The 10 Essential Hip-Hop/Rap albums

Discussion in 'Music genres, Bands and Artists' started by p_squared342000, Aug 7, 2006.

  1. IMO, these are the 10 must have rap albums. post yours

    Notorious BIG - Ready To Die
    Big L - Life Stylez Ov Da Poor & Dangorous
    Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full
    Dr. Dre - The Chronic
    Tupac - Me Against The World
    Nas - Illmatic
    Eminem - Marshall Mathers LP
    Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
    Wu-Tang Clan - 36 Chambers
    Pharohe Monch - Internal Affairs
     
  2. NWA - Straight Outta Compton
    2 Pac - 2pacolypsenow
    The Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
    Public Enemy - YO! Bum rush the show
    Nas - Illmatic
    Doc Dre - The Chronic
    Ice Cube - AmeriKKKas Most Wanted
    Eazy E - Eazy Duz It
    Wu Tang - 36 chambers
    KRS One - Criminal Minded
     
  3. 2pac- All Eyez On Me
    Jedi Mind Tricks- Violent By Design
     
  4. nas - illmatic
    outkast - atliens
    phi-life cypher - millenium metaphors
    biggie - ready 2 die
    tupac - all eyes on me
    az - doe or die
    big l - 74-99
    blackalicious - blazing arrow
    dr dre - 2001
    pete rock - main ingredient
    roots - tipping point
    eminem - eminem show

    thats 12 but 10 wont do
     
  5. nas - illmatic
    jay-z reasonable doubt
    snoop dogg - doggystyle
    eminem - sslp
    busta rhymes - the big bang
    kanye west - late registeration
    beastie boys - paul's boutique
    dr. dre - chronic
    wu tang - 36 chambers
    2 pac - all eyez on me
     
  6. Nas - Illmatic
    Biggie - Ready To Die
    Big L - The Big Picture
    Eminem - Slim Shady LP
    Method Man - Tical
     
  7. Nas - Illamatic is a definite
     
  8. biggie - life after death

    nuff said
     
  9. I cant believe yall didnt add Nas Stillmatic, Jadakiss Kiss the game Goodbye, Sheek Louch Walk with me(real hot), LOX We are the Streets, Styles P Gangster and a Gentleman, and Young Buck Welcome to Cashville( and yall was thinking I dont like the south)
     
  10. Wow. You fucking win the thread sir. Great list.
     
  11. No love for Ludacris? At all?

    You've got to be fucking kidding me.
     
  12. Jay-z-Reasonable Doubt
    Notorious BIG-Ready to Die
    Nas-Illmatic
    Snoop Dogg-Doggystyle
    DMX-Its dark and hell is hot
    Talib Kweli and Hi-tek-Reflection Eternal
    Common-Ressurection
    Wu-Tang Clan-Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
    The Roots-Do you want more?!!??
    Outkast-ATLiens
     
  13. Tupac: All Eyez On Me
    Bone Thugs N Harmony: East 1999 Eternal
    Dr. Dre: The Chronic
    N.W.A: Straight Outa Compton
    Bone Thugs N Harmony: Art of War
    Mac Dre Greatest Hits 1-3
    Wu-Tang: Enter the Wu-Tang
    Ice Cube: AmeriKKKas Most Wanted
    Dove Shack: The Dove Shack
    ^^^ Anyone else listen to them (Dove)??
     
  14. Tupac - Until the End of Time
    A Tribe Called Quest - Beats, Rhymes, and Life
    Brotha Lynch Hung - Seanson of da Siccness
    Dr. Dre - The Chronic
    Eazy-E - Eternal E
    Fugees - The Score
    Geto Boys - We Can't Be Stopped
    KRS-ONE - Keep Right
    Mc Eiht - We come Strapped
    NWA - Straight Outta Compton OR EFIL4ZAGGIN
    Talib-Kwali+Mos Def - Blackstar
    Tech N9ne - Anghellic
    Wu-Tang Clan - 36 chambers.

    Yeah, that's like 13. But uh, too bad?
     

  15. u can't have a post-mortum Pac album in there. they're all bastardizations of his music.
     
  16. public enemy - it takes a nation of millions to hold us back
    a tribe called quest - midnight marauders
    nas - illmatic
    gza - liquid swords
    canibus - rip the jacker
    mobb deep - the infamous
    eric b. & rakim - follow the leader
    ras kass - soul on ice
    onyx - all we got iz us
    o.c. - word...life
     
  17. I didnt see Slick Rick anywhere on the lists?

    WTF?

    I would throw either The Art of Storytelling or Great Adventures on that mofo.
     
  18. BIG- ready to die
    wu-tang clan- enter the 36 chambers
    2pac- all eyez on me
    outkast- aquemini
    raekwon- only built 4 cuban linx
    scarface- the diary
    dr. dre- the chronic(old skool 92)
    bone thugs n harmony- eternal 99
    NAS- illmatic
    ice cube- amerikkkas most wanted
     

  19. yeh the great adventures of slick rick is ill but when u have to condense it to 10 albums plenty of great ones are bound to be left out
     
  20. Big-Ready to die
    Slick Rick-AOS
    EricB&Rakim-Paid in Full
    Public Enemy-TANOMTHUS
    Jay-Z-Blueprint
    Eminem-SSLP
    GetoBoys-Grip it on that other level
    NWA-Straight out of Compton tied with NFL
    Dr.Dr-Chronic92
    Nas-Streets Disciple (Sekou Story is an ill fucking song, even if dude is rapping as a women)
     

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