Greatest HipHop Albums Of All Time

[DudeAsInCool]

Here is a pretty good list from ByronCrawford. Any thoughts?

25) LL Cool J, Mama Said Knock You Out

24) Common Sense, Resurrection

23) Mos Def, Black on Both Sides

22) Digital Underground, Sex Packets

21) Ultramagnetic MCs, Critical Beatdown

20) Jay-Z, Reasonable Doubt

19) Raekwon, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx

18) Ghostface Killah, Supreme Clientele

17) GZA, Liquid Swords

16) The Roots, Do You Want More?!!!??!

15) Slick Rick, The Great Adventures of Slick Rick

14) Ice Cube, Death Certificate

13) Mobb Deep, The Infamous

12) A Tribe Called Quest, The Low End Theory

11) Dr. Dre, The Chronic

10) Nas, Illmatic

9) Fugees, The Score

8) Public Enemy, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

7) NWA, Straight Outta Compton

6) Eric B & Rakim, Paid in Full

5) Boogie Down Productions, Criminal Minded

4) Beastie Boys, License to Ill

3) De La Soul, 3 Feet High and Rising

2) Wu-Tang Clan, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

1) Notorious B.I.G., Ready to Die

[Excrement_Cranium]

If that list were in no particular order, I'd have absolutely no gripes.

And the only reason I gripe, is because I couldn't order them, but I wouldn't put Ready to Die at #1.

I'd also have to include one or the other from The Marshal Mathers LP or The Eminem Show. Both were excellent albums.

[method77]

I remember making a thread like that a while ago with my picks

Where is 2Pac All Eyez On Me and Snoop Doggystyle? That list is ok but missing some. What the hell is that NAS album doing in there? Also Jay Z? Come on...

[method77]

here is the thread

http://www.beatking.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=3878

[rainbowdemon]

Greatest HipHop Albums

Kind of an oxymoron, actually.

[DudeAsInCool]

The Passion of Weiss lists his top 50 - not much argument from here

Greatest 50 Hip-Hop Albums (Check out the reviews and sample the Free downloads at POW)

50. Atmosphere-Overcast!

49. Beastie Boys-Paul's Boutique

48. Big L-Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous

47. Rjd2-Deadringer

46. Xzibit-At the Speed of Life

45. Fugees-The Score

44. Mos Def-Black on Both Sides

43. Goodie Mobb-Soul Food

42. Common-Like Water for Chocolate

41. EPMD-Strictly Business

40. Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek are Reflection Eternal-Train of Thought

39. Gang Starr-Moment of Truth Daily Operation and Hard to Earn

38. Aesop Rock-Float

37. Black Sheep-A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing

36. Big Daddy Kane-Long Live the Kane

35. Boogie Down Productions-Criminal Minded

34. Eric B & Rakim-Paid in Full

33. De La Soul-3 Feet High and Rising

32. Camp Lo-Uptown Saturday Night Floating

31. Digital Underground-Sex Packets

30. The Notorious B.I.G-Life After Death

29. Jay-Z Blueprint

28. A Tribe Called Quest-Midnight Marauders

27. Ghostface Killah-Ironman

26. Public Enemy-It Takes a Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back

25. El-P Fantastic Damage

24. Madvillain-Madvillainy

23. Pharoahe Monch-Internal Affairs

22. Cannibal Ox-The Cold Vein

21. Roots-Illadelph HalflifeT

20. DJ Shadow-Endtroducing

19. The Pharcyde-Bizarre Ride to the Pharcyde

18. 2Pac-All Eyez on Me

17. Big Pun-Capital Punishment

16. Aesop Rock-Labor DaysHeads

15. Redman-Muddy WatersCovered

14. Jay-Z -Reasonable Doubt

13. Mobb Deep-The Infamous

12. Outkast-Aquemini

11. Eminem-The Slim Shady LP

10. A Tribe Called Quest-Low End Theory

9. Dr . Dre-The Chronic

8. Wu-Tang Clan-Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers

7. Snoop Doggy Dogg-Doggystyle

6. Nas-Illmatic

5. Ghostface Killah-Supreme Clientele

4. The Notorious B.I.G.-Ready to Die

3. Chef Raekwon-Only Built 4 Cuban Linx

2. Genius/GZA-Liquid Swords

1. Outkast-Atliens

[Umma]

Kind of an oxymoron, actually.

I'm with you!

[DudeAsInCool]

I'm with you!

I'm not the biggest rap fan, but...if anyone knows about the subject, it's the Passion of Weiss..you might be surprised, so check it out

[Umma]

I'm not the biggest rap fan, but...if anyone knows about the subject, it's the Passion of Weiss..you might be surprised, so check it out

No!

[DudeAsInCool]

No!

No tea for the whole weekend...

[Meehowski]

Great list!!

What about Follow The Leader!!

B)

[Excrement_Cranium]

Meh.

You old guys hate hip-hop, I hate Elvis.

At least we can enjoy Johnny Cash together.