Best Rap CD's of 2008

Honestly I don't remember too many CD's of '08. I don't know if there just weren't alot of CD's or if they just weren't any good.

Young Jeezy's 3rd Album "The Recession." was probably the best rap album to me. Jeezy who has always been criticized for his lack of lyrically dexterity came out swinging on the entire CD. It was graceful, it was intense, and it was real. He maintained his "everyman" image. He still is a brand for the streets and still goes hard.

Lil Wayne's album " The Carter III" boasted big name producers and guest stars. But you know what...I miss Manny Fresh. It's crazy that I can listen to the Carter I and II and honestly say that those are better than The Carter III. While this album moved plenty of units and solidified Wanye as a rap superstar it did nothing for the fans that were riding with him since day one. The feature verses that he did throughout the last 2 years were better than the majority of the content on this album. But hey "long hair don't care."

The homie Chuck Taylor goes hard for his Coast! On The Game's 3rd album "LAX." He makes you feel the Cali love. From song to song he gives you the rundown of California life. This CD makes you wanna get a drop top lowrider and ride around blasting the CD. The Game once again proves that he doesn't need Dr. Dre or other writers to make a banging album.

T.I.'s post arrest CD "Paper Trail," is kinda amazing. In the sense that everybody heard a majority of the album months before it came out and it still did great on the charts. T.I's still KING.

Nas's CD "Untitled," was supposed to be called "Nigger." But to the delight of many older persons, the CD's name was changed to "Untitled." Honestly most of the hype around the album for me is that it was going to be called "Nigger," but when that fell through so did the anticipation for me. It was an ok album but nothing to mind altering, or earth shattering happened during me listening. But the odd thing is the mixtape Nas released with DJ Green Lantern "The Nigger Mixtape." Was way better than the album.

Ok so it's not technically a RAP album, but there are rappers on it and Ye is a producer and to be honest its on of the best albums and one of the most creative efforts of the year. Kanye's 4th album "808's & Heartbreak" explores Kanye's singy-er side. The production is great and the melodies are classic. He took flack for this album when he said it was going to be all Auto-Tune (that T-Pain), but really you don't notice it. Its a classic, he went there and he did it right!

Music Makes The World Go Round

DRAG

Not On Your "A" GAME

Not that I remotely care, but with the huge under selling performance of G-Unit's latest album "T.O.S" doesn't it seem like the perfect opportunity for some good old rubbing it in your face. If anyone deserves it...it's 50. Any chance he gets to gloat he defiantly goes for it...even when its uncalled for. Granted he usually does it for the attention b/c that's what most of his career is based off of, the "oooo look at me's" or the "what's he gonna say next" factor plays into his appeal heavily. When Fat Joe release his (poorly titled) album "Elephant In The Room," the very next week after the SoundScans were in 50 released a video giving Fat Joe's career a "funeral," tears...a 21 gun salute...the whole works. The Game seems like he has nothing better to do except talk about 50...say he isn't beefing with him and then talk about him again...then name his website damn there the same as 50's (thisizgame.com) then say they aren't beefing then scream "G-Unot!" right after that.

So given that 50 took an L on this one (and on "Curtis" too if you ask the right ppl) shouldn't these 2 guys be all over this. Shouldn't they be hitting the interweb like crazy telling 50 and his boring non-talented friends that they are finished? You can't even give the argument that they don't want to give 50 the attention b/c they usually fire back at him when he does just fine...so now that he is hurt why nothing? Are they just happy to see him failing and know that, that hurts him....well that's not good enough 50 wouldn't just sit around and watch you fail...he is gonna say something about it...and make videos about it and go on the radio about it. That's why he is 50 cent and those too are just Fat Joe and the Game...and I like Game's music, but if you want war then war its gonna be you cant sleep...he didn't sleep when he took out Ja Rule...and this is the perfect opportunity. I swear I don't get these rappers.

I'm Gonna Phone This One In

DRAG