best engineered hiphop albums

[open mind]

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.

 

[wrightboy]

everything coming off of aftermath

 

[woohff]

^^^ The dude said it. I like the mix with the Hi-Tek stuff too. He and the team(?) have just an original way to mix.

 

[Hi-Lo]

chronic 2001, without a doubt.

 

[Sanova]

Anything coming out of D.




























Deez Nuts.

 

[djloccdown]

Dr. Dre.
Dre deff has the best engineered tracks.
Chronic 2001. Gotta agree wit Hi-Lo.

 

[manguino]

Yep, 2001. Still Dre is one of the most ridiculous tracks ever.

 

[dahkter]

Tribe Low End Theory

 

[50 cal]

Tribe Low End Theory

CO SIGN!

 

[TheDeen]

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.

 

[open mind]

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.

 

[Streetwize]

2001 by a long shot

 

[open mind]

everything coming off of aftermath

eminems albums where greatly engineered. yeah aftermath is def. on top of best hiphop engineered albums.

 

[Sonorous]

the black album and Dr Dre 2001

 

[classic]

ATliens

 

[Ash Holmz]

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]

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 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

 

[MCKwaiChangCane]

any lord finesse album, black star, Jurassic 5 albums, Warren G first one all of pete rock albums i could go on but...

 

[5th Sequence]

PETE ROCK albums. I agree with some of the otherones but the pete rock stuff makes me completely stop what i'm doing and just wonder how the fuck everything is so perfectly clear.

Petestrumentals. good lord.