Greatest Rap Album

[Sparkling]

Alot on first 4 pages but i noticed noone mentioned Big L.....................

 

[mangled]

Dr. Octagon hahahahaha i remember that shit

 

[fr33th3w33d]

A hip hop thread and only a few nods for Wu-tang? 36 Chambers for me, changed my view of hip hop completely.

 

[PazVerdeRadical]

killarmy - silent weapons for quiet wars
killarmy - dirty weapondry
killah priest - heavy mental
wutang clan - 36 chambers
wutang clan - wu forever
method man - tical (1994)
dead prez - lets get free
dead prez - get free or die tryin'
canibus - jack the ripper
outkast - aquemeni
outkast - atliens
tupac - all eyez on me
tupac - makeaveli
jedi mind tricks - the psycho-social, chemical, biological & electromagnetic manipulation of human conciousness.
jedi mind tricks - legacy of blood
the pharcyde - labcabincalifornia
the pharcyde - plain rap
the pharcyde - bizarre ride
gangstar - moment of truth
the fugues - the score
lauren hill - the miseducation of
gza - liquid swords
gza - beneath the surface
mob deep - the infamous
mob deep - hell on earth
the roots - things fall apart
the roots - illadelph halflife
roots manuva - run come save me
roots manuva - brand new second hand
krs one - i got next
phi life cypher - millenium metaphors
company flow - funcrusher plus
gravediggas - pick, the sickle & the shovel
guru's jazzmatazz - vol.I vol.II vol.III

i like 4th disciple as a producer, dj premier and enemy of man kind of course.
the list is surely incomplete, those are just the cds i know are well rounded and have heard well.
i can make a nice list of good hiphop in spanish if anyone is interested.
paz.

 

[Guest]

I didn't read through this whole thread..but there was some great stuff on here. Let me add mine..some have been mentioned before.
(I'm also only listing CDs that I have actually purchased)
Wu Tang: 36 Chambers
Slick Rick: Art of Storytelling
Rakim: The Master
Big L: Lifestylez of the poor & dangerous
Method Man: Tical 2000 Judgement Day
Big Pun: Capital Punishment
Dr. Dre: Chronic 2001(Personally, I feel the original Chronic was more groundbreaking than great..it's still pretty fucking good, though.)
Eminem: Slim Shady LP(all of his are good, and I especially like Eminem Show, but this one caught everyone off guard.)
D12: Devil's Night(I don't care what you say...it's great..R.I.P. Proof)
Scarface: Greatest Hits(I'd really hate to list a greatest hits album..but it fucking rocks hardcore).
D.O.C.: Deuce.

I think those are my favorites

Edit:

Chali 2na: Fish Market(probably one of the best rappers ever...just not much reputation)
Outkast: Aquemini(this was a fan-fuckin-tastic album that my brother actually got me)
ODB: Nigga Please / Trials & Tribulations of Russel Jones (2 of the most entertaining albums ever purchased)
Beastie Boys: Liscense to Ill

 

[chump]

anyone mention free speech and nameless - calisthenix?

 

[Notorious DRE]

Ready to Die,Life After death... Notorious B.I.G.
Amerikka's Most Wanted........Ice Cube
Chronic & Chronic 2001............Dr Dre'
Illmatic.................................Nas
By Any Means Necessary.........Boogie Down Productions
Doggystyle .........Snoop Dogg
Paid In Full .........Eric B & Rakim
Enter The 36 Chambers............Wu_tang
All of 2pacs

all tied

 

[25gs]

RUNDMC TOO SHORT ICE CUBE GETO BOYS MANTRONIX, CUT MASTER DC,JUST ICE,BOOGIE DOWN PRODUCTIONS

AND OF COURSE THE SUGAR HILL GANG!

 

[Guest]

what's w/ the caps man? hy you yellin? ^^^^^^^
jay-z reasonable doubt
mobb deep- infamous
anything big!
anything pre 2000- east coast
my 3 fav songs all timeno particular order)
g.o.d. father pt. 3- mobb deep
reall niggaz do real things- big
boys in the hood -eazy e

 

[sirharrynuggz]

If you just want some thugged out hardcore rap, Big L is the shit. If you want some shit with a message, you cant beat Immortal Technique. If you want some thuggish shit that also has a message to it, Tupac Shakur and NAS are great.

 

[The Strain Man]

I agree Big L was the shit way ahead of his time , you guys forgot jeru the damaga's first lp, black moon enta da stage, group home , tupac all eyes on me, Ice cube kill at will, 415, chunk, mob deep hell on earth, man Icould just go on and on .peace.

 

[The Strain Man]

oh yeah I forgot the dogg pound's first album I used to bump that shit.

 

[imnotcrazy]

Anything by Mos Def, Talib Kweli or Blackstar. Refer to the lyrics that are so real in my sig, and I'll switch them up for the next few weeks

 

[Guest]

let's not forget.. the Roxanne roxanne saga...

(although not albums per say..some more Hall O' Famers)

Kool Herc
DJ Red Alert
Afrika Bambatta
45 King
Rick Rubin
Howie Tee
Marley Marl
BigDaddyKane
Biz Markie
too name just a few..


L.L.'s first album was groundbreaking hard hitting shit.
Glad to see these pioneers getting a shout>> P.E.,Tribe, GangStarr, Doug E. Fresh, & Mantronix even got a mention..that man could seriously program.

but c'mon whatta 'bout Vanilla Ice people?
"cuz i'm fryin mc's like a pound of bacon,you know i ain't fakin.."

 

[The Strain Man]

"Ice Ice Baby"

 

[GR8shoeBaDizzle]

The Fugees- The Score
digital underground - sex packets
e-40 and the click - game related
115 - light your vega
master p - ghetto D
kanye west - college drop out

 

[Dr. Dank]

havent been here in awhile,i may have already posted on this thread and my stoned ass dosent remember....its no contest...straight outa compton...is raps sgt. peppers....the chronic is a close follow up

 

[kryptonchron]

The Roots
Bahamadia
Atmosphere
Clipse
Neptunes
Eminem
Jay Z
Nas
Del The Funky Homosapien
Hyroglyphics
Razzel
omg this is a loaded thread...
I could just type name after name.
As for the best rap album...
Ice Cube - Death Certificate
That is my opinion now. Might be different tomorrow.

 

[kryptonchron]

straight outta compton is great dont geat me wrong, but what makes that better than any of there other albums... I am not sure if that is NWA's best album.

 

[kryptonchron]

Master P should never be included...uhhhhhhhhhhh.