Whats the most important/influencial hip hop album(s) released? Not necessary the best or your favourite

For me its a toss up between these 3:


Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation.........
Run DMC - Raising Hell
Main Source - Breaking Atoms

I aint doin a poll coz everyones gonna have their own opinion and there are to many to list.

nas - illmatic
cormega - the testament
az - do or die
rakim - the 18th letter

Kurtis Blow stuff........first to really sell and first super star, showed rap could be sold

Run DMC - Raising Hell, first super star group, brought rap to the forefront


early LL Cool J stuff.......helped basically establish a independent label into a major power, longest in the game all time


them 3.........anything older then 89 doesnt even deserve to be mentioned




matter fact the pre '85 LL and Kurtis stuff prolly ought to get the nod

A Tribe Called Quest first album

NWA - Straight Outta Compton
Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Nas - Illmatic

um..straight outta compton by nwa,
raising hell by run dmc
it takes a nation of millions to hold us back
radio by ll cool j
36 chambers by wu tang clan
kool g shit
paid in full(the most) by eric b and rakim
krs 1 various



biggie and pac aint there cos it have to longer when they died to make em influential..otherwise
don kilumanti by pac,born again by biggie,the big picture by l

Illmatic - Nas

nas-illmatic
tupac-me against the world

Illmatic brought forth a NY street poetry type sound, nothing more.



it didnt achieve anything sales wise
it didnt bring forth any sort of revolution
it didnt even attract a lot of attention

it was just a very very good CD from a place called Queensbridge were rap was emerging strong out of

wasnt even the first
Mobb Deep was doing their shit before him
Large Professor and his squad too



sorry......I know y'all putting ya opinions down
but if you use some common sense instead its the wrong answer
you would all lose in a debate badly if that was what you argued

Illmatic, and slick rick, doug e fresh, run dmc, eric b rakim, ll, any of that shit. The Chronic definitely.

i'm seeing alot of bullshit posts. i would say
gil scott heron - small talk at 125th & lenox
then maybe:
p.e - it takes a nation of millions
schooly d - am i black enough for you
eric b and rakim - paid in full

I think it is a stupid question because each Generation of emcee's are influenced by different emcee's, or culteral aspects....

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Well Season of da siccness, STARTED HorrorCore Rap. the style all started from Brotha Lynch's season.

^ are you fucking serious? geto boys invented horrorcore and its a small sub genre.

What album is responsible for changing the face of Rap from a meaningless playground party vibe to a thought provoking intelligent rhyme scheme?

good question
cant say i know the answer to ur brain teezer there

good question
cant say i know the answer to ur brain teezer there

I have an album in mind.. but I'm not sure if it was the first.. if it was the first.. then it takes my vote as most important and influential.

Rap would suck dick if it all sounded like the Sugar Hill Gang.

lol ya
well what album are u thinking of
im gonna say run dmc raising hell

I cannot say "4" certain, but it would be among these fabulous masterpieces:

Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation.........
Run DMC - Raising Hell
Main Source - Breaking Atoms
nas - illmatic
cormega - the testament
az - do or die
rakim - the 18th letter
Kurtis Blow... some of his stuff...
LL Cool J... his early stuff... radio
That Tribe Called Quest... their first album... can't remember the name...
NWA - Straight Outta Compton
36 chambers by wu tang clan
kool g... some of his shit
paid in full(the most) by eric b and rakim
krs 1... various items
don kilumanti by pac
born again by biggie
the big picture by l
tupac-me against the world
slick rick, doug e fresh, the chronic, any of that shit
gil scott heron - small talk at 125th & lenox
schooly d - am i black enough for you
brotha lynch hung - season of da siccness the resurrection

I have an album in mind.. but I'm not sure if it was the first.. if it was the first.. then it takes my vote as most important and influential.

Rap would suck dick if it all sounded like the Sugar Hill Gang.



a) first rap record was Fatback - King Tim 3rd (Personality Jock)

b) Sugar Hill NEVER had an album


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Illmatic- Nas
Chronic- Dr. Dre
Radio- LL Cool J
Album by Vanilla Ice. It was important to the rap world.
Slim Shady LP- Eminem

man who cares about record sales to make a good cd thats like sayin 50 cent is good but ur entitled to ur own opinion, i judge best albums from the lyrical content bottom line cuz raps poetry and imo nas does it the best

^^^^^agreed

Illmatic brought forth a NY street poetry type sound, nothing more.

Please shut up.
Illmatic,
Me Against the world
Eazy Duz It

What album is responsible for changing the face of Rap from a meaningless playground party vibe to a thought provoking intelligent rhyme scheme?

I'm gonna guess your meaning Run DMC - Raising Hell.

I think they were the first of the new skool/golden era of rap. I'm not gonna start dissing the old/mid skool before they came along as some of the stuff like Wildstyle, Kurtis Blow and Ramellzee & K-Rob are amazing.

I think that album changed hip hop.

Run DMC also were the first rap stars as well. But unlike todays commercial bullshit they didnt compromise their style.

a) first rap record was Fatback - King Tim 3rd (Personality Jock)

b) Sugar Hill NEVER had an album


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Never said they had an album Spec, just said rap would suck dick and I wouldn't be listening to it if it sounded stricly like Sugar Hill Gang and Jay-Z. lol

I'm gonna guess your meaning Run DMC - Raising Hell.

I think they were the first of the new skool/golden era of rap. I'm not gonna start dissing the old/mid skool before they came along as some of the stuff like Wildstyle, Kurtis Blow and Ramellzee & K-Rob are amazing.

I think that album changed hip hop.

Run DMC also were the first rap stars as well. But unlike todays commercial bullshit they didnt compromise their style.

Yea, like Omnicron and you said... I was definitely thinking Run DMC.

Please shut up.
Illmatic,
Me Against the world
Eazy Duz It







if you disagree then tell why
instead of being a fruitcake and just saying shut up then running off

2Pac - Strictly 4 my niggaz ....good album at the time