Keep going through this era like its surreal we got so many classic or near classic quality big albums in rap compared to the drought that we’ve gone thru in most of the time since 2016

Im starting it at 2006 and ending it in 2010 with Teflon Don, Thank Me Later and MBDTF

So albums like Kingdom Come, F&L, The Cool, Graduation, Tha Carter 3, Deeper Than Rap, Paper Trail, Cudi’s debut etc

Whats the best one from that era and why, post your favorite cuts too

I might have to go with American Gangster with Lupe’s first two and Graduation also being up there

Its too hard to choose

Id say the S tier ones from 06-09 to me are

In My Mind, Hell Hath No Fury, Graduation, American Gangster, The Cool, Below The Heavens (not really mainstream but still), Man On The Moon, Carter III

2006-2007 something was in the water bc hella classics dropped

Graduation

Thats what im saying what knocked us off that path (post c3 Wayne lmao)

Young Money did shift the sound fasho

Young Money era was legendary too though

Carter 3 or Graduation

Don't forget about

It's easily one of these two

This is a good sleeper pick

Graduation

classic

this album got some trash but the highs

Graduation, American Gangster and Tha Carter III

hell hath no fury*

Graduation
C3
MOTM1

Are top 3 IMO

the real answer is food and liquor but an underrated album is rich boy self titled

That was TI & Jeezy’s prime years listen to their stuff if you haven’t. Gucci also dropped heat but his prime extended to early 2010a

man on the moon for sure

this post remind me of the cd section in the best buy etc sales booklet s***s niggas mommas used to have

Real as f***

I always wondered why he and Young Dro didnt have much more impactful careers they both had the talent

The Inspiration is hella underrated very few skips i personally wanna call it a classic

so many scrapped albums during that era across the industry

it’s unfair lol

Even though he VP A&R at QC and can change this i felt like this tie in lol

Who knew rap would get here (the old heads who hated wayne)