been for trag, the war report wouldn't exist
Re: The Battle of '97
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2016 4:17 pm
Career Over Like Mike(NJJ) wrote: Get that Company Flow Bullshit outta this poll.
Re: The Battle of '97
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2016 4:37 pm
Camp lo!
Re: The Battle of '97
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2016 12:03 pm
I do not like Life After Death at all. 
Actually, that's a lie. But I'd rank every album on here, except for Jay-Z, Slum Village and Royal Flush, above it.
Actually, that's a lie. But I'd rank every album on here, except for Jay-Z, Slum Village and Royal Flush, above it.
Re: The Battle of '97
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2016 1:10 pm
I'm surprised people actually like Life After Death so much. Sure, it has it's high points, but it has plenty of low points as well.
Re: The Battle of '97
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2016 1:11 pm
You ain't never lied, bruv.Career Over Like Mike(NJJ) wrote:Best indie 12" of 1997 is Godfather Don's Piece Of The Action/Seeds Of Hate.
Re: The Battle of '97
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2016 1:29 pm
Lots of good tracks on LAD, and it had more classics than most albums, but I don't think I've ever listened to it all the way through in one sitting.
Also, 1998 >>> 1997.
Also, 1998 >>> 1997.
Re: The Battle of '97
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2016 7:46 pm
funcrusher
war report is my second favorite
war report is my second favorite
Re: The Battle of '97
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 5:13 am
GUCCI CONDOMS wrote:Still a lot of good shit here, but you can see the drop off in 97 from previous years in the 90's...
You're really up on 90's shit for someone ho was born in 1990.
Re: The Battle of '97
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 8:36 am
He's been 26 for about 2 years now.
Re: The Battle of '97
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 9:21 am
You know, the Internet really is a wonderful thing, you can gain knowledge on a plethora of topics, such as 90's hip hop...907 wrote:GUCCI CONDOMS wrote:Still a lot of good shit here, but you can see the drop off in 97 from previous years in the 90's...
You're really up on 90's shit for someone ho was born in 1990.