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tMB Favorite Hip Hop Album thread
Posted on 6/15/26 at 8:54 pm
Posted on 6/15/26 at 8:54 pm
Alright boys, I've been working on my lil Spotify playlists. It's a hobby of mine. I like my lists. I'm currently on hip hop. It's been a while since I've really looked for some opinions on here, but I'd love to see what some of the heads have to think on the topic
I'm talking full album, I know with rap it is going to have skits and some weak tracks, the nature of the beast. But the most consistent, least track skipped, most listened to albums of yours
But idk, try and give me some thoughts on maybe your top 3-5 of hip hop albums and maybe a little reason for too. Maybe we can come to something of a consensus, or at least we can find some new cool music to listen to
I'm talking full album, I know with rap it is going to have skits and some weak tracks, the nature of the beast. But the most consistent, least track skipped, most listened to albums of yours
But idk, try and give me some thoughts on maybe your top 3-5 of hip hop albums and maybe a little reason for too. Maybe we can come to something of a consensus, or at least we can find some new cool music to listen to
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Posted on 6/15/26 at 9:03 pm to danman6336
10 albums that I have very few skips with, and have listened to a fricking shite ton of times
Deltron 3030 - self-title
Outkast - Southplayalistic...
Dr Dre - The Chronic
Three Six Mafia - Da Unbreakables
UGK - Ridin' Dirty
Gravediggaz - 6 Feet Deep
Kendrick - Good Kid m.A.A.D City
Dr Octagon - Dr Octagonecologyst
Nas - Illmatic
Ice Cube - Death Certificate
Deltron 3030 - self-title
Outkast - Southplayalistic...
Dr Dre - The Chronic
Three Six Mafia - Da Unbreakables
UGK - Ridin' Dirty
Gravediggaz - 6 Feet Deep
Kendrick - Good Kid m.A.A.D City
Dr Octagon - Dr Octagonecologyst
Nas - Illmatic
Ice Cube - Death Certificate
Posted on 6/15/26 at 10:01 pm to danman6336
Chino XL - Here to Save You All (a dark, gothic, scathing masterpiece sparing no one)
Nas - I Am... (You already have Illmatic listed, but for my money I Am... wins the banger-track ratio)
The Roots - Do You Want More (jazzy, trip-hoppish beats)
LL Cool J - All World: Greatest Hits (is this cheating?)
Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill (certified classic)
De la Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (if a hip hop group were a black frat house party band, it'd be De la Soul)
Souls of Mischief - 93 Til Infinity (a little off the beaten path)
Mobb Deep - Murda Muzik (East Coast flava)
Ol' Dirty Bastard - N* Please (since Wu-Tang has kind of an uneven history, I chose one member in particular)
Cam'ron - Confessions of Fire (P. Diddy protege that would make the list just for "357" if the rest of the album weren't already solid)
Nas - I Am... (You already have Illmatic listed, but for my money I Am... wins the banger-track ratio)
The Roots - Do You Want More (jazzy, trip-hoppish beats)
LL Cool J - All World: Greatest Hits (is this cheating?)
Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill (certified classic)
De la Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (if a hip hop group were a black frat house party band, it'd be De la Soul)
Souls of Mischief - 93 Til Infinity (a little off the beaten path)
Mobb Deep - Murda Muzik (East Coast flava)
Ol' Dirty Bastard - N* Please (since Wu-Tang has kind of an uneven history, I chose one member in particular)
Cam'ron - Confessions of Fire (P. Diddy protege that would make the list just for "357" if the rest of the album weren't already solid)
This post was edited on 6/15/26 at 10:03 pm
Posted on 6/15/26 at 11:04 pm to shutterspeed
quote:Yeah I mean it's the best hip hop album, imo. I mean a 10 track hip hop album, every track 4 minutes-ish. And there's like not one skippable moment. Can't name another rap album that does anything like that.
Nas - I Am... (You already have Illmatic listed, but for my money I Am... wins the banger-track ratio)
quote:It was too hard for me to pick between that, Paul's Boutique, and Ill Communication for my 10, so I put none.
Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill (certified classic)
quote:Great album
Souls of Mischief - 93 Til Infinity (a little off the beaten path)
Oh I'd also like to nominate Black Sunday by Cypress Hill as another ALMOST no skips at all album for me too. And the skips are an interlude and skit, so....
Posted on 6/16/26 at 6:53 am to danman6336
I’ll list ones that haven’t been mentioned:
Ultramagnetic MC’s - Critical Beatdown
DJ Quik - Quik is the Name
Digable Planets - Reachin
Black Sheep - A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Eightball & MJG - Comin Out Hard
Ultramagnetic MC’s - Critical Beatdown
DJ Quik - Quik is the Name
Digable Planets - Reachin
Black Sheep - A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Eightball & MJG - Comin Out Hard
Posted on 6/16/26 at 7:55 am to danman6336
My all timer is Illmatic. But my favorite under the radar album is Watermelon, Chicken, & Gritz by Nappy Roots. I have many many more, but this is on my mind as of right now
Posted on 6/16/26 at 9:41 am to danman6336
ATQ - Low End Theory
Gang Starr - Daily Operation
Wu-Tang Clan - 36 Chambers
Raekwon - Only Built for Cuban Links
Killer Mike - RAP Music
Currency - Pilot Talk
Gang Starr - Daily Operation
Wu-Tang Clan - 36 Chambers
Raekwon - Only Built for Cuban Links
Killer Mike - RAP Music
Currency - Pilot Talk
Posted on 6/16/26 at 9:56 am to danman6336
Tribe Called Quest: People's Instinctive Travels
Digable Planets: A New Refutation of Time and Space
Run the Jewels: Run the Jewels
Lauryn Hill: Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Kanye West: College Dropout
Black Star: Black Star
Madvillain: Madvillainy
Kid Cudi: Man in the Moon
The Roots: Things Fall Apart
Common: Be
Jay-Z: The Blueprint
Jurassic 5: Power in Numbers
Dead Prez: Let's Get Free
Digable Planets: A New Refutation of Time and Space
Run the Jewels: Run the Jewels
Lauryn Hill: Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Kanye West: College Dropout
Black Star: Black Star
Madvillain: Madvillainy
Kid Cudi: Man in the Moon
The Roots: Things Fall Apart
Common: Be
Jay-Z: The Blueprint
Jurassic 5: Power in Numbers
Dead Prez: Let's Get Free
This post was edited on 6/16/26 at 10:04 am
Posted on 6/16/26 at 10:12 am to danman6336
Outkast - Aquemini
Outkast - Stankonia
Juvenile - 400 Degreez
Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy
2Pac - Me Against the World
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
Kanye West - The College Dropout
Dr. Dre - 2001
Underrated but very few skips:
Nappy Roots - Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz
50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin
Nelly - Country Grammar
Trick Daddy - Thug Holiday
I'm a 90's and 00's rap guy obviously.
Outkast - Stankonia
Juvenile - 400 Degreez
Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy
2Pac - Me Against the World
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
Kanye West - The College Dropout
Dr. Dre - 2001
Underrated but very few skips:
Nappy Roots - Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz
50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin
Nelly - Country Grammar
Trick Daddy - Thug Holiday
I'm a 90's and 00's rap guy obviously.
This post was edited on 6/16/26 at 4:43 pm
Posted on 6/16/26 at 10:14 am to danman6336
Dr. Dre The Chronic
Jay-Z The Blue Print
Run-D.M.C. Self titled
Public Enemy It Takes a Nation of Millions...
Beastie Boys Paul's Boutique
Jay-Z The Blue Print
Run-D.M.C. Self titled
Public Enemy It Takes a Nation of Millions...
Beastie Boys Paul's Boutique
Posted on 6/16/26 at 10:22 am to danman6336
Top 5. I'm a 90's rap homer. I don't think the g-funk era will ever be topped.
Posted on 6/16/26 at 1:35 pm to danman6336
Eric B and Rakim
Paid in Full
Has there been a more sampled lyric?
Paid in Full
Has there been a more sampled lyric?
Posted on 6/16/26 at 2:06 pm to danman6336
Damn, no MF Doom fans on the mb?
Edit: i see a madvillany reference now, my bad.
Edit: i see a madvillany reference now, my bad.
This post was edited on 6/16/26 at 2:07 pm
Posted on 6/16/26 at 3:19 pm to danman6336
The mainstream has been covered, so here are my indispensable indie hip hop albums:
Non-Prophets - Hope
Atmosphere - Southsiders
Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass
Brother Ali - Shadows on the Sun
El-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead
Shad - Melancholy and the Infinite Shadness
ReHab - Southern Discomfort
Felt 2 - A Tribute to Lisa Bonet
Non-Prophets - Hope
Atmosphere - Southsiders
Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass
Brother Ali - Shadows on the Sun
El-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead
Shad - Melancholy and the Infinite Shadness
ReHab - Southern Discomfort
Felt 2 - A Tribute to Lisa Bonet
Posted on 6/16/26 at 3:29 pm to 45acp
quote:Awesome album . It almost made my list
Killer Mike - RAP Music
I think it’s significantly better than any of the Run the Jewels albums
Posted on 6/16/26 at 5:00 pm to danman6336
Run DMC: Run DMC, King of Rock, Raising Hell, Tougher than Leather
Dr. Dre: The Chronic
Beastie Boys: License to Ill; Paul's Boutique
Dr. Dre: The Chronic
Beastie Boys: License to Ill; Paul's Boutique
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