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[The Return of]

Ice Cube, Quik, D.O.C., Snoop, Dr. Dre(?)

Man, I forgot Quik as well. Seriously, only 10 albums is fucked up.

Funny how your top 1 is easier than your Top 10.

very much so.

 

[Blackace]

Ice Cube, Quik, D.O.C., Snoop, Dr. Dre(?)

Man, I forgot Quik as well. Seriously, only 10 albums is fucked up.

Funny how your top 1 is easier than your Top 10.

Cube is a funny beast

His greatest album aged poorly

Quik Snoop and DOC most definitely make it

 

[Blackace]

What exactly is our criteria? Personal fav of all time?

 

[Esch]

Esch getting all thuggee on these goras

finally someone understands

What exactly is our criteria? Personal fav of all time?

faves, but im still gonna make fun of someone for picking albums that readers digest would probably recommend to children

 

[The Return of]

I think I like Rhythm-a-lism more than Safe & Sound, just a lil bit more though.

What exactly is our criteria? Personal fav of all time?

Yeah personal top 10

 

[IrishNinja]

i love that the bubs cover still lingers

no, i'm saying that im embarrassed that Soilbreh would disgrace his top 10 with some underwear stain like a lupe album. i dont distinguish between the two

i know that feel, its like every time someone mentions cudi droppin a classic
i mean it sounds great, but when do ya'll think it'll drop

 

[MorisUkunRasik]

Did no one notice my Below The Heavens cover because of the eerie similarity or over use of the joke?

 

[HiResDes]

What exactly is our criteria? Personal fav of all time?

It's whatever, kind of going more so for personal faves, but it really shouldn't turn into a timesink.

 

[Esch]

Did no one notice my Below The Heavens cover because of the eerie similarity or over use of the joke?

The latter. I just kind of think of it every time the real cover gets shown. Now if there was a gif of Blu's face morphing into bubbles like this:

i could still fuck with it

 

[CRS]

i love that the bubs cover still lingers



i know that feel, its like every time someone mentions cudi droppin a classic
i mean it sounds great, but when do ya'll think it'll drop

He already dropped it. You just forgot it to quote it in your mass-quote posts.

 

[PhoenixDark]

Blackace is afraid to reveal his list includes No Limit era Snoop albums

 

[CRS]

Blackace is afraid to reveal his list includes No Limit era Snoop albums

But... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAxswRe33jo

 

[Macca]

Man, I really need to put more work into my site. It'd be perfect for something like this! Would also be easy to collate the results to a GAF Hop top ten...

 

[Blackace]

Blackace is afraid to reveal his list includes No Limit era Snoop albums

Tguy levels are over 9000!

 

[PhoenixDark]

Contemplating whether I can get away with three Wu albums on my list - 36 Chambers, Liquid Swords, and Cuban Linx. All three albums dominated my life at different times

 

[Blackace]

Off my phone so no pics

But personal favorite top ten in no order

E40 In a Major Way
Snoop Doggystyle
Game Documentary
Nas Illmatic
DOC No One Can Do It Better
Outkast ATLiens
Redman Malpractice
Above The Law Uncle Sam's Curse
Scarface The Diary
DJ Quik Dollars + Sense

 

[Detox]

In no particular order:
Nas - Illmatic
Young Jeezy - Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101
The Game - The Documentary
Gang Starr: Moment of Truth
Dr Dre - 2001
Eminem - The Eminem Show
Wu-Tang Clan - 36 Chambers
DJ Quik - Safe + Sound
DMX - It's Dark and Hell is Hot
NWA - Straight Outta Compton

 

[overcast]

Going to do a top 10 with no pictures. No order.

Nas- Illmatic

Lupe Fiasco- Food and Liquor

Kanye West- College Dropout

Outkast- Aquemini

GZA- Liquid Swords

Wu-Tang- 36 Chambers

Blu & Exile- Below the Heavens

Notorious B.I.G- Ready to Die

Mos Def- Black on Both Sides

Currensy- Pilot Talk

Only one I thought about keeping out was Pilot Talk, but I am more than okay with it being on that list. Good Kid just came out, but I can easily seeing it making my list in the future. I also didn't want to put two Lupe albums up there, unfair.

 

[Detox]

RZA decodes Unspoken Word and Protect ya Neck verses

Best producer / MC combo ever?

 

[zon]

In no order.

Gangstarr - Full Clip
Jeru the Damaja - The Sun Rises in the East
Just-Ice - Back to the Old School
Freddie Foxxx/Bumpy Knuckles - Industry Shakedown
Nas - Illmatic
Eric B & Rakim - Follow the Leader
Showbiz & A.G. - Runaway Slave
Black Moon - Enta da Stage
Redman - Whut? Thee Album
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

These are some of my favourites.

 

[Johnlenham]

Well I sure picked a good time to post in here with all the list going up!

 

[Fjordson]

Wu-Tang - 36 Chambers
Ghostface - Ironman
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
DJ Quik - Quik is the Name
Snoop - Doggystyle
Blu & Exile - Below the Heavens
Deltron 3030
Dr. Octagonecologyst
Camp Lo - Uptown Saturday Night
Slick Rick - The Great Adventures of Slick Rick

Three Wu albums from (sort of) the same era. Had to do it.

 

[Esch]

Well I sure picked a good time to post in here with all the list going up!

it shall pass

 

[The Return of]

Kind of like that T.I. ball song

 

[HiResDes]

In no order.

Gangstarr - Full Clip
Jeru the Damaja - The Sun Rises in the East
Just-Ice - Back to the Old School
Freddie Foxxx/Bumpy Knuckles - Industry Shakedown
Nas - Illmatic
Eric B & Rakim - Follow the Leader
Showbiz & A.G. - Runaway Slave
Black Moon - Enta da Stage
Redman - Whut? Thee Album
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

These are some of my favourites.

Did you show up just for the list?

 

[Johnlenham]

it shall pass

ha I meant it as a good thing as ill just watch, pick like 5 ones that I see the most and go from there. That GZA one appeared alot and from the one youtube search it sounded good.

What was the one released to do with that film recently like? I only know of it for the Danny Brown bit on one of them.

 

[Esch]

ha I meant it as a good thing as ill just watch, pick like 5 ones that I see the most and go from there. That GZA one appeared alot and from the one youtube search it sounded good.

What was the one released to do with that film recently like? I only know of it for the Danny Brown bit on one of them.

The Iron Fist soundtrack? It was pretty good, some highs some lows. The highs are REALLY FUCKING HIGH, but a lot of that is powered by our own deep seated wu-tang stannery.

Couple of these tracks

Are sick as hell tho

 

[codhand]

Blackace is afraid to reveal his list includes No Limit era Snoop albums

the first no limit snoop is dec

 

[RJT]

Blackstar
Nas - Illmatic
Wu - 36 chambers
Biggie - Ready to Die
Kanye - College Dropout
De La Soul - Stakes is High
The Roots Come Alive
Kendrick Lamaar - Goog kid maad city
Sam the Kid - Pratica(mente)
Slim Shady LP

The first three are ordered, the rest aren't (and will change everytime I make the list)

 

[zon]

Did you show up just for the list?

I check hip hop threads from time to time. Lists were talked about, I added mine.

 

[Johnlenham]

The Iron Fist soundtrack? It was pretty good, some highs some lows. The highs are REALLY FUCKING HIGH, but a lot of that is powered by our own deep seated wu-tang stannery.

Couple of these tracks

That is big also the "video" is great pretty much kept me glued to YT

 

[Esch]

That is big also the "video" is great pretty much kept me glued to YT

The second track is also stellar. It's a classic Wu cut with queens legend Kool G on it, might be my track of the year.

 

[HiResDes]

I check hip hop threads from time to time. Lists were talked about, I added mine.

Was just messing with you

 

[Grzi]

Okay I have an idea for a cool feature in the OP, I'd like for a bunch of you to list your top ten albums...The albums that you personally love, not the albums that you'd list on a hip-hop quiz and then I'm going to put them all in the OP under your name with a link to your single post. I want to keep things nice and tidy.

In no particular order:


Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang 36 Chambers

Outkast - ATLiens

Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die

Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt

Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury

Ghostface Killah - The Pretty Toney Album (just for variety, it might not be my favorite Ghost album, but it's still amazing and mad underrated)

Nas - Illmatic

Redman - Muddy Waters

Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle

DMX - It's Dark And Hell Is Hot

 

[thabiz]

 

[MuddyDonut]

Thabiz's list

 

[PBY]

My 10:

Illmatic
Enter the 36 Chambers
The Cool
College Dropout
MBDTF
SSLP
OB4CL2
Flockavelli
MOTM
Metaphorical Music

 

[K.Jack]

No order....

Method Man - Tical

Mobb Deep - Hell On Earth

Camp Lo - Uptown Saturday Night

Onyx - All We Got Iz Us

Redman - Muddy Waters

Ghostface - Ironman

Nas - It Was Written

Common Sense - One Day it'll All Make Sense

Company Flow - Funcrusher Plus

50 Cent - Guess Who's Back

Tried to pick albums which were really iconic of my life when they came out.

 

[codhand]

Digable Planets - Blowout Comb
Nas - Illmatic
Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde
Gang Starr - Daily Operation
Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
Wu-Tang - Enter the 36 Chambers
Outkast - Aquemini
BDP - Criminal Minded
Biggie - Ready to Die

 

[spindashing]

No specific order.

Nas - Illmatic

Camp Lo - Uptown Saturday Night

De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising

Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers

Kanye West - College Dropout

Kid Cudi - Man on the Moon: The End of Day

Lupe Fiasco - The Cool

Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele

Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030

Rakim - The 18th Letter: The Book of Life

Honorable Mention (because I honestly wasn't sure if I could have included this one):

m-flo - Astromantic

 

[coldvein]

we're doing 10 albums? alright...

gang starr - moment of truth
atmosphere - seven's travels
eminem - the slim shady lp
kanye - mbdtf
cudi - man on the moon 1
tribe - midnight marauders
POS - never better
outkast - atliens
beastie boys - licensed to ill
sage francis - a healthy distrust.

 

[Jitters]

Illmatic and 36 Chambers are on a lot of list. I'm surprised Man on the Moon was mentioned as much as it was.

 

[codhand]

Top Ten obscure edition

Saafir - Boxcar Sessions
Quasimoto - The Unseen
Siah and Yeshua - The Visualz
Company Flow - Funcrusher Plus
Kool Keith - Sex Style
Del - Future Development
Aceyalone - All Balls Don't Bounce
E.C Illa - Illa L.P.
Mood - Doom
Edan - Beauty and the Beat


Top Ten Instrumental Albums

DJ Shadow - Entroducing
Deep Concentration - The Future of Experimental Hip-Hop Various Artists
DJ Krush - Kakusei
Nobody - Soulmates
DJ Spooky - Songs of a Dead Dreamer
Prince Paul - Psychoanalysis (What Is It?)
DJ Frane - Frane's Fantastic Boat Ride
Rza - Ghost Dog Japanese Soundtrack
Avalanches - Since I Left You
Fat Jon The Ample Soul Physician - Lightweight Heavy

 

[WanderingWind]

Top Ten

Lupe Fiasco - The Cool
Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons...
Kanye West - College Dropout
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, mAAd City
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP
Tupac - Strictly for my N.I.G.G.A.Z.
The Roots - Game Theory
Nas - Illmatic
Busta Rhymes - Big Bang
Notorious BIG - Ready to Die

There are a ton I left off, mostly DMX albums, Jay albums and Cube all of who had a major impact on what I like, but most of those albums had a ton of skippable. I place a premium on cohesive albums. Jay's Reasonable doubt is the strongest one left off, and depending on the day that may be on here. Brooklyn's Finest to 22 Two's is one of the best stretches of song in rap history.

Really hard to knock it down to ten.

 

[LightOfTruth]

A top ten is really hard. It was actually harder than I thought though.

In no particular order:

1) Mos Def & Talib Kweli - Black Star
2) Nas - Illmatic
3) Lupe Fiasco - Food and Liquor
4) Kid Cudi - Man on the Moon
5) Kanye West - College Dropout
6) Eminem - Marshall Mathers LP
7) Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang
8) Biggie - Ready to Die
9) Dr. Dre - 2001
10) Kendrick Lamar - GKMC

I know its early for GKMC but I already know its something I'll keep coming back to. Another thing with this list is that I tried to keep it one album per artist, I could easily add LR/MBDTF for Ye, SSLP for Em, Black on both sides for Mos Def, IWW/Stillmatic for Nas, etc.

I also really like RD, but Im not a fan of Jay-Z in general.

 

[HiiiLife]

I seriously had to THINK of the last five. 6-10 is a bit of a stretch. My top 5 came easily.. But the latter.. Lol. But I am definitely happy with my top 5.

1. Eminem - The Eminem Show
2. Outkast- Aquemini
3. Kanye - College Dropout
4. Bone Thugs - E 1999 Eternal
5. Lupe - The Cool
6. Dr. Dre - Chronic 2001
7. Nas - Stillmatic
8. Ludacris - Word of Mouf
9. Kendrick - GKMC (wanted to place this ALOT higher but I'ma let it marinate & see how I feel over time)
10. Meth & Red - Blackout

 

[zon]

Was just messing with you

I was also secretely hoping that I wouldn't be the only one to mention Just-Ice and Jeru the Damaja. They deserve more recognition, especially Just-Ice. But it seems I'm alone, again.

 

[RJT]

If greatest hits count, I would definitely add Tupac's Greatest Hits. So many dope songs...

 

[MorisUkunRasik]

Having a Greatest Hits on the list feels like cheating.

 

[enzo_gt]

Anyone check out GMB yet?

If greatest hits count, I would definitely add Tupac's Greatest Hits. So many dope songs...

Oddly enough, if Greatest Hits count I'd put like 3 Pac albums on there, but none if we can't. I think that's just cheating though.