L.P.'s Known As Classics, Which You Think Are Over Rated

[Lunatic]

This might grow into a controversial thread, but I'm just wondering which albums that have been classified as classics, that you think are over rated. I'll be the 1st brave soul (my karma prolly gonna see a MAD drop after this 1) and I'll say Dr. Dre's "The Chronic". I only liked "Fuckin With Dre Day", "Nuthin But A G Thang", "Rat-tat-tat-tat", "Lyrical Gangbang" & "Stranded On Death Row".  I listened to it today for the 1st time (I'm pretty young, and I been trying to go back and listen to all west coast classic albums that came before me/when I was relatively young) right after I listened to The D.O.C.'s "No One Can Do It Better" (also for the 1st time) and D.O.C.'s is 10x better. Only 1 listen, and already 1 of my fav. records of all time. Lol, please lets understand people this is ALL opinion.

[Jakubs]

I'm not doing to diss you because that's just ridiculous. After all, you're entitled to you're opinion. I'm surprised that you didn't list songs like "Deeez Nuuuts" and "Let Me Ride" as ones that you liked on the album. I personally think The Chronic is a classic, but like I said, it's your opinion and to each their own.

I'll come back when I think of some albums that don't strike me as personal favs but are regarded as classics to most of the hip hop community.

[d-nice]

There are not alot of albums that are considered west coast classics, but if I could think of 1 I always thought the Documentary was overrated. Great album but not a classic.

[Lunatic]

I'm not doing to diss you because that's just ridiculous. After all, you're entitled to you're opinion. I'm surprised that you didn't list songs like "Deeez Nuuuts" and "Let Me Ride" as ones that you liked on the album. I personally think The Chronic is a classic, but like I said, it's your opinion and to each their own.

I'll come back when I think of some albums that don't strike me as personal favs but are regarded as classics to most of the hip hop community.

Thanks 4 that. Also, Don't get me wrong. I'm not here saying "the chronic is fuckin' wack, how the hell can any1 like this shit". I just have (obvisouly) as a west coast fan, have always heard great things about it, and today I finally listened to it, and was disapointed. It's a shame what happened to the D.O.C., because his first l.p. was da shit. I'd just like to say, although i'm young, I do appreciate da old skool west coast gangsta, so that can't be why i don't like. Warren G, Cube, Xzibit are among my favs. (I still think Cube's "Death Certificate" is the greatest hip-hop album ever made).

[GangstaBoogy]

I don't listen to "The Chronic" that much, I always found "Doggystyle" to be the better album.

Add "All Eyez On Me" to the list of classics that I think are overrated.

[Dubz]

Add "All Eyez On Me" to the list of classics that I think are overrated.

i agree, at least in context with the 7 day theory. always thought 7DT was his better DR album.

[R-Tistic]

Personally...I have always felt as if I was about a year too young to love The Chronic as much as I love Doggystyle. I didn't start listenin to rap at that level til Sept. 93...before that, I just liked the radio commercial "Hip Hop hooray" and "Whoop there it is". Doggystyle was the biggest thing ever when I got into rap, and it's still my favorite album....just finished bumpin it. But with the Chronic, I'll never say it was overrated...but I feel that the NWA styled tracks were just too archaic and old soundin for me to get into.

[Efrain]

I'd deff put "All eyez on me" on there. "Life after Death" had more bangers and less skip tracks although, I'd hesitate calling that straight classic as well.

[MontrealCity's Most]

I'd deff put "All eyez on me" on there. "Life after Death" had more bangers and less skip tracks although, I'd hesitate calling that straight classic as well.

me its the oppossite of wat you just said.

[West Coast Veteran]

From the West Coast? Hmmm. I think I love every single West Coast classic.

Straight Outta Compton
Eazy Duz It
Life Is Too $hort
No One Can Do It Better
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Quik Is The Name
Death Certificate
Niggaz4Life
The Chronic
Doggystyle
Regulate... G-Funk Era
Dogg Food
Safe + Sound
Me Against The World
All Eyez On Me
The 7 Day Theory
Bow Down
Rhythm-Al-Ism
2001

and every other CLASSIC I forgot. I don't think any are overrated.

[XaNdEr]

as said before me, Quik Is The Name is a classic, u shud listen to that album if u didnt already, really its real smooth 

[King Tech Quadafi]

. But with the Chronic, I'll never say it was overrated...but I feel that the NWA styled tracks were just too archaic and old soundin for me to get into.

[Bones01]

. But with the Chronic, I'll never say it was overrated...but I feel that the NWA styled tracks were just too archaic and old soundin for me to get into.

thats exactly it. that sound was wat was in at the time. But listening to it for the first time u ain't used to that sound. That also way don't like new songs that sound old school. Like the Remedy

[MediumL]

I listened to the chronic for the first time a couple years ago and i really enjoyed it but i prefer doggystyle because by then dre had perfected his g funk sound.  But Nuthin but a  g  thang and let me ride are better than any track on doggystyle for me.

[eazye]

The Chronic was my first Hip-Hop album that I listened to straight through and I loved it from the first listen.It is basically the album that got me into West Coast Hip-Hop, and Hip-Hop as a whole for that matter.

On topic, I co-sign on the person who said that he doesn't think there are many (or any if I might add) LP's (at least from the West) that are classics and overrated