best engineered hiphop albums

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open mind

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what do u think are the best engineered hiphop albums.

its not about what albums do u like the most or whatnot its about ENGINEERING so basically it could also an album that u not feeling but thechnically is a masterpiece.
this thread could be used as a reference for us to compare our mixes/masters with the top engineers.
 

manguino

Pressure Makes Diamonds
ill o.g.
Battle Points: 7
Yep, 2001. Still Dre is one of the most ridiculous tracks ever.
 

TheDeen

ILLIEN
ill o.g.
The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest, All Eyez On Me by 2Pac, The Score by The Fugees, The Album by The Firm Train of Thought by Reflection Eternal, 2001 by Dr. Dre, Speakerboxx/The Love Below by Outkast, Late Registration by KanYe West Kingdom Come by Jay-Z, Hip Hop Is Dead by Nas

Remember fam, this is about engineering - not production in general.
 
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open mind

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The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest, All Eyez On Me by 2Pac, The Score by The Fugees, The Album by The Firm Train of Thought by Reflection Eternal, 2001 by Dr. Dre, Speakerboxx/The Love Below by Outkast, Late Registration by KanYe West Kingdom Come by Jay-Z, Hip Hop Is Dead by Nas

Remember fam, this is about engineering - not production in general.

great list i have to cosign but not for the nas album "hip hop is dead" was weak mastered me thinks.
 

Ash Holmz

The Bed-Stuy Fly Guy
ill o.g.
Battle Points: 207
All eyez on me sounded dope as helll... of course chronic 2001 ... but the best mixes are in neo soul type shit .. for example listen to jill scotts first album omg that shit sounds crazy! the bass is soo deep and warm and the intruments are so present and full its crazy .. anthony hamiltons records have impeccable mixes...but for hip hop pretty much anything aftermath is golden as far as mixes go.. the g unit record had some unbelieavable mixes...outkast have great mixes too... blueprint 1 and 2 sounded great but kingdom come doesnt sound as good at least to me imo..the black album was one of the worst sounding records ive ever heard in my life from a mastering standpoint. hip hop is dead doesnt sound that good to me either... of course i am just talkin bout the mixes not the music
 

Hi-Lo

ILLIEN
ill o.g.
yeah i remember a while ago i was reading about some controversy that happened with def jam over the black album, apparently the engineer who did it completely messed it up and used so much limiting and compression that all the instruments and songs sounded squashed. i still can't figure why they put it out in that condition, cause it really does sound horrible, maybe it just had to do w/ a promo schedule.
 

Ash Holmz

The Bed-Stuy Fly Guy
ill o.g.
Battle Points: 207
the black album clips like crazy ... i mean listen to encore ... great song but the shit is distorting like crazy .. i mean its mad noticable even in ur car or on weak speakers... public anouncement is a classic but it sounds like shit too lol
 
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