51 Essential Albums For Your Collection

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What's up y'all I recently checked out the September issue of Vibe magazine and I found this interesting piece mentioning 51 CD's that are vital for your music collection, on the most part I liked the picks that they made, but I noticed that they didn't include any of JJFP's albums on there, they could have easily included "He's The DJ, I'm The Rapper" 'cause that was the 1st hip-hop album to ever win a Grammy and set the table for the legendary career of JJFP, it doesn't seem right that they mentioned "Paid In Full", "Criminal Minded", "It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back","The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick" and "Straight Outta Compton", then not mention "He's The DJ, I'm The Rapper".

[Hero1]

in the sources 100 greatest hip hop albums of all time.. hes the dj got mentioned.. girls was in the top 100 singles.. and ready rock c was in the top 3 best beat box's

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[quote=Hero1,Aug 7 2004, 06:32 PM]in the sources 100 greatest hip hop albums of all time.. hes the dj got mentioned.. girls was in the top 100 singles.. and ready rock c was in the top 3 best beat box's[/quote]
Hey when did that issue come out? I don't really read the Source that much anymore.

[Guest Prince]

Why top 51? Seems an odd number for a list...

[J-o-e]

normally the source is boist to whoever they like, was eminem on that list hahaha.... but magazines like the source mention the albums that they like, and no one else, i never pay attention, i say buy what u want if u want it...

J-o-e

[Hero1]

it was the sources 100th issue..came out a few years ago...

[DevilsJim89]

Every rap fan must have "He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper"...that was one of the biggest rap records in history and it helped move rap into mainstream. Edited August 9, 2004 by DevilsJim89

[Hero1]

Issue #100, Jan,1998 (in alphabetical order)



A Tribe Called Quest- Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest- People's Instictive Travels and the Paths of Rythm
A Tribe Called Quest- Midnight Marauders
Above the Law- Livin' Like Hustlers
Beastie Boys- License to Ill
Beastie Boys- Paul's Boutique
Big Daddy Kane- Long Live the Cane
Big Daddy Kane- It's a Big Daddy Thing
Biz Markie- Goin' Off
Black Moon- Enta Da Stage
Black Sheep- A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Bone Thugs and Harmony- Creepin' On Ah Come Up (EP)
Boogie Down Productions- Criminal Minded
Boogie Down Productions- By All Means Nessesary
Brand Nubian- All For One
Chill Rob G- Ride the Rythm
Common Sense- Resurrection
Cypress Hill- Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill- Black Sunday
Das EFX- Dead Serious
De La Soul- Three Feet High and Rising
De La Soul- De La Soul Is Dead
Diamond D- Stunts,Blunts and Hip-Hop
Digable Planets- Reachin'...
Digital Underground- Sex Packets
DJ Quick- Quick Is the Name
D.O.C.- No One Can Do It Better
Doug E. Fresh- World's Greatest Entertainer
Dr.Dre- The Chronic
Eazy E- Eazy Does It
Eric B. and Rakim- Paid in Full
Eric B. and Rakim- Follow the Leader
Eric B. and Rakim- Let the Rythm Hit'Em
EPMD- Strictly Business
EPMD- Unfinished Business
EPMD- Business as Usual
Fugees- The Score
Gang Starr- Step In The Arena
Gang Starr- Daily Operation
Genius/GZA- Liquid Swords
Geto Boys- Grip It! On That Other Level
Heavy D & The Boyz- Livin' Large
Ice Cube- Amerikkka's Most Wanted
Ice Cube- Death Certificate
Ice T- Original Gangster
Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince- He's the DJ, I'm The Rapper
Jay-Z- Reasonable Doubt
Jungle Brothers- Straight Out The Jungle
Jungle Brothers- Forces Of Nature
Just Ice- Kool and Deadly
Kool G Rap and DJ Polo- Road To Riches
KRS One- Return Of the Boom Bap
LL Cool J- Radio
LL Cool J- Bigger and Deffer
LL Cool J- Mama Said Knock You Out
Lord Finesse- Funky Technician
Main Source- Breakin' Atoms
MC Lyte- Lyte as a Rock
MC Shan- Down By Law
Mobb Deep- The Infamous
Naughty By Nature- Naughty By Nature
Nas- Illimatic
Nice and Smooth- Nice and Smooth
Notorious B.I.G.- Ready to Die
Notorious B.I.G.- Life After Death
NWA- Straight Outta Compton
Ol'Dirty Bastard- Return to the 36 Chambers
Onyx- Bacdafucup
Organized Confusion- Stress:the Extinction Agenda
Outcast- ATLiens
Pete Rock and CL Smooth- Mecca and the Soul Brother
Pharcyde- Bizzare Ride...II Pharcyde
Poor Righteous Teachers- Holly Intellect
Public Enemy- Yo! Bum Rush the Show
Public Enemy- It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy- Fear Of a Black Planet
Queen Latifah- All Hail the Queen
Raekwon- Only Built For Cuban Linx
Redman- Whut Thee Album
Roots- Do You Want More?
Roots- Illadephalflife v.3
Run DMC- Run DMC
Run DMC- Raising Hell
Salt N Pepa- Hot, Cool and Viscious
Scarface- Mr. Scarface is Back
Schooly D- Saturday Night: the Album
Slick Rick- The Great Advantures Of Slick Rick
Smif N Wessun- Da Shinin'
Snoop Doggy Dogg- Doggystyle
Souls Of Mischief- 93 Till' Infinity
Special Ed- Youngest In Charge
Spice 1- Spice 1
Stestasonic- On Fire
3rd Bass- Cactus Album
Too Short- Born To Mack
Tupac- Me Against The World
Ultramagnetic MC's - Critical Beatdown
Whodini- Escape
Wu-Tang Clan- Enter the Wu-Tang
X-Clan- To the East Backwards

100 Best Singles

A Tribe Called Quest "Bonita Applebum"
A Tribe Called Quest "Check The Rhime"
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force "Planet Rock"
Audio Two "Top Billin"’
Beastle Boys "It’s The New Style/Paul Revere"
Big Daddy Kane "Raw"
Big Daddy Kane "Ain’t No Half Steppin"
Biz Markle "Nobody Beats The Biz"
Diz Markle "Vapors"
Black Sheep "The Choice is Yours"
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Thuggish Ruggish Bone"
Boogic Boys "Fly Girl"
boogle Down Productions "The Bridge Is Over"
Boogle Down Productions "My Philosophy"
Boogle Down Productions "I’m Still #1"
Brand Nublan "Slow Down"
Chubb Rock "Treat ‘Em Right"
Common "I Used To Love H.E.R."
Cralg Mack "Flava In Ya Ear"
Cypress Hill "How 1 Could Just Kill A Man"
Dane Dane "Nightmares"
Das ElrX "They Want EFX"
De La Soul "Plug Tunin’"
De La Soul "Buddy"
Dlgltal Underground "Humpty Dance"
Disco 3 "Fat Boys/Human Beat Box"
D.O.C. "it’s Funky Enough"
Doug E Fresh and The Get Fresh Crew "The Show/La-Di-Da-Di"
Dr. Dre "Deep Cover"
Dr. Dre "Nuthin’ But A G Thang"
EPMD "it’s My thing/A Customer"
EPMD "You Gots To Chill"
EPMD "So What Cha Sayin...
Eric B. and Rakim "Eric B. Is President/My Melody"
Eric 9. and Rakim "You Know 1 Got Soul"
.Fearless Four "Rockin’it"
Funky Four Plus One "It’s The Joint"
45 King "The 900 Number"
Gang Starr "Dwyck"
Geto Boys "My Mind’s Playing Tricks On Me"
Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five "The Message"
Heavy D "Mr. Big Stuff"
Ice T "Six In The Morning"
Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince "Girls Ain’t Nothing But Tfouble"
Jeru the Damaja "Come Clean"
Jimmy Spicer "The Adventures Of Super Rhymes"
Jungle Brothers "Jimbrowski"
Just Ace "Latoya"
Kool G. Rap and DJ Polo "Road To The Riches"
Kurtis Blow "The Breaks"
LL Cool J "Rock The Bells"
LL Cool J "Jingling Baby (RMX)"
Main Source "Live At The Barbeque"
Margey Mari and The Juice Crew All Stars "The Symphony"
MC Breed "Ain’t No Future In Yo Frontin"’
MC Eiht "Streiht Up Menace"
MC Lyte "I Cram To Understand U"
MC Shan "Beat Bitter/The Bridge"
Method Man "Bring The Pain"
Mobb Deep "Shook Ones Pt. 2"
Nas "The World Is Yours"
Naughty By Nature "0.P.P."
Nice & Smooth "Funky For You"
Notorious B.1.G. "Juicy/Unbelievable"
Notorious B.1.G. "One More Chance (RMX)"
N.W.A. "Straight Outta Compton"
H.W.A. "**** The Police"
011 Dirty Bastard "Brooklyn Zoo"
Pete Rock and CL Smooth "They Reminisce Over You"
Pharcyde "Passing Me By"
Public Enemy "You’re Gonna Get Yours/Rebel Without A Pause"
Public Enemy "Bring The Noise"
Public Enemy "Don’t Believe The Hype"
Rob Case and DJ EZ-Rock "It Takes Two"
Run-DMC "It’s like That/Sucker MCs"
Run-DMC "Rock Box"
Run-DMC "My Adidas/Peter Piper"
Salt N Pepa "Tramp/Push It"
Scarface "Never Seen A Man Cry"
Schoolly D "PSK What Does It Mean/Gucci Time"
Sir Mix-A-Lot "My Posse’s On Broadway"
Slick Rick "Children’s Story"
Slick Rick "Mona lisa/Hey Young World"
Snoop Dogqy Dogg "Gin & Juice"
Special Ed "I Got It Made"
Spoonle Gee and The Treacherous Three "The New Rap language"
Stetsasonic "Go Stetsa"
Sugar Hill Gang "Rapper’s Delight"
Super Lover Ccend Casanova Rud "Do The James"
T La Rock "it’s Yours"
Too Short "Life Is Too Short"
Treacherous Three "At The Party"
Tupac Shakur "I Get Around"
Ultramagnetic MCs "Ego Trippin"’
UTFO "Roxanne, Roxanne"
Whistle "We’re Only Buggin"
Whodini "Five Minutes of Funk"
Whodini "Friends"
Wu-Tang Clan "Protect Ya Neck/Method Man"
Wu-Tang Clan "C.R.E.A.M."

[DevilsJim89]

Thats not too bad of a list.

[JumpinJack AJ]

Yeah, i got that issue somewhere. I can't believe some of the stuff they left off but the list really isn't that bad.

[TopDawg14]

I'm not really surprised that none of JJFP's albums got left off. I mean it's Vibe Magazine. They are not the authority on hip-hop. They are pretty much about commercialism and what's hot now. The Source used to be a magazine that was credible but not anymore. I'm a little tired of people making "lists" like they're the absolute authority on something. Like what you want to like. I haven't seen the list but I'm sure I would disagree with a lot of the albums they had on the list.