The Best Year in Hip-Hop feat: James Acaster | DEHH
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- Who knew that James Acaster, popular English comedian, was such a big fan of rap music? We learned this when he contacted us to be a part of his new memoir, Perfect Sound Whatever. Today we’re joined by James to discuss what we all think the best year of rap music is. Before you watch, drop your predictions for what each person will say in the comment section!
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I thought this guy was mostly a fan of the spice girls debut album spice
TheIvyBlade thought i was the only one who watched wilty & dehh
You made me LOL... and shows you actually know who Acaster is! Respect! This video made me respect Acaster a lot more, he's now much more to me than only a funny comedian... he loves music and seems to understand what hip-hop is about.
this comment had me in stitches
Banging album tbf
@@micglou I mean shit, he was so pissed he didn't get the album for Christmas, he tried to drown himself.
(I believe he's still mad at his sister.)
Over here in England, James is all over the TV. I’m a huge fan, this is so surreal.
dark green James on the telly aye?
He’s capping
lol yea its fairly mental....who would have thought
He's shit mate
dark green Interesting.
Definitely gotta be 153.AD
The king is back, Romans Reloaded,, Prayers up, Mary had a baby, LongliveChrist, Heaven on Earth, It was recorded... the list goes on.
@@andrewcabaj7597 Yeah but digital recording wasn't invented for another 150 years. Before that the tracks were only available on papyrus.
Nah what about 0 A.D.? Jesus Walks?
Holy shit, this is a great comment lmao
Straight outta bethlehem.
@@aidensnacklad4178 I just burst out laughing
Feefo: "2004, Pitbull came out!"
😂😂😂
Madvilliany and Mmm food too. Obv TCD
Celia cruz and oscar de león and bachata
Dale
Lol
Y'all should do a top 10 albums of the decade
bever82 yes, 2010-2019.
A great way to end the decade
Spoiler: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy winning
@@KitanaiharE that album is the truth
Top 20 I'd say
Wait, James Acaster joining DEHH?? I mean, I know he featured on Quelle Chris’ album but this feels so random! Can’t wait to see the whole thing.
He was also on a Fantano video. He just seems to love music
I am in shock... james acaster on DEHH thought my homepage was glitching
Me: Oh uh, I listen to a lot of music.
James Acaster: I own over 550 albums... from 2016.
Me:
weird flex but ok
Agree... weird flex. Because if he would actually listen to those album back to back... nd let's say an average of 50 minutes per album (that's low)... that's over 19 days of listening and that only accounts that he listened to every single one of them once!
micglou he wrote a book about it. he had a mental breakdown and music was his therapy.
@@sciencecharity I know, it's mentioned in the video... but still, 550 albums is A LOT of music to absorb... A LOT.
micglou 50 minutes is quite long for hip hop specifically
@@kskull5764 No it isn't...
and they said The Avengers was the most ambitious crossover ever
The best year in hip hop is Die Lit
The best hip hop in years is Die Lit
Pierre Bourne is the best part about the album but Playboi Carti was terrible on that album.
@@dickridinhater7816 I personally disagree. Carti's flows are really catchy and contagious.
DICKRIDIN HATER You pay too much attention to lyrics. Carti’s flow is dope asf
DICKRIDIN HATER But I will agree Pierre is the best out right now
Imma go with 1994. Illmatic, Ready to Die, The Diary, Resurrection, Outkast first joint just to name a few...
November 1993 was the best month- Doggystyle & 36 Chambers came out then.
Thug Life all day
93, 94, 95 the holy trinity for hip hop in the 90s
@@tradez401 I'm with you.
AGREED. Could have said 1993 for Illmatic, The Chronic and Enter the Wu but in 94 we had Biggie too, Snoops solo album and the Wu tangs first solo albums started coming out.
2016 was my favorite of this decade. RTJ3, TLOP, Blank Face, Atrocity Exhibition, untitled unmastered, Honor Killed The Samurai, Thank You For Your Service... We Got It From Here.
You can tell how excited James was to be on DEHH, he can't stop smiling. It's very endearing.
Saw one of James’ shows in Wales a few months ago. He’s absolutely hilarious, and it struck me how forthcoming he was about his struggles with mental health. It was sobering. Anybody that likes weird, awkward, creative comedy, give his Netflix set a try. It’s so unique.
I am excited for Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 to come to Netflix! Best show i have ever seen.
@@scottymeuk It's going to!?!? It sounds like it will be amazing but I didn't get to see it live.
Feefo: "What year was the whip bumping hardest?"
Wtf is James Acaster doing on Dead End Hip Hop??? I'm British and I'd have never guessed he was a hip-hop fan 😂😂
I'd love to see you guys link up with another British comedian Romesh Rangnathan who has a hip-hop podcast called "Hip-Hop Saved my Life"
Old Man Ken and his iPad always cracks me out
Old Man Ken is the best. He seems like that cool and wise uncle
He like Moses with the 10 commandments on them stone tablets. 😂😂
1998!!!!!
1. Wutang Forever
2. Xzibit 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz
3. DMx....2 albums
4. Lox Money Powe Respect
5. JOHN FORTE POLY SCI !!!!!!!!!
6. Cameron Confessikns of Fire
7. Ras Kass Rassassination
8. Method Man Tical 2000
9. Busta Rhymes..E.L.E.
10. OutKast Aquemini
11. Noreaga
12. Lauryn Hill Miseducation
13. Bizzy Bone
14.JayZ Hard Knock Life
15. Jermaine Dupri 1492
16. Sunz Of Man
17. LA THE DARKMAN
18. Redman..Doc's Da Name
22:48 "we didn't even know each other..." If the video wasn't already made, we need a DEHH origin story video, how did y'all come to be?
they talked about it in their 1 year anniversary Q&A video
This is the wildest most random link up I ever seen. Rate it heavily
James, imma let u finish but... POPPADOMS OR BREAD
Acaster like the teletubbies baby, looming over.
I fully agree with Myke, Ken and Beezy. A personal favourite for mine is 2000 we had The Unseen, Fantastic Vol 2, Stankonia, HNIC, The W, Deltron 3030, Supreme Clientele, Like Water for Chocolate, Train of Thought, Nia, MMLP, Violent By Design, The Platform, Mind Over Matter. So many underrated classics.
Word....definitely a good year
Nice brodie a lot of heat
M.O.P's Warriorz
Afu-Ra's album came out that year too...crazy
Shawn Nelson oh shit yeah that’s a good one bro forgot about that
This is so brilliant! Love the combination of DEHH and James Acaster. About as weird, fascinating, and as brilliant as the cybertruck.
Also well done for this, you guys deserve all the recognition you get. You’ve done a lot for the hip hop community. And very much in your own unique and wholesome way. Good on you!
It would be really dope if you guys made a dope Spotify or Apple playlist of each of yalls years. ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿 Amazing episode
2011 for me was the most exciting year in Hip Hop from my generation. It had a nice blend of Mainstream and underground Hip Hop that I play till this day. Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole and Childish Gambino all dropped their debut albums that year...Watch the Throne was the most hyped album that year including Drake’s Take Care album
Danny Brown’s “XXX” and Shabazz Palaces “Black Up”, Kid Cudi’s best album MOTM2 are amongst my favorite experimental Hip Hop albums of all time also came out in 2011. The true emergence of Odd Future and Tyler The Creator with Goblin and A$AP Rocky with LiveLoveASAP. 2011 was an exciting year and true shift in Modern Hip Hop.
Same I feel like an oldhead saying that but it's the truth
Tyler, the Creaor, Big Sean, Mac Miller, The Weeknd, Frank Ocean, ASAP Rocky, Wiz Khalifa. 2009-2011 was a breakthrough period for a new wave of artists. I would take 2013 over 2011 though.
Could not agree more
And Death Grips Exmilitary
Are u saying section 80...cuz some ppl dont count that
I’ll give a recent year some credit because I experienced it in real time and it ushered in a new era: 2011
TDE (Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, ScHoolboy Q, Jay Rock), Tyler the Creator (who introduced us to the rest of Odd Future), A$AP Rocky, Danny Brown, Action Bronson, Mac Miller, Childish Gambino, Lil B, SpaceGhostPurrp, Big K.R.I.T., Drake, Watch the Throne, Shabazz Palaces, Death Grips and Tech N9ne.
Take Care I still feel is Drake’s career-defining album, All 6s & 7s was Tech N9ne’s mainstream breakthrough, and Watch the Throne was simply a big deal. Otherwise, a lot of those artists started to blow up in 2011.
How tf does James Acaster (love of my life) pop up in all my favourite places
1988
Slick Rick : The Great adventures of Slick Rick
Big Daddy Kane : Long Live The Kane
Boogie Down Productions : By All Means Necessary
EPMD : Strictly Business
Public Enemy : It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
N.W.A : Straight Outta Compton
Eric B. & Rakim : Follow The Leader
Ultramagnetic MCs : Critical Beatdown
Jungle Brothers : Straight Out the Jungle
Run D.M.C : Together Than Leather
Rob Base & EZ Rock : It Takes Two
Lakim Shabazz : Pure Righteousness
Stetsasonic : In Full Geer
@@cinematic7928 chill it’s not that deep😂
Wish feefo was here for this I’m curious what’s he’s feelin
the absolute boy actually went on dead end hip hop hahahaah this is amazing
C town so unorthodox wouldn’t be surprised if he said 1972
I won't say it's the best year but 2015 might be my favorite year in hip hop : TPAB, Lupe's comeback with T&Y, Earl dropped two incredible projects, Death Grips, Vince Staples and a bunch more.
That's interesting, because James actually mentions TPAB in his book (where he argues how 2016 is the best year in music history) at the very start, saying that many albums were rumored to be deleayed, because they didn't want to be overshadowed by it - in turn giving the artists more time to refine their albums they've released in 2016.
@@WediFlo 2016 is stacked too. Danny Brown, Tribe, Schoolboy Q. There’s a bunch more too. Even the leaser known stuck like Ka and NoName’s first album.
@@gotf Haha yeee, pretty sure he mentions all of them... but don't forget to mention my favorite rap album from that year: Aesop Rock - The Impossible Kid. God I love it so much! :)
@@WediFlo Yeah I was thinking of Aesop too when i mentioned Ka, but forgot. The last decade of hip hop general had so many high points.
My favorite 2
1995 was crazy too
the infamous - mobb deep
soul food - goodie mob
liquid swords - gza
only built for cuban linx - rae & ghost
return to the 36 chambers - ODB
lifestylez ov da poor & dangerous - big L
me against the world - 2pac
labcabincalifornia - pharcyde
mystic styles - three 6 mafia
e 1999 eternal - bone thugs n harmony
doe or die - AZ
conspiracy - junior mafia
the awakening - lord finesse
J Terry my vote tbh
Yeah
Awakening was in 96
Beezy needs to get off his phone
Looks mad disrespectful in these collab videos
Nah
yeah nah
yeah
Nah yeah
Nah
So happy to hear a digable planets shout-out. Reachin is still so good
Check out story’s from the brass department, great modern jazz rap
1994 obviously
Illmatic
Ready to Die
Southernplayalistic
The Diary
Hard to Earn
Regulate
2012 would be my second choice
GKMC
Life is Good
R.A.P. Music
Control System
Live from the Underground
Trophies
Kinda wish Feefo was here & the video was 7-8 minutes longer to accommodate that, just for an added perspective. I imagine Feefo would've been in 2000s some place.
On a positive note, this is a great conversation and I thoroughly enjoyed this video.
3:37 myke out here peaking at us
Hi myke
92-97 had CLASSICs and genre defining Hip Hop albums
I say 92-96. 97 is where i feel everything chnaged. Everything felt way to mainstream
@jermaine tobin the albums in the 80's haven't aged well in my opinion lol
jermaine tobin youre the type of person i detest talking too lmao
th-cam.com/video/IsSsak1b140/w-d-xo.html
Ive read a similar comment on another video, but James Acaster appearing on Dead End Hip Hop really feels like the TH-cam algorithm decided to start producing videos just for me!
Now I want a James Acaster and Myke C-Town podcast.
1995 was the best for me: Liquid Swords, ODB, Only Built for Cuban Linx, Labcabincalifornia, KRS One etc. Though 2014 comes very close.
labcabin is one of my favorite albums
2014 doesn't come close to 1995 when it comes to hip-hop releases. There was nothing on the same level as the albums you listed or other albums that year.
mistahmst I dunno. RTJ2 is an all-time favourite of mine, but that’s a personal choice, so I get if other people don’t feel the same way.
@@Solarisxx labcab >> bizzare ride
@@georgenaratadam3803 yah i would agree, j dilla made some amazing beats working on that album....i dont know why more people dont say that and its kinda overlooked...oh well
2017 is super underrated in these convos! Flower boy, 4eva is a mighty long time, Damn, saturation trilogy, 4:44, amerikkkan badass and some of the best trap ever with Without Warning, culture, and luv is rage 2, and many more!
And quelle chris, open Mike eagle, Vince Staples dropped their best projects in 2017
However it's important to note that 2017 is the year I really got into rap. That's how it goes I guess 😂
2004 was an underrated great year. Mm... Food, Madvilliany, College Dropout, among many others.
Other ideas:
Best Albums of 2019
Best Albums of the 2010s
Revised Top 10 albums of all time
Any year from 93 to 96 is completely worthy of the title. What an incredible era! Objectively I think 94 just edges it but 96 has to be my favourite for bringing us ATLiens, Hell on Earth, Ironman, Muddy Waters, The Score, All Eyez on Me and At the Speed of Life. I travel back there a lot!
13:40 watching B tear up about his parents buying him his first cd player...beautiful
I didn’t know y’all were cool with James Acaster like that. He’s my favorite comedian of all time.
96 best year in hip hop period
1993 for sureeee for the old school. Then you got 2011 🔥
I'd go with '94 for sure. I wasn't alive yet, but Ready to Die and Illmatic both came out that year!!!
Man I’ve been a fan of dehh and James acaster for years now, and seeing the two worlds collide seemingly out of nowhere like this is amazing. And I can’t believe they didn’t have this conversation ages ago
So weird, I’ve been binging his comedy stuff, last place I expected to see him was here
1988...nwa , public enemy , big daddy Kane, slick rick , Erik b and rakeem etc
The part where Myke was breaking down the difference between favorite and best confuses me... because during the Joker review on "Frames per Second" Nick said he thought Phoniex was the best Joker, but Ledger is his favorite.....and I thought it was a good answer because I felt the same way....but the rest of the cast said it didn't make sense.....or maybe I misunderstood something.
Ray Kincaid link??
That's what I was thinking too, 1996. That Makaveli album was excellent and I really love ATLiens. I was 14 in '96..Ridin' Dirty was great too, Hi Life and One Day.
Literally just did a double TAKE 😳🤯
Beezy is like when is this gonna end, I came here for refreshments.
2015
“To Pimp A Butterfly”
“Testuo & Youth”
“Love Story”
“At.Long.Last.A$AP”
“90059”
“Soul Sour”
“Summertime 06”
“The Documentary 2 & 2.5”
“Mudface”
Just great albums throughout that whole year honestly
1994- Organized Konfusion Stress: The Extinction Agenda, O.C. Word Life, Artifacts Between A Rock & A Hard Place, Beatnuts Street Level. Crooklyn Dodgers, Craig Mack Flava in ya Ear, Big L Put it On
It's not just about albums, but also about what tracks were released or on the radio, so 1998 was amazing to me for underground 12"s/radio/mixtapes, plus all the street stuff at the same time
Ken sound like his nose stuffed up
Tupac "Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z."
was in 1993 as well
I feel like fefo would be in the cash money white t shirt era 2010 is to late
This conversation is super dope with Acaster because the history of the eras in HipHop. HipHop the only shit that has evolved and soo many icons- underground, mainstream and everybody that's art so the best is subjective and personal to everyone
2012 was when I jumped in heavy. Started on kendricks section 80 and joeybadass but as a young head drake and lil wayne were in heavy rotation. If I had listened to my homies dblock was always choice.
I hated mainstream Hip-Hop from 2000 until about 2012. Joey Badass, Pro Era, TDE and Run the Jewels saved me. Cole, Kendrick, El P, Statik Selektah and Joey saved the culture.
On first getting notified of this video, I had to run to Google to find out if there was an American with the same name James Acaster. This dude is funny as fuck guys. Check out his work ; it's all over TH-cam.
2002 going through to 2003 eminem show,Nelly ville,50 cent get rich die trying,Ludacris and more number 1 movie at the time 8mile number 1 game def jam vendetta loads of people where g unit and sean Carter trainer's sean john clothing hip hop Culture at its peak....
Personally Imma go with 1998
Outkast-Aquemini
DMX- It's Dark and Hell is Hot & Flesh of my Flesh Blood of my Blood
Big Pun- Capital Punishment
Jay-Z- Vol.2 Hard Knock Life
Lauryn Hill- The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Black Star- Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star
Hieroglyphics- 3rd Eye Vision
Aceyalone - A Book Of Human Language
Gang Starr- Moment of Truth
Kool G Rap- Roots of Evil
Pete Rock- Soul Survivor
Sunz of Man- The Last Shall be First
These are just my favorite albums
Good picks. Still prefer 93/94 but good picks.
I Am- Nas
Beneath The Surface- GZA
Veteranz Day- Big Daddy Kane
Ken got them Churches Chicken Thighs...no pause
2015 had: TPAB, ALLA, Rodeo, Cherry Bomb, Good AM, Summertime '06, I don't like sh*t I don't go outside, DS2, Sremmlife, The Documentary, The Incredible true story, and many others. That's my favorite year
A mighty crossover if I ever saw one
This must be the most unexpected crossover ive seen jajaja
holy shit JAMES ACASTER he’s huge in englanf
get Ellen deGeneres next
*reaches for heart medicine
I couldn't choose one single year lol but 93-95 are prob my favorite years. SO much amazing records came out
Off the top 1998 and 1996 had some of the most memorable albums of all time
Before I watch...
B: 1993. Midnight Marauders, 36 Chambers, Illmatic...
Myke: What year did Fantastic Damage come out? 2002? That one.
Kinge: 1982. I was in my last year of college and listening to music was more rewarding when you had to adjust the radio antenna every 6 seconds
1996 because it had the Spice girls CD come out, the rest doesn't matter
Best years of hip hop -
1. 1988 - EPMD, Public Enemy, Slick Rick Ultramagnetic MCs, Jungle Bros, Rakim, NWA, Ice T, Stetsasonic, Marley Marl, just to name a few
2. 1994 - BIG, Nas, Jeru, Gang Starr, Gravediggaz, UGK, Keith Murray, Common Sense, Method Man
3. 1995 - Smif-N-Wessun, Bone Thugs, AZ, Raekwon, 2Pac, Alkaholics, Ol' Dirty, Masta Ace, Naughty, Guru, Grand Puba, KRS, Goodie Mob, GZA
4. 1997 - Wu-Tang, BIG, Busta, Capone-N-Noreaga, Boot Camp, OC, Aesop Rock , Mase, Jay Z
5. 1993 - Digable Planets, Brand Nubian, Souls of Mischief, Black Moon, Tribe, Del, Das EFX
From 93 thru 98 rap was great
If you’re from the UK then you’re probably a big fan of James Acaster.
They REALLY picked some great years!
You guys should do top 10 albums this decade
2016 and 2018 my favorite years.
Great picks, I would go with 1993 because 36 Chambers had the biggest impact on my life when I got into hip hop. After I heard Wu Tang, I decided to start collecting hip hop cds and listen to them in my car instead of the radio. Beezy430 made a good list for 94 but Myke reaffirmed my choice with his 93 list.
I thought it said James Blake lol
Traplover would’ve made more sense tbh hahaha
Nah, better.
It's 1988 . No year has as many seminal releases from artists that were future legends . I know it seems cliche to keep referencing '88 , but it was truly the best year of culture defining releases .
In 1988 Mike Tyson was undisputed king, and MUST SEE TV, Michael Jordan was averaging 37 points and premiered the Air Jordan 3 ( the best Jordan shoe of all time ), a black quarterback won the Superbowl . But also, crack was decimating families and neighborhoods as was the accompanying gun violence .
Rap was a savior for me and my friends in terms of following and admiring cool dudes from the hood that wouldn't lead us to jail.
It Takes a Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back by Public Enemy was a earth shattering moment .
By Any Means Necessary by BDP ? Wtf?!
Then Follow The Leader by Eric B & Rakim ? Doing Micheal Jordan shit with lyricism .
Then Eazy Duz it AND NWA Straight Outta Compton ? Come the fuck on .
Classic debuts Big Daddy Kane, Epmd, MC Lyte ( the First solo female to ever have a full length album) , Marley Marl's In Control vol. 1, the fuckin Great Adventures of Slick Rick .
For me, it's 88, 96, 94,90, and 98 .
I love when mixtape Wayne came in and ran the game around '06..Carter 2 was really jamming too.
i'm also picking 2016
atrocity exhibition, the life of pablo, untitled unmastered, blank face lp, luv vs the world, run the jewels 3, slime season 3, bottomless pit, imperial etc. etc.
(also how did y'all bring up that many albums from 96 and miss endtroducing, the best hip-hop album of the 90's)
Oh my god James is amazing never thought I’d see this crossover
Have not seen the video yet.. But for me this has to be 1995
Gza - Liquid Swords
Mobb Deep - The Infamous
Big L - Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous
Raekwon - Only Built For Cuban Linx
Smiff-N-Wessun - Da Shinin'
The Pharcyde - Labcabincalifornia
ODB - Return To The 36 Chambers
Goodie Mob - Soul Food
Group Home - Livin' Proof
KRS ONE - KRS ONE
Cypress Hill - Ill Temples Of Boom
Masta Ace Incorporated - Sittin On Chrome
Das EFX - Hold It Down
DJ Quik - Safe + Sound
2pac - Me Against The World
96 had wild classics
WTF HAHAHAHA this is so crazy.
The best year in hip hop is obviously Dylan ..
2007 has to be my favorite year.
- 3 of my favorite rap albums of all time were released (Graduation, American Gangster, The Cool)
- Prime Lil Wayne was born with mixtape after mixtape dropping including Da Drought 3
- Fabolous (From Nothin to Somethin)
-Common (Finding Forever)
- UGK dropped International Players Anthem which is arguably the greatest song collab on history with Outkast.
- Scarface (Made)
- Chamillionaire (Ultimate Victory)
- The Soundscan battle between Kanye and 50 being one of the biggest and successful times in Hip-Hop history.
- Also was the start of the internet being a springboard to new artists getting on and being stars (Soulja Boy)
@@ToroidalVortexLove What are you talking about?
ToroidalVortexLove L
🤣🤣 James Acaster? what? that's wild i didn't even know people knew this nigga outside the UK
The crossover I didn't know I wanted
You can prove influence exactly
While I grew up in this decade, '93, '94, and '96 had lots of classics with 20/20 vision. Imo, 2018 of this decade had the most in terms of quantity.