YOUR Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums of All-Time

[Cebby]

Re: YOUR Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums of All-Time

If anyone doesn't know my albums performers, that's on them

1. Illmatic (only album that never fluctuates)
2. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
3. 36 Chambers
4. Liquid Swords
5. It Was Written
6. Ironman (most slept on album ever)
7-8. Slim Shady/Marshall Mathers LPs
9. Ready to Die
10. Reasonable Doubt

I'm not much for diversity, especially in the top 6.

The rest that I like aren't much but mainstream stuff, but hey, I like production values. While not included, I love Straight out of Cashville and Tha Carter (the original). While not in the category as the above, those two are my two albums that I think if you can't enjoy, you take yourself way too seriously. I want to include an AZ album, but there's not one that's just dominant throughout.

[Jukeman]

Re: YOUR Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums of All-Time

Carter I > Carter III any day

Carter II was nice too.......

[Cebby]

Re: YOUR Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums of All-Time

Carter I > Carter III any day

I don't think anyone but frat boys would disagree with that.

[cjonesfan921]

Re: YOUR Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums of All-Time

In no order.

Nas - Illmatic
Nas - It Was Written
Wu Tang - Forever
Raekwon - Only Built For Cuban Linx
Joe Budden - Mood Muzik 2
Joe Budden - Mood Muzik 3
Ghostface - Supreme Clientele
Mobb Deep - The Infamous
Notorious BIG - Ready To Die
DMX - It's Dark and Hell is Hot

Some other favorites:
The Lox - We Are the Streets
DMX - Flesh of my Flesh..../And Then There Was X
Joe Budden - Joe Budden
Fabolous - Keepin it Gangsta
Meth and Red - Blackout
ODB - Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
Jay-z - Reasonable Doubt
Any Wu Tang album
Big Pun - Capital Punishment
Eminem - Slim Shady/Marshall Mathers/Eminem Show

[stewaat]

Re: YOUR Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums of All-Time

1. Atmosphere - Seven's Travels
2. Atmosphere - God Loves Ugly
3. Atmosphere - The Lucy Ford EP
4. Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That **** Gold
5. Atmosphere - You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having



6. Little Brother - Getback
7. Foreign Exchange - Connected
8. Foreign Exchange - LIAB (It's more R&B but I can't help it I thought it was great)
9. Little Brother - The Listening
10. Jay-Z & Marvin Gaye - Brooklyn Soul

[J-Unit40]

Re: YOUR Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums of All-Time

If anyone doesn't know my albums performers, that's on them

1. Illmatic (only album that never fluctuates)
2. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
3. 36 Chambers
4. Liquid Swords
5. It Was Written
6. Ironman (most slept on album ever)
7-8. Slim Shady/Marshall Mathers LPs
9. Ready to Die
10. Reasonable Doubt

Wow. I have a lot of the same Cebby. I don't listen to hip-hop nearly as much as I used to, but this is what it would be:

1. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
2. Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
3. Ghostface - Ironman
4. Nas - Illmatic
5. Wu-Tang Clan - Forever
6. GZA - Liquid Swords
7. Nas - It Was Written
8. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
9. Eminem - Marshall Mathers
10. B.I.G. - Ready to Die

[cjonesfan921]

Re: YOUR Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums of All-Time

Ironman was real good, but Supreme Clientele >>>>>

[Cebby]

Re: YOUR Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums of All-Time

Ironman was real good, but Supreme Clientele >>>>>

SC has amazing production, but the rapping is garbage. Cappadonna went from nice to abysmal, and some of the hooks and verses are just whack. I'd put it behind Ironman and Fishscale.

[3rdAnswer]

Re: YOUR Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums of All-Time

SC has amazing production, but the rapping is garbage. Cappadonna went from nice to abysmal, and some of the hooks and verses are just whack. I'd put it behind Ironman and Fishscale.

I beg to differ. I thought Ghost had some of his most amazing lyrics on Supreme Clientele.

[JBH3]

Re: YOUR Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums of All-Time

I'm surprised no one mentioned EPMD.

-Business Never Personal
-Back in Business
-Out of Business

All classics...

Ironman was real good, but Supreme Clientele >>>>>

Daytona 500 is one of my favorite Ghost tracks, but Supreme Clientele is absolutely bonkers of an album.

[bigfnjoe96]

Re: YOUR Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums of All-Time

Doug E Fresh- The World's Greatest Entertainer
Lord Finesse- Funky Technician
UltraMagnetic MC's- Critical Beatdown
3rd Bass- The Cactus
Eric B & Rakim- Paid in Full
Dr. Dre- Chronic 2001
Diamond & the Psychotic Neurotics- Stunts, Blunts & Hip-Hop
Organzized Confusion- STRESS The Extinction Agenda
Notorious BIG- Ready to Die
Public Enemy- It takes a Nation of Millions to Hold us Back

[KG]

Re: YOUR Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums of All-Time

SC has amazing production, but the rapping is garbage. Cappadonna went from nice to abysmal, and some of the hooks and verses are just whack. I'd put it behind Ironman and Fishscale.

Cappa was very nice on Ironman but then he changed his rhyming pattern up and has been worthless except for "Supermodel".

[J-Unit40]

Re: YOUR Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums of All-Time

I'm surprised no one mentioned EPMD.

-Business Never Personal
-Back in Business
-Out of Business

All classics...

Completely forgot about EPMD. "Strictly Business" would be my favorite.

"...and if you tired, then go take a nap" - "You Gots To Chill". I'm bumping that in my office right now.

Already played Ghost's "IronMan" this morning. Frickin' classic!

[Skerik]

Re: YOUR Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums of All-Time

I can't believe only one person in this thread has mentioned Raising Hell.

....I feel old.

[pennstlbu]

Re: YOUR Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums of All-Time

In no particular order:

1. Illmatic (Nas)
2. Stillmatic (Nas)
3. Regulate...G Funk Era (Warren G)
4. The Chronic (Dr. Dre)
5. Marshall Mathers LP(Eminem)
6. Anghellic (Tech N9ne)
7. ATLiens (Outkast)
8. It's Dark and Hell is Hot (DMX)
9. Doggystyle (Snoop Dogg)
10. Tha Streetz iz a Mutha... (Kurupt)