Three Biggest HipHop Albums of 2011

Watch The Throne, the Jay-z and Kanye album lived up to the expectations of having one of the arguably best beat maker, Ye, coupled with the best mc, Hov of this generation. The album alternates between tough beats with raw raps that disregards a commercial appeal to optimistic, radio bound tracks. One of the hottest tracks on the album, "New Day" expresses both Kanye and Jay's ideology on raising a son. The track makes references to Bush's reaction to the disaster of Hurricane Katrina, West says he'll raise his son "republican so they know he like white people"while Jay reflects on his own childhood "My dad left me, and I promised never to repeat him".

Tha Carter IV, Lil Wayne's highly anticipated album dropped disappointingly. It seems as though Weezy got to comfortable in claiming to be king of the game. His ninth album is filled with sloppy lines like "Tote tools like mechanics, Mechanisms" (President Carter) and "I'm shooting for the stars/ Astronauts dodge bullets" (Abortion). Its not an album that you can sit down and listen to the whole thing through and through again. It's an album you jump around, the flow of the track list is insignificant. Granted the album isn't trash, it simply doesn't live up to the potential Weezy has.

Cole World: The Sideline Story , J. Coles first album is incredible. He is technically excellent and he raps from the heart. Cole is able to pack together slick, clever lines over beats that eloquently emphasize each punch. He says "I've got the nerds rapping hard shit/dummies rapping smart shit", and couldn't be a truer statement. Cole doesn't boast about being the best rapper, having the biggest chains or fucking the most girls, but he doesn't shy away from making it known that he is one of the smartest mc's out there.