Re: Top 50 Hip-Hop/Rap Albums

thastory — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:01:28 GMT

Author: thastory

Posted: 07/27/2011 19:01

19loveless91 wrote:

thastory wrote:

pretty good list...a lot of albums on there I've been meaning to listen to for a while but haven't had the time to get round to.

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I see you added Raekwon's Only Built... pt II . I listened to a couple of songs a while back and I thought they were really good, but the fact that no one on this site has added the album before made me a bit reluctant to actually listen to the whole thing..

it's worth a listen...almost as good as the original!

Re: Top 50 Hip-Hop/Rap Albums

19loveless91 — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:54:14 GMT

Author: 19loveless91

Posted: 07/27/2011 18:54

As for the topic itself, I only got into hip hop recently so I only listened to about 20 albums so far...
My current top 5:
1. Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan
2. Madvillainy by Madvillain
(3. Plastic Beach by Gorillaz (if it counts as a hip hop album))
4. Illmatic by Nas
5. 3 Feet High & Rising by De La Soul
And considering Plastic Beach is only "half-hip hop" =>
6. 3 Years, 5 months & Days in the life of... by Arrested Development

I will make a longer list when I listen to some more stuff (like solo albums by Wu-Tang members)

Re: Top 50 Hip-Hop/Rap Albums

19loveless91 — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:48:22 GMT

Author: 19loveless91

Posted: 07/27/2011 17:48

thastory wrote:

pretty good list...a lot of albums on there I've been meaning to listen to for a while but haven't had the time to get round to.

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Re: Top 50 Hip-Hop/Rap Albums

Jackwc — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:40:14 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 07/27/2011 17:40

I was gonna do a top 50 list, but who has that kind of time? Here's a top ten.

1. Gorillaz - Demon Days (assuming you count it)
2. Blockhead - The Music Scene
3. Flobots - Fight With Tools
4. Morcheeba - Dive Deep
5. Kanye West - Twisted Fantasy
6. Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass
7. The Roots - Phrenology
8. Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill (or maybe Paul's Boutique... fuck...)
9. MIA - Kala
10. Run-DMC - Raising Hell

(Honorable mention goes out to N.E.R.D.'s "In Search Of..."

Re: Top 50 Hip-Hop/Rap Albums

thastory — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:33:54 GMT

Author: thastory

Posted: 07/27/2011 17:33

pretty good list...a lot of albums on there I've been meaning to listen to for a while but haven't had the time to get round to.

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Re: Top 50 Hip-Hop/Rap Albums

Hayden — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:37:56 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 07/27/2011 14:37

ShaneSpear wrote:

Hayden wrote:

4. M.I.A. - Kala

Why do you have a dance/pop album in your hip-hop list? :P

Ugh. 🤡 Hate when people say that about M.I.A.

K, yes, she has electronic drums, world-music influence and a dance-y feel, but she IS a hip-hop artist. Same goes for my note about Lauryn Hill.

Kala is almost entirely hip-hop. It might not be the 'Gangsta rap' of Biggie or GZA, but that doesn't make it not a hip-hop album.

"The alternative hip hop movement is not limited only to the United States, as rappers such as Somali-Canadian poet K'naan, Japanese rapper Shing02, and Sri Lankan British artist M.I.A. have achieved considerable worldwide recognition" - Wikipedia's Hip-Hop definition.

http://music-mine.blogspot.com/2011/01/mia-kala-superhit-hip-hop-album.html

And the link is just something small to back me up. 😄

Re: Top 50 Hip-Hop/Rap Albums

ShaneSpear — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:24:19 GMT

Author: ShaneSpear

Posted: 07/27/2011 14:24

Hayden wrote:

4. M.I.A. - Kala

Why do you have a dance/pop album in your hip-hop list? 😜

Re: Top 50 Hip-Hop/Rap Albums

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:46:19 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/27/2011 13:46

it would go over fine with the cool people, it's the 'tards that don't take a chart for what it is

Re: Top 50 Hip-Hop/Rap Albums

Hayden — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:42:36 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 07/27/2011 13:42

Good list 😁 I just spent some time making my top 50.

1. Nas - Illmatic
2. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
3. Streets - Original Pirate Material
4. M.I.A. - Kala
5. Madvillian - Madvilliany
6. Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die
7. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (Not rap, but it is hip-hop, and it is great)
8. Run-DMC - Raising Hell
9. Kanye West - The College Dropout
10. D'Angelo - Voodoo
11. Dr. Dre - The Chronic
12. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
13. Wu-Tang - 36 Chambers
14. Eminem - Marshall Mathers LP
15. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill
16. Jay-Z - The Blueprint
17. Mos Def - The Ecstatic
18. Outkast - Stankonia
19. Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele
20. Roots - Phrenology
21. Black Moon - Enta Da Stage
22. N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
23. Redman - Whut? Thee Album
24. Boogie Down Productions - Criminal Minded
25. Scarface - The Fix
26. GZA - Liquid Swords
27. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - He's the DJ , I'm The Rapper
28. EPMD - Strictly Business
29. Ice Cube - Death Certificate
30. K'Naan - Troubadour
31. Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
32. Kurits Blow - Kurtis Blow
33. Cypress Hill - Cypress Hill
34. MF Doom - Operation: Doomsday
35. Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot
36. Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquer
37. Beastie Boys - Pauls Boutique
38. Nas - Hip-Hop Is Dead
39. Eminem - Slip Shady LP
40. Snoop Dogg - Doggystlye
41. Cormega - The Realness
42. Kanye West - Late Registration
43. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
44. Danger Mouse - The Grey Album
45. Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet
46. Asher Roth - Asleep In The Bread Aisle
47. Dizzee Rascal - Boy In Da Corner
48. Eric B. & Rakin - Paid In Full
49. Jay-Z - American Gangster
50. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx

When I made my new chart, I was actually thinking of making a Hip-Hop/Rap chart instead of an Indie one. But I didn't think that'd go over very well on here 🫢

Kanye

btener11 — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 02:43:22 GMT

Author: btener11

Posted: 07/27/2011 06:43

Jackwc wrote:

No Kanye? Hmph.

Well, you do have some Aesop Rock, who's kinda the best.

If you want some Kanye, please direct your attention to my "Most Overrated" list. 😉

Re: Top 50 Hip-Hop/Rap Albums

kidamnesiac — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 01:53:58 GMT

Author: kidamnesiac

Posted: 07/27/2011 05:53

you forgot

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Re: Top 50 Hip-Hop/Rap Albums

Jackwc — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 01:37:18 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 07/27/2011 05:37

No Kanye? Hmph.

Well, you do have some Aesop Rock, who's kinda the best.

Re: Top 50 Hip-Hop/Rap Albums

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 01:35:22 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/27/2011 05:35

decent hip-hop chart. my personal favorites are Ready to Die, 36 chambers, Madvillainy, Illmatic, and 3 feet high and Rising... love the inclusion of Shabazz Palaces though

Top 50 Hip-Hop/Rap Albums

btener11 — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:54 GMT

Author: btener11

Posted: 07/27/2011 04:00

50. Black Up - Shabazz Palaces

49. Straight Out the Jungle - Jungle Brothers

48. Things Fall Apart - The Roots

47. The DynoSpectrum - The DynoSpectrum

46. Return to the 36 Chambers - Ol' Dirty Bastard

45. Me Against the World - 2Pac

44. Planet Rock the Album - Afrika Bambaataa

43. AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted - Ice Cube

42. The Eminem Show - Eminem

41. Labor Days - Aesop Rock

40. The Infamous - Mobb Deep

39. Let's Get Free - Dead Prez

38. Reasonable Doubt - Jay-Z

37. Doggystyle - Snoop Doggy Dogg

36. Shadows on the Sun - Brother Ali

35. ATLiens - Outkast

34. Ironman - Ghostface Killah

33. Ready to Die - Notorious B.I.G.

32. Overcast! - Atmosphere

31. Cypress Hill - Cypress Hill

30. The Chronic - Dr. Dre

29. Raising Hell - Run D.M.C.

28. Jedi Mind Tricks - Violent By Design

27. Stankonia - Outkast

26. Death Certificate - Ice Cube

25. Deltron 3030 - Deltron

24. Fear of a Black Planet - Public Enemy

23. All Eyez on Me - 2Pac

22. The War Report - Capone-N-Noreaga

21. O.G. Original Gangster - Ice-T

20. The Slim Shady LP - Eminem

19. 3 Feet High and Rising - De La Soul

18. Illadelph Halflife - The Roots

17. 6 Feet Deep - Gravediggaz

16. Dr. Octagonecologyst - Dr. Octagon

15. Liquid Swords - GZA

14. Wu-Tang Forever - Wu-Tang Clan

13. Personal Journals - Sage Francis

12. Illmatic - Nas

11. I Phantom - Mr. Lif

10. The Cold Vein - Cannibal Ox

9. Godlovesugly - Atmosphere

8. Aquemini - Outkast

7. Float - Aesop Rock

6. Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem

5. The Low End Theory - A Tribe Called Quest

4. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx - Raekwon

3. Straight Outta Compton - N.W.A.

2. It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back - Public Enemy

1. Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) - Wu-Tang Clan

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