luciusfunk Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 (edited) What are some classic albums I've been missing?I'm trying to expand what I've heard. So far it's mainly N.W.A, Public Enemy, Eminem, and Beastie Boys. I did download (haven't listened yet) 2Pac's All Eyez On Me and Makaveli, Notorious B.I.G.'s Ready to Die and Life After Death, Wu-Tang's Enter the Wu-Tang, and ODB's hooray for tolerance! Please. Good jumping off point? Edited June 8, 2015 by luciusfunk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 (edited) Add these: Nas - Illmatic Run-DMC - Raising Hell Also, Eminem's first 3 albums. Edited June 8, 2015 by username Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luciusfunk Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 Add these:Nas - IllmaticRun-DMC - Raising HellAlso, Eminem's first 3 albums.Forgot about Run DMC and Eminem. Added Eminem to initial post, and I love Raising Hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 (edited) Probably also Reasonable Doubt by Jay-Z. And In My Lifetime Vol. 2. Edited June 8, 2015 by username Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixes Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 a tribe called quest - the low end theoryeric b and rakim - paid in fullde la soul - 3 feet high and risingslick rick - the great adventures of slick rickboogie down productions - criminal minded 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevelle Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly from this year will probably go down as a classic. Excellent album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 All great picks Sixes!There are so many great ones depending on how deep you want to dig,this is in no order and not totally specific but I'd add any or all of theseDe la Soul - is DeadThe Beatnuts - 1st albumEPMD - First three albumsRedman - First two albumsKool G Rap - First couple albumsGangstarr - Hard To Earn3rd Bass - The Cactus AlbumIce Cube - Amerikkkaz Most WantedIce Cube - Death CertificateDel the funky Homosapien - I Wish My Brother George Was Here & No Need For AlarmSouls of Mischief - 93 Til InfinityThe Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride To The PharcydeNaughty By NatureThe Jungle Brothers - Straight Out The Jungle & Done By The forces of NatureCypress Hill - First few albumsThe Alkaholiks - 21 and OverBiz Markie - Greatest HitsMain Source - Breaking AtomsDiamond D - Stunts, Blunts & Hip HopThere are a bunch more but all of those are great one's to have in the collection as far as I'm concerned. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Dog Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 (edited) Lots of good suggestions. For me, and I take my hip hop a little too serious, I recommend listening in some type of order. Not really exact chronological order, but something close. Lot of good history in hip hop. Over the years you can really hear the difference in sound and progression and change. Like I would tell anyone listen to ODB - Return to the 36 Chambers before N!gga Please. Or listen to Me Against the World before All Eyez on Me or Makaveli.You got your old school with Run DMC, NWA, Public Enemy, the Beasties. This is a good list to go along with those...a tribe called quest - the low end theoryeric b and rakim - paid in fullde la soul - 3 feet high and risingslick rick - the great adventures of slick rickboogie down productions - criminal mindedThat Slick Rick and Eric B and Rakim are legendary. I might add...Big Daddy Kane - Long Live the Kane or It's a Big Daddy ThingLL Cool J - Bigger and Deffer or Mama Said Knock You OutBig change in style after the 80s into the 90s.Dr.Dre - The ChronicSnoop - DoggystyleDogg Pound - Dogg FoodEazy-E - It's OnPac - Me Against the World (for my money his most important album)Ice Cube - The Predator or Lethal Injection or Westside ConnectionCypress Hill - Black SundayNaughty by Nature - Self Titled or 19Naughty3Nas - It Was Written or I am...Mobb Deep - The InfamousScarface - The DiaryWu-Tang - Enter the 36 Chambers and Wu-Tang Forever.All of those first Wu solo albums are great,Raekwon - Only Built for Cuban LinxGZA - Liquid SwordsODB - Return to the 36 ChambersGhostface Killah - IronmanMethod Man - TicalAnother big change in style in the late 90s early 2000sDr.Dre - 2001Jay Z - Reasonable Doubt or The Blueprint50 Cent - Get Rich or Die TryinGame- The Documentary or Doctor's AdvocateDMX - Flesh of My Flesh Blood of My Blood or It's Dark and Hell is Hot or And Then There Was XOutkast - Aquemini or ATLiens or StankoniaLudacris - Back for the First TimeScarface - The FixUGK - Underground Kingz Edited June 9, 2015 by J Dog 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtle Signs Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Vanilla Ice-To The Extreme. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Whatever J Dog and Lenny say in this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wasted Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Beg for Mercy - G Unit is a masterpiece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR DOOM Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 No love for my man Ice Motherfuckin' T? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IZZYISGNR Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 (edited) What are some classic albums I've been missing? Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous - Big L Paris sous les bombes - NTM Edited June 9, 2015 by IZZYISGNR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 (edited) No Goats, No Glory - The GoatsPharcyde - the PharcydeCapital Punishment - Big PunMack Daddy - Sir Mix a LotBlack Sunday - Cypress HillBlow the Whistle - Too Short Edited June 9, 2015 by wasted 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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magisme Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Start with J Dog's 90s list. It's not a bad Hip-Hop 101 jumping off point. Of course, if you really get into it, you'll want to go back further, but I'd start there. A lot of people in here are just giving their preferences, which is fine, but probably not what you're looking for. Spend lots of time with Wu, Biggie, Pac and early 90s Dre & Snoop. WARNING: BLASPHEMY FOLLOWS:Don't worry if you can't get into a few of them. Rappers get overhyped. Nas and Jay-Z for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 (edited) Start with J Dog's 90s list. ...Rappers get overhyped. Nas and Jay-Z for example. Edited June 9, 2015 by Johnny Drama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Start with J Dog's 90s list. It's not a bad Hip-Hop 101 jumping off point. Of course, if you really get into it, you'll want to go back further, but I'd start there. A lot of people in here are just giving their preferences, which is fine, but probably not what you're looking for. Spend lots of time with Wu, Biggie, Pac and early 90s Dre & Snoop. WARNING: BLASPHEMY FOLLOWS:Don't worry if you can't get into a few of them. Rappers get overhyped. Nas and Jay-Z for example.I can listen to Nas and Jay all day long, simply cuz their flows are so sick but like...overhyped in terms of quality of output? Y'know you do have a point there, as much as i hate to admit it, you can have a sick flow on shit songs. Illmatic, It Was Written, to me are fantastic. Jay generally doesn't really make ever so exceptional songs really, to my mind, i just love love love love his flow. It's kinda like a looser Biggie type flow. And Nas is like Rakims little boy rapping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magisme Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Nas puts me to sleep. Jay can knock it out of the park, but I don't often feel like sifting through 10 shit songs to find the one where he does. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Start with J Dog's 90s list....Rappers get overhyped. Nas and Jay-Z for example.Shut the fuck up you! You said Illmatic was crap, you fuckin' foul heathen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Nas puts me to sleep. Jay can knock it out of the park, but I don't often feel like sifting through 10 shit songs to find the one where he does.I've heard that said a couple of times about Nas and it's put down to his like...very measured careful delivery. I get what he's trying to do, he's trying to do Rakim, where other rappers kinda have to shout loud or be super energetic Ra' was like...smooth. Like the man that don't run for no one, just cool and measured and slick. Problem is when Nas tries to do that, because he's kinda all round and cute looking it just comes off a bit...soft. Whereas Ra's whole stance, his face, it was all really like...serious and 'i ain't no joke'-ish. Which makes it come off all the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Dog Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Agree with everything about Jay Z. Reasonable Doubt is the only album I really fuck with. He does have that nice flow though.And Nas is like Rakims little boy rapping.That was funny as hell.I like Nas but I can see that too about being boring or even a little soft. Rakim had personality, even if he was serious. Where Nas it's just serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Jay will appear on the fuckin' most poppiest of pop songs and you'll go 'aw c'mon Jay!' and he'll drop a verse that'll make your fuckin' dick hard. I mean that verse on Crazy in Love, proper class Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Illmstic is well fuckin boring. If i want lo-fi-y New York sounding shit I'll have Wu Tang instead of that no personality shit.I love Jigga but he doesn't have much that makes me think "OOOHHHHH SHEEET NIGGGA". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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