Best Album:

1. Finale - A Pipe Dream and a Promise
2. Fashawn - Boy Meets World
3. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II
4. CunninLynguists - Strange Journey Vols. 1 & 2
5. Clipse - 'Til the Casket Drops
6. UGK - UGK 4 Life
7. Mos Def - The Ecstatic
8. Oh No - Dr. No's Ethiopium
9. Rick Ross - Deeper Than Rap
10. Oddisee - Mental Liberation

1. The Alchemist - Alchemist Cookbook EP
2. Pac Div - Church League Champs
3. Elzhi - The Leftovers
4. Drake - So Far Gone

1. Big Boi - Shine Blockas (feat. Gucci)
2. Jay Electronica - Exhibit C
3. Mos Def - Auditorium (feat. Slick Rick)
4. V-StyIes - Clash of the Titans (feat. Royce Da 5'9", Rapper Big Pooh, Elzhi & Phat Kat)
5. The Alchemist - Therapy (feat. Blu, Evidence, Talib Kweli & KiD CuDi)

1. Fashawn
2. Finale
3. Bun B
4. Royce Da 5'9"
5. Sean Price

1. DJ Khalil
2. Flying Lotus
3. Black Milk
4. Drumma Boy
5. J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League

1. Slaughterhouse (not a total frisbee, but still a major letdown)
2. Felt 3
3. The Alchemist - Chemical Warfare
4. Royce Da 5'9" - Street Hop
5. KiD CuDi - Man on the Moon

1. Random Axe Album
2. Black Milk - Album of the Year
3. Sean Price - Mic Tyson
4. Evidence - Cats & Dogs
5. Big Boi - Sir Luscious Left Foot

[QUOTE="-Methtical-"][QUOTE="IsThisIt_basic"]

DO NOT like the idea of Madlib producing this whole album. IMO Strong Arm Steady are one of the most diverse groups in underground rap today, and to limit themselves to just one sound is pretty stupid.

Also, hopefully that awful Madlib-produced song they did with The Jacka isn't on here.

And just for those who don't know; I'm not trying to come off as a Madlib hater here. I'm a huge fan, it's just that he's about the last person I'd think of when I think of producers I want to hear these dudes rapping to.

IsThisIt_basic

Interesting ... I will definetely have to get back to this thread once I've gotten a chance to cop this album.

For me, though, it's not even so much about Madlib's sound potentially getting repetitive throughout the album as it is just the fact that I think Strong Arm Steady just plain are meant to rap over a different styIe of beats than what Madlib can offer. I'd love to hear a Strong Arm Steady album full of production from Joe Millionaire, D1, MG, etc.

DO NOT like the idea of Madlib producing this whole album. IMO Strong Arm Steady are one of the most diverse groups in underground rap today, and to limit themselves to just one sound is pretty stupid.

Also, hopefully that awful Madlib-produced song they did with The Jacka isn't on here.

And just for those who don't know; I'm not trying to come off as a Madlib hater here. I'm a huge fan, it's just that he's about the last person I'd think of when I think of producers I want to hear these dudes rapping to.

IsThisIt_basic

Dear Molskin Live Rip

Can we just make this official Jay Electronica Thread?

Jay Electronica Dropping Act II:Patents Of Nobility Dropping Christmas

Where's Act I?

forget

Sick beat by madlib and good stuff overall. I'll find this album eventually. Toriko42

 I really like this cd, Madlib brought some heat for SAS.

Finale - A Pipe Dream and a Promise
Mos Def - The Ecstatic
UGK - UGK 4 Life (This grew on me a lot)
Fashawn - Boy Meets World
Clipse - 'Til the Casket Drops
CunninLynguists - Strange Journey Vols. 1 & 2
Oh No - Dr. No's Ethiopium
Rick Ross - Deeper Than Rap
Raekwon - Cuban Linx II
The Constrobuz Beat Tapes and First Remix Album (seriously)