Since there's always best rapper threads I decided to make a best or favorite hip-hop album thread. You don't even have to be a fan of the genre, but if you like a particular hip-hop album, post it and explain why you enjoy the album. Or just post what albums you like, whatever you feel like.
A few of my favorites:
MF Doom "Operation: Doomsday"
Count Bass D "Dwight Spitz"
Pip Skid "Friends4Ever"
Quasimoto "The Unseen"
Moves feat. Birdapres "Alleged Legends"
Classics
A Tribe Called Quest "Midnight Marauders"
Common Sense "Resurrection"
Nas "Illmatic"
Park-Like Setting "School Day 2, Garbage Day 4"
Fermented Reptile - "Let's Just Call You "quits""
Ghostface Killah "Ironman"
Farm Fresh "Played Out"
I'll post more later. Those were the first that popped in my mind.
__________________ This is Hip-Hop: A Tribe Called Quest / Big Daddy Kane / De La Soul / Common Sense / Organized Konfusion / Eric B. & Rakim / Marley Marl / The Pharcyde / Public Enemy / Boogie Down Productions / EPMD / Kool G Rap / Brand Nubian / Grandmaster Flash and The Furious 5 / NWA / Main Source / KMD / Farm Fresh / Wu-Tang / Gang Starr / Cormega / Freestyle Fellowship / Pete Rock & CL Smooth / Juice Crew / KRS-One / The Roots / Ultramagnetic MC's / Jungle Brothers / Blackalicious / John Smith / MF Doom / El-P / Supastition / mcenroe / Qwel / Cannibal Ox / Madlib / Company Flow / Black Star / Mr. Lif / Brother Ali / J-Live / O.C. / Count Bass D / I Self Devine
Classic:
John Smith "John Smith's Blunderbus (or, In Transit)"
__________________ This is Hip-Hop: A Tribe Called Quest / Big Daddy Kane / De La Soul / Common Sense / Organized Konfusion / Eric B. & Rakim / Marley Marl / The Pharcyde / Public Enemy / Boogie Down Productions / EPMD / Kool G Rap / Brand Nubian / Grandmaster Flash and The Furious 5 / NWA / Main Source / KMD / Farm Fresh / Wu-Tang / Gang Starr / Cormega / Freestyle Fellowship / Pete Rock & CL Smooth / Juice Crew / KRS-One / The Roots / Ultramagnetic MC's / Jungle Brothers / Blackalicious / John Smith / MF Doom / El-P / Supastition / mcenroe / Qwel / Cannibal Ox / Madlib / Company Flow / Black Star / Mr. Lif / Brother Ali / J-Live / O.C. / Count Bass D / I Self Devine
That's cool, but IMO I think Illmatic is the most complete hip-hop album ever.
I'm feeling Pinky's Laundromat the most out of the albums you listed. I hope people will check him out becasue he's a hidden gem. It wont be long before everybody knows about him though. He just started and he's too good to go unnoticed.
If you ever get around to listening to those albums, I think they'll find their way on your classic list. They're really that good. For people who miss the golden age of hip-hop with dope lyrics and fresh beats, check those albums out.
__________________ This is Hip-Hop: A Tribe Called Quest / Big Daddy Kane / De La Soul / Common Sense / Organized Konfusion / Eric B. & Rakim / Marley Marl / The Pharcyde / Public Enemy / Boogie Down Productions / EPMD / Kool G Rap / Brand Nubian / Grandmaster Flash and The Furious 5 / NWA / Main Source / KMD / Farm Fresh / Wu-Tang / Gang Starr / Cormega / Freestyle Fellowship / Pete Rock & CL Smooth / Juice Crew / KRS-One / The Roots / Ultramagnetic MC's / Jungle Brothers / Blackalicious / John Smith / MF Doom / El-P / Supastition / mcenroe / Qwel / Cannibal Ox / Madlib / Company Flow / Black Star / Mr. Lif / Brother Ali / J-Live / O.C. / Count Bass D / I Self Devine
The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II
Atmosphere - Overcast
Atmosphere - Seven's Travels
Atmosphere - God Loves Ugly
Aesop Rock - Labor Days
Ice Cube - The Predator
Canibus - Rip The Jacker
Nas - Illmatic
The Roots - Illadelph Halflife
Mobb Deep - The Infamous
Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill
The Roots- Do You Want More?
The Roots - Things Fall Apart
Fugees - The Score
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
Nas - Illmatic
Jay Z - Reasonable Doubt
Notorious BI.G. - Ready to Die
EPMD - Strictly Business
Outkast - Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation..
N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton
Wu Tang Clan - Enter the Wu Tang/ 36 Chambers
Gza/Genius - Liquid Swords
Method Man - Tical
Ice Cube - Death Certificate
Xecutioners - Built to Last
Mobb Deep - The Infamous
Mobb Deep - Hell on Earth
L.L. Cool J - Radio
L.L. Cool J - All World
I'm sure there are more...but the 90's were just insane times for me, music wise, and spawned some of the best, honest actual "Hip Hop", before corperate America decided to blur the lines, lumping music with a positive message with the swill produced by the materialistic club music makers.
Public Enemy - it takes a nation of millions
Ice Cube - Amerikkkas most wanted, Death Certificate & Predator
Cypress Hill - Cypress Hill & Black Sunday
The Fugees - The Score
Ice T - OG & Iceberg
BDP - Edutainment, By all means, Criminal Minded & Ghetto Musik
BD Kane - Big daddy thing
Master Ace - take a look around
EPMD - strictly bussiness
The DOC - no one can do it better
I like some new stuff but my favourites are all from the above era. Amen Cinemaddiction.
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"The Capitol of this rugged slang is WU-TANG, Witty Unpridictable Talent And Natural Game". GZA
well, im not really a fan of hip hop, but i do enjoy a little spot of the stuff, but i do have 3 that i listen to all the time, and they happen to be by the same artist, these albums are:
Jurrassic 5 - LP (think its called that!)
Jurrassic 5 - Quality Control
Jurrassic 5 - Power In Numbers
all class, and they incorporate my favourite rapper, charlie 2na, like a fish in sea, full deficiency, thats my mission see?
Aesop Rock - Labor Days
Clouddead - Clouddead
GZA - Liquid Swords
Gang Starr - Daily Operation
Madvillain - Madvillainy
MF DOOM - Operation Doomsday
King Geedorah - Take me to your leader
Black Star - s/t
Man, I haven't heard that since I was a Freshman in High school (1994).
Onyx was more hardcore rap than Hip Hop, though. That was an awesome year for rap in general, expecially with debuts by Dre, Scarface, Nas, Biggie, Snoop, and 2Pac just a year before. Kinda put Hip Hop like Artifacts, KRS-One, Beastie Boys, Bush Babies, Lords of the Underground, Apache, Boogiemonsters, and a bunch of other great acts that never really got a chance to break out, on the backburner.
Guess it's always thrived underground, but when all those acts above were out, there wasn't a need to look elsewhere. Then Hip Hop kind of came back to the forefront in DJ Shadow, Blackalicious, Mos Def, Common, Black Eyed Peas, Jurassic 5, etc..only to get lumped in with guys like Cash Money Millionaires who are nos apparently considered "Hip Hop", which couldn't be furthur from the truth.
Thought id revive this thread as i've been listening to alot more up to date (sort of) hip hop. Ones that stand out are:
Immortal Technique - Revolutionary 1+2
Blackalicious - Blazing arrow
Jedi Mind Tricks - Violent by design
Jurassic 5 - Quality control
That all for now, but im gonna get some of the albums on this thread when i get some spare money. John Smith, Chino, Sage Francis and MF Doom are next on my list.
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"The Capitol of this rugged slang is WU-TANG, Witty Unpridictable Talent And Natural Game". GZA
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Sep 1st, 2004 12:21 AM
i think its a bit overrated but thats my opinion. 
thanks!
