Lunedì 11 Gen 2010, 12:50
I'm going to keep this short and sweet again because to be honest, I'm bad at going into great detail, instead I can only state my thoughts that first come to mind.
It's been a slow year, either that or I've been hiding away too much listening to instrumentals such as Sid Roams' "Strictly Nstrmntl" alongside other 2008 releases. The Snowgoons Instrumental LP was released this year, which kept me occupied for a long time, but when it comes down to full releases, I am only going to name 3 which I have found to be "solid".
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A fair few of you will probably look at this and disagree, naming other releases that could compete with these, but for me they are the only albums I have managed to have a good listen to from start to finish over and over. The charts speak for themselves. Eminem provided one of the first CD's I purchased with The Marshall Mathers LP, so I have been waiting for years for that aggressive Eminem to come back. Relapse did it for me despite the voice that some people dubbed "annoying", which I found instead worked very well with the production, giving some tracks a creepy disturbing feeling and others uplifting bangers. The quality of the album for me has changed the way mainstream albums should sound from now on, because simply put, the quality of the mastering is amazing. On a grittier note, DJ Premier delivered yet again, regardless to whether it's his best work or not, The Blaqprint was sick. I agree that it's not his best work whatsoever, but for it to still be a contender for one of the best albums in 2009, just spells out that the man will never fall off.
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2 has been one of the most anticipated album for a number of years, and I don't really like that because it makes me think I've got to love the album when it comes out. But with this album I can honestly say it is solid from start to finish. Production, rhyming and everything else in between about this album is on point, making me totally forget what year it was.