What Are Your Personal Top 5 HIP-HOP Classics?(Vol. It does not have to be a classic to everyone!)

[danny tanner]

Reasonable Doubt- Jay-Z
Black Album- Jay-Z
iLLmatic- Nas
The Infamous- Mobb Deep
Come Home With Me- Cam'Ron
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A Gangster and a Gentlemen- Styles P
College Dropout- Kanye West
Ready to Die- Biggie Smalls
36 Chambers- WU-Tang
Hell on Earth- Mobb Deep

Top 5/Top 10

 

[atransta]

1. illmatic
2. the infamous
3. it was written
4. Food and liquor
5. ready to die

 

[6 Rings G.O.A.T.]

 

[harlem on the rise]

Originally Posted by bgetsbusy

Harlem On The Rise wrote:

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#1

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#5

Fixed
Your 5th pick

 

[dapper d]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I am surprised u got that Wyclef joint so high...was never to crazy about it...

 

[djryan614]

no order:

ATLiens
Adrenaline Rush
Ridin Dirty
RTD
BP

 

[firered18]

illmatic
reasonable doubt
the infamous
college dropout
PAID IN FULL-nobody mentions this??

 

[dublbagn]

Originally Posted by Pablo Guzman

No particular order

Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
Mobb Deep - Infamous
Wu Tang - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die
Nas - Illmatic

this might be about right.....

IRON MAN and Only Built 4 cuban linx could also make the list.....Criminal Minded.....so many albums that come to mind...

 

[stickyricky34]

Reasonable Doubt
Illmatic
Aquemini
Doggystyle
Ready to Die Honorable Mention: College Dropout Food & Liquor ATLiens The Blueprint Chronic 2001

 

[harlemtothebronx]

Nas - Illmatic

Gang Starr - Moment of Truth

Royce Da 5'9" - Death is Certain

Masta Ace - A Long Hot Summer

Kanye West - The College Dropout

 

[abeautifulhaze]

Ready To Die
Life After Death
Illmatic
Reasonable Doubt

Nothing else moves me in the same way to be listed amongst those joints.

 

[north dade represent]

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Ready To Die
ATLiens
Doggystyle
36 Chambers

 

[xcellziscrack]

Captial Punishment
Soul Food
Lets Get It Thug Movation 101
Back For The First Time
Chapter two world domination (three six)

bonus --
webbie -- savage life

top my real top 5 just personal albums that i tend to play often

 

[the game is a foot]

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[moeree5e]

 

[toast1985]

Aquemini

 

[gello 201]

Originally Posted by Pablo Guzman

No particular order

Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
Mobb Deep - Infamous
Wu Tang - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die
Nas - Illmatic

Enough said. Just goes to show you that '93-'96 (roughly) was

compared to all other music time periods. Right before corporations killed it. Andoh yeah...where are each one of these albums from?

not tryng to turn it into that thread but it's true.

 

[mossman75]

 

[inspektahdeck]

1. It Was Written
2. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
3. Ironman
4. Illmatic
5. Life After Death

 

[verdykt]

Illmatic
College Dropout
Killa Season
Blueprint
E. 1999 Eternal

The ones I listen to most.

 

[dvdjamm5150]

Originally Posted by mossman75

True Classics

For the Bay Area

 

[moeree5e]

i already posted my 90s top 5 earlier.....now these are my newer top 5 classics (post 2000).....

 

[af1pops12]

Food and Liquor
Ready To Die
College Dropout
Blueprint
The Cool

 

[Arthur Shelby]

Post (2000)
TI - Trap Music
Camron - S.D.E
50 cent - Get rich or die tryin
Game - The documentary
Freeway - Philadelphia freeway

 

[erascism]

X-Clan - To The East Blackwards
Diamond D - Stunts, Blunts & Hiphop
Black Moon - Enta Da Stage
Ultramagentic MC's - Critical Beatdown
Large Professor - The LP