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

14 so far

i sb'd myself for forgetting the ruler

16 so far here.

Boy in da corner and Hell hath no fury are loaded front to back with absolute bangers and the rapping is emotionally complex, technically dexterous and just fun to listen to, fuiud. I'm surprised HHNF placed so high though, I thought people here agreed lord willin was better - imo it's not nearly as consistent - but maybe that was just whinegarden.

I love or have loved all 3, but Lauryn, Check your head and especially DJ Shadow are NOT rap albums!

This thread has inspired me to download Black Moon, Cypress Hill (used to have the CD) and Ridin Dirty. I voted Underground Kingz, which is great in its own right, but I have mostly heard their later stuff.

Never been able to really get into can ox, big l or ultramagnetic.

Deej; you think 4,5,6 or Word Life is gonna make it? I'm holding out.

Lol no way

How could there be room for kool g rap when we need to include the clipse

or big daddy kane ffs

I voted for G Rap but I'm betting others either voted for other albums of his or didn't vote at all...

Prolly true.

Shameful.

i voted for wanted: dead or alive by kool g rap...but he's tough i could see votes going to that album or 4, 5, 6 or road to the riches or live and let die :?

i voted for wanted: dead or alive by kool g rap

ah there is still hope! I think it was you that hipped me to that album iirc good on ya

long live the kane needs to be on this list

i didn't have time to order mine though so i have no idea if that affects things...i just picked overall number ones and let the rest go

Would be happy with any of Kanes first few tbh, not gonna happen, G Rap may have a better chance.

I kinda wish we could re-poll.

well after this we can poll all the results lol

haha

yeah it's a big daddy thing is good too...actually looks like a job for... is pretty good too, his later stuff is kinda underrated

i nommed Prince of Darkness

Long Live the Kane and It's a Big Daddy Thing are both great, and one of them deserves to place but yeah I'm kinda doubting it at this point. I dunno his later stuff.

he is awesome on Prince Among Thieves lol

taste of chocolate has pretty weak beats but Big Daddy Vs. Dolemite is a great o_O little curiosity

man...shit...prince among thieves rules, i should put that on my ballot

listened to it recently and it holds up very well

"he is awesome on Prince Among Thieves lol"

yah that was my fav joint on there besides Pain.

Prince Among Thieves was like some life changing ish when I first heard it, holds up for sure. I rarely revisit it tho.

I listened to it just last week, it's great once it gets going! surely some kind of shouldabeen-a-landmark-album. pretty sure I voted for it.

talking of Prince Paul.. Niggamortis?

Haha love big daddy vs dolemite

I was more a g rap / rakim dude but I have to say I prefer bdk and slick rick's stylistic descendents

Nb that requires a lot of unpacking and I haven't really thought it through, take it how u will

I bet it makes it, I had it on my list. Surprised it didn't show up yet tbh. xp

"I was more a g rap / rakim dude but I have to say I prefer bdk and slick rick's stylistic descendents"

That's an interesting talking point. Not sure which branch of the family tree I would prefer overall.

Would have to make some kind of list and weigh the pros/cons strengths/weaknesses or something.

I'm not sure how that family tree breaks down, would need to see it laid out

Basically pimp raps (snoop, shock g, lots of bay area dudes, etc) verses mafioso NY raps (Nas, Big, Jay, etc)

for those that haven't heard:

Big Daddy vs. Dolemite

five glorious minutes of BDK and Rudy Ray Moore playing the dozens

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOxgBl7s5lg

"I made the streets of New York hot as a sauna
and put a 'Home Sweet Ho' sign on every corner!"

"you ain't sayin' nothin' slick to a carnivore"

haha thats great, pretty sure I skipped that track every time I listened to TOC, will be rectified.

Its basically just punchline after punchline.

Jayz kind of bridges kane and g rap

Kind of, yah. Was off the top. Pun may be a better fit.

whoa didnt notice this was rolling out til now

oh the fun you've missed

how do you feel about DJ Shadow

yeah dj shadow doesnt really belong on here at all, reminds me of that aborted electronic music poll and how some folks showed up wanting to cast all their votes for synthpop

So, only 25 spots left and no sign of these yet:

any Nas
any Jay-Z
any Outkast
any Mobb Deep
any Ice Cube
any Common
Enter the Wu
Liquid Swords
OB4CL
ITANOMTHUB
Black Planet
One for All
Paul's Boutique
3 ft.
Low End
Midnight Marauders
Paid in Full
Bizarre Ride
93 til
Straight Outta Compton
Efil4zaggin
The Chronic
Doggystyle
buncha Roots albums
The Diary
buncha Gangstarr
6 Feet Deep
Dah Shinin'
Still Standin'
Word...Life
any Kool G Rap
Runaway Slave
Genocide & Juice
Steal This Album
Long Live the Kane
No One Can Do It Better
Return of the Boom Bap
Whut? the Album
Dare iz a Darkside
Muddy Waters
We Can't Be Stopped
Grip It
Blowout Comb
Stunts Blunts & Hip Hop
Nia
Funcrusher Plus
The Devil Made Me Do It
Done By the Forces of Nature
Unfinished Business
Black Bastards
The Score
Dead Serious
Between a Rock & a Hard Place
Street Level
Coast II Coast
The War Report

we should definitely have a "how the fuck did this not make the top 100" poll afterwards

these will all place, I think:

Nas
Jay-Z
Outkast
Mobb Deep
Ice Cube
Enter the Wu
Liquid Swords
OB4CL
ITANOMTHUB
Black Planet
One for All
Paul's Boutique
3 ft.
Low End
Midnight Marauders
Paid in Full
Bizarre Ride
Straight Outta Compton
The Chronic
Doggystyle
Blowout Comb

also two gang starr albums have already placed, dunno how many is enough for you

yeah shadow...i actually still love that album to death ..but it doesn't seem like a hip hop record to me

to me it's more like i dunno, boards of canada done w/hip hop techniques