[Screwston]

[Samseau]

Any of you guys ever hear of a 90's rapper named Big L? He got shot early on into his career, his stuff was pretty damn tight:

[Moma]

(08-23-2012 05:27 PM)Samseau Wrote:  

Any of you guys ever hear of a 90's rapper named Big L? He got shot early on into his career, his stuff was pretty damn tight:

Big L was Harlem's finest. Loved his stuff..

[scotian]

Houston, one of my favorite rap groups is Gheto Boys, from your home town. My favorite song for sure is Mind playing tricks on me, but another one I like which all guys on here should check out is let a ho be a ho, listen to the lyrics guys:

Come to think of it, I`ve learned a lot about women from rap songs!

[OGNorCal707]

I kind of put rap and hip-hop in two different categories although they are very similar and ultimately related, kind of like how there are different genres of rock music (punk, indie, grunge, etc.). Houston posted up some pretty good rap/hip-hop albums, I'm impressed, a lot of guys aren't hip to dirty south shit like UGK, 8 Ball & MJG, Three 6 mafia, etc., UGK's last major release the self-titled album is the shit, and 8 Ball and MJG's "On Top of the World" is a classic.

In order for an album to be a classic it's got to be good all the way through from start to finish, few albums live up to that, 36 Chambers and Nas Illmatic are two that definitely stand up. A lot of underground hip-hop heads hype up the album "Enta Da Stage" by Black Moon, but when I coped the album I was highly disappointed.

Next to 36 Chambers and Illmatic, you guys are leaving out one album that I feel is worth to be put into that category, "Moment of Truth" by Gang Starr, if you guys aren't hip to this album I highly recommend you purchase it.

Another few albums that I think are classics, but I wouldn't put into the same category of greatest ever are Dead Prez "Lets Get Free", Mos Def "Black On Both Sides", Pharcyde "Bizzare Ride II", and The Roots "Illadelph Half life".

Some of the most slept on and under-rated albums include: Wu-tang Clan "Iron Flag" and Hieroglyphics "Full Circle",

We are all entitled to our own opinions, but I agree that Kanye West shouldn't even be mentioned when it comes to best hip-hop album, I thought his first couple albums were pretty good, but he dropped off hard since then, and is basically another pop music sell out at this point. I've been into hip-hop for almost 15 years and have played around with mcing, graffiti, break dancing, etc., sometimes I hear young kids talking about "Lil Wayne is the greatest rapper ever" and all I can do is laugh.

[Screwston]

Yeah, I'm the only one showing love to Down South and to the West Coast besides the stereotypical Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. I figured that's how it was gonna be though! Hell, I don't even think anyone said 2pac except me.

This guy is in the top 5 best lyricists of all time, if not the best. Of course, he won't ever get the recognition he deserves because he's from Houston and actually does it for the love of the music. Been rapping since the late 80's.

[the chef]

y'all are gonna look over OutKast and Tribe?

aight then...

anyways, i can't narrow it down but my list in no particular order:
1) Aquemini 2)Illmatic 3) Midnight Marauders 4) Late Registration 5) Blueprint 2001

[Kish]

Top 5 albums of all time:

[w00t]

(08-23-2012 01:45 PM)XXL Wrote:  

kanye doesn't belong... you lost all credibility with this single statement hahahha..

of course he's not MC like nas or rakim. but his ALBUMS (as a whole) destroy others and take hip hop to another level.

dude i could say the same thing about you for listing this whack watered down popshit in a thread full of legends.

[Tuthmosis]

(08-24-2012 12:22 AM)rakishness Wrote:  

Top 5 albums of all time:

Finally, somebody's talking some sense all up in here.

[LoveBug]

As an Irish-American I have to throw this into the mix

[americanInEurope]

It really depends on your generation and where you grew up. As an east coast guy who grew up in the 90's, that's where my taste is rooted. In Philly we got a straight injection for all the shit that was going on up in NYC. West coast rap to me just doesn't have the same story telling as good old golden age east coast rap. Snoop and Pac were geniuses, but I think as the quality of east coast Hip Hop eroded over time (as did rock in the 80's) you saw more shitty stuff allowed rule the airwaves, a lot from out west, a lot from down south. Not to disrespect all the WC fans out there. Music is all good to me. But the shit that's constantly on rotation in my iPod are:

Nas - Illmatic (highlight "The world is yours")

Eric B and Rakim - Paid in Full (highlight "I ain't no joke")

Big Daddy Kane - Long Live the Kane (highlights "Ain't no half steppin")

GZA - Liquid Swords (highlights THE WHOLE ALBUM)

Raekwon - Only Built for Cuban Linx a.k.a The Purple Tape (highlights "Can it be so simple" and "Guillotine")

Biggy - Ready to Die (fuck Life after Death, this will always be Biggy to me. highlight "Juicy")

Ghostface - Ironman (highlights THE WHOLE ALBUM but "The Soul Controller" is probably the best example of Ghostface and RZA's dynamic sampling)

Tribe Called Quest - ANY ALBUM (fav. line "Yeah I took you out, but sex was on my mind for the whole damn route. My mind was all frenzied in a horny state, but I couldn't drop dimes cause you couldn't relate...you couldn't relate...you couldn't relate" love it lol).


The Roots - Things fall apart (highlights "Table of Contents" "Step into the Realm" "Dynamite" "Double Trouble")


MF Doom - Madvillainy (THE WHOLE ALBUM)

Beastie Boys - ANYTHING

I could name classic albums all day. After about 2000 I stopped listening strictly to rap and started listening more to rock. Let me know if you guys ever do a rock list.

[Goldin Boy]

Alot of good selections in here: I agree with Illmatic.

Also "The Cool" by Lupe Fiasco was great from start to finish.

another good one:

Reasonable Doubt, East Coast hip-hop at it's finest

Surprise no one mentioned Immortal Technique: Revolutionary Vol. 2 it was his magnum opus

[americanInEurope]

(08-23-2012 08:58 AM)j r Wrote:  

(08-23-2012 01:30 AM)w00t Wrote:  

36 chambers, Ridin Dirty and the chronic 2001!

Kanye West doesnt belong in this thread.

I disagree. If this were a thread about greatest rappers, then you'd be right. Kanye is a mediocre lyricist. This is about the greatest albums, the whole package. And Kanye is absolutely one of the greatest producers in hip hop history.

Not only that, but anybody out there over 30 remembers around 1991 - 1994 a little shithead that loved to get on MTV and totally go unstable mental patient on interviewers, being a moody asshole and generally being or making fun of being a famous douche, by the name of Kurt Cobain. If you ask me, Kanye is just doing the same shit KC use to do, and ironically they're talent is very parallel. Kurt was a horrible singer and a mediocre guitar player, but where he shined was his song writing and melody composition. Kanye is a mediocre lyricist, but homeboy can go HAM on an MPC or any other sampler you put in front of him. If you ask me Kanye is the new KC. He drives a wedge right in the middle of his audience the way Nirvana did with rock fans, but he also has the ability to say exactly the way young people are thinking in his songs. Just like Kurt.

[TravelerKai]

Easy..

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx by Raekwon

Must have for any collection

[Thatdude]

my favorite

[XXL]

my second choice:


kanye's and dre's work musically destroy the "dropping 16's over simple drum pattern" sound of older HH albums

[soup]

[Prufrock]

I recently discovered an excellent G-Funk mix from a random google search. Perfect for all the West Coast Players.

Tracklisting:
01. You Know How We Do It – Ice Cube
02. Eastside LB – Twinz
03. This DJ – Warren G
04. 21 Jump Street – Snoop Doggy Dogg & Trey Deee
05. Whowouldofevathough – Foesum
06. Journey Wit Me – Twinz
07. I Don’t Like To Dream About Gettin’ Paid – Tha Dogg Pound feat. Nate Dogg
08. One More Day – Nate Dogg
09. Cash Appeal – T-Mo
10. Just Another Day – Too $hort
11. No One Loves You – Dru Down
12. Dollarz & Sense – DJ Quik
13. My Money – Nate Dogg
14. All About U – 2Pac
15. Lil’Somethin’Somethin’- Foesum

Mixcloud

Direct download

[JayMillz]

I don't listen to a lot of hip hop because I find most of today's rappers pretty corny. This song and this dude's style I like but not much else I can tolerate these days.

[Kingsley Davis]

I hear you JayMillz but the shit you're missing is back where it belong....underground and not on lamestream radio. Not plugging but a certain satellite radio has a few shows featuring DJ Premier, Tony Touch and DJ Eclipse that plays the real shits.

I'm convinced you'll enjoy this.

[bacon]

[Jazzman92]

heres some I dont think have been posted yet, not best album ever but deffinitely honorable mentions imo:

Passing me by is deffinitely my fav song by the pharcyde

joey badass is one best prospects in rap right now. hes only like 18 years old

Used to play the shit out of this album back in the day.

probably dmx's best album

[2Wycked]

Great track by Dr. Dre:

[aphelion]

When Disaster Strikes by Busta Rhymes might be one of the greatest rap albums of all time.