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Top 5 Most Dissappointing Releases of 2011

Postby BumShiv » Jan 4th, '12, 03:10

Made this topic on the DEHH forum so just thought i'd post it here too :y: did it off the top of my head :smoking:

What do you guys think the top 5 most disappointing hip hop releases of 2011 were?

For me it was

1.Lasers by Lupe Fiasco- This album was a huge disappointment for me.Almost the whole album was sub-par with he exception of "Words I've Never Said","All Black Everything", and "Show Goes On". Listening to all these crap beats and hooks really made me question Lupe's ear for the songs as a whole. Then He comes out saying it was his label that made his do that. Which leads me to my 2nd Disappointment of 2011.

2.Friend of the People by Lupe Fiasco- After saying the label created Lasers, Lupe got all his fans hyped that we would get some old Lupe back in the "Friend of the People" mixtape. Even the title implys that! We basically get a Lasers part 2(i think DEHH said that haha). Some crappy techno beats. The lyrics were there! Just not anything else. Apart from a few songs like Double Burger With Cheese, this was another huge disappointment. Lupe, did the label force this on you too?

3.Carter IV by Lil Wayne- Well after being released from Rikers Island, Tunechi was finally back...just in crappier form. This album was absolutely TERRIBLE. Every single other Carter was good, some even great. Carter IV did not live up to anything I expected. The album is filled with generic beats, lazy flow, and 1 dimensional lyrics. Just TERRIBLE. Numbers are definitely misleading with this album. Sold over 900k in the first week, but that was off pure anticipation. Album Sucked. Tunechi fell off.

4. Blue Slide Park by Mac Miller- Okay so this album wasn't THAT bad, but definitely disappointing. I've been somewhat impressed with his "K.I.D.S." mixtape. I liked his flow and had a good amount of lyricism considering how much mainstream appeal he has. Prior to this album's release, I was expecting something great. With Mac himself hyping this up a lot, It was all I could expect. The album sounded plain to me. All the songs sounded the same. Just my opinion tho. On to the last one...

5. E.P.I.C. by B.O.B.- This 5th one was hard haha. I chose BOB's recent mixtape E.P.I.C.(Every Play Is Crucial). I'd a pretty avid fan of BOB and anytime i hear of a upcoming release of his, I automatically get excited. Listening to this mixtape, I had mixed feelings about it. On one side we had BOB's undeniable lyricism and flow. On the other, we had this really radio friendly type beats and lack of subject matter. Now considering this is a mixtape before is upcoming album in March, there is a little leeway. But I felt it lack a difference in subject matter and it didnt show much progression from BOB.Not a bad mixtape tho.

There you go thats my list, thoughts?
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Re: Top 5 Most Dissappointing Releases of 2011

Postby EminemBase » Jan 4th, '12, 09:58

1. Radioactive
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Re: Top 5 Most Dissappointing Releases of 2011

Postby I'mShady » Jan 4th, '12, 13:34

Why did people ever give Mac Miller a chance?
I'll never know...
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Re: Top 5 Most Dissappointing Releases of 2011

Postby ThomasJ » Jan 4th, '12, 13:38

I'mShady wrote:Why did people ever give Mac Miller a chance?
I'll never know...

Mac is one of the most enjoyable rappers out right now.
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Re: Top 5 Most Dissappointing Releases of 2011

Postby I'mShady » Jan 4th, '12, 13:50

ThomasJ wrote:
I'mShady wrote:Why did people ever give Mac Miller a chance?
I'll never know...

Mac is one of the most enjoyable rappers out right now.

Obviously, me and you enjoy different rap artists. VERY different. :y:
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Re: Top 5 Most Dissappointing Releases of 2011

Postby ThomasJ » Jan 4th, '12, 13:55

I'mShady wrote:
ThomasJ wrote:
I'mShady wrote:Why did people ever give Mac Miller a chance?
I'll never know...

Mac is one of the most enjoyable rappers out right now.

Obviously, me and you enjoy different rap artists. VERY different. :y:

Not necessarily.
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Re: Top 5 Most Dissappointing Releases of 2011

Postby 2PointOBoy » Jan 4th, '12, 14:00

I'mShady wrote:Why did people ever give Mac Miller a chance?
I'll never know...

This. The kid is wack as fuck.

Speaking on topic, I found Hell: The Sequel pretty 'below expectations.' It could take the #5 spot on the list. Yelawolf's Radioactive was a dope album.
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Re: Top 5 Most Dissappointing Releases of 2011

Postby EminemBase » Jan 4th, '12, 14:09

2PointOBoy wrote:
I'mShady wrote:Why did people ever give Mac Miller a chance?
I'll never know...

This. The kid is wack as fuck.

Speaking on topic, I found Hell: The Sequel pretty 'below expectations.' It could take the #5 spot on the list. Yelawolf's Radioactive was a dope album.


I really enjoyed H:TS.

Radioactive was the debut of an extremely promising, creative new rapper and... beyond one or two concepts, it didn't really present anything incredibly exciting or what I expected from him at all. It has some good tracks but definitely a disappointment overall for me.

Hell: The Sequel was below expectations in a sense of, well, it's BAD MEETS EVIL, so yeah, you're expecting the holy grail of hip-hop BUT...

I still wasn't disappointed. Basically every track bar "Lighters" still excites me. Some of their back and forth is beautiful and the lyrics and flows are classic.

Things like "Welcome to Hell" and "Fast Lane" are superb.
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Re: Top 5 Most Dissappointing Releases of 2011

Postby ThomasJ » Jan 4th, '12, 14:51

2PointOBoy wrote:
I'mShady wrote:Why did people ever give Mac Miller a chance?
I'll never know...

This. The kid is wack as fuck.

Shut up, cock boy.
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Re: Top 5 Most Dissappointing Releases of 2011

Postby BumShiv » Jan 4th, '12, 21:54

Mac was enjoyable to me :whistle: he's getting REALLY repetitive tho :shakehead:

H:TS wasn't really disappointing to me. Spazzed out from the songs for a good month :smoking:
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Re: Top 5 Most Dissappointing Releases of 2011

Postby Midnight EyeZ » Jan 5th, '12, 09:54

I was disappointed with Heavy Metal Kings and Violence Begets Violence...

I'm seeing JMT in London on Valentines Day but that's mainly coz RA are performing aswell lol...
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Re: Top 5 Most Dissappointing Releases of 2011

Postby SliK » Jan 6th, '12, 08:29

For me, the biggest disappointment was Watch The Throne.
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Re: Top 5 Most Dissappointing Releases of 2011

Postby Hiphopdane » Jan 6th, '12, 16:04

I'm having a hard time finding someone wacker than Mac Miller. Without a question one of the worst rappers to emerge in recent years...

Most disappointing releases this year was Watch the throne since I expected Kanye West to produce the whole thing himself and Jay-Z to shine lyrically.

Lupe Fiasco is another one for me personally. He's one of the very few artists in the mainstream to actually represent hip hop in a positive way so I was disappointed to see him both musically and lyrically "sell out". At least there is a chance of him releasing a great album in the future if he can find a new label.

J. Cole... I enjoyed most of his mixtape and thought he was going to step up. Album was just corny...
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Re: Top 5 Most Dissappointing Releases of 2011

Postby EminemBase » Jan 6th, '12, 16:42

Hiphopdane wrote:I'm having a hard time finding someone wacker than Mac Miller. Without a question one of the worst rappers to emerge in recent years...


Lmao!

Come on man, I don't like what I've heard either, he's pretty boring or corny...

But, I think it's a bit far to say he's one of the worst in recent years. I think the fact he's white emphasizes attention but, there's so many worse black rappers that get away with it.

So many cliche gangsta cheeseballs with terrible technical skills and ideas.
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