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The Greatest 50 Hip-hop Albums Ever - Honorable Mention
« on: August 25, 2005, 12:21:54 PM »
2Pac – Me Against The World (1995)


Biz Markie – Goin' Off (1988)


Tha Dogg Pound – Dogg Food (1995)


Eric B. & Rakim – Let Rhythm Hit 'Em (1990)


Gang Starr – Daily Operation (1992)


Jungle Brothers – Straight Out The Jungle (1988)


Outkast – ATLiens (1996)



These are albums that I had on the list at one point and ended up getting cut for some reason.  Straight Out The Jungle really should have been on it but I realized after I started the list that I forgot about Follow The Leader so unfortunately the JBs ended up getting cut.  I'd drop 2001 for that.  Other changes I would make, ATLiens and Me Against The World would make it and I'd cut The Don Kiluminati: The 7 Day Theory and either Whut? Thee Album or Wanted: Death Or Alive.

How did the big name producers do on this list?  Here's how many albums each of them got:

Dr. Dre...6
Bomb Squad...3
Rick Rubin...3
RZA...3
Erick Sermon...2
Marley Marl...2
Prince Paul...2
Pete Rock...1
Da Beatminerz...1
DJ Premier...0

Breakdown by year:

1984: 1
1985: 2
1986: 1
1987: 2
1988: 8
1989: 5
1990: 5
1991: 4
1992: 4
1993: 4
1994: 5
1995: 3
1996: 4
1997: 0
1998: 1
1999: 1

Breakdown by region:

East...35
West (including The D.O.C.)...10
South...4
Mid-West...1

Albums that got 5 mics in THE SOURCE that didn't make it...
Eric B. & Rakim - Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em
The Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death
Jay-Z - The Blueprint
Nas - Stillmatic
Scarface - The Fix

...and the ones that did make it
A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels And The Paths Of Rhythm
Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Brand Nubian - One For All
De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
Nas - Illmatic
Outkast - Aquemini

Top 100?  Other albums (other than the seven above) that would make that:
(this is pretty much of the top of my head in random order)

Beastie Boys – Paul's Boutique
Jay-Z – The Blueprint
Eminem – The Marshal Mathers LP
Goodie Mob – Soul Food
The Pharcyde – Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
Mobb Deep – Hell On Earth
The Roots – Illadelph Halflife
The Notorious B.I.G. – Life After Death
Jungle Brothers – Done By The Forces Of Nature
Gang Starr - Hard To Earn
Gang Starr - Moment Of Truth
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Re: The Greatest 50 Hip-hop Albums Ever - Honorable Mention
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2005, 12:27:51 PM »
how isnt jay-z blueprint on this list

because he isn't a big Jay-Z fan.  no matter what his excuse is.....

That's bullshit.  I like Jay-Z, it's just not a top 50 album.

Question though... I don't think his records are all that great, and I think as an emcee he's mad overrated, but where did Eminem go on your list? Did he just not make it with SSLP and MMLP?

I don't think can put those above any of the albums on the list.  MMLP is top 100, SSLP maybe.

I think you should have included:

ATLiens - Really, I´m not the only one who thinks this is the best Outkast album. Maybe the most beautiful hiphop album ever, and ten times better than "Southernplayalistic..."

Paul´s Boutique - Some of the greatest work in sampling ever AND one of the most important records that helped non-hiphop fans get into the music at least a bit. A LOT better than "Licensed To Ill" and much more innovative

since this is, of course a top 50, you´d have to leave 2 albums out in order to include these. I would leave out:

Breaking Atoms - Good, but not HIGHLY influential IMO. Also, it´s not immaculate, has its weaker moments and is nothing hiphop feeds off that much today

One For All - I admit I hadn´t even heard the whole thing when you posted it up, but IMO this is not a top 50 record either. It´s good, but while Brand Nubian are pretty respected and put out some quite good shit, they never had a huge impact, at least not one that I could see

...or you could have replaced the 1st Outkast album with the 2nd

...I would have ranked higher:

Reasonable Doubt (top 40)
Mecca & the Soul Brother (top 15)
Makaveli (top 35)
Road To The Riches (top 30)
Death Certificate (top 30)
The Diary (top 30)


I would have ranked lower:

Enta Da Stage (top 50)
People´s Instinctive Travels... (top 30)
Licensed To Ill (top 45 or maybe 40)
Efil4zaggin (top 45)

Don't agree with all that but certainly all points and opinions here are reasonable.
 

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Re: The Greatest 50 Hip-hop Albums Ever - Honorable Mention
« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2005, 12:32:43 PM »
Good to see MATW and ATLiens...*props*
 

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Re: The Greatest 50 Hip-hop Albums Ever - Honorable Mention
« Reply #3 on: August 25, 2005, 12:39:41 PM »
Nice post.
 

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Re: The Greatest 50 Hip-hop Albums Ever - Honorable Mention
« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2005, 01:44:11 PM »
Good to see MATW and ATLiens...*props*
that Dogg Pound also
 

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Re: The Greatest 50 Hip-hop Albums Ever - Honorable Mention
« Reply #5 on: August 25, 2005, 01:52:41 PM »
''The Marshall Mathers LP'' had a huge influence on hip-hop...think of all the controversy circa 1999/2000. Not to mention, he proved that a white person can rap well, as opposed to Vanilla Ice who was the only white rapper before him to achieve huge sales - yet with zero credibility. I can see how the overall quality of the album may prevent it from reaching top 50 though...compared to some of the others featured on the Top 50 it may be slightly out of reach. Still a brilliant album IMO.
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Re: The Greatest 50 Hip-hop Albums Ever - Honorable Mention
« Reply #6 on: August 25, 2005, 02:06:07 PM »
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Re: The Greatest 50 Hip-hop Albums Ever - Honorable Mention
« Reply #7 on: August 25, 2005, 02:08:28 PM »
MMLP is one of the most violent and perverted albums of all time.  Only a few songs killed the mood of the album. 
 

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Re: The Greatest 50 Hip-hop Albums Ever - Honorable Mention
« Reply #8 on: August 25, 2005, 06:11:33 PM »
IMO ATLiens definitley should have made the list since I personally consider that their strongest album, but I also think that Outkast should have had more than only one album on the list.
 

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Re: The Greatest 50 Hip-hop Albums Ever - Honorable Mention
« Reply #9 on: August 25, 2005, 06:15:13 PM »
props,

good to mention daily operation on there
 

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« Reply #10 on: August 25, 2005, 06:35:46 PM »
That's cool of course, but I have to agree with some other fellow posters that the MMLP is an outstanding LP, inwhateverway you look at it. Eminem had unlimited skill MC-wise back in the day.
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What we share or not I will ignore
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Cause I don't think contrast is a sin
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Re: The Greatest 50 Hip-hop Albums Ever - Honorable Mention
« Reply #11 on: August 25, 2005, 07:38:40 PM »
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Re: The Greatest 50 Hip-hop Albums Ever - Honorable Mention
« Reply #12 on: August 25, 2005, 10:34:19 PM »
IMO ATLiens definitley should have made the list since I personally consider that their strongest album, but I also think that Outkast should have had more than only one album on the list.

They had two.
 

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« Reply #13 on: August 26, 2005, 12:27:11 AM »
Black star should be in in it and Talib´s  Quality too. maybe MM lp but a nice list.
 

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Re: The Greatest 50 Hip-hop Albums Ever - Honorable Mention
« Reply #14 on: August 26, 2005, 02:27:16 AM »
I just noticed you didn't have any Gangstarr album in you top 50  :o