ILLMATIC VS. THRILLER
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Both are arguably the Goat album for their genre, but which one is better?
ILLMATIC VS. THRILLER 69 votes
ILLMATIC
24%
17 votes
THRILLER
75%
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ILLMATICThriller is GREAT
But im partial to his Motown albums more -
ILLMATICUnpopular opinion but ? it. Always been a way bigger hip hop fan personally
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No one says "but he made iIlmatic"
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THRILLER
I am a 80's baby
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playmaker88 wrote: »No one says "but he made iIlmatic"
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Busta Carmichael wrote: »playmaker88 wrote: »No one says "but he made iIlmatic"
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...they kinda do tho
You dont hear me though..
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THRILLERI was around when both albums were out. I was in 5th grade when Thriller was out and I was 20 when Illmatic came out.
To put it in perspective, Thriller had #1 songs and top 40 hits. It sold approximately 40 million units according to the RIAA (Soundscan didn't start until 1991). The point I'm trying to make is that it wasn't an underground, critically acclaimed album, it was a mainstream, commercial album that got critical acclaim.
In elementary school kids wanted to be like Michael Jackson. People dressed like him and did the moonwalk like him. People imitated the way he danced.
You can't say any of that about Illmatic. I mean, me and my homies used to bump it in the car and we'd bug out over his lyrics, but it didn't have anywhere near the impact of Thriller. And if you don't comprehend what I'm saying I'll put it like this;
? didn't have the impact of Thriller,
All Eyes On Me didn't have the impact of Thriller,
Life After Death and No Way Out didn't have the impact of Thriller.
MMLP didn't have the impact of Thriller.
Get Rich Or Die Trying didn't have the impact of Thriller.
Speakerboxxx/Love Below didn't have the impact of Thriller
And in case you're wondering, Purple Rain, which came out a year later didn't have the impact of Thriller
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THRILLERNot worth a serious comment. What say you @CapitalB
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It better be sum grade a ? you on doing this comparison …
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THRILLERSMH
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ILLMATICThriller was my ? as a kid...but the older i get the cornier michaels music was
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What does this say about Illmatic when someone makes a thread comparing it to THRILLER.
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THRILLERCmon, b....Illmatic one of my favs, but Thriller is the goat
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At least Nas wrote illmatic
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ILLMATICmichael jackson is the GOAT but Nas is the GOAT in more ways and Illmatic is the best album ever made..? a ? who pick something else over it. I hope you all mother buttholes ? tonight!! and I even t..joking.. What a damn shame.. Hip hop forum but Nas is losing.. ? ALL YA
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5th Letter wrote: »What does this say about Illmatic when someone makes a thread comparing it to THRILLER.
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jamalmohammadd wrote: »michael jackson is the GOAT but Nas is the GOAT in more ways and Illmatic is the best album ever made..? a ? who pick something else over it. I hope you all mother buttholes ? tonight!! and I even t..joking.. What a damn shame.. Hip hop forum but Nas is losing.. ? ALL YA
Yo I don't even gotta check who this is lmao.
Only ? to bypass illbot 15 times -
playmaker88 wrote: »5th Letter wrote: »What does this say about Illmatic when someone makes a thread comparing it to THRILLER.
Not a damn thing.. actually.
Well we are in a thread comparing Illmatic to Thriller.. -
THRILLER
? serious?
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ILLMATICBusta Carmichael wrote: »jamalmohammadd wrote: »michael jackson is the GOAT but Nas is the GOAT in more ways and Illmatic is the best album ever made..? a ? who pick something else over it. I hope you all mother buttholes ? tonight!! and I even t..joking.. What a damn shame.. Hip hop forum but Nas is losing.. ? ALL YA
Yo I don't even gotta check who this is lmao.
Only ? to bypass illbot 15 times
Hip hop lost or Allhiphop . com lost..
Nas losing .. Not okay. -
playmaker88 wrote: »5th Letter wrote: »What does this say about Illmatic when someone makes a thread comparing it to THRILLER.
Not a damn thing.. actually.
Pretty sure this was Mj's last tweet
Who are we to argue with that b?
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THRILLERI was around when both albums were out. I was in 5th grade when Thriller was out and I was 20 when Illmatic came out.
To put it in perspective, Thriller had #1 songs and top 40 hits. It sold approximately 40 million units according to the RIAA (Soundscan didn't start until 1991). The point I'm trying to make is that it wasn't an underground, critically acclaimed album, it was a mainstream, commercial album that got critical acclaim.
In elementary school kids wanted to be like Michael Jackson. People dressed like him and did the moonwalk like him. People imitated the way he danced.
You can't say any of that about Illmatic. I mean, me and my homies used to bump it in the car and we'd bug out over his lyrics, but it didn't have anywhere near the impact of Thriller. And if you don't comprehend what I'm saying I'll put it like this;
? didn't have the impact of Thriller,
All Eyes On Me didn't have the impact of Thriller,
Life After Death and No Way Out didn't have the impact of Thriller.
MMLP didn't have the impact of Thriller.
Get Rich Or Die Trying didn't have the impact of Thriller.
Speakerboxxx/Love Below didn't have the impact of Thriller
And in case you're wondering, Purple Rain, which came out a year later didn't have the impact of Thriller
You said you was in 5th Grade in 1982 when Thriller came out but 20 years old in 1994 when the illmatic drop ... that don't make sense
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ILLMATICI personally like Off The Wall better
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THRILLERIn the world of music, there is Michael Jackson and there is everybody else
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d17ggav1Lto
