my top 5 in no order

nwa- straight outta compton
dr-dre- the chronic
eric b an rakim - paid in full
run dmc - run dmc
puffy - no way out


b4 u ask why i put puffy on there i will tell u.  no way out an the videos for it were really the firist ones to be about money an shit.  majority of the content on no way out is the same shit thatats plaguing rap 2day

1.  NWA - Straight outta Compton
2.  Slick Rick - The great adventures of Slick Rick
3.  Eric B & Rakim - Paid in full
4.  Rum DMC - Run DMC
5.  Publick Enemy - It takes a nation of millions to hold us back

this list is jus to me how it was influencial to me. no particular order.

1. Dr. Dre "The Chronic" (cuzz it makes u get into other rappers such as Snoop, DPG, LOR, RBX etc...)
2. Bizzy Bone "Heavon's Movie" (most of those songs are like meaningful songs and u can jus chill when ur sad and listen to it)
3. Bizzy Bone "The Gift" (same as above)
4. Snoop Doggy Dogg "Tha Doggfather" (cuzz everybody use to tell me this cd was wacc and horrible and other bullshit but when i listened to it i loved it and it taught me how not to listen to other ppl's opinion but my own)
5. Nate Dogg "Music and Me" (shows how much R&B singers succ and how much nate blows any toher singer in tha game away)
im out!!!!

i'd say snoop - doggystyle
2Pac - all eyez on me
2Pac - me against the world
makaveli - 7 day theory (some tracks)
and a variety of Eminem tracks off his cd's
tq - they never saw me coming

1.
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious five
"The Message (1982)"
2.
Run-Dmc
"Raising Hell (1996)"
3.
Eric B. & Rakim
"Paid in full (1987)"
4.
N.W.A.
"Straight outta Compton (1988)"
5.
Public Enemy
"It takes a nation of millions to hold us back (1988)"

Hatesrats 2oooTre

I agree 100%. These are the the albums that built hip hop.

My five:

Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions
The first real time that a hiphop group got real political on us and still sold millions of records.

Eric B and Rakim - Paid In Full
Whilst everyone else was rapping over heavy rock influenced breaks and beats, Eric B's funky production and Rakim's revolutionary rhyme style were a breath of fresh air.

NWA - Straight Outta Compton
Dre has said himself that he doesn't really like this album, but it is a landmark album, the birth of gangsta rap to the mainstream audience, and a group straight repping the west.

Dr Dre - The Chronic
Nobody knew what Dre was gonna do after leaving NWA, and he suprised many with the sound of the Chronic. He created the laid back, G-Funk vibe on this album, and it gave birth to so many dope rappers.

Wu Tang Clan - 36 Chambers
Whilst most other people at the same were trying to go funky to compete with Dre and the West Coast, the Wu released one of the grimiest hiphop albums ever. Although you could argue that this was basically just going back to the old school, RZA's martial arts influenced beats mixed with the dopeness of rhyming of Ghostface, GZA, Method Man and co was entirely fresh, and was something that I feel hiphop needed at that time.

Most influential *Rap albums, None of these would be the most influential albums of all time outside of rap.

Peace~