Guest spots by the likes of Scarface, Raekwon, Danny Brown, Ab-Soul, and Earl Sweatshirt (among others) add extra flavor, which results in 2014’s second-best album (just after RTJ2). “For You”, “Whatever You Say”, “The Way You Do It”, “Away From Me”, “The Listening” – all tracks featuring clever rhymes by Phonte and Big Pooh and exceptional production by 9th Wonder. “Guess Who’s Back” ft Jay-Z & Beanie Sigel, “In Between Us” ft Nas, “In Cold Blood”. No weak tracks and filled with bangers, Redman never takes himself too seriously and drops a fun party album with tight production all around. Had they left off the filler/pop songs (the song with R. Kelly is especially bad for instance) and the skits (some are really terrible, case in point “Nasty Boy” – who really wants to listen to that?) Killer Mike was already able to boast a strong discography before the release of R.A.P. But respectable list. This list is based on personal preferences first, and on factors like hype, cultural impact, and general popularity second – that’s why slept-on gems such as Grip Grand’s Brokelore (2008), Shabazz Palaces’ Black Up (2001), and billy woods’ History Will Absolve Me (2012) can be found higher on the list than classic but generally overrated albums like 2Pac’s All Eyez On Me (1996), Notorious B.I.G.’s Life After Death (1997), and 50 Cent’s Get Rich Or Dy Trying (2003). On the heels of the super classics Paid In Full (1987) and Follow The Leader (1988) Eric B and Rakim drop their third album Let The Rhythm Hit Em. The album is consistent as hell, 13 tracks with no filler material. Wack albums released in the same year from Lil Wayne (Tha Carter IV) and Drake (Take Care) went multiplatinum, while The Element Of Surprise – superior in every aspect but sales – sold next to nothing. With It Was Written Nas cemented his status as one of the most talented, all-around skilled emcees in the game. The whole album is consistent and all the songs are awesome – no filler tracks here. With their 1992 debut album Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde this 4-men crew dropped a left-field West Coast classic. Notable Credits: Jedi Mind Tricks, Ill Bill, Sean Price, Canibus, Guru, 7L & Esoteric, Virtuoso, The Army of the Pharaohs, Red Martina, Eamon, Dutch, Vespertina, Vinnie Paz, Slaine, and many more... Strangely enough, The Alchemist is from the West Coast but became an East Coast style production legend. It also showed us the full potential of Hip Hop’s next superstar – a young Snoop Dogg. To Pimp A Butterfly is like this generation’s version of Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On (1971), or Public Enemy‘s It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988). Cubes and Buttons 8. On Laila’s Wisdom, Rapsody tackles a wide array of topics personal to her, over lush jazzy soundscapes mostly produced by Jamla-chief 9th wonder. Since hip hop and rap music became popular at the beginning of the 1980s, many fans of the genre have focused on the message described in each rapper's lyrics. Blu & Exile’s Below The Heavens is such an album. Eight years is a long wait for a follow-up, but Desire was worth the wait. The age-old question every rap fan talks about all the time... "Who are the best hip-hop producers of all time?" Also notable for the first appearance of MF DOOM (as KMD’s Zev Love X). Ahead of its time and very influential, Funcrusher Plus paved the way for countless left-field Hip Hop acts, who were and are instrumental in keeping the genre fresh. AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted is a unique blend of political, socially conscious, and gangsta rap, Ice Cube at his best, and a true Hip Hop classic. The beats set the perfect stage for woods’ staccato flow and thought-provoking lyrics; with his views on subjects as politics, race, sex, and class. Noname expertly mixes jazzy neo-soul vibes with her conversational rap style. Because he is such an idiot excentric it’s not difficult to dislike Kanye West, but whether you like him or not it’s impossible to deny the excellence of this album. As more tapes became available, they began to be collected and traded by fans. Human Storage Vault 6. Zion and Amp Live expand their creative and experimental sounds on the album, featuring a wide range of musical styles, laced with intelligent, socially conscious lyrics. after his critically acclaimed solo debut, Internal Affairs. Not even one year after Boogie Down Productions‘ classic debut album Criminal Minded, and shortly after the murder of Scott La Rock, KRS One dropped another classic with By All Means Necessary. No skits, no fillers – just nine 5-star tracks that combine into a seminal work that will forever be revered as one of the most important releases in Hip Hop. is one of the most slept-on emcees in Hip Hop ever: he had two near-perfect albums in the 1990s with Word… Life (1994) and Jewelz (1997) and he is still going strong as his latest projects Same Moon Same Sun (2017) and A New Dawn (2018) prove. He may not be the best emcee ever, but he more than holds his own on the mic. An impossible task, even if It Was Written turned out to be another excellent Nas album. That’s not to say the individual songs on the album are lacking in anything – in fact, there are plenty of classic cuts on this one. With additional rhyming from Malik B, Dice Raw and guests like Common and Mos Def, you know you can’t go wrong with this Roots crew album. After 5 albums as (part of) Boogie Down Productions, KRS-One decided to start releasing albums under his own name. Breaking Atoms is an important and hugely influential album and a testament to the brilliance of Large Pro. The Jungle Brothers never really received the same recognition their fellow Native Tongues crews De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest did, but their first two albums are straight up Native Tongue classics as well. To really do justice to this musical treasure you need to listen to it on a quality system or with really good headphones or earbuds – otherwise, you might miss the deepness of the bass and other sonic intricacies. The difference between all the clones and this album is the originality and authenticity of Straight Outta Compton; combined with the revolutionary & flawless production by Dr. Dre and the raw energy and at the time shocking lyrical imagery of Ice Cube, MC Ren & Eazy E. It doesn’t get much better than this. Same goes with college dropout and many others. The reason for that probably is that it has less commercial appeal than the others. Ice Cube pulls no punches and spares no one in his examinations of early 90s American society, which can make it an ‘uncomfortable’ listen at times. 2003 saw two releases from the man, under two new aliases. The North Carolina rap duo of Big Pooh and Phonte make a triumphant comeback with May The Lord Watch – their first project together since 2010’s Leftback and their subsequent split. The food-related concept works better than you might expect, particularly when DOOM uses it as a means to cleverly diss other emcees. True Hip Hop heads will know what’s up though and will surely have this one in their collection. I Wish I Could Be You More Often is another excellent album by prolific Detroit artist Quelle Chris, with guest input by regular collaborators like Jean Grae (Quelle Chris’ wife), Homeboy Sandman, Denmark Vessey, Chris Keys, and others like Elzhi and Roc Marciano, among others. With Shadows Of The Sun Brother Ali delivered a landmark album – one of the best Hip Hop albums of the 2000s. & a bonafide Hip Hop icon. 21 Rappers Under 21 Who Are Shaping Hip-Hop Old heads take note — this crop of talented young artists is redefining the sound of modern hip-hop. His samples of choice tend towards the soul, funk, and jazz genres mixed with turntable scratching. In hip hop's earliest days, the music only existed in live form, and the music was spread via tapes of parties and shows. They would receive the lushest instrumentals from the Neptunes, which worked wonders for them on the album. Great to see Critical Beatdown so high – just light years ahead on many levels. He cares about the culture and will work with anyone proving they're authentic as well. For instance, I love Critical Beatdown and obviously Ced’s use of the SP-1200 was revolutionary and Keith’s lyricism was way ahead of its time but compared to the likes of a To Pimp A Butterfly it just doesn’t remotely compare as an experience, which is primarily what an album should be. R.A.P. In times when rap finds itself in a creativity rut, you can count on Just Blaze to innovate and help it move on to new sounds. Stankonia is a musical masterpiece, as was Aquemini, as was ATLiens, and as was their debut Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, and it cemented OutKast’s status as one of Hip Hop biggest and best-selling acts ever. El-P has always been pushing creative boundaries and on Cancer 4 Cure its evident he keeps evolving. Rolling Stone Magazine is an authority in the music industry. Few artists can boast a catalog as consistent as Gang Starr‘s. It is also argued as to whether hip hop started in the South or West Bronx. Common’s second, third and fourth album – Ressurection (1994), One Day It’ll All Make Sense (1997) and Like Water For Chocolate (2000) were all classics in their own right, but many thought Common was over and done with after he released the bizarrely experimental Electric Circus in 2002. Superior production from start to finish – the only criticism could be that the album contains a few misses (“Let’s Get High” most notably) and that it could have done without the pointless, irritating skits. Life Is Good is Nas’s eleventh studio album, and it’s a winner – we rank it fifth in Nas’ body of work. That makes this album even more of a group effort than most other Wu-Tang solo releases. Mood emcees Main Flow and Donte do an excellent job over Hi-Tek’s beats, the result is a slept-on masterpiece. A little less consistent than N.W.A.’s Straight Outta Compton – released in the same year – this album still is a bonafide (West Coast) Hip Hop classic. Lupe Fiasco’s Tetsuo & Youth (2015) is a near-classic and Lupe’s best album of the decade, Drogas Wave comes close though. The RZA launched himself into the big time as the lead artist and producer of the Wu-Tang Clan, going on to produce all of their solo records as well. Production by Dan The Automater is absolutely phenomenal. The aptly titled Perseverance is a testament to Percee P’s career and you need to go check out this album. He has released 4 independent albums and merchandise to global sales. Licensed To Ill offers pure energy and great fun. Raw and haunting, the cinematic The Diary arguably is Scarface‘s magnum opus and certainly our personal favorite from his overall outstanding discography. A classic album can be played again and again, without having to skip tracks. Because of a string of mediocre later releases and probably also because of his mega-successful business dealings, Jay Z has become a love-him or hate-him kind of figure. Short but (bitter)sweet, it chronicles the life and death of Redford Stephens, a fictional character who makes some bad choices in his life and ends up paying the ultimate price for it, and it tells this story in reverse – it begins with his death and works it’s way back to the beginning of the story, which is the end of the album. A hate-or-love-it kind of album for many due to its innovative and experimental nature, but doubtless a classic. The Low End Theory is the definitive statement about what creativity, innovation, artistry, fun, and raw talent can produce. Powerful cuts like “The Coolest”, “Gold Watch” and “Hip Hop Saved My Life” are exhibits of how intelligent and well-read Lupe Fiasco is. The thing is that it probably is too clever, it needs to be ‘studied’ in order to be able to appreciate its deepness. Dark Comedy is Open Mike Eagle’s fourth solo album and arguably his best album to date. Thankfully the best tracks of each potential album end up being released as singles. PUTS always comes with that authentic, real boom-bap Hip Hop and this first effort is a slept-on treasure. “Gettin Up”, “We Fight/We Love”, “Official” and “Believe” are highlights, but there really are no weak tracks here. Ol’ Dirty Bastard: there’s no father to his style. Intelligent, conscious, positive – Train Of Thought is an all-time Hip Hop classic. With his drive to experiment and innovate, El-P’s (and Def Jux’s) influence on keeping Hip Hop fresh and exciting cannot be overstated. Sincerely, Detroit is Apollo Brown’s tribute to his hometown and a love letter to the culture. Rapsody is a tier-A emcee with diverse delivery skills and she’s lyrically potent enough to carry an hour-long album with ease, even if there are some great guest appearances by heavyweights such as Black Thought, Kendrick Lamar, Anderson .Paak, and Busta Rhymes to spice things up some. His style is what I'd describe as "club music" which never goes out of style, sadly. It is also argued as to whether hip hop started in the South or West Bronx. The list is comprehensive though and I can’t argue with a lot of it. One year after their brilliant debut album Strictly Business they turned out another classic. Notable Credits: KRS-One, Big L, Jay-Z, Mobb Deep, Nas, Royce da 5'9", Mos Def, Notorious B.I.G., Gang Starr, AZ, Big Daddy Kane, Common, Rakim, Snoop Dogg, Jeru the Damaja, Slaughterhouse, Blaq Poet, Anderson .Paak, and many more... You may not have heard of Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind yet, but you've probably heard of Jedi Mind Tricks, the group he's rising with. Cancer 4 Cure not only showcases El-P ever-evolving production chops but also his refined delivery – his emceeing sounds better than ever, with a good mix of fairly straightforward and denser lyrical content. Distant Relatives is a seamless fusion of Hip Hop, Reggae, Dancehall, and African musical elements, with uplifting afro-centric vocals about freedom, family, spirituality, and ancestry. What’s the definition of a classic album? This album is just a little bit too long (with a few filler tracks) to be considered a true classic, but BDK’s persona and lyrical ability throughout make this an essential Golden Age album. Thanks to the narrative thread, the album flows with great cohesion. Both Mos Def and Talib Kweli planned to release their solo albums around the same time, but they postponed their individual projects and decided instead to collaborate on a full-length LP – and what a collaboration it is. The album’s title is in reference to Noname’s lifestyle while in Los Angeles, living out of different hotel rooms, and that she was 25 years old at the time. Calling all hip hop heads, we're ranking the greatest rap songs ever. Kool G Rap is generally considered one of the greatest emcees ever, a pioneer of multi-syllabic & internal rhymes and complex rhyme schemes. The Rugged Man, the greatest year in the history of Hip Hop, It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – He’s The DJ, I’m The Rapper (1988), LL Cool J – Walking With A Panther (1989), Boogie Down Productions – Edutainment (1990), Poor Righteous Teachers – Holy Intellect (1990), Too Short – Short Dog’s In The House (1990), Intelligent Hoodlum – Intelligent Hoodlum (1990), Leaders Of The New School – A Future Without A Past (1991), Ed OG & Da Bulldoggs – Life Of A Kid In The Ghetto (1991), Eric B & Rakim – Don’t Sweat The Technique (1992), Hard Knocks – School Of Hard Knocks (1992), Boogie Down Productions – Sex And Violence (1992), Kool G Rap & DJ Polo – Live And Let Die (1992), Lord Finesse – Return Of The Funky Man (1992), Ultramagnetic MCs – The Four Horsemen (1993), Lords Of The Underground – Here Come The Lords (1993), Aceyalone – All Balls Don’t Bounce (1995), The Roots – Do You Want More?!!!??! We'll start with the top 10 best hip-hop producers of all time, and then I'll give my opinion on a few runners up that can possibly end up taking a slot in the top 10. Too many feature appearances from The Outlawz and others on a few filler tracks prevent a higher ranking – but because of 2Pac’s iconic status, this is a classic album nonetheless. Sadat X, Lord Jamar, and Grand Puba’s lyrics are alternately thought-provoking and fun; and sonically the album is dope as well. Add-2 is a spectacular lyricist, who combines supreme technical skill as an emcee with the ability to write intelligent, socially conscious lyrics. Hip Hop can also be categorized as Rap. Welcome to Robin Wesley Instrumentals. Illmatic is a monumental masterpiece. Not immediately recognized as such upon its release, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik gained more and more recognition over the years and is now universally recognized as a staple of (Southern) Hip Hop. Now considered a landmark album in Hip Hop, it’s the ultimate example of what the Beastie Boys always stood for: creativity and innovation. Mos Def’s masterpiece. Mayby not as ambitious and memorable as their earlier conceptual efforts A Piece of Strange (2006) and Oneirology (2011), Rose Azura Njano is an excellent album in its right – Hip Hop for grown folk. Many times, having access to these supreme beat producers can make or break a career. In an age of simplistic rhymes and lack of meaningful concepts, Lupe Fiasco brought intelligence and consciousness back to mainstream Hip Hop. The whole album has the same feel, without ever sounding monotonous. The album’s entire focus is on beats and rhymes, the result is one of the best neo-boom-bap albums of the decade. The best and one of the most important Hip Hop albums ever. All about positivity and empowerment, Digable Planets sadly flew a bit under the radar in a time when gun-toting gangsta posers started to get more and more of the spotlight. Souls Of Mischief – part of the Hieroglyphics collective – succeeded in dropping a West Coast album without the gangsta cliches, and that is what makes it a classic Hip Hop album that sounds as fresh today as it did when it came out. Ask four fans about their favorite Gang Starr album and they may all pick a different one. Aesop Rock is a master of intelligent, poetic lyricism and on this album his flow perfectly blends with the highly original beats he crafted himself. To this day, Dr. Dre is a titan of the industry, and part of that is due to the fact that The Chronic is one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time. The album’s most important theme – as evidenced in the album’s subtitle and the song “Freedom Of Speech” – is the PMRC censorship that was being imposed on Hip Hop artists at the time. The classic debut of one of Hip Hop’s greatest and most important groups of all time. This album is pure Hip Hop. An important album, one of the cornerstones of the rise to dominance of West Coast Hip Hop in the early 90s. Whatever you think about later-Kanye, his seminal debut album is a true classic. Open Mike Eagle’s lyrical performance on Dark Comedy is as good as we’ve heard from him, and the ambient production is fantastic throughout. It is also argued as to whether hip hop started in the South or West Bronx. He leaves the middle frequencies open for the vocals, leading to very clear mixes. This album is no exception. It should be, though. He began creating huge hits like "Lean Back" by Terror Squad and many more. The featured artists deliver to – it’s especially nice to hear the likes of Blu and Phonte on a Roots album, also good to see an appearance by Dice Raw. Eclectically musical as always, How I Got Over is another Roots winner. Even though it contained the smash hit “Luchini (This Is It)”, Uptown Saturday Night never really got the recognition it deserved, certainly not at the time of its release. Classic Wu-Tang. An influential album – it marked the beginning of a series of albums by groups like De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, and Black Sheep. We're ordering this by straight up musical skills. Temporary Forever is Busdriver’s second album, and although he would go on to release a couple more great projects (especially Fear of a Black Tangent (2005) and Perfect Hair (2014) are must-haves too), this one stands as his absolute masterpiece. Ghostface Killah‘s solo debut and one of the strongest albums in an all-around strong catalog from Wu-Tang Clan’s most prolific and most consistent member. ‘Atmospheric’ and ‘haunting’ are overused adjectives in describing albums like this one, but in the case of Van Ghost, they are as apt as can be. As it is, this album may have come too late – in a time when Hip Hop was being watered down and dumbed down for near on a decade already and quality Hip Hop like this was not promoted anymore by the big money people. Large Professor, one of Hip Hop’s most respected producers, exploded on the scene with this classic album – showing his extraordinary talents on the boards as well as on the mic. Dark, brooding, hardcore – this plays like a violent / horror movie. PORTANIS Creator of Portal Reloaded, a free mod for Portal 2. That's what it means to be a great. True & Livin is the third album from Oakland’s duo Zion I, the first album on their own label LiveUp Records. However, what happened was Common got up with Kanye West and J-Dilla to deliver the album of his career. But that’s the main idea and the source material for the album.”. “Safe”, “Keep Me Down” and of course the monumental “On My Block” are all unforgettable Scarface tracks. Launch Trailer Remix 3. After two more than solid albums, UGK drops Ridin’ Dirty – arguably their best album. Liquid Swords is another highlight in the Wu-Tang (solo) catalog. The Eminem Show – his fourth album – is another classic, just like its predecessors The Slim Shady LP (1999) and The Marschall Matters LP (2000). A great commercial as well as a critical success, The Score was a massive improvement on The Fugees‘ enjoyable but uneven Blunted On Reality debut album. Black Thought is good as ever, bringing out his deepest thoughts and observations. Human Storage Vault 6. Apollo Brown is one of the best producers in the game today. He is an incredible producer AND a great lyricist. Following the neo-boom-bap/noir-rap aesthetic established by niche-leaders Roc Marciano and Griselda, with Van Ghost prolific emcee ANKHLEJOHN and producer Big Ghost have created an album that’s better than anything that ever came out of the Roc Marci and Griselda camps. Few others were ever able to express their thoughts and feelings the way Biggie was. Additionally, the average hip-hop instrumental is around 115 BPM (beats per minute). The Best 250 Hip Hop Albums Of All Time? Revolutionary Vol. Elzhi is one of the most underrated emcees in the game. Brokelore is the most surprising album of the year. Hip Hop can also be categorized as Rap. On That Other Level was as groundbreaking as NWA’s Straight Outta Compton (1988) was in many ways – a trailblazing classic. Killer Mike’s R.A.P. Superior lyrical skill, astute lyrics and produced by one of the best producers in the game: Madlib. Singles like “How We Do”, “Dreams”, and “Hate It Or Love It” really made the album what it is today: one of the best-selling Hip Hop albums of the decade, with over 5 million units sold worldwide. is a tight album, one of Ice-T’s best and the one that established Ice-T as one of Hip Hop’s most prominent and authentic personalities. Later he would go on to become one of the pioneers of the ‘mafioso’ rap subgenre, but here he was a straight-up emcee with mostly braggadocio, battle-ready rhymes over Marley Marl’s hard beats. While every track is exceptional in its own right, perhaps it’s the painfully open “Forest Whitiker” – where Ali bravely points out all his physical imperfections while embracing them at the same time – showing the importance of self-love in one of the most empowering cuts ever. This is a fantastic album, one of the best released in 2012. Ace ventures through the Brooklyn streets and goes out on tour with Fats as his unofficial manager. Still angry, still hungry. Being You Is Great! Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Critically acclaimed, but at the same time slept on and somehow underappreciated – this is one of HHGA’s all-time favorite albums. Six years after a distinctly mediocre debut, Bay Area producer/emcee Grip Grand returns with this truly excellent sophomore album. Practically their whole catalog is excellent – but for us, Game Theory is one of their stand-out albums – right up there with the very best Roots albums Illadelph Halflife (1996) and Things Fall Apart (1999). Rhyme Pays deserves its spot on this list on the strength of epic tracks like “Squeeze The Trigger”, “Pain”, and of course “6 N The Morning” alone. Jay-Z’s third best album, after The Blueprint (2000) and Reasonable Doubt (1996). In one of Hip Hop’s biggest years, this album measures up to any of the other releases with ease. But it works – producer Adrain Younge goes all out here, integrating a wall of different soundscapes as the musical backdrop, merging iconic spaghetti Western film music from the likes of Ennio Morricone with haunting opera singing and 70’s soul & blaxploitation vibes featuring thick bass lines and organs. With 4Eva Is A Mighty Long Time Big K.R.I.T. In his 30-year career, KRS dropped many classic albums – this is one of his best. Music was too real to attract big-time mainstream media attention, but it is an important album and a modern classic. X X X is a great album that solidifies Danny Brown’s status as one of the Hip Hop game’s most exciting newcomers of the 2010s. The first solo album by Definitive Jux head-honcho El-P builds on the lyrically and sonically dense sound he pioneered with Company Flow, with Fun Crusher Plus (released via Rawkus Records in 1997) as the benchmark album that was instrumental in keeping real Hip Hop alive. Over the years we compiled ‘best of the year’ lists for each and every year in Hip Hop history, the list you’re about to get into here is based on these lists – a culmination of sorts. didn’t need gangster posturing to show and prove he was the man – he had the skills and the confidence to carry this album and to make it an all-time Hip Hop classic. Catch the Box 11. I Wish I Could Be You More Often reveals much of who Quelle Chris is as a human being. “Satisfied?”, “MCee”, “Traveling Music”, “A Charmed Life”, “Like This Anna”, “One For The Griot”, “The Lyricist” – just a few of the highlights of this long but awesome album. WHERE TF IS HELL ON EARTH??????????????????? As it is, it’s still an awesome album packed with classic tracks – just a tad short of the masterpiece it could and should have been. This is an album that is among the most important of the decade. Rarely mentioned in ‘best ever’ lists, but one the best to ever do it nonetheless, especially live. With Sincerely, Detroit the best Apollo Brown project of the decade is Trophies, his 2012 collaboration with D.I.T.C. Also, no mixtapes, compilations, or EP’s were considered. With Questlove laying down the perfect instrumentals and Black Thought’s thoughtful, socially-conscious rhymes (not to mentions his exceptional emcee skills), Things Fall Apart is yet another excellent The Roots album, their fourth. There are so many great hip-hop producers out there. 15 tracks, no skips needed – the mark of an excellent album. “Show these motherf***ers what a classic is…” In the intro of the album Elzhi sets himself up for a tall order, but boy does he deliver. In other words, one measure might have a drum line, a snare, a hat, and a clap each play once before resetting for the next measure. Few discographies in Hip Hop are as polarizing as Nas’ is. Rick Rubin’s involvement on the production side makes Geto Boys the best album in an overall strong catalog. The first side is called “Big K.R.I.T.” and the second “Justin Scott”, and each side sounds different. Hard-hitting, kick-ass beats for Killer Mike to spit his uncompromising and thought-provoking lyrics over, this is what Hip Hop is all about. The Sacramento-based duo of producer/DJ Chief Xcel and lyricist The Gift of Gab drop an excellent (full-length) debut album with Nia. Another great Common album, the one that made the Chicago emcee a Hip Hop A-lister. The only thing that matters here is skill level. Clever lyrics and smooth and warm music – this album is nothing short of perfect. Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ is one of the most significant albums of the 2000s decade – in terms of sales, impact, and popularity. Mic Tyson is the third studio album from Brooklyn-native Sean Price, it was the last album to be released in Price’s lifetime before his death on August 8, 2015. None Shall Pass is the epitome of Aesop Rock’s creativity and progressiveness . Yes, that’s a long-a** list, and absolutely gratuitous – you might not have asked for it, but here it is anyway. On That Other Level (1989) was Geto Boys‘ second album, but the first one with the ‘realest’ line-up: Scarface, Willie D & Bushwick Bill (plus DJ Ready Red). A marked change in style and feel to their equally brilliant debut 3 Feet High & Rising, De La Soul Is Dead showed a darker and more contemplative side of De La Soul. Busdriver’s unorthodox and wild flows and his general abstract and experimental style will leave many heads spinning, but those who allow themselves to be swept away by Busdriver’s eccentricity and by the beats that perfectly gel with his lyrical antics will soon count this underground classic as one of their favorite albums. Rough, hard-hitting beats and turntablism, complemented by Chuck D’s booming voice and Flavor Flav’s antics – Yo!
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