MY TOP 20 HIP-HOP/RAP ALBUMS!

[GOINHARD]

I made this list because, the music now these day's just aint' what it used to be. The production, lyrics, and song content aint' doing it for me anymore. Im' in my mid 30's right now which means that I grew up during the golden era of rap, a place in time which just doesnt' exsist anymore. Everybody for the most part had their own identity back then, and the record companies were'nt trippin' or riding who was hot AS much as they are now....creativity was still alive! Wether you were hardcore, backpackin', comedic, for the ladies, kickin' knowledge, or just on some different stuff you had your own identity and your music was uncomparable! Now I dare anybody to name me an album that came out in the last eight years (excluding Get Rich or Die Tryin' and The Masacre, because no matter how much people try to hate on 50 he know's how to pick beats, write hooks, and put an album together....period!) that you can honestly put in and let play from begining to end....honestly! I may be wrong, and no doubt this is only my opinion, but I doubt that there are any. Now all of these albums on MY list, in MY opinion were masterpiece's. From the production, to the lyrics, song content, and just overall character! Every single one of these albums affected me in a different way, and takes me back to that place in time I was talking about before. Dont' get it twisted there were other albums from the 80's and 90's that were ill too, but as far as MY TOP 20.....this is it! I didnt' mean to write a book here, but Hip-Hop is very special to me, and no doubt is the most revolutionary form of music ever......believe that!

01. Paid in Full '87 (Eric. B & Rakim)
02. Goin' Off '88 (Biz Markie)
03. By All Means Necessary '88 (BDP)
04. Strictly Business '88 (EPMD)
05. Great Adventures of Slick Rick '88 (Slick Rick)
06. It's a Big Daddy Thing '89 (Big Daddy Kane)
07. The Low End Theory '91 (A Tribe Called Quest)
08. *****z4Life '91 (N.W.A.)
09. Breaking Atoms '91 (MainSource)
10. De La Soul is Dead '91 (De La Soul)
11. Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde '92 (The Pharcyde)
12. The Chronic '92 (Dr. Dre)
13. Enter Da Stage '93 (Blackmoon)
14. DoggyStyle '93 (Snoop Doggy Dog)
15. Enter the Wu-Tang 36 Chambers '93 (Wu-Tang Clan)
16. Illmatic '94 (Nas)
17. Ready to Die '94 ( The Notorious B.I.G.)
18. The Infamous '95 (Mobb Deep)
19. Only Built For Cuban Linx '95 (Raekwon)
20. Makaveli-Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory '96 (2Pac)

[55]

record companies now days are just into spending money on one or 2 singles to put out and selling a BS album off of the sucess of the singles... and then they get mad cause we dont wanna pay for music....

[Razor_Reigns]

:iagree:

[WhiteGtz]

Nice list. IMO Liquid Swords should be in their instead of Cuban Linx.

[toa]

Good list. Only about 5 I would argue with.

[Rambo]

that pharcyde album was greatness and the chronic would be in my top 5 but thats just cuz thats what i grew up on...

[Hustler Univ.]

Good list man. I agree with most of it.

As far as the CD thing from the last 8 years I can name a couple.

Little Brother - The Minstrel Show
Little Brother - Getback
Joe Budden - Joe Budden
Eminem - THe Marshall Mathers LP
Jay Z - Blueprint & The Black Album
Kanye West - College Dropout, Late Registration, Graduation.
T.I. - Trap Muzik
Common - Be
Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor

That's just a couple.

[rell]

are they in chronological order for a reason?

[bigzizzo]

great list but how could you not include the greatest album of all time? it takes a nation of millions to hold us back by public enemy.
i would've added critical beatdown by ultramagnetic
3ft high and rising by de la soul.
but that's a damn great list. 1988 was the best year in the history of hip hop period. i'm 35 myself and i know what you mean when we were teenagers hip hop music was something special now it's just a way for the man to make money.