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25.) Resurrection - Common
Favorite Song: I Used to Love H.E.R.. Common Sense at his finest. Crazy wordplay and he knocked one of the greatest hip-hop songs ever onthis album.
24.) Strictly Business - EPMD
Favorite Song: You Gots to Chill. Eric and Parrish Makin Dollars! You got to be crazy if you can't nod your heads to these songs.
23.) Licensed to Ill - Beastie Boys
Favorite Song: Fight for your Right. IMO, the most slept on hip-hop album ever. This joint is too ill. Paul's Boutique is dope too, but this is much better to me.
22.) 3 Feet High and Rising - De La Soul
Favorite Song: Me Myself and I. A totally different sound than what was accustomed too. This album changed the game.
21.) Supreme Clientele - Ghostface Killah
Favorite Song: Mighty Healthy. One of my fav. MCs ever. You may not know what the %#!@ he's talking about, but it sounds so damn sick
20.) Life After Death - The Notorious B.I.G.
Favorite Song: Notorious Thugs. The Death of a legend. I kind of wish some songs were taken out and this was made into a 1 disk albuminstead. It would have been better than RtD.
19.) The Fix - Scarface
Favorite Song: Guess Who's Back. One of the best to ever do it. I think this is better than The Diary.
18.) Death Certificate - Ice Cube
Favorite Song: True to the Game. It's crazy to think that a rapper who put this album out was the main character in "Are We ThereYet?" I ain't mad though, get your paper Cube! On a serious tip, Ice Cube was the best MC of the early 90s(til about 94) Seriously.
17.) Criminal Minded - Boogie Down Productions
Favorite Song: The Bridge is Over. KRS with over 20 years in the game, there's a reason for that, and it starts with this album. TheBride Wars
16.) Doggystyle - Snoop Dogg
Favorite Song: Gin and Juice. Some of Dre's best work. Throw this joint at a party and leave it running.
15.) Straight Outta Compton - N.W.A.
Favorite Song: Straight Outta Compton. This album is the pinnicle of gangstar rap. Dre's production and the message that these guys putout had people %@$%%%+% bricks.
14.) Reasonable Doubt - Jay-Z
Favorite Song: Can I Live? Jay at his finest. Great production and Jay at his best(lyrics wise).
13.) Me Against the World - Tupac
Favorite Song: Dear Mama. It's kind of taboo to say Tupac is overrated, but he's not. He's not the most lyrical artist to evergrace the earth, but if you can't feel the man's emotions and pains through his songs, I don't know what to tell you. One of the best to ever doit.
12.) Aquemini - Outkast
Favorite Song: Aquemini. The best Outkast album IMO. 3000 and Big Boi representing for the South.
11.) Liquid Swords - GZA
Favorite Song: Liquid Swords. The 2nd best Wu Solo effort. RZA's production is flawless and the Genius lives up to his name.
10.) The Low End Theory - A Tribe Called Quest
Favorite Song: Scenario. Phife and Q-Tip doing their thing. This album has it's own unique sound, and it's amazing.
9.) Paid in Full - Eric B. and Rakim
Favorite Song: Paid in Full. Rakim at his finest, lyrics galore.
8.) Midnight Marauders - A Tribe Called Quest
Favorite Song: Award Tour. The best CD by the greatest hip-hop group of all time. 2 albums in my top 10 shows what I think about them.
7.) It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold us Back - Public Enemy
Favorite Song: Bring the Noise In terms of impact, def. in the top 3 albums of hip-hop history. Politically inspired rap at it'sfinest.
6.) Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers - Wu-Tang Clan
Favorite Song: C.R.E.A.M. The debut of the biggest hip-hip group in history. They may have fell off, but there is no denying how sick theywere in their prime.
5.) The Chronic - Dr. Dre
Favorite Song: Nuthin' but a G Thang. West Coast hip hop at the top. The G-Funk sound is just too smooth
4.) Ready to Die - The Notorious B.I.G.
Favorite Song: Juicy. BIG's best work, it's a shame he only had a hand in 2 albums.
3.) The Infamous - Mobb Deep
Favorite Song: Shook Ones Part 2. There wasn't many people(if any) seeing P at this time. The most raw, gritty album ever to me.
2.) Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... - Raekwon
Favorite Song: Verbal Intercourse. The album that ushered in the Mafioso inspired rap. From start to finish, the most complete hip-hopalbum ever
1.) Illmatic - NaS
Favorite Song: The World is Yours. Perfection on a disk. I can change the order of the other 24 on this list, but this is ALWAYS going to be the best Hip-hopalbum ever to me. The production, lyrics, everything about it is flawless.
Missed the Cut:
ATLiens - Outkast
E 1999 Eternal - Bone Thugs N Harmony
Raising Hell - Run D.M.C.
Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem
All Eyez on Me - Tupac
STILLmatic - NaS
The Great Adventures of Slick Rick - Slick Rick
Black on Both Sides - Mos Def
Bizarre Ride II to the Pharcyde - The Pharcyde
Ironman - Ghostface Killah
Game Theory - The Roots
Let's Get Free - Dead Prez
Criminal Minded - Boogie Down Productions
The Score - The Fugees
Grip It! On That Other Level - Geto Boys
I tried my best to include multiple regions, but ehh.
Thoughts/opinions?
Let me hear em'.
Favorite Song: I Used to Love H.E.R.. Common Sense at his finest. Crazy wordplay and he knocked one of the greatest hip-hop songs ever onthis album.
24.) Strictly Business - EPMD
Favorite Song: You Gots to Chill. Eric and Parrish Makin Dollars! You got to be crazy if you can't nod your heads to these songs.
23.) Licensed to Ill - Beastie Boys
Favorite Song: Fight for your Right. IMO, the most slept on hip-hop album ever. This joint is too ill. Paul's Boutique is dope too, but this is much better to me.
22.) 3 Feet High and Rising - De La Soul
Favorite Song: Me Myself and I. A totally different sound than what was accustomed too. This album changed the game.
21.) Supreme Clientele - Ghostface Killah
Favorite Song: Mighty Healthy. One of my fav. MCs ever. You may not know what the %#!@ he's talking about, but it sounds so damn sick
20.) Life After Death - The Notorious B.I.G.
Favorite Song: Notorious Thugs. The Death of a legend. I kind of wish some songs were taken out and this was made into a 1 disk albuminstead. It would have been better than RtD.
19.) The Fix - Scarface
Favorite Song: Guess Who's Back. One of the best to ever do it. I think this is better than The Diary.
18.) Death Certificate - Ice Cube
Favorite Song: True to the Game. It's crazy to think that a rapper who put this album out was the main character in "Are We ThereYet?" I ain't mad though, get your paper Cube! On a serious tip, Ice Cube was the best MC of the early 90s(til about 94) Seriously.
17.) Criminal Minded - Boogie Down Productions
Favorite Song: The Bridge is Over. KRS with over 20 years in the game, there's a reason for that, and it starts with this album. TheBride Wars
16.) Doggystyle - Snoop Dogg
Favorite Song: Gin and Juice. Some of Dre's best work. Throw this joint at a party and leave it running.
15.) Straight Outta Compton - N.W.A.
Favorite Song: Straight Outta Compton. This album is the pinnicle of gangstar rap. Dre's production and the message that these guys putout had people %@$%%%+% bricks.
14.) Reasonable Doubt - Jay-Z
Favorite Song: Can I Live? Jay at his finest. Great production and Jay at his best(lyrics wise).
13.) Me Against the World - Tupac
Favorite Song: Dear Mama. It's kind of taboo to say Tupac is overrated, but he's not. He's not the most lyrical artist to evergrace the earth, but if you can't feel the man's emotions and pains through his songs, I don't know what to tell you. One of the best to ever doit.
12.) Aquemini - Outkast
Favorite Song: Aquemini. The best Outkast album IMO. 3000 and Big Boi representing for the South.
11.) Liquid Swords - GZA
Favorite Song: Liquid Swords. The 2nd best Wu Solo effort. RZA's production is flawless and the Genius lives up to his name.
10.) The Low End Theory - A Tribe Called Quest
Favorite Song: Scenario. Phife and Q-Tip doing their thing. This album has it's own unique sound, and it's amazing.
9.) Paid in Full - Eric B. and Rakim
Favorite Song: Paid in Full. Rakim at his finest, lyrics galore.
8.) Midnight Marauders - A Tribe Called Quest
Favorite Song: Award Tour. The best CD by the greatest hip-hop group of all time. 2 albums in my top 10 shows what I think about them.
7.) It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold us Back - Public Enemy
Favorite Song: Bring the Noise In terms of impact, def. in the top 3 albums of hip-hop history. Politically inspired rap at it'sfinest.
6.) Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers - Wu-Tang Clan
Favorite Song: C.R.E.A.M. The debut of the biggest hip-hip group in history. They may have fell off, but there is no denying how sick theywere in their prime.
5.) The Chronic - Dr. Dre
Favorite Song: Nuthin' but a G Thang. West Coast hip hop at the top. The G-Funk sound is just too smooth
4.) Ready to Die - The Notorious B.I.G.
Favorite Song: Juicy. BIG's best work, it's a shame he only had a hand in 2 albums.
3.) The Infamous - Mobb Deep
Favorite Song: Shook Ones Part 2. There wasn't many people(if any) seeing P at this time. The most raw, gritty album ever to me.
2.) Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... - Raekwon
Favorite Song: Verbal Intercourse. The album that ushered in the Mafioso inspired rap. From start to finish, the most complete hip-hopalbum ever
1.) Illmatic - NaS
Favorite Song: The World is Yours. Perfection on a disk. I can change the order of the other 24 on this list, but this is ALWAYS going to be the best Hip-hopalbum ever to me. The production, lyrics, everything about it is flawless.
Missed the Cut:
ATLiens - Outkast
E 1999 Eternal - Bone Thugs N Harmony
Raising Hell - Run D.M.C.
Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem
All Eyez on Me - Tupac
STILLmatic - NaS
The Great Adventures of Slick Rick - Slick Rick
Black on Both Sides - Mos Def
Bizarre Ride II to the Pharcyde - The Pharcyde
Ironman - Ghostface Killah
Game Theory - The Roots
Let's Get Free - Dead Prez
Criminal Minded - Boogie Down Productions
The Score - The Fugees
Grip It! On That Other Level - Geto Boys
I tried my best to include multiple regions, but ehh.
Thoughts/opinions?
Let me hear em'.