What's the darkest, most atmospheric hip hop album you ever listened to?

[The_Hillsta]

also mf grimm scars and memories

 

[Grand Eeezus Maxwell]

DJ Muggs vs Sick Jacken "The Mask & The Assassin"

Facts

 

[raoulduke187]

this is number one, play this shyt back to back on a rainy day around twilight

 

[BlackDroog]

Portishead's whole catalog falls under this category. They aren't rappers but their music has a huge hip hop influence.

 

[Monoblock]

A Piece of Strange - CunninLynguists

Yo man you not lying. Ironically Hellfire was the least dark sounding track. The Gates is some dark shyt. Having to justify his humanity to God and being rejected at the Gates of heaven and being sent sent to hell.

 

[BlackDroog]

Liquid Swords

The beat 2 Swordsman

This is my GOAT Wu song. I have literally never stopped listening to it since it dropped.

EDIT...meaning I listen to it frequently and regularly. not non-stop.

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

What was the intro again? Used to have the bootleg tape but can't remember

One of those intros to make you wanna go outside and just think it over.

 

[Waterproof]

Yo man you not lying. Ironically Hellfire was the least dark sounding track. The Gates is some dark shyt. Having to justify his humanity to God and being rejected at the Gates of heaven and being sent sent to hell.

this jawn right'chea is so beautiful one of those late night cold Autumn nights, I played this song out, the story telling. This is a dark album one of those albums you don't bring out unless you in a dark place because if you do you go back to the place that had you playing it in the first place

 

[Grand Eeezus Maxwell]

Portishead's whole catalog falls under this category. They aren't rappers but their music has a huge hip hop influence.

shyt, the whole Trip-Hop genre falls under this category, tbh lol

 

[Monoblock]

this jawn right'chea is so beautiful one of those late night cold Autumn nights, I played this song out, the story telling. This is a dark album one of those albums you don't bring out unless you in a dark place because if you do you go back to the place that had you playing it in the first place

Man that whole album is a personal classic. I heard it would have cost Kno 3 million + to clear all of the samples and they didnt make one dime off of it. Makes you wonder how many other albums like this exist sitting on shelves due to clearance issues never to be heard from record companies. We almost didnt get A Piece of Strange.

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

Yo man you not lying. Ironically Hellfire was the least dark sounding track. The Gates is some dark shyt. Having to justify his humanity to God and being rejected at the Gates of heaven and being sent sent to hell.

The one thing I can say about this album is that it's a concept album done masterfully. So many layers upon layers of hidden messages and a story that follows from the intro to the amazing close out track. The Gates/Hellfire was an amazing transition, but Beautiful Girl/Inhale though. You have a good weed track that gives off positive vibes, but once you inhale so does the prison that comes with that puff leading into "Brain Cell" which breaks down the prison of the mind.

fukk...that album is something special.

 

[raw613]

My pick too, loved this album

 

[Waterproof]

Man that whole album is a personal classic. I heard it would have cost Kno 3 million + to clear all of the samples and they didnt make one dime off of it. Makes you wonder how many other albums like this exist sitting on shelves due to clearance issues never to be heard from record companies. We almost didnt get A Piece of Strange.

That's what true artist do, they say fukk it and put their art out, knowing they ain't getting paid....The Production, Sequencing, Mixing, Placements is A1, Kno vision and production had the album played like a Movie, this is a personal favorite of mines also.....3 Million in sample clearance? Damn!

 

[DREAMZZZ]

KA - Honor Killed The Samurai

 

[Tribal Outkast]

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