20 Greatest Hip Hop Albums of All Time (5-1)

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5. Me Against the World is the third studio album by American hip hop artist 2Pac. It was released March 14, 1995 on the Interscope Records label. Drawing lyrical inspiration from his impending prison sentence, troubles with the police, and poverty, the record is described as 2Pac's most introspective album. Steve Huey of AllMusic noted that with Me Against the World, the rapper became markedly more "confessional", "reflective", and "soul-baring".

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  • 5th Letter
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    4. Ready to Die is the debut studio album by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G.; it was released on September 13, 1994, by Bad Boy Records and Arista Records. The label's first release, the album features production by Bad Boy founder Sean "Puffy" Combs, Easy Mo Bee, Chucky Thompson, DJ Premier and Lord Finesse, among others. Recording for the album took place during 1993-94 at The Hit Factory and D&D Studios in New York City. The partly autobiographical album tells the story of B.I.G.'s experiences as a young criminal. Ready to Die was the only studio album released during his life, as he was murdered sixteen days prior to the release of his second album, Life After Death in 1997.

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    3. The Chronic is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist Dr. Dre. It was released on December 15, 1992, by his own record label Death Row Records and distributed by Priority Records. Recording sessions for the album took place in June 1992 at Death Row Studios in Los Angeles and at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood.[2] The album is named after a slang term for high-grade cannabis, and its cover is a homage to Zig-Zag rolling papers. It was Dr. Dre's first solo album after he had departed from hip hop group N.W.A and its label Ruthless Records over a financial dispute. On The Chronic, he included both subtle and direct insults at Ruthless and its owner, former N.W.A member Eazy-E. Although a solo album, it features many appearances by Snoop Dogg, who used the album as a launch pad for his own solo career.

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    2. ? is the debut studio album by American rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg. It was released on November 23, 1993, by Death Row Records and Interscope Records. The album was recorded and produced following Snoop's appearances on Dr. Dre's debut solo album The Chronic (1992), to which Snoop contributed significantly. The West Coast style in hip-hop that he developed from Dre's first album continued on ? . Critics have praised Snoop Doggy Dogg for the lyrical "realism" that he delivers on the album and for his distinctive vocal flow. Despite some mixed criticism of the album initially upon its release, ? earned recognition from many music critics as one of the most significant albums of the 1990s, as well as one of the most important hip-hop albums ever released. Much like The Chronic, the distinctive sounds of ? helped introduce the hip-hop subgenre of g-funk to a mainstream audience, bringing forward West Coast hip hop as a dominant force in the early-1990s.

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  • bck145
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    Ready to die top 5 album....lol
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  • TheGOAT
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    I agree with 3 of the 5 (MATW, Doggy, & Illmatic)

    Other 2 are great

    No complaints from me
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  • Built 4 cuban linx
    Built 4 cuban linx Members Posts: 12,285 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Disagree with the order but very respectable
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  • THE_R_
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    HUGE ? FAN...BUT I'M SURPRISED IT MADE IT SO HIGH.

    NOT BC IT DOESN'T DESERVE IT, BUT I FEEL ITS CLASSIC STATUS IS USUALLY UNDERMINED IN COMPARISON TO OTHER JOINTS. DOPE :+1:
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  • achewon87
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    THE_R_ wrote: »
    HUGE ? FAN...BUT I'M SURPRISED IT MADE IT SO HIGH.

    NOT BC IT DOESN'T DESERVE IT, BUT I FEEL ITS CLASSIC STATUS IS USUALLY UNDERMINED IN COMPARISON TO OTHER JOINTS. DOPE :+1:

    Somedays I have it ahead of "Illmatic", especially during the summer lol...
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  • Tommy bilfiger
    Tommy bilfiger Members Posts: 22,675 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Generic ass list.

    Death Certificate is a top 5 album.At least one of low end theory or midnight marauders should be top 5

    List generic as ? and voted by sheep
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  • Built 4 cuban linx
    Built 4 cuban linx Members Posts: 12,285 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    achewon87 wrote: »
    THE_R_ wrote: »
    HUGE ? FAN...BUT I'M SURPRISED IT MADE IT SO HIGH.

    NOT BC IT DOESN'T DESERVE IT, BUT I FEEL ITS CLASSIC STATUS IS USUALLY UNDERMINED IN COMPARISON TO OTHER JOINTS. DOPE :+1:

    Somedays I have it ahead of "Illmatic", especially during the summer lol...
    achewon87 wrote: »
    THE_R_ wrote: »
    HUGE ? FAN...BUT I'M SURPRISED IT MADE IT SO HIGH.

    NOT BC IT DOESN'T DESERVE IT, BUT I FEEL ITS CLASSIC STATUS IS USUALLY UNDERMINED IN COMPARISON TO OTHER JOINTS. DOPE :+1:

    Somedays I have it ahead of "Illmatic", especially during the summer lol...

    Really depends on my mood but even not in the mood they one of the best albums ever made
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  • BobOblah
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    I never knew people ranked ? that high until IC polls. Not up there for me. Not mad at the the other top 5.
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  • achewon87
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    Tommy bilfiger wrote: »
    Generic ass list.

    Death Certificate is a top 5 album.At least one of low end theory or midnight marauders should be top 5

    List generic as ? and voted by sheep

    Should have been both...
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  • Lou Cypher
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    Built 4 cuban linx wrote: »
    Disagree with the order but very respectable

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  • 5th Letter
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    What would y'all list look like?
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  • Lou Cypher
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    My list would change every day.
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  • nawledge_god
    nawledge_god Members Posts: 5,622 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    *Sees Number 1

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  • a_list
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    Cool with the list...Pretty much what I expected....
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  • achewon87
    achewon87 Members Posts: 5,464 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    5th Letter wrote: »
    What would y'all list look like?

    My top 5 wouldn't look much different tbh...

    No Pac or Dre, replaced by Tribe lol...
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  • dwade206
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    It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back is top 5 easily
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  • 90's Era
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    Nas
    Pac
    Jay
    Big
    Dre..combine total of albums is over half the list.
    Im a fan of all and respect all those albums..but this is a somewhat generic list of albums..meaning its very SAFE in terms of who and what albums were picked..

    All i know is that
    Mobb deep-Imfamous is as good or better than every album on that list..period

    Hip hop is much broader and deeper than the usual suspects as great and talented as they are (were)

    And IMO
    Atliens >Aquemini
    Midnight marauders > low end theory..slightly (production) both could make it though lol.
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  • Tommy bilfiger
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    Lol @ ? ,matw and illmatic being top 5 hip hop albums

    T/s a bloated ? ? built just like that fat ? ? in house party who scared martin when he was tryna wake up sharane

    ? yo list
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    Affirmative 5th Letter. banned from this thread.
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    Affirmative 5th Letter. banned from this thread.
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