Best Produced Rap/HipHop Albums of the 90s?
thedailyhustle
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What are yall's thoughts on the best produced(beat wise) rap/hip-hop albums of the Nineties?
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I'lI go out on a limb here and say:
Three of the very best ever at the top of their game IMHO.
No question. How is this even up for debate? When this album dropped in 1999 it was a masterpiece of hip-hop/rap production. It was on some Quincy Jones and Morricone shit. You can't front. You should change the title of this thread to "Other than Dre's The Chronic 2001, what are the Best Produced Rap/HipHop Albums of the 90s?"
To claim that one album stands head and shoulders above is just silly to me.
It's all about taste and their is always room for debate.
Damn straight it is silly. The chronic 2001 is silly and no other production on rap/hip-hop records from the 90s is seeing it! Have you ever sat down and listened to The Chronic 2001 start to finish on a REALLY nice sound system? The production on the album is incredible mayne. I'm talking about the mixing, the mastering, the sonic quality, the arrangements, the bass and guitar, the Scott Stortch keys, the way the drums hit, etc.... I will claim that this stands head and shoulders above all day. This shit is best produced, engineered, mixed, mastered, all dat. The first Nas album and the two Pete and CL albums are classics, but not on this same level of production. The Chronic 2001 is really on some symphonic epic soundtrack style.
Although he could win the title easily, there's plenty, no scratch that, plethora of albums from the 90's as solid as Dre's LP. To each his own regardless to the winner...We can at least allow 20 LPs on the same scale. Like when i'm in car, i'm not feeling PR&CL. But Mecca & the Soul Brother will always be one of my fav. It reminds me of my early days. Sony Walkman, Cross Colors and Kani, loads of shit. Dre's 2001 don't remind me shit but clubs and wannabe gansgtas. I'd still rather bump Chronic 2001 in my ride instead of, let's say, Organized Konfusion, which is one of my fav too. Nas, it's another story. Nas=New York, like Dre=LA. There's room for all of them. But i guess sucha topic is supposed to spark such a debate.
And the technical aspect dont count. PROOF. If i had to vote for one LP right now. I would say Blackmoon, Enta Da stage. Bad mixing, bad mastering, bad pressing, bad whatever, but still the sweetest to my ears. I remember the lyrics by heart til this day. And i can name all the loops and all the drumbreaks like i did it myself. Art Ensemble of Chicago included!!!!!
"Quincy Jones and Morricone"??? Bollocks! There's plenty of 90s LPs to piss all over it. It's also a little known fact that Dre doesn't produce all he puts his name to. Out of respect I wont name names but don't go sucking his cock when he's paying for others beats and claiming them as his own. And don't get me started on his nasally scrawny runt of an mc, snoop dog...
I have never heard of this rumour that Dre has some kind of production team working for him! Thank god this isn't a common occurrence in the field of hip hop production or lord knows what would happen. Please school us with more nuggets of knowledge.
Their best effort, and still a favorite of mine.
Odelay
and have recently been feeling this
Devil's Haircut
for the amazing "Dark & Lovely" remix by the Dust Brothers. The drums are tougher, there's some great descending minor chords and a bit of operatic singing... the remix changes the mood, and I find this version sticks with me days after I've heard it. Also good to have a loud 12" pressing rather than playing quieter LP cuts!
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there's probably 7 or so more albums i can list, but on the real when you somehow listen to these (or songs that are on em) multiple times throughout the week, that should tell you something.
Main Source - Breaking atoms
Diamond D - Stunts blunts and hiphop
What do you mean "technical aspect" don't count? What are you the arbiter of rap production? You mad cuz no one's mentioned MC Solaar? Eat a dick confit, you fronch f*ck.
Yes.
Gotta mention Gangstarr as well, plus De La Soul Is Dead and Buhloone Mindstate. Cube's shit, obviously. And I really like the sound achieved on Muddy Waters.
LOL. I love this album but some of the production is ridiculously dated.
Where's Noz to tell us that Studio Ton>Pete Rock!
Absolutely. I was listening to this again the other month and was just blown away by what Muggs was doing.
Slum Village Fantastic Vol 2
had me blazed with that hard panning isht and the album sounds cohesive. cohesive albums are always a sign to me of producer diligence.
I'd ride for...