The Greatest 50 Hip-hop Albums Ever - #37...

[Twentytwofifty]

N.W.A - Efil4zaggin (1991)


Sign Of The Times: New jack swing was in full effect.  While rappers were dancing for chicken and dressing in bright clown outfits.  N.W.A banged on wax dressed in Raiders apparel and Dickies work khakis.

Impact: This album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard chart with no video or radio airplay, which was unbelievable both then and now.  Its title printed backwards on the cover to quell fears of the controversial N-word, Efil4zaggin was the soundtrack for the American nightmare.  N.W.A’s second released followed the double-platinium Straight Outta Compton and extended their reign as the world’s most dangerous group.

The Payoff: N.W.A’s curt and unapologetic manner of capturing the blunt realities of urban dwelling send conservative hounds into an uproar, only increasing their popularity among white suburbanites.  With their ridiculous violent and misogynistic lyrics, N.W.A set the stage for the attacks rap music would endure in the coming decade.  After Luke’s First Amendment case, N.W.A were one of the first rap acts to gain the newly implemented parental advisory stamp.

50. Dr. Dre – 2001 (1999)
49. Outkast – Southernplayalisticaddicmuzik (1994)
48. Jay-Z – Reasonable Doubt (1996)
47. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo – Wanted: Dead Or Alive (1990)
46. Redman – Whut? Thee Album (1992)
45. De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead (1991)
44. Fugees – The Score (1996)
43. The D.O.C. – No One Can Do It Better (1989)
42. Common Sense - Resurrection (1994)
41. Makaveli - The Don Kiluminati: The 7 Day Theory (1996)
40. Public Enemy – Fear Of A Black Planet (1990)
39. Ice Cube – Death Certificate (1992)
38. Genius/GZA - Liquid Swords (1995)
37. N.W.A – Efil4zaggin (1991)

[Twentytwofifty]

yousendit.com sucks, what are the other sites similar to that one?

I won't be able to put the album up until tomorrow afternoon at the earliest, if someone wants to do it for me go right ahead.

[The Watcher]

youshareit.com

[Dean]

this my favourite nwa album

[davida.b.]

yousendit.com sucks, what are the other sites similar to that one?

I won't be able to put the album up until tomorrow afternoon at the earliest, if someone wants to do it for me go right ahead.

www.bonpoo.com

[Like A N!gga Say Do]

thats a great album and its underated just because Ice Cube wasn't in it

[eS El Duque]

i fuckin love this album, should be a bit hire, but props anyhow.

[Sikotic™]

Days Of Wayback is the shit

[Kill]

Great album. I love the title track and Alwayz Into Somethin

[Jip]

i still dont understand how 2001 is lower than this album, the production is second to 1 on it :/

[Thuglife]

Stright outta compton is by far their best shit

[Leggy Hendrix]

this is a great album, the production on here is  imo

[AlerG]

props, love reading all these oldies, peace.

[Twentytwofifty]

It's up now.

[notorious^q8I]

def a classic... still relevant to today;s music.. can still bump that album w/out sounding old skool.... shits upthere with the chronic