The Beastie Boys- Paul's Boutique
A Tribe Called Quest- The Low End Theory
DJ Shadow- ...Entroducing (if you consider it hip-hop)
Wu Tang- Enter The Wu Tang
Blackalicious- Blazing Arrow (some days the Craft)
Ghostface Killah- Supreme Clientele
Notorious BIG- Ready To Die
The Streets- A Grand Dont Come For Free
Common- Be
Jurassic 5- Quality Control

I forgot Madvillian- Madvilliany

1. Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers
2. Illmatic
3. Reasonable Doubt
4. Makaveli the Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
5. E 1999 Eternal
6. The 18th Letter
7. The Chronic
8. Me Against the World
9. The Blueprint
10. Stillmatic

1.Public Enemy- It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold us back.

IT's impact on popular music is unrivaled in Hip Hop.

2.Nas- Illmatic

The only perfect album in Hip Hop. So great that despite the fact he's made plenty of great records since, Nas is seen as something of a dissapointment, at least by the mainstream.

3.A Tribe Called Quest- The Low End Theory

4.Eric B & Rakim- Paid In Full

5.Notorious B.I.G.- Ready To Die

6.Dr. Dre- The Chronic

7.Beastie Boys- Pauls Boutique

8.Wu-Tang- Wu-Tang (Enter The 36 Chambers)

9.NWA- Straight Out Of Compton

10.Run DMC- Rasing Hell

No Order

Enter The Wu-Tang Clan (36 Chambers) - Wu-Tang Clan
Reasonable Doubt - Jay-Z
Illmatic - Nas
Bizarre Ride II: The Pharcyde - The Pharcyde
Funcrusher Plus - Company Flow
Supreme Clientele - Ghostface Killah
The College Dropout - Kanye West
Fantastic Damage - El-P
Boy In Da Corner - Dizzee Rascal
Liquid Swords - GZA

I think that "greatest" lists are much different than "favorite" lists, and take context, influence, and originality much more than the later type. With that in mind, I included both:


GREATEST
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01. Public Enemy: It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
02. NWA: Straight Outta Compton
03. A Tribe Called Quest: The Low End Theory
04. Wu-Tang Clan: 36 Chambers
05. Dr. Dre: The Chronic
06. The Notorious B.I.G.: Ready to Die
07. Nas: Illmatic
08. De La Soul: Three Feet High and Rising
09. Scarface: Mr. Scarface is Back
10. Jay-Z: Reasonable Doubt

FAVORITE
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01. De La Soul: Three Feet High and Rising
02. A Tribe Called Quest: The Low End Theory
03. Nas: Illmatic
04. Outkast: Stankonia
05. Dr. Dre: The Chronic
06. GZA: Liquid Swords
07. The Streets: Original Pirate Material
08. Lil Wayne: Tha Carter III
09. The Roots: Things Fall Apart
10. Kanye West: The College Albums Trio (okay this is cheating, but I can't decide which of the three is best - and I really do think these albums are going to be remembered as greats in the canon of rap music)

Runners-up: Doggystyle, Madvillainy, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Supreme Clientele, The Blueprint


To confused matters even further, I consider "Best albums" of a given time period to be different yet than "Greatest" or "Favorite" lists. When I make that kind of list, I try to combine the different aspects of like, influence, etc. I don't know if that made any sense.

I'm seeing a lot of Supreme Clienteles on peoples' lists. Am I the only one who thought Ghost was more lyrically ruthless on Fishscale? Supreme Clientele even now is always described as his definitive album but I thought his first 2006 effort was a more consistent record overall.

I honestly haven't given enough time to Fishscale, and I really should, come to think of it.

quote:

Originally posted by lyno123:
In no order.

Young Buck- Buck the World
Lupe Fiasco- Food and Liqor
50 cent- Get rich or die tryin
Jay-Z- The Black album
Ghostface Killah- Big Doe Rehab
Lil Wayne- Tha Carter III
Eminem- Marshall Mathers LP
Young Jeezy- The Inspiration
The Game- The Documentary.

This is from the perspective of a 17 year old, so i don't know a lot of the older stuff, just my opinion.

really??? young buck???

my favourites while trying to avoid those mentioned already (.. some u just cant keep out)

DJ SHADOW - ENDTRODUCING
RAEKWON - ONLY BUILT FOR CUBAN LINX
BEASTIE BOYS - ILL COMMUNICATION
KING GEEDORAH - TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER
PUBLIC ENEMY - IT TAKES A NATION OF MILLIONS
OUTKAST - AQUEMINI
ROOTS MANUVA - RUN COME SAVE ME
PREFUSE 73 - ONE WORD EXTINGUISHER
BOOGIE DOWN PRODUCTIONS - CRIMINAL MINDED
THE PHARCYDE - BIZARRE RIDE II THE PHARCYDE
RJD2 - DEADRINGER
EDAN - BEAUTY AND THE BEAT
BLACK STAR - BLACK STAR
DE LA SOUL - 3 FEET HIGH AND RISING
WU TANG - FOREVER