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  1. Ricky
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    Ricky FORUM BOY SUMMER

    Mar 2, 2021
    GRODT is still amazing album, probably the greatest debut album of all time, but I'll go with 2001, monumental point of Dr. Dre career.
     
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  2. lil uzi vert stan
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    lil uzi vert stan

    Mar 2, 2021
    pretty tough, both iconic and 50's hunger/swagger almost makes me lean with him. but the middle school kid in me gotta go with dre. both incredible
     
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  3. RetiredAccount
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    RetiredAccount Big Time Stuntin Like My Daddy

    Mar 2, 2021
    GRODT.
     
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  4. Spider Man
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    Spider Man With the hyphen

    Mar 2, 2021
    To me these two are the most important albums of the 1999-2005 Aftermath era, because while Dre developed THAT sound with 2001, it was GRODT (and to a certain extent, The Documentary) that perfected it. Both albums contain many classic hits: Still D.R.E., Xxplosive, What's The Difference, The Next Episode, and The Watcher on 2001; In Da Club, 21 Questions, Wanksta, Patiently Waiting, What Up Gangsta, and P.I.M.P. on GRODT just to name a few.

    It's a hard choice for me, but I'll go with GRODT. It is more consistent and almost every song on it is 10/10.
     
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  5. Wreckless
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    Wreckless

    Mar 2, 2021
    Almost forgot just how great 2001 is. But the second half of the album does feel a little weaker than the first half while GRODT is consistent all the way through. It all comes down to personal preference because both albums are phenomenal.

    Just wanted to add that people don't bring up this classic often enough.

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    One of the most important albums in hiphop.

    I think it would be interesting to have a Chronic 1992 Vs 2001 thread. 2 absolute monster albums.
     
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  6. BIGFOOT
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    BIGFOOT More than a myth!

    Mar 2, 2021
    Both absolute monsters but I gotta go with Get Rich. It’s close as h--- though.
     
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  7. Wreckless
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    Wreckless

    Mar 2, 2021
    I have to go with GRODT. That's as perfect of an album as you can get. I don't think there's one skippable track on it.

    GRODT has enough bangers to spread across 3 albums. You close your eyes and pick almost any song and it could be used as the best song and single on most rappers album.

    2001 is right up there but GODTR is just a notch above imo.
     
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  8. Winter
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    Winter Super Comfy

    Mar 2, 2021
    2001 has higher highs so I voted for that, but don’t think it’s a wash
     
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  9. JEB
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    JEB

    Mar 2, 2021
    Wow, this is really tough. I'm gonna go w/ 2001, but just by a hair.
     
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  10. J630
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    J630

    Mar 2, 2021
    2001
    50 had the better style and better topics on his album though
     
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  11. Wreckless
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    Wreckless

    Mar 2, 2021
    When you look up masterpiece in the dictionary GRODT shows up. And this thread made me listen to it again.

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  12. zukayoku
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    zukayoku

    Mar 3, 2021
    GRODT. The hunger, impact, swag and energy was 1000000000000000000000000000000000000%.
     
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  13. lil uzi vert stan
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    lil uzi vert stan

    Mar 3, 2021
    patiently waiting is a classic lol
     
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    BIGFOOT More than a myth!

    Mar 3, 2021
    All fire
     
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  15. Detroit24
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    Detroit24

    Mar 2, 2021
    Tough one....going with GRODT by slim margin
     
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  16. Spider Man
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    Spider Man With the hyphen

    Mar 4, 2021
    The mixing on 2001 is so clean. It sounds way better than most high-profile rappers' s--- even in 2021.
     
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  17. Oldboy
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    Oldboy

    Mar 3, 2021
    You spelled rap landscape wrong
     
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  18. Koke
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    Koke

    Mar 2, 2021
    Both classics, 2001 is better though. Rap music was so much nicer back in the day
     
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  19. WPG
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    WPG sxn80 Rory Gilmore

    Mar 2, 2021
    do you really care about:

    patiently waiting
    poor lil rich
    like my style
    don’t push me
    high all the time
     
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  20. CSA
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    CSA Architect

    Mar 2, 2021
    2001. But very close. 2001 is like a musical masterpiece, every beat on that s--- is 10/10.
     
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