Essential Hip-Hop/ Rap Albums.

[SoreArms]

any one mention the Roots?

 

[Lestat]

ice Cube - Amerikkkas most wanted is a must - good call sorearms

Gheto boys too, throw one of them on there

beastie boys - license to ill

fuck onxy and das effex!! lol

 

[calveless wonder]

Mods, please let this sit before it gets moved.

Here are the must-have albums if you like Hip-Hop/Rap. While you may not agree with most of these, IMO they are all great albums.

Discuss.

Illmatic by Nas
ATLiens by Outkast
The Chronic by Dre
Dre 2001 by Dre
The Infamous by Mobb Deep
Reasonable Doubt by Jay-Z
The BluePrint by Jay-Z
The Lost Tapes by Nas
Full Clip by Gang Starr
One Day It'll All Make Sense by Common
Be by Common
All Eyez on Me by Tupac
The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest
Aquemeni by Outkast
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Ready To Die by the Notorious BIG
Paid In Full by Eric B. and RAKIM
Late Registration by Kanye West
The Eminem Show by Eminem
The Marshall Mather LP by Eminem
8 Mile by Eminem

great list for the most part. I'd have to throw in
Big L - Lifestylez of the poor and dangerous.
Ghostface - Ironman
Big daddy kane - it's a big daddy thing (amongst others)
Kool G rap - Road to the riches (amongst others)
Pete Rock + CL Smooth - Mecca of the soul brother
Tribe called quest - I know you mentioned them, but i think all of their albums are classic
Capone N Noreaga - The war report (sooooo underrrated)
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
BDP/Krs one - Criminal minded + Return of the boom bap
The Roots - Illadelphia halflife
The beatnuts - self titled album

those all come to mind

 

[SoreArms]

I hated Das Effex

we forgot De La Soul

 

[eat big]

And I know he doesn't have any classic ablums, but Jada Kiss is easily one of my favorite artists. Dude has some sick flows. SICK.

I think he's the best mix tape rhymer out there

LOL, I hate Jada. Half of the community shits on him including Rev Run.

 

[KillahBee]

GREAt call on Big L and Beatnuts.

 

[eat big]

GREAt call on Big L and Beatnuts.

You like Jeru?

 

[KillahBee]

LOL, I hate Jada. Half of the community shits on him including Rev Run.

He has some of the sickest flows out there. I don't get into that "who hates who" shit. His rhymes are amazing. His albums all suck, but there may be no better mix tape flower out there other than Jay Z

 

[SoreArms]

Kool Keith - Sex Styles

 

[KillahBee]

You like Jeru?

tough call. I think when I first listened to him (had to have been 8 years ago or more) I wasn't ready for him so I couldn't appreciate him.