1) Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers - Wu-Tang Clan 2) Liquid Swords - GZA 3) Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem 4) Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030 5) good kid, m.a.a.d city - Kendrick Lamar
I think the pizza connection’s album is severely underrated. Free john gotti was a groundbreaking song.
Great list
Interesting on the tipping point. It doesn’t seem to get as much love as others. I personally have in my top 5 roots albums. Somebody’s gotta do it, star, don’t say nothing, Stay cool, guns drawn and my personal favorite Why are all dope. I’m sure I missed a couple.
It is a great album I love it, and so does Justin Hunt! They have no bad albums all top tier except maybe their last album but that's just because it was too short. Tipping point is a great album, Things Fall Apart is my fave Roots
Yeah for sure. I always noticed it on his wall during his vids.
400 Degreez
Reasonable Doubt
E.1999 Eternal
Supreme Clientele
Midnight Marauders
400 Degs is a good choice. How do you feel about Solja Rags? I always felt it was the slightly better album but just slept on because it occured before their Universal deal. Solja Rags (the title track) is kinda like the proto version of "Ha" and even contains the hook to Ha.
It may also be my favourite collection of Mannie Fresh beats as well (either that or Chopper City).
Wheelchairs is one of BG's best tracks. FRFR
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye
Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem
good kid, m.a.a.d. city - Kendrick Lamar
Midnight Marauders - atcq
Me Against The World - 2pac
Nas - illmatic
Biggie - Ready To Die
MF DOOM & Madlib - Madvillainy
Dr Dre - 2001
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang
People mention 2001 surprisingly not very often, it's so iconic
The second half of it is weaker than the first half which keeps it out of top ten status for me
'Weaker but still stronger than most other albums out there, and still pretty strong really tbh. For such a long album it is very solid to be fair, not many albums out there with so many tracks can hold a listener as well as this
36 chambers
OB4CL
Cypress Hill Temples of Boom
Kanye MBDTF
I have like 5 others I can't choose from so I'll just say Paul's Boutique
OB4CL 🔥
Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
Ghostface Killah - Iron Man
Outkast - Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
Zion I - Mind Over Matter
St. Lunatics - Free City
Nice seeing Zion I on here. Shit and St. Lunatics.
- Liquid Swords - GZA
- Doggystyle - Snoop
- 2001 - Dr Dre
- Only Built For Cuban Linx - Raekwon
- All Eyez On Me - Pac
As soon as I read Liquid Swords I said out loud yesssszzzzz
Typical cats- typical cats
JMT- violent by design
Onra- chinoiseries pt1
Wise intelligent- killing you for fun
K solo- tell the world my name
This must be some balls deep list cause I don’t know any of them 💀
vbd's soundscape is as good as it can possibly get, jus allah had everyone excited with his skills on this one, unstoppable performance.
No particular order Nas - Illmatic
Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein
Atmosphere - Overcast
Ghostface - Supreme Clientle
Mobb Deep - The Infamous
(?)
cheat codes madvillainy illmatic Aquemini liquid swords
Just nice to see some Deltron love!
You know it! I was in high school with Mastermind on repeat with the wired earphones.
Kamikaze
Astro world
Gkmc
The Off Season
Music To Be Murdered By
ADHD
MotM 3
ps: not American
Only built 4 Cuban Linx - Raekwon
Moment of truth - Gang Starr
It was written - Nas
The Minstrel Show - Little brother
Capital Punishment - Big Pun
The minstrel show 🔥
I think "Lovin it" is the best sample i've ever heard, when I first heard the beat kick in I couldn't stop playing it.
36 chambers- Wu tang MMLP- Eminem Me against the World- 2pac A Piece of Strange- Cunninlynguists
Those are the definite top 4. Last one is probably ‘Ready to Die’ but there are several that are close
East 1999 Eternal (Bone Thugs)
The Gift (Bizzy Bone)
Marshall Mathers LP (Eminem)
Me Against The World (Tupac)
Art of War (Bone Thugs)
- Krit wuz here- Big KRIT
- 4 Eva N day- Big KRIT
- Control system- Ab soul
- Covert coupe- Curren$y
- Public domain 3- max B
Big KRIT is as talented as they come! 4eva Iz a Mighty Long Time has got a spot in my top 20.
Not enough people respect krit fr. That nigga got so many legitimately good songs.
I haven’t been a huge fan of his newer stuff but he had a run of nothin but fire tapes! Especially the original ones that aren’t remastered 🤙🏻
Nas - Illmatic
Young Dolph & Key Glock - Dum & Dummer
Biggie - Ready to Die (fuck diddy though)
Eminem - Slim Shady LP
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid Maad City
Nas - Illmatic
Black Moon - Enta Da Stage
Diamond D - Stunts, Blunts and Hip Hop
Che Noir - As God Intended
Rim - Felecia Son
Masta Ace & Marco Polo - A Breukelen Story
I got 6. I can't do 5
Illmatic, Eminem show, watch the throne, we don’t trust you, good kid maad city
in terms of hip hop:
1: To Pimp a Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar
2: Call Me If You Get Lost - Tyler the Creator
3: We Got It From Here, Thank You 4 Your Service - A Tribe Called Quest
4: 3 Feet High & Rising - De La Soul
5: TA13OO - Denzel Curry
Illmatic - Nas
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West
The Marshal Mathers LP - Eminem
The Big Picture- Big L
The Diary - Scarface
Illmatic - Nas
Jazzmatazz 1 - Guru
Like Water for Chocolate - Common
Midnight Marauders - ATCQ
Blowout Comb - Digable Planets
Glad to see Like Water for Chocolate mentioned.
Aceyalone - All Balls Don't Bounce
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony - Creepin On Ah Come Up
Haiku d'Etat - Coup d'Theatre
Malibu Ken - Malibu Ken
Myka 9 - 1969
Mix Master Mike - Anti-Theft Device
Busdriver - Temporary Forever
Tobacco - Fucked Up Friends
- Look at me: The album (It counts ok 😭)
- MICHAEL
- The Life of Pablo
- CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST: The Estate Sale
- DAMN.
All love, broddie! Kendrick love is always appreciated.
Nas: Illmatic
ATCQ: Midnight Marauders
Wu: 36 Chambers
Outkast: Stankonia
Kendrick Lamar: To Pimp a Butterfly
Little Simz - Sometimes I Might be Introvert
Aesop Rock - Skelethon
Lupe Fiasco - Food and Liquor
Madvillain - Madvillainy
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
Honourable mentions to Injury Reserve - By the Time I Get to Pheonix, Tyler the Creator - Flowerboy, Kanye - The Life of Pablo, Gang Starr - Moment of Truth, Bus driver - Thumbs
1) Liquid Swords - GZA 2) MBDTF - Kanye West 3) Enter the Wu Tang: 36 Chambers 4) High Off Life: Future 5 Be: Common
Nas and Damien Marley - Distant relatives.
Lil Wayne -Carter V
Eminem -Recovery
Cypress Hill - Elephants on acid
Jay Z and Kanye West - Watch the throne
The infamous
Graduation
Good kid MAAD City
Man on the moon
Illimatic
List will be different month to month fr, but these are typically in the top 10 no matter what. In no particular order:
DAMN -dot
Ready to die -big
Black on Both Sides -def
Illmatic -nas
The Sun’s Tirade -shad
I cant do these top X lists…..too much material since i started with this thing in ‘86…but here are some that dont get enough love
Blu & Exile - Below the Heavens
Vince Staples - Summer 06
Masta Ace- Disposable Arts / Long Hot Summer
Big Boi - Sir Lucious leftfoot
Pharoahe Monch - Desire
For something more recent there is Nino Man 30 Lennox Ave
Below the Heavens is an underground classic!
No order:
Wu-Tang Forever
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Death Certificate
The Chronic
Illmatic
Honorable mention for Temple Of Boom.
Nas - I am
Skyzoo & Torae - Barrel Brothers
Little Brother - The Listening
Twista - Adrenaline Rush
Lox - We are the Streets
Muddy Waters - Redman
Stakes is High - De La Soul
Southernplayalisticaddilacmuzic - OutKast
My Ghetto Report Card - E-40
Chittlin Circuit 1.5 - Little Brother
Off the top of my head
OutKast - Aquemini
Wu-Tang - 36 Chambers
Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle
2pac - Me Against The World
Jay-Z - The Blueprint
Blac Monks- Secrets of The Hidden Temple OutKast- ATLiens Makavelli-Don Killuminati The Seven Day Theory Black Thought- Cheat Codes Kanye West- My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 8Ball & MJG- On Top of The World
(Yes I know that’s 6 can’t take any of those off)
Illmatic by nas, the score by fugues, low end theory by tribe , it’s dark and hell is hot by DMX, chronic 2001 by Dre
TPAB
Madvillainy
Illmatic
MMLP
B4DA$$
Lucki - Freewave 3 MIKE - Tears Of Joy Tony Shhnow - Reflexions Veeze - Ganger Pink Siifu - Negro
1 liquid swords
2 ob4cl
3 wutang forever
4 soul food
5 madvillainy
2Pac - All Eyez On Me
Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
AZ - Doe or Die
Common-be, notorious big-ready to die, nas-illmatic, ras kass-soul on ice, Wu tang- enter the 36 chambers
Eminem Show
GRODT
MMLP
Documentary
ATLiens
Good kid maad city- Kendrick lamar
Blonde - Frank ocean
The college dropout - Kanye west
Black star - Mos def and talib kweli
The mouse and the mask - MF DOOM and danger mouse
01 The Book Of Ryan - Royce 5'9 02 Operation Doomsday - MF DOOM 03 Music & Me - Nate Dogg 04 Enter The 36 Chambers - Wu Tang Clan 05 Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem
HM: Take Me To Your Leader - King Geedorah (MF DOOM)
Edit: why the fuck does the text appear so fucked up like that instead of how I wrote it?
Guess my age & location lol
- Life After Dear - Notorious B.I.G.
- The Eminem Show - Eminem
- RTJ 2 - Run the Jewels
- Illmatic - Nas
- Get Rich or Die Trying - 50 Cent
I automatically felt bad for leaving Kendrick off my list because he’s my fav rapper. I’ll add Damn in that list.
Acid Rap - Chance The Rapper
Good Kid, m.A.A.d City - Kendrick Lamar
The Water[s] - Mick Jenkins
Recovery - Eminem
Bad Meets Evil - Hell: The Sequel
Hard af to pick 5 but I'll try:
The Low End Theory ATCQ
Things Fall Apart The Roots
Enter the 36 Chambers Wu Tang Clan
The Cool Lupe Fiasco
Illmatic Nas
Damn that gave me anxiety lol there's so many more I want to put there Return of the Boom Bap, Below the Heavens, Liquid Swords, Madvillainy and Vaudeville Villain, Labor Days, Some Rap Songs, The Sun Rises in the East, GKMC, Be, 2001, The Cold Vein, Reflection Eternal/Train of Thought shitt they keep coming I'll stop though
Hadn't really thought about it. In no order:
Scarface - The Fix
Outkast - Aquemini
The Roots - Undone
A$AP Rocky -AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP
Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
Went with 5 of my top albums that don't appear too often or at all in the comments. In no specific order:
Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Blackstar 1999 - Joey Bada$$ Center of Attention - InI Lost - Cool Calm Pete
- 36 Chambers
- N***4Life
- The Chronic
- Big Mama Thang - Kim
- Fugees the Score
- Ready to Die
If I had to chop one or face death . . . hard to say, Ready to Die or Kim.
In no particular order:
Midnight Marauders
Late Registration
Liquid Swords
Ready to Die
Soul on Ice
Ab Soul - Control System
Kendrick Lamar - GKMC
Tupac - Me Against The World
Stove God Cooks - Reasonable Drought
Nas- Illmatic
E1999 Eternal -Bone thugs Art of war -Bone thugs Aquemini- Outkast It's dark and hell is hot- DMX We are the streets- The Lox
get rich or die tryin
yes
Madvilliany - MF DOOM and Madlib
The College Dropout - Kanye West
Good Kid M.A.A.D City - Kendrick Lamar
The Blueprint - Jay Z
MBDTF - Kanye West
Liquid Swords and 36 chambers enter the Wu Tang should be on anyone’s top 5
Any Wu solo should be in anybody’s top 5. Supreme Clientele begs for the top spots
Have you already gone through no said date
Classic, absolutely love this album. Made in Brooklyn is great too but NSD is up there with the best top tier Wu albums 100%
In no order….
Nas- It Was Written
The Roots- The Tipping Point
Fugees- The Score
ATCQ- Midnight Marauders
2Pac- Me Against The World