How Many Bonafide Classics Are There?
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We see the word "classic" being thrown around a lot.
Some albums seem like classics when they come out but have zero replay value as the years go by (MMLP).
Other albums are regional classics. People in one region like it but the rest of the country doesn't get it (Project Pat)
Then there's the albums that everybody agrees is a bonafide 100% classic (Illmatic, ? , Life After Death)
So the question remains; How many classic rap albums are there?
Some albums seem like classics when they come out but have zero replay value as the years go by (MMLP).
Other albums are regional classics. People in one region like it but the rest of the country doesn't get it (Project Pat)
Then there's the albums that everybody agrees is a bonafide 100% classic (Illmatic, ? , Life After Death)
So the question remains; How many classic rap albums are there?
How Many Bonafide Classics Are There? 18 votes
About 10
27%
5 votes
About 25
33%
6 votes
About 50
22%
4 votes
About 75
0%
About 100
5%
1 vote
There's over 100 classic rap albums
11%
2 votes
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Off the top, I'd say around that 50-65 range
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About 25I think there's about 25.
Then again there's a lot of so-called classics that I haven't heard -
About 10Imo, no more than 10.
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About 10Imo, no more than 10.
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About 10Imo, no more than 10.
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About 10Imo, no more than 10.
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About 10Stupid phone
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About 25I was just looking at the albums in the vault.
I'd cut that list in half
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About 10I was just looking at the albums in the vault.
I'd cut that list in half
50%? Shieet, I would cut about 75-80% of that list. -
As many as you feel.....
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Does it matter? It's all about personal taste. Though people seem to throw that word in there a lot just cuz an album was made during a curtain era. That's dumb.
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About 10Built 4 cuban linx wrote: »
Really, which 80's albums you got in mind. I think there's about 5-6 classics in that golden era. -
Built 4 cuban linx wrote: »
Really, which 80's albums you got in mind. I think there's about 5-6 classics in that golden era.
Run DMC- Raising hell
Public enemy- It takes a nation of millions
rakim- Paid in full
Big daddy kane- long live the kane
LL cool J- Radio
LL cool J- Mama said knock you out
NWA- straight outta compton
EPMD- strictly business
BDP- criminal minded
kool g rap- road to the riches
Beastie boys- Licensed to ill
theres more but thats just 10 -
About 25Built 4 cuban linx wrote: »Built 4 cuban linx wrote: »
Really, which 80's albums you got in mind. I think there's about 5-6 classics in that golden era.
Run DMC- Raising hell
Public enemy- It takes a nation of millions
rakim- Paid in full
Big daddy kane- long live the kane
LL cool J- Radio
LL cool J- Mama said knock you out
NWA- straight outta compton
EPMD- strictly business
BDP- criminal minded
kool g rap- road to the riches
Beastie boys- Licensed to ill
theres more but thats just 10
Cosign -
There's probably 10 classic wu tang albums
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About 25I'd say about 25....Tru classics are those that get that praise from all over....
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About 10
Maybe I didn't think this through enough. Good list. I'll take Criminal minded, Compton, paid in full, it takes a nation, raising hell, great adventures of slick rick. The rest gotta be some 90's joints which include illmatic. I can't think of no classics from 2000's and 2010's and I'm talking about complete game changing classicsBuilt 4 cuban linx wrote: »Built 4 cuban linx wrote: »
Really, which 80's albums you got in mind. I think there's about 5-6 classics in that golden era.
Run DMC- Raising hell
Public enemy- It takes a nation of millions
rakim- Paid in full
Big daddy kane- long live the kane
LL cool J- Radio
LL cool J- Mama said knock you out
NWA- straight outta compton
EPMD- strictly business
BDP- criminal minded
kool g rap- road to the riches
Beastie boys- Licensed to ill
theres more but thats just 10 -
Blueprint 1? The Documentary, GRODT, GKMC, College Dropout, Late Registration,
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About 25Here's what I would consider classics;
1. Live Convention 81
2. Live Convention 82
3. Wildstyle Soundtrack
4. Escape - Whodini
5. Run DMC - Run DMC
6. Radio - LL Cool
7. Raising Hell - Run DMC
8. Bigger and Deffer - LL Cool J
9. Criminal Minded - Boogie Down Productions
10. Paid in Full - Eric B and Rakim
11. License to Ill - Beastie Boys
12. It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back - Public Enemy
13. Straight Outta Compton - NWA
14. As Nasty As They Wanna Be - 2 Live Crew
15. Death Certificate - Ice Cube
15. Low End Theory - A Tribe Called Quest
16. The Chronic - Dr Dre
17. Enter The Wu - Wu Tang Clan
18. ? - Snoop
19. Illmatic - Nas
20. Ready To Die - Biggie
21. Only Built For Cuban Linx - Raekwon
22. Me Against The World - 2Pac
23. Illadelph Halflife - The Roots
24. All Eyes On Me - 2Pac
25. Makevelli - 2Pac
26. Life After Death - Biggie
27. Ghetto D - Master P
28. Blueprint - Jay Z
29. Stillmatic - Nas
30. Get Rich Or Die Tryin - 50 Cent
31. Trap Musik - T.I.
32. Be - Common
33. Good Kid Mad City - Kendrick Lamar -
I got about 40 that I would consider classics
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Here's what I would consider classics;
1. Live Convention 81
2. Live Convention 82
3. Wildstyle Soundtrack
4. Escape - Whodini
5. Run DMC - Run DMC
6. Radio - LL Cool
7. Raising Hell - Run DMC
8. Bigger and Deffer - LL Cool J
9. Criminal Minded - Boogie Down Productions
10. Paid in Full - Eric B and Rakim
11. License to Ill - Beastie Boys
12. It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back - Public Enemy
13. Straight Outta Compton - NWA
14. As Nasty As They Wanna Be - 2 Live Crew
15. Death Certificate - Ice Cube
15. Low End Theory - A Tribe Called Quest
16. The Chronic - Dr Dre
17. Enter The Wu - Wu Tang Clan
18. ? - Snoop
19. Illmatic - Nas
20. Ready To Die - Biggie
21. Only Built For Cuban Linx - Raekwon
22. Me Against The World - 2Pac
23. Illadelph Halflife - The Roots
24. All Eyes On Me - 2Pac
25. Makevelli - 2Pac
26. Life After Death - Biggie
27. Ghetto D - Master P
28. Blueprint - Jay Z
29. Stillmatic - Nas
30. Get Rich Or Die Tryin - 50 Cent
31. Trap Musik - T.I.
32. Be - Common
33. Good Kid Mad City - Kendrick Lamar
Missed 2 from outkast, at least 1 from scarface, at least 1 from redman,2 more from ice cube, jayz has another 1 and dmx has 1 too -
A HANDFUL
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The Recipe wrote: »As many as you feel.....
