Grammy nominations tonight (Best Rap Album)

[professor]

Best Rap Album

Common - UMC
Flo Rida - R.O.O.T.S.
Eminem - Relapse
Mos Def - Ecstatic
Q-Tip - The Renaissance

honestly, I think Em wins this easily

Wow. Some of these albums should not have been chosen and some not on the list should have been chosen. Mos Def released a decent album, nothing too special though. Flo Rida doesn't deserve a spot for obvious reasons. Common's recent album was a disappointing pop-crossover. Eminem's Relapse was fucking annoying in the fact that removing the accent would have made a huge difference. Q-Tip came pretty nicely; I liked the production a lot, like his old ATCQ days.


Why isn't Raekwon and Jay-Z in there? I don't like Jay-Z's album much, but it deserves to be on there, IMO. Raekwon, without a fucking doubt, deserves to be there. Best Wu-Tang album since Supreme Clientele.

ur crazy if u think relapse shouldnt have made it. Blueprint and cuban linx didnt make the date deadline. i would like to know 5 albums better than relapse?

[electroencephalogram]

Common - UMC - 211,000
Flo Rida - R.O.O.T.S. - 223,000
Eminem - Relapse - 1,500,000
Mos Def - Ecstatic - 30,000 first week
Q-Tip - The Renaissance - 35,000 first week

Has there ever been such a discrepancy like this ?

Last year 3 of the albums went platinum and the other 2 went gold

[macdaddy019967]

Common - UMC - 211,000
Flo Rida - R.O.O.T.S. - 223,000
Eminem - Relapse - 1,500,000
Mos Def - Ecstatic - 30,000 first week
Q-Tip - The Renaissance - 35,000 first week

Has there ever been such a discrepancy like this ?

Last year 3 of the albums went platinum and the other 2 went gold

damn those are some crazy facts
go eminem

[professor]

Common - UMC - 211,000
Flo Rida - R.O.O.T.S. - 223,000
Eminem - Relapse - 1,500,000
Mos Def - Ecstatic - 30,000 first week
Q-Tip - The Renaissance - 35,000 first week

Has there ever been such a discrepancy like this ?

Last year 3 of the albums went platinum and the other 2 went gold

this goes to show that sales dont mean anything in order to win a grammy

[macdaddy019967]

Common - UMC - 211,000
Flo Rida - R.O.O.T.S. - 223,000
Eminem - Relapse - 1,500,000
Mos Def - Ecstatic - 30,000 first week
Q-Tip - The Renaissance - 35,000 first week

Has there ever been such a discrepancy like this ?

Last year 3 of the albums went platinum and the other 2 went gold

this goes to show that sales dont mean anything in order to win a grammy

so this means 50 cent has a chance for next grammys

[Ice_Scarred]

Common - UMC - 211,000
Flo Rida - R.O.O.T.S. - 223,000
Eminem - Relapse - 1,500,000
Mos Def - Ecstatic - 30,000 first week
Q-Tip - The Renaissance - 35,000 first week

Has there ever been such a discrepancy like this ?

Last year 3 of the albums went platinum and the other 2 went gold

this goes to show that sales dont mean anything in order to win a grammy

so this means 50 cent has a chance for next grammys

50 might go up against EM though if R2 is released before the next deadline.

50 deserve a Grammy for BISD...fuck what all the haters think.

[Sofi]

Em should win AT LEAST best rap album

[venomous_volatile]

wooo, go Em

Hes gotta win, even though Commons album was dope.

[macdaddy019967]

i definetly agree with you ice scarred BISD does deserve a grammy
album is dope as hell

[q_shady]

i hope eminem to win at least one! so he can complete 10 grammys in his collection lol

[Emadyville]

Wait so he is only up for best rap album? Please tell me that's not all!

[SajN]

When is it?

[Relapse.LP]

Best Rap Album

Common - UMC
Flo Rida - R.O.O.T.S.
Eminem - Relapse
Mos Def - Ecstatic
Q-Tip - The Renaissance

honestly, I think Em wins this easily

Wow. Some of these albums should not have been chosen and some not on the list should have been chosen. Mos Def released a decent album, nothing too special though. Flo Rida doesn't deserve a spot for obvious reasons. Common's recent album was a disappointing pop-crossover. Eminem's Relapse was fucking annoying in the fact that removing the accent would have made a huge difference. Q-Tip came pretty nicely; I liked the production a lot, like his old ATCQ days.

Why isn't Raekwon and Jay-Z in there? I don't like Jay-Z's album much, but it deserves to be on there, IMO. Raekwon, without a fucking doubt, deserves to be there. Best Wu-Tang album since Supreme Clientele.

Pass the cutoff date. Eligible albums were release September 30 2008 - August 31 2009. Both of those albums were released in September 09

Aw, fuck.

Best Rap Album

Common - UMC
Flo Rida - R.O.O.T.S.
Eminem - Relapse
Mos Def - Ecstatic
Q-Tip - The Renaissance

honestly, I think Em wins this easily

Wow. Some of these albums should not have been chosen and some not on the list should have been chosen. Mos Def released a decent album, nothing too special though. Flo Rida doesn't deserve a spot for obvious reasons. Common's recent album was a disappointing pop-crossover. Eminem's Relapse was fucking annoying in the fact that removing the accent would have made a huge difference. Q-Tip came pretty nicely; I liked the production a lot, like his old ATCQ days.


Why isn't Raekwon and Jay-Z in there? I don't like Jay-Z's album much, but it deserves to be on there, IMO. Raekwon, without a fucking doubt, deserves to be there. Best Wu-Tang album since Supreme Clientele.

ur crazy if u think relapse shouldnt have made it. Blueprint and cuban linx didnt make the date deadline. i would like to know 5 albums better than relapse?

Hm... 5 albums? You mean this year, right? I don't listen to that much new school hip hop anymore, but this:

Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II
Mos Def - The Ecstatic
MF Doom - Born Like This
Brother Ali - Us
Slaughterhouse - Slaughterhouse

All of them are consistent for the most part. Only the Raekwon, Ali, and Slaughterhouse really surprised me, but all of them were at least decent.

Relapse was lyrically complex, but delivery wise:

[Sofi]

Wait so he is only up for best rap album? Please tell me that's not all!

Best Rap Solo Performance


Best I Ever Had
Drake

Beautiful
Eminem

D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)
Jay-Z

Day 'N' Nite
Kid Cudi

Casa Bey
Mos Def
Track from: The Ecstatic



Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group


Too Many Rappers
Beastie Boys & Nas

Crack A Bottle
Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent
Track from: Relapse

Money Goes, Honey Stay
Fabolous & Jay-Z
Track from: Loso's Way

Make Her Say
Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common

Amazing
Kanye West & Young Jeezy
Track from: 808s & Heartbreak



Best Rap Album


Universal Mind Control
Common

Relapse
Eminem

R.O.O.T.S.
Flo Rida

The Ecstatic
Mos Def

The Renaissance
Q-Tip

[gutawafang]

Eminem!