Realistically, what was the last classic album?

[Big Mel]

'preciate it handshake!

 

[mario]

'Distant Relatives' NaS and Damian Marley

 

[Non Sequitur]

As you age, it becomes harder and harder to have a visceral reaction to music. As a result, you become preoccupied with irrelevancies such as "reviews" and "credibility" which then leads you to gravitate towards more "credible" acts, who are almost invariably less talented and charismatic than the so-called posers. In other words, you have your guard up, which makes it nearly impossible to allow a song to evoke a feeling or emotion within you. You know, the entire point of art?

 

[Big Mel]

Totally false.

 

[COQWAVE]

probably raekwon's - ob4cl 2

 

[Dooby]

This is a hip hop forum, right?

Why are people quoting so many bull shyt albums?

Classic as in, 20 years from now it will STILL be respected and listened to...

Ya'll dropping Tha Carter 2...

Nobody's even playing that today!

 

[OnlyInCalifornia]

Off the top anything that is a few years old wouldn't fit my personal definition of a classic album because it really hasn't been around long enough to say for sure. If the record is not unique enough to stand out even 7-8 years after it came out then I wouldn't call it classic.

The last legit classic to me was The Blueprint. It is one of the few albums that has great production but Jay-z is never outshined by it. Pretty much a 9 or 10 in every category. This is the same reason I DONT think The Documentary is classic even though I like the album a lot.

 

[Non Sequitur]

Totally false.

I wanted to disagree with you, but faced with a well thought out counter argument like this one I'm afraid I'll be forced to concede.





Ya fukkin genius.

 

[Non Sequitur]

This is a hip hop forum, right?

Why are people quoting so many bull shyt albums?

Classic as in, 20 years from now it will STILL be respected and listened to...

Ya'll dropping Tha Carter 2...

Nobody's even playing that today!

Respected and listened to by who though? Look at how many garbage yet popular artists from the 70s and 80s are still eating off their back catalogues. Are their albums classic just because the same casual listeners bought it when it was new, then went to the nostalgia show/reunion concert later in life?

 

[Shadow]

This is a hip hop forum, right?

Why are people quoting so many bull shyt albums?

Classic as in, 20 years from now it will STILL be respected and listened to...

Ya'll dropping Tha Carter 2...

Nobody's even playing that today!

I don't hear Illmatic and The Blueprint on the street nowadays that doesn't mean they aren't classics.

But you gonna contribute to the thread though?

 

[Mike Statik]

another weekend goes by and and most of u dudes still didnt log off SMH

 

[tehdamajah]

my beautiful dark twisted fantasy

 

[off.that.black&mild.smoke]

98'

 

[OC's finest]

for me personally gotta be like game's documentary (which still gets heavy play out here) or maybe one of kanye's joints.

 

[Big Mel]

I wanted to disagree with you, but faced with a well thought out counter argument like this one I'm afraid I'll be forced to concede.





Ya fukkin genius.

I'll expound when I shake off last nights geese. I'm coming for your head.