July 20th marked the three year anniversary of one of the most influential rap albums of recent years, Teflon Don.
While the album got very strong review scores and sales upon release, it wasn't really considered a classic out of the gate like say GKMC has been. Top to bottom, the album has very few holes. Granted it's only 11 tracks long but it's at least 9 terrific songs that all sound unique enough while still being musically compatible. The only two songs that I feel may be a bit repetitive or not needed are MC Hammer and Super High. They're good songs, just not as important as the other 9.
DTR may be the album that made us first take notice of Ross as a serious rap figure and DTR may even have higher high points then Teflon Don but Teflon Don as a whole is better and has been more influential. Not only for spawning Ross as an artist that the likes of Jay-Z, Kanye West, Drake and Nas all want (and get) top shelf guest appearances from on their major releases but also:
Does Meek Mill get the fastest downloaded mixtape of all time without it?
Does Flocka release Flockaveli in the state we know it without BMF?
Does Wale ever blow outside of DC?
Aston Martin Music and BMF still get regular play on the radio three years later, maybe it's just because I'm in Florida but I bet it still gets play all over.
Like I said the album isn't objectively perfect like say Illmatic is, but I would put Teflon Don alongside College Dropout and The Blueprint as being classics because they made a major mark on the industry.
While the album got very strong review scores and sales upon release, it wasn't really considered a classic out of the gate like say GKMC has been. Top to bottom, the album has very few holes. Granted it's only 11 tracks long but it's at least 9 terrific songs that all sound unique enough while still being musically compatible. The only two songs that I feel may be a bit repetitive or not needed are MC Hammer and Super High. They're good songs, just not as important as the other 9.
DTR may be the album that made us first take notice of Ross as a serious rap figure and DTR may even have higher high points then Teflon Don but Teflon Don as a whole is better and has been more influential. Not only for spawning Ross as an artist that the likes of Jay-Z, Kanye West, Drake and Nas all want (and get) top shelf guest appearances from on their major releases but also:
Does Meek Mill get the fastest downloaded mixtape of all time without it?
Does Flocka release Flockaveli in the state we know it without BMF?
Does Wale ever blow outside of DC?
Aston Martin Music and BMF still get regular play on the radio three years later, maybe it's just because I'm in Florida but I bet it still gets play all over.
Like I said the album isn't objectively perfect like say Illmatic is, but I would put Teflon Don alongside College Dropout and The Blueprint as being classics because they made a major mark on the industry.
