Must Have Hip-Hop

[TopDawg14]

If someone came to you asking what hip-hop albums they had to have, what albums would you suggest? Here's what I'd suggest:

Run-DMC - Tougher Than Leather

Run-DMC - Raising Hell

JJFP - He's The DJ, I'm The Rapper

PE - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders

De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising

LL Cool J - Bigger & Deffer

Kool Moe Dee - How Ya Like Me Now

De La Soul - Stakes Is High

The Fugees - The Score

PE - Fear Of A Black Planet

Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill

JJFP - Homebase

Queen Latifah - All Hail The Queen

LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out

Busta Rhymes - When Disaster Strikes

The D.O.C. - No One Can Do It Better

Slick Rick - The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick

Tupac - 2Pacalyspe Now

The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die

Will Smith - Lost & Found

Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full

EPMD - Strictly Business

BDP - Criminal Minded

BDP - By Any Means Necessary

A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory

Common - Resurrection

Common - Like Water For Chocolate

The Roots - Things Fall Apart

NWA - Straight Outta Compton

Digable Planets - Reachin... A New Refutation Of Time and Space

Eric B. & Rakim - Follow The Leader

Gangstarr - Hard To Earn

[mfuqua23]

If U suggested all that to them, they'd say...

"Where the hell am I gonna get the money for all that?!?"

I'd say it's a matter of interest and preferable possiblities of taste U think your friend would have. That's a pretty sound list. I can't argue with it. I noticed Will Smith is the only Hip Hop artist of today's world that U suggested. :hmm: An engima in itself.

I'd add Nas - Illmatic. Can't think of anymore not listed.

[Hero1]

hieroglyphics - third eye vision .. my favorite hip hop album of all time.. everyone here should buy that!! that is just straight up hip hop..dope beats dope rhymes :word:

you got some classics in that list TD :2thumbs:

[Silver Tiger]

Weird Al- Poodle Hat.

God Blessa!

[Silver Tiger]

Haha, just kidding. Nothing against Weird Al though. A lot of what I'd say has already been said. I'll post again if I think of something.

God Blessa!

[KevTastic]

hieroglyphics - third eye vision .. my favorite hip hop album of all time.. everyone here should buy that!! that is just straight up hip hop..dope beats dope rhymes  :word:

you got some classics in that list TD  :2thumbs:

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Even more than Code Red Tim? The aagain i know you love your Hieroglyphics.

[Hero1]

Seriously Kev..get this album.. you wont be disappointed.. its probably my 2nd most listened album behind code red :dope: actually that is the album that made me a hieroglyphics fan :angelamor: I dont think anyone who likes hip-hop would be disappointed..everyone who I've recommended it to has enjoyed it.. basically all hiero albums since third eye vision have been judged on that(many say not as good as 3rd eye for new hiero albums) if u gonna get 1 hiero album..make it that!

[KevTastic]

Sounds tempting, i do like Del The Funkee...... as an MC.

i'll have a look round on the net for a good price.

[Hero1]

let me know how you go..If I find a copy I'll get it for you :dope:

[KevTastic]

Nice one, I'll get searching Ebay later, cos buying brnad new from an online store looks abit pricey.

[bigted]

There's so many, I try to add variety to my list since hip-hop's so diverse, here's as much as I could think of at the moment, I know I'm gonna forget somebody dope:

Public Enemy "It Takes A Nation Of Millions"

Eric B. and Rakim "Paid In Full"

JJFP "He's The DJ, I'm The Rapper"

Run-Dmc "Raising Hell"

Slick Rick "The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick"

BDP "Criminal Minded"

NWA "Straight Outta Compton"

LL Cool J "Radio"

Beastie Boys "Licensed To Ill"

LL Cool J "Bigger and Deffer"

LL Cool J "Walking With A Panther"

Nas "Illmatic"

JJFP "Homebase"

Dr. Dre "The Chronic"

JJFP "Code Red"

KRS-ONE "Return Of Da Boom Bap"

2Pac "All Eyez On Me"

2Pac "Me Against The World"

LL Cool J "Mama Said Knock You Out"

Pete Rock and CL Smooth "Mecca And The Soul Brother"

Public Enemy "Fear Of A Black Planet"

Salt-N-Pepa "Very Necessary"

Pete Rock and CL Smooth "Main Ingredient"

Rakim "The 18th Letter"

LL Cool J "Mr. Smith"

Will Smith "Big Willie Style"

Nas "It Was Written"

Will Smith "Willenium"

Wyclef "The Carnival"

Wyclef "The Masquerade"

Haiku D'Etat "Haiku D'Etat"

Public Enemy "Revolvolution"

Pep Love "Ascension"

Aceyalone "All Balls Don't Bounce"

KRS-ONE "I Got Next"

Nas "Stillmatic"

Will Smith "Lost and Found"

Nas "God's Son"

KRS-ONE "Kristyles"

Big Pun "Capital Punishment"

DMX "It's Dark and Hell Is Hot"

Common "Like Water For Chocolate"

LL Cool J "G.O.A.T."

DMX "Great Depression"

Jay-Z "Reasonable Doubt"

Queen Latifah "Black Reign"

Heavy D and The Boyz "Peaceful Journey"

Big Daddy Kane "Lone Live The Kane"

MC Hammer "Too Legit To Quit"

Wu-Tang Clan "Wu Tang Forever"

Slick Rick "The Ruler"

Ice Cube "Death Certificate"

Craig Mack "Flava In Ya Ear"

Snoop Doggy Dogg "Doggystyle"

Warren G "Regulate: G Funk Era"

Ice Cube "America's Most Wanted"

Foxy Brown "Ill Na Na"

Redman "Dare Iz A Dark Side"

Naughty By Nauture "Nineteen Naughty Nine-Nature's Fury"

Outkast "Atliens"

Coolio "Gangsta's Paradise"

Naughty By Nature "iicons"

Slick Rick "The Great Art Of Storytellin'"

Ice Cube "War/Peace"

Outkast "Stankonia"

Chuck D "Autobiography Of Mistachuck"

Fat Joe "Don Cartegena"

Edited August 8, 2005 by bigted

[Snouf]

For sure you need Illmatic!

And Makaveli - The 7 Day Theory -> Real Talk, no doubt!