Post up.....

1. Common - Ressurection
2. Blackmoon - Enta Da Stage
3. Styles P - Gangster & A Gentleman
4. DMX - Its Dark And Hell Is Hot
5. J-Dilla - Donuts
6. UGK - Ridin Dirty
7. DJ Quik - Safe + Sound
8. Scarface - The Diary
9. Nas - Illmatic
10. Trae - Restless

Nas - Illmatic
Wutang - 36 Chambers
Raekwon - OB4CL
Eric B and Rakim - Paid in Full
Jedi Mind Tricks - Violant By Design
Big Pun - Capital Punishment
Big L - Lifestyles of the Poor and Dangerous
Outkast - ATLiens
Eminem - MMLP
Nas - It Was Written
AZ - Doe Or Die

grr i hate these top 10 things :(

Pete Rock - Soul Survivor
Slum Village - Fantastic, Vol. 2
Reflection Eternal - Train Of Thought
Black Star - Black Star
Non Phixion - The Future Is Now
Main Source - Breaking Atoms
Kool G Rap - Roots Of Evil
Jurassic 5 - Power In Numbers
Kenn Starr - Starr Status
Common - Be

Run DMC - Run DMC
Nas - Illmatic
Wutang - 36 Chambers
Boogie Down Productions - Criminal Minded
Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Big L - Lifestyles of the Poor and Dangerous
Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle
N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton
Too Short - Born To Mack
Outkast - Aquemini

Not exactly all my favorites, but a nice diverse list.

fuck it i revised my lsit lol.

36 Chambers
Midnight Marauders
Criminal Minded
Paid In Full
The Cold Vein
Enta Da Stage
The Score

and I will finish it later

The Chronic
People's Instinctive Travels and Paths of Rhythm
The Slim Shady Lp
All Eyez On Me
The Cold Vein
The Score
Doggystyle

illmatic
criminal minded
paid in full
doe or die
the chronic
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
Enter the Wu Tang 36 Chambers
Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous
masters of the universe
Mecca and the Soul Brother

Nas - Illmatic
Wu Tang - 36 Chambers
JMT - Violent By Design
Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle
Big Pun - Capital Punishment
AZ - AWOL
2pac - All Eyez on Me
Ras Kass - Soul On Ice
Non Phixion - The Future is Now
Jay Z - Reasonable Doubt

Tough to name only 10 but I'll try:

1.Paid In Full
2.It Take a Nation of Millions
3.Straight Outta Compton
4.Death Certificate
5.Illmatic
6.The Infamous
7.The Chronic
8.Ready to Die
9.36 Chambers
10.Sex and Violence

Amerikkkas most wanted
Live and Let die
masters of the universe
dah shinin
violent by design

some others...

Illmatic- NAS
Enter the 36 chambers- Wu Tang
All Eyez on me- 2pac (its not on my top 10 but imo its a must hear album has classics)
Makaveli: 7 day theory: 2pac
Stillmatic- Nas
Ready to die- Notorious Big
Black Star- Talib kweli and mos def
Reasonable doubt- Jay Z
Slim Shady lp- Eminem

36 Chambers
Midnight Marauders
Criminal Minded
Paid In Full
The Cold Vein
Enta Da Stage
The Score

and I will finish it later


Blueprint
Death Certificate
Fear of A Black Planet
Illadpelph Halflife
Ready To Die


This is not my top 10, but these are albums that every hip hop fan should have in their collection.

All Eyez On Me
Illmatic
Reasonable Doubt
The Chronic
Capital Punishment
Marshall Mathers LP
Enter The 36th Chamber
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
The College Dropout
Straight Outta Compton

1 nwa and the posse
2 36 chambers
3 strictly bussines
4 chronic
5 it takes a nation of million
6 license to ill
7 tougher than leather
8 people,instincts....whatever whatever(you know what i mean)
9 lyte as a rock
10 NOW 10

36 Chambers
Illmatic
OB4CL
Doggystyle
Chronic
Ready To Die
College Dropout
Amerikkas most wanted
Lifestyles ov da poor & dangerous
Liquid Swords

All unarguabley classics

It's hard to name just 10, but.....in no order of course

36 chamber - Wu
liquid swords - GZA
Ready to die - BIG
Illmatic - Nas
It was written - Nas
Capitol punishment - Pun
Hard to earn - Gangstarr
Violent by design - JMT
4, 5, 6 - KGR
Internal Affairs - Monch

illmatic
36 chambers
paid in full
criminal minded
it takes a nation of millions to hold us back
east 1999
liquid swords
The chronic
lifestylez of the poor & dangerous
low end theory

Hey wassap, my first post. But I've been visiting this site for about five years now. Eh really doing nutting home so hey, I decided to joing the fun.

1 Rakim
1 Beastie Boys
Atleast two Pacs
1 Nas
1Jay Z
1 BIG
1 RUN DMC
1 Shady
1 DRE+Snoop
1 50 his first 1. This CD basically covers all the garbage that's going on right now in mainstream rap.

Illmatic
Blackstar
Black on both sides (mos def)
Criminal minded
Paid in Full
Be
Midnight Maraurders
Moment of truth (gangstarr)
Soundpieces, the anidote (lootpack)
Things fall apart (the roots)

All must haves even though I personally prefer other albums from some these artists.

Illmatic- Nas
Reasonable Doubt- Jay-Z
Enter The Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers- Wu-Tang Clan
The Chronic- Dr. Dre
The Infamous- Mobb Deep

can only name 5 for sure really

Illmatic
36 Chambers
Midnight Marauders
Paid In Full
Chronic
Violent By Design
Illadelph Halflife
Criminal Minded
KRS-ONE
Dare Iz A Darkside

3:16 The 9th Edition
36 Chambers
Violent By Design
Doe or Die
Criminal Minded
It Takes A Nation....
Illadelph Halflife
Aquemini
Liquid Swords
Enta Da Stage

All Eyez On Me
Be
Slim Shady LP
Illmatic
Revolutionary, Vol 2.
36 Chambers
The Chronic
Visions of Gandhi
Here To Save You All
Black Star

Wu-Tang ~Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Run DMC ~ Run DMC
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five ~ The Message
Cannibal Ox ~ The Cold Vein
Nas ~ Illmatic
Masta Ace ~ Disposable Arts
Scarface ~ The Diary
Mos Def ~ Black on Both Sides
Notorious BIG ~ Ready to Die
A Tribe Called Quest ~ Anthology (I'm normally against "best of" albums but I could never pick between Midnight Marauders and A Low End Theory..)


Damn that was hard

1. Illmatic - Nas
2. Stankonia - Outkast
3. Paid in Full - Eric B. And Rakim
4. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx - Raekwon
5. Me against the World - 2pac
6. Ready 2 Die - Notorious B.I.G
7. Like Water for Chocolate - Common
8. Bacdafuckup - Onyx
9. Doggy Style - Snoop Dogg
10. Marshal Mathers LP -Eminem

That was hard...way too many to name!

paid in full
36 chambers
lifestyls ov da poor n dangerous
liquid swords
low end theory
it takes a nation of millions to hold us back
the infamous
sun rises in the east
road to riches
illmatic