i dont hate Hov at all, im just saying his discography is super overrated, like yeah he has classics but most his albums got too much filler. Plus Ye would wipe Jay in a verzuz
no they don’t vol 1 only got two outright skips and vol 2 is a good album too so is american gangster all those much better than 4:44
Honestly it’s really annoying how much value people put into discography. Like yeah I get it on one hand but on the other like nobody is dropping perfect albums every single output. Sometimes just dropping a “good” album is fine. You put out essential albums to your genre, have real impact on your culture, your peers respect you and your legacy, who tf cares if someone on the internet calls one of your albums a 6/10
I wanna @ every Kendrick stan to this post
4:44 isn’t a good album. Carried by production.
i ain’t even a fan of that album that much but the production the weakest part of that album by far
RD = Classic that's also his lyrical peak but lacked impact on the year it was released
Vol. 1 = Trendy Mase wannabe album with some lyrical highlights
Vol. 2 = Impactful album with dope singles with above average quality but not a classic
Vol. 3 = Trendy album that tried to recruit numerous hot artists with Big Pimpin being the only classic song
Dynasty = Unoffical group album that was mid and tried to put the Roc on the map before Jay-Z left them in the dust a year later
Blueprint = Classic but more so for the beats than for the lyrics. Jay was still spitting though and there's tons of classic/timeless songs along with one of the most quotable diss songs ever.
Blueprint 2: Trendy album that was mid and was popular cause of damn near everyone but Jay-Z
Black Album = Classic with strong songs and decent rapping
Kingdom Come = Trash album that was a poor attempt of a conscious album(later perfected by 4:44)
American Gangster = Decent album that tried to recapture the magic of RD but lacked impact
Blueprint 3 = Mid album that was overproduced, carried by the features, and inconsistent
WTT = Dope album that was carried by Kanye
MCHG = Mid album that had slightly better production than B3 but the worst lyricism in Hov's career
4:44 = Decent album where Hov finally perfected KC's conscious content and invoked vulnerability and great throwback production.
EIL = Came and went
Nas is the better rapper, MC, artist, and just overall human being. It goes without saying.
nas wit abuse allegations and nastradamus lol
RD = Classic that's also his lyrical peak but lacked impact on the year it was released
Vol. 1 = Trendy Mase wannabe album with some lyrical highlights
Vol. 2 = Impactful album with dope singles with above average quality but not a classic
Vol. 3 = Trendy album that tried to recruit numerous hot artists with Big Pimpin being the only classic song
Dynasty = Unoffical group album that was mid and tried to put the Roc on the map before Jay-Z left them in the dust a year later
Blueprint = Classic but more so for the beats than for the lyrics. Jay was still spitting though and there's tons of classic/timeless songs along with one of the most quotable diss songs ever.
Blueprint 2: Trendy album that was mid and was popular cause of damn near everyone but Jay-Z
Black Album = Classic with strong songs and decent rapping
Kingdom Come = Trash album that was a poor attempt of a conscious album(later perfected by 4:44)
American Gangster = Decent album that tried to recapture the magic of RD but lacked impact
Blueprint 3 = Mid album that was overproduced, carried by the features, and inconsistent
WTT = Dope album that was carried by Kanye
MCHG = Mid album that had slightly better production than B3 but the worst lyricism in Hov's career
4:44 = Decent album where Hov finally perfected KC's conscious content and invoked vulnerability and great throwback production.
EIL = Came and went
lord u nas stans kill me same niggas who will act like untitled and hip hop is dead are classic albums
Duh. Every other albums has been borderline mid
RD - Classic
Volume 1 - Good
Volume 2 - Mid
Volume 3 - Mid
The Dynasty - Trash
R Kelly Collabs - Trash
Blueprint - Classic
BP2 - Mid
The Black Album - Classic
Kingdom Come - Trash
AG - Great
BP3 - Mid
WTT - Great
MCHG - below Mid
444 - Great
EVERYTHING IS LOVE - MID
RD = Classic that's also his lyrical peak but lacked impact on the year it was released
Vol. 1 = Trendy Mase wannabe album with some lyrical highlights
Vol. 2 = Impactful album with dope singles with above average quality but not a classic
Vol. 3 = Trendy album that tried to recruit numerous hot artists with Big Pimpin being the only classic song
Dynasty = Unoffical group album that was mid and tried to put the Roc on the map before Jay-Z left them in the dust a year later
Blueprint = Classic but more so for the beats than for the lyrics. Jay was still spitting though and there's tons of classic/timeless songs along with one of the most quotable diss songs ever.
Blueprint 2: Trendy album that was mid and was popular cause of damn near everyone but Jay-Z
Black Album = Classic with strong songs and decent rapping
Kingdom Come = Trash album that was a poor attempt of a conscious album(later perfected by 4:44)
American Gangster = Decent album that tried to recapture the magic of RD but lacked impact
Blueprint 3 = Mid album that was overproduced, carried by the features, and inconsistent
WTT = Dope album that was carried by Kanye
MCHG = Mid album that had slightly better production than B3 but the worst lyricism in Hov's career
4:44 = Decent album where Hov finally perfected KC's conscious content and invoked vulnerability and great throwback production.
EIL = Came and went
Exactly, Quality > Quantity everytime
Hov has reached some of the highest highs of hip-hop, dont get me wrong and he has classics for sure, but my point is his discog as a whole is highly overrated
Hov didn’t have to sing to become the biggest rapper in the world that itself is an impressive feat most of y’all favs can’t say the same
He has a lot of bad albums for sure, but having 3 undeniable classics is nothing to frown upon.
Add WTT, 4:44 and American Gangster to the list of very good albums. I've always enjoyed Vol. 1, Vol. 3 and Dynasty a bunch too.
Hov didn’t have to sing to become the biggest rapper in the world that itself is an impressive feat most of y’all favs can’t say the same
Didn't have to cuz he can't pull it off
Kanye could sing on hooks from the start
youre right he has some duds
but he made:
The Black Album
American Gangster
RD
The Blueprint
4:44
and that is enough to be considered one of the greats
Vol. 1 probably his most underrated album. Vol. 2 and 3 are both prime grimy Jay. Then you have the classics. Reasonable Doubt, The Blueprint, The Black Album and American Gangster. 4:44 is good too. Like what are his worst albums Kingdom Come, BP2, BP3 and Magna Carta. They have all have classic songs on them still. Except maybe Magna Carta
Hov didn’t have to sing to become the biggest rapper in the world that itself is an impressive feat most of y’all favs can’t say the same
He let R Kelly and Linkin Park sing for him