top 3 hip hop albums

[cheapmuthafukr]

1. it takes a nation of millions to hold us back- Public Enemy.
If you dont know why this is #1 you need to just go out and buy it, listen to it, and then imagine you were back in 1988. thats all that needs to be said

2. Criminal Minded- B.D.P.
Once upon a time, it was a new thing to hear James Brown samples. it was new to hear someone saying something in a song. it was new to get your ass handed to you by some kid from the shelter. KRS, Scott LaRock, D-Nice made these things standard. This album made it harder to put out a dope record, you had to be able to compete, and not many can, even still.

3. Low End Theory- A Tribe Called Quest
perfect album. everything is in place here. tribe set out to create a good record, and changed the way that we look at hip hop forever. great listen begining to end, and still sounds fresh 14 years later

[Fade to Black]

1. Doggystyle
2. Illmatic
3. The Chronic

[siznam]

1. madvillain - madvillainy
2. mos def - black on both sides
3. beastie boys - pauls boutique
www.hecklewood.com

[rnrswitch]

Erik b. & Rakim - Paid in Full

It takes a Nation Of Millions - PE

Talib - Quality

[beeingmike]

Slick Rick- The Great Adventures of Slick Rick

Dr. Dre- The Chronic

Nas- Illmatic
Peace!
http://www.ilovebeeing.com

[Tisswat]

Tribe Called Quest - Beats, Rhymes and Life
Dr. Dre - The Chronic
Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle
Q-Tip - Amplified
Outkast - Aquemini
Reporter: "What do you think about western civilization?"
Gandhi: "I think it would be a good idea."

[MilSpex]

dont know about best ever but my top 3 highest rotated hip hop lately is:

KMD - Mr Hood
Kanye - College Dropout
Big L - Lifestyles of the Poor and Dangerous
MILitary SPECificationS OO

Be Advised: Morgan Nixon AKA Moman631 AKA Moman6040 is a fraud.

[bobby alto]

Doggystyle
Illmatic
Aquemini

[T A M A D]

(couldn't pick just 3...in no particular order)

Ghostface - Ironman
Madvillain - Madvillainy
GZA - Iron Swords
King Geedorah - Take Me To Your Leader
Daedalus - Exquisite Corpse
Madlib - Mind Fusion (hip hop mix)

"Without love the acquisition of knowledge only increases confusion and leads to self-destruction..." ~ J.Krishnamurti

[trees]

At the moment...
DJ Drama & Slim Thug - Boss Basics
Bobb Deep - Queensbridge meets Kingston
Styles P - Ghost in the Machine

All time...
Illmatic, Reasonbale Doubt, Enter the 36 Chambers

[Sauce]

Nas - Illmatic
Gangstarr - Paid in Ful
Dr. Dre - The Chronic

[noning]

2pac - All Eyez On Me
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle
Jay-Z - The Black Album

[d]

organized konfusion - stress
ghostface - supreme clientele
tribe called quest - low end theory

[placidlunacy]

Nas - Illmatic
Immortal Technique - Revolutionary, Vol. 2
GZA - Liquid Swords

[itunetoyou]

De La Soul is Dead - De La Soul.

[The Omar Administration]

3- it takes a nation of millions
2- illmatic
1- ready to die

[soroba]

today its:

3 feet high and rising - de la soul
return of the boom bap - KRS1
Jay-Z + Dangermouse - The Grey Album

but tomorrow it'll be something else.

[Denim R]

Think current.

Edan - Beauty and the Beat
Dizzee Rascal - Showtime
Quasimoto - THe further adventures of lord Quas

[heinous]

^ i prefer edan's primitive plus record...but beauty and the beat is growing on me

Atmosphere - lucy ford
Aesop Rock - Labor Days
KMD - Mr Hood

[thomas_highstreet]

any MF projects.

[DEPHT]

Its very heartening to see that supertalkers know real hip-hop.......not hip-pop

I see some amazing albums and I agree with many. So hard to choose

three out of the thousands of great albums.

Honestly though, if someone even mentioned eminem, 50 cent, etc. I would've been pissedimages/icon_smile.gif

Top three Albums for me

1. De la is Dead - De la Soul

I'm a big de la fan

2. Things Fall Apart - The roots

3. 36 chambers - wu tang



I know there are a lot more albums considered "the greats"....but these three
albums were the ones that really sparked my interest in hip hop
Depht...

[Denim R]

depht

nice choice. i dig all three.

are you into tribe?

I am from Australia, absolutely love Tribe. We heard out here that they were getting back together to tour. What's happening? anyone know.

We've had De La and Jungle Bros both tour recently, but cant seem tog et Tribe.

[JewDiamondPhillips]

Doomsday
Wu-Tang Forever
Diplomatic Immunity Volume I

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[DEPHT]

Denim: Yea, I like tribe alot, but cheapmotherfukr already posted the greatest (in my opinion)
tribe album......low end theory

I also liked:

mm..food - mf doom
^MF Doom is sweet
Anyone got mf's newest album? Danger Mouse collabo
"Danger Doom - The mouse and the mask"


the psycho...etc - jedi mind tricks (1st album)
^after that....jmt went a bit downhill with all that gay bashing but they
are still pretty solid. Its not like im an advocate for gays but thier flows got
a bit too....eminemish for me

6 feet Deep - The Gravediggaz
^prince paul and rza at thier best

Full Circle - Hieroglyphics
Hieroglyphics is dope as all hell
Depht...

[DJ_Flame]

Quote: Anyone got mf's newest album? Danger Mouse collabo
"Danger Doom - The mouse and the mask"

Go get it. Its a really hilarious album esp with the adult swim cameos.

[RobbertJan]

1. To the 5 boroughs and Licensed to ill--Beastie Boys
2. It takes a nation of millions to hold us back-Public Enemy
3. Eric B& Rakim everything by them


but there's so many great albums as said before so this is to hard
de la soul , tribe called quest, all great to

''I'm a street-walking cheetah with a heart full of napalm/i'm a runaway son of the nuclear A-bomb/I am the world's forgotten boy/The one who searches and destroys''...James Jewel Osterberg
Edited by RobbertJan on Nov 18, 2005 at 10:44 AM

[JP Flossin]

You Can't Stop The Reign (1996)
Shaq-Fu: Da Return (1994)
Shaq Diesel (1993)
wind breakin necks with that neon air tech

[Tequila]

top 5... not in any particular order... also these are not the ultimate albums, just some favorites

1. a tribe called quest | low-end theory, or midnight marauders

2. big daddy kane | long live the kane

3. ice cube | the predator ("today was a good day...")

4. brand nubian | one for all

5. mos def & talib kweli | black star

[heinous]

Quote:

Quote: Anyone got mf's newest album? Danger Mouse collabo
"Danger Doom - The mouse and the mask"

Go get it. Its a really hilarious album esp with the adult swim cameos.
--- Original message by DJ_Flame on Nov 17, 2005 06:31 PMyeah i reckon its great, but it gets so much hate....i'm itching for DOOM vs GFK. should be the goodness

[freshdipt]

gang starr-moment of truth
ost-people under the stairs
dah shinin-smif n wessun

[Lockhart]

1. Black star
2. The Roots come alive
3. Like water for chocolate

[rigga]

1. De La Soul is dead
2. Jeru- The Sun Rises in the East
3. DJ Shadow- Endtroducing

[abstract bM]

A Tribe Called Quest - Anthology
Jay Z - The Blueprint
Common - Be

Honorable Mention:
Kanye West - The College Dropout
Have a nice day! images/icon_smile.gif

[rat]

Top Three

CRU/ DA DIRTY 30
GANGSTARR/ STEP IN THE ARENA
SKITZ/ COUNTRYMAN (UK)

Load more Pharcyde, Beasties, Soul of Mischief, Showbiz & AG, Nice & Smooth

How do you like that lot?
help me help you

[werdtoyourmoms]

nas - illmatic

wu tang - 36 chambers

cannibal ox - the cold vein

so hard to condense into 3!
korn feat. ice cube

[mass]

illmatic
paid in full
critical beatdown

[notesee]

Hard to pick 3 .. but I'll go with these as my most listened to ..

3. Cormega - The Realness
2. Biggie - Ready to Die
1. Wu Tang - 36 Chambers
The kid with the most knoweldge
Will touch and attain top dollas

[ngbetter11]

1. Talib Kweli - Train of Thought (got me into hip hop)
2. Wu Tang - 36 Chambers
3. Nas - Illmatic

[Telix]

In no order:

Viktor Vaughn - Vaudeville Villain
Mr. Lif - I Phantom
CunninLynguists - Will Rap For Food

God, picking a third is so hard. I could have thrown so many more in there.... I'm not even sure about the CL disc. :)

[EMBARK]

Nas- Illmatic. <-- hip hop at its purest

Wu - 36 Chambers

Here's where it gets hard hmmm

Notorious BIG - Ready to Die
Dress how You Dress and I'll Dress How I'll Dress.

[icegrillz]

non phixion - the future is now
jedi mind tricks - the legacy of blood
foreign exchange - connected

[icegrillz]

i take it back, SOLE - bottle of humans

[azad]

of 2005, definitely

1 Feast or Famine
2 Orange Moon O'er Brooklyn
3 Monkeybarz
toma açaí

[skecr8r]

Nas - Illmatic
Gang Starr - Moment Of Truth
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The 36 Chambers
DON'T YOU WANNA BE COOL

[hughsd]

nas- illmatic
madvillian- madvillianry
dangermouse / mf doom - danger doom

[thewhitefrankblack]

Madvillainy
Takes a Nation of Millions
Low End Theory

[Wiz Kid]

1. Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
2. Notorious BIG - Ready to Die
3. Common - BE

[SENDkylHISPASSWORD]

36 chambers and illmatic is on almost every list.. they are the best though...

other faves for me include madvillany, life after death, and paid in full
my favourite things
http://mfthings.blogspot.com/

[Dave Russ]

Most of my favs have already been mentioned....some others:

1. Diamond D - Stunts, Blunts, and Hip Hop
2. Geto Boys - Grip It On That Other Level
3. Lord Finesse - Funky Technician
"Life's not a bitch, life's a beautiful woman, you just call her a bitch cause she won't let you get that pussy" - AESOP ROCK........

[lucense]

1. Common- Ressurection
2. Nas- Illmatic (of course)
3. De La Soul- 10 ft High and Rising
4. Big L - Lifestyles of the Poor and Dangerous

[LIVENUDEGIRLS]

can't stand most hip hop but...

ready to die
the chronic
36 chambers
honey, you're my religion
Even though you haven't yet expanded
To include a heaven after
Even though I have demanded it

[mlproject]

i can't believe no one has said the coup party music

[thirteengrand]

fuck 3 i'm going for 4

nas - illmatic
dr. dre - the chronic
wu-tang - 36 chambers
cannibal ox - the cold vein

[simonthediamond]

R.A the Rugged man - Die, Rugged man, Die!

Nas - Illmatic

Public Enemy- It takes a nation of millions to hold us back!

All three of them has been listed before, but these are the best of all time!

[EMBARK]

Nas Illmatic

Notorious BIG Ready to Die

Dr Dre Chronic

Wu 36 Chambers

Jay Z Reasonable Doubt
Dress how You Dress and I'll Dress How I'll Dress.

[notesee]

My top 3 hip hop albums are ..

Cormega - True Meaning
Wu - 36 Chambers
Biggie - Ready to Die
The kid with the most knoweldge
Will touch and attain top dollas

[SZA]

No order, some of my favs

36 Chambers
Illmatic
Pain In Full
Metaphorical Music
Madvillainy
Aquemini

[obscura]

DAMN this is rough, but i'll try a few:

(in not certain order)

Talib Kweli & DJ Hi-Tek.Reflection Eternal

The Roots.Do You Want More!!!?!???!?!

Blackalicious.Blazing Arrow


so many more good one's tho...

[1995chardx]

i only have two albums i really really like:

Nas ILLMATIC- i cant stop listening to this one images/icon_smile.gif
Common- Be

[Whodinihimself]

my favourites...:

Wu - Enter The 36 Chambers
Gza - Liquid Swords
Killarmy - Silent Weapons For Quiet Wars

[obscura]

Quote:

i only have two albums i really really like:

Nas ILLMATIC- i cant stop listening to this one images/icon_smile.gif
Common- Be
--- Original message by 1995chardx on May 20, 2006 01:35 PMIf the only Common album you've heard is Be, you HAVE to listen to his old shit like One Day It'll All Make Sense and/or Resurrection...if you have listened to them, then cool, but if not, do that, you could replace Be with one of those real quick. Be's production is sick thanks to Kanye and J Dilla(RIP)...


but it gets old real fast.
Man i spent 400 bucks on this,
just to be like,
"nigga you ain't up on this"...

[JayKay]

^Be is cool but I remember people saying it was a classic but I think like water for chocolate was a better album personally.

Illmatic- Nas
ATCQ- Low End Theory
Outkast- ATLiens

[mike lowrey]

its funny.. I usually agree when its said that hiphop hasn't been as good as it used to be,
but still some of my all time favorite albums are from 2001 onwards. I got mad love for Reasonable
doubt, but I just have to pick blueprint because to me it feels even more complete.

Reflection Eternal is just simply my favorite hiphop album of all time, period. amazing production,
Kweli's precense couldnt be replaced by anyone.. all together the closest to a perfect album ever.

top 2:

Talib Kweli & Hitek: reflection eternal - train of thought
Jay-Z - Blueprint

I just cant pick a 3rd album with these, there are so many good ones but out of various reasons these stand out.

runners up: Illmatic, reasonable doubt, resurrection, Be, Ready To Die, College Dropout (yes I said it..), Like Water for Chocolate, Beats Rhymes and Life, Blackstar..

[obscura]

YES Reflection Eternal! can't be beat...untill Reflection Eternal 2.
Man i spent 400 bucks on this,
just to be like,
"nigga you ain't up on this"...

[cheapmuthafukr]

i dunno..... black star is better in my eyes, but ive always been more of a mos def fan, ever since big brother beat and rock rock yall.

reflection eternal is damn good tho. hi teknology is good too.
shit...

[mike lowrey]

Hi teknology is allright but IMO not as complete as talibs albums (and of course blackstar). I actually thought Quality was f'in sick too even though it wasn't generally as liked as reflection. Beautiful struggle was allright but not close to the others.

[athi]

dizzy rascal-everything
bjork-medulla
d.j. shadow -the private [re] press

[bullen]

-Ready to die
-Illmatic
-Reasonable doubt

-36 chambers

[Brooklyn Zoo]

in no peticular order:

jeru the damaja- the sun rises in the east
nas-illmatic
people under the stairs- the next step

props to rigga for holdin jeru down
we droppin that hot fashion, mashin, lyric-lashin, unmaskin fake kats in acts, smashin the fact in one second flat, you could lose your career steppin here. .madlib.<u> </u>

[discolite]

Midnight Marauders - A Tribe Called Quest
The Low End Theory - A Tribe Called Quest
Illmatic - Nas

[cyberbot_g]

wu-tang - enter the wu/36 chambers
low end theory - a tribe called quest
2pac - me against the world
"my attention spans galaxies. . ." saul williams

[englandmj7]

in no peticular order:

jeru the damaja- the sun rises in the east
nas-illmatic
people under the stairs- the next step

props to rigga for holdin jeru down
we droppin that hot fashion, mashin, lyric-lashin, unmaskin fake kats in acts, smashin the fact in one second flat, you could lose your career steppin here. .madlib.<u> </u>

I hung out with Jeru after E3 and had a few drinks with the dude; he wanted to work with the company I was at at the time; very nice guy.

[newsweek]

as far as rap goes uhhh.....in no particular order....

1. Nas - Illmatic
2. Jay-Z - The Blueprint
3. AZ - Doe or Die

REAL hip-hop?? that's tough, as of today....

1. Tribe: midnight mauraders
2. De La Soul: stakes is high
3. Asheru: soon come (if your not up on this cat, pleeeease check him out!)

to the guy who mentioned tribe doing a reunion tour, they were supposed to start one last winter, dunno why it never panned out. I managed to catch one of the few shows they did alongside naughty by nature, and lemme say it was THE shit. phife's shortness is something to see, wasn't kidding when he said he was the five foot assassin.....

[cHr]

Common - Resurrection (1994) / Like Water for Chocolat (2000) [can't choose between the two]
Non Phixion - The Future is Now (2002)
Talib Kweli & Hi-tek: Reflection Eternal (2000)

[heartsandcrafts]

36 chambers - wu
s/t - Run DMC
it takes a nation... - public enemy

[cheapmuthafukr]

as far as rap goes uhhh.....in no particular order....

1. Nas - Illmatic
2. Jay-Z - The Blueprint
3. AZ - Doe or Die

REAL hip-hop?? that's tough, as of today....

1. Tribe: midnight mauraders
2. De La Soul: stakes is high
3. Asheru: soon come (if your not up on this cat, pleeeease check him out!)

to the guy who mentioned tribe doing a reunion tour, they were supposed to start one last winter, dunno why it never panned out. I managed to catch one of the few shows they did alongside naughty by nature, and lemme say it was THE shit. phife's shortness is something to see, wasn't kidding when he said he was the five foot assassin.....

5'0, 36" waist. damn... boy must be(or been in 92) fat as fuck.

[ktothe]

The Cold Vein
Reasonable Doubt/Illmatic (its a tie, what can i say)
Black On Both Sides

...in no particular order.

[scientific]

ok this is EASY although i'm not sure the order

Dr Dre - Chronic 2001
50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Jay-Z - The Blueprint

btw if your list included kanye west, it's ok to not like rap (wait actually it isn't)

[cheapmuthafukr]

ok this is EASY although i'm not sure the order

Dr Dre - Chronic 2001
50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Jay-Z - The Blueprint

btw if your list included kanye west, it's ok to not like rap (wait actually it isn't)



50 is the worst thing to happen to hip hop. period. actually, 50 is not hip hop, hes a rapper, and a wack one at that. this is the best HIP HOP albums. remember, mcs, djs, writers, b-boys... not steroid filled thugs who mumble over a beat.

[Cue]

^^^ i agree. he's a rotten apple

[scientific]

sry but if you don't like Get Rich Or Die Tryin' you don't like rap! anything after that fine, but that album was classic. people who hate on 50 nowadays are the same hippie trendsters who were on his dick when that cd came out but hopped off when he got TOO popular

[cheapmuthafukr]

sorry... i came up on krs and public enemy, native tongues. 50 is garbage. i like HIP HOP. i like the artistry, the culture, not some dude mumbling about hoes and crack.

and im not a "hippie trendster" who was on his dick... i always hated him.

[mizanation]

I hung out with Jeru after E3 and had a few drinks with the dude; he wanted to work with the company I was at at the time; very nice guy.

a lot of the people in rap that you would think would be cool are dicks and a lot you would think would be tough or aloof are actually really cool. england, maybe you've come across this.

i'll just say this, having been around a lot of people in the rap game, a lot of the rappers that claim to be all about being conscious, drug free, or even anti-gay are just running game on cats. just take everything with a grain of salt guys.

[mizanation]

sry but if you don't like Get Rich Or Die Tryin' you don't like rap! anything after that fine, but that album was classic. people who hate on 50 nowadays are the same hippie trendsters who were on his dick when that cd came out but hopped off when he got TOO popular

i like 50, he's an intelligent dude, more than how he comes across on records. always had respect for him even before he was "famous". his reputation carried a lot of weight in new york way before he got shot up. but to say that Get Rich or Die Tryin' is a classic is kind of a stretch. unless you define a classic by number of units sold--which these days is pretty much the case...

[encroyable]

my favourite hip hop classics are

new york new york-grandmaster melle mel and the furious five(its written like this on the cover)
nas-made you look
ntm-thats my people(french rap)
krs one-step into a world
boulevard connection-live from copenhagen

ps: 50 cent may be a intelligent dude(what you can call "intelligent" under his circumstances)but he's jest a fool who like to sell his shit with a good way of marketing.hip hop is about the culture and people like this hot 97 bitches who pay 1000s od dollar for airplay will never earn respect from real people!i'm a graffiti artist sine 12 years and i was never after earning money with my passion!i'm from germany and we got the same problems down here,people like 50 cent have destroyed the commmunity,cause everyone is nowadays aboout consuming cause organize something or being a activist seens to exhausing!

[mizanation]

my favourite hip hop classics are

new york new york-grandmaster melle mel and the furious five(its written like this on the cover)
nas-made you look
ntm-thats my people(french rap)
krs one-step into a world
boulevard connection-live from copenhagen

ps: 50 cent may be a intelligent dude(what you can call "intelligent" under his circumstances)but he's jest a fool who like to sell his shit with a good way of marketing.hip hop is about the culture and people like this hot 97 bitches who pay 1000s od dollar for airplay will never earn respect from real people!i'm a graffiti artist sine 12 years and i was never after earning money with my passion!i'm from germany and we got the same problems down here,people like 50 cent have destroyed the commmunity,cause everyone is nowadays aboout consuming cause organize something or being a activist seens to exhausing!

i agree with what you're saying, man. but, 50's no fool, though.

where are you from in germany? hamburg?

[greentea]

1. dr. octagon - Dr. Octagonecologyst
2. wu tang clan - enter the wu 36 chambers
3. freestyle fellowship - innercity griots

[mizanation]

that's an interesting list, greentea. worked with people from #1 and #2 on your list...

[greentea]

that's an interesting list, greentea. worked with people from #1 and #2 on your list...


are you a producer or an engineer?

[mizanation]

producer, ran a studio for a while. now i sew, mainly.

[greentea]

oh ok,cool, you got to let me know what tracks you credited on production.would like to check it out.

[6MT]

my love for hip hop had die a long time ago.....they just dont sound the same any more......


-liquid sword
-93 till infinity
-black on both side
-milight/dj krush

[mizanation]

^^^ you have superb taste, 6MT!

[mizanation]

oh ok,cool, you got to let me know what tracks you credited on production.would like to check it out.

ha, didn't do work on those albums. if i did, that would mean that i am either rza or dan the automator.

i worked with menelik, rae, gza, etc. but on underground/mixtape stuff.

[greentea]

ha, didn't do work on those albums. if i did, that would mean that i am either rza or dan the automator.

i worked with menelik, rae, gza, etc. but on underground/mixtape stuff.

damn menelik, whatever happened to that guy, oyu mentioned also you did some soul rnb type stuff too right?

[red]

i find most of my favorites to be in 93-95. mostly 94.

[6MT]

i find most of my favorites to be in 93-95. mostly 94.


isn't that the golden era anyway.....

[mizanation]

damn menelik, whatever happened to that guy, oyu mentioned also you did some soul rnb type stuff too right?

yup, did some r&b/soul.

menelik, aka scaramanga is doing his thing i'm sure. don't talk to him anymore. we produced his last two albums.

[viv1984viv]

this is gonna be alot of stones throw... (60%)

charizma- big shots
quasimoto- the unseen
madvillain- madvillainy
the creators- the weight
deltron 3030- deltron 3030

that shall do for now

[greentea]

yup, did some r&b/soul.

menelik, aka scaramanga is doing his thing i'm sure. don't talk to him anymore. we produced his last two albums.


ever did stuff with fondle'em?

[mizanation]

nope.......

[thesnow]

far as lyricists go, Nas and Big L hands down..

honorable mentions are outkast, notorious b.i.g., citizen kane, wu-tang

newer stuff eminem, J.R. writer, busta rhymes

[red]

far as lyricists go, Nas and Big L hands down..

honorable mentions are outkast, notorious b.i.g., citizen kane, wu-tang

newer stuff eminem, J.R. writer, busta rhymes
i still say common is an underdog. definitely doesnt get the respect he deserves.

[cheapmuthafukr]

i still say common is an underdog. definitely doesnt get the respect he deserves.
true. Resurrection is amazing.

[thesnow]

i still say common is an underdog. definitely doesnt get the respect he deserves.

i was tired when i wrote that and i obviously left out some givens, like Common Sense, but also off the top of my head id give cypress Hill's Black Sunday honorable mention, plus artists: The Roots, Rakim, N.W.A., Jay-Z, Ice cube.. blah blah blah

[FuckDenim]

Top 3 would be a bit difficult seeing as how there are 20yrs of amazing music...but here's the three that first popped into mind:

1. Main Source - Breaking Atoms
2. Roots - Illadelph Halflife
3. Nas - Illmatic

This top 3 selection isnt as easy as it seems...

[ruprecht]

Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II
Mobb Deep - The Infamous
Grand Puba - 2000 (purely because 'don't even come with that 69 hun, 'cause i told ya last week, 68 an' i owe ya one' is the best lyric EVER. oh, and because a list of three is just ridonculous people)

oh and i have to spare a word for Roots Manuva - Brand New Second Hand 'cos i'm English and it's dope.

[greentea]

blackalicious - melodica
aceyalone - all balls dont bounce
siah & yeshua - da poed e.p

[show_N_pruv]

siah & yeshua - da poed e.p

good one. I only have that shit on tape.

[bgeezy]

It's interesting to see some of the generational stuff here, you can sort of gauge people's age by their responses. Like if you cite Public Enemy or BDP vs. Wu-Tang or something, I think a lot of that has to do with how old you were when you got really into hip hop. I'm in the latter group, and my top three would be:

1. Wu-Tang Clan: Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
-anybody else notice the edited version of C.R.E.A.M. on the clean album and in the video is way better than the unedited version?

2. Mobb Deep: The Infamous

3. Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die

[barniebro]

P.E. - nation of millions
wu - 36 chambers
black star

[dizzhizz]

blackalicious - melodica
aceyalone - all balls dont bounce
siah & yeshua - da poed e.p

rep for Acey and Melodica! Shadow up on the 1&2s!

1. Freestyle Fellowship - To Whom It May Concern
2. Pharcyde - Bizzare Ride to the Pharcyde
3. Latyrx - First LP (Two face)

Can't deny that East Coast flav!

1. Roots - Illadelph Halflife
2. Common - Resurrection
3. Jeru the Damaja - Wrath of the Aftermath

[doczein]

you guys are leaving out master p. how could you leave out master p?

[StuckOnStupid]

3? jesus..hmm..okay, how about 3 from the 80s & 3 from the 90s

PE - Nation of millions
Slick Rick - the great adventures of
BDP - Criminal minded


90s
EPMD - Business Never Personal
Mobb Deep - The Infamous
Company Flow - Funcrusher


thats good for now.


also, common is a bit of a fag.

[cheep]

3? jesus..hmm..okay, how about 3 from the 80s & 3 from the 90s

PE - Nation of millions
Slick Rick - the great adventures of
BDP - Criminal minded


90s
EPMD - Business Never Personal
Mobb Deep - The Infamous
Company Flow - Funcrusher


thats good for now.


also, common is a bit of a fag.
comon is a bit fo a fag now... havent liked anything since ressurection. and you put co flow above all of the tribe albums? seriously?

[ktothe]

What makes you think Common enjoys sex with other men?

Hell on Earth > The Infamous if you take away the nostalgia factor.

I was listening to Company Flow last night and after listening to the album for 10 years, I JUST realized Bad Touch Example had that wicked voice echo.

[michaeljkrell]

Nas - Illmatic
Organized Konfusion - Stress: The Extinction Agenda

I would then go for DJ Shadow - Entroducing or Tricky - Maxinquaye, but if they are too trip-hop then...

The Roots - Do you want more!?!?!?!?!!??!?!?!?

[chantheman]

ATLiens
Illmatic
Life After Death (2 cds)

[fadingblue]

damn this is hard:
probably:
Dr. Dre - The Chronic
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle

[mass]

paid in full
critical beatdown
stress the extinction agenda

[NESK]

digable planets - reachin...
grand puba - 2000
pharcyde - labcabincalifornia

[Ahlvahroe]

im doing my 5, cause 3 feels weird, not a biggest impact or whatever, just the ones i like.

eric b. and rakim- follow the leader
outkast- aquemini
big pun- capitol punishment
scarface- the diary
ghostface killah- supreme clientelle/ pretty toney (love em both equally)

[GoodHustle]

Not necessarily the 3 greatest albums, but these 3 definitely put a smile on my face everytime I hear them:

Arrested Development - '3 years, 5 months, and 2 days in the life of...'
De La Soul - 'Buhloone Mindstate'
Fugees - 'The Score'

[ProfMonnitoff]

Illmatic and Life After Death are 1 and 2 in no particular order, but there's about a billion candidates for the 3rd place.

[heBAY]

1. it takes a nation of millions to hold us back- Public Enemy.
If you dont know why this is #1 you need to just go out and buy it, listen to it, and then imagine you were back in 1988. thats all that needs to be said

2. Criminal Minded- B.D.P.
Once upon a time, it was a new thing to hear James Brown samples. it was new to hear someone saying something in a song. it was new to get your ass handed to you by some kid from the shelter. KRS, Scott LaRock, D-Nice made these things standard. This album made it harder to put out a dope record, you had to be able to compete, and not many can, even still.

3. Low End Theory- A Tribe Called Quest
perfect album. everything is in place here. tribe set out to create a good record, and changed the way that we look at hip hop forever. great listen begining to end, and still sounds fresh 14 years later

This is hte first time I'm traversing into this side of the SuFu forums...and I immediately see this post...thank you my dude...P.E. all day..."It Takes A Nation" is STILL incredible. Those dudes are INSANE live (saw them at BB Kings recently).

Dammit this is difficult...but off the top of my head...my 3 favortes that have got recent spin...in no particular order:

1. Raekwon (& Ghostface) - "Only Build 4 Cuban Linx" (stays in my CD changer...there's no day when this album cannot be put on)
2. Public Enemy - "It Takes A Nation..."
3. Smif n Wessun - "Dah Shinin" (along with Black Moon's "Enta Da Stage")

I definitely have to disagree with the Common thing...he WAS on some gay shit when he was fuckin' Erykah...ironically, the moment he started workin' with Kanye, he got back his 21st century Resurrection shit. "Be" was one of my favorite albums that year...imo it just sounded like a complete album start to finish. He's always been nice lyrically, just the beats he chose to put on his albums post-Resurrection/pre-Be (started with about 1/4 of "One Day It'll All Make Sense") were kinda soft and left-fieldish.

...but then again, what do I know, I think Styles-P is what conscious music should sound like (the closest thing to Chuck D...well at least in getting a message across with an edge and no compromise).

[heBAY]

Also...seriously...how hard is it for anyone to list just ONE Wu Tang album in a thread like this. Jeez.

Also, some members have been posting mixtapes as favorites...therefore:

1. Styles-P - "Ghost In The Machine/Ghost In The SHell/Ghost Stories" (just can't choose)
2. Beanie Sigel - "Public Enemy Number 1"
3. Peedi Crakk - "P. Crakk For President"

Honorable mention goes to the Re Up Gang mixtapes...I would add those if there were more slots.

[ILLset]

me personally:

Talib Kweli and Mos Def- Blackstar

Mobb Deep- The Infamous

Nas- Illmatic

although could so easily change. next week could be OB4CL, Resurection and Midnight Marauders. i basically have definite top 10 but the order of them changes all the time

[StuckOnStupid]

comon is a bit fo a fag now... havent liked anything since ressurection. and you put co flow above all of the tribe albums? seriously?

yeah, i dunno. aside from all their big singles and low end theory, i never liked tribe or any of the native tongues hippies. just never did it for me. i can still pretty much recite all that shit line for line, but its the same way i know my timestables or whatever., like school shit.

[dizzhizz]

How come people are so into the Aquemini album from Outkast? If anything, his first album Southernplayalisticcadillacmuzik was the shit.

[NESK]

that common hate is played. one day itll all make sense and like water for chocolate shit on resurection. no IDs beats cannot touch ?uest and dilla. ever. people hate on those albums because common was reaching back into a very forgotten mood that soul music used to provide. he was on some last poets, gil scott heron shit and it was the best music he ever made. better than i used to love HER and better than anything on BE. Kanye runs the soul sample these days and it just sounds like appropriation now that dilla and ?uest flipped it perfectly.

if your gonna hate on common hate on Electric circus. that was god awful. but the two albums before it were amazing. anything with d'angelo is bomb. if its not hard enough for you, thats when ya lost. that shit is smooth as fuck.

[ktothe]

How come people are so into the Aquemini album from Outkast? If anything, his first album Southernplayalisticcadillacmuzik was the shit.

Return Of The G
Rosa Parks
Aquemini
Da Art Of Storytellin
Y'all Scared

Thats atleast 5 reasons.

ATLiens is my favorite album from them though. And I think you mean to their first album.

[soap]

NaS-Illmatic
Binary Star-Master's of the universe/waterworld
Wu-Tang-36 chambers

[poshpol]

3 i could think of right now...

Klashnekoff - The Sagas of Klashnekoff
Immortal Technique - Revolutionary Vol.2
Tech N9ne - Absolute Power


but there are many more

[Hocus Pocus]

As far as all time best/desert island shit...

Cuban Linx
Aquemini
Life After Death

My personal favourites

Supreme Clientele
The Infamous
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde

[brightbill]

I don't think anything has ever touched what Wu had with their first couple albums - talking specifically about 36 Chambers, Liquid Swords & Cuban Linx.

Those aren't necessarily top three ever, of course, but taken together I'd give em a top slot...

Then Illmatic.

Then possibly Ready to Die, but if we're going off favorites rather than best... I'd lean to Let's Get Free or Doomsday or College Dropout.

[Ari Gold]

so hard to list 3..
some of my personal favs. tho:

illmatic
only built 4 cuban linx
36 chambers
soul on ice
low end theory
midnight marauders
the score
doggystyle

[Leeacto]

Pretty tough, but.....

1)Illmatic
2)Ready to Die
3)Graduation......haha just kidding. The Chronic

[readytoignite]

my three (i'm not even going to pretend to be comprehensive)

paid in full
fear of a black planet (nation of millions was more revolutionary but this is a better album imo)
straight out of compton

i would have liked to put some del in there but 3... harsh realm

did nobody mention the beastie boys? wow have times changed or what

[DÜM]

1. Midnight Marauders
2. Uptown Saturday Night
3. Supreme Clientele
(4. Lord Willin', I love it but there's a lot better)

just the ones I listen to the most I think.

[k.i.s.]

Hova -Reasonable Doubt
Esco -Illmatic
Biggie -Ready To Die

[Jkissi7]

IMO

#1 - Nas - Illmatic
#2 - Big - life after death
#3 - Jay - Reasonable doubt


If i could pick a 4 and 5 itll be
#4 - Big Pun - CapitalPunishment
#5 - AZ - Doe or Die ( very underated imo)

so many hot ass albums but there are mine

[DÜM]

IMO
#1 - Nas - Illmatic
#2 - Big - life after death
#3 - Jay - Reasonable doub
lol

http://www.mbacsc.org/images/clear_gif.gif

[fuhq]

At the moment:

1. Nas - Illmatic
2. Blu & Exile - Below the Heavens
3. ATCQ - Midnight Marauders

I've been listening to Blu way more than one should. Dancin' in the Rain and MyBoyBlu are on constant repeat this week.

[Fluke Walton]

How come people are so into the Aquemini album from Outkast? If anything, his first album Southernplayalisticcadillacmuzik was the shit.


How come you think Outkast is one person? :eek:

[domdomdomdom]

Heres 5 (couldnt do 3):

Gang Starr - Hard to Earn
Hieroglyphics - Third Eye Vision
KMD - Mr. Hood
Showbiz & AG - Goodfellas
Binary Star - Masters of the Universe

[EerieVon]

Heres 3:

Wu Tang-36 Chambers
ATCQ-Midnight Marauders
Common-One Day It'll All Make Sense

[zombiefood]

Kool Keith - Dr. Octagonecologyst[/URL][URL="http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Octagonecologyst-Octagon/dp/B000005AM7/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1204801174&sr=8-1"] (http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Octagonecologyst-Octagon/dp/B000005AM7/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1204801174&sr=8-1)
Notorious BIG - Ready to Die
Tupac - Me Against the World

[dizzhizz]

How come you think Outkast is one person? :eek:

that was my mistake. thanks noob.

[readytoignite]

Kool Keith - Dr Octagon


do you mean dr octagon - dr octagonecologist? classic but no critial beatdown in the grand scheme of things

[astro black]

MOOD: DOOM
Aesop Rock: Labor Days
GZA: Liquid Swords

[heBAY]

I've probably already answered this...but without thinking about it at all...

-Public Enemy - "It Takes A Nation..."
-Raekwon - "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx"
-Beastie Boys - "Paul's Boutique"

[heBAY]

But tomorrow it'll probably change to:

-Black Moon "Enta Da Stage"
-Run DMC "s/t"
-The DOC "No One Can Do It Better"

[ktothe]

How can your list be so absolutely random from one day to the next. Hahah. I see no connection there besides the obvious Run/Beasties.

[heBAY]

How can your list be so absolutely random from one day to the next. Hahah. I see no connection there besides the obvious Run/Beasties.

I don't see anything random about it a list of my own personal favorites. Why does there have to be an obvious correlation between the 3 albums? I guess it's cause I've lived through the many different eras of Hip Hop (and music in general)...so why not grab what appeals to me from the various time periods? I'm not 35 yet, but I'm definitely not 18.

Those are definitely all favorites of mine. You don't question someone who lists his/her favorite Rock albums as Sgt. Pepper's...(The Beatles), Masters Of Reality (Black Sabbath), and Rock For Light (Bad Brains)...at least I hope not.

[heBAY]

Wait I just gave it a thought and looked back at my list...how do you NOT see a connection!?!?!?! Hahahahaha.

Earlier Def Jam catalog...Run DMC, Beasties, PE (the latter two albums having heavy sample usage which I love).

Early-Beginning of Mid-90's...Black Moon, Raekwon (any early Wu or the first Smif n Wessun for that matter...it was a hard choice...but I've got too many memories associated with the EDS and the Purple Tape).

DOC's first, I guess can seem a little out of place...but it is my favorite West Coast album of all time (methinks)...closely followed by the 2nd and 3rd NWA joints (Straight Outta...and Niggaz4Life)...as well as Cube's early shit and of course early 'Row Snoop and Dre.

[ktothe]

I didnt find anything WRONG with your list, I just didnt see the correlation aside from the obvious standouts of their respective eras. But I guess when you look at in the context of sample usage it makes sense.

Rock (rap?) on.

I dont think I answered either:

Can O (handle you slow) The Cold Vein
That Nigga The Blueprint
PUTS - The Next step

These are the three albums I never stop listening to. Definitive top 3? I cant call it, theres too much quality material.

[mrshmearo]

The Low End Theory
OBFCL
Stress: The Extinction Agenda

[heBAY]

no doubt.

Woah Can Ox, sad they didn't really let themselves continue after that album.

[heBAY]

Can I also add:

-Any album with a song titled "Releasing Hypnotical Gasses"
-Any album with a song titled "Garbage Day 3"
-Any album with a song titled "Pass The Hand Grenade"

[Fredo]

A Tribe called Quest: Midnight Marauders
De La Soul: 3 Feet High and Rising
Guru: Jazzmatazz (all volumes in the series)

[eequalsmcbrill]

J Dilla: Donuts (for the incredibly creative musical content)
Gangstarr: Moment of Truth
El-P: I'll Sleep When You're Dead