Worst rap record you've ever heard [Archive]

Iai

04-04-2009, 10:14 AM

I've never heard a rap album that I'd give the absolute lowest rating possible - for whatever reason I think the worst rock is markedly worse than the worst rap.

Whatever. The worst rap album I've ever heard is basically a straight tie between Eminem's Encore and Snoop Dogg's Tha Last Meal, with Snoop probably edging it because the only redeeming feature, "Lay Low", isn't quite as good as the only redeeming feature for Eminem, "Like Toy Soldiers".

1. Snoop Dogg - Tha Last Meal
2. Eminem - Encore
3. will.i.am - Songs About Girls
4. Various - WWF Aggression
5. Various - Blade II OST
6. Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill
7. 2Pac - Rap Phenomenon II
8. The Black Eyed Peas - Elephunk
9. Ja Rule - Pain is Love
10. Immortal Technique - The 3rd World

So....have I just not heard enough awful rap? To be honest I'd only really say I hate the first three of that list. How about you guys?

Rams

04-04-2009, 11:41 AM

1. Jeru The Damaja - Heroz4Hire
2. Black Indian - Get 'em Psyched
3. RZA - RZA as Bobby Digital in Stereo
4. Warcloud - Smugglin' Booze in the Graveyard
5. KRS-One & Marley Marl - Hip-hop Lives
6. Grandmaster Flash - The Bridge: Concept of a Culture
7. Celph Titled - The Gatalog: A Collection Of Chaos
8. Busdriver - Temporary Forever
9. Pete Rock - NY's Finest
10. Mac Dre - Dreaganomics
11. Crustified Dibbs - Night of the Bloody Apes
12. Soul Position - Things Go Better with RJ & Al
13. Dr. Octagon - Return of Dr. Octagon
14. Remedy - Code Red
15. Encore - Self Preservation

The first 6 are unbearably bad.

pixiesfanyo

04-04-2009, 12:39 PM

something by Common.

honourosis

04-04-2009, 12:50 PM

Biz Markie - Goin' Off

niobium

04-04-2009, 01:02 PM

the return of dr. octagon

Meatplow

04-04-2009, 05:24 PM

Biz Markie - Goin' Off

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6gT-J8kfpo

lmao

fatkidzonmopedz

04-04-2009, 05:49 PM

carter 3 and curtis are both pretty bad.

sgrevs

04-05-2009, 08:47 PM

Soulja Boy?

JizzInMyPants

04-05-2009, 10:57 PM

^^ i think he meant people who went thru an entire album......i couldnt make it past 4 tracks on his latest

Apocalyptic Raids

04-06-2009, 01:30 AM

i don't think i've listened to a complete hip hop album that i've hated, although the first jedi mind tricks album did absolutely nothing for me. that's all i can think of.

ATM

04-06-2009, 10:42 AM

5. KRS-One & Marley Marl - Hip-hop Lives

I HATE this album, too.

Apocalyptic Raids

04-06-2009, 10:49 AM

i saw the video for one of the songs off that, **** was lame.

Led_Zep_Bonham

04-06-2009, 11:19 AM

Lil Weeeezy lollipop song. It has an ambiguous point of view as to where he might be in the 'lollipop' situation. At least he likes guns, though:smash::smash::smash::smash:.

illmitch

04-06-2009, 01:23 PM

i love the production on that song, and its catchy as hell. not the best lil wayne song by far, but definitely not unlistenable!

Led_Zep_Bonham

04-06-2009, 01:25 PM

I've gotten enough head in my life, listening to rap about it is punishment.

Iai

04-06-2009, 01:32 PM

I think the Soulja Boy album is better than the 10 I listed, honestly.

And Lil Wayne is a straight 2.5 star artist, constantly.

LostChild

04-06-2009, 01:39 PM

Run DMC's debut is punishment.

Dave de Sylvia

04-06-2009, 03:56 PM

I want to say Straight Outta Compton but it has 2 awesome songs.

nevertoolate

04-06-2009, 09:47 PM

ANYTHING by Kriss Kross and Vanilla Ice.

CaptainWaits

04-06-2009, 09:50 PM

something by Common.
hmmm, I dig Common

Worst rap record I've bought at some point I'd say would have been Kanye's Graduation. I like his production, but can't tolerate his rap "skills" at all....and his production is one reason I dig Common.

nevertoolate

04-06-2009, 09:51 PM

Coolio's Gangstas Paradise and Warren G's Regulate are my personal two worst songs by pretty much anyone pretty much anywhere.

nevertoolate

04-06-2009, 09:52 PM

hmmm, I dig Common

Worst rap record I've bought at some point I'd say would have been Kanye's Graduation. I like his production, but can't tolerate his rap "skills" at all....and his production is one reason I dig Common.

Common is the ****.

Dave de Sylvia

04-06-2009, 09:55 PM

You basically just take sensible opinions and reverse them, don't you?

comity

04-06-2009, 09:55 PM

well he is from australia

nevertoolate

04-06-2009, 10:35 PM

You basically just take sensible opinions and reverse them, don't you?

what are you on about? please elaborate...

Apocalyptic Raids

04-07-2009, 12:58 AM

not liking regulate for starters

christsimpson

04-07-2009, 05:22 AM

ANYTHING by Kriss Kross and Vanilla Ice.

actually I'd much rather put those on for the beats and major lulz, than listen to any major hip-hop star on MTV. oh and latter day Eminem albums suck pretty hard, as established by the ts.

Zebba

04-07-2009, 06:16 AM

Lil Kim, can you even call that rap?

Dave de Sylvia

04-07-2009, 12:06 PM

not liking regulate for starters
winner

LostChild

04-07-2009, 12:15 PM

Disappointed by the lack of Bone Thugz N Harmony in this thread

Iai

04-07-2009, 04:01 PM

Coolio's Gangstas Paradise and Warren G's Regulate are my personal two worst songs by pretty much anyone pretty much anywhere.
what

get out of my thread

nevertoolate

04-07-2009, 07:58 PM

not liking regulate for starters

what

get out of my thread

You ppl actually like these two songs?? Now that def backs up that current rap has fallen in a hole. Expt for J5, lupe, Hilltop Hoods etc

Dave de Sylvia

04-07-2009, 08:01 PM

I don't think you understand.

nevertoolate

04-07-2009, 08:04 PM

enlighten

Dave de Sylvia

04-07-2009, 08:09 PM

Well those songs are both classics, for a start.

nevertoolate

04-07-2009, 08:18 PM

I disagree sorry, I stopped listening to hip hop for about five years after these songs. I can respect that you like them and apologise for bagging them but thats how I feel. I think most of you guys are way younger than me. My fave era of hip hop is the late eighties early nineties, compared them to that and thats why I say what I say.

ATM

04-07-2009, 08:31 PM

Dude, Regulate came out in '94. Do you really only listen to rap up to '89?

Dave de Sylvia

04-07-2009, 08:33 PM

GP was '95 too. I mean unless by early '90s you mean "...except for g-funk"

nevertoolate

04-07-2009, 08:45 PM

Yeah my point was made. Stopped mid nineties. Started again with J5.......

kitsch

04-07-2009, 08:49 PM

eminem - encore
50 cent - get rich or die tryin
mike jones - who is mike jones
soulja boy - souljaboytellem
every icp record
lots more

weezy is average and kanye is unlistenably pompus sometimes

CaptainWaits

04-07-2009, 08:54 PM

I don't understand what people see in Kanye. His music without him would be just fine...

Dave de Sylvia

04-07-2009, 09:28 PM

Yeah my point was made. Stopped mid nineties. Started again with J5.......
So you just, like, hate funk?

horseypie

04-07-2009, 09:36 PM

but kanye has really good songs, e.g. cant tell me nothing, slow jamz, etc

nevertoolate

04-07-2009, 09:38 PM

among others was one of the main catalysts for me...

CaptainWaits

04-07-2009, 10:04 PM

but kanye has really good songs, e.g. cant tell me nothing, slow jamz, etc
agreed. Like I mentioned earlier his production is awesome, I love it. But he butchers his songs with his voice and rhymes

illmitch

04-07-2009, 10:28 PM

eminem - encore
50 cent - get rich or die tryin
mike jones - who is mike jones
soulja boy - souljaboytellem
every icp record
lots more

weezy is average and kanye is unlistenably pompus sometimes

get rich or die tryin' is a great album, and for every dud autotune song Weezy has (which is really only recently anyway) he has a dozen amazing tracks. plus, since when has pomposity been a bad thing? swagger is one of the most important traits in a rapper, as far as i'm concerned

Iai

04-08-2009, 03:22 PM

Jurassic 5 and Hilltop Hoods are two of the most over-rated groups in rap. I've never met a single black person who listens to HH.

Dave de Sylvia

04-08-2009, 03:25 PM

Probably because nobody outside of Australia or people on rock and metal messages boards listens to Hilltop Hoods. They're awesome though.

Iai

04-08-2009, 03:30 PM

They're like Dilated Peoples without the good beats or the good DJ.

Dave de Sylvia

04-08-2009, 03:32 PM

The DJ on the Calling is really good.

ATM

04-08-2009, 04:25 PM

Hilltop Hoods are enjoyable, but I don't listen to them much anymore.

nevertoolate

04-08-2009, 04:56 PM

Yeah J5's current stuff has lost me a bit and as for HH well what can I say? Give em another try....

horseypie

04-08-2009, 06:20 PM

hilltop are wicked live
im seeing them live with de la soul in may :D

kitsch

04-08-2009, 07:17 PM

get rich or die tryin' is a great album, and for every dud autotune song Weezy has (which is really only recently anyway) he has a dozen amazing tracks. plus, since when has pomposity been a bad thing? swagger is one of the most important traits in a rapper, as far as i'm concerned

you can only have swagger if you have the insight and the sense of humor to go with it.

Apocalyptic Raids

04-09-2009, 04:40 AM

i think hilltop hoods' production is pretty good. not really into them that much though.

illmitch

04-09-2009, 04:45 AM

you can only have swagger if you have the insight and the sense of humor to go with it.

yeah i agree with you there. i think that's where 50 post-get rich or die trying starts to bore me - he takes himself way, way too seriously.

cam'ron, on the other hand, is pretty much the king of swag, as far as i'm concerned. he's as arrogant as you get but makes fun of himself with most everything he does.