I’m not asking which crew made the best album as a team, but all their members solo albums together. G.O.O.D. Music, MMG, YMCMB, Black Hippy, Odd Future, Shady Records, Pro Era, Roc Nation, etc. I love asking this question to hip hop fans. I think my favorite might be G.O.O.D. Kanye West, Pusha T (Clipse), Common, Big Sean, Q-Tip (A Tribe Called Quest), KiD CuDi, CyHi the Prynce, crazy roster.

You missed Wu Tang off that list

Black Hippy

g.o.o.d music

by themselves i wana say good, and if electronica eva relased the classic he pure sitting on then roc nation, but thats group on they lonesome. together tho black hippy or MMG , and ProEra

I agree. Self Made 1 is better than Self Made 2

Black Hippy , Pro era , Rvider Klvn , Wu-tang for sure !

Rhymesayers!

Progressive Era

Black Hippy, Pro Era beeyittch

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CunninLynguists is the best hip-hop group you’ve never heard of. Unless you’ve heard of them. Their recipe consists of southern-fried beats and gripping narratives. As forward-thinking as they are (or maybe because of it), CunningLynguists have yet to enjoy mainstream exposure.

WU TANG CLAN. But I’ll list my reasoning like no one else did.

They have the best “roster”/“starpower”. There is IMO A weak link MAYBE 2, compared to todays rappers whose consistency on 1 MIXTAPE is all over the place.

They have cemented their legacy in hip hop with CLASSIC releases. (Its unanimous by the rap public that these are indeed CLASSIC albums they brought about)

They created their OWN SOUND. RZA was the backdrop to THEM ONLY (atleast for a time) giving any song they recorded that much higher a level of distinction from the rest of hip hop at the time… and past that.

They brought their own lyrical content spearheading a movement. They were the fathers of “gambino” rap styles, everyone from clipse to rick ross has them to thank for their lavish drug smuggling couplets.

They also had MESSAGES something TANGIBLE within their sound that you could take away from the music and use it to BETTER YOURSELF. They really inspired people.

They’ve shown that they can last DECADES and STILL be relevant. One of the things i hear about most from the G.O.O.D. music tape(that i’ve yet to listen to, whateva) is how tight GHOSTFACE KILLAH’S VERSE was (even though im sure he’s outdone himself in past works

They are one of the building blocks of hip hop, they literally ushered in a new era of gritty/violent rap styles. They helped define an ERA aka THE GOLDEN ERA OF HIP HOP.

As soon as someone can give me a group as solid as Wu tang i’ll stop saying theyre the best, because as of now they still are.

That said honorable mention to BLACK HIPPY, I just feel that as a unit theyre not consistent enough for me to get behind their movement. Ab-Soul’s mixtape was cool but he was weak in so many areas it made it feel like a MIXTAPE to me. Kendricks been pulling them through this so far. Being the BEST GROUP is about EVERY MEMBER being SOLID/CONSISTENT… so idunno why the heck G.O.O.D. Music, MMG, YMCMB, Odd Future, Shady Records(slaughterhouse is great as individuals but they CANNOT MESH/ perform as a whole), Pro Era, Roc Nation, etc were even mentioned…

What do you mean by crew, Record label (GOOD, MMG) or rap group?

G.O.O.D music

You forgot Strange music and funk volume, there doing really well right now

The Gift is right there’s a difference between a rap label and a “crew”

IF were talking crews it has to go

1. Dipset
2. Slaughterhouse
3. OFWGKTA
4. Black Hippy

(those are the ones stand out to me anyway, might be missing some)

Odd Future all the way. They aren’t like those bullshit rappers. If I had to choose between G.O.O.D. M.M. and YMCMB I would most definately choose G.O.O.D. YMCMB are the worst rappers in the fucking universe.

Yeah I would consider GOOD, MMG, & such more “cliques” and Black Hippy, Slaughterhouse, crews

dammit wheres Cunninlynguists on that list

Dem PE boys.

For me it has to be Wu-Tang (even though I’m a big Black Hippy and G.O.O.D Music fan). If I had to list my favorite albums Liquid Swords and OB4CL would be top 15 and 36 Chambers would be top 5 material no doubt.

I really been fuckin with good and of

dungeon family:

organized noise, joi, big gipp, big rube, cee-lo, goodie mob, P.A. and mufuckin' outkast ain’t takin' that bullshit no mo' in ‘94

As a group of solo artists: GOOD
As a group who performs together: Slaughterhouse
Black Hippy, not too big of a fan of tbh, I love Kendrick, but that’s about it.
YMCMB should never be used on RapGENIUS.
MMG is ok.
Wu-tang needs to drop a NEW album!

Which ones are labels and which ones are crews and which ones are groups? I mean, I know G.O.O.D. and MMG and YMCMB are labels, and I know Slaughterhouse is a group, but what about Black Hippy & Wu-Tang? I do agree with all the Wu-Tang discussion though. I was just thinking about all the new-age groups and should have listed them.

Who is Strange and Funk volume or whatever?

QN5

ahhh RHYME ASYLUM there is no competition; just listen to a song of theirs and you’ll forever be enticed through there persistent lyricism; its just a shame they aint well known..

Y'all…

WHAT IF JOEY BADA$$ SIGNS WITH ROC NATION

In “1 Train”, Joey BADA$$ says

Just got back to the block from a 6 o'clock with Jigga
And I’m thinkin' ‘bout signing to the Roc
But my niggas on the block still is signed to the rocks

They would by far be my pick for the best crew.

JAY-Z. J. COLE. JAY ELECTRONICA. JOEY BADA$$ All on ONE roster.

YMCMB/MMG WE RICH FOREVER (rick ross grunt)

Black Hippy.

Jay Z only sign’s people whose name starts with J.

D-Block

G-Unit had their time

G G G unot

House Hippy Black Slaughter

Okayplayer

Odd Future will be once Earl drops his Album…WOLF is gonna be the nail in the coffin.

Till then…G.O.O.D Music.

As for Black Hippy, I consider Kendrick as the only fantastic lyricist. ScHoolboy Q admitted himself he lacks on lyrics, Ab-Soul is good, and I just can’t dig Jay Rock.

On the other hand, Slaughterhouse is amazing. Every member is a top dog MC.

@handzsonumb ab-soul only good? you never listened to him! I actually think that we have better lyrics then kendrick, even kendrick consider him like a fucking genius…

number one right now would be G.O.O.D and second would be black hippy and third is roc nation. i cant get into MMG much.
I recently discovered cunninlynguists and all i have to say is damn they are sooooo good!!

Is that really true that he only signs people with the letter J, or just a coincidence? This sounds like a stupid question…

wu tang.

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Wu-Tang is the greatest of all time. Nowadays, Outdoorsmen are dope.

Best of all time — Wu-Tang
Best of the past years- GOOD music
Best new group the past years- Pro Era

i love this place…i read ppl saying pro era and just laugh…do u listen to rap or do u just skim through it? i mean honestly

@YoungGotti quoting HOV, nice.. Who’s the best to you?

Everybody knows Wu-Tang Clan ain’t nothin to fuck wit

I would say Pro Era but there’s not enough material yet (Who else is hype as fuck for the PE tape tomorrow?) so I’ll say Black Hippy, as far as all time it’s gotta be D.I.T.C for me.