CLASSIC since 1996?

[maizen]

A thought occurred to me... where are the CLASSIC ( i do not take this word lightly at all) albums since 1996(1997+)
i don't mean dope/nice/sick ablums(9/10), i am talking 10/10
i smoke a lot and have bad memory but i can only think of two/three since 1996 reflection eternal and one day it will all make sense, and now maybe? falling down (jesht, he british.)
also, what/why defines a classic album or is there a definition,
do you go track for track, creativity, relevance, longevity, originality, universially accepted as a classic or is it personnel. What is the definition of a perfect album?

[DatNutyNut]

7 days theory by Makaveli..i mean dawg that album had it all...dre chronic 2001..

there aren't that many these days...

PEACE

[~Lady N~]

i totally agree with wat DNN said, there really aren't dat many

[Sleepy]

An Album, to me, is a classic when it meets all these criteria

1. Original - meaning that the lyrics and style is fresh, new and nothing in it has been heard before.
2. Lyrical Skill - Talking about how much money you have on 8/14 tracks pisses me off. Wack artists like Cash money are the one's who usually do this... and also No Limit. I need some Lyrical Depth, structure, vocabulary, multiple rhymes and metaphores.
3. Enjoyability - This is probably the one that drops most of the other would-be classics, such as Quality by Talib Q. this album was very nice.. but.. to me it bores me at times.. while The eternal one with Hi tek was bowb. Nas' Illmatic is an example of an enjoyable album.. it had every track specially made for any mood you are in.. from reflective (one love) to chilln' (represent) to a killin' ( Ny State of Mind) and one of tha greatest and most entertaining ( life's a bitch)
4. Poetic/political message..- If an album is just about riding, killing, flipin' scripts and the usual Maintstream hip hop shit... It pisses me off.. this is what truly makes a classic album... does this drum banging and sampling mixed with strings and a catchy hook make any sense? does it mean anything to me or to society?

Fuck tha Source...

[Sleepy]

Just wanted to give myself props on that beautiful post.... I've read it twice now.. and it was beautifully written... perfectly said... I shoudl print it and frame it...




oh and to answer your question guy... YES there has been a classic since 1996....

Common - Like Water for Chocolate !!!!

[mc_chaldean]

lmao^

[Detox]

yeah i agree there ain't that many classik albums these dayz

[kL!k4kL!k]

wu tang- Enter the wutang 36 chambers and wutang forever..instant classics :)

[Masta-Ace]

has to be ALL EYEZ ON ME

[Fatal_Forte]

im wit klik on this one 36 chambers and the M.e.t.h.o.d man cd are classics i think.....
but i have to agree there arent any classics nowadays.....
thats my 2 cents enjoy... :P
pz

[absolute]

Most of it comes down to presence on the mic, dre, wutang, pac and the rest all have a laid back style, and still manage to keep a fairly dominant presence on the mic. That and the beats make the album more classic sounding than anything, but the reason you don't hear much of it anymore, is that style of rap has faded over the past few years. Some can keep it alive because they were around in the days it started, but it seems new rappers have a more "whining" presence on the mic, to me atleast.

[Masta-Ace]

dre was ill

[REDvolution]

I have to go with that DNN said.

[Ill-J]

i think there were some classics like the blueprint and the black album and stillmatic...

[IllDeal90]

Commons new Album BE is a classic. Black on Both Sides is a classic. not as many classsic albums have come out but when they do its nuts

[chi*vice]

man i gotta go with bone thugs-n-harmony crossroads
also that ruff ryders anthem ...

[bishtang]

i fink if eminem put all his greatest songs,jus the top 15 of his songs on 1 album then that will be a classic

[Anesthetic]

Dude, has anyone mentioned

Mos Def And Talib Kweli Are.... BlackStar
...... How can you forget that one...?


Common - Like Water For Chocolate
Mos Def - Black On Both Sides
Eminem - Marshall Mathers LP
Rakim - The 18th Letter
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
Talib Kweli - Train Of Thought
========
Before '96
Wu-Tang - Enter the 36 Chambers ( The Best )
GzA - Liquid Swords
Method Man - Tical
Nas - ILLmatic
Dre - Chronic
Snoop - DoggyStyle
Eric B and Rakim - Don't Sweat The Technique
Ice Cube - Death Certificate/AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet
LL Cool J - Radio ( You know you loved it... )







Don't think I forgot any..

[bishtang]

now i dont see wot makes the marshall mathers lp from eminem 10/10.its got sum pretty legendary songs on it but the best eminem cd is either encore or the slim shady lp.he just bin gettin better as he goes.

[Anesthetic]

NO DUDE. Encore was crap compared to his others. Seriously. He was so multi-faceted on his first three, then Encore came out and was shitty. Marshall Mathers LP was great because it had polars. You get Stan, then Kim, then you get something like The Real Slim Shady, then something like The Way I am. That album is classic, no doubt.

[bishtang]

i got all the eminem cd's part from the 1st 1 and personally i fink dat encore is the best he released.it wernt as much rap as the old ones were but dats the only cd i ever listen to.theres songs like never enough, mockingbird,just lose it,one shot 2 shot,my 1st single,ass like dat, rain man, encore and like toy soldiers.
but i jus fort of anuva classic cd.a grand dont come for free by the streets. sum og the words dont make sense but wen u listen 2 the cd all the way thru, u realise how amazin it is.the cd runs as 1 big story of wot happened in a week of his life.its quality