Favorite hip-hop/rap album of all time

Awesomo-4000

I'm sure this topic has come up before... but as the title says..

For me probably NWA's first one. Only started listening to them recently enough but fairly addicted to this album. was always a fan of dre too.

over to you...

Dellboy2007

Well i'd have to say, and i know i'll get some abuse for this but, 50 cents Get Rich or Die Tryin. I have never bought an album before where i liked every single song on it and constantly played it from start to finish.

Back to you Ralph. Over and Out

Orizio

I will ignore the above two posts and say Outkast's Aquamini. Or ATLiens. Or maybe The Infamous...

Dellboy2007

Why would you ignore us. That's ignorant

Raekwon

I can't just pick one so........

Nas - Illmatic
Wu Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Biggie Smalls - Ready To Die
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Mobb Deep - The Infamous

evil_seed

Def aquemini, it's in constant rotation on my cd player & ipod. close 2nd would be dmx's flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood.

Delirium

Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein

2-ShortDa5foot5

Difficult to narrow down and definitely impossible to pick one, but here are my contenders....

Strictly 4 my N.I.G.G.A.Z.-- 2pac
All Eyez On Me-- 2pac
Illmatic-- Nas
Ready To Die-- Biggie Smalls
It takes a nation of millions....--Public Enemy
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx-- Raekwon
Doggystyle-- Snoop Doggy Dogg
Straight Outta Compton-- N.W.A.
The Infamous-- Mobb Deep
Strictly Business-- EPMD
Whut?! Thee Album-- Redman
Liquid Swords-- GZA
Moment of Truth-- GangStarr
Black on both sides-- Mos Def

Probably more that I can't think of offhand!

Blisterman

NERD - In Search of.

First hip-hop album I ever bought, and barring one or two weak tracks, is superb the whole way through.

Close second is Kanye- Late Registration.

crowdcontrol

A few have already been mentioned but to add......

A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
Notorious BIG - Ready to Die.....

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crowdcontrol

Oh yeah, and Pete Rock - Soul Survivor.....

A Classic:)

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garth-marenghi

Dead Prez - Lets Get Free

ghostface ste

Orizio wrote: »

I will ignore the above two posts and say Outkast's Aquamini. Or ATLiens. Or maybe The Infamous...

Has to be Aquemini! Ready to Die as a close second. Immortal Techniques Revolutionary Vol. 2 would have been up there also apart from a couple of dodgy tracks

2-ShortDa5foot5

ghostface ste wrote: »

Has to be Aquemini! Ready to Die as a close second. Immortal Techniques Revolutionary Vol. 2 would have been up there also apart from a couple of dodgy tracks

Is Aquemini that good?! I got ATLiens and wasn't a big fan....

ghostface ste

2-ShortDa5foot5 wrote: »

Is Aquemini that good?! I got ATLiens and wasn't a big fan....

Well if you didn't like ATliens ya mighn't like Aquemini so. Big fan of Atliens and Southernplayalistic also. Would give it a try, some brilliant songs on it

phenomenon

My vote goes to 2pac's All Eyez On Me. Twas the first double album in rap and has a great mix of hardcore, party, slow jamz songs with excellent production from the likes of Dr Dre and Johnny J. I could probably recite the whole bloody thing off by heart by now. Sublime

ghostface ste

phenomenon wrote: »

My vote goes to 2pac's All Eyez On Me. Twas the first double album in rap and has a great mix of hardcore, party, slow jamz songs with excellent production from the likes of Dr Dre and Johnny J. I could probably recite the whole bloody thing off by heart by now. Sublime

This would of been one of the best if he had of stuck to a single disc, some of the tracks are terrible. Haven't listened to it for a while but if i remember right the album closes with a really really bad track called 'whats your phone no.' or something. Makavelli is a better than this imo

2-ShortDa5foot5

ghostface ste wrote: »

This would of been one of the best if he had of stuck to a single disc, some of the tracks are terrible. Haven't listened to it for a while but if i remember right the album closes with a really really bad track called 'whats your phone no.' or something. Makavelli is a better than this imo

True, there is some filler in there. Tradin War stories and Heaven ain't hard 2 find immediately spring to mind!

Still think it beats The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory hands down though...

ghostface ste

Tradin War Stories would be on any greatest album of all time! Great song

2-ShortDa5foot5

ghostface ste wrote: »

Tradin War Stories would be on any greatest album of all time! Great song

Come on... It's one of the worst on that album. Which is still good, because most of the tracks on that album are unreal! Maybe it's just me, but anything (besides the odd exception) featuring them Outlawz wrecks my ceann!

ghostface ste

2-ShortDa5foot5 wrote: »

Come on... It's one of the worst on that album

LOL! Have to say that and Picture me Rollin' are prob my 2 favourite tracks off that album, but as i said haven't listened to it in a long long time, thought there was too much r n b tracks on it. Have a much different taste in rap music now... think have hijacked this thread as a discussion on All eyes.....:D

Just saw your thread on 2pac just now, good thresd, will have to add to that

FX Meister

Nas - Illmatic

Kali

Blackalicious - Nia.

A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders

2-ShortDa5foot5

NoDrama wrote: »

A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders

Better than The Low End Theory?

Swarley

there are so many albums......... if i had to pick 1 it would be dre 2001, an album that never gets old!!!

nevaeh-2die-4

Nas Iilmatic
Em- Slim Shaddy L.P Or Infinte
Pac - 7 day Theory

wudangclan

quasimoto;the unseen
deltron 3030
dr.octagon;octogynocologist

kwestfan08

Kanye West-Late Registration.

Fresh Breath

J Dilla - Donuts

Peyton Manning

Makaveli: TDK 7 Day Theory

Antamojo

Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
Nas - Illmatic

Fav. album over last few years -
Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor

Affable

Dr Dre-The Chronic
Tupac-All eyez on me.

Dannyboi3k

its gotta be dre 2001. without a shadow of a doubt. and all of 2pacs albums lol!

HalloweenJack

So many so I'll cut it down to one per act:

Wu Tang Clan - 36 Chambers
Dr. Dre - The Chronic
Nas - Illmatic
OutKast - Aquemini
Notorious BIG - Ready To Die
Nappy Roots - Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz
Redman - Malpractice
Jurassic 5 - Power In Numbers
Busta Rhymes - Genesis
The Beatnuts - Musical Massacre
Missy Elliott - Under Construction
Beastie Boys - To The 5 Boroughs
Talib Kweli - Quality
Ice Cube - Death Certificate
Snoop Dogg - Tha Blue Carpet Treatment
M.O.P - Warriorz
The Game - The Documentary
Jay-Z - The Black Album
Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz - Crunk Juice
Dungeon Family - Even In Darkness...
J-Dilla - Donuts
De La Soul - The Grind Date

ALL well worth a listen

zorkmundsson

Jay-Z: The Black Album (except for "Change Clothes". *shudder*)

36 chambers is also great.

Nolanger

Neecod

Deltron 3030, what an amazing album, it's timeless. I'd put Nas - illmatic, mos def- black on both sides, Ghostface - Fishscale and Azeem and Zephs album. The last one is worth checkin out, quality stuff.

The REAL Kirby

Illmatic is the only correct answer.

No1XtinaFan

The Black Album without a doubt :cool: 99 problems is my ring tone
Also have to say Fat Joe- J.O.S.E especially to get me in the mood for a night out

I like Nas I Am... as well

didn't realise there were so many outKast fan's on here!!!!

Neecod

Wait, need to add this to my earlier post...... MF DOOM and everything he has come with under all of his personas. The beats he has are just timeless and his a witty mofo to boot

BumbleB

dre 2001

BLITZ_Molloy

Madvillain - Madvilliany.

Illmatic, The Infamous, Da Shinin etc. all honorable mentions. I'd throw in The Scary Era as best Irish Hip Hop album.

Boom_Bap

Picked up 2 ATCQ albums at the weekend, People Instictive Paths and Midnight Mauraders. Both of these are classics.

GoldenArmz

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Picked up 2 ATCQ albums at the weekend, People Instictive Paths and Midnight Mauraders. Both of these are classics.

I have the Low End Theory. It's good alright but it (And ATQU in general) can get a bit monotonous after a while IMO.

chalad07

I'd have to go for the Eminem show. I think it's a great album. Way better than his last one anyway which was pretty pants,

the_syco

Restless by Xzibit is pretty good. Only rap album that I think is good.

SeamusShocks

Awesomo-4000 wrote: »

I'm sure this topic has come up before... but as the title says..

For me probably NWA's first one. Only started listening to them recently enough but fairly addicted to this album. was always a fan of dre too.

over to you...

im the greatest, and the realest, waay better than 2-pac and all them other clown rappers :eek:
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Neamhshuntasach

I couldn't name just one. SOme of my favorties in no order are:

Lifestyles of the poor and dangerous - Big L
Low End Theory - A tribe called quest
93 till infinity - Souls of mischief
ATLiens - Outkast
Ressurection - Common
3 feet high and rising - De la soul
The score - Fugees
Capital punishment - Big pun
Gza - Liquid sords
Music, magic, myth - Last emperor
Only built for cuban lynx - Raekwon
Archetype - Tonedef
A long hot summer - Masta ace
Disposable arts - Masta ace
Mirror music - wordsworth
Train of thought - Reflection eternal
Black on both sides - Mos Def
Blackstar - Blackstar
Quality control - J5
Things fall apart - The roots
Labor days - Aesop rock
Overcast - Atmosphere
Personal journals - Sage francis
The darkest cloud - Vakill
The end of the beginning - Murs
American hunger - MF Grimm
Black dialogue - The perceptionists
Blazing arrows - Blackalicious
Movies for the blind - Cage
Violent by design - Jedi mind tricks
Masters of the universe - Binary star
Soul on ice - Ras Kass
Heavy mental - Killah priest


There's a lot more i know i'm forgetting. But the above would be the albums i probably play the most.

phundamentalz

Mobb Deep - The Infamous...
Outkast - the first two
Nas - Illmatic
Makaveli - Killuminati
Kweli - Reflection Eternal
Cube - The Predator

tdv

Dr.Dre's The Chronic without any doubt.