What's the best Hip-Album of All Time?


jelli

jelli

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This question came up on the radio today. For the Best hip album would be Me Against the World by Tupac. I could listen to this from begining to end.

So Many Tears was like Tupac telling his story and fore seeing his death.
 
Reasonable Doubt - Jay Z (1996)

Life After Death - Notorious B.I.G. (1997)

Death Certificate - Ice Cube (1992 I beleive)
 



They were talking about it today here as well Jelli, and NWA's "Straight Outta Compton" was voted as the best hip hop album, you won't get much of an argument from me on that one, because it's not a bad choice, but there are quite a few that I would put in that category.

You could make a case for these as well:

Public Enemy's - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Boogie Down Production's - By Any Means Necessary
Eric B & Rakim's - Paid In Full
RUN DMC's - Raising Hell
LL Cool J's - Radio
Dr. Dre's - The Chronic
Wu Tang Clan's - 36 Chambers
Snoop Dogg's - Doggystyle

Here are a few that won't get best ever, but will come pretty dayum close

A Tribe Called Quest's - Midnight Marauder's
Nas' - Illmatic
Notorious BIG's - Ready To Die
Tupac's - Me Against The World
Jay Z's - Reasonable Doubt (though it didn't get it props until later)
Kanye West's - College Dropout

NICE
 
Public Enemy's - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Boogie Down Production's - By Any Means Necessary
Eric B & Rakim's - Paid In Full
RUN DMC's - Raising Hell
Dr. Dre's - The Chronic
Wu Tang Clan's - 36 Chambers
Snoop Dogg's - Doggystyle
A Tribe Called Quest's - Midnight Marauder's
Notorious BIG's - Ready To Die
Tupac's - Me Against The World
 
jelli said:
This question came up on the radio today. For the Best hip album would be Me Against the World by Tupac. I could listen to this from begining to end.
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I am inclined to agree.
 
Just to add to the ones already listed:

Jay Z - The Black Album
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle
The Fugees - The Score
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
The Roots - Do You Want More
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Outkast - Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
 
D-NICE said:
Public Enemy's - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
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Absolutely.

This album, quite simply, rewrote the rules of what hip-hop could do.

But Public Enemy wasn't just hip hop. It brought in elements of free jazz, hard funk, even musique concrète, via their producing team, the Bomb Squad, creating a dense, ferocious sound unlike anything that came before.

This coincided with a breakthrough in Chuck D's writing, both in his themes and lyrics. It's not that Chuck D was smarter or more ambitious than his contemporaries — certainly, KRS-One tackled many similar sociopolitical tracts, while Rakim had a greater flow — but he marshaled considerable revolutionary force, clear vision, and a boundless vocabulary to create galvanizing, logical arguments that were undeniable in their strength.

They only gained strength from Flavor Flav's frenzied jokes, which provided a needed contrast. What's amazing is how the words and music become intertwined, gaining strength from each other.

Though this music is certainly a representation of its time, it hasn't dated at all. It set a standard that few could touch then, and even fewer have attempted to meet since.

The latest on Public Enemy, and assorted solo projects: http://www.publicenemy.com/
 
For some reason I never could get into Public Enemy....

I have the same taste as Sonny....

in on order.....

Southernplayalistic.....Outkast
Reasonable Doubt... Jay Z
Chronic.... Dr. Dre.
DoggyStyle.... Snoop
Ready to Die .... Notorious Big.
Fugees The Score.
 
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