Your top 10 favourite hiphop albums of all time?

[VZA]

What are yours?

These are mine:
10. CunninLynguists - Will Rap for Food
9. Jedi Mind Tricks - Violent by Design
8. Lupe Fiasco - The Cool
7. Eminem - Slim Shady LP
6. Jay-Z - Blueprint II: Gift and the curse
5. MF Doom - MM...Food
4. Kanye West - The College Dropout
3. Wu Tang - Forever
2. 2pac - 2pacolyspe Now
1. Wu Tang - 36 Chambers

[Mic Tyson]

this was hard as fuck but here u go

in no real order

jay z -reasonable doubt
jay-z-in my lifetime vol 1
jay z- vol 2 life and times of s carter
biggie- life after death
madvillain- madvillainy
quasimoto- the unseen
2pac all eyez on me
2pac- 7 day theory
nas- illmatic
Sean Price- Monkey Barz

[KLIION JENSEN]

no order...

BDP - By All Means Neccesary
Biggie - Ready To Die
Shyheim - Manchild
Gang Starr - Hard To Earn
Nas - Illmatic
LL Cool J - 14 Shots To The Dome
NWA - Straight Outta Compton
Beastie Boys - Pauls Boutique
Redman - Dare Iz A Darkside
Raekwon - OB4CL or Ghostface Killah - Ironman

[ALCATRAZ]

In no order....

• 2Pac - "Me Against The World"
• Jedi Mind Tricks - "Violent By Design"
• Dead Prez - "Lets Get Free"
• Blackstar - "Mos Def and Talib Kweli Are..."
• Mos Def - "Black on Both Sides"
• Cormega - "The Realness"
• Nas - "Illmatic"
• Raekwon - "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx"
• O.C. - "Word...Life"
• Immortal Technique - "Revolutionary Vol. 2"

[LORD NOSE]

Critical Beatdown - UltraMagnetic MCs
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back - Public Enemy
Ghetto Music - BDP
Long Live The Kane - Big Daddy Kane
Nice and Smooth - Nice and Smooth
Paid in Full - Eric b and Rakim
Straight Out the Jungle - Jungle Brothers
Stakes is High - De La Soul
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm - A Tribe Called Quest
Hard To Earn - GangStarr

[Spectrum7glr]

A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
Busta Rhymes - When Disaster Strikes
Cypress Hill - Temple Of Boom
Dr. Dre - 2001
Eminem - The Eminem Show
Gza - Liquid Sword
Lords of the underground - Here Comes The Lords
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Return To The 36 Chambers
Raekwon - OB4CL
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang 36 Chambers

[JerseyIronman]

What are yours?

These are mine:
10. CunninLynguists - Will Rap for Food
9. Jedi Mind Tricks - Violent by Design
8. Lupe Fiasco - The Cool
7. Eminem - Slim Shady LP
6. Jay-Z - Blueprint II: Gift and the curse
5. MF Doom - MM...Food
4. Kanye West - The College Dropout
3. Wu Tang - Forever
2. 2pac - 2pacolyspe Now
1. Wu Tang - 36 Chambers

No cuban linx or liquid swords??

[Suga Duga]

my list changes way too often so...

[Sgt Holly Wood]

nas-illmatic
raekwon- only built 4 cuban linx
ghostface- supreme clientele
onyx- all we got iz us
redman- dare iz a darkside
black sheep- a wolf in sheep's clothing
a tribe called quest- low end theory
mos def- black on both sides
wu tang clan- 36 chambers
gangstarr- daily operation

[JamSix]

No cuban linx or liquid swords??

lupe is clearly better than LS & OB4L :x

[Ritter]

Rakim - Let The Rhythm Hit Em
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Mecca And The Soul Brother
RZA - Bobby Digital In Stereo
GZA - Liquid Swords
OutKast - Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
Wordsworth - Mirror Music
OutKast - ATLiens
Rakim - The 18th Letter
Wu Tang Clan - Enter The 36 Chambers
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders

[Sinistarr]

in no order - these are my current top 10 as it changes all the time

Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
Proof - Searching for Jerry Garcia
D12 - Devils Night
Makaveli - The Don Killuminati: Seven Day Theory
Nas - Stillmatic
KRS-One - Return of the Boom Bap
Method Man & Redman - Blackout!
Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever
Big Pun - Capital Punishment
Jurassic 5 - Feedback

[SMH]

36 Chambers
liquid Swords
OB4CL
Illmatic
Forever
Amerikkas Most Wanted- Ice Cube
Bobby Digital In Stereo - Bobby Digital
Return to 36 Chambers- ODB
The Infamous -Mobb Deep
2Pac Me against the world

[VZA]

No cuban linx or liquid swords??

Liquid swords was almost there, but cuban linx aint really my kinda thing.

[6² Chambaz]

Wu Tang Forever
Liquid Swords
Illmatic
Marshall Mathers LP
OB4CL
Ironman
The Sun Rises in The East
Moment of Truth
The Slim Shady LP
2Pac- Greatest Hits

[JamSix]

in no order

Smif-N-Wessun - Dah Shinin'
Bone Thugs N Harmony - E 1999 Eternal
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Souls of Mischief - 93 Til' Infinity
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Notorious BIG - Ready to Die
Nas - Illmatic
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - The Main Ingredient
Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever
Pharcyde - Bizare Ride II the Pharcyde

Ask me in a week and it will be completely different

[beautifulrock]

so tough

The Beatnuts - a Musical Massacre
The Genius - Liquid Swords
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the 36 chambers
Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele
Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030
Juvenile - 400 Degreez
Nas - Illmatic
Outkast - Aquemini
Gravediggaz - 6 feet deep
Notorious BIG - Ready to Die
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP

[CommSense]

this is always fun...

here we go.


Illmatic
Paid In Full
Liquid Swords
36 Chambers
Soul on Ice
Illadelph Halflife
Wanted Dead or Alive
Sun Rises in the East
Stress: The Extinction Agenda
A Book Of Human Language

[djskillz]

In no particular order. These are just the first 10 albums that came to mind. I couldn't live without these 10 albums.

OutKast - Aquemini
Goodie Mob - Soul Food
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
Nas - Illmatic
Souls of Mischief - '93 Till Infinity
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
Smif-N-Wessun - Dah Shinin'
Redman - Whut? Thee Album
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

[Afficial_Nastee]

1. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
2. GZA - Liquid Swords
3. Raekwon The Chef - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
4. Mobb Deep - The Infamous
5. Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever
6. Ol'Dirty Bastard - Return to The 36 Chambers (Dirty Version)
7. Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele
8. Big Punisher - Capital Punishment
9. Onyx - Baccdafuccup
10. Onyx - All We Got Iz Us

[staliondan23]

no order

NaS- Illmatic
NaS- It Was written
Jay Z- Reasonable Doubt
Raekwon- OB4CL
Gza- Liquid Swords
WTC- Wu-Tang Forever
Ghostface- Supreme Clientele
Outkast- Aquemini
Gang Starr- Moment of Truth
Kanye West- The College Dropout

[famenchuan]

Gangstarr- moment of truth
Kool G Rap- 4,5,6
wu- enter the 36
Rae- obcl
Ghost- Supreme cliental
Freddie Foxxx- Crazy like a foxxx
ODB- Return to the 36
Wu- wu forever
Immortal Tech. Rev vol 2
Freddie Foxxx- industry Shakedown

[claaa7]

my list changes all the time and I also always keep Liquid Swords, OB4CL and 36 Chambers on a top-10 list.. here is some shit I really love:

* O.C. - Word...Life
* NaS - Illmatic
* Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
* Tragedy - Saga of a Hoodlum
* Capone-N-Noreaga - The War Report
* Mobb Deep - The Infamous...
* Prince Paul - A Prince Among Thieves
* GangStarr - Moment of Truth
* Dr. Dre - The Chronic
* Big L - Livestylez ov Da Poor & Dangerous
* Cannibal OX - The Cold Vein

[12weLvE]

SORRY BUT I COULD NOT DECIDE ON 10 SO I DID 15...

NO ORDER.

Wu-Tang - Enter the 36

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GZA - Liquid Swords

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Raekwon - Only Built for Cuban Linx

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Masta Ace - A Long Hot Summer

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Notorious B.I.G - Life After Death

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Jeru The Damaja - The Sun Rises in the East

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Wu-Tang - Forever

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Ghostface - Supreme Clientele


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N.W.A - Niggas4Life

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MF DOOM (As King Geodorah) - Take Me To your Leader

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Canibus - Rip The Jacker

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Royce 5'9 - Death is Certain

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GZA V.s Muggs - Grandmasters

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Killah Priest - The Offering

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Nas - Illmatic

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[SHEEPISH LORD OF CHAOS]

hmmm see like Claaa's mines changes allot too but i always have Nas-Illmatic & Wu's 36 Chambers

Nas-Illmatic
Wu Tang Clan-36 Chambers
EPMD-Strictly Business
Mobb Deep-The Infamous
Outkast-ATLiens
Goodie Mob-Soul Food
Ice Cube-Lethal Injection
Ghostface Killah-Supreme Clientele
Public Enemy-It Takes A Nation of Millions
Raekwon-Only Built 4 Cuban Links

notatable favorites
Canibus-Rip The Jacker,The Roots-Things Fall Apart, Kanye West-Graduation, Noreaga-NORE, DMX-It's Dark & Hell Is Hot, Gangstarr-Hard to Earn, Pete Rock-Soul Survivor, KRS One-I Got Next, RZA as Bobby Digital-In Stereo, Capone-N-Noreaga-War Report & AZ-Do or Die

[cap]

NOT IN ANY ORDER

MASTA ACE - A LONG HOT SUMMER

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GZA - LIQUID SWORDS

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2PAC - ME AGAINST THE WORLD£

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THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. - READY TO DIE

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NAS - STILLMATIC

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SHABAZZ THE DISCIPLE - THE BOOK OF SHABAZZ

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MOBB DEEP -THE INFAMOUS

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JAY-Z - THE BLUEPRINT

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2PAC - THE 7 DAY THEORY

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DR DRE - 2001

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[djskillz]

After posting earlier I felt stupid for forgetting to post a few albums so I'm adding another 20 to my list:

Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
Ice Cube - Death Certificate
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead
Devin the Dude - Just Try'na Live
Goodie Mob - Still Standing
OutKast - ATLiens
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the 36 Chambers/Wu-Tang Forever
Redman - Dare Iz a Darkside
The Roots - Game Theory/Things Fall Apart
Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek - Reflection Eternal
UGK - Riding Dirty
Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele
GZA - Liquid Swords
Redman - Muddy Waters
Organized Konfusion - Stress: The Extinction Agenda
The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde
Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

[iammzac]

In order:

1. 36 chambers
2. madvillainy
3. dilla donuts
4. illmatic
5. slum village - fantastic vol. 2 (slept on by many)
6. quasimoto - the unseen
7. dangerdoom (first doom cd for me.. got me into him)
8. The Coup - Party Music
9. jaylib

[sarr]

too hard to name only 10. My fav of all time is makaveli by Tupac though. CNN war report is up there aswell..too many to name just ten

[eastsidemtl]

1-killah priest heavy mental
2-wu tang clan forever
3-canibus rip the jacker
4-raekwon only built for cuban linx
5-jedi mind tricks violent by design
6-cnn war report
7-mobb deep the infamous
8-ras kass soul on ice
9-gravediggaz the pick,the sickle and the shovel
10-holocaust holocaust(blue sky black death)
11-killarmy silent weapon for quiet wars
12-ghostface supreme clientele
13-o.g.c. da storm
14-immortal techniques revolutionary vol 2
15-wu tang clan enter the 36 chambers

[9th Chamber]

Damn 10 eh?! Alright it would go something like this:
1) WTC - Enter the Wu Tang 36 Chambers
2) Notorious BIG - Ready to Die
3) Gza - Liquid Swords
4) Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle
5) Blackstar - Talib and Mos Def
6) Ghostface - Ironman
7) Gangstarr - Full Clip
8) Boot Camp Clik - The Last Stand
9) Cormega - The Realness
10) Nas - Illmatic

[Main Street]

10. Masta Killa - No Said Date
9. MF DOOM - MM..Food?
8. Method Man - Tical
7. Killah Priest - Heavy Mental
6. Jedi Mind Tricks - Visions of Gandhi
5. GZA - Liquid Swords
4. RZA - As Bobby Digital In Stereo
3. Sean Price - Monkey Barz
2. Wu-Tang - Forever
1. Ghostface Killah - Ironman


Honorable Mention:

Wu-Tang Killa Beez - The Swarm Vol. 1
Gravediggaz - The Pick, The Sickle & The Shovel
RZA - Digital Bullet
Theodore Unit - 718 Mixtape
Jurassic 5 - Quality Control
Viktor Vaughn - Venomous Villian

[thamainfacta]

1. Nas - Illmatic
2. The Roots - Illadelph Halflife
3. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
4. Big L - Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous
5. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Mecca & The Soul Brother
6. Onyx - Bacdafucup
7. Mobb Deep - The Infamous
8. The Pharcyde - Labcabincalifornia
9. Common - Resurrection
10. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders

Honourable Mentions:

The Roots - Things Fall Apart
A Tribe Called Quest - Beats, Rhymes & Life
Mobb Deep - Hell On Earth
Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full
Masta Ace - A Long Hot Summer
Common - One Day It'll All Make Sense
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - The Main Ingredient
Dilated Peoples - The Platform
Jurassic 5 - Power In Numbers
Charizma & PBW - Big Shots
Souls Of Mischief - 93' Til Infinity
AZ - Doe Or Die
Outkast - ATLiens
Cunninlynguists - Southernunderground
Redman - Dare Iz A Darkside
Big Pun - Capital Punishment
Notorious B.I.G - Ready To Die
Mos Def - Black On Both Sides
Ice Cube - The Predator
Gangstarr - Moment Of Truth
Jeru The Damaja - The Sun Rises In The East
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
GZA - Liquid Swords
Boogie Down Productions - Criminal Minded
Mic Geronimo - The Natural
J Dilla - Donuts
Lord Finesse - The Awakening


wow... wayyyy to manyyy, so hard to make a top 50 even

[THE W]

1. cuban linx
2. liquid swords

these two are in stone. the rest in no order

the infamous
ironman
the pillage
the W
tical
return to 36 chambers

shit i still cant think of ten albums i think are immaculate. i've listened to many albums that have been heralded as classic and came away either totally unimpressed or saying that it was solid but not awesome. i have tons of honorable mentions

[2Bladez]

In no order

Mobb Deep - The Infamous
Mobb Deep - Hell On Earth
Wu Tang Clan - 36 Chambers
Notorious BIG - Ready To Die
Nas - It Was Written
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
The Pharcyde - Bizzare Ride 2 The Pharcyde
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
Ghostface - Supreme Clientele
Heltah Skeltah - Nocturnal

[whers]

Blue Sky Black Death Presents : The Holocaust
Wu-Tang Forever
Bobby Digital In Stereo
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...
Ironman
The Offering
Violent By Design
Legacy Of Blood
The Marshall Mathers LP
The Chronic 2001

[J-DON]

A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
GZA - Liquid Swords
Nas-Illmatic
Ghostface- Supreme Clientele
Raekwon- Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Madvillain - Madvillainy
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
Mobb Deep - Hell On Earth
Beastie Boys - Pauls Boutique
Gravediggaz - 6 Feet Deep

To Sort it out would cause my brain to explode.

[BIG D O]

whooooo, it's tuff narrowing it down to just ten, but here goes....

10. Da Beatminerz - Brace For Impak

9. CNN - The Reunion

8. M.O.P. - Warriorz

7. Tony Touch - The Piece Maker

6. Pete Rock - Soul Survivor

5. AZ - Pieces Of A Man

4. Fat Joe - Don Cartegena

3. Wu-Tang - Forever

2. D.I.T.C. - World Wide

1. Big Pun - Capital Punishment

[Nas_Lupe]

1. Nas- Illmatic
2. Wu Tang Clan-Enter the 36 Chamber
3. Lupe Fiasco- Food and Liquor
4. 2pac- The Don Killuminati 7 day theory
5. Method Man- Tical
6. The Genius- Liquid Swords
7. Eminem- The Slim Shady LP
8. Jay-Z The Black Album
9. Nas- It Was Written
10. RZA- Bobby Digital

[hide1998]

Hieroglyphics - 3rd Eye Vision
Reflection Eternal - Train of Thought
Deltron 3030
GZA - Liquid Swords
Outkast - ATLiens
Souls of Mischief - 93 Til Infinity
The Roots - Illadelph Halfilife
Digable Planets - Blowout Comb
Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Down

[SHEEPISH LORD OF CHAOS]

Blue Sky Black Death Presents : The Holocaust
Wu-Tang Forever
Bobby Digital In Stereo
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...
Ironman
The Offering
Violent By Design
Legacy Of Blood
The Marshall Mathers LP
The Chronic 2001

hmmm i like ur list whers...here's mine

top 10 of the '90s

Illmatic
36 Chambers
Things Fall Apart
Momment of Truth
Ready to Die
Beats, Rhymes and Life
I Got Next
The Chronic
Soul On Ice
Capital Punishment

top 10 of 2000's

Idlewild
Visions of Ghandi
Rip The Jacker
The College Dropout
Madvillian
Dangerdoom
Van Gogh (unreleased Ras Kass album)
RBG
The Sneak Attack
BOAP

[RevRes]

Eric B. & Rakim Paid in full
Chino Xl Here to save you all
Gza liquid swords
Esham Dead flowerz
Cypress Hill Black Sunday
Big Ready to die
Ras Kass soul on ice
Big pun Capital Punishment
Ice cube death certificate
Icp Hell's Pit

[Shogah]

Cypress Hill-Black Sunday
The Roots-Game Theory
Ghostface Killah-Iron Man
Wu Tang Clan-The W
Jedi Mind Tricks-Visions Of Ghandi
Army Of the Pharaons-The Torture Papers
Nas-Illmatic
Beastie Boys-Hello Nasty
Gravediggaz-Nightmare in A Minor
Method Man-Tical