Hey can someone hit me up with some good albums? These don't have to be classics because I'm pretty sure everyone's heard all the essential gangsta albums and golden age albums, but just shit that's good and has no or hardly any skippable filler. It doesn't have to be abstract shit either, ain't nothing wrong with rap that is catchy just as long as the lyrics are up to match and some of the songs have a message whatever it may be.

Ok...so what you are asking is to list up all 'good' rapalbums since the 70s for someone we have never spoke to or never even heard of? Specify your request.

Preferably beyond the golden age

just some...
B.I.G - Ready 2 Die
Nas - Illmatic
Nas - Stillmatic
Dr Dre - 2001
Jedi Mind Tricks - Legacy Of Blood
Immortal Teachnique - Revolutionary Vol.1
Immortal Teachnique - Revolutionary Vol.2
Canibus - Can-I-Bus
Big L - Life Stylez Of Da Poor And Da Dangerous
Big L - The Big Picture
Big Pun - Endangerd Species
Kanye West - The Collage Drop Out
Jadakiss - Kiss Of Death
KRS One - KRS One
Mobb Deep - The Infamous
Pharoche Monch - Internal Affairs
The Fugees - The Score
Ludacris - Word Of Mouth

I cant remember rap going downhill, but ok, when was the Golden Age over?

Also any albums that deal wit the struggle. I mean you've all heard this before but nowadays rappers say they the underdog, but never rap like it. Too goddamn cocky

this is going to get a lot of bullshit responses and people will throw what they like, not whats really good and has no skipable track in it,

but I'll do my best to give you a heads up on some classic or very good albums that are slept on......no point in really stating all the obvious ones, unless your new to hip hop then I can give you a list too





Cormega - The Realness
Cormega - The Testament
Large Professor - First Class
Masta Ace - Disposable Arts
Blackstar (Talib and Mos)
Tragedy Khadafi - Still Reporting
Canibus - Rip The Jacker
U God - Golden Arms Redemption
Killah Priest - Black August
Wordsworth - Mirror Music
Jean Grae - This Week



that is a good list, dont think any hip hop head would disagree. this is pure hip hop here, all dope lyrics, very good production, and most important, their meaningful albums




peace

ok...ill make a lil list

Abstract Rude - Making More Tracks
Aesop Rock - Labor Days
Blueprint - The Weight Room
Brother Ali - Shadows of the Sun
Cage - Weatherproof
Copywrite - The Exhaulted Highness
Cormega - The Realness
El-P - Fantastic Damage
Immortal Technique - Revolutionary Vol. 1
Immortal Technique - Revolutionary Vol. 2
Kool Keith as Dr. Octagon - Dr. Octagonecologyst
Method Man - Tical 2000 Judgement Day
Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
Mr. Lif - I Phantom
Pharoahe Monch - Internal Affairs
Q-Unique - Vengeance is Mine
Sage Francis - Personal Journals
Yak Ballz - My Claim
Mr. Len - Pity the Fool
RJD2 - Dead Ringer
7L & Esoteric - The Soul Purpose
Arsonists - As the World Burns
Binary Star - Masters of the Universe
Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein
CunninLynguists - Will Rap for Food
Demigodz - The Godz Must Be Crazy
Dead Prez - Let's Get Free
Haiku D'etat - Coup De Theatre
Hieroglyphics - 3rd Eye Vision
Jedi Mind Tricks - Violent By Design
Non-Phixion - The Future is Now
Non-Prophets - Hope
Perceptionists - The Avengers
Zion I - Deep Water Slang 2.0
De La Soul - The Grind Date
Heltah Skeltah - Nocturnal
Wu-Tang - Wu-tang Forever
Aceyalone - A Book of Human Language
Akrobatik - Balance
Big L - Lifestylez ov da Poor and Dangerous
Gang Starr - The Ownerz
Mos Def & Talib Kweli - Blackstar
Roots - Phrenology
Large Professor - First Class
AZ - Final Call
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele
Masta Ace - Long Hot Summer
Nas - God's Son

^^cool list for the most part


I forgot




Dead Prez - Revolutionary but not Gangsta (best album of 2004, easily)

Killah Priest - Heavy Mental (prolly one of the best Wu releases ever)

aight cool. it's just that I think I'll be laying off the new material for awhile. there isn't anything wrong with being overconfident in a few songs, makes for bangin tracks actually, but I'm just kind of sick of rappers not spittin' made and hungry, reppin for the cats on the grind.

everyone I mentioned reps for cats on the grind


but if you want a young and hungry emcee then listen to


Saigon - Warning Shots



its actually a mixtape because he doesnt have an album out, its in the works, but he the next king



songs to check out



We the Clique (beat is just wow, alchemist, real provoking)
Contraband (i think it might be called Pop Quiz too)
Endangered Species ft. Jon Forte (this song is for you)
Favourite Things



once you find those, you'll find others





peace

my bad, one more (i just love preaching hip hop)



young, hungry and hardcore raw, plus kicks that knowledge


Hell Razah - Black Presidents mixtape Vol. 1


^^it'll blow your mind, I can upload tracks for you if you cant find it, cause you got to listen to it

Thanks man I g2 go soon, but where do you get those mixtapes? any site?

just a few :D.............
xzibit - restless
dead prez - lets get free
Twister - kamaikaze
N.W.A - legacy, vol.2
eminem - 8 mile
The fast and the furious soundtrack
50 cent - get rich or die tryin
N.W.A straight outta compton
Redman - malpractice
geunie aza - liquid swords
limp bizkit - choc. starfish and hotdog flav. water
ice cube - greatest hits
Eazy-e - Str8 off tha streetz of muthafukin compton
Eazy-e - Eazy-duz-it
d12 - d12 world
kiss - xxx hip hop
snoop dogg - da boss would like 2 c u now
eminem - encore
westwood - The big dawg
Run DMC - tougher than leather
jet li/DMX - cradle 2 the grave
Inpsectah deck - the movement
eminem - slim shady LP
eminem - The eminem show
nelly - sweat
nelly - suit
The history of hip hop
The Game - The documentary
Akon - trouble
Public enemy - fear of a black planet
run-D.M.C - back form hell
snoop doggy dogg - the doggfather
genius/GZA - liquid swords
classic rap & hip-hop
method man & redman - blackout
method man - judgement day
redman - malpractice
snoop dogg - no limit
N.W.A - nigga4life
outkast - atliens
Grandmaster roc raide - of the x-ecutioners
nas - illmatic
DJ ivory - hear no evil vol.2
ludacris - word of mouf
nas - it was written
wu-tang - collective
playwutchyalike - best of
snoop dogg greatest hits

btw i got all of deez :D

^^^yeah and only about 8, give or take are worth mentioning...one of them you mentioned twice





Thanks man I g2 go soon, but where do you get those mixtapes? any site?


nah, mostly file sharing programs such as soulseek, kazza whatever


get at me on aim, GetPumpz

whenver you have time and I happen to be on and I can send you some stuff or direct you further.........I can send a .rar or .zip folder so it'll be small and you just can extract them






- :kiss: of death-

...OK..so heres some REAL westcoast shit

NWA - straight outta compton
Snoop doggy dogg - DoggyStyle
Tupac - All Eyez on Me
Yukmouth - Godzilla
Yukmouth - Thugges Out The Abulation
E-40 - best of yesterday, today, and tommarow
Too Short - Gettin it
Too Short - Get in where u fit in
well...EVERYThing by E-40
Mac Dre - Too Hard 4 the fucking Radio
mac Dre - Stupid doo doo dumb
The Jacka - the jack artist
C-bo - Gas Chambers
C-bo - till my casket drops
The Luniz - Operation Stockola
Keak Da Sneak - Copium
3X krazy - Stackin Chips
any MC EIGHT
Eazy e - eazy duz it
dr. dre - the chronic
the dogg pound - doggfood
EVERYTHING by brotha Lynch Hung
Everything by Richie Rich
Spice 1 - 187 He wrote
Spice 1 - 1990 SICKKKKKKKKK
Spice 1 - AmeriKKK'as Nightmare
Ice Cube - Americas most wanted (somtin like that)
BoneThugz - Eternal '99
Celly Cel - Killa Kali
Cellski - the predictor
ThugLordz - In Thugz We Trust

and thats not even half...juss cant think of anything right now lol

specturm is my lil mistake finder, which 1 did i post twice?

geunie aza - liquid swords


genius/GZA - liquid swords





unless the first guy is from russia or something

-']just a few :D.............
xzibit - restless
dead prez - lets get free
Twister - kamaikaze
N.W.A - legacy, vol.2
eminem - 8 mile
The fast and the furious soundtrack
50 cent - get rich or die tryin
N.W.A straight outta compton
Redman - malpractice
geunie aza - liquid swords
limp bizkit - choc. starfish and hotdog flav. water
ice cube - greatest hits
Eazy-e - Str8 off tha streetz of muthafukin compton
Eazy-e - Eazy-duz-it
d12 - d12 world
kiss - xxx hip hop
snoop dogg - da boss would like 2 c u now
eminem - encore
westwood - The big dawg
Run DMC - tougher than leather
jet li/DMX - cradle 2 the grave
Inpsectah deck - the movement
eminem - slim shady LP
eminem - The eminem show
nelly - sweat
nelly - suit
The history of hip hop
The Game - The documentary
Akon - trouble
Public enemy - fear of a black planet
run-D.M.C - back form hell
snoop doggy dogg - the doggfather
genius/GZA - liquid swords
classic rap & hip-hop
method man & redman - blackout
method man - judgement day
redman - malpractice
snoop dogg - no limit
N.W.A - nigga4life
outkast - atliens
Grandmaster roc raide - of the x-ecutioners
nas - illmatic
DJ ivory - hear no evil vol.2
ludacris - word of mouf
nas - it was written
wu-tang - collective
playwutchyalike - best of
snoop dogg greatest hits


i bet datys all ya albums... ders some swag shit in der but a couple of deasent and good albums

Some Albums I Didn't See On The List:

Canibus - Rip The Jacker
Big Pun - Capital Punishment
Rakim - Paid In Full
JMT - Visions Of Ghandi
JMT - Legacy Of Blood
Royce - Death Is Certain
Aesop Rock - Labour Days
Brother Ali - Champion EP
Dr Dre - Chronic
Gangstarr - Decade Of Hits (forgot what it was called exactly)
Talib Kweli - Beautiful Struggle

Canibus - Rip The Jacker
JMT - Legacy Of Blood
Royce - Death Is Certain
Talib Kweli - Beautiful Struggle
^ Are those truly worthy enough being listed next to Paid in Full? I think not.

And that Gangstarr album was called Full Clip.

^^^Ahhhh ya back

^ Are those truly worthy enough being listed next to Paid in Full? I think not.

And that Gangstarr album was called Full Clip.


Canibus' album - yes. Others, maybe not.

even Rip The Jacker has 2-3 skippable tracks on it



and Beautiful Struggle was the disappointment of the year
Talib couldnt live up to the hype,
and thats a shame because he had a lot of momentum going for him

You think? I can't skip a track on Rip The Jacker. *shrug*

And Talib's album isn't as good as BlackStar or Reflection Eternal but it was still a very good album in my opinion.

the beat is hard to swallow on No Return........its a track you listen to twice, and not again

then showtime at the gallow and the one after that too is iffy, the sped up spanish voice beat is iffy

the lyrics is still ill but the beats are borderline wack and definetly not suitable for Canibus



rest is pretty ill

the beat is hard to swallow on No Return........its a track you listen to twice, and not again


Man I love that beat, it's a relax beat.

Hi Tek makes relaxing beats, not Stoupe.

It's a shame that Canibus has never really been on an instrumental that has matched his lyrical ability.

A few "really good" albums:

Joe Budden - Joe Budden
Common - One Day It'll All Make Sense
Talib Kweli - Reflection Eternal
Murs - 3:16
Chino XL - Here To Save You All / I Told You So
Canibus - Mic-Club
Gangstarr - Full Clip
Jadakiss - Kiss Of Death
Tragedy Khadafi - Still Reporting

...to name a few. I may have repeated some albums, as I didn't read all the posts.