top 4 hip hop albums

[fassyman]

im talking propper hip hop, not instrumental or wonky, but propper hip hop albums.

for me its gotta be

1. binary star - masters of the universe
2. smif-n-wessun - da shinin'
3. Outkast - ATLiens
4. fugees - the score

all perfect in my opinion, pure sickness track after track

i would have said top 5 but i really couldnt deiced on a 5th

would be cool to see what other peoples are...

[compact71]

diamond d "stunts blunts & hiphop
pete rock & c.l. smooth "mecca & the soul brother"
black sheep "a wolf in a sheep´s clothing"#
brand nubian "in god we trust"

[godflesh fiend]

[elibomyekip]

Going purely from how much I've listened to them:

1. Madvillain - Madvillainy
2. Edan - Beauty & The Beat
3. Gravediggaz - 6 Feet Deep
4. Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030

If I went by how much the albums have influenced me:

1. DJ Shadow - Endtroducing
2. RJD2 - Dead Ringer
3. Sage Francis - Personal Journals
4. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory

[mc wayne]

[resinteeth]

haha trade the Black Eyed Peas out for this:

[mondays child]

This selection changes with frightening regularity.

[constrobuz]

Big L - Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous
Show and AG - Goodfellas
Dabrye - 2/3
Madvillain - Madvillainy

[matt the hat]

Pharcyde - Bizarre ride II
Slick Rick - The great adventures of
Beastie Boys - Hello nasty (sentimental value)
RJD2 - Deadringer

In no particular order.

[drokkr]

Gravediggaz - 6 Feet Deep
GZA - Liquid Swords
Dr. Octagon - Dr. Octagonecologyst
Monster Island Czars - Escape From Monster Island
Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein

[Coppola]

Drokkr knows.

Gza - Liquid Swords
Gravediggaz - 6 Feet Deep
Dr. Octagon - Dr. Octagonecologyst
Kool Keith - Sex Style
Big L - Lifestylez ov da Poor and Dangerous

[Gusto]

GZA - Liquid Swords
Dr. Octagon - Dr. Octagonecologyst
Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein

+

Pharcyde - Bizarre ride II

Is 4 I'd be happy with. I've probably played these the most, maybe add Midnight Marauders.

[ruckus49]

cage - movies for the blind
nas- illmatic
wu tang forever
big l- the big picture

[Coppola]

Never understand people who rate Big L - The Big Picture. Definitely not as good as Lifestyles in my opinion.

[Genevieve]

Tha Alkaholiks - Coast II Coast
Quasimoto - The Unseen
Polyrhythm Addicts - Rhyme Related
Digable Planets - Reachin'

Though I never felt like hip-hop ever stopped being singles oriented music.

[deeps]

Nas - Illmatic
Wu-Tang - Enter the...
Biggie Smalls - Ready to Die
Raekwon - Only built 4..

[w e]

Entroducing... - Shadow

Champion Sound - Jaylib

Stankonia - Outkast

Los Angeles - FlyLo



[in no order]

[Motorway to Roswell]

Genius/GZA - Liquid Swords
Madvillain - Madvillainy
Wu Tang - Enter the 36 Chambers
Main Source - Breaking Atoms

Have to mention operation doomsday, the sun rises in the east, 3 feet high and rising, the cold vein, bizarre ride II, critical beatdown, atliens, daily operation and the infamous too.

[twentyOneDummies]

Only Built for cuban Linx
Breakin Atoms
De La Soul is Dead
The Chronic