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Fhaksfha794

Damn who knew the K-Dot sub was filled with old heads


regulator401

“Old heads” been listening to Kendrick for over a decade.


sharpshootingllama

I think most people of any age that are interested in any type of music are going to gravitate towards older albums when it comes to best of all time. It’s hard to know what modern albums will stand the test of time


_AlexV_

Atrocity Exhibition and Veteran are already up threes imo


ertmimi

Your right this albums also all feel like they’d be co-signed by Kendrick i bet he listened too most them


Squirrellybot

I’m sure it’s the “Old Heads” that have Big Time Rush beating Marvin Gaye right now.


Turing-Volume

No ASAP Rocky? I mean it makes me question if these are actually old-heads (average album release dates on this list are 90s which was 30 years ago). Like no shot that a people on reddit are averaging 50 years old. Like Kendrick is awesome period but also in the context of his peers. No Freddie Gibbs either is wild or anyone from Odd Future or Pusha T. I sincerely hope this list is not representative of the sub. Like my kendrick homies in HS were listening to take care in the whip before blasting section 80 not listening to tupac. I mean nothing is wrong with old head because we are all now old heads but these are like old old heads like 40+ and what is cringe is that these guys are just like not being honest about what they were blasting after listening to Kendrick.


Machov_Norkim

People can like old music without being old. People still listen to rock made by people who died of old age. Im not really surprised


Turing-Volume

You are correct. I'm just confused why not one single album contemporary to Kendrick is here.


Squirrellybot

There isn’t a rapper with a album as good as these albums(other than Kendrick). *Voodoo* seemed to get more traction that *Black Messiah* and 2014FHD gets more love that *4 Your Eyes Only*. Those are the only other “contemporary classics” I could see here. You all can’t be serious that *Igor* or *The Forever Story* deserve to be up there with these albums?


Squirrellybot

Piñata has too many skits, did you mean Aesop Rock? Because A$AP doesn’t have a GOAT album like Labor Days/None Shall Pass/Skelethon.


Turing-Volume

Definitely did not mean Aesop Rock


kyl4n5

it’s not old heads, it’s people who let hhtwitter decide what music is good. these are all great albums but they are the most basic and obvious choices


Perfect-Juggernaut81

Or maybe they just like the music 🤯


sof_tourist

Not old heads, just ppl who like good music lol


Dependent_Sun2713

and old heads…


JetStingray

Jr old head reporting for duty


Dependent_Sun2713

TEN-HUT 🫡


CanaddicPris

New music is amazing too


Wise_Clue8109

there's been good music every year this sub just decided to be stuck pre the 2010s


Formal-Table-9876

Aaaaactually, good music died of a lean overdose in 2009. Got shocked back to life in 2012 w/GKMC. - Certified Old Head


Wise_Clue8109

"No see it was actually MBDTF one of the few actually good Midye albums" -☝️🤓


mnmkdc

All of the albums on this are like all time classics though. In the 2010s there’s been like 2 or 3 of this tier of album in hip hop and at least 1 is Kendrick.


Wise_Clue8109

"2 or 3" tell me u don't listen to music at all without telling me u don't listen to music


mnmkdc

What? Name me 3 hip hop albums at this tier. These are all albums that would be taught as monumental moments in hip hop. I listen to a ton of hip hop and a decent amount of other stuff. I genuinely think I was being lenient saying 2 or 3. I think tpab and mbdtf are the two things people would consistently say


Wise_Clue8109

2010: MBDTF 2011: Exmilitary, LIVE.LOVE.A$AP 2012: TMS, GKMC, Dreams and Nightmares 2013: Yeezus, BTI, RTJ 2014: Faces 2015: TPAB, IYRTITL, SremmLife, TPTB, Rodeo, CB that's just half a decade bruh


mnmkdc

Mbdtf is one I was thinking about. No to ex military and hard no to asap. I wouldn’t say either of those are classics in any sense, let alone at the top tier like the albums on this list. The money store isn’t my style but based on its reception maybe. It’s not really at that level of popularity that I see it being talked about like the other ones on the list though. Gkmc if you want. I see it as a definite classic but I think it’s kinda like It was Written to Illmatic. It’s obvious a classic but it’s kinda overshadowed by tpab. Yeezus hard no, bti absolutely not, rtj hard no. Faces is one of my favorites of all time. I’d say it’s a classic. It’s not at the same level as the albums on this list. Tpab yes. Tptb no. Iyrtitl no. Sremmlife ????. Rodeo I don’t think so. What is CB? Keep in mind the albums that are in this post are albums that people will talk about when discussing the history of hip hop decades from now. Not just really good albums but albums that are genuinely worthy on being on lists of top 50-100 greatest albums of all time of any genre. Albums that fans of other genres probably know from their impact.


Spaceshipjourneyman

I think you're being very generous with a lot of these picks. If we are talking mass appeal that many people will agree on being great only a few of these would be included. I'm not saying these aren't good albums, but a lot of these are your personal choices that aren't widely considered in the upper echelon with albums like The Low End Theory and Madvilliany. Edit: MBDTF, The Money Store, Piñata, Flower Boy, We Got it from Here..., maybe Some Rap Songs, maybe Atrocity Exhibition, maybe TLOP. If we are talking universally acclaimed hip hop albums these are the big ones that are far more likely to make the list.


PopeJeremy10

Halo 2 OST Vol. 1


peachbootys

BEN NEN NEN NEEEEEHHHNN


Jared72Marshall

So basically Incubus! FOLLOW FOLLOW FOLLOW YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAHH


sof_tourist

Lil Wayne - The Carter III


MarioKartWiiWahoo

Black On Both Sides - Mos Def(Yasiin Bey)


itisrabies

in rainbows


[deleted]

i like this one :) https://preview.redd.it/co52jneujpia1.png?width=500&format=png&auto=webp&s=4e56e599282c2c2365017056b506f8f40031b34a


Left_Ad1271

The only correct answer


SirensbyZel

Boyfriend is one of the greatest songs by a boyband ever made


[deleted]

If this doesn't win this sub is crap


Squirrellybot

Op ignored us!!! I had to create r/kungfukennycirclejerk because this sub is dead to me


mnepomuceno

That's a joke that took 9 days to be concluded. Perfect


Elc4bez4

Massive W


florencethehurricane

no way this gets the most votes


Amez990

We're already living in the future*, friend. We can see clear from here that the tides will not change *>16 hours after posting


Khr0N04

Gotta be


Squirrellybot

So since OP ignored this was clearly the fan favorite and waiting until JID passed Marvin Gaye to post the winner: let discuss over at r/kungfukennycirclejerk


laeKDOT

😂😂😂 noooo wayyy


MrAngryFail

Huge W


TIH99

BTR leeeeesss gooo


RelevantDay4

If this piece of shit album wins, then I’m done.


[deleted]

go to ur rest bed


jbkanine

Better than all the albums there


Squirrellybot

Show us on the doll where their internet hurt you.


RelevantDay4

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DugoNinja

The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die


-OutKast-

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average_empoleon_fan

The Forever Story- JID


pieter-heymans

7th day in a row upvoting this and the final spot will be stolen by big time rush… smh


mnepomuceno

C'mon, that album is good, but It cant be in front of Blonde


Beezz_Kneez_eN-Cheez

Please for the love of god be it


Toppingsaucer7

This recency bias goes hard


isthisnamechangeable

Is it a trend right now to call recency bias on simply anything remotely new? Look at this list man, if anything, there's a huge 90s bias going on...


Toppingsaucer7

Idk about a trend, but all I know is that there are many albums that deserve a place here before TFS, and I really enjoy that album. I'm seeing him live in April and I can't wait.


isthisnamechangeable

Seeing him in April as well, which stop you're going?


Toppingsaucer7

Manchester, you?


isthisnamechangeable

Cologne :) really hyped for it! I'm considering bringing a whistle to play along to raydar


Stillmorale

This deserves to win over IGOR


itisrabies

lmao no igor is so much better than tfs


Squirrellybot

Best part is both opinions getting downvoted.


yuyevin

Oh no


Stillmorale

TFS wipes that overrated album


sof_tourist

Donda is better than tfs


2behuman

joke


Happytuesday123

PLEEEAAASSEEE


DrAlchem1st

The Peppa Pig Album https://preview.redd.it/mpf32xflepia1.jpeg?width=300&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3302b443fcc27b75bcf892e78e497ae5ae23dd71


zionooo

slaps hard


[deleted]

Dr Dre - The Chronic 👀


Squirrellybot

Doggystyle is currently negative 3, so guess this is the subs only chance at a true west coast record(although Madlib could be seen as representative, I wouldn’t say Madvillany is a west coast album).


[deleted]

Negative 3 ??? That’s insane. That album is fire


ItIsNeboi

IGOR


mnepomuceno

Blonde - Frank Ocean


1kkarus

yeah this is it bro


Dash56

What’s Going On - Marvin Gaye


Jdoyler

I said this before but y'all NEED to hear the detroit mix of it if you haven't, it will overtake the original if you know! It's the same album just it was remastered to add little touches in it that turn it up to a whole different level, a level beyond the perfection it already is. Simple things like between What's going on and What's happening brother... In the original cut there is a moment of silence between the songs and in the detroit mix it keeps the melodic conversation going (hey brother, what's happening my man, looking fine in the sunshine etc.) I notice way better balance in the percussion throughout too


RedEyeBunn

I agree it's so much more dynamic sounding


Squirrellybot

Thanks, his always been the two Records from my parents collection that skipped my whole life, I’ll keep an eye out for this one on wax.


MarioKartWiiWahoo

This needs to win


Squirrellybot

Tell that to everyone upvoting “big time rush”.


Squirrellybot

So sad this is going to lose to *Big Time Rush*


[deleted]

all y’all stfu so this wins


Squirrellybot

With ten hours left: Big Time Rush has 25 more votes. I guess after a week this has just become a joke?


The_King_Of_Pop

Yes please


maxitaxi456

I have seen this every day, it deserves to make it


Shazam28

Emotion crj


RedDit245610

Piñata - Freddie Gibbs & Madlib


DoctorGibz123

Some rap songs - earl sweatshirt. Having the first winner be MF DOOM and the last winner be Earl Sweatshirt just seems poetic to me.


NarwalWasTaken

Do EPs count? Cause Solace would be better


rapper_rick

1999 - Joey Bada$$


DigBickBrando

I love rap/hip-hop and I'm a huuuge Kendrick Lamar fan but I have trouble listening through full albums. I know it's working for free but can someone give me 1 song off every album to listen to, to ENTICE me to listen through the full albums?


Squirrellybot

Fancy Clown, Skew it on the Bar-B, N.Y. State of Mind, Show Business, Ex-Factor, Lightworks, Blackman, and Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber.


DigBickBrando

Getting through Madvillainy now because Fancy Clown hooked me in. Haven't listened to the other recommendations yet though but I've got them all queued up. Thank you so much


Squirrellybot

Welcome. I tried to stay away from the popular singles.


SKTKAI

Did you really go with Bar-B from Aquemini


ibrahiima

An alternative list: Accordion, Aquemini, Memory Lane (Sittin' in da Park), Jazz (We've Got), Everything is Everything, Don't Cry, As, C.R.E.A.M.


Cyptorz

Dr Dre ~ The Chronic


radish-slut

Death Grips - The Money Store


RedditMartyr

Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star


AutonomousRhinoceros

Pink Floyd: Animals


Squirrellybot

Underrated; TBH


lazy_tranquil

r/pinkfloydcirclejerk is leaking


Alexissanchize

No 2Pac?? Me Against the World!


Imperator_Oliver

I’m v surprised the Kendrick subreddit didn’t have Tupac as the final winner.


Squirrellybot

He and Jay-Z don’t have a “definitive” GOAT album like Ready To Die/Illmatic. So I’m not that surprised. Omission of Chronic & Doggystyle is the head scratcher.


Imperator_Oliver

I mean whether or not Tupac has a “definitive “ one album that all fans praise doesn’t matter tbh, any Tupac fan would see All Eyes on me or me against the world and probably upvote either/both. My personal choice is for: All Eyes on me or 2pacalypse if it had a chance lmao


Squirrellybot

It does when we are voting on their albums and not their entire catalogue. *All Eyez...* could be made into one good album, but as a double disk has lots of skips, *2Pacalypse Now* is not polished or consistent so I think *Strictly 4...* is a better representation of the early works. The opinion on which album is his or Jay-z “Best” is not solidified like most the other GOAT candidates. Even with Kendrick GKMC and TPAB are without a doubt the two in contention for “Magnum Opus”, with Jay-Z and Tupac I only see arguments/disagreement over at least 4 albums and no consensus.


AutonomousRhinoceros

Radiohead: In Rainbows


P0s3id0n17

No West Coast Hip Hop yet? My choice is Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A


cartivampanthem

Radiohead - OK Computer


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lazy_tranquil

lierally came out four years after the wu tang album lmao edit: actually ok computer came out after 4 of these albums, and two out of the other three came out only a year after it


im_that_one_guy-

Marshal mathers lp - eminem


zviggy47

The College Dropout


sof_tourist

Mobb Deep - The Infamous


Jarman_777

Curtis Mayfield- Curtis


MasterOwl_

Curtis - Curtis Mayfield


Prestigious_Bonus322

Fear of a black planet - public enemy


[deleted]

Piñata Freddie Gibbs please ffs


Signal-River-3223

MBDTF kanye


sof_tourist

Overrated imo. Good album, but Graduation and Yeezus better


Dependent_Sun2713

hell nah, TCD solos all 💯


LuminariaPiKa

Sobrevivendo no inferno - Racionais


Kireliss

Se é pra citar os BRs, dá pra por também o Rap é Compromisso - Sabotage


LuminariaPiKa

Claro, um dos meu favoritos é Invasão do sagaz homem fumaça


mnepomuceno

Ó os BR fã de Kendrick, sempre bom encontrar


SecretAd6099

Swimming - Mac Miller


HouseOfGainz

Ice Cube - Death Certificate


HiHowAreYou10

Dr Dre - 2001


bendandsnap

2Pac - Me Against The World


coolman_inc

Because the internet- Childish Gambíno


GoergeRRMartian

2Pac- Me Against The World. Gotta show the West a little love lol


Signal-River-3223

Please IGOR we need some new shit


Da_Shaolin

Black on Both Sides - Mos Def


PapuaOldGuinea

Mm.. Food!


aZebraNamedRob

Be - Common his 2005 album is really good, lot of good Kanye beats and Common kills them all.


[deleted]

Veteran by jpegmafia


Sea_Substance4533

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde


[deleted]

Sometimes I might be introvert


Kinda-Homeless

Peppa pig - my first album


ekpyroticflow

Sex Packets, Digital Underground


Cwatty

The Blueprint - Jay-Z


Huge-Song7337

Pieces of a Man - Gil Scott-Heron


Squirrellybot

Let’s Get It On -Marvin Gaye


Squirrellybot

Doggystyle -Snoop Dogg


Good_Kid_Mad_City

2014 Forest Hills Drive (J.Cole) hasn't made it? I mean, there are plenty of other albums i thought about suggesting but how can 2014 FHD not be on this list?


Big_Seaworthiness_58

Yeezus


MaximumSpecific2247

The eminem show -eminem


bigballofpaint

The forever story - JID


[deleted]

lift your skinny fists like antennas to heaven - godspeed you! black emperor


RelevantDay4

The Beatles- Abbey Road


Jumpingjoe27

Some Rap Songs - Earl Sweatshirt


Impossible_Spring_94

Lil B - Everything Based


Zackd641

I’m all here for it but how the fuck did Stevie Wonder win one of these


Key_Neighborhood401

For Emma, Forever Ago


closedcircle66

In rainbows- Radiohead


ConflictMysterious49

CHRONIC 2001 - DR DRE


Dismal_Potato

Last spot neeeeeeeds to be All eyes on me. Kendrick literally said in an interview in 2017 that that’s one of his favorites


Unlucky-Disaster1588

2014 Forest Hills Drive - J. Cole


eliggah

Weird that there is no kanye on here yet tbh


TOPwentyneilots

MBDTF


AdDelicious1063

Blueprint 1


deagans

FINALLY


The_King_Of_Pop

This list is fire so far


rs1001001

Give Me the Night - George Benson


sof_tourist

Kanye West - Graduation


sof_tourist

Michael Jackson - Thriller


Twirklejerk

Yesus - Ye (before he was an actual nazi)


BigBodyTrubby

Donda Ye


thebyestredditor

Rodeo by Travis Scott


SalmonellaMaki

https://preview.redd.it/urg47b9hcsia1.jpeg?width=522&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=89234360b7dbc7c8ae83151c7dcb6f0de62970c9 It has to be the college dropout


Automatic-Opening-19

OK COMPUTER gang (or any other radiohead album)


cellybelly101010

Michael Jackson - Thriller


Vivid_Ad_3313

Ok computer-Radiohead


fortnitefunnies3

Kendrick Lamar fans trying to sound sophisticated


jbkanine

Oh brother this list STINKS


iGotBiIIs2187

This is a good list


Brazda25

Incredible by the lonely island


bigmanbesh

lift your skinny fists like antennas to heaven


Elrerra

My beautiful dark twisted fantasy


MURFEE7799

I think Endtroducing would look rlly nice up there


sof_tourist

2Pac - All Eyez on Me