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posted Saturday, December 16, 2017 5:17:17 PM i know someone did a thread recently, but they mixed in albums and it was a lot to read, but i genuinely want to know y'all's top 5 , or 10, EP's of 2017 because i been going back and forth with heads about this topic and i'm hoping to either confirm what i been picking and maybe learn an EP i may have slept, or hear people's choices....peace!
in no particular order:
Crimeapple "Metralleta" Lil' Eto & VDon "Omerta [The Film]" Mach-Hommy & Tha God Fahim "Dollar Menu" Onry Ozzborn "c v p ii d" $auce Heist "SaucexMunk EP"
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no mask
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posted Saturday, December 16, 2017 5:30:10 PM so many dope EP's this year.
in no order:
Estee Nack- Mini mansions 1 Estee Nack- Mini mansions 2 DJ Skizz & Milo Constantine- the way we were Al.divino- dump divino edition 1 Al.Divino-edition 2 The God Fahim- the ides of summer The God Fahim- dump truck 2 The God Fahim- Dump gawd The God Fahim- dump truck 2 The God Fahim- iron monkey Kungg Fuu- dump gawd kungg fuu The God Fahim & Mach-Hommy- dollar menu 1 The God Fahim & Mach-Hommy- dollar menu 2 The God Fahim & Mach-Hommy- dollar menu 3 Elucid- valley of peace Dirty Diggs & Killer Ben- Summer of vince carter John Jiggs & K Sluggah- Twin Cannons
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Daddy Alfredo (Admin)
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posted Saturday, December 16, 2017 5:36:36 PM crimeapple - metralleta heem stogied & nicholas craven - the definition of pimpin
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dj rolo
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posted Saturday, December 16, 2017 5:36:45 PM ^a few of those are more albums than Ep's i think....but i forgot about that Milano tho! ...good call
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posted Saturday, December 16, 2017 5:37:21 PM ^^Alfredo, another good call...that Heem was real dope!!
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dj rolo
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posted Saturday, December 16, 2017 5:38:28 PM while we on the subject, what constitutes an EP to y'all, there are the obvious, but some are like 9 or 10 tracks, what metric do you use to determine??
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no mask
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posted Saturday, December 16, 2017 5:40:30 PM ^i gotta check that heem/craven again.
yeah,some of those fahim related ones are debatable ep's or albums.
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dj rolo
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posted Saturday, December 16, 2017 5:41:27 PM ^word, i think once you pass the 9 or 10 track mark, i'm calling it an album
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Clockworx (Admin)
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posted Saturday, December 16, 2017 5:43:12 PM So difficult to establish between an EP and album nowadays.
This one is up there...
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dj rolo
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posted Saturday, December 16, 2017 5:44:12 PM ^^word, that was dope too Clock
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no mask
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posted Saturday, December 16, 2017 5:50:46 PM bozack beats are pure heat
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5th point
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posted Saturday, December 16, 2017 6:22:05 PM Visions by akala Cvpiid by onry ozzborn Rejoice rappers are rapping again by gift of gab
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tippi dink
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posted Saturday, December 16, 2017 7:08:12 PM pretty much in order
elucid - valley of grace onry ozzborn - c v p ii d novellis - kenjutsu under the moonlight noveliss - dilla instinct mr. muthafuckin' eXquire - brainiac KAAN & klaus layer - abstractions denzel curry - 13 skyzoo - peddler themes mach-hommy x knxwledge - the spook Denmark Vessey x DRXQUINNX x Azarias - doppelganger MIKE - by the water mick jenkins - or more; the anxious stik figa - central standard time aesop & homeboy sandman - triple fat lice mattic/yago-pitch - we left with no expectations
i agree with clock, it's so difficult to distinguish between an album and an ep these days that it's almost pointless lol
if a project has less than 9/10 tracks and is under 30 minutes it's an ep to me.
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Daddy Alfredo (Admin)
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posted Saturday, December 16, 2017 7:09:49 PM i forgot that kaan and klaus
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no mask
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posted Saturday, December 16, 2017 7:10:26 PM ^look at tippi. coming through with his top EP's all in order and i few i never heard of course. haha
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Daddy Alfredo (Admin)
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posted Saturday, December 16, 2017 7:11:50 PM hows the denzel curry and mr mfn exquire tippi?
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tippi dink
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posted Saturday, December 16, 2017 7:12:27 PM lol its mainly just a top 5 and whatever other ones i remember enjoying. hopefully people will name some more, i feel like it's really easy to overlook eps or forget about them
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tippi dink
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posted Saturday, December 16, 2017 7:14:47 PM both are great, the denzel curry one has that zeltron 6 billion track w/ lil ugly mane which is easily one of my favorite songs i've heard this year.
eXquire actually just dropped a video a few days ago for a track off the ep
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Daddy Alfredo (Admin)
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posted Saturday, December 16, 2017 7:18:27 PM thanks
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dj rolo
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posted Saturday, December 16, 2017 8:04:31 PM that Noveliss "Kenjustu Under the Moonlight" ...good pick, i really liked it.
i think i agree with anything under 10 tracks is an EP to me. I didn't give that eXquire enough playtime at all and not purposely...it's that good huh?? ima have to revisit it
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tippi dink
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posted Saturday, December 16, 2017 8:27:55 PM kenjutsu under the moonlight is a pure nostalgia trip for me, along with the rest of the projects noveliss puts out lol. i also don't usually like it when artists rap over nujabes instrumentals but i think he think he did a great job with it.
i don't know if yall will dig that eXquire as much as i did, dude could rap about anything and i'd probably still like it. he's just got that voice/delivery. hopefully his black genius album will finally drop next year.
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no mask
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posted Saturday, December 16, 2017 9:10:51 PM i assume you mean 9 or 10 FULL tracks?
but even then we get into the problem where -what if theres 9 or 10 two minute tracks? thats only 20 minutes and not an album.
i'm saying an album has to be at least 29 or 30 minutes long and cant be all filer or interludes. at least 9 full over 2 minute songs should be part of that 29-30 min.
FUCK, the EP/album issue is proving to be some deep philosophical shit. lol,not realy.
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tippi dink
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posted Saturday, December 16, 2017 9:57:41 PM there's also the opposite of what no mask is talking about, where an album is well over 30 minuts long but only has 5-7 tracks, like CYNE's wasteland vol. 2 from earlier this year. that's an hour long but there's only 6 tracks, so it's definitely not an ep imo.
it's one of those really nuanced things that no one will ever really agree on and there will always been exceptions to the rule, so i usually just go by whatever the project is labeled as lol.
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posted Saturday, December 16, 2017 10:12:57 PM Best EP not yet mentioned itt...
This probably most slept on one...
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no mask
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posted Saturday, December 16, 2017 10:33:25 PM ^i agree tippi. if its only 6 full songs but also has enough quality interludes/short ass tracks then it could be an album imo. as long as its not mostly weak beat/filler interludes .has to be quality. theres been albums where theres like 40 short tracks but its an album cause the substance/quality is there.
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5th point
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posted Sunday, December 17, 2017 12:25:36 AM
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Razuu
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posted Sunday, December 17, 2017 12:33:17 AM Just adding a few dope ones to check out
Flashius Clayton - Goodfellow EP Haze x Grubby Pawz - After The Glory Awon & Dephlow - Sleep Is The Cousin Of Death (Prod. Phoniks) Planet Asia - Velour Portraits Big Block Silvers - BOLD Crimeapple - Perfect 1 & 2 Dillon & Diamond D - Black Tie Affair
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dj rolo
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posted Sunday, December 17, 2017 12:59:01 AM Flashius Clayton - Goodfellow EP Haze x Grubby Pawz - After The Glory Awon & Dephlow - Sleep Is The Cousin Of Death (Prod. Crimeapple - Perfect 1 & 2
^^all amazing EP's...kind reinforcing my theory that i could not possibly make a top 10 EP list, virtually impossible
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Kupiaj
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posted Sunday, December 17, 2017 4:45:50 AM in no particular order:
Crimeapple "Metralleta" Eto & VDon "Omertà: The Film" Big Kahuna OG & Graymatter "Scooby Snax" Estee Nack "Mini Mansion 1 + 2" Al Divino "Dump Editions 1 + 2" Flashius Clayton "Goodfella" Ankhlejohn "Knowledge Born" + "Wisdom Equality"
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SC1989
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posted Sunday, December 17, 2017 6:06:30 AM Cvpid Onry Ozzborn Sic Transit Gloria Mundi Ulver Vibes Reckonize Real Moka Only Valley of Race Elucid Vignettes Damu
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posted Sunday, December 17, 2017 9:50:56 AM sparkmaster tape is in my top 5 but its 12 full tracks. i dunno why he called it an ep. its an album.
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Daddy Alfredo (Admin)
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posted Sunday, December 17, 2017 9:52:16 AM i kno fahim dropped 2-3 this yr i liked and prolly 2-3 more that were albums.
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tippi dink
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posted Sunday, December 17, 2017 9:59:26 AM sparkmaster tape is in my top 5 but its 12 full tracks. i dunno why he called it an ep. its an album.
probably because it's 26 minutes
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dj rolo
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posted Sunday, December 17, 2017 1:48:42 PM Kupiaj, that Scooby Snax is an EP? granted one track is an interlude and 3 tracks are under 2 minutes...still leaves 11 solid tracks
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posted Sunday, December 17, 2017 2:13:54 PM Originally it was only 9 tracks, now with the 7 bonus joints its something like an album.
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dj rolo
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posted Sunday, December 17, 2017 3:40:45 PM oh ok, i gotchu...
I can add Jeremiah Jae's "When Daffi Attacks" EP to the list now...shit is dope
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Trylemma
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posted Sunday, December 17, 2017 9:49:33 PM Oscar Goldman - Prevoid Wool See - Left/Over Moka Only - Vibes Evil Ebenezer & Factor - Tinted Skyscraper Paper Tiger - In Other Words: Part Three Paper Tiger - In Other Words: Part Four 7th Deadly - Tide In, Tide Out Scallops Hotel - Thief of Nakatomi Plaza Sach - fiDELITY: Suite Mega Ran - Strangers Year of the Ox - Yox Lack of Afro and Wax & Herbal T - Back in Business Youth:Kill - A Hunter's Moon The Dirty Sample - Tuesday Nights on Cardero Petey Pastel - Electric Palm Trees Vol. II Aura - The Voice of One Crying Out in the Wilderness Emotionz & Fresh Kils - Childhoods Immortal Gift of Gab - Rejoice! Rappers Are Rapping Again! K-The-I??? - Euthanasia... Removed From Self Speak - My Lonely Primavera Cadalack Ron - The Life I Live Smear - Illegal Melodies Al-One - Sharptongue Zion I - The Wake Up EP Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman - Triple Fat Lice AG Flux - Winter In;-;Flux AllOne - Dusty Dossiers Dumbfoundead - Foreigner Prawphit & Maulskull - When the Abyss Stares Back Zoen - Septembre DJ Brace - China Abadawn - The Disappointment EP K. Sparks - Gold
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tippi dink
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posted Monday, December 18, 2017 10:46:22 AM thanks for contributing trylemma, wish you posted here more since your taste is pretty different than most people here. a bunch of projects from your list i haven't heard, and a few i forgot about like the YOX, k-the-i???, and zion i. also thief of nakatomi plaza even though you're the one who sent it to me lol.
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dj rolo
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posted Monday, December 18, 2017 6:38:06 PM tippi is in e-love^ lol...but yo on the real, this dude Trylemme is either a great poster, or tippi on the low
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tippi dink
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posted Monday, December 18, 2017 6:54:09 PM lol. trylemma has been around for a while, i've seen him posting on the yahoo message boards and he used to put a lot of effort into his lists on RYM. his taste is pretty different from most on here and he has a lot of knowledge about artists i'm not really familiar with. i've found some good stuff through his lists in the past.
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dj rolo
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posted Wednesday, December 20, 2017 11:22:42 AM here you go 88 ...we already actually have a great discussion going here, contribute
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88
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posted Wednesday, December 20, 2017 11:24:36 AM bump
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88
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posted Wednesday, December 20, 2017 11:28:55 AM fahim - dump gawd episode 5
surprised that hasn't been mentioned yet. one of fahim's best, imo. i was going to say the ineffable conflict of roosevelt creek as well, but, since that has over ten tracks, i'm guessing it's safe to say that's an album not an EP.
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dj rolo
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posted Wednesday, December 20, 2017 2:24:36 PM ^that's actually a good pick 88
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NightRider
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posted Wednesday, December 20, 2017 2:30:27 PM
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dj rolo
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posted Wednesday, December 20, 2017 2:37:34 PM NightRider, once again...EP's, not albums
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posted Wednesday, December 20, 2017 4:21:34 PM Starvin B & DJ M1-Choose Your Own Adventure Crimeapple "Metralleta" Lil' Eto & VDon "Omerta [The Film]" Estee Nack- Mini mansions 1 Estee Nack- Mini mansions 2
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dj rolo
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posted Thursday, December 21, 2017 8:23:08 PM ^^this
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posted Tuesday, January 16, 2018 6:52:09 PM Maverick MonatanaDa Cloth "Lord Of The boiling Water Chapter 1" ...def in my top 20 Ep's of 2017
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dj rolo
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posted Tuesday, January 16, 2018 8:35:18 PM ^tough being unemployed ...smh
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posted Friday, January 19, 2018 7:59:55 PM Dillon & Diamond D "Black Tie Affair" ?
posted Saturday, December 16, 2017 5:17:17 PM 
