What do you think is the best hip hop album of all time?

by **dead prez** » Jul 21st, '14, 02:19

Nah but seriously I think Game Theory, Donuts and Madvillainy are my three favorites & I could make a decent case for all 3 of them, idk Donuts is special. It singlehandedly got me into BoC, Burial, The Knife, Flying Lotus basically electronic/instrumental music that doesn't primarily rely on vocalists to convey mood. It's pretty much the beat tape formula done to perfection and it's amazing how each beat/instrumental remain different from each other yet add to a greater whole it pretty much captures life itself and all the varying emotions one can probably have without being a muddled mess. Cursory listens have it be scattered and fragment yet repeated listens show how it's almost like collage art and couldn't be more hip hop if it tried. I honestly feel this is the emotional album ever made yet the fact that it has no lyrics show how much of a master he is (seriously listen to Time The Donut of the heart). Also the use of vocal samples have to be some of the most evocative (Walkinonit, U love, don't cry, Stop). The titles for each song really couldn't be more appropriate; they really do feel like delectable aural treats.

by **classthe_king** » Jul 21st, '14, 05:15

joshimura wrote:my top 5 (without EM):

Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Dr. Dre - The Chronic
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle
no order

congratz on discovering hip-hop yesterday

by **Shpongle** » Jul 21st, '14, 10:50

Illmatic-Stillmatic
TES
The Chronic
Doggystyle
Ready To Die

Can't choose only one :confusion:

by **Ares** » Jul 21st, '14, 12:59

The Black Album.

by **Never_Enough** » Jul 21st, '14, 13:05

Ares wrote:The Back Album.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_(album)

by **Ares** » Jul 21st, '14, 13:09

Never_Enough wrote:
Ares wrote:The Back Album.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_(album)

No

I meant Jay album. Fixed now

by **shadyblogger** » Jul 21st, '14, 17:30

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

by **KaZer** » Jul 21st, '14, 17:33

Hesky wrote:

Brother Ali - The Undisputed Truth

No filler tracks, no features, just 100% Brother Ali dropping dope ass rhymes over some crisp Ant beats.

Could I get a link of this album... I like Brother Ali, I listen to him on some tracks from Atmosphere.

A lot of people told me that TUT is a great album. I have The Bite marked Heart, The Truth Is Here ep and Champion ep.

My list for now...

TES or MMLP (I know, right?)
Late Registration
SouthernUnderground
ATLien
Deltron 3030
TMR
Servants In Heaven, Kings In Hell
Labor Days
GodLovesUgly & You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having
E&A
The Documentary
Stillmatic
Dinner & a Movie

It's hard to put only one album cause its pretty impossible to do...

by **Rafael** » Jul 21st, '14, 17:35

Fuck man.. Finna bump some TMR.

Its been a while.

by **shadyblogger** » Jul 21st, '14, 17:42

KaZer wrote:
Hesky wrote:

Brother Ali - The Undisputed Truth

No filler tracks, no features, just 100% Brother Ali dropping dope ass rhymes over some crisp Ant beats.

Could I get a link of this album... I like Brother Ali, I listen to him on some tracks from Atmosphere.

A lot of people told me that TUT is a great album. I have The Bite marked Heart, The Truth Is Here ep and Champion ep.

My list for now...

TES or MMLP (I know, right?)
Late Registration
SouthernUnderground
ATLien
Deltron 3030
TMR
Servants In Heaven, Kings In Hell
Labor Days
GodLovesUgly & You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having
E&A
The Documentary
Stillmatic
Dinner & a Movie

It's hard to put only one album cause its pretty impossible to do...

I know what you mean

by **KaZer** » Jul 21st, '14, 17:56

It's tough to choose. I can listen to both of the albums and never get tired of it. I believe that when Eminem was at his best, seriously

by **shadyblogger** » Jul 21st, '14, 18:01

KaZer wrote:It's tough to choose. I can listen to both of the albums and never get tired of it. I believe that when Eminem was at his best, seriously

Without a doubt :y:

by **KaZer** » Jul 22nd, '14, 07:55

Thanks, Hesky :y:

by **The Asshole** » Jul 23rd, '14, 08:01

Probably like most people hear I believe MMLP is the best hip hop album of all time.

Outside of that a couple of my favorites are

Paid In Full
Mama Said Knock You Out
Death Certificate
Enter the Wu Tang
Illmatic
All Eyez
Reasonable Doubt
ATLiens
MBDTF
GKMC

by **CrashBand** » Aug 10th, '14, 03:37

The second half of Undisputed Truth is way better and more accessible. Just fyi

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