Best Midwest Rap Album of the 90s: Round One

[FreshAIG]

The final installment of this tournament. Thanks to everyone who has participated

Same rules apply, highlight the album you're voting for

Shady Bracket
(1) Eminem - Slim Shady LP vs. (8) Esham - Closed Casket
(2) Eminem - Slim Shady EP vs. (7) Atmosphere - Overcast
(3) Slum Village - Fantastic Volume 1 vs. (6) Tech9ne - The Calm Before the Storm
(4) Esham - Booming Words from Hell vs. (5) Atmosphere - Headshots Se7en

Common Bracket
(1) Common - Resurrection vs. (8) MC Breed and DFC - Self Titled
(2) Common - One Day It'll All Make Sense vs. (7) MC Breed - The New Breed
(3) Da Brat - Funkdafied vs. (6) Point Blank - Mad At the World
(4) Grav - Down to Earth vs. (5) NO ID - Accept Your Own and Be Yourself

Bone Bracket
(1) Bone Thugs N Harmony - E. 1999 vs. (8) Silk Smoov - Self Titled
(2) Bone Thugs N Harmony - Art of War vs. (7) Krayzie Bone - Thug Mentality
(3) Bizzy Bone - Heaven'z Movie vs. (6) Villian - Ghetto Symphony
(4) Binary Star - Waterworld vs. (5) Crucial Conflict - The Final Tic


Twista Bracket
(1) Twista - Adrenaline Rush vs. (8) DMG - Rigormortiz
(2) Twista - Resurrection vs. (7) Speedknots Mobstaz - Mobilitality
(3) Boss - Born Gangstaz vs. (6) Do or Die - Picture This
(4) The Dayton Family - FBI vs. (5) Mood - Doom

 

[frush11]

One Day for me

 

[FreshAIG]

Shady Bracket
(1) Eminem - Slim Shady LP vs. (8) Esham - Closed Casket
(2) Eminem - Slim Shady EP vs. (7) Atmosphere - Overcast
(3) Slum Village - Fantastic Volume 1 vs. (6) Tech9ne - The Calm Before the Storm
(4) Esham - Booming Words from Hell vs. (5) Atmosphere - Headshots Se7en

Common Bracket
(1) Common - Resurrection vs. (8) MC Breed and DFC - Self Titled
(2) Common - One Day It'll All Make Sense vs. (7) MC Breed - The New Breed
(3) Da Brat - Funkdafied vs. (6) Point Blank - Mad At the World
(4) Grav - Down to Earth vs. (5) NO ID - Accept Your Own and Be Yourself

Bone Bracket
(1) Bone Thugs N Harmony - E. 1999 vs. (8) Silk Smoov - Self Titled
(2) Bone Thugs N Harmony - Art of War vs. (7) Krayzie Bone - Thug Mentality
(3) Bizzy Bone - Heaven'z Movie vs. (6) Villian - Ghetto Symphony
(4) Binary Star - Waterworld vs. (5) Crucial Conflict - The Final Tic


Twista Bracket
(1) Twista - Adrenaline Rush vs. (8) DMG - Rigormortiz
(2) Twista - Resurrection vs. (7) Speedknots Mobstaz - Mobilitality
(3) Boss - Born Gangstaz vs. (6) Do or Die - Picture This
(4) The Dayton Family - FBI vs. (5) Mood - Doom

 

[FreshAIG]

I know it'll probably get killed in this tourney, but Point Blank album is so fukking dope. A nice UGK diss on that album too.

 

[mobbinfms]

The final installment of this tournament. Thanks to everyone who has participated

Same rules apply, highlight the album you're voting for

Shady Bracket
(1) Eminem - Slim Shady LP vs. (8) Esham - Closed Casket
(2) Eminem - Slim Shady EP vs. (7) Atmosphere - Overcast
(3) Slum Village - Fantastic Volume 1 vs. (6) Tech9ne - The Calm Before the Storm
(4) Esham - Booming Words from Hell vs. (5) Atmosphere - Headshots Se7en

Common Bracket
(1) Common - Resurrection vs. (8) MC Breed and DFC - Self Titled
(2) Common - One Day It'll All Make Sense vs. (7) MC Breed - The New Breed
(3) Da Brat - Funkdafied vs. (6) Point Blank - Mad At the World
(4) Grav - Down to Earth vs. (5) NO ID - Accept Your Own and Be Yourself

Bone Bracket
(1) Bone Thugs N Harmony - E. 1999 vs. (8) Silk Smoov - Self Titled
(2) Bone Thugs N Harmony - Art of War vs. (7) Krayzie Bone - Thug Mentality
(3) Bizzy Bone - Heaven'z Movie vs. (6) Villian - Ghetto Symphony
(4) Binary Star - Waterworld vs. (5) Crucial Conflict - The Final Tic


Twista Bracket
(1) Twista - Adrenaline Rush vs. (8) DMG - Rigormortiz
(2) Twista - Resurrection vs. (7) Speedknots Mobstaz - Mobilitality
(3) Boss - Born Gangstaz vs. (6) Do or Die - Picture This
(4) The Dayton Family - FBI vs. (5) Mood - Doom

Gonna try something new this tournament and only vote for albums I've actually heard.

 

[FreshAIG]

Gonna try something new this tournament and only vote for albums I've actually heard.

If you get a chance you should definitely give some of these albums a listen

 

[intilectual recipricol]

The final installment of this tournament. Thanks to everyone who has participated

Same rules apply, highlight the album you're voting for

Shady Bracket
(1) Eminem - Slim Shady LP vs. (8) Esham - Closed Casket
(2) Eminem - Slim Shady EP vs. (7) Atmosphere - Overcast
(3) Slum Village - Fantastic Volume 1 vs. (6) Tech9ne - The Calm Before the Storm
(4) Esham - Booming Words from Hell vs. (5) Atmosphere - Headshots Se7en

Common Bracket
(1) Common - Resurrection vs. (8) MC Breed and DFC - Self Titled
(2) Common - One Day It'll All Make Sense vs. (7) MC Breed - The New Breed
(3) Da Brat - Funkdafied vs. (6) Point Blank - Mad At the World
(4) Grav - Down to Earth vs. (5) NO ID - Accept Your Own and Be Yourself

Bone Bracket
(1) Bone Thugs N Harmony - E. 1999 vs. (8) Silk Smoov - Self Titled
(2) Bone Thugs N Harmony - Art of War vs. (7) Krayzie Bone - Thug Mentality
(3) Bizzy Bone - Heaven'z Movie vs. (6) Villian - Ghetto Symphony
(4) Binary Star - Waterworld vs. (5) Crucial Conflict - The Final Tic


Twista Bracket
(1) Twista - Adrenaline Rush vs. (8) DMG - Rigormortiz
(2) Twista - Resurrection vs. (7) Speedknots Mobstaz - Mobilitality
(3) Boss - Born Gangstaz vs. (6) Do or Die - Picture This
(4) The Dayton Family - FBI vs. (5) Mood - Doom

Loc you needed Good Side Bad Side and Headz or Tailz and Creepin on ah Come Up

 

[FreshAIG]

Loc you needed Good Side Bad Side and Headz or Tailz and Creepin on ah Come Up

All almost made it. Bone didn't cause it's the two album per artist limit (I know you can say Twista made it 3 times with Mob joint) unless there's a major split between what the artists second best album is (reason I had three for Outkast) but I feel most would put Art of War over Creepin. Close though

Crucial and Do or Die second joints almost made it, but I prefer the other joints. I might could've put Headz or Tailz over Rigormortiz, but honestly, both would get killed by AR either way

 

[FRIED MASON]

Shady Bracket
(1) Eminem - Slim Shady LP vs. (8) Esham - Closed Casket
(2) Eminem - Slim Shady EP vs. (7) Atmosphere - Overcast
(3) Slum Village - Fantastic Volume 1 vs. (6) Tech9ne - The Calm Before the Storm
(4) Esham - Booming Words from Hell vs. (5) Atmosphere - Headshots Se7en

Common Bracket
(1) Common - Resurrection vs. (8) MC Breed and DFC - Self Titled
(2) Common - One Day It'll All Make Sense vs. (7) MC Breed - The New Breed
(3) Da Brat - Funkdafied vs. (6) Point Blank - Mad At the World
(4) Grav - Down to Earth vs. (5) NO ID - Accept Your Own and Be Yourself

Bone Bracket
(1) Bone Thugs N Harmony - E. 1999 vs. (8) Silk Smoov - Self Titled
(2) Bone Thugs N Harmony - Art of War vs. (7) Krayzie Bone - Thug Mentality
(3) Bizzy Bone - Heaven'z Movie vs. (6) Villian - Ghetto Symphony
(4) Binary Star - Waterworld vs. (5) Crucial Conflict - The Final Tic


Twista Bracket
(1) Twista - Adrenaline Rush vs. (8) DMG - Rigormortiz
(2) Twista - Resurrection vs. (7) Speedknots Mobstaz - Mobilitality
(3) Boss - Born Gangstaz vs. (6) Do or Die - Picture This
(4) The Dayton Family - FBI vs. (5) Mood - Doom

You really picking Boss over Do Or Die?

 

[Yehuda]

Shady Bracket
(1) Eminem - Slim Shady LP vs. (8) Esham - Closed Casket
(2) Eminem - Slim Shady EP vs. (7) Atmosphere - Overcast
(3) Slum Village - Fantastic Volume 1 vs. (6) Tech9ne - The Calm Before the Storm
(4) Esham - Booming Words from Hell vs. (5) Atmosphere - Headshots Se7en

Common Bracket
(1) Common - Resurrection vs. (8) MC Breed and DFC - Self Titled
(2) Common - One Day It'll All Make Sense vs. (7) MC Breed - The New Breed
(3) Da Brat - Funkdafied vs. (6) Point Blank - Mad At the World
(4) Grav - Down to Earth vs. (5) NO ID - Accept Your Own and Be Yourself

Bone Bracket
(1) Bone Thugs N Harmony - E. 1999 vs. (8) Silk Smoov - Self Titled
(2) Bone Thugs N Harmony - Art of War vs. (7) Krayzie Bone - Thug Mentality
(3) Bizzy Bone - Heaven'z Movie vs. (6) Villian - Ghetto Symphony
(4) Binary Star - Waterworld vs. (5) Crucial Conflict - The Final Tic


Twista Bracket
(1) Twista - Adrenaline Rush vs. (8) DMG - Rigormortiz
(2) Twista - Resurrection vs. (7) Speedknots Mobstaz - Mobilitality
(3) Boss - Born Gangstaz vs. (6) Do or Die - Picture This
(4) The Dayton Family - FBI vs. (5) Mood - Doom

 

[OfTheCross]

No Nelly in the tourney??

That snub is unforgivable.

 

[FreshAIG]

You really picking Boss over Do Or Die?

Yes it's better. Boss has a bad rap over that exposure shyt but her music was flames.

 

[FreshAIG]

No Nelly in the tourney??

That snub is unforgivable.

And it begins again.

Read the title

 

[H.I.M.]

If this is the best the midwest had in the 90's...
Midwest confirmed for the WOAT rap region

Like 4 of these albums are made by crackas.

Point Blank don't count as a midwest rapper btw...his entire career took place in Houston, and he claims a Houston neighborhood.

And prone to bad dreams is way waaaaay waaaaaay better than mad at the world.

 

[FreshAIG]

If this is the best the midwest had in the 90's...
Midwest confirmed for the WOAT rap region

Like 4 of these albums are made by crackas.

Point Blank don't count as a midwest rapper btw...his entire career took place in Houston, and he claims a Houston neighborhood.

And prone to bad dreams is way waaaaay waaaaaay better than Mad at the world.

He's a Vice Lord from Chicago, so he counts to me.