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22nd June 2006
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Thread Starter | Well Mixed Hip-Hop Albums... What are some hip-hop albums were mixed really well? I think my mixing is pretty decent but i would like some albums to reference...anyone? |
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22nd June 2006
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| Jay-z - The Blueprint is probably the best mixed hip hop Cd i have heard. |
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22nd June 2006
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| Regardless of whether you like the music or not, Dre's Chronic 2001 is the best i've heard. |
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22nd June 2006
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 | you wanna talk well-mixed hip hop?? besides the greatness in the lyrics..... Illmatic, ALL EPMD stuff (my fave being Business As Usual), Pete Rock/CL Smooth stuff (Mecca & the soul brother), Naughty by Nature had some excellent mixing, The Roots (Illadelph, Do You Want More).... the list is huge....but start from late 80's, to circa 1996 hip hop to see how mixing is supposed to be done. |
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22nd June 2006
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| Snoop's Doggystyle is unbelievable... NWA 's EFIL4ZAGGIN - was crystal... Even Webbie's latest album had stand out mixing...(fulla hydro and you can smell it on my clothes - I really like that song) |
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22nd June 2006
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| not sure if you would consider this hip hop but check out a band called Morcheeba they are from the UK killer sounds!!!! |
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22nd June 2006
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| K-OS "Joyful Rebellion"... I really dig that sound, especially the acoustic guitars.. |
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| How about a single instead of an album?: Stezo - To The Max Peece, T. Tauri |
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22nd June 2006
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| C-BO and Brotha Lynch - Blocc Movement.... |
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22nd June 2006
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| Well, since we are reviving this topic.... Anything mixed by Jimmy Douglass is usually head and shoulders above everything else... Listen to songs like Justin Timberlake "Cry Me A River" and all the other Timbo stuff! Simply amazing... Wow, dare I say JT's was one of the best mixed "hip hop" album in the last 5 years...  The Dre stuff is cool, too... The typically sparse production allows for hotter levels. "2001" is a must have in the CD case for getting acclimated to monitors. |
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22nd June 2006
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| Here's an better topic... "What are the worst mixed hip hop albums"... So many come to mind...  |
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22nd June 2006
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| Gear nut  Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA
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its really simple, but awesome sounding. I don't know if it ranks high up on the mixing scale, i only have mp3 version. | |
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23rd June 2006
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23rd June 2006
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| worst mixed hip hop album yet a real classic WU TANG 36 Chambers.... |
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23rd June 2006
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| Tha Dogg Pound - Dogg Food Dre - Chronic 2001 Jeezy - Thug motivation Those are my fav's off the top, there are plenty though, specially the old albums. |
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23rd June 2006
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| ...and no, JT isn't hip hop, never was, and was never trying to be. lol |
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That mix of that song is f'n sic for sure. That record has hip/hop underlayings to it, but I don't know if I'd call any of the songs true hip/hop songs. Some of my fav mixes are "Nuttin But A G Thang" and "Who am I (What's my name)". Who Am I has some of the sic'est bass lines. Those whole albums are mixed well, but those songs stand out to me. There was a scarface record I used to use as a ref disk for my car audio system. It was incredibly mixed. Insanely clean (no distortion artifacts) and I could crank it up really loud without it killing my system. Amazing sounding record sonically. I think it was The Untouchable. Digable Planets always had really great mixes too. Not sure how "hip/hop" they are considered though. Cool thread.
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23rd June 2006
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| MASE - Harlem World. Three thumbs for production!!  |
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| K-Young - Learn how to Love |
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23rd June 2006
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| I love the mixes on busta's new album. not really tight but open and very punchy! |
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23rd June 2006
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| I dont know if imma get bashed, but the dj quik album trauma was the most open aitry and clear album ive heard. I like how all the dr.dre albums sound like their all mixed with no panning, everything sits in the middle. |
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23rd June 2006
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| D.O.C - Tha Formula For some reason "The Message" is one of the loudest records I have. I'm not sure if its the song or just the pressing (or some of both), but that joint will make everything sound soft in comparison. |
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| A couple of my favorites are De La Soul - Buhloone Mind State and just about anything by The Roots Quote:
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23rd June 2006
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| Doggystyle I think Chronic 2001 is well mixed, only thing are the vocals. They sound not loud enough for me. |
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23rd June 2006
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Exceptionally well mastered and recorded (not quite The Chronic standards..), I really like the way the stereo imaging is done by the way all the samples are panned and sometimes slightly offset from each other, percussion and otherwise. uhhh....not the best description, but it's a great album and worth a listen. STRATEGY | |
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23rd June 2006
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| I'm suprised it hasn't been mentioned at all.... But Tupac's Makaveli album always sounded good to me. I think Dear Mama sounds amazing.... |
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24th June 2006
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| I have to agree I love ALL of timbaland's mixes even better than Dre's, whether Hip-Hop or R&B. |
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