Post: #1

I'm bored and thought I'd drop some knowledge:

1.) Nas- Illmatic

2.) Wu Tang Clan- 36 Chambers

3.) Tupac- All Eyez On Me

4.) Gang Starr- Moment of Truth

5.) Dead Prez - Lets Get Free

6.) The Roots- Illadelph Halflife

7.) Hieroglyphics- Full Circle

8.) A Tribe Called Quest- The Low End Theory

9.) Snoop Doggy Dogg- Doggystyle

10.) Mos Def- Black on Both Sides

Honorable Mention: UGK (self titled), The Pharcyde- Bizzare Ride 2, The Notorious BIG- Ready to Die, Del tha Funky Homosapien- Deltron 3030

It's really hard for me to order these albums, so this is not my definitive list, but for those interested in rap/hip-hop you really can't go wrong with any of these albums.

Post: #2

Good list. Might one to throw at least one Jay Z album in there though.

Post: #3

(09-02-2010 01:31 AM)speakeasy Wrote:  Good list. Might one to throw at least one Jay Z album in there though.

Never been a fan of Jay Z

Post: #4

(09-01-2010 11:58 PM)OGNorCal707 Wrote:  I'm bored and thought I'd drop some knowledge:

1.) Nas- Illmatic

2.) Wu Tang Clan- 36 Chambers

3.) Tupac- All Eyez On Me

4.) Gang Starr- Moment of Truth

5.) Dead Prez - Lets Get Free

6.) The Roots- Illadelph Halflife

7.) Hieroglyphics- Full Circle

8.) A Tribe Called Quest- The Low End Theory

9.) Snoop Doggy Dogg- Doggystyle

10.) Mos Def- Black on Both Sides

Honorable Mention: UGK (self titled), The Pharcyde- Bizzare Ride 2, The Notorious BIG- Ready to Die, Del tha Funky Homosapien- Deltron 3030

It's really hard for me to order these albums, so this is not my definitive list, but for those interested in rap/hip-hop you really can't go wrong with any of these albums.

Decent list but The Chronic>Doggystyle, Paid In Full should be on there and Only Built 4 Cuban Lynx is the best Wu Album (yes it is better then Liquid Swordz)

I'll post my own top then, have to think on it.

Ish Gibbor.

Post: #5

Not in any particular order

1.) E-40- In a Major Way
2.) Dr. Dre- The Chronic
3.) Jay-Z- Reasonable Doubt
4.) Outkast- Aquemeni
5.) Big Pun- Yeah Baby
6.) 2 pac- All eyez on me
7.) UGK- Ridin Dirty
8.) Beanie Siegel- The B. Coming
9.) Jadakiss- Kiss of Death
10.) Snoop- Doggystyle

Post: #6

Good lists.

You also have to throw Beastie Boy's Pauls Boutique on there. That album changed hip-hop with the sampling. You could never make an album like that today.

Mobb Deep's The Infamous has to be on any top ten list.

Tupac's best album was Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z., in my opinion.

Also, AZ's Sugar Hill album, Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back, NWA Straight Outta Compton,
Eric B and Rakim's - Paid in Full and countless other albums from 1992-1997.

I did the The Top Ten Hip-Hop Tracks of All Time a while back: http://www.thegmanifesto.com/2009/02/the...-time.html

Post: #7

Watch out for the Illuminati.

Post: #8

(09-02-2010 01:01 PM)Badstuber Wrote:  Watch out for the Illuminati.

Ha.

Thinking about this topic is kind of depressing when realize how far hip-hop has fallen.

Corporate hi-jack.

Post: #9

(09-02-2010 01:17 PM)thegmanifesto Wrote:  

(09-02-2010 01:01 PM)Badstuber Wrote:  Watch out for the Illuminati.

Ha.

Thinking about this topic is kind of depressing when realize how far hip-hop has fallen.

Corporate hi-jack.

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Post: #10

(09-02-2010 01:17 PM)thegmanifesto Wrote:  

(09-02-2010 01:01 PM)Badstuber Wrote:  Watch out for the Illuminati.

Ha.

Thinking about this topic is kind of depressing when realize how far hip-hop has fallen.

Corporate hi-jack.

Check out Andre Nickatina and Equipto, San Francisco underground rap.

Post: #11

Top Five Nobody else talks about

1) N.W.A. - everybody labels these cats as gangsta but their music was political, think public enemy with f-bombs...Opened the door for a ton of people..

2) Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Links

3) Main Source - Breaking Atoms- looking at the front door

4) KRS-One - Criminal Minded

5) Common - Like Water for Chocolate...I thought this was his best work..
tie
5) Cypress Hill - chicano hop



Honorary award: MC Hammer - I remember people clowned him for signing endorsement deals, said he "sold out"...then when they saw his mansion turned around and did the dam same thing...probably did more to introduce hip hop to "mainstream" america than any other rapper....

Post: #12

No Love for Willie D?

Post: #13

This is a good list. Wouldn't be my top ten but I could see why a lot of these would be on someone elses top ten. And a couple would be on my top ten. I would want to add some Aceyalone, Aesop Rock, Weathermen, and a couple more on there, but it looks good.

Post: #14

5.)

Quote:I can't front, my son gun look scary
Chill, she's a whore
You knew it from the time we ran trains on her
And you still fucked her raw?
C'mon son, gimme the gun
You gonna kill me over this bum-ass bitch you can't resist?

--GhostFace, Gihad.

Sluts always have the most violent and crazy as cat shit husbands.

4.)

Quote:She ain't no sucker, I know that bitch man
She wanna be a Pretty Woman lovin a rich man
Now here you come, drop top ridin
You ain't no pimp fake nigga stop lyin

--Too short, “The world is filled.”

The bible said it best. “"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.”-- Matthew 7:15

3.)

Quote:The bitch type I dislike, I'm rougher than a fist fight
All chicks ain't shit, ain't no such thing as Miss Right
So we can never be a couple hun
Fuck love, all I got for ho's is hard dick and bubble gum

--Big L, “7 Minute Freestyle.”

When in doubt always use Asshole Game.

2.)

Quote:Little ecstacy, Hennesey, mix with me
Picture me pay for pussy when the dick's for free
Hey now, where my niggaz at? Tell these hoes
Before I pay; I jerk off, word to Moses

--Tupac, "Niggaz Nature Remix"

Thou shall not pay for pussy.

1.)

Quote:Blowin up her beeper, ringing her phone off the hook.
Ball playaz they spent money, rappers they spent time.
All the while both claiming that they never spent a dime.
Business guys you were victimized.
Have 'em payin rent on condos in a Miami High Rise.

Jay Z, “Pussy”

Thirstiness and spending inordinate
amount of time on a girl is just as bad as paying for pussy.

Bonus quote. Nas before he married Kelis and after he divorced her for her cheating ways. She took him to the cleaners.

Quote: I know that she love me, I know that she faithful
We didn’t spoke on a prenuptial agreement cuz Will and Jada ain't need it
Spoke on eloping but then I deaded the thought
Cuz she deserves Cinderella's Ball and the whole shit

--Nas, "Getting Married

Quote:How in, the hell am I supposed to stay comfy?
When I pay child support, alimony, monthly?
Got Maserati's and Ferrari's
Only like a woman whose a rider but only hoes want me

--Nas, Strong Will Continue

Post: #15

wow, honorable mention for Biggie? damn, i would have thought he's on the list? i'm born and raised in CA, but have to give biggie more props than an honorable mention. i also agree with jay-z too.

in addition to several artists named above, i'll throw in outkast.

Post: #16

in no particular order:

Ridin Dirty- UGK
On top of the world- 8Ball&MJG
E.1999- Bone Thugs in Harmony
Hell on Earth- Mobb Deep
Blueprint- Jay Z
Soul Food- Goodie Mob
The Dude- Devin the Dude
Aquemini- Outkast
Adrenaline Rush- Twista
The Chronic- Dr Dre
Doggystyle- Snoop Dog

Honorable Mentions:
Enter the Wu: 36 Chambers- Wu Tang
The Diary- Scarface
The Infamous- Mobb Deep
Illmatic- Nas
The Slim Shady LP- Eminem

....a whole lot more

Post: #17

(12-26-2010 12:10 PM)playa_with_a_passport Wrote:  3.)

Quote:The bitch type I dislike, I'm rougher than a fist fight
All chicks ain't shit, ain't no such thing as Miss Right
So we can never be a couple hun
Fuck love, all I got for ho's is hard dick and bubble gum

--Big L, “7 Minute Freestyle.”

When in doubt always use Asshole Game.

What does he mean by all he has for ho's is bubble gum? I don't understand.

Post: #18

(01-03-2011 01:36 PM)Moma Wrote:  

(12-26-2010 12:10 PM)playa_with_a_passport Wrote:  3.)

Quote:The bitch type I dislike, I'm rougher than a fist fight
All chicks ain't shit, ain't no such thing as Miss Right
So we can never be a couple hun
Fuck love, all I got for ho's is hard dick and bubble gum

--Big L, “7 Minute Freestyle.”

When in doubt always use Asshole Game.

What does he mean by all he has for ho's is bubble gum? I don't understand.

He's basically using Mode One (Direct Game) telling the Lizards that he only has his hard dick to give them. Thus, they aren't getting no dinner,clothes,time, relationship from him and the only tangible thing they are going to get from him is some chewable candy(bubble gum).

Post: #19

No shit? No old school? From a bunch of players?

Life is Too Short - Too $hort

Trying to get a BucK$ - B-Legit

How could you have a Rap game without Playboy Short? Please!

Much debt to Snoop. Saw him at the National. I've never seen this town blaze like that and the cops did nothing!

DoggyStyle- Snoop

Post: #20

AZ should definitely get some honorable mention here

Post: #21

Post: #22

Glad to see a couple of people mention UGK; gotta show some love for the South on these lists.

If I wasn't so hungover I'd try to put together a list of the Top 10 lines/lyrics and/or Top 10 worst rappers. I'd put Soulja Boy at numero uno.

Post: #23

OG what's your playlist right now? All the above albums you mentionned are more sound from the 90s. What about today?

Post: #24

Apologies for bumping a thread almost two years old, but I've been getting heavy into hip hop again over the last year and always down with new recommendations. Houston was kind enough to drop a lot of knowledge for me earlier. OG, I'm also curious like julio26 - what's your playlist consist of for modern hip hop?

Post: #25

I like to listen to a lot of gangster rap, UGK is the shit, the last album they dropped (self titled I believe) is a classic in my opinion. The Pimp C solo albums are good too, although I'm less of a fan of Bun B.

The best album I've coped recently is Slim Thug, "Boss of all Bosses" who's also from TX and the album bangs hard.





Other gangster shit that's classic would have to be 8ball and MJG "On top of the World".

I'd say hip-hop and rap is in a pretty sad state right now, not a lot of good new stuff coming out that's really impressing me. A lot of my favorite groups dropped there best stuff in the 90's (obviously), but then again in the early to mid 2000's (Hiero, Living Legends, etc.) Since then not a lot of great stuff.

Not that it's at all new, but I feel that two underrated albums everyone should bump hard are Nas "Stillmatic" and Wu Tang "Iron Flag". Stillmatic got good reviews, but some how Iron Flag got majorly slept on, in my opinion almost every song on the album is the shit.