..:: Hip Hop Classics ::..

Since hip hop music is so widespread and ever growing, a list of the best or greatest albums of all time is almost impossible to determine. However if you are a hip-hop fan, or emcee in the begining stages, and you are honestly looking to elevate there is a list of hip hop classics that have made an impact and that you should listen to, and learn the game. Listen to these following albums, listen to them twice, go out and get them however possible, and step your knowledge of hip-hop to another level.

Tupac - All Eyes On Me

Tupac - The 7 Day Theory

Tupac - Me Against The World

A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders

The Roots - Illadelph Halflife

The Roots - Things Fall Apart

The Roots - Do you want more?

The Roots - Phrenology

The Coup - Genocide and Juice

The Coup - Steal This Album

The Coup - Kill My Landlord

BIG - Ready To Die

BIG - Life After Death

BIG L - The Big Picture

BIG L - Lifestyles of the poor and dangerous

De La Soul - 3 Feet High And Rising

De La Soul - Stakes is High

De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead

Nas - It Was Written

Nas - ILLmatic

Common - Resurrection

Common - One Day It'll All Make Sense

Common - Like Water For Chocolate

Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy - It takes a Nation of Millions...

Outkast - ATLiens

Outkast - Aquemini

Scarface - The Fix

Scarface - The Diary

Rakim - The 18th Letter

Rakim - The Master

Eric B & Rakim - Follow The Leader

Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full

Ice Cube - Amerikkkas Most Wanted

Ice Cube - Death Certificate

BDP - Crimminal Minded

BDP - Edutainment

BDP - By All Means Necessary

KRS-ONE - Return of the Boom Bap

JAY-Z - Reasonable Doubt

Mos Def - Black On Both Sides

Blackstar - Black Star

Big Daddy Kane - Long Live The Kane

Redman - Muddy Waters

J5 - Power In Numbers

NWA - Straight Outta Compton

Dre - The Chronic

EPMD - Strictly Buisness

Mob Deep - The Infamous

Raekown - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx

Genuis - Liquid Swords

LL Cool J - Radio

Slick Rick - The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick

Talib Kweli - Quality

The Fuggees - The Score

Big Pun - Capitol Punishment

Dead Prez - Lets Get Free

RJD2 - Dead Ringer

Talib Kweli, Hi Tek - Reflection Eternal

Pete & CI - Mecca and the soul brother

Blackalicious - Blazing Arrow

Wu-tang - 36 Chambers

Pharoahe Monch - Internal Affairs

Gangstar - Moment of Truth

Pete and CI Smooth Rock - The Main Ingredient

AZ - Doo or Die

Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle

Ghostface - Supreme Clientele

DOC - No one can do it better

Geto Boys - Grip It On That Other Level

Ultramagnetic Mc's - Critical Beatdown

Black Sheep - A Wolf In Sheeps Clothing

Tical - Method Man

Sticky this thread...

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no mmlp or sslp???

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ALL ALBUMS THAT YOU THINK SHOULD BE ADDED... WILL HAVE TO BE AGREE'ED UPON BY 3 OTHER MEMBERS OF THIS SITE TO BE ADDED, AS WELL AS THE ONE'S THAT ARE DELETED...

those are my opinions, and we're agree'd upon by many knowledgable hip hop heads that I am involved with, including Davey-D and others, but you can post your opinions and if they are seconded then we can add it to the list for you... get at me duke...

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well, i think that the Slim Shady Lp and the Marshall Mathers Lp should be in, what yall think

Hm. Infinite too.

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do your research.

i agree with infite, so how many votes is that so far?

i say infinite yo and put some jmt up there to

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im sick like ya girl got that shit period

i think its really nice of y'all to b up slims arse so far but im findin it hard to differentiate one part of u lot and another of him!

any guy that thinks hes amazin cuz he says he rapes women aoll da time and is proudof it aint worth shit newhere ever!fuck him and fuck u iof ur gonna start up his arse rite now!

da majority of ppl on this site aint no idea of rap they jus follow eminem and 8 mile ideas cuz they think they're fuckin sheep.

do ne of u lot no ne fuckin rape victims???if so u no how they feel after it?i no fuckin loads allrite n i aint gonna ever listen to emz as log as i live and neither is ne fucker else if they're with me!

Fuck emz...try immortal technique Revolutionary Vol.1 and 2

Peace...

A-Cubed

Fasho....Eminem Had One Good Album...

Slim Shady LP

The Rest Of His Album's Dropped Off As They Came..

But I Love Da List...A Lot Of Tight Rappers In Dat List..

A Few That I Really Like...

Rakim
Talib Kweli
OutKast
Snoop Dogg
Ice Cube
The Roots
Mos Def

Just A Few Of Da Favorites...

But How Da Hell You Gone Forget About Cannibus's Two Albums???

~R~

^ agree with Talib and Outkast. I think Aesop should be added ;x

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a-cubed your just a bitch thats all no one said em was the fuckin best just said that he needs to be up on the list cuz he has had some good albums you ever herd of Infinite go check it he dont talk about killin his mom and rapin people in that album fuckin herb

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im sick like ya girl got that shit period

Even if he does talk about raping his mom. He never has done it(or has he) dun dun duuuun. I'm sure that 98% of us on here are not '8-mile sheep'. But if you want to come up on here, whine about the way a guy raps, and tell us we don't know rap. Then i guess i have to let you. BUT, Until i see a couple numbers in your left column, you have no shit to say.

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do your research.

i can think of plenty of songs where eminem doesnt rape a woman, let me think...

rock bottom
stan (you gonna make fun of these two songs)
Brain Damage


fuck it, let me think of the ones he has raped a girl in

kill you (and, lol, people say this is the best song on MMLP)

cant think of any more

ma bad ma bad, he says he wanted to rape a chick in the song "as the world turns"