Big was just starting to run victory laps on people. Listen to "Life after death" and tell me he was about to fall off. Listen to Makaveli and tell me Pac was about to fall off. And allow me to define a classic.

Nobody can listen to an album one time and say "boom thats a classic" shit don't work like that. A classic is an album that can withstand years of changing music tastes. When you have a classic you treat the cd different, you NEVER have that bitch out, always in a case or str8 to the cd player, you NEVER or almost never lend it out to people for fear they'll fuck it up, and if you lose it, you have no problem buying another one. You listen to a classic so much you know EVERY line of EVERY song on that bitch, yet every time you listen to it, you find a new favorite part or line on the cd. Here is a list of classics

Public Enemy-takes a nation of millions to hold us back-just tha fucking title is classic

Biggie-Ready to Die-Took me 3 years to believe "gimmie the loot" was just him

Jay-Z-Reasonable Doubt-talked about hustling like everybody else, but touched on it wayyyyy differently

Nas-Illmatic-not 2 many songs, not to many guest spots, stripped down hiphop

Biggie-Life After Death-I own two of these, one hasn't breathed a breath of fresh air (means its still in the plastic), probably the most bite off album of all time

Pac-All Eyez on me-that doesn't happen, Life After death doesn't happen, plain and simple, and it brought an entire coast to dominance

Snoop-Doggystyle-put gangsta rap on the map (even though its been run down to rubish now)

Ice Cube-Amerikka's most wanted-"i'm your worst nightmare, a crazy ass nigga wit a brain"

Jay Z-Blueprint-fuck what ya heard, cuz NOTHING could've prepared you 4 this

2Pac-Makaveli-shit still got emcees shook, and is still the cd most of your favorite emcees of 2day look 4 inspiration.

Outkast-Atliens-better then Stankonia, only by like 1 song, every fucking song on here is ill shit

Eric B and Rakim-Paid in Full-get ya respect up

Big Daddy Kane-Aint no half stepping-without that, your favorite BK rappers don't exist

Tribe Called Quest-fucking 4got the name of it, they 3rd one.

Wu-Tang Clan-36 Chambers-

and just cuz it changed everything from that "glittery money" shit
DMX-Its Dark and Hell is Hot
thats it in my opinion