i might have to sit down one day & actually pick a top 20
Re: Top 5 Hip-Hop albums
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 11:18 pm
by Sexual_Chocolate
36 chambers
atliens
Return of the drifter
power in numbers
cant think of a 5th at the moment.
Re: Top 5 Hip-Hop albums
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 11:20 pm
by Forum
My Fro-losophy
Because I Got High
Sell Your Dope
The Good Times
Afroholic... The Even Better Times
In that order
Re: Top 5 Hip-Hop albums
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 11:23 pm
by dickman69
afroman was nominated for a grammy award
Re: Top 5 Hip-Hop albums
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 11:30 pm
by Forum
rayman612 wrote:afroman was nominated for a grammy award
Well deserved
Re: Top 5 Hip-Hop albums
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 11:35 pm
by Liam92
Shum wrote:
£10 Bag wrote:
Then it gets difficult...either The Sun Rises in the East, Champion Sound, maybe Whut? Thee Album, 36 Chambers, Cypress Hill's self titled...ahhh actually I don't know.
The truth of it, you think of 4 or 5, next thing you know you have 10.
Was gonna make it 10, but that would've been too easy!
Re: Top 5 Hip-Hop albums
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 1:13 am
by scspkr99
fractal wrote:cannibal ox - cold vein
is my absolute top
the other 5 being
Real Live The Turnaround
PE It takes a nation of Millions
Common Like water for chocolate
Mos Def Black on both sides
Dead prez let's get free almost makes it
Re: Top 5 Hip-Hop albums
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 3:42 am
by legend4ry
Probably controversial...
Busta - The Coming
Quasimoto - The Unseen
DJ Cam - Mad Blunted Jazz
Danger Doom - The Mouse and The Mask
Nas - It Was Written.
Re: Top 5 Hip-Hop albums
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 3:51 am
by Molzie
Off the top of my head..
Sonic Sum - The Sanity Annex
Mr Lif - I Phantom
PUTS - OST (also Step Father)
Group Home - A Tear For The Ghetto
Blackalicious - The Craft
Re: Top 5 Hip-Hop albums
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 4:07 am
by __________
I just remembered that Demolition Pumpkin Squeeze Musik, Return of the DJ, Wave Twisters and other things exist. DMC youtube vids would def be in my top 5 too if they were an album
volcanogeorge wrote:
you, my man, have some seriously good taste.
why thank you man. right now I'd probably add Declaime – Andsoitisaid cos that dude's rhymes have the affect of a psychiatrist on me
Re: Top 5 Hip-Hop albums
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 4:34 am
by _v_
No order off top of the head...
36 Chambers,
Illmatic
something from Public Enemy (Greatest misses was always a favourite, first cd I ever bought along with Black Sunday)
Something Cypress Hill (Black Sunday or Temples of Boom)
Something DJ Shadow (Entroducing or The Private Press)
*edit
Thats 5 but there is more I would have included, definately would have some Rakim in there ("Book of Life" maybe idk)
Re: Top 5 Hip-Hop albums
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 9:18 am
by Forum
No love for The Roots?
Re: Top 5 Hip-Hop albums
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 9:26 am
by murky21
Roots are another lots of good albums, no clear winner type situation I reckon... would be illadephia halflife or things fall apart for me.
Wicked Kochari, fucking pleased to hear it bruv! get question in the form of the answer too <3
legend4ry wrote:Probably controversial...
Nas - It Was Written.
pretty controversial ha. Its a classic album but.................
Re: Top 5 Hip-Hop albums
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 9:30 am
by Depone
Personal favs
Nas - Illmatic
Wutang - 36 chambers
Snoop - doggystyle
Busta - extinction level event
Biggie - born to die
Re: Top 5 Hip-Hop albums
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 10:00 am
by wub
Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein
People Under the Stairs - The Next Step
GZA - Liquid Swords
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions
Re: Top 5 Hip-Hop albums
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 10:02 am
by Forum
Func wrote:
Dilated Peoples - Expansion Team
Forgot about this one
Re: Top 5 Hip-Hop albums
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 10:09 am
by hubb
(soundbombing 2 is actually the best, but might not count )
not necessarily top 5..
black star -black star
red man - muddy waters
slum village - trinity
mobb deep - hell on earth
the lox - we are the streets
Re: Top 5 Hip-Hop albums
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 10:40 am
by fork
Ready to die
cuban linx
the main ingredient
low end theory
hard to earn
Re: Top 5 Hip-Hop albums
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 11:07 am
by scspkr99
southstar wrote:No love for The Roots?
If there was a top 10 phrenology would have made it along with gag starr
Re: Top 5 Hip-Hop albums
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 2:36 pm
by SCope13
Ah shit I forgot about Endtroducing...first hip hop album I ever bought. Absolute classic.