Independent Albums of the Year, 2010. What's YOUR top 5?

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RuffDraft
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edited February 2011 in The Essence
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This year, has arguably been one of the best for a few, according to many. 2010 is the year that Kanye returned to create new headlines as perfect scores rolled in across the web. 2010 is also the year that Big Boi officially stepped beyond the shadows of his counterpart, Andre 3000. 2010 is also the year that Reggae and Hip Hop combined, to bring an album deserved of a "Best of Both Worlds" title.
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But that's all the commercial side, what we want to know in The Essence is what underground album polluted your HiFi's, headphones or Laptop speakers? It's arguable to say that many unsigned hip hop artists have generated buzz this year, maybe none more so than Kendrick Lamar who has ended the year with a co-sign from fellow Compton M.C/Producer Dr. Dre.
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Or maybe it's that Jay-Elec-Honnukah that took this year by storm for you? Curren$y was no doubt a surprise to many as this emcee dropped not one, but two great albums in the same year. But that's not to say that emcees have been the only ones with something to drop this year, producers alike have been dropping left and right, none more so than Madlib who, up until the time of writing, has dropped ELEVEN albums, I don't know if anyone can say that in hip hop history, never mind 2010.
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It's been a great way to start the decade and with the rise of some more lyrical emcee's in the mainstream, the 10's may just be the years to return lyricism back to the art form.

That said, what are your top 5 albums of this year?
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  • rip.dilla
    rip.dilla Members Posts: 17,412 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 2010
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    I had wanted to wait until the end of the year to list mine, 'cos I'mma still cop me a couple of albums but

    My Top 5 this year are

    1. Slum Village - Villa Manifesto

    2. Bun B - Trill OG (Chopped & Screwed)

    3. Rah Digga - Classic

    4. Curren$y - Pilot Talk

    5. Roc Marciano - Marcberg

    In that order
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  • ty the great
    ty the great Members Posts: 162
    edited December 2010
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    Kno - Death Is Silent
    Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
    Reflection Eternal - RPM
    The Roots - How I Got Over
    Atmosphere - To All My Friends
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  • satyrone
    satyrone Members Posts: 4,696 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 2010
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    damn 5 joints!?!? well in no order

    1.Kanye West-MBDTF
    2.Curren$y-pilot talk 1 & 2
    3.Celph Titled & Buckwild-Nineteen Nintey Now
    4.The Kid Daytona-The Interlude
    5.The Roots-How I Got Over
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  • Logical Truths
    Logical Truths Members Posts: 1,023 ✭✭✭✭
    edited December 2010
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    1. HFM2
    2. Distant Relatives
    3. Recovery
    4. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
    5. Darkside Vol 1 ( I kno ppl aint gon agree but ? it)
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  • just.might.b.ok
    just.might.b.ok Members Posts: 6,766 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 2010
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    1. Sir Lucious Left Foot
    2. How I Got Over
    3. Death Is Silent
    4. The Art Of Dying
    5. Nineteen Nintey Now / To All My Friends / The Darkside
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  • wordsRweapons
    wordsRweapons Members Posts: 3,217 ✭✭
    edited December 2010
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    1.) Recovery
    2.) Distant Relatives
    3.) Hunger for More 2
    4.) No Mercy
    5.) How I got Over
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  • snap
    snap Members Posts: 298 ✭
    edited December 2010
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    Damn, 2010 done came and went for the most part and I can't even name one memorable album that came out this year. Although I will say, it won't like I was really checking for anything.
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  • mr.getwitcha
    mr.getwitcha Members Posts: 2,459 ✭✭
    edited December 2010
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    1. Teflon Don - Undisputed album of the year
    2. Dark Twisted Fantasy - Not his best work, but a couple good tracks
    3. Thank Me later - Solid debut
    4. I am not a Human Being - Solid for throw away tracks
    5. No Mercy


    Getwitcha
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  • Lex!
    Lex! Members Posts: 273 ✭
    edited December 2010
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    lmao if you think that nas and damiem marley ? was tough you need to stop huffin that paint

    1. my beautiful dark twisted fantasy

    2. teflon don

    3. flockaveli

    4. pilot talk 2
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  • just.might.b.ok
    just.might.b.ok Members Posts: 6,766 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 2010
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    Lex! wrote: »
    lmao if you think that nas and damiem marley ? was tough you need to stop huffin that paint

    1. my beautiful dark twisted fantasy

    2. teflon don

    3. flockaveli

    4. pilot talk 2

    im not the only one seen the irony in this, right?
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  • Lex!
    Lex! Members Posts: 273 ✭
    edited December 2010
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    just.might.b.ok wrote: »
    im not the only one seen the irony in this, right?

    listen to flockaveil that ? is hard

    and teflon don to me is tie with my beautiful dark twisted fantasy both of them are classics from this year
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  • T-Rel
    T-Rel Members Posts: 2,875 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 2010
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    Sir Lucious Left Foot
    Distant Relatives
    Revolutions Per minute
    How I Got Over
    MBDTF

    i feel like i'm forgetting an album
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  • just.might.b.ok
    just.might.b.ok Members Posts: 6,766 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 2010
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    Lex! wrote: »
    listen to flockaveil that ? is hard

    and teflon don to me is tie with my beautiful dark twisted fantasy both of them are classics from this year

    flockaveli is ? ? , ? production + ? lyrics = ? album.
    teflon don has good production + ? lyrics = average album
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  • royaltee
    royaltee Members Posts: 23
    edited December 2010
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    No order.....

    Kanye west-mbdtf

    Kno-death is silent

    Eminem-recovery

    Drake-thank me later

    The roots or j.cole or lil wayne
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  • TheDynamicCircle
    TheDynamicCircle Members Posts: 1
    edited December 2010
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    1. Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager
    2. Recovery
    3. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
    4. HFM2
    5. .......
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  • RuffDraft
    RuffDraft Members, Writer Posts: 4,753 ✭✭✭✭
    edited December 2010
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    TheDynamicCircle wrote: »
    1. Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager
    2. Recovery
    3. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
    4. HFM2
    5. .......

    You rate Kid Cudi's that highly? Surprised not to see The Roots' "How I Got Over" at least at number 5 on your list...

    As a reminder, this is The Essence, so it's underground/Independent albums ONLY that should be listed, hence the introduction to the thread that talked about the commercial albums but with a BUT that talked about Independent music and how artists have really taken it there this year, so... try to keep your lists strictly Independent.

    It's good to see that most people have at least one Indie on their list, but keep it strictly Indie. :tu
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  • bankrupt baller
    bankrupt baller Members Posts: 12,927 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 2010
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    Mm4>>>>>>>>>>>>>>(yeah i know its a "mixtape")
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  • RuffDraft
    RuffDraft Members, Writer Posts: 4,753 ✭✭✭✭
    edited December 2010
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    1. Eligh - Grey Crow
    2. The Roots - How I Got Over
    3. Kendrick Lamar - Overly Dedicated (technically an EP)
    4. The Foreign Exchange - Authenticity
    5. Slum Village - Villa Manifesto


    List subject to change... I've got a bunch of albums to listen to later...
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  • RuffDraft
    RuffDraft Members, Writer Posts: 4,753 ✭✭✭✭
    edited December 2010
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    Okay, Eligh is topping my list after listening to the Deluxe Edition of his album, phenomenal.
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  • doctordeuce
    doctordeuce Members Posts: 53 ✭
    edited December 2010
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    1.Pliot Talk 2 - Curren$y
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  • Aztec_Kang
    Aztec_Kang Members Posts: 1,994 ✭✭✭✭
    edited December 2010
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    pilot talk 1 and 2
    sellassie-sins of your forefathers

    a lot of yall seem to be posting major label albums instead of indie.
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  • RuffDraft
    RuffDraft Members, Writer Posts: 4,753 ✭✭✭✭
    edited December 2010
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    Aztec_Kang wrote: »
    pilot talk 1 and 2
    sellassie-sins of your forefathers

    a lot of yall seem to be posting major label albums instead of indie.

    Props, yeah, the thread title has been changed because of this, I'll count up the Indie numbers though and not the major label ones once the year is up :tu
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  • MastaAceTheGOAT
    MastaAceTheGOAT Members Posts: 724
    edited December 2010
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    1) Joe Budden - MM4
    2) Skyzoo - Live From The Tape Deck
    3) Black Milk - AOTY
    4) Joell Ortiz - Free Agent (Don't know if it counts)
    5) Fat Joe - The Darkside

    i swear this thread is best independant albums yet people are posting t.i. kanye wacka...tha ? outta here
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  • RuffDraft
    RuffDraft Members, Writer Posts: 4,753 ✭✭✭✭
    edited December 2010
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    MastaAceTheGOAT wrote: »
    1) Joe Budden - MM4
    2) Skyzoo - Live From The Tape Deck
    3) Black Milk - AOTY
    4) Joell Ortiz - Free Agent (Don't know if it counts)
    5) Fat Joe - The Darkside

    i swear this thread is best independant albums yet people are posting t.i. kanye wacka...tha ? outta here

    Fat Joe? Seriously? I never knew he even dropped an album, but wasn't a fan of his J.O.S.E album that I copped years ago... know he was decent early on in his career, but he's largely a forgotten emcee unless people get on the topic of Pun.

    Joell Ortiz definitely counts, nice pick. I gotta check out MM4, haven't yet.

    People chose mainstream albums along with some Independent ones, I only changed the thread title recently, should have known people would misinterpret the thread even though it's in The Essence.
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  • rip.dilla
    rip.dilla Members Posts: 17,412 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 2010
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    My first post has ONLY indie releases.
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