I wouldn't call him "borderline" at all, he's a plain ol' gambling addict. And I've known a few of those, so I agree with how you see this story ending up.

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"You know what I wanna hear, right? I wanna hear that Wu Tang joint!"

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Yeah, very true.

It didn't really change, there was just too much hyperbole in the first post. My point is: The OP is wrong when he more or less states that hip hop isn't fit for albums because of the amount of "filler". There's plenty of classic hip hop album with no filler.

He's such a lazy character. He's supposed to be this show's Newman, but his speech empediment schtick got old the first time he was on screen.

Capital Punishment was a double album, so that doesn't really count. Not a single double album in the history of music has a reason to exist as a double album, every album will be better on a single disc. That's not something exclusive to hip hop. I'd agree with you about Wu Tang Forever though, that's one uneven…

You actually don't listen to albums because of skits? Come on, man. They're such a small part of the albums. Many of the all time great albums in hip hop have skits (all the early Wu Tang and solo albums from the members, De La Soul's first, Blackstar, Outkast, Gang Starr etc.), but that seriously shouldn't stop you.

DJ Premier (who was the producer of that song) has gone on record saying that Nas pretty much did NY State of Mind in the first take, and that his "I don't know how to start this shit, yo" was real. Such an amazing song and album.

I totally disagree. The best hip hop comes, imo, from the albums with a clear theme (either in lyrics or production). Think of Black Star, De La Soul, Nas (Illmatic), earlier Common, Wu Tang, Public Enemy, Beastie Boys, Outkast etc. etc. Only the shitty hip hop albums had lots of filler, and I don't think hip hop is…

Justified is a fantastic pop album, I remember being shocked that it was "that dude from one of those shitty boybands". It's one of the highpoints of The Neptune's production career.

The last 2.30 min of LoveStoned is one of my favourite part of any pop song, ever. I really like Timberlake, and not in a guilty pleasure way at all.

This just goes to show how subjective this stuff is. Workout Song is, imo, the worst Kanye song. Hands down. And I really love much of his music.

That's a good idea for a username, actually. No, my name is just a silly The Wire quote.

"(and they're my current girlfriend's favorite band, so… fuuuck)"

I know that taste in music is subjective, but that's just wrong. His other two classics are called "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted" and "Death Certificate".

Or he's just not a fan of the Bomb Squad style of production, or the more "hard" hip hop. It Was A Good Day is one of his most pop sounding songs, and I can totally understand why a non-hip hop fan doesn't really like his first two solo albums.

Yep, that's two of the best hip hop albums from the West Coast gangsta rap movement.