Music of Hip Hop: Round 1, Week 4

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Vote for your favorite out of each of the match ups. Voting for this week will end on the 20th of May at 7:00pm EST.

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The Brackets
Albums
Songs

Albums
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy vs. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing... vs. Puppetmastaz - Creature Funk
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton vs. Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush the Show
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet vs. Run DMC - Raising Hell

Songs
M.I.A. - Paper Planes vs. Eminem - Stan
OutKast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) vs. Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta
OutKast - Ms. Jackson vs. Eminem - Lose Yourself
Beastie Boys - (You Gotta Fight) For Your Right (To Party) vs. Kendrick Lamar - Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe
The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight vs. Kanye West - Runaway
Eminem - My Name Is vs. Flying Lotus - Never Catch Me
Run D.M.C. - Walk This Way vs. Beyonce - Formation
N.W.A. - F*** the Police vs. Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck

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Cool-ass white boys :mrgreen:
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Albums
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing...
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet

Songs
Eminem - Stan
OutKast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)
Eminem - Lose Yourself
Kendrick Lamar - Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe
Kanye West - Runaway
Eminem - My Name Is
Run D.M.C. - Walk This Way
Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck
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M.I.A. - Paper Planes
OutKast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)
Eminem - Lose Yourself
Kendrick Lamar - Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe
The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight
Flying Lotus - Never Catch Me
Run D.M.C. - Walk This Way
Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck
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1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
vs.
4. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full

2. DJ Shadow - Endtroducing...
vs.
8. Puppetmastaz - Creature Funk

5. N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
vs.
7. Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush the Show

3. Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
vs.
6. Run DMC - Raising Hell




4. M.I.A. - Paper Planes
vs.
1. Eminem feat. Dido - Stan

7. OutKast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)
vs.
14. Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta

5. OutKast - Ms. Jackson
vs.
6. Eminem - Lose Yourself

16. Beastie Boys - (You Gotta Fight) For Your Right (To Party!)
vs.
11. Kendrick Lamar – Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe

2. The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight
vs.
3. Kanye West feat. Pusha T - Runaway

13. Eminem - My Name Is
vs.
9. Flying Lotus feat. Kendrick Lamar - Never Catch Me

12. Run D.M.C. - Walk This Way
vs.
15. Beyoncé - Formation

8. N.W.A. - Fuck tha Police
vs.
10. Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck

(the quality level of the songs list this week was ridiculously high, some of the decisions were extremely difficult, especially brackets 3 and 5)
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Albums
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing...
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet

Songs
Eminem - Stan
OutKast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)
OutKast - Ms. Jackson
Kendrick Lamar - Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe
Kanye West - Runaway
Flying Lotus - Never Catch Me
Beyonce - Formation
Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck
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SONGS
2. M.I.A. - Paper Planes
vs.
11. Eminem - Stan

7. OutKast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)
vs.
10. Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta

3. OutKast - Ms. Jackson
vs.
13. Eminem - Lose Yourself

14. Beastie Boys - (You Gotta Fight) For Your Right (To Party)
vs.
4. Kendrick Lamar - Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe

9. The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight
vs.
1. Kanye West - Runaway

12. Eminem - My Name Is
vs.
6. Flying Lotus - Never Catch Me

15. Run D.M.C. - Walk This Way
vs.
16. Beyonce - Formation

8. N.W.A. - Fuck tha Police
vs.
5. Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck
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Eric B. and Rakim - Paid In Full
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing...
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet

Eminem - Stan
Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta
OutKast - Ms. Jackson
(close call!) Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe
Kanye West - Runaway
Eminem - My Name Is
Beyonce - Formation
Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck
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Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing...
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet

Songs
M.I.A. - Paper Planes
OutKast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)
Eminem - Lose Yourself
Kendrick Lamar - Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe
Kanye West - Runaway
Eminem - My Name Is
Run D.M.C. - Walk This Way
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Songs
M.I.A. - Paper Planes vs. Eminem - Stan
OutKast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) vs. Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta
OutKast - Ms. Jackson vs. Eminem - Lose Yourself
Beastie Boys - (You Gotta Fight) For Your Right (To Party) vs. Kendrick Lamar - Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe
The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight vs. Kanye West - Runaway
Eminem - My Name Is vs. Flying Lotus - Never Catch Me
Run D.M.C. - Walk This Way vs. Beyonce - Formation
N.W.A. - F*** the Police vs. Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck
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Albums
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing...
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet

Favorite album I couldn't vote for: Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full

Songs
Eminem - Stan
OutKast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)
OutKast - Ms. Jackson
Kendrick Lamar - Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe
Kanye West - Runaway (Very close call...)
Flying Lotus - Never Catch Me
Run D.M.C. - Walk This Way
N.W.A. - F*** the Police

Favorite song I couldn't vote for: Eminem - Lose Yourself
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Albums
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing...
Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush the Show
Run DMC - Raising Hell

Songs
M.I.A. - Paper Planes
OutKast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)
OutKast - Ms. Jackson
Beastie Boys - (You Gotta Fight) For Your Right (To Party)
Kanye West - Runaway
Flying Lotus - Never Catch Me
Run D.M.C. - Walk This Way
Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck
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Albums

Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing...
Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush the Show
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet


Songs

M.I.A. - Paper Planes
OutKast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)
OutKast - Ms. Jackson
Kendrick Lamar - Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe
Kanye West - Runaway
Flying Lotus - Never Catch Me
Beyonce - Formation
Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck
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Albums
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton vs. Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush the Show

Songs
M.I.A. - Paper Planes vs. Eminem - Stan
OutKast - Ms. Jackson vs. Eminem - Lose Yourself
Beastie Boys - (You Gotta Fight) For Your Right (To Party) vs. Kendrick Lamar - Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe
The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight vs. Kanye West - Runaway
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Albums
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy vs. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet vs. Run DMC - Raising Hell

Songs
M.I.A. - Paper Planes vs. Eminem - Stan
OutKast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) vs. Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta
OutKast - Ms. Jackson vs. Eminem - Lose Yourself
Beastie Boys - (You Gotta Fight) For Your Right (To Party) vs. Kendrick Lamar - Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe
The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight vs. Kanye West - Runaway
Eminem - My Name Is vs. Flying Lotus - Never Catch Me
Run D.M.C. - Walk This Way vs. Beyonce - Formation
N.W.A. - F*** the Police vs. Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck

This was my favorite week for songs so far-almost all of them were great!
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Albums
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (3.5) vs. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full (3.0)

DJ Shadow - Endtroducing...(4.5) vs. Puppetmastaz - Creature Funk (3.0)

N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton (4.0) vs. Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush the Show (3.0)

Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet (4.0) vs. Run DMC - Raising Hell (4.0)
PASS

Songs
M.I.A. - Paper Planes (3.5) vs. Eminem - Stan (3.0)
OutKast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) vs. Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta (3.5)
OutKast - Ms. Jackson (3.5) vs. Eminem - Lose Yourself (4.5)
Beastie Boys - (You Gotta Fight) For Your Right (To Party) (4.0) vs. Kendrick Lamar - Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe (1.5)
The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight (3.5) vs. Kanye West - Runaway (2.5)
Eminem - My Name Is (4.5) vs. Flying Lotus - Never Catch Me (2.5)
Run D.M.C. - Walk This Way (4.0) vs. Beyonce - Formation (2.0)
N.W.A. - F*** the Police (3.0) vs. Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck (3.0)
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Albums
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet

Songs
Eminem - Stan
OutKast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)
OutKast - Ms. Jackson
Kendrick Lamar - Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe
The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight
Eminem - My Name Is
Run D.M.C. - Walk This Way
N.W.A. - F*** the Police

Wow, a lot of great songs and albums this week. A bunch of these match ups could have gone either way for me.
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Albums
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing...
Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush the Show
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet

Songs
M.I.A. - Paper Planes
OutKast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)
OutKast - Ms. Jackson
Kendrick Lamar - Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe
Kanye West - Runaway
Flying Lotus - Never Catch Me
Beyonce - Formation
Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck
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I think I like Fear of a Black Planet more than ITANOMTHUB, just on first listen.

Albums
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
pass
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet

Songs
M.I.A. - Paper Planes
Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta
OutKast - Ms. Jackson
Kendrick Lamar - Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe
The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight
Eminem - My Name Is
Run D.M.C. - Walk This Way
N.W.A. - F*** the Police
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Albums
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing...
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet

Songs
Eminem - Stan
Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta
OutKast - Ms. Jackson
Beastie Boys - (You Gotta Fight) For Your Right (To Party)
Kanye West - Runaway
Eminem - My Name Is
Run D.M.C. - Walk This Way
N.W.A. - F*** the Police
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Albums
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy vs. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full


Songs
M.I.A. - Paper Planes vs. Eminem - Stan
OutKast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) vs. Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta
OutKast - Ms. Jackson vs. Eminem - Lose Yourself
Beastie Boys - (You Gotta Fight) For Your Right (To Party) vs. Kendrick Lamar - Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe
The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight vs. Kanye West - Runaway
Eminem - My Name Is vs. Flying Lotus - Never Catch Me
Run D.M.C. - Walk This Way vs. Beyonce - Formation
N.W.A. - F*** the Police vs. Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck
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Albums
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Songs
M.I.A. - Paper Planes
OutKast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)
OutKast - Ms. Jackson
Kendrick Lamar - Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe
The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight
Flying Lotus - Never Catch Me
Beyonce - Formation
N.W.A. - F*** the Police
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Albums
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy vs. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full

Songs
M.I.A. - Paper Planes vs. Eminem - Stan
OutKast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) vs. Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta
OutKast - Ms. Jackson vs. Eminem - Lose Yourself
Beastie Boys - (You Gotta Fight) For Your Right (To Party) vs. Kendrick Lamar - Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe
The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight vs. Kanye West - Runaway
Eminem - My Name Is vs. Flying Lotus - Never Catch Me
Run D.M.C. - Walk This Way vs. Beyonce - Formation
N.W.A. - F*** the Police vs. Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck
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2. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
vs.
3. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full

1. DJ Shadow - Endtroducing...
vs.
8. Puppetmastaz - Creature Funk

4. N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
vs.
6. Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush the Show

5. Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
vs.
7. Run DMC - Raising Hell
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WINNERS

Albums
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy vs. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full (13-5)
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing... vs. Puppetmastaz - Creature Funk (12-0)
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton vs. Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush the Show (11-4)
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet vs. Run DMC - Raising Hell (12-2)

Songs
M.I.A. - Paper Planes vs. Eminem - Stan (12-9)
OutKast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) vs. Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta (14-6)
OutKast - Ms. Jackson vs. Eminem - Lose Yourself (12-8)
Beastie Boys - (You Gotta Fight) For Your Right (To Party) vs. Kendrick Lamar - Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe (4-17)
The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight vs. Kanye West - Runaway (7-14)
**TIE**Eminem - My Name Is vs. Flying Lotus - Never Catch Me (10-10)**NEXT VOTE WINS**
Run D.M.C. - Walk This Way vs. Beyonce - Formation (13-7)
N.W.A. - F*** the Police vs. Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck (6-13)
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ordinaryperson wrote: DJ Shadow - Endtroducing... vs. Puppetmastaz - Creature Funk (12-0)
Well, that was a close race.
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