Classics Discussion: Organized Konfusion

[Inspect Her Deck]

Ok so some of y'all will be familiar with a project I'm deciding to run. I made this thread: The Official 'Classic Album' Discussion Thread, trying to reach a conclusion as to what defines a classic album. After much discussion, I am running with this definition personally, so take it as you will when you consider your classic albums. But this definition in particular was most agreed upon.

Classic: 1. An album considered by consensus of the core hip hop community to be of the highest quality (doesn't have to be perfect or flawless, just an album that the consensus deems the shyt).
2. Assuming that condition 1 is met, is this an album that has stood the test of time amongst the core hip hop community? Is that an album still held in high regard, still referenced at least ten years after its release? By a consensus of the hip hop community?

Props to @mobbinfms for the definition and also for his help generally in helping me with ideas to create these threads.

So I'll be going through one artist per day, and I will list out all their discography or close to all of it until the year 2005, as we decided that an album needs at least 10 years of existence before it can be called a classic or not.

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Today we got the duo Organized Konfusion, consisting of Prince Po(etry) and Pharoahe Monch.

I will be making a POLL. For each album I will present a YES or NO option so if you think that particular album is a classic, you click 'yes' on the poll for THAT album and vice-versa. The acceptance rate for an album to be deemed a CERTIFIED classic is 80%.

If you don't think an album is a classic, DO NOT LEAVE THE POLL BLANK. You vote NO for that album instead so at least we register your vote.

I will NOT count any comments in the thread as votes, you must use the poll. The comments section should be used for discussion only.

Tagging some mods:

@FreshAIG @That Singer Guy... @hustlemania @houston911 @SoulController

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

We need that damn hashtag back #coliclassics

anyway @houston911 can I get a sticky breh for more exposure? especially in light of no hashtags.

voted for Stress

no on the other 2

 

[MidnightMercenary]

I was fast

Stress: The Extinction Agenda is one of my favorite hip-hop albums. I'd put it in my top 25.

And there's a good chance that Pharoahe Monch could rap circles around anyone's favorite rapper

 

[Deltron]

voted stress and the their debut.

Equinox had some dope tracks though.

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

I was fast

Stress: The Extinction Agenda is one of my favorite hip-hop albums. I'd put it in my top 25.

And there's a good chance that Pharoahe Monch could rap circles around anyone's favorite rapper

Top 5 most purely skilled rapper of all-time without question

I can't figure out the 5 itself but I got Redman, Pharoahe idk who else

Kurupt, Inspectah Deck, Raekwon...a few in contention

 

[Big Mel]

First two are personal classics to me.

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

What's scary about Stress is you literally had Prince Po (who's like a 10/10 spitter) getting routinely ousted by a monstrous performance by Pharoahe Monch, who himself was rapping out of this world.

Best performance on an album for 1994 goes to him to be honest. fukk Nas and Big.

 

[MidnightMercenary]

Top 5 most purely skilled rapper of all-time without question

I can't figure out the 5 itself but I got Redman, Pharoahe idk who else

Kurupt, Inspectah Deck, Raekwon...a few in contention

All great choices breh

Idk about you but I'd safely but Ghostface up there

And ah yes Kurupt. He lowkey renegaded Snoop's whole album (but his verse on Doggy Dogg World >>>)

I'm probably gonna make a top 50 emcee list soon and I'd probably put him up there.

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

All great choices breh

Idk about you but I'd safely but Ghostface up there

And ah yes Kurupt. He lowkey renegaded Snoop's whole album (but his verse on Doggy Dogg World >>>)

I'm probably gonna make a top 50 emcee list soon and I'd probably put him up there.

I don't know who's more talented Ghost or Raekwon...maybe give the slight edge to Ghost for his versatility

but Raekwon seems to have that nicer flow

Redman
Pharoahe Monch
Ghostface Killah

not sure who else

 

[MidnightMercenary]

I don't know who's more talented Ghost or Raekwon...maybe give the slight edge to Ghost for his versatility

but Raekwon seems to have that nicer flow

Redman
Pharoahe Monch
Ghostface Killah

not sure who else

Best way to think about it to imagine them all on a posse cut in their absolute prime and try to picture who would have the best verses

 

[BmoreGorilla]

Yes for Stress

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

Best way to think about it to imagine them all on a posse cut in their absolute prime and try to picture who would have the best verses

Tbh...Inspectah Deck

Wu have like 4/5 top tier talents it's ridiculous

Ras Kass is another contender just came to my head
prime Prodigy

I need to think

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

Gonna tag @gabbo iirc he was talking to me about this duo the other day

 

[MidnightMercenary]

Anyone like Internal Affairs?

I think it's one of the best albums of 1999 and in my top 5 along with DOOM, Roots, Mos and Dre.

Wish I could add it to my music

 

[Kyle C. Barker]

Gonna tag @gabbo iirc he was talking to me about this duo the other day

Thanks


Voted yes on all 3.

Been an organized stan for 2 decades