Best Rap Album from Every Year 2000-2009

[@M360-w6o]

Kanye produced on blueprint 1-3, Be, Documentary, Carter 3, Dynasty album, Finding Forever, plus his own albums. 2000s was the decade that Ye solidified himself as a producer and solo artist

[@Soarvivor]

And in the 2020s he solidified himself as a Neo-Nazi 🐐🐐

[@anasdayib4852]

He's the 🐐

[@RoddyRodbb]

Black album, trap muzik and papertrail

[@andbo7937]

@@anasdayib4852 he’s a nazi

[@M360-w6o]

@@RoddyRodbb forgot those too

[@THRILLPool_LaFlame]

I'm glad that in 2002 you mentioned Square dance it's one of my favourite from the album and not many people talk about it.

[@dmercy8477]

My Opinion 2000: Stankonia and MMLP 2001: The Blueprint and Stillmatic 2002: The Eminem Show and God’s Son 2003: Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ 2004: Madvilliany and The College Dropout 2005: The Documentary and Be 2006: Donuts and Food Or Liquor 2007: Graduation 2008: Carter 3 2009: Man On The Moon

[@thefailedlifeoflink2030]

Having lupe is a W

[@Yoyoman-pe3ok]

Lacking clipse is an L

[@seanjjpaul]

Great list

[@saicharan3359]

You only need to choose one though. That makes it tough.

[@dmercy8477]

@@saicharan3359 It’s hard but I’ll try.

[@anthonyyjpv5844]

i only discovered Man on the Moon in 2020 and it helped me a ton at the time. That album is timeless

[@ronnypooky]

to listen to MOTM for the first time again... man that album is AMAZING. changed hip-hop forever

[@gabetrees]

and people call him mid cudi, motm is a classic.

[@ben.jammiinn]

lol maybe current day mid cudi is valid but yes that album is a classic

[@M360-w6o]

@@gabetrees they’re talking about his recent music not MOTM

[@gabrielcohen436]

My favorite album oat!

[@kdnladner93]

2000- The Marshall Mathers LP 2001- The Blueprint 2002- The Eminem Show 2003- Get Rich Or Die Tryin 2004- The College Dropout 2005- The Documentary 2006- Fishscale 2007- Graduation 2008- Tha Carter III 2009- Relapse

[@gasi2824]

This the first solid list i saw

[@Michele-ng7eh]

Yeah I would say this would be my list too very solid

[@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070]

this is the best list here

[@IMADEPLUSHVIDIOSANDSTUF]

2009* So far gone or man on the moon

[@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070]

@@IMADEPLUSHVIDIOSANDSTUF relapse better than both

[@xqrsss]

2000: MMLP 2001: The Blueprint 2002: The Eminem Show 2003: Get Rich or Die Tryin' 2004: The College Dropout 2005: The Documentary/Late Registration 2006: King 2007: Graduation 2008: 808's and Heartbreaks 2009: Relapse: Refill

[@savageclasher1014]

Over madvillainy?!

[@KingGrippy]

​​@@savageclasher1014yes I put tcd over madvillainy too. I think madvillainy is top 5 hip hop but TCD is top 3. Like #3 vs #4 or #5 placement imo so it's not personal at all I just think as an album TCD sounds more put together. Like madvillainy just has a lot of really short tracks and I wish it was longer. TCD is just perfect in every way.

[@savageclasher1014]

@@KingGrippy TCD has skips

[@DragonReaper1998]

A best albums of each year from the 90s might be the hardest. 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999 go so hard. Some of the best years in hip-hop history.

[@1ntr0spect98]

id say 92 - the chronic 94 - illmatic/ready to die 96 - all eyez on me im not familiar enough with the other two years but id have to take maybe aquemini and 2001

[@mmaboxing5378]

@@1ntr0spect98 I’d give 96 to it was written or reasonable doubt. Give 93 to Wu Tang

[@DragonReaper1998]

@@1ntr0spect98 98 had Aquemini, Moment of Truth, Capital Punishment, 3rd Eye Vision, it's dark and Hell Is Hot and so much more. 99 had black on Both sides, things fall apart, Soundbombing II, slim shady LP, the Dynospectrum, operation Doomsday etc. These aren't even the most stacked 90s years. 94 and 96 are in a league of their own. Especially 96.

[@-Scrapper-]

@@1ntr0spect98 93 100% enter the wutang

[@bradymckillop8943]

90- People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Funk and Rhythm- A Tribe Called Quest 91- The Low End Theory- A Tribe Called Quest 92- The Chronic- Dr. Dre 93- Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers- Wu-Tang Clan 94- Illmatic- Nas 95- Only Built 4 Cuban Linx- Raekwon 96- The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory- Makaveli 97- When Disaster Strikes- Busta Rhymes 98- The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill- Lauryn Hill- 99- Black On Both Sides- Mos Def

[@TwoH.Q]

This is my first time listening to your podcast. You guys are almost half my age, so it’s interesting to hear young hip hop fan perspectives.

[@Historicutuber]

Yeah they’re young but knowledgeable

[@Thomas.S.]

Be - Common Fantastic album that only grows on you overtime. Less hits than Late Registration, but so much soul and character that it will NEVER leave my rotation. Chi-City gives me goosebumps to this day, it balances between being small scale and grand at the same time. Need another Ye and Common project!

[@yoinkysploinky568]

One of the best albums ever made, regardless of genre. Absolute masterpiece

[@thefailedlifeoflink2030]

Amazing album, decent 9 outta 10 imo

[@emanuelmartinez2597]

The subject matters revolve around love, lust, growing as a person and looking forward to the future. I think about those kids at the end track and how they were announcing what they wanted to become in life and it never fails to make me shed a tear and think back then that maybe that was me as a kid, just hoping I could be somebody.

[@thefailedlifeoflink2030]

@@emanuelmartinez2597 but you are somebody

[@talkingmoney4499]

@@emanuelmartinez2597 nah thug motivation 101 maybe the best album that decade

[@shaneberrey5266]

Be by Common is a straight classic. Glad you showed love 🙏

[@pedro8143]

Fun fact Dre didn't produce most of the Eminem show actually that was mostly Eminem on the prod

[@jaroslavpohoral1897]

Was about to say this. Em is such an underrated producer

[@pedro8143]

@@jaroslavpohoral1897 fax man he surprised me so much with the production on that given it was up there for my favorite produced em albums

[@Murp_]

There was some Dre production, but yeah it was largely produced by Eminem unlike his previous two albums (tho he did a bit of production on those projects as well)

[@M360-w6o]

@@Murp_ Mel-man did most of the beats, Dre added himself to it

[@nava6474]

@@M360-w6o All the songs in the album except Business, Say What You Say, and My Dad's Going Crazy are produced by EMINEM

[@beda2139]

2000: MMLP 2001: Stillmatic 2002: Eminem Show 2003: Trap Music 2004: College Dropout 2005: Monkey Business 2006: Release Therapy 2007: Graduation 2008: Want 2009: Man on the Moon

[@rishiwinner8561]

Fuk it man stillmatic is Such a banger... people forgot about it when they talk about nas's best albums.. top 3 for me and kanye and em in 2000s where just amazing

[@SiJay3191]

personally found Below the Heavens around 2009 as i was graduating High School trying to figure out who I was. The themes of struggle in rthe process of building your own dream resonated heavily in a way that few albums have ever hit. Not to mention Exile just crushing the production. Really really happy to see that album on this list with such heavy hitters as it's always in my top 10 when talking albums.

[@ededdneddy4ever34]

Man really glad common is getting some love here. I started slobbin on the common knob in the end of high school and when I listened to like water for chocolate and Be I was blown away for the first time at how tight the production was and how great of a lyricist common is. He was one of my top 5 for a long time.

[@chrisc2706]

My List 2000 - The Marshall Mathers LP 2001 - The Blueprint 2002 - The Eminem Show 2003 - Get Rich or Die Trying 2004 - The College Dropout 2005 - The Documentary 2006 - Food & Liquor 2007 - Graduation 2008 - Tha Carter III 2009 - Man on the Moon

[@lamaredward22]

The ones that are for sure a lock is 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008

[@Klaidex]

@@lamaredward22 how is 2003 and 2004 a lock hahaha

[@aditsyoutube]

@@Klaidex GRODT defo is

[@Klaidex]

@@aditsyoutube I mean it's justifiable. But I wouldn't say it's a lock. Vaudeville villain takes 2003 for me.

[@Michele-ng7eh]

I was around for get rich or die tryna there was nothing bigger then 50 cent he was everywhere and that album is banger after banger it destroys black album for sure lock

[@curlybri4823]

IMO 2000: Eminem - Marshall Mathers LP 2001: Jay-Z - The Blueprint 2002: The Roots - Phrenology 2003: Viktor Vaughn - Vaudeville Villain 2004: MF DOOM - MM.. FOOD 2005 - Kanye West - Late Registration 2006 - J. Dilla - Donuts 2007 - Lupe Fiasco - The Cool 2008 - Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III 2009 - MF DOOM - Born Like This 2004-2006 were so hard to choose, Hell Hath No Fury, Lord Willim, Madvillainy, College Dropout, Speakerbox/The Love Below, Be, Food & Liquor, Game Theory. so many great albums in that window.

[@EpicGamertje]

'00 & '01 are BIG W's!!!

[@joaopedrobaldo3316]

Valid list but 2007 is Graduation by far That album is the one that it’s being playing the most from that era (17 YEARS LATER) and millions of people still listen daily on Spotify Graduation changed the sound of hip hop and music in general (the mix of Pop, Electro and Rap)

[@hipremixer]

VAUDEVILLE VILLAIN LET'S GOOOOOOOOOO

[@KingGrippy]

​@@joaopedrobaldo3316I think he could've gone food and liquor and then graduation

[@MatheusOliveira-fy1gk]

My 2000s List : 2009 - Man on the Moon by Kid Cudi 2008 - Carter III by Lil Wayne 2007 - Below the Heavens by Blue & Exile 2006 - Hell Hath no Fury by Clipse 2005 - Late Registration by Kanye 2004 - Madvillainy by MFDOOM & Madlib 2003 - Get Rich or Dying Trying by 50 Cent 2002 - The Eminem Show by minem 2001 - Blueprint by JAY Z 2000 - Stankonia by Outkast

[@jaredfreeley8283]

Blu*

[@MatheusOliveira-fy1gk]

@@jaredfreeley8283 autocorrect from my phone, sorry

[@jaredfreeley8283]

@@MatheusOliveira-fy1gk if u see the E drop em 😈

[@vainoo55]

valid list

[@psychonut348]

Stankonia W

[@Whodnl]

NFR never misses, you know what a decade for music

[@seanjjpaul]

Absolutely never miss

[@MickeyMouse_1974]

They only miss when asked "stop me when I name a bad album". They have no standards for bad. They let every album pass.

[@KingGrippy]

​@BiackopsspokcaiB well the only bad one was the first one. But the other ones weren't bad

[@ethand.5506]

I just re-listened to Madvillainy today and I gotta say, what an absolute masterpiece. From the rapping, to the production, to even the structure of it with all the short songs..It's tied with mm food for my favorite DOOM album. Also, Supervillain theme is one of the greatest beats I've ever heard and only lasts 50 seconds, what a shame.

[@algaez8809]

Amazing opinion and amazing pfp

[@ucopiedyibo1959]

@@algaez8809do you have Billie eilish style

[@algaez8809]

only when im moving to berlin for a little while

[@ethand.5506]

@@algaez8809 tryna find something to hold onto

[@crudeFLORL]

I hold onto the monkey bars

[@jasonbordine1396]

Just got into Cudi in the past year. He is now one of my favorite artists. Man on the Moon is a classic and I’m glad to see it appreciated as such.

[@MrSemih23]

Love the work you boys put in for these, Man on the Moon pick made the nostalgia flow through me

[@DragonReaper1998]

My list 2000 : The Marshall Mathers LP 2001 : The Blueprint 2002 : The Eminem Show 2003 : The Black Album 2004 : Madvillainy 2005 : Be 2006 : Hell Hath No Fury 2007 : Graduation 2008 : Tha Carter III 2009 : Tear Gas

[@ProdByAngus]

W's all around

[@Man_in_a_Gucci_Suit]

Jay Z best album is his debut album in 1996 2003 was 50 cents year easily

[@DragonReaper1998]

@@Man_in_a_Gucci_Suit Yeah both are true. But Black Album is better than GRODT in my opinion.

[@Man_in_a_Gucci_Suit]

@@DragonReaper1998 sir I respect your opinion and all But your opinion is wrong

[@seanjjpaul]

Agree with most of this except marshals mathers and tear gas

[@mjapesu4005]

2000: Stankonia-outkast 2001: The Blueprint-jay z 2002: The eminem show-eminem 2003: metophorical music-nujabes 2004: madvillainy-mf doom 2005: late registration-ye 2006: donuts-j dilla 2007: blu and exile-below the heavens 2008: tha carter III-lil wayne 2009: man on the moon-kid cudi

[@Jack-ld4ys]

Dre actually only produced Business, Say What You Say and My Dad’s Gone Crazy on The Eminem Show, Em produced the rest

[@scottferguson3842]

What about White America and the Jermiane Dupri diss song ? I thought that was Dre.

[@Jack-ld4ys]

@@scottferguson3842 white america was produced by em and the jermain dupri diss is one of the songs I mentioned ‘say what you say’

[@TruuJones]

I forgot Below the Heavens came out in 07 . Can't believe that album is so old now 😭 I'm happy I stumbled on this channel, these are great topics. 💯

[@adxdenerlx6969]

For me 2003 goes to Revolutionary Vol. 2 by immortal technique. IMO has all-time best set of political tracks, best posse-cut, goes extremely hard against the hip-hop industry, perfect interludes with Mumia, and 'You Never Know' is to me the second best storytelling hiphop song...take a wild guess at what passes it. It is also an extremely uniquely placed sound with all the connection to south america where Tech is from, along with the New York underground sound

[@OMAR-vk9pi]

I love the album too but commercial success has to be important on lists like this

[@adxdenerlx6969]

@@OMAR-vk9pi Disagree. If that was the case then pretty much anything underground could be dismissed even if it's way better then mainstream albums. I think when talking about the best album of a year artistic merit should be the main thing.

[@possessedslig]

​@@OMAR-vk9pithat should literally be the last thing considered

[@Keralanka]

BELOW THE HEAVENS!! ☁💛🔥 I'm so happy this album is getting its flowers

[@seanjjpaul]

Definitely one of my favourite albums ever

[@alexandreavelar9384]

One of the best albums ever

[@inspectahj]

My 2000s List: 2000: The Marshall Mathers LP 2001: Stillmatic 2002 :Phrenology (The Roots) 2003 :Get Rich or Die Trying 2004: Madvillainy 2005: Late Registration 2006: Fishscale 2007: Graduation 2008 Tha Carter III 2009: The Blueprint III

[@AGETheGawdYT]

2000 - TMMLP 2001 - The Blueprint 2002 - The Eminem Show 2003 - GRODT 2004 - The College Dropout 2005 - BE (top 5 album of all time, imo) 2006 - Murray’s Revenge 2007 - Below The Heavens 2008 - The Preface (Carter 3 super close) 2009 - The Blueprint 3 (Skyzoo Salvation & Fashawn Boy Meets World CLOSE)

[@nvycious.364]

Below the Heavens is the only good pick on there tho. everything else is trash

[@AGETheGawdYT]

@@nvycious.364 L Take. Be is Definitely not trash..

[@arbitor_thel2105]

3030 is without question, for me, the greatest album of 2000 and a top 10 of the 2000s decade. It’s sound with Del the Funky Homosapien on the mic with incredible flows with that futuristic production, it’s truly a hidden gem.

[@crudeFLORL]

Truth. One of the goats

[@mikhailalloy13]

2000: Marshall Mathers LP 2001: Cannibal Ox - Cold Vein 2002: Nas - Lost Tapes 2003: Little Brother - The Listening 2004: Madvillain - Madvillainy 2005: Common - Be 2006: Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury 2007: Kanye - Graduation 2008: Jeezy - The Recession 2009: Raekwon - OB4CL

[@a_ferns23]

My list would be something like this: 2000: MMLP(HM: Stankonia, Supreme Clientele, LWFC) 2001: The Blueprint(HM: The Best Part, Labor Days, Disposable Arts) 2002: The Eminem Show(HM: Phrenology, God’s Son, God Loves Ugly, Quality) 2003: The Black Album(HM: GRODT, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, Shadows of the Sun, The Listening) 2004: Madvillainy(HM: The College Dropout, MM…Food, Samurai Chapaloo, A Long Hot Summer) 2005: Late Registration(HM: Be, Tha Carter II, The Minstrel Show, The Documentary) 2006: Hell Hath No Fury(HM: Food and Liquor, Donuts, Fishscale, King, Game Theory) 2007: Graduation(HM: Below the Heavens, The Cool, American Gangster, Underground Kingz) 2008: Tha Carter III(HM: Paper Trails, The Renaissance, What Does it All Mean) 2009: Man on the Moon(HM: Born Like This, The Ecstatic, OB4CL2, Us)

[@hippiedwellness9459]

This video was perfect man. Great takes.

[@silencedpp7]

Blu & Exile's Below the Heavens is the West Coast Illmatic. I'll die on that hill, one of the best Hip Hop albums of all time.

[@seanjjpaul]

I agree

[@sonflowersamurai10]

W take. Blu>>>>any west coast rapper

[@gillroygarlic3616]

I feel like it’s college rap. Logic, Mac Miller, j coke music that I can’t listen to in my 30s. I can listen to mobb deep, nas, Mac Dre and they have more of a less teenage angst feel.

[@amrwalid04]

Thank you guys for dropping a lot, I really wait for your next video ❤️

[@lilamendez10]

2000: Supreme Clientele 2001: The Blueprint 2002: Fantastic Damage 2003: Bazooka Tooth 2004: Madvillainy(my album of the decade) 2005: Late Registration 2006: Fishscale 2007: Graduation 2008: The Renaissance 2009: The Esctatic

[@EpicGamertje]

Dope list! '01, '04 & '08 are BIG W's!!!

[@gasi2824]

You are crazy if Eminem isn't in your 00s

[@taha2472]

​@@gasi2824he tryna be different

[@alexsimpsons8472]

highly entertaining video, guys. do you plan on doing another one for the '90s?

[@shoreZ]

2000: MMLP - Eminem 2001: Wu-Tang Iron Flag - Wu-Tang Clan 2002: Quality - Talik Kweli 2003: The Owners - Gang Starr 2004: Madvillainy - Madvillain 2005: Most Known Unknown - Three Six Mafia 2006: In My Mind - Pharrell Williams 2007: The Cool - Lupe Fiasco 2008: Paper Trail - T.I. 2009: Born Like This - MF DOOM

[@DADOOM333]

My list 2000: Stankonia 2001: The Cold Vein 2002: From Filthy Tongue of Gods and Griots 2003: Vaudeville Villain 2004: Madvillainy 2005: Arular 2006: Donuts 2007: Below the Heavens 2008: 808s & Heartbreak 2009: Man on the Moon: The End of Day Some of these years were pretty tough.

[@EpicGamertje]

Yeah 2002 is TOUGH!

[@kjcook9678]

You have great taste.

[@possessedslig]

It brings me joy to see VV for 2003

[@wooskionehundred1788]

My list 2000- Marshall matters LP/Stankonia 2001- The Blueprint 2002- Nellyville 2003- Get rich or die tryin 2004- The college dropout/the new danger 2005- Be/ The Documentary 2006- King T.I(Wasn’t even mentioned smh). 2007- Graduation 2008- Carter 3 2009- Man on the moon/The Ecstatic

[@zacmcloughlin3470]

Below the heavens > graduation such a huge W

[@sabus1265]

huge L

[@Solarisxx]

personally my album for 2005 is the Minstrel Show by Little Brother.....an album with no skips for me and produced by Ninth Wonder

[@probs_unimportant]

2000: MMLP 2001: The Blueprint 2002: The Eminem Show 2003: Vaudeville Villain or Take Me To Your Leader 2004: Madvillainy or MM…FOOD 2005: Late Registration 2006: The Roots 2007: Graduation 2008: Tha Carter III 2009: Born This Way or Relapse

[@andrewbartlett877]

Fabolous - street dreams (2003) needed a mention Also T.I king and T.I vs Tip Good work tho guys from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@jeffreyboyce5048]

06 was t.i. year and fab is underrated

[@4zarias]

Deltron 3030 came out in 2000 as well, should’ve been considered

[@no-vk2qe]

Arguably the best abstract Hip Hop Album, even better than Madviillainy for me

[@1giane]

very good take

[@4zarias]

@@no-vk2qe I wouldn’t say better but it’s definitely up there with it

[@ShaneSpear02]

Deltron 3030 is outstanding. That whole run from Dan the Automator with Del3030, Gorillaz' first, and So...How's Your Girl? in like an 18 month span is so underrated.

[@sonflowersamurai10]

Arguably the goat

[@alfiewebb2627]

My top albums of 2000's: 2000: Marshall Mathers LP 2001: the blueprint 2002: The eminem show 2003: get rich or die trying 2004: encore is close but college dropouts gets it 2005: the documentary 2006: food and liquor 2007: below the heavens, graduation is close 2008: the Carter 3 2009: Relapse Edit: wtf was I on about, college dropout is just easily better

[@reda84.]

My guy said encore is close 💀

[@alfiewebb2627]

@Reda Akn mockingbird, like toy soldiers, just lose it, one shot 2 shot, never enough, might actually be better

[@reda84.]

@@alfiewebb2627 it has a few great songs (which just lose it is not, it's decent at best and bad at worst) but like 50% of the album is absolutely awful: evil deeds, puke, rain man, big weenie, ass like that, spend some time. Mosh and crazy in love are also bad but i don't mind them as much, the songs you mentioned minus just lose it plus yellow brick road and curtains down are the only good songs on the album. To insinuate that it's even close to the college dropout is insulting

[@EpicGamertje]

'00, '01 & '07 are BIG W's!!!

[@NathanielSnider1017]

@@alfiewebb2627 encore is like a 3-4/10

[@dannycadden8250]

Nahh as if you were both born in 2000, man, I feel old af! I was born when Big was topping the charts with Juicy in ‘94. Tbf though, I do find myself agreeing to most things on this channel so them 6 years can't make much of a difference when it comes to hip hop preference! Great job as always lads, NFR is easily one of the best music podcasts on KZbin.

[@PrincipalSkinner3190]

Im also shocked bro, I was born in 93. They missed growing up when Em and 50 were running the game lol.

[@dannycadden8250]

Haha 6 years old blasting out the slim shady lp? 😂 I was around 7-8 when I used to borrow my sisters copy of the eminem show and blast it out on my CD Walkman 🤣🤣

[@olavirasanen7036]

2004 gotta be Madvillainy

[@bakhtiyarguseinov9402]

The whole 2000s gotta be Madvillainy

[@ultrablade2580]

My Opinions: 2000. The Marshall Mathers LP / Stankonia / Supreme Clientele 2001. Stillmatic / The Blueprint / Iron Flag 2002. The Eminem Show / Fantastic Damage / God's Son 2003. Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ / The Black Album / The Love Below 2004. Madvillainy / The College Dropout / MM…FOOD 2005. Late Registration / The Documentary / Be 2006. Food & Liquor / Hell Hath No Fury / Fishscale 2007. Graduation / The Cool / Hip-Hop Is Dead 2008. Tha Carter III / 808's & Heartbreak / The Renaissance 2009. Man on The Moon / The Ecstatic / The Blueprint 3

[@ultrablade2580]

Change My Mind

[@thedrizzinator]

​@@ultrablade2580i don't need to change your opinion that's spot on

[@thedrizzinator]

Except I'd replace tha carter 3 with ice cube raw footage because I hate lil wayne

[@ultrablade2580]

Thx

[@ultrablade2580]

@@thedrizzinator Idk Why But Ok

[@aymen4226]

Lloyd Banks Hunger for more is an honourable mention in 2004

[@edouardbrossier7030]

after Beg for Mercy & Straight Outta Cashville

[@Historicutuber]

Yeah it is

[@scottferguson3842]

I preferred Cashville to HFM. But, Banks second album was better thaan Bucks.

[@Anonymous-hf8nx]

Dr. Dre barely produced on The Marshall Mather LP and The Eminem Show, it was mostly the Bass Brothers or Eminem himself

[@AlexJmz94]

You guys should now do 1990-1999 The golden era of the culture 🔥🙌🏽

[@slimvfxx]

Man on the Moon and Relapse are both phenomenal albums and tied for 2009 imo.

[@mandiletoni4963]

2000- Eminem mmlp 2001-Blueprint 2002- The Eminem Show 2003- 50 cent 2004- MF DOOM 2005- The Game 2006- A Piece Of Strange 2007- BLU 2008-Wayne 2009- Eminem

[@mandiletoni4963]

All 10/10 albums by the way

[@cross1863]

2007 is EASILY Lupe Fiasco The Cool, do people even know about the concept of the album and the whole story of The Game, The Streets and The Cool? For me it is the best ALBUM OF ALL TIME, best concept and it isn't even close to me. This is one of the most underrated albums and people really should take their time figuring it out, it is an absolute masterpiece.

[@sourcr3357]

Below the heavens is really close, but the cool is genuinely one of the best albums of all time. Crazy that people aren’t mentioning it, it’s better than food and liquor. It’s my second favorite album of all time, behind Drogas Wave also by Lupe

[@preoksaha4504]

Eminem produced majority of the Eminem on his own. Which makes it even more impressive 👑

[@Riley_suv]

2000 Like Water For Chocolate 2001 Blueprint 2002 Eminem Show 2003 The Black Album 2004 Madvillainy 2005 Late Registration 2006 Food & Liquor 2007 Graduation 2008 Tha Carter III 2009 Man On The Moon

[@Hysteria87x]

I really enjoyed this convo!! Interesting hearing all of your perspectives and solid choices. Have either of you heard the album The Minstrel Show but the group Little Brother? It came out in 2005 and I think you guys would really fuck with it. Flawless album and it made noise when it came out. It’s considered a classic the same way Below the Heavens is a classic

[@bruhhhead]

2001 was actually a phenomenal year for underground hiphop. Aesop Rock, J-Live, Cormega, Masta Ace, Cunninlynguists, Immortal Technique, J Dilla, The Coup, De La Soul ALL dropped classic albums that year. All of which body The Blueprint.

[@bruhhhead]

IMO

[@TroyMcClure26]

We get it. You have google

[@dominicfertsch]

Blueprint still clears all🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ imo

[@thijnhogendoorn6598]

They're good but aint none of them body the blueprint

[@bruhhhead]

@@thijnhogendoorn6598 Nah cuh The Realness, Disposable Arts & The Best Part are definitely better than the blueprint. And don’t get me wrong I fuck with the Blueprint. I just find myself listening to these other projects more

[@Lenn-sg1in]

2000: MMLP 2001: The Blueprint 2002: The Eminem Show 2003: Get Rich Or Die Tryin 2004: Madvillainy 2005: The Documentary 2006: Fishscale 2007: Graduation 2008: Tha Carter III 2009: Man On The Moon

[@RoddyRodbb]

2000: Eminem- MMLP 2001: Jay-z- Blueprint 2002: Eminem - Eminem Show 2003: T.I.- Trap Muzik 2004: Kanye- College Dropout 2005: Kanye- Late Registration 2006: Lupe Fiasco- F&L 2007: Jay-z - American Gangster 2008: Nas- Untitled 2009: Slaughterhouse

[@OsvaldoGodson]

2000- Like Water For Chocolate 2001- The Blueprint 2002- The Eminem Show 2003- GRODT 2004- College Dropout 2005- Be 2006-Lupe Fiasco's Food and Liquor 2007- Graduation 2008- TC3 2009- OB4CL2

[@IsaacMiller-bd8hg]

808s and heartbreaks(actually I thin The Carter 3 is better but I never heard anyone call it tc3)

[@cg120bst]

2000: mmlp HM: restless 2001: until the end of time HM: stillmatic, the great depression, infamy 2002: tes HM: God son, 8milest man vs machine 2003: grodt HM: black album, 2pac resurrection, beg for mercy, grand champ 2004: straight outta cashville HM: hunger for more, tha carter, college drop out, loyal to the game 2005: documentary HM: massacre, tm101, carter 2 2006: doctors advocate HM: laugh now cry later, year of the dog, food and liquor, rotten apple, hip hop is dead, blue carpet treatment 2007: buck the world HM: curtis, ti vs tip, underground kings, the cool, graduation 2008: lax files HM: carter 3, raw footage, the recession, paper trail 2009: relapse HM: state vs radric davis, ugk4life

[@edouardbrossier7030]

Well done! Loved that segment, it helped me verify with my discography and agree with picks most of the time but feel there were a few misses in honorable mention, especially from the Dirty South: - 2003: o Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below o Three 6 Mafia -The Unbreakables - 2004 : o G-Unit - Beg for Mercy (underrated) o Young Buck - Straight Outta Cashville - 2005: o Three 6 Mafia - Most Known Unknown o Slim Thug - Already Platinium (underrated album with some of the best Neptunes production) - 2006 : o Snoop Dogg - Tha Blue Carpet Treatment o T.I. - KING (far superior and aged so much better than Paper Trail that you mentioned for 2008) - 2007: o Jay-Z - American Gangster: so underrated and has aged so well (actually did not fully appreciate it upon release) o Lupe Fiasco - The Cool (for me superior to Food & Liquor) o Common - Finding Forever - 2008: o Q-Tip - The Renaissance (can’t actually decide between this one TCIII & 808’s for my favorite album of that year)

[@paolot4001]

Yes do the 90's. That would be sick, so many great albums.

[@danielknox2792]

Great list and discussion but I can't believe Lupe Fiasco's The Cool was mentioned.

[@iyadhussein8517]

Knowing that u both guys were born in the year 2000 just like me is so depressing, I live in Syria and I haven't done anything meaningful in my life till this moment, ur the same age as me and u got a solid fan base, keep the hard work love ur stuff

[@JokerTropical]

My personal list off the top of my head. 2000: tie between Eminem - MMLP and Jedi Mind Tricks - Violent by Design 2001: Jay-Z - The Blueprint 2002: Cage - Movies for the Blind 2003: Immortal Technique - Revolutionary Vol. 2 2004: Madvillan - Madvillainy 2005: The Game - The Documentary 2006: Jedi Mind Tricks - Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell 2007: Kanye West - Grauation 2008: Lil’ Wayne - Tha Carter 3 2009: Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2

[@EpicGamertje]

MMLP, The Blueprint & Madvillainy are BIG W's!!!

[@MassTrucker92]

You guys bringing up Devils Night -D12 earned you guys a follow. That album is very slept on. Even the tracks without Em are solid. It's definitely not a top album for the year, but it deserved a mention.

[@sonflowersamurai10]

2000 - deltron 3030 2001 - the cold vein 2002 - fantastic damage 2003 - take me to your leader 2004 - Mm...food 2005 - Be 2006 - Food and liquor 2007 - Below the heavens 2008 - the renaissance 2009 - Born like this

[@Klaidex]

You mean "Take me to your leader"? On 2003

[@sonflowersamurai10]

@@Klaidex yeah

[@lucaspaiva3634]

I will leave a long comment since the 2000's is one of my favourite decades of hip-hop. I have chosen 3 albums per year. Some are obvious choices but I would like like to draw some attention on less known albums that are amazing IMO. 2000 🥇 Marshall Mathers LP absolutely flawless. 🥈Train Of Thought by Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek collaborative work) The album has a positive vibe from beginning to end and the lyrics are so beautiful. I highly recommend this one if you love rap. 🥉 Like Water For Chocolate by Common. A musical masterpiece. I love how organic it is. 2001 🥇 The Blueprint by Jay-Z The production is on point and Jay-Z is on top form throughout the project. 🥈 The Realness by Cormega This album was one of the first rap albums that I discovered on the internet around '05 or '06. I didn't know who Cormega was at that time, but in some rap forums and magazines his name appeared several times and I downloaded this album. The lyrics are brilliant, the rhymes are on point and the album has a reflective aura that makes you think about what's important in life, it was one of those albums that really made an impression on me. 🥉 The Best Part by J-Live Super underrated, in my mind is a hidden gem of rap. Great rhymes and beautiful flow. One of the great underground records of all time. 2002 🥇 The Eminem Show This was the first CD I ever bought. Eminem abandoned his Slim Shady alter ego and gave us a more adult and mature version of himself. 🥈 The Lost Tapes by Nas The beats here are quite different to the rest of Nas' discography. The rhyme schemes are incredible and Nas displays all his rapping skills on this album. 🥉 The Future Is Now by Non Phixion Another underground gem from the early 2000's I thought they were black for a long time, lol. Hardcore rap, amazing record. 2003 🥇 Get Rich Or Die Tryin' This one is full of hits, I can listen to this record several times in a row and I wouldn't get bored. 🥈The Listening by Little Brother 9th wonder's production here is impeccable and the rappers' style fit into the beats perfectly. Fresh, creative, and inspiring. 🥉Shadows In The Sun by Brother Ali This one grew on me over the years. At first I enjoyed a couple of songs but after some time and with more knowledge of hip-hop culture it really blew me away. The rhyme patterns are incredible and the lyricism is remarkable. 2004 🥇Madvillainy by Madvillain MF DOOM's weird style matches amazingly well with Madlib's unconventional beats. Two rare artists produced one of the best hip hop albums of all time. Pure rhymes, pure beats, bars everywhere, not a single chorus on the entire project, no bulls***. 🥈 A Long Hot Summer by Masta Ace English is not my first language and I gotta say that Ace's diction and pronunciation is crystal-clear. I could understand every single word that this dude says at the first listening. The storytelling here is insane. Every rhyme is vivid. Underrated MC 🥉 3:16 by Murs It amazes me how many underground records from the early 2000's are really great. 9th wonder produced this one. Murs delivers clever rhymes and superb wordplay while describing the trials and tribulations that young men must face in this life. If you are a working class man or have been through some really difficult times, you can totally identify with many of the issues that Murs rap about on this record. 2005 🥇Modal Soul by Nujabes This japanese artist really reach my mind, my heart, my soul, everything with his beats. I put this at this position because it's maybe Nujabes' best album. I don't know how his music could be so melancholic and yet so joyful at the same time. Some artist really gave us jewels that make our life better and Nujabes is definitely one of them. 🥈 Be by Common The guys of the podcast already said it the album is so beautiful and so positive, it really stands out just by its vibe. One of Commons' masterpieces. 🥉 Monkey Barz by Sean Price Sean Price is the complete opposite of Common. He is one of the rawest rappers I've ever heard. The guy doesn't gave a fu** about what people might think. He seemed to be true to himself and genuinely authentic. This album might not be his best album but is so raw and the rhymes are so heartfelt that it deserves some praising. R.I.P Sean P! 2006 🥇A Piece Of Strange by Cunninlynguists This album is kind of unique on its own the beats are low paced for the most part and some of them have a calmness that is rare to find in other rap albums. The lyrics are outstanding as well. 🥈 Servants In Heaven, Kings In Hell by Jedi Mind Tricks The album's title was what caught my attention and it didn't disappoint me. Vinnie Paz is amazing on the mic and his delivery is outstanding, the lyrics are truthful, direct and outspoken. 🥉Food & Liquor by Lupe Fiasco I really appreciate this album because I think it brought back consciousness and clever rhymes to mainstream hip-hop after some time. Quality content. This is my perspective as a person who is from outside of the US, and English is not my native language. I really love Hip-hop, I learned a lot of what I know of English through rap, it is my favourite genre and my life wouldn't have been the same without it. If I have time I will put my favourite albums from the last part of the decade. Greetings from Argentina! 🇦🇷

[@Solarisxx]

great lists......i notice it took a lot of effort......glad to see the love for the first reflection eternal , Cormega , Murs316 ......i prefer the minstrel show by LIttle Brother to the listening.....maybe its just that i got that album first idk.......but Commons Be is a great choice as evven the guys in the video said....thanks

[@theyhateandrew8529]

2003 is an absolutely loaded year, but Trap Muzik is so clear for me.

[@sammcmeekin8897]

Great album but Get Rich and Black album top it I think

[@rgabeatz5225]

Very important album for Trap Music genre 💯

[@OMAR-vk9pi]

Not even a classic

[@goldenboy140]

Vaudeville Villain shits on everything else in 2003

[@jessielsanchez5079]

2000: Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP 2001: Jay-Z - The Blueprint 2002: Eminem - The Eminem Show 2003: 50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin’ 2004: MF DOOM & Madlib - Madvillainy 2005: Kanye West - Late Registration 2006: J. Dilla - Donuts 2007: Kanye West - Graduation 2008: Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III 2009: Eminem - Relapse

[@sanelisomnyute9458]

Please Do 2010-2019

[@Goated_JAY-Z]

2000: Stankonia 2001: The Blueprint 2002: The Eminem Show 2003: The Black Album 2004: The College Dropout or Madvillainy (I go between these albums so much I can't chose 1) 2005: Late Registration 2006: Donuts 2007: Graduation 2008: 808s & Heartbreak 2009: Man on the Moon: The End of Day

[@intelligencecycle3523]

2000S best projects what a solid year for rap music came out with some of my favorite artists best works. 2000 Common Like Water For Chocolate 2001 NAS Stillmatic 2002 Eminem the Eminem Show 2003 Get Rich or Die Tryin 2004 MadVillain MadVillainy 2005 Late Registration 2006 He’ll Hath No Fury 2007 Blu Exile Below The Heavens 2008 Q Tip The Renaissance 2009 RaeKwon OBFCL2

[@fourseasons4105]

2000- Eminem- Marshall Mathers LP 2001- Jay Z- The blueprint 2002- Eminem- The Eminem show 2003- OutKast- Speakerboxxx 2004- Kanye West- The college dropout 2005- MF DOOM & Danger mouse- The mouse and the mask 2006- J Dilla- Donuts 2007- Kanye West- Graduation 2008- Lil Wayne- The carter III 2009- Kid Cudi- Man on the moon

[@Yoyoman-pe3ok]

Im really glad they talked bout clipse and hell hath no fury! Love the entire album, front to back. Ik this may be a biased ass take, but its def a top10 of all time hip hop album for me

[@Historicutuber]

Va stand up

[@T0mmyGun1991]

2000: Supreme Clientele - Ghostface 2001: Disposable Arts - Masta Ace 2002: The Fix - Scarface 2003: Get Rich or Die Tryin - 50 Cent 2004: Madvilliany - Madvillian 2005: The Documentary - The Game 2006: Hell Hath No Fury - Clipse 2007: Graduation - Kanye West 2008: The Show - eMC 2009: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Pt 2 - Raekwon

[@PrincipalSkinner3190]

Blows my mind y'all were born in 2000 and are so up on olded music. Salute.

[@sourcr3357]

2007 is so hard for me. Two albums that are in my top of all time, can’t choose between the cool by Lupe Fiasco and below the heavens. I’d probably end up going with the cool

[@TheWeewing]

00: Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele 01: Jay Z - The Blueprint 02: Eminem - The Eminem Show 03: Viktor Vaughn - Vaudeville Villain 04: Madvillain - Madvillainy (Madvillainy and College Dropout would be my number 1 & 2 albums for the year AND decade) 05: Common - Be 06: J Dilla - Donuts 07: Blu & Exile - Below the Heavens 08: Kanye West - 808s and Heartbreaks 09: Kid Cudi - Man on the Moon Honourable mentions that I think you missed: Quality Control (Jurassic 5), Train of Thought (Reflection Eternal), Modal Soul (Nujabes), Take Me To Your Leader (King Geedorah)

[@prodbyjko]

2000 - Supreme clientele 2001 - blueprint 1 2002 - Eminem show 2003 - get rich or die tryin 2004 - College dropout 2005 - Late Registration 2006 - food & liqour 2007 - Graduation 2008 - 808s 2009 - Man on the moon

[@zennihilator3724]

And now time to put these zoomers to sleep with the real non-normie middle of the bell curve picks: '00: Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030 '01: Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein '02: The Streets - Original Pirate Material '03: Dizzee Rascal - Boy in da Corner '04: Madvillain - Madvillainy '05: Edan - The Beauty and the Beat '06: Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury '07: Saul Williams - The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust! '08: Guilty Simpson - Ode to the Ghetto '09: Antipop Consortium - Flourescent Black

[@MAC-pk4fi]

Basic you gotta go deeper in this music shit

[@claytonsmusicreviews1837]

Great video. Also, will you guys ever do Fantasy Drafts again?

[@soutosouto]

can't believe "in my mind" by pharell wasn't mentioned! definitely one of the best albums of 06 and one of the most influential of that decade and to this day

[@parachutes6288]

For 06 it would definitely have to be donuts. In my opinion Donuts is maybe the best hip hop album ever made. Dilla’s ear for sampling is something that nobody else has or ever will have. Even producers like Madlib or even Kanye, while it is phenomenon. They don't have the one of a kind way to flip a sample in a way that both completely changes the entirety of the feel of the song being sampled, but even changing the meaning of the music in the sample to reflect the tragic state Dilla was in at the time. But also mad respect for picking Blu & Exile. More people need to check that masterpiece out.

[@auriferreris9678]

the fact that speakerboxx/The love below wasnt even mentioned on 2003 is absolutely ridiculous

[@matthewt8214]

2000 Stankonia 2001 Blueprint 2002 Lost Tapes 2003 Black Album 2004 Madvillainy 2005 Beauty and the Beat 2006 Fishscale This is too hard 😆

[@LiffeyOW]

Deltron 3030 released in 2000, shit is legendary, should have been at least considered

[@Aburner960]

00 deltron 3030 01 labour days 02 tes 03 black album 04 madvillany 05 late reg 06 donuts (shout out food and liquor tho) 07 below the heavens (clears graduation) 08 808s 09 man on the moon

[@junkspiritual]

2000 - Outkast - Stankonia 2001 - Techno Animal - The Brotherhood of the Bomb 2002 - El-P - Fantastic Damage 2003 - Viktor Vaughn - Vaudeville Villain 2004 - Madvillain - Madvillainy 2005 - Dälek - Absence 2006 - Gucci Mane - DJ Burn One & Gucci Mane - Chicken Talk 2007 - Lil' Wayne - Da Drought 3 2008 - Danny Brown - Hot Soup 2009 - MF DOOM - Born Like This

[@bradymckillop8943]

2000- Stankonia- OutKast 2001- Stillmatic- Nas 2002- The Eminem Show- Eminem 2003- The Black Album- Jay-Z 2004- Mm.. Food- MF Doom 2005- Be- Common 2006- A Piece of Strange- Cunninlynguists 2007- Graduation- Kanye West 2008- Tha Carter III- Lil Wayne 2009- Relapse- Eminem

[@ToAsTOnDeck]

Charles Hamilton- The Pink Lavalamp for 2008… shit is so slept on.

[@maddox9511]

Below the Heavens is not only the best album of 2007, but one of the best albums of that decade. Such a breathe of fresh air

[@mikhailalloy13]

The title track is one of my all time favorites

[@want.to.b3.gamer670]

It's one of my favorite albums of all time. I'm not even a hip hop person but. Any day. I'm feeling down. This album gets me motivated. It's a thing of beauty. Blu is one of my favorite rappers too

[@joshuassites]

2000: Supreme Clientele by Ghostface Killah (Honorable Mentions: Deltron 3030 by Deltron 3030, Like Water For Chocolate by Common, Stankonia by Outkast) 2001: The Cold Vein by Cannibal Ox (Honorable Mentions: Labor Days by Aesop Rock, The Blueprint by Jay Z, The Realness by Cormega) 2002: Fantastic Damage by El-P (Honorable Mentions: Phrenology by The Roots, All of the Above by J-Live, Quality by Talib Qweli) 2003: Vaudeville Villain by Viktor Vaughn (Honorable Mentions: Take Me To Your Leader by King Geedorah, Shadows on the Sun by Brother Ali, The Listening by Little Brother) 2004: Madvillainy by Madvillain (Honorable Mentions: Mm.. Food by MF DOOM, A Long Hot Summer by Masta Ace, The College Dropout by Kanye West) 2005: Late Registration by Kanye West (Honorable Mentions: Be by Common, The Minstrel Show by Little Brother, Beauty and the Beat by Edan) 2006: Donuts by J Dilla (Honorable Mentions: Fishscale by Ghostface Killah, Hell Hath No Fury by Clipse, A Piece of Strange by CunninLynguists) 2007: Below the Heavens by Blu & Exile (Honorable Mentions: I'll Sleep When You're Dead by El-P, Abandoned Language by Dalek, Dirty Acres by CunninLynguists) 2008: The Show by EMC (Honorable Mentions: Tronic by Black Milk, The Preface by Elzhi, The Renaissance by Q-Tip) 2009: Born Like This by DOOM (Honorable Mentions: Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II by Raekwon, The Ecstatic by Mos Def, Us by Brother Ali)

[@MP_3.]

my picks for the 2000s decade | | V 2000: the unseen - quasimoto 2001: the cold vein - cannibal ox 2002: lord willin - clipse 2003: vaudeville villain - mf doom | OR champion sound - jaylib 2004: madvillainy - mf doom, madlib 2005: late registration - kanye 2006: in my mind - pharell williams 2007: american gangster - jay-z 2008: the renaissance - q-tip 2009: born like this - mf doom

[@EpicGamertje]

'04 & '08 are BIG W's!!!

[@FLIGHT.1]

2000 - The Marshall Mathers LP 2001 - The Blueprint 2002 - The Eminem Show 2003 - Get Rich or Die Tryin’ 2004 - The College Dropout 2005 - The Documentary 2006 - Donuts (fuck it) 2007 - Graduation 2008 - 808s & Heartbreak 2009 - Bastard HM: Supreme Clientele, The Champ is Here (mixtape), Madvillainy, Mm.. Food, Tha Carter III.

[@aceup1]

Deep exhale for Madvillainy. THANK YOU 🙏🙏🙏

[@Andrew.W.19]

Damn you guys were born in 2000 😳 I feel hella old. Much respect to you youngins showing respect to older hip hop.

[@Burst644]

Here's mine: 2000: Fantastic vol. 2 2001: The blueprint 2002: The eminem show or the lost tapes 2003: Shades of blue 2004: Madvillainy 2005: Be 2006: A piece of strange 2007: Below the heavens 2008: Tha carter III 2009: The ecstatic

[@nzslol]

Fantastic Vol. 2 and Be supremacy

[@sonflowersamurai10]

Fucking chad take, fantastic vol 2 is banger, peak j dilla production imo

[@nfdhje38743m]

@fhwusiw but instrumental hip hop counts

[@Burst644]

@@sonflowersamurai10 extreme W

[@Burst644]

@@nzslol exactly 🙏🏾