Hip Hop classics

[BUCKTOWN]

Name a CD that you would consider an overall classic, or atleast a must own.

CLASSICS:
Notorious BIG- Ready to Die
Raekwon- Only Built for Cuban Linx niggas
Nas- Illmatic
Jay Z- Reasonable Doubt
Cormega- The Realness
Capone N Noreaga- The War Report
Mobb Deep- The Infamous

NOT QUITE CLASSICS, BUT MIGHT WANT TO CHECK OUT
Shyne- Shyne
Clipse- Hell Hath No Fury
Jay Z - In my lifetime Vol 1 or 2

[Sleazy]

Good list, here are some that you didn't mention that I think are classics

Dre - The Cronic
Snoop - doggy style
NWA - Straight out of compton
Easy-E - easy does it
Run DMC - forgot the name, the one with it's tricky
dougie fresh - can't remember the name of that one either
diggable plannets - blowout comb
black eyed peas - behind the front (pre-fergie, dr. p, sell out...)
Wu - 36 chambers
Beastie Boys - Pauls Boutique
Jedi Mind Tricks - violent by design

[Whokilled1962]

Slick Rick - The adventures of Slick Rick
Notorious BIG - Life After Death
Mf Doom - Operation Doomsday
2 pac - me against the world
Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Merauders
Tribe Called Quest - The Low End theory
Ghostface - Supremem Clientele
Scarface - the fix
Gza - liquid swords

[edicwhun]

aside from those already mentioned:

Show & AG - Goodfellaz
Big L - The Big Picture
Smut Peddlers - Porn Again
Nas - Illmatic
Lord Finesse - Funky Technician
Jedi Mind Tricks - Visions of Ghandi


...there's so many more, I can't think of them right now

[edicwhun]

oh, how the fuck could I forget:

Black Moon - Enta da Stage

[edicwhun]

Gravediggaz - 6 Feet Deep

[barneytarney]

first 3 outkast
goodie mob soul food
ugk ridin dirty
some eightball and mjg, pick one. comin out hard, i personally think space age 4 eva is amazing
odb- return to the 36 chambers
mac dre- thizelle or dreganomics

[defiantnate]

Gravediggaz - 6 Feet Deep

I just listened to 1800-SUICIDE last night. Good shit!

Smut Peddlers - Porn Again

Smut peddlers was dope, I got to see them one time... they played along with Copywrite and MOP. Good show.

I still have the smut peddlers t-shirt I bought.

[edicwhun]

although it's not an album, I HIGHLY recommend Cage - Agent Orange in any playlist...FIRE


And yes, I know Necro produced it and we all know Necro fuckin' sucks, but man....oh man...6 years and counting and I can't get sick of this track

[defiantnate]

although it's not an album, I HIGHLY recommend Cage - Agent Orange in any playlist...FIRE


And yes, I know Necro produced it and we all know Necro fuckin' sucks, but man....oh man...6 years and counting and I can't get sick of this track

Never.

"I'm Against the Machine like Rage/ Bitches say "I hate you Cage"/
After circle jerks, I wash my hands off and do dirt/
Sick with a smirk, plus I be disturbed/
Fucked the first two bitches like dogs and I jacked off on the third/"

Oh, and Necro is a great producer.

[cold budweisers]

the early cage records were quite amazing

[edicwhun]

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although it's not an album, I HIGHLY recommend Cage - Agent Orange in any playlist...FIRE


And yes, I know Necro produced it and we all know Necro fuckin' sucks, but man....oh man...6 years and counting and I can't get sick of this track

[close]

Never.

"I'm Against the Machine like Rage/ Bitches say "I hate you Cage"/
After circle jerks, I wash my hands off and do dirt/
Sick with a smirk, plus I be disturbed/
Fucked the first two bitches like dogs and I jacked off on the third/"

Oh, and Necro is a great producer.

you, sir, know your shit

[sergio]

ultramagnetic mcs - critical beatdown

thats my word 

[blazini]

NAS illmatic, stillmatic, it was written, god's son, hip hop is dead. (NASDAQ Dow Jones coming soon...)
Method Man Tical
Redman Whut Thee album
Wu-Tang 36 chambers and wu forever
de la soul 3 feet high and rising
common like water for chocolate / be
ghost-fishscale, more fish
cappa the pillage
spectah deck the resident patient
masta killa no said date
raekwon cuban linx ... (cuban linx 2 coming soon negros...)
gangstarr -moment of truth
big l the big picture

im forgetting alot

[edicwhun]

NAS illmatic (the others are good, but not "classics")
Method Man Tical
Redman Whut Thee album
Wu-Tang 36 chambers and wu forever (forever is debatable, it sounded like a forced album)
de la soul 3 feet high and rising (YES)
common like water for chocolate / be
ghost-Ironman
spectah deck the resident patient
masta killa no said date (at least that one track with the little ones rhymin)
raekwon cuban linx ... (cuban linx 2 coming soon negros...)
gangstarr -moment of truth (and Hard to Earn)
big l the big picture

im forgetting alot

[pancake man]

Black Star- Black Star
Stone Throw Records' Chrome Children Vol. 1 & 2
J Dilla- Donuts

[defiantnate]

[edicwhun]

[defiantnate]

[cold budweisers]

disposable farts

[edicwhun]

fuck with that

[colinsthename]

big pun - capital punishment
group home - livin' proof
jeru the damaja - sun rises in the east
krs-one - krs-one
redman - whut? thee album/dare iz a darkside
mobb deep - the infamous

[subroku]

Ultramagnetic Mcs - 4 Horsemen
Showbiz and A.G. Goodfellas
Lord Finesse and DJ Mike Smooth Funky Technician
KRS 1 Sex and Violence
De La Soul De La Soul is Dead
Rae Kwon Cuban Linx
Public Enemy Fear of a Black Planet
Main Source Breaking Atoms
So much good old stuff...

[subroku]

Prince Paul Prince among Thieves

Anyone remember that Kool Kieth 12 wanna be a star??? Was it on funky ass records? yellow in the middle.fuck that was good...

[j....soy.....]

lately i've been saying shit alot like...'yeah?  i like to kick it OLD SCHOOL!'  people get bummed over shit like that....

[Sleazy]

[Stand and Deliver]

I scanned the list and didn't see these... if they're already posted, sorry.

Eric B and Rakim - "Follow The Leader", "Paid in Full"
EPMD - "Strictly Business", "Business as Usual"
BDP - "By All Means Necessary"
Ice T - "Rhyme Pays" and "Power"
Black Sheep - "Wolf in Sheeps Clothing"
Run DMC - "Tougher Than Leather", "Raising Hell", S/T
Beasties - "Pauls Boutique", "Check Your Head"
PE - "It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back"
Twin Hype - S/T
LL - "Radio"
DOC - "No One Can Do It Better"

Deltron 3030 - S/T

[cold budweisers]

redman - 'muddy waters'
jay dee - 'welcome to detroit'
o.c. - 'word...life'
method man - 'tical'

tons of other shit too that i cant think of right now

[BUCKTOWN]

tupac- 2pacalypse Now

Diplomats- Diplomatic Immunity1 (not classic, but good listen regardless)

[damian]

silkk the shocker - it ain't my fault