1. Illmatic- Nas
2. Paid In Full- Eric B and Rakim
3. Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)- Wu-Tang Clan
4. Ready To Die- Biggie
5. It Takes A Nation- Public Enemy
6. The Low End Theory- A Tribe Called Quest
7. The Chronic- Dr. Dre
8. Reasonable Doubt- Jay-Z
9. 3 Feet High and Rising- De La Soul
10. Breaking Atoms- Main Source
11. Straight Outta Compton- NWA
12. Life After Death- Biggie
13. Doggystyle- Snoop Dogg
14. All Eyez On Me- 2 Pac
15. Me Against The World- 2 Pac
16. Resurrection- Common
17. Midnight Marauders- A Tribe Called Quest
18. Criminal Minded- Boogie Down Productions
19. Liquid Swords- GZA
20. Only Built For Cuban Linx- Raekwon
21. Masters Of The Universe- Binary Star
22. Black On Both Sides- Mos Def
23. Aquemini- Outkast
24. Fear Of A Black Planet- Public Enemy
25. Marshall Mathers LP- Eminem
26. Lifestylez Ov Da Poor And Dangerous- Big L
27. Long Live The Kane- Big Daddy Kane
28. Soul On Ice- Ras Kass
29. It Was Written- Nas
30. Fan-Tas-Tic Vol. 1- Slum Village
31. De La Soul Is Dead- De La Soul
32. Raising Hell- Run DMC
33. Fantastic Vol. 2- Slum Village
34. Stillmatic- Nas
35. Blueprint- Jay-Z
36. Blackstar- Blackstar
37. Infinite- Eminem
38. Return To The 36 Chambers- ODB
39. Whut? Thee Album- Redman
40. Minstrel Show- Little Brother
41. Death Certificate- Ice Cube
42. Paul's Boutique- Beastie Boys
43. The Infamous- Mobb Deep
44. Madvillainy- Madvillain
45. Mecca And The Soul Brother- Pete Rock and CL Smooth
46. Things Fall Apart- The Roots
47. God Loves Ugly- Atmosphere
48. The 18th Letter- Rakim
49. Wu-Tang Forever- Wu-Tang Clan
50. Deltron 3030- Del Tha Funkee Homosapien
The first 5 are probably on the order I would rank them, the rest are just listed in no particular order.
Good stuff, bball. Maybe you can give me some hip-hop recommendations. These are the rappers that are currently in my iTunes library: Eminem, Ghostface Killah, GZA/Genius, Jay-Z, NaS, The Notorious B.I.G., Outkast, Raekwon, The Roots, Snoop Dogg, A Tribe Called Quest, Wu-Tang Clan, 2Pac.
Good stuff, bball. Maybe you can give me some hip-hop recommendations. These are the rappers that are currently in my iTunes library: Eminem, Ghostface Killah, GZA/Genius, Jay-Z, NaS, The Notorious B.I.G., Outkast, Raekwon, The Roots, Snoop Dogg, A Tribe Called Quest, Wu-Tang Clan, 2Pac.
Thats a pretty good collection ATL. I would suggest checking out Binary Star and Big L at least from the 50 albums I listed.
bball you got an "old soul" what you know about that Criminal Minded and Fear of a Black Planet bball? That's what I'm talking about....lol You're one of my favorite posters, I love this list.
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I have been favoring Blueprint to Reasonable Doubt for a while. To be honest I favor whichever one I listen to but both are great, great albums and Hov is probably my most listened to artist as of late.
No I havent checked out '93 til infinity but i'll check that out ASAP and i'll report back.
bball you got an "old soul" what you know about that Criminal Minded and Fear of a Black Planet bball? That's what I'm talking about....lol You're one of my favorite posters, I love this list.
My teacher actually got me into PE. He was in college back when It takes a nation was released and our class got to listen to some of it when we were working on assignments and things. Then I downloaded yo bum rush the show, It takes a nation, and fear of a black planet and I gotta admit all 3 were great listens. I probaby haven't listened to any PE in a few weeks but i'll have to get back into it sometime soon.
As for Criminal Minded I went through a bunch of online lists looking for the best rappers, hip hop acts ever about a year or two ago when I really got into this and KRS One was a constant on almost every list. So I got the BDP stuff and return of the boom bap and became a fan of his music, although it took a while to get into it. "The Bridge Is Over" is one of my favorite tracks of all time of criminal minded.
Great list. Doe or Die woulda made my list tho, lol. But still, nice .
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I forgot Doe or Die, a couple of them are more homer picks for Michigan Hip-Hop but they are worthy of being mentioned. I'll probably revise this list at a later date.
93 'til Infinity may crack the top 10 whenever I get around to getting 50 in order. I have been playing that for the past few days non-stop. Thanks for bringing that to my attention Dre.
1) Raising Hell and Stillmatic would be higher (for my list)
2) No Chitlin Circuit 1.5? I LOVE Little Brother, that's their best work IMO.
3) No ATLiens!?!?
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My teacher actually got me into PE. He was in college back when It takes a nation was released and our class got to listen to some of it when we were working on assignments and things. Then I downloaded yo bum rush the show, It takes a nation, and fear of a black planet and I gotta admit all 3 were great listens. I probaby haven't listened to any PE in a few weeks but i'll have to get back into it sometime soon. 
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