Sirens sounded, they seemed astounded: THE ILM RAP MUSIC OF THE GODS ALL TIME 100 GREATEST ALBUMS OFFICIAL THREAD

challops of the day: 2001 > the chronic

its another that is waaaay too long and much is just filler but when its good, its the best. also rip nate

Woah there, tpp. Great singles though.

i regularly listen to this all the way through.

i just wanna fuuuu-u-u-u-uck you

if you dont fuck with non-singles like 'fuck you' & 'the watcher' i just dk

TBH I can't remember exactly which ones were singles - I always assumed The Watcher was because it's so good. Great half-dozen highlights, I should have said.

compton is the city i'm from
can't never leave the crib without a murder weap-on

the hits from this album are some of the best known + loved rap songs (in my world of uk mid-to-late-20s ppl neway)

(tie w/ #49) 48. Slick Rick - The Great Adventures of Slick Rick [9 votes, 207 points, 1988]

http://image.betamonline.com/sdimages/disk17/146008.jpg

one of the coolest rap voices ever

^^ otm

that album was in my top 3! too low!

I thought this would be Top 20 easy.

needed to make room for every wu-tang album

One of my next-door neighbours is playing 2001 right now

here's the top 50 so far

100. Son of Bazerk - Bazerk Bazerk Bazerk (4 votes, 108 points)
99. Kanye West - Graduation (5 votes, 109 points - 2007).
98. Quasimoto (Madlib) - The Unseen [4 votes, 112 points - 2000]
97. Viktor Vaughn (MF Doom) - Vaudeville Villain [5 votes, 114 points, 2003]
96. 3rd Bass - The Cactus Album [4 votes, 119 points, 1989]
95. Kool Keith - Black Elvis/Lost In Space [4 votes, 122 points, 1999]
94. LL Cool J - Radio [7 votes, 125 points, 1985]
93. Gang Starr - Step In The Arena [4 votes, 125 points, 1990]
92. Pete Rock & Cl Smooth - Mecca and the Soul Brother [5 votes, 128 points, 1992] (tie w/ #91)
91. Lil Wayne - Tha Carter II [5 votes, 128 points, 2005] (tie w/ #92)
90. Scarface - The Fix [5 votes, 129 points, 2002] (tie w/ #89)
89. Cypress Hill - Black Sunday [6 votes, 129 points, 1993] (tie w/ #90)
88. Mos Def - Black on Both Sides [4 votes, 130 points, 1999]
87. Wu-Tang Clan - The W [4 votes, 132 points, 2000] (tie w/ #86)
86. Black Moon - Enta Da Stage [7 votes, 132 points, 1993] (tie w/ 87)
85. Heltah Skeltah - Nocturnal [4 votes, 133 points, 1996]
84. Organized Konfusion - Stress: The Extinction Agenda [4 votes, 134 points, 1994]
83. Kanye West - Late Registration [6 votes, 138 points, 2005]
82. Black Sheep - A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing [6 votes, 139 points, 1991] (tie w/ #82)
81. DJ Quik - Rhythm-al-ism (5 votes, 1 #1 vote, 139 points, 1998] (tie w/ #81)
80. Boogie Down Productions - By All Means Necessary [4 votes, 141 points, 1988] (tie w/ #78 and #79)
79. Camp Lo - Uptown Saturday Night [5 votes, 141 points, 1997] (tie w/ #80 and #78)
78. Run-DMC - Run-DMC [8 votes, 141 points, 1984] (tie w/ #80 and #79)
77. Big Pun - Capital Punishment [6 votes, 142 points, 1998]
76. Devin The Dude - Just Tryin' Ta Live [5 votes, 143 points, 2002
75. Ol' Dirty Bastard - Nigga Please [7 votes, 148 points, 1999]
74. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill [6 votes, 151 points, 1986]
73. Organized Konfusion - Organized Konfusion [5 votes, 154 points, 1991] (tie w/ #72)
72. MF DOOM - Operation: Doomsday [6 votes, 154 points, 1999] (tie w/ #73)
71. T.I. - King [7 votes, 156 points, 2006]
70. A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm [6 votes, 158 points, 5 mics, 1990]
69. Boogie Down Productions - Criminal Minded [3 votes, 159 points, 1987]
68. Eric B & Rakim - Follow The Leader [8 votes, 162 points, 1988] (tie w/ #67)
67. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP [5 votes, 162 points, 2000] (tie w/ #68)
66. DJ Quik & Kurupt – Blaqkout [7 votes, 164 points, 2009]
65. Ice-T - O.G.: Original Gangster [6 votes, 167 points, 1991]
64. J Dilla - Donuts [7 votes, 168 points, 2006]
63. Ghostface Killah - Ironman [8 votes, 173 points, 1996]
62. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill [7 votes, 174 points, 1998]
61. Ghostface Killah - Fishscale [7 votes, 175 points, 2006] (tie w/ #60 and #59)
60. Missy Elliott - Miss:E So Addictive [7 votes, 175 points, 2001] (tie w/ #61 and #59)
59. Goodie Mob - Soul Food [5 votes, 175 points, 1 first place vote, 1995] (tie w/ #61 and #60)
58. Ultramagnetic MCs - Critical Beatdown [8 votes, 177 points, 1988
57. Clipse - Lord Willin' [6 votes, 186 points, 2002]
56. Main Source - Breaking Atoms [7 votes, 188 points, 1991]
54. Big L - Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous [7 votes, 192 points, 1995]
55. Cypress Hill - Cypress Hill [8 votes, 189 points, 1991]
53. Black Star - Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star [7 votes, 197 points, 1998]
52. Dr. Octagon - Dr. Octagonecologyst [7 votes, 1 #1 vote, 203 points, 1996]
51. Jeru the Damaja - The Sun Rises In The East [8 votes, 204 points, 1994]
50. Ol Dirty' Bastard - Return of the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version [9 votes, 206 points, 1995]

er bottom 50

thankg u for doing that, meaning i don't have to :)

bottom 51, actually </pedant>

sb'd you for that

47. Method Man - Tical [8 votes, 208 points, 1994]

http://www.retrogame-shop.com/shop/images/methodmantical.jpg

^^^ yay

aaand here they come

tical is... well it has great singles at least. totally shouldn't be in the top 100 though.

I'm surprised Return didn't chart higher.

well there are a lot of albums by the next group that had to fit in some how

The low end on Tical is so deeep and smooth. Release Yo Delf is my number one jogging/workout song.

46. De La Soul - Stakes Is High [4 votes, 213 points, 1996]

http://startwithtypewriters.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/de-la-soul-stakes-is-high.jpg

^^ I need to play this album more

Also, ODB: Raw Hide is like my favorite Wu solo joint. Just pure filth.

Ooh, I like me some De La.

i think the title track off that may be my favourite de la jam

huh guess I should finally listen to it

or dilla jam while we are here

my fav de la

i was born in 1990 and this is the first time I'm hearing REAL songs. Some of these songs are making me cry because I'm so happy. I NEVER knew rap had real socially conscious content and I thank everyone that uploaded these videos and commented on these videos. All of you pass real music on to me. Thank you for not giving up on rap just because mainstream media has.
dancur0209 1 month ago 7

^^^^needs a pimp slap, fckn de la youtube commenters

socially conscious content exactly why I have avoided stakes is high

Stakes is High is one of the first rap lps I ever bought, I like it but their 04 release The Grind Date has become my favorite of theirs over the years.

Tical way too high

pi

the grind date is dope too

Slick rick losing out to tical is some wu nerd bs

surprised we haven't had any jay or outkast yet

i voted for 3 wu-tang albums none of which we've had :S

Slick Rick really is the best voice in rap. He brought that bling too.

Went with 2 De La LP's but not 'Stakes' although I could easily have done so. Actually I could have gone for 'Buhloone' as well as it's got 'I AM I Be' on it.

surprised we haven't had any jay or outkast yet

― shalmaneser (tpp), Thursday, June 2, 2011 10:44 AM (1 minute ago) Bookmark

there are a lot of artists we haven't seen yet where i'm just like well it's pretty obvious which of their albums will place super high and which won't place at all

So there might be 3 De La albums in the top 50, hmm.

personally I would expect/hope for Stakes, 3 Feet and Is Dead

45. Madvillain - Madvillainy [11 votes, 216 points, 2004

http://www.zupes.com/img/Madvillain%20-%20Madvillainy.jpg