ITT: Ascension tier albums

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>>74931590

Illmatic is a solid 7, the true god level hip hop album is MADVILLIANY

>>74931590
36 Chambers is better.

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The patrician's Smiths album

>>74931647
die

>Rap
>Ascending anything

guffaw

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>>74932823

>This artwork was made in the 21st century

>>74932858

Ok u win. I was going to link tongue ring but the lyrics are doody.

>>74931590
that shit is dated as FUCK

>>74933056
nah man albums older than me and its still fucking sick

Coltrane or Branca Ascension??

it sucks apart from it aint hard to tell and state of mind

>>74931647
i can fucking smell the backpack from my screen

fuck off fratboy

>>74931647
>skibbity skoobity boppity boopity doritos cheetos freetos

sure is the peak of hip hop

>>74933524
>only criticism is a meme

>>74931656
>t. nobody

>>74931667
It's actually not that good.

>>74931667
Yep
I do not understand why it's so underrated, every track is great

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>>74933230
truly this

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It's perfect

>>74932823
Is he transforming into Asap Ferg?

>>74931590
>>74931647
>>74931656
You all have really good tastes!
I may even argue that all three of those albums are the 3 everyone should listen to. I mean, there are other albums that are as good as they are (or close enough), but they are awesome and have held up.

>>74931590
It's great, but overrated. There are many better rap albums. Midnight Marauders, Fear of a Black Planet, Follow the Leader, Aquemini, The Diary, Supreme Clientele, Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous, Deltron 3030, Moment of Truth, bunch of others.

>>74934757
none of these are close to better than illmatic

>>74934807
They're all better. Nas has no flow and nothing to say, which can't quite be covered up by the fantastic lines, and most the listed albums have better production, which isn't really that strange considering that the most acclaimed beats off Illmatic are made by guys from these other groups (specifically Gang Starr and Tribe).

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>>74933230
came in here just to make sure someone posted this. everything trane made from crescent onwards is easily in ascension tier catagory.

>>74934909
>nas has no flow
nigga what, couldn't be more wrong

agree there are better albums but damn son is u deaf

>>74934909
You have to be over 18 to post here.

Not sure what some of you faggots actually consider good lyrics and flow. Do you even know what flow means?Gangstarr? Really? Premier carried Guru, he's literally whack/10. Don't get me wrong, I like him, but please don't call him a good rapper. It calls your comprehension into question when you make statements like that. On illmatic, Nas was operating on a higher level. Even he couldn't recreate the magic ever again. Nobody has ever been this consistently skilled across an entire album since, all while making it sound effortless. I would say Doom has a better body of work, but his best moments still pale in comparison to illmatic. Please listen to his verse on life's a bitch and tell me he can't flow.

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>>74931590

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>>74931590

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V3petel1_0

>>74931667
Correct

>>74931647
The mouse and the mask is a better album than madvillainy.

>>74934909
Nothing has ever been so wrong in the world

>>74933268
Coltrane but I bet they'd each say the other's

if trane couldve heard brancas ascension he would have been blown away

>>74934647
my naga

>>74933056
It's the literal peak of pre-21st century rap

>>74936205
this so many times

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>>74931590
I feel like I will never enjoy this album, despite trying to do so at least 5 times. Other than NY State of Mind, it's just boring to me.