Best Underground Album of 2009??

Options
ambiguous1
ambiguous1 Members Posts: 1,166 ✭✭
edited July 2010 in The Essence
What up ya'll.... Got to love the underground Essence section

what you all think was the best underground release of 2009?

Couple come to mine

Brother Ali - Us
P.O.S. - Never Better
Felt - Felt 3
Cage - Depart From Me
Slaughterhouse's album
Classified - Self Explanatory


Probably gotta go with Us or Never better myself
· Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
«1

Comments

  • traestar
    traestar Members Posts: 6,030 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 2009
    Options
    Add:
    Paten Locke- Super Ramen Rocketship
    Dj Spinna- Sonic Smash
    Crown City Rockers- The Day After Forever
    Jay Are- The 1960's Jazz Revolution Again
    Lushlife- Cassette City
    Diamond District- In the Ruff

    The one's I can think on the top of my head
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • traestar
    traestar Members Posts: 6,030 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 2009
    Options
    Us was pretty good!

    But right now I can't think of my #1 but the ones on the list are very good!
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Illseed
    Illseed Banned Users Posts: 7
    edited December 2009
    Options
    Nobody liked MF Doom. He's gonna show up on the AHH Year in Review, which drops this week
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • ambiguous1
    ambiguous1 Members Posts: 1,166 ✭✭
    edited December 2009
    Options
    Illseed wrote: »
    Nobody liked MF Doom. He's gonna show up on the AHH Year in Review, which drops this week

    Cant lie i've been sleeping on Doom as of late

    that fake show ? can turn a fan off
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • The Illest Corpse
    The Illest Corpse Members Posts: 402 ✭
    edited December 2009
    Options
    Brother Ali?

    Take your ? made ass the ? out of this forum. Seriously pack your ? and roll brah, new rules, new day. GET the ? out of here.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • traestar
    traestar Members Posts: 6,030 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 2009
    Options
    The Illest Corpse wrote: »
    Brother Ali?

    Take your ? made ass the ? out of this forum. Seriously pack your ? and roll brah, new rules, new day. GET the ? out of here.

    ? what

    "Us" was good, you pack yo packs bruh
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • ambiguous1
    ambiguous1 Members Posts: 1,166 ✭✭
    edited December 2009
    Options
    The Illest Corpse wrote: »
    Brother Ali?

    Take your ? made ass the ? out of this forum. Seriously pack your ? and roll brah, new rules, new day. GET the ? out of here.

    U do know the essence is to discuss underground rappers right?

    Who you got in the underground that has put out as good of a body of work as Ali and is as dope as him on the mic as of late??
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • supertitan
    supertitan Members Posts: 140 ✭✭
    edited January 2010
    Options
    Torae & Marco Polo - Double Barrel
    Classified - Self Explanatory
    KRS-One & Buckshot - Survival Skills
    Cormega - Born and Raised
    Masta Ace & Edo G. - Arts & Entertainment
    La Coka Nostra - A Brand You Can Trust
    Reks - More Grey Hairs
    Blaq Poet - The Blaqprint
    M.O.P - The Foundation
    Tragedy Khadafi & Trez - Lethal Weapon
    Dead Prez - Pulse of the People: Turn Off the Radio Vol. 3
    Amadeus the Stampede - House of Broken Mirrors
    Scanz - The Basement Chronicle
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • 3rd Eye Vision
    3rd Eye Vision Members Posts: 36
    edited January 2010
    Options
    Dead Prez-Pulse of the People
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • emaculate
    emaculate Members Posts: 554 ✭✭✭✭
    edited January 2010
    Options
    traestar wrote: »
    ? what

    "Us" was good, you pack yo packs bruh

    we hatin' already? its 2010 yall haha
    but w/e, im on sum ? most ? wouldnt feel anyway
    slaughterhouse was mad ill tho and heard that cormega was dope
    fashwan ? was illl too
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • traestar
    traestar Members Posts: 6,030 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 2010
    Options
    emaculate wrote: »
    we hatin' already? its 2010 yall haha
    but w/e, im on sum ? most ? wouldnt feel anyway
    slaughterhouse was mad ill tho and heard that cormega was dope
    fashwan ? was illl too

    Fashawn- Boy Meets World is definitely on my list right now
    I'm ? with that album man, alot of nice tracks on there!!
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • RuffDraft
    RuffDraft Members, Writer Posts: 4,753 ✭✭✭✭
    edited January 2010
    Options
    My top picks would have to be:

    P.O.S - Never Better
    K-os - Yes!
    Kid Cudi - Man on the Moon
    K'Naan - Troubadour
    Jazz Liberatorz - Fruit of the Past
    Fashawn - Boy Meets World
    CYNE - Water for Mars
    Cradle Orchestra - Velvet Ballads
    Slaughterhouse - Slaughterhouse
    Blame One - Days Chasing Days

    ----

    My favourite from my favourites would either be:

    k-os' - Yes! album, which I think is a true return to form for him... if his form ever slipped! With a lot of party tracks, it's definitely an album not to be missed but also for it's depth in beat selection and lyrics. I think k-os is one of the artists of the past decade and I think he definitely saw it out with class.

    Or

    Fashawn - 'Boy Meets World' which I think simply excels as one of the more complete albums of the year. He has a good ear for beats and made a smart move aligning himself with Exile. I think it's a great album and one that may be reflected on in a few years with admiration. Hopefully more rappers will continue to work more closely with their producers creating more cohesive albums, if we look back over the past few years, when this has happened, we've always received great albums. There's a reason why groups have such longevity too with CunninLynguists KNO to LB and 9th when he was with them...

    For the purposes of the thread however, I gotta go with k-os' Yes! release. He's a genius to me and definitely one of my favourite artists and I can think of no album that I've played more this year.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • thisisonesix
    thisisonesix Members Posts: 78
    edited January 2010
    Options
    Mos Def - Ecstatic
    Q-tip - The Renaissance
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • BoSoxbytch
    BoSoxbytch Members Posts: 2
    edited January 2010
    Options
    SLAUGHTERHOUSE was ill
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • t. webb
    t. webb Members Posts: 2,737 ✭✭✭
    edited January 2010
    Options
    Skyzoo - The Salvation, hands down.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • mattik
    mattik Members Posts: 226 ✭
    edited January 2010
    Options
    nobody in here heard "my soul to keep" by sha stimuli???

    after that album, i'd give raekwon #2 and fashawn #3.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Triple B's
    Triple B's Members Posts: 1,608 ✭✭✭✭
    edited January 2010
    Options
    That Slaughterhouse album was one of the best of 2009 period
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • skeep
    skeep Members Posts: 298
    edited January 2010
    Options
    The Illest Corpse wrote: »
    Brother Ali?

    Take your ? made ass the ? out of this forum. Seriously pack your ? and roll brah, new rules, new day. GET the ? out of here.

    ? that BROTHER ALI is the TRUTH!!!!!!!
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • ninefiveninesix
    ninefiveninesix Members Posts: 72 ✭
    edited January 2010
    Options
    t. webb wrote: »
    Skyzoo - The Salvation, hands down.

    cosign......Corner Store Classic and Cloud 9 are a couple of years old, but they might be even a little better than the Salvation
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • vageneral08
    vageneral08 Members Posts: 19,535 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 2010
    Options
    Trife Diesel- Better Late Than Never.....? is fire ya'll should check that out
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • E-Loc805
    E-Loc805 Members Posts: 2
    edited January 2010
    Options
    Fashawn- Boy Meets World

    Wale- Attention Deficit

    Mos Def- The Ecstatic
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • t-money
    t-money Members Posts: 1
    edited January 2010
    Options
    Curren$y - This Aint no Mixtape

    yall must be sleeping cuz kno 1 said his name...
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • psymonfenix
    psymonfenix Members Posts: 8
    edited January 2010
    Options
    Charles Hamilton
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • nephewblaqfan
    nephewblaqfan Members Posts: 1
    edited March 2010
    Options
    joe budden-escape route
    nephewblaq-sponsored by the streetz 2
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • TaylorGangMade
    TaylorGangMade Members Posts: 22
    edited March 2010
    Options
    Slaughterhouse
    Curren$y - This Ain't No Mixtape
    Charles Hamilton - This Perfect Life
    Joe Budden - Escape Route
    Wiz Khalifa - Deal Or No Deal
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Categories