best rap album ever

[That's Right]

 

[HornsHornsHorns]

Flawless answer. Thread closed.

 

[hobbs4heisman]

U.G.K. ridin dirty now the thread can be closed.

 

[scottsins]

Straight Outta Compton

The Chronic

 

[JonathanMardukas]

 

[Horn-N-LA]

Ummm

 

[TyWebb]

Aquemine and Me Against the World

 

[bevo_daddy]

definitely 2pac...plus he made that album in like two weeks is incredible

 

[LITNIN HORN]

To the Extreme
Vanilla Ice

 

[Endust]

 

[That's Right]

Wow, Mardukas, takin it old school Z-ro. I would have to say that Let the Truth be Told and Life of Jospeh McVey might be the 2 best Z-ro cds.

 

[mrkubin]

Outkast - Aquemini

This album is pure genius.

Art of Storytellin' 1 & 2, Chonkyfire, Liberation, SpottieOttie, Rosa Parks -- these tracks are pure gold. If the album didn't have the song "Mamacita" on it, it would be perfection.

Runners up would be Enter the Wu Tang, Me Against the World/All Eyez on Me, Straight Outta Compton, and any early album by Ice Cube.

I've found a lot of people put Nas - Illmatic at the top. I'll have to revisit that album as I haven't heard it in years.

 

[BDog]

Any list that contains Ridin Dirty, Aquemini, and All Eyez is fine by me. I might round it out with Doggystyle and The Chronic.

 

[Titan]

 

[buckhorn]

This one changed how I thought about music as something that could artfully express anger, alienation, ambition, and sexuality. Blew my doors completely off.

This one changed how I thought about rap and electronic music in general. Very hard to beat and not encumbered with a bunch of gangsta ********.

These got me excited about rap and its possibilities as a format for dark, apocalyptic sounds. These recordings often present ideas and arrangements that translate into interesting rock music. Very unusual.

 

[l00p]

De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising

Any of the 3 first Tribe Called Quest

Del The Funkee Homosapien's first.

Anything else Buckhorn puts down.

 

[fhetw]

 

[Swiffert]

ghetto d

 

[mr. sunshine]

I only own two rap albums, Life After Death and Ready to Die, therefore they are in a deadlock for best rap album ever. That they were the product of the greatest rapper ever solidifies my argument. I hate rap, but I love Biggie. Go figure.

 

[Uncle Rico]

2 Live Crew - As Nasty as they Wanna Be

 

[HornsHornsHorns]

And now for the most underrated/overlooked rap album of all time...

 

[Rip76]

 

[HornsHornsHorns]

And let me add that the fact that this album has not been mentioned yet is discomforting.

 

[accuratehorn]

Crushin' by the Fat Boys.

 

[Vicerous]

 

[Nuclear Bear]

The Chonic by Dr Dre is the greatest rap album of all time.

Not one single weak track and for that matter not any weak verses.

The production througout the entire album is impeccable.

 

[Jive_Turkey]

I'm old school, so PE's "It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back" is probably the answer. Although I think "Straight Outta Compton" was more influential.

 

[Math Mudrat]

DJ Screw - June 27

 

[DAGMAR]

Blackstar is mind blowing and got me into hip hop. Winna

 

[ALLdayDRE]

chronic man.

you beat me to it