What are the best produced albums, in your opinion?

[FrostBite]

Forget the artist for a moment, they're irrelevant for this discussion. We're just going to focus on the production. Which albums do you feel have the best production? Whether it be hot beats, the sound is crisp, whatever you think makes up good production.

This thread would like to hear from you.

[Aje]

One of the best sounding album in my opinion was the N*E*R*D - ...In Search Of album. That shyt sounded so damn crisp.

In terms of production I'd say OB4CL is one of my favorite produced albums. 50's GRODT is a dope produced album also. Oh, and Theivery Corporation's "The Mirror Conspiracy" is still SOLID front to back (not hip-hop though - it's more like electronica meets chill vibes).

Oh, and I can't forget Midnight Marauders.

[DJ TEKNIK]

Eric B & Rakim - "Paid In Full" Production Superb
D.O.C.- "No on can do it better" Crisp beats
Gangstarr- "Moment of truth" Incredible beats
PortisHead- "Dummy" Just wow

[bleekbeats]

These are albums that I can listen to over and over. Not really if they are they best produced but they are hot.


Pete Rock and C.L.Smooth • Mecca and the Soul Brother
Gangstar • Step in the Arena

to tell you the truth, I cant stp listening to Rick Ross • Trilla
must be the Miami in me. :yes:

Bleek Beats

[FrostBite]

I agree with N.E.R.D. - "In Search of... " I love that album. I'm glad they went back and re-recorded it with live instruments, made it sound so much better.

A few others off the top of my head...

Freeway - "Philadelphia Freeway" and Memphis Bleek - "M.A.D.E."...
with Just Blaze handling much of the production on both of these albums, you can't go wrong. Fire beats throughout both of these.

Another one is Foreign Exchange - "Connected"...the production has a very fresh and cohesive feel throughout the whole album. Great to just relax and vibe to.

Justin Timberlake - "FutureSex/LoveSounds"...I don't care if it's a pop album, Timbaland and Danja absolutely killed the production on this album. Sh!t is bananas.

[StuntOne]

Slim Thug - Already Platinum
Both of Rick Ross albums - the sounds are so crisp, like barry white is in the studio.
Bun B Trilla - The Variety of beats are awesome

[DJ TEKNIK]

shawty Lo latest album is full of Crisp Incredible beats..

[DjayCas]

shawty los album is one of the worst produced albums ive heard in years



my favorites

50 grodt
lupe food n liquor
young jeezy thug motivation 102
amy winehouse - back to black
lily allen - alright still

[DJ TEKNIK]

shawty los album is one of the worst produced albums ive heard in years



Really? I'm listening to album right now the beats sounds very dope. But shawty lo is not that good.

[Roxx the King]

john legend first album
nore - melvyn flint

[DjayCas]

aside from the single i cant stand any of the beats

cd sounds like he had 1000 dollar budget for the entire thing
edit. shawty lo that is.

[Aje]

shawty Lo latest album is full of Crisp Incredible beats..
shawty los album is one of the worst produced albums ive heard in yearshahaha...classic

my favorites
50 grodt
lupe food n liquor
young jeezy thug motivation 102
amy winehouse - back to black
lily allen - alright stillYeah, you right about that Jeezy. I copped that album to do some research (trying to get a placement) and loved like 75% of the beats. But overall the lp is VERY solid in terms of production.

Yeah, you can't sleep on that Amy album either.

I was feelin that Lilly Allen single (the one where she had the video for - where she has her boys trash her exes apartment). That song was hot. I might need to check for the rest of this album.

[DjayCas]

these joints off lillys album were great.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=NROBm0FPxiE
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Q30pzYNgAmE





and aje......pm me a link to somethin you did for jeezy
even if its tagged up all crazy with the vocals all over it.

[byrdman84]

Goodie Mob - Soulfood
Outkast - Atleins
UGK - Supertight & Riding dirty
Reflection Eternal - Train o thought
Young Jeezy - TM 101

[Thirty3 Degrees]

Bleek's - M.A.D.E is highly slept on.

The Just Blaze production on there is :yes:

[DjayCas]

yessssssssssssss m.a.d.e.

[DJ TEKNIK]

Jeru Da damaja- The sun rises in the east
NWA- straight outta compton

[Double Trouble 989]

Both of Jeezys Albums

Both of Ross' Albums - That song the Life on Trilla is one of my favorite beats of all time now. Whoever made that is a muh****in beast for the
way that brass changed up all throughout the beat...

Jays Blueprint & American Gangster Albums...

Webbie's Savage Life (Yeah the first one)

Freeway - Philadelphia Freeway is probably my favorite all time album as far as production goes though...I just loved that album.

State Props albums are fire as well, but I like Vol 2 better.

Lupe's production is among the best in the biz though IMO. That beat for The Emperors Soundtrack is :blink:

[MACADO]

Ice Cube - Death Certificate
Cool Breeze - East Points Greatest Hit
Tela - Peice OF Mind
Scarface - Untouchable
Snoop - Doggystyle/Last Meal
Redman - Muddy Waterz/ Dare Iz A dARKSIDE
Busta - Big Bang
UGK - Ridin Dirty
Tupac - M.A.T.W/Makaveli
De La sOUL - 3FT High..../ De La Soul is Dead
Michael Jackson -Off The Wall
Nirvana - ENUTERO or somethin like that
The Mack - Soundtrack
Jaguar Wright - Divorce,Delusion,D....
Guns And Roses - Illusions 1and 2
R Kelly - Chocolate Factory
Portishead - *Pick One
Madvillian - Madvilliany
DJ Quik -Safe And Sound

[Drumkitz]

If you wanna go into sound quality and production I think
Jay-Z - Dynasty Album, Blueprint 2 had solid production and the mixes were incredibly crisp.


Ice Cube - Amerikkkas Most Wanted Album has to be my favorite best album of all time ever!! The Bomb Squad were some of the illest producers and they knew how to flip a sample


N.E.R.D - Fly or Die is an all time favorite of mines, production and mixing was clean


ColdPlay - A Rush of Blood to the Head is an all time classic as well


and last but not least, I dont kno if any of yall are aware of Puff Daddy and the family The Saga Continues album???? OMG!!! The crispiness in that album?? Unbelievable!!! Bad Boy to me always were on point wit their mixes..

[crass_tha_fly_one]

Doggystyle,the infamous,ob4cl,any Soul Assassins,or Dre record(most gang starr).

GZAs beat selections always onpoint too.

I don't listen to too many new albums I'll be real but Jeezys got lotsa hot beats for his projects. I freestyle over them or bang the instrumentals at shows alot 50's beats too he's got a good team scavengin beats for him thats for sure.

[44degreez]

Justin Timberlake - "FutureSex/LoveSounds"...I don't care if it's a pop album, Timbaland and Danja absolutely killed the production on this album. Sh!t is bananas.
I can't front, that's the first album that came to my mind when I saw this thread (as far as recent albums go). You're doing yourself a disservice if you don't let that one ride all the way through at least once.:headphone
Another recent album where the production was :ohmy: was Kanye's 2nd album (Late Registration...whichever one he worked with Jon Brion on). Some of those tracks were absolutely amazing.

[Drumkitz]

I can't front, that's the first album that came to my mind when I saw this thread (as far as recent albums go). You're doing yourself a disservice if you don't let that one ride all the way through at least once.:headphone
Another recent album where the production was :ohmy: was Kanye's 2nd album (Late Registration...whichever one he worked with Jon Brion on). Some of those tracks were absolutely amazing.


i agree wit kanye 2nd album.. very much a classic.. like damn near every song...beats were tight!!!

[bleekbeats]

His 2 own was hot for sure, he took the time and effort to get it right.

Bleek

[Big Jo]

some recent favorites

Warriorz
Diplomatic Immunity
Purple City koch debut
Lord Willin'
Stillmatic
College Dropout
Graduation

[EVIL]

dj quik "balance and options" and "trauma"


those albums are so slept on its crazy.

[ghproductionz]

The Games Documentary too was dope in my opinion.. hate it or love it,how we do,westside story,start from scratch,like father like son..

[MARTY McFLY 2.0]

only built for cuban linx and future sex love sounds FTW!!

[howard roark209]

hip-hop albums?



Capone-n-noreaga: The war report :eek:
Mobb deep: hell on earth:yes:
Mobb deep: the infamous :yes:
Jedi mind tricks: volient by design
DMX: it's dark and hell is hot. :ohmy:
Three 6 mafia: when the smoke clears :headphone
Three 6 mafia: da unbreakables
Juvenile: 400 degrees
Reakwon: only built for cuban links :D
Company flow: funcrusher plus
Both jeezy albums
Gang star: moment of truth
Cannibal OX: cold vein :yes:

[SUNZ]

Philadelphia Freeway
The Documentary
The Doctors Advocate
Get Rich Or Die Trying(Album)
Get Rich Or Die Trying(movie soundtrack)
The Fix
Prince Amongst Thieves
Blueprint
2001

boom

[LiottaSoda]

compton's most wanted - music 2 driveby
spice 1 - amerikkas nightmare
snoop - doggystyle
too short - get in where you fit in
masta ace - sittin' on chrome
mobb deep - hell on earth
nas - it was written
nwa - nikkaz4life

[xabiton]

Notorious BIG Ready To Die & Life After Death
Snoop Dogg Doggystyle
Dr Dre The Chronic and the chronic 2001
Jay Z the blueprint, reasonable doubt, the black album, & american gangster
Dru Hill Enter The Dru and Dru Hill
2pac All Eyez On Me
Brandy Brandy
Lil Wayne The Carter 2
Mase Harlem World
The Fugees The Score
Nsync Celebrity
Christina Aguilera Christina Aguilera
Kanye West Late Registration
Little Brother The Minstral Show
Young Buck Buck The World
50 Cent Get Rich or Die Trying
Oliva Olvia
112 Room 112 and Part 3

[Ejay614]

Cuban Linx

[Imo Reign]

DMX - Its Dark & Hell is hot

Kanye - College Dropout (The whole concept from begining to end is crazy.)

Timbaland - Tim's Bio: Life From da Basement

Kano - Home Sweet Home

Eminem - Marshall Mathers LP

Korn - Follow the Leader (Yeah I said it lol)

[DJ TEKNIK]

compton's most wanted - music 2 driveby
spice 1 - amerikkas nightmare
snoop - doggystyle
too short - get in where you fit in
masta ace - sittin' on chrome
mobb deep - hell on earth
nas - it was written
nwa - nikkaz4life


great list

[EVIL]

nwa - nikkaz4life


i fukkin love the production on that album.so many hidden sounds on that album its crazy.

[neger187]

8ball & mjg - on top of the world
master p - ice cream man
smif 'n' wessun - dah shinin'

...

[Freddy P]

Young Jeezy Thug Motivation 101
Duran Duran - RCM
Young Buck - Straight Outta Cashville
Kanye West - College Dropout
edIT - Certified Air Raid Material

Just a few of the top of my head.

[eboknows1234]

gotta mention only built for cuban linx's ... come on

dre chronic

36 chambers

illmatic

de la soul 3 feet high n rising

and up n comin new ****

i have to say

blu and exile

[NippleTits]

The Documentary...probably one of the most expensive sounding albums ever


Blueprint...Just Blaze, Kanye, Bink..........


Babyshambles - Down In Albion..everything sounds so live..truly one of a kind album

Pharcyde - Labcab

Rich Boy - Minus 2 songs that album was a huge surprise, I still play it to this day

Cuban Linx/Iron Man/36 Chambers...come on man, every hiphop head has to have these in their list

Any of Kanye's albums..but truth be told I have never listened to College Dropout :gag:

Ice T - Original Gangster.........sick underrated album

Amy Winehouse - Frank..Salaam Remi did his thing on this one

Prodigy & ALC - Return of the Mac.....should have won the grammy last year for best rap album..this is the definition right here

[Aje]

Timbaland - Tim's Bio: Life From da Basementyo, can someone up this album?

[Drumkitz]

i didnt up it but i found it!!!! here ya go homie!!..

edit:I downloaded it to mAKe sure it was good.. and the verdict is... its good!

http://www.megaupload.com/de/?d=HPX91NDO

[Aje]

props, homay

[Imo Reign]

Yeah that Tim's Bio album is actually what made me wanna learn how to make beats.

[waiting4theIC]

UGK- Ridin Dirty

that album is one of the reasons I started to make tracks. To date I've heard very few albums mixed w/ such clarity and attention to detail. I could sit back and think of some more, but that's A1 off the dome I could come up with.