idk man, not sure if a private sxn would rly be the best thing

agreed. how we just gonna close off this group to any people down the road who may eventually join.

Can't believe how good those final Beastie and Tribe albums are anybody else from the 80s pull off that kind of quality this century?

Haven't had fresh blood in years

i havent really heard his stuff from this century but im sure many itt would say nick cave

I mean rap

oh. I've been listening to mac dre lately, he came out in 89 and made his most known s*** in the 2000s.

I dont really idolize that last tribe album as many do. it's definitely great tho

got a couple frequent visitors here and there but you prob right

It's a really good album but a few too many songs.

let's be honest 80's rap is for the most part dust

this a jam tho

There’s like ten to twenty good albums, tops

Yeah. Few exceptions that I like

• It Takes a Nation
• Paul's Boutique
• 3 Feet High and Rising
• Paid in Full

But neither of those few are even in my top 30 hip hop i don't think

Gonna check the hip hop thread to see what the highest 80s album was

nah theres more

We let Madvillainy beat 36 Chambers/MBDTF/ Aquemini

the best 80s albums top the best 90s albums imo. 90s are a bit overrated imo.

i feel like rap was still in its formative stage in the 80s. too nascent to be considered prolific in the same way the 90's were. not as much output. I feel the same way about rock music in the 60's even though some of my favorite albums are from that decade.

aight now imma wait for someone to school me about how hip hop actually started in the 70's :word:

I think that the formative years of genres can be very creative before a genre falls into it's own stereotypes (imo what happened to rock in the late 50s & 60s). Then again, it needs to evolve and I'd never say it didn't in the 90s when it comes to Hip Hop.

I still get a lot out of late 80s albums by ultramagnetic mcs, epmd, and too short.

what was #1 / what did illmatic rank?

When I listen to ‘80s hip hop I feel like I’m listening to my grandfather try to rap.

Madvillainy

Illmatic 4

80s had some heat.

It Takes a Nation of Millions
Follow the Leader
Criminal Minded
Straight Outta Compton
Critical Beatdown
Long Live the Kane
The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech
Eazy Duz-It