Best Hip Hop Album of 2008

Reader's Pick:
Lil Wayne - “Tha Carter III”
Lil Wayne's long awaited opus wasn't the year's best musical work, but it was by far the most important. More than any other rapper, Weezy F. Baby owned 2008, and Tha Carter III was the album that sealed the deal. Once Tha Carter III finally hit store shelves we were finally able to put aside the hype and see Wayne for what he truly is: a psychotically creative rapper who's rewriting the rules of the hip-hop game.

Runner Up:
T.I. - “Paper Trail”

DJ Booth Staff Pick:
Lil Wayne - “Tha Carter III”

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THEDRZADVOCATE DJ Booth Member	KNEW IT WAS GONA BE CARTER 3 EVEN BEFORE I GOT HERE HAHA..2 MILL + NO ONE EVEN CAME CLOSE SALES WISE,T.I MADE A LATE SURGE BUT LIKE I SAID '08 WAS WEEZYS YEAR..LAX,PAPER TRAIL,THE RECESSION,NAS UNTITLED,AND THEATRE OF MIND WERE MY ALBUM PICKS LAST YEAR..
	Posted on Jan 14, 2009

lzfreshtadeath DJ Booth Member	I think L.A.X. should have at least been considered.
	Posted on Jan 14, 2009

Mike Dreams Resident DJ	PAPER TRAIL pimp! WHAT ABOUT PAPER TRAIL! Who cares about sales right now? SO WHAT? The Carter III was straight, but not the best of 2008. It wasn't even better than THE CARTER II
	Posted on Jan 14, 2009

MuzzieBoi Resident DJ	Screw crying. /slit
	Posted on Jan 14, 2009

UndoneIDoIt Resident DJ	lmao MuzzieBoi, Theater of the Mind was best of '08, then paper trial, then The Recession, then LAX, then Carter3
	Posted on Jan 14, 2009

BigDMorgan DJ Booth Member	WHATT???!!! this should have been PAPER TRAIL! I mean, Tha Carter III was good, but it was nowhere NEAR as good as Paper Trail!
	Posted on Jan 14, 2009

Aussie_Pride Resident DJ	I voted for Paper Trail, I only liked about 4 songs on Tha Carter III so i was never going to vote for it
	Posted on Jan 14, 2009

bdsteez DJ Booth Member	this is why dj booth is whack lax was the best and nas was solid waynes was trying too hard to be different to be a classic album.
	Posted on Jan 15, 2009

LukeTyson DJ Booth Member	I was really disappointed by tha Carter III. Theatre of the mind, Paper Trail and LAX were much better to be honest.
	Posted on Jan 15, 2009

Bo-SoxKiD09 DJ Booth Member	I give it to Paper Trail... with c3 at a close second...
	Posted on Jan 15, 2009

DJ Z DJ Booth Crew	@ DJChecka - Wayne's album was purchased (in hard copy) by nearly 3 million people in the U.S. alone. How is his selection of ALBUM OF THE YEAR whack? LAX is barely certified GOLD and doesn't have another track on the album that is single-worthy. Ask Interscope, they agree. DJ Booth on Twitter
	Posted on Jan 15, 2009

Mr.Top Hat Resident DJ	Dont u guys read the BLURB on top of every post here on djbooth.net .... then wats all the fuss about ??? " Lil Wayne's long awaited opus wasn't the year's BEST musical work, but it was by far the most IMPORTANT. More than any other rapper, Weezy F. Baby owned 2008, and Tha Carter III was the album that sealed the deal." My Top Picks: 1.Theater of Mind 2.Paper Trail 3.C3 4.Nas 5.LAX
	Posted on Jan 15, 2009

joshL Resident DJ	lol at muzzieboi again... only song i really liked on C3 was lollipop Paper Trail should of won.... Nas and Luda tie for second...
	Posted on Jan 15, 2009

M.A.C.B. DJ Booth Member	you can't give an album the album of the year based on sales alone...lax was better than carter 3 tho lol...
	Posted on Jan 16, 2009

Sigurd DJ Booth Crew	Theater of the Mind wasn't even on here... so sad this is second, though
	Posted on Jan 17, 2009

K-Flow Resident DJ	1. Theater of the Mind 2. The Renaissance 3. Paper Trail 4. L.A.X. 5. Raw Footage
	Posted on Jan 18, 2009

BigTstacksmoney DJ Booth Member	1.Paper Trail 2.Carter III 3.The Recession 4.Trilla 5.Theater of the Mind
	Posted on Jan 29, 2009

bigj84 DJ Booth Member	Basing it on sales? How is that not wack? Are you trying to say that Because C3 sold three million albums in its first year it's a better album than Paid in Full or Illmatic, both of which sold a fraction of that? Lax and Nas are far better albums from 2008. The one thing C3 and Paper trail have that the above two don't? 13 year old girls buying them. Nuff said.
	Posted on Jan 30, 2009

dakota95 DJ Booth Member	1.Paper Trail 2.Greatest Story ever Told 3.Carter III
	Posted on May 20, 2009

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Posted on Oct 25, 2009

DrizzyPacNation DJ Booth Member	Paper Trail is the best of 2008!!!!!! real talk
	Posted on Nov 15, 2009

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