Is it safe to say that this is the worst year in hip hop history?

[mobbinfms]

Alright but I wouldn't call Murda Muzik or Black on Both Sides 5 mic classics though. BOBS is a 4.5 mic classic imo, but I might let it slip.
But anyhow hypothetically, you would take an album with 1 classic and a bunch of garbage over an year with mad amounts of strong albums?

And I don't know what's forgettable to you, but there are 5 mic classics that are a lot more forgettable than strong albums.
Organized Konfusion & Breaking atoms are a lot more forgettable than Regulate or Slim Shady LP.

Forgettable and classic are mutually exclusive.
And nah, I agree with the scenario that you laid out, I'd take a bunch of 4.5s over a year with absolute shyt and one bonafide classic. Of course, we've never had either scenario in real life. I'd still take 2009, based off OBFCL 2 alone, over this year. Where nothing got above 4. And some vets (Kanye and Jay) dropped absolute shyt albums.

 

[Big Mel]

Props for posting the list. Props for even making the time to listen to all this shyt.
What were the top five for you?

hmmm. i'm bad at lists but:

albert einstein
denmark vessey
armand hammer/billy woods
the roc marc joints
the quelle joints
Oddisee
priest
ghost
ka
snoop & dam
drake*
czarface


off top those are either the most played or albums i feel are the best presentations of top quality.


* i can't help it

 

[g-ice]

Alchemist alone saved this year of Hip-Hop.

 

[AMcV'88]

i was going to say it was far from the worst but then i've been seeing people call Cole's album the best rap album of the year and i have to think about it for real.. i'm not his biggest fan and the album wasn't horrible just average and if this is what people think is the best rap album of the year then what does it tell you ?

the worst year ?...nah.
the most obvious thing this year is that no album has had that staying power for to be in rotation for months.

funny that the album i've probably played the most this year was leaked just about a year a go..A$AP's album and even then i went months without playing over the year until i played it on thursday.. Yeezus was the follow up in terms of the amount of plays it got.. Run The Jewels and exquires Kismet i really liked but never felt like playing it a lot...FBG and Wolf got some play early in the year... Ghostface and Prodigys albums did their jobs..MCHG i played a lot for a few weeks and then that shyt basically disappeared from rotation.. Danny Browns Old had a decent amount of time in rotation.. MNIMN, NWTS and GHS follow up Yeezus as the rest of my most played.

Blue Chips 2, Pimpire Strikes Back and Because The Internet all deserve mentions.
never got around to listening to Banks newest tape, Earls or Ka's albums..need to listen to Snoop/Dam-Funk and Marci Beaucoup i've only played once so far.

off top, my favorites were probably.......

Live.Love.A$AP
Yeezus
Albert Einstein
My Name Is My Name
Nothing Was The Same
Get Home Safely

most of them "style over substance" albums but i enjoyed them the most.

 

[Yoda]

not a single great album this year

there were a lot of great albums breh.
Black Milk
Denmark Vessey
Quelle
Killah Priest
Roc Marci

ill,

 

[SoulController]

absolutely

tons of dope loosies like any other year but as far as albums it was horrible. Priest, Oddisee, Alchemist and Deck dropped serious heat. liked Rocky's album, Gucci kept his listeners fed. but alot of cats dropped duds (Danny Brown, Meek) and alot of cats that were supposed to drop fronted (Wu/Future/Ross/Q)

ill have to look over 06 again, shyt does look bad on paper

 

[2manyFCKNrappers]

i didn't think it was bad at all. every player took shots.

 

[BrothaZay]

This era would like to have a word with you

GOAT era

 

[ThaRealness]

2006 shyt was TERRIBLE!

Fishscale shyts on 2013 hip hop, though

 

[BiggWebb79]

I don't think it was bad just 2012 had so great highs, so if 2013 releases didn't measure up that doesn't mean it was the worst year ever. Some good music came out may not have been earth shattering, but good never the less.

 

[*L*E*G*A*C*Y*]

albums i liked:

Ghost - 12 Reasons To Die
Oddisee - Tangible Dream/The Beauty In All
Roc Marciano - Pimpire/Marci Beacoup
Killah Priest - PWOWR
Ka - Night's Gambit
Boldy James - 1st Chemistry Set
Albert Einstein
Drake - NWTS
Uptown XO - Colour de Gray
Quelle Chris - nikkas Is Men/Ghost At The Finish Line
Snoopzilla & Dam Funk
Willie The Kid - Masterpiece Theater/Aquamarine
Statik Selektah - Extended Play
Pete Rock & Camp Lo - 80 Blocks To Tiffany's 2
Brother Ali - Left In The Deck
U-God - Keynote Speaker
Verbal Kent - Deer Guts
Castle - Gasface
Casual & Jake One - Return Of The Backpack
Binary Star EP
Nottz presents DMP - God Made Durt
Ugly Heroes
Midaz The Beast - AU: Another Universe
Joey Bada$$ - Summer Knights
Action Bronson - Blue Chips 2/Saaab Stories
Durag Dynasty - 360 Waves
Devin The Dude - One For The Road
Denmark Vessey - Cult Classic
Guilty Simpson & Small Pro - Highway Robbery
Termanology - G.O.Y.A.
Czarface
Yancey Boys - Sunset Blvd
J-Zone - The Peter Pan Syndrome
Hus Kingpin - Cognac Tape
Armand Hammer - Race Music
Billy Woods - Dour Candy
Cult Classic - For Madmen Only
John Robinson & Kyo Itachi - The Path Of mastery
LMNO - After The Fact
L'Orange & Stik Figa - The City Under The City
Demigodz - Killmatic
Havoc - 13
Run The Jewels
Slum Village - Evolution
Gensu Dean & Planet Asia - Abrasions
Def Dee - 33 & 1/2
Marco Polo & H. Stax - Seize The Day
Marco Polo - Newport Authority 2/PA 2: Director's Cut
Trek Life - Hometown Foreigner
Chaotik Stylez - The Subliminal Substance
Quasimoto - Yessir, Whatever
Tony Touch - Piecemaker 3
Yeezus*
Black Milk - No Poison No Paradise
Danny Brown - Old
Clear Soul Forces - Gold PP7's
Blu & Nottz - God's In The Spirit
Homeboy Sandman - Kool Herc:Fertile Crescent/All That I Hold Dear
Opio & Pep Love - First Light
Skyzoo - Ode To Reasonable Doubt




some good stuff.

* still hate myself for this

Thanks for this list!

Now I can catch up on what I missed.

 

[g-ice]

Let's be real outside of mainstream rap there were a lot of solid ass albums this year.

 

[Wild self]

Last year we had LIG, GKMC, and a plethora of other great AOTY candidates, this year was hard press to find one album in the caliber of any last year's AOTY candidates

Yeah, and those 2012 albums all came out within a 4 month span

I Believe that 2014 will shyt on 2013 rap, by A LOT.

 

[Tropical Fantasy]

it's a pretty disappointing year, especially since a lot of the big names dropped. A lot of 6/10 albums dropped this year, not many great albums

 

[BreezyH]

No it's not

Pusha-T - My name is my name
Kanye west- Yeezus
Earl Sweatshirt- Doris
Drake- nothing was the same
Danny Brown- Old
Prodigy and Alchemist- Albert Enistein
Asap Rocky- Long live ASAP
J-Cole- Born Sinner
Ghostface- 12 Reasons to die

are all great albums imo

2013 was