The Official Destructoid Hip-Hop/Rap catalog thread

Hip-Hop is one of the most prolific genres in music. From its early beginnings in the late 70's to it's commercial boom of the 90's it has grown a huge following. However most of the pioneers of this music are misrepresented nowadays by pop charts, this thread is here to solve the problem once and for all. Let's dig deep in our record collection and bring to the Destructoid community an extensive list of all the albums that make our spines shiver, our heads knock on some of the most beautiful tracks of the birth-child of the Bronx.

RIP Guru


This is my favorite song of all time.

Slow updates are slow, I'm quite busy these days sorry about that


Artist - Song

or

Artist - Album

Nominations for the Hall of Fame:
-Bone Thugs-N-Harmony // The Thir13n of Spades
-Brother Ali // ClownBaby
-Lupe Fiasco // low tech
-Masta Ace // Kraid
-Gangstarr // Kraid , Shinryu
-Outkast // Kraid , Changston
-Jurassic 5 //Kraid , Shinryu

---****Destructoid Hip-Hop Hall of Fame****---

-Mos Def
-MF DOOM
-Wu-Tang Clan
-Saul Williams
-Jedi Mind Tricks
-Hieroglyphics
-Del Tha Funky Homosapien


-Every songs and albums in bold are part of the Hall of Hame nominees discography
- The " *Masterpiece* " labels are considered to be landmark albums of Hip-Hop history and should be own/listen to by all fans of the genre.
- The " *Classic* " labels are notable albums universally recognized by everyone and that everybody can remotely enjoy.
- The " Recommended by " labels are note worthy albums or songs of high interest to the community members.

Albums
2pac - Me Against The World // *Classic*
2pac - Loyal to the game // recommended by Kraid
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders // *Classic*
A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels And The Paths Of Rhythm *Classic*
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory // *Classic*
No I.D. - Accept Your Own & Be Yourself
Afu-Ra - Body Of The Life Force
Big Daddy Kane - Daddy's Home
Big Daddy Kane - It's A Big Daddy Thing
Big Daddy Kane - Looks Like A Job For
Big Daddy Kane - Long Live The Kane
Big Daddy Kane -Taste Of Chocolate
Big L - Lifestylez Ov Da Poor And Dangerous
Black Moon - Enta Da Stage // recommended by Kraid
Blahzay Blahzay - Blah Blah Blah // Kraid+
Busta Rhymes - The Coming // Kraid+
Craig Mack - Project Funk Da World // Kraid +
Da King & I - Contemporary Jeep Music
De La Soul - 3 Feet High And Rising
De La Soul - Buhloone Mind State
De La Soul - De La Soul is Dead // recommended by Kraid
Del The Funky Homosapien - Both Sides Of Tha Brain //r by Oh, The Humanity!
Del The Funky Homosapien - Future Development //Oh, The Humanity!+
Del The Funky Homosapien - I Wish My Brother George Was Here //Oh, The Humanity!+
Del The Funky Homosapien - No Need For Alarm //Oh, The Humanity!+
Deltron - 3030
Eric B. & Rakim - Follow The Leader // *Classic*
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full // *Classic*
Gang Starr - Daily Operation
Gang Starr - Hard To Earn
Gang Starr - Moment of Truth
Gang Starr - No More Mr. Nice Guy
Gang Starr - Step in the Arena // *Classic*
Group Home - Livin' Proof
Hard 2 Obtain - Ism & Blues
Jeru The Damaja - The Sun Rises In The East // recommended by Kraid
Joint Ventures - Itz Da Joint
Keith Murray - Enigma
KMD - Mr. Hood Early MF DOOM
GZA - Liquid Swords // *Classic*
Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth - Funky Technician
Masta Ace Incorporated - SlaughtaHouse
MC Serch - Return Of The Product
Method Man - Tical
mf doom - operation doomsday
mf doom - mm...food
mf doom - king geedorah - take me to your leader
mf doom & madlib - madvillainy // *Masterpiece*
Viktor Vaughn - Vaudeville Villain
Nas - Illmatic // *Classic* *Masterpiece*
Notorious BIG - Ready to Die
Notorious BIG - Life After Death
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Return To The 36 Chambers // recommended by Kraid , Char Aznable
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Mecca And The Soul Brother
Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Rampage - Scout's Honor...By Way Of Blood
Redman - Muddy Waters
Common - Ressurection
Showbiz & AG - Goodfellas
Saul Williams - Penny For A Thought/Purple Pigeons
Saul Williams - Amethyst Rock Star
Saul Williams- Not in My Name
Saul Williams - Saul Williams
Saul Williams - The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust!
Saul Williams - NGH WHT - The Dead Emcee Scrolls with The Arditti Quartet
Slick Rick - The Great Adventures of Slick Rick // recommended by Kraid , Char Aznable
The Dynospectrum - The Dynospectrum // recommended by Kraid
The Fugees - The Score // *Classic*
The Large Professor - The LP
The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde - Labcabincalifornia
The Roots - Organix
The Roots - From the Ground Up (EP)
The Roots - Do You Want More?!!!??!
The Roots - Illadelph Halflife // *Classic*
The Roots - Things Fall Apart
The Roots - The Legendary (EP)
The Roots - Phrenology // recommended by Kraid
The Roots - The Tipping Point
The Roots - The Roots: Do This Well Remixes & Rarities 1994-1999
The Roots - "Home Grown! The Beginners Guide To Understanding The Roots Vol 1 & Vol 2"
The Roots - Game Theory
The Roots - Rising Down
Tanya Morgan- Moonlighting // recommended by Changston
Tanya Morgan - brooklynati // recommended by Changston
Ultramagnetic MC's - Critical Beatdown // recommended by Kraid
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) // *Classic* *Masterpiece*
Dred Scott - Breakin Combs
UTD - Manifest Destiny Early Mos Def
Digable Planets - Blowout Comb
Digable Planets - Reachin // recomended by Kraid , Xzyliac
the pharcyde - sold my soul
Brand Nubian - One For All
Organized Konfusion - Organized Konfusion
Organized Konfusion - Stress- The Extinction Agenda
Outkast - Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
Outkast - ATLiens
Outkast - Aquemini //*Masterpiece*
Outkast - Stankonia //*Classic*
Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Outkast - Idlewild
Ol Dirty Bastard - Nigga Please
Guru - Jazzmatazz Vol. 1
Guru - Jazzmatazz Vol. 2 - The New Reality
Guru - Jazzmatazz Vol. 3 - Streetsoul
Method Man and Redman - Blackout!
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Links
Wu-Tang Clan - Forever
Black Moon - Diggin In Dah Vaults
Technotronic - Pump Up The Jam
MC Solaar - Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo (French)
MC Solaar - Prose Combat (French)
Masta Ace -Take A Look Around
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication
The Sound Providers - An Evening With The Sound Providers // recommended by Kraid
jazz liberatorz - clin d'oeil
jazz liberatorz - fruit of the past
Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor // recommended by low tech
Lupe Fiasco - The Cool // low tech+
Lupe Fiasco - Enemy of the State (<-- mixtape) // low tech+
De La Soul - Grind Date
Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele
Masta Killa - No Said Date
RZA - Bobby Digital In Stereo
RZA - The Afro Samurai Soundtrack (OST)
Raekwon - Only Built For Cuban Links II
DOOM - Born Like This
Viktor Vaughn - Venomous Villain
Nas - Stillmatic
Nas- Untitled
Black Star - The Black Star
Mos Def - The Ecstatic
Elzhi - The Preface
Talib Kweli - Reflection Eternal // recommended by Changston
Dr.Dre - The Chronic // *Classic* *Masterpiece*
Mel Gibson and the pants - Ladies and Gentlemen // recommended by ZombiePlatypus
Lupe Fiasco - Fahrenheit 1st and 15th pt. 1: The Truth is Among Us (<-- mixtape) //R by low tech
Lupe Fiasco - Fahrenheit 1st and 15th pt. 2: Revenge of the Nerds (<-- mixtape) // low tech+
Lupe Fiasco - Fahrenheit 1st and 15th pt. 3: A Rhyming Ape (<-- mixtape over Gorillaz) // low tech+
Alaskan Fishermen - Fire & Ice // recommended by Pendelton21
Beauty and the Beat - Edan // recommended by theredpepperofdoom, Diverse
Bike For Three! - More Heart Than Brains // recommended by Diverse
Aesop Rock - Float
Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass //recommended by pendelton21
Atoms Family - The Prequel
Black Milk - Tronic
Cage - Movies for the Blind
Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein
Damu The Fudgemunk - Overtime
Damu The Fudgemunk - Y Society
Blockhead - Downtown Science
Cut Chemist - The Audience's Listening
DJ Shadow - Entroducing
El-P - Fantastic Damage
Felt (Murs and Slug) - Felt 3
Jel - Soft Money
Molemen - Lost Sessions
Mr. Lif - I Phantom
Nujabes - Metaphorical Music
Ohmega Watts - The Find
The Opus - Breathing Lessons
Pogo - Table Scraps
Prefuse 73 - One Word Extinguisher
RJD2 - Deadringer
Apathy - Eastern Philosophy
Apathy - Wanna Snuggle
RA the Rugged Man - Die Rugged Man Die
J Dilla - Jay Stay Paid
J Dilla - Donuts
Little Brother - The Listening
Little Brother - The Minstrel Show
Little Brother - Getback
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing // recommended by Ali D, KD_Alpha , Oh, The Humanity!
Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon //recommended by Diverse
Handsome Boy Modelling School - So...How's Your Girl // recommended by Kraid
Wu-Massacre - Raekwon, Ghostface , Method Man
Doomed - DJ Mike Waxx
A Tribute to Christina Ricci - Felt //Recommended by Zippyduda
Vol. 2: A Tribute to Lisa Bonet -Felt //r Zippyduda
3: A Tribute To Rosie Perez -Felt //r Zippyduda
3 Melancholy Gypsy's - Grand Caravan to the Rim of the World //r Zippyduda





Songs/Singles

Blueprint for this section is as follows

Artist - Song # post number

Digable Planets - Where I'm from #1
Gangstarr – Full Clip #1
Weerd Science – Conspiracy theories #3
Pitch Black – It’s All Real #5
Crooklyn Dodgers – Crooklyn #5
Marco Polo feat. Masta Ace – Nostalgia #6
Mos Def – Travellin’ man #7
Lupe Fiasco – Angels (remix) #7
Micah James – Agoraphobia #7
Black Starr – Respiration # 8
Mos Def – History # 9
MF Doom – Accordion # 12
MF Doom – Strange Ways # 12
KMD – Peachfuzz #12
Viktor Vaughn - The Drop #12
MF Doom – All caps #14
MF Doom – Raid # 14
Black Sheep – The Choice is yours # 15
Talib Kweli – For Women # 15
MC Solaar – Le Nouveau Western # 16 (French)
IAM – Je Danse le MIA # 16 (French)
MF Doom – Meat Grinder # 17
The Roots – Adrenaline # 17
Roots Manuva – Witness # 17
The Streets – Don’t Mug yourself # 17
The Roots - Seed 2.0 # 18
The Streets – Blinded by the lights # 18
The Streets – Geezers need excitement # 19
Emimen – Role Model # 20
Immortal Technique – Creation and Destruction # 24
Slick Rick & Doug E. Fresh - La di da di # 27
Lupe Fiasco - WGCI freestyle #28
Lupe Fiasco - Lupe The Killer #28
Lupe Fiasco & Gorillaz - Happy Industries # 28
Alaskan Fishermen - Fire and Ice #30
Dual Core - Magnificent Seven #30 *Nerd-core*
Saul Williams - Telegram #30
Saul Williams - Grippo #31
Saul Williams - Black Stacey #31
Brother Ali - #34
P.O.S. - Purexed #34
MC Chris -Nerd #34 *Nerd-core*
Childish Gambino ft.MC Chris - The Awesome #34 *Nerd-core*
Edan - Beauty #32
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - ME KILLA #35
Gravediggaz - Unexplained # 35
The Hilltop Hoods - The Hard Road #36
The Hilltop Hoods - Chase that feeling #36
Saul Williams - Om nia Merican #37
Saul Williams - Scared money #37
Public Enemy - Welcome to the Terrordome #37
Ice Cube - Today was a good day remix #37
Mad World OST - Ain't that funny # 37
Bucket Head feat.Saul Williams - Three Fingers #39
Saul Williams - No one ever does # 40
Bike For Three! - All there is to say about love #41
Bike For Three! - First embrace #41
Edan - Drop some smooth lyrics # 41
Giant Panda - '88 remix # 41
Jurassic 5 - Quality Control - Track - Monkey Bars (Video N/A) #42
Jurassic 5 - Concrete Schoolyard #43
Jurassic 5 - Quality Control #43
Jurassic 5- What's Golden # 43
Jurassic 5- Improvise #45
Danger Mouse feat.Jemini -Ghetto pop life & intro #49
Danger Mouse - Don't Do Drugs #49
Danger Mouse feat. MF Doom - El Chuba Nibre #50
Jedi Mind Tricks - Blood in Blood out #51
Jedi Mind Tricks - Uncommon valor #54
Jedi Mind Tricks - Animal Rap #55
Hifana - Oto-Mutsu-San #56
Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Yo Neck #57
Del Tha Funkee Homosapien - Jaw Gymnastic #60
Pep love - Trinity lost #60
Souls of Mischief - From 93' till infinity #60
Hieroglyphics - You never know # 60
Atmosphere - Say here there #60
Blackalicious - Beyonder #60
Blackalicious - Alphabet Aerobics #60
Tanya Morgan - Ode to Tanya #61
88 Keys - Cuddle Drums #61
Hardcore Gentlemen - Hardcore gentlemen #61
Tanya Morgan - Moonlighting #61 N/A Video
Tanya Morgan - Brooklynati #61 N/A Video
Craig Mack - Flava In Ya ear #62
Craig Mack - Flava in Ya ear remix #62
Idle Warship - Momma May I #65
Dizzee Rascal - Jus a Rascal #65 FIX UP LOOK SHARPP!! WOOOOOH!
Shystie - New Style #65
Shystie - One Wish #65
Q-Tip - Getting up # 72
2pac - Changes #73
2pac - Tupac it ain't easy #74
2pac - Po' nigga blues #76
Outkast - Elevators # 75
Outkast - B.O.B. # 75 // *Classic*
Outkast - Aquemini #76
Ladybug Mecca - Dogg Starr #76
Outkast - Ms.Jackson # 78
The Sound Providers - Autumns Evening Breeze #78
Notorious Big - Victory(Instrumental) #86
Ice Cube & Dr.Dre - Natural Born Killaz #87
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Shimmy Shimmy ya #87
Flobots - Handlebars #87
Fugees - Nappy Heads #93
Flobots - White Flag Warrior (ft. Tim of Rise Against) #94
Common - Ressurection #97
Common - The Light #97
Common - Break my Heart #97
Common - In my own world #98
Fugees - The Score #98
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Cuttin Heads #98
Jay Electronica - Exhibit C #99
Us3 - Gotta get out of here #102
Handsome Boy Modeling school - The Truth #105
Handsome Boy Modeling school - Rock'N'Roll (Could never have a Hip-Hop like this) #105
De La Soul - Much More #107
Lil Wayne feat. Eminem - Drop the World #111
Re-flec-tion - In this World #113
A Tribe Called Quest - Luck of Lucien #115
Gang Starr - Work #115
Gang Starr - DWYCK #116
A Tribe Called Quest - 8 million stories #116
Gang Starr - Now You're mine #116
Eyedea and Abilities - Spin Cycle #118
Gang Starr - Capture #118
Afro Samurai Resurrection Soundtrack - Bloody Samurai (RZA) #119
Doomed - Paper Planes #124
Slick Rick - Children's Story #126
Slick Rick feat. Outkast - Street Talkin' #126
Paper Planes - Doomed #124
Children's Story - Slick Rick #126
Street Talkin' - Slick Rick #126
3rd Bass - The Gas Face #131
Bring The Noise - Public Enemy #132
99 Problems - Jay-Z #133
Don't Believe The Hype - Public Enemy #134
Let's Ride - Richie Rich #139
Waiting to die - Mickey Avalon #140
My Dick - Mickey Avalon #140
Blue Flowers - Dr.Octagon (Kool Keith) #142
Any given Mondey - Insane Poetry #142
Straight Outta Compton - NWA #142
Ring Ring Ring - De La Soul #151
Who gat the props - Black Moon #151
Mass Appeal - Gang Starr #151
Whatever Man - Redman #151
Pick it Up - Redman #151
The Rhyme - Keith Murray #151
Full Cooperation - Def Squad #151
Sound of Da Police - KRS-ONE #151
Superstar - Group Home #151
Beats to the Rhyme - Run DMC #151
Jam on it - Newcleus #151
Planet Rock - Afrika Bambaata #151
The Message - Grandmaster Flash #151
Da Ill out - Redman #151
Y.O.U. - Redman and Method Man #153
Mi Casa - Redman and Method Man #154
What's up Fat Lip - Fat Lip #156
Drop - The Pharcyde #156
Passin' me by - The Pharcyde #158
Manifest - Gang Starr #159
Baby C'mon - Ol Dirty Bastard #162
METHOD Man - Wu-Tang Clan #162
Bring The Pain - Method Man #162
When I B on Da Mic - Rakim #162
Follow The Leader - Eric B and Rakim #162
Don't sweat the Technique - Eric B and Rakim #162
Arab Money - Busta Rhymes #162
Woo-Ah! - Busta Rhymes #162
Gimme Some More - Busta Rhymes #162
Scenario - A Tribe Called Quest #162





Lulwut?!
This is the funneh section y'see

Fatal Bazooka – Parle à la main # 24 (French)
Jon Lajoie - Everyday Normal Guy #34
Star Salzman - Shut the Fuck Up #59
Donkey Kong 64 OST - DK rap #100
Afroman - Because I got high #101
Gorilla for Sale Michael Ungar #138



C'mon Destructoid take it to the bridge! For Great H-Hip! Hop!

I can already tell that I'll probably make half of the posts in this thread.

Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor
Lupe Fiasco - The Cool
Lupe Fiasco - Enemy of the State (<-- mixtape)

Anything by NWA I'm a fan of. That and old Wu-Tang. Josh Eppard, the old Coheed drummer, raps under the name Weerd Science and I think it's pretty good.


Yung Stelf out of Springfield MA is really good too.

De La Soul - Grind Date
Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele
Masta Killa - No Said Date
RZA - Bobby Digital In Stereo
RZA - The Afro Samurai Soundtrack (OST)
Raekwon - Only Built For Cuban Links II
DOOM - Born Like This
Viktor Vaughn - Venomous Villain
Nas - Stillmatic
Nas- Untitled
Black Star - The Black Star
Mos Def - The Ecstatic
Elzhi - The Preface

So here how it's going to be like for singles ; Post the Youtube video in your post and I'll refer to it in the main thread with the post number so we can all save up some time! Especially me k?

Here's two ! FO REALS SON!

Pitch Black - It's all real


it's a fact that I'm dope!

Crooklyn Dodgers - Crooklyn

Marco Polo feat. Masta Ace - Nostalgia


Yo it's the Ace in the flesh; Of course I'm fresh!

This song is amazing on so many levels. I put this as a contender to our Hall of Fame; Let* me know what you think.

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Marco Polo feat. Masta Ace - Nostalgia

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This song is amazing on so many levels. I put this as a contender to our Hall of Fame; Tell me know what you think.

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I nominate this:



...and these also.

Alright one per artist! I say Respiration VS Travellin' man

It's so hard to decide , they are both stellar tracks! I'm a little bit biased on Respiration tho....

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Originally Posted by Kraid

Alright one per artist!

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Oh, you're gonna make this difficult for me. That wasn't even Lupe's best song >.<

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I say Respiration VS Travellin' man

It's so hard to decide , they are both stellar tracks! I'm a little bit biased on Respiration tho....

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Tie breaker! History:


Mos & Kweli over Dilla production? This is how legends are created my friend.

Btw, J Dilla - Donuts

I've came up with a simpler way to nominate artists in the Hall of Fame. Get your Lupe Fiasco out in the open and the more songs and albums are displayed the more chances you'll get him in the hall of fame.

Following battles will be too hard for me ; I think we've shown clearly that Mos Def was our first mandatory addition to the best cats ever.

I'm off to sleep now! F'ing insomnia!

MF Doom motherfucker. Wins everytime, whether it's straight up Doom on Mmmm....Food, Vicktor Vaughn or with Madlib on Madvilliany.

Let's celebrate Doom already!

MF Doom - Accordion


Is he still a fly guy clappin' if nobody ain't hear itAnd can they testify from inner spirit

MF Doom - Strange Ways



KMD - Peachfuzz


Early Doom when he was known as Zes Love X

Viktor Vaughn - The Drop


make a hick say "what the hey?" brought that chick from sick bay
Henson he shoulda asked his upperclassmen
before he bust blast and never trust no Kardassian
captains log supplemental
the Klingons are now aboard the enterprise rental vessal
on my cue photon torpedo

But don't take my word for it , let Mos Def explain to you why MF Doom is fucking epic;


OH fuck it ! I'm feeling good today! He's going straight up the mutherfuckin HoF!!! MF DOOM FTMFW!

You guys have some good taste in rap/hip hop. I can't think of anything that hasn't been listed already.

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Originally Posted by Kraid

Let's celebrate Doom already!

MF Doom - Accordion


Is he still a fly guy clappin' if nobody ain't hear itAnd can they testify from inner spirit

MF Doom - Strange Ways



KMD - Peachfuzz


Early Doom when he was known as Zes Love X

Viktor Vaughn - The Drop


make a hick say "what the hey?" brought that chick from sick bay
Henson he shoulda asked his upperclassmen
before he bust blast and never trust no Kardassian
captains log supplemental
the Klingons are now aboard the enterprise rental vessal
on my cue photon torpedo

But don't take my word for it , let Mos Def explain to you why MF Doom is fucking epic;


OH fuck it ! I'm feeling good today! He's going straight up the mutherfuckin HoF!!! MF DOOM FTMFW!

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I fuckin' love the Madvillainy album; it got me into Madlib's stuff and I've been on a spending spree ever since. Wish I shelled out on the special edition of Madvillainy that was released in 2008. The price was high, but now it's hard to fucking get a copy.





Am I allowed to throw in some Sage Francis, EL-P and Buck 65?

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Originally Posted by Mxyzptlk

You guys have some good taste in rap/hip hop. I can't think of anything that hasn't been listed already.

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I don't know too much about older things, but Black Sheep - The Choice Is Yours is a classic. I really wish they didn't include the young guy yelling out, "UH, COME ON", but I'm a sucker when he starts the 3rd verse.



Engine engine, number 9
on the New York Transit Line
If my train gets off the track
pick it up pick it up pick it up!

Also, this list needs more Kweli. I think that Reflection Eternal is a flawless album. Great beats provided by DJ Hitek, and Kweli is an amazing MC. I'm a Kweli fanboy (first rap album I've bought), but of all the tracks on Reflection, I'm going to stick with the last (sort of hidden) track.


(mislabeled as coming from Ear Drum, but it's from Reflection Eternal)

@Mxyzptlk : Write them down still! The more they get mentioned , the more chances you have to see them in the Hall of Fame! :D

@Ali D: You are allowed to put everything that we can consider Hip-Hop (Even Blondie's rap ANYTHING), the more the better! Oh and that Madvillainy I'm buying that shit on vinyl son!

@Changston : FUK YES FOR BLACK SHEEP!


Parfois la vie ressemble à une balle perdue
Dans le système moderne se noie l’individu

I had to put some MC Solaar !


I know it's moon speak to you guys , but IAM are the Wu-Tang of French Hip-Hop.

fuck yeah MF DOOM. and yeah Madvillainy is the shit.


Tripping off the beat kinda, dripping off the meat grinder, heat niner, pimping, stripping, soft street minor

personally I fucking love everything by Guru/Gangstarr and pretty much everything DJ Premier touches, Quest and most Wu-Tang, especially GZA. i'm also a big Nas fan with all that entails. Also I can't believe no one's even mentioned The Roots yet:


RAPPERS SEE ME HIDE THEY FACE LIKE OSTRICHES

Here's a few albums I consider *masterpieces* that haven't been marked yet:
Dr. Dre - The Chronic
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
Nas - Illmatic
Gang Starr - Step in the Arena
GZA - Liquid Swords

Do we wanna extend this to Euro hip hop and other sub-genres? I'm not too big into the UK scene, and they're not hip-hop music-wise, but I'd recommend anything by Roots Manuva and The Streets


TASKMASTER BURST THE BIONIC ZIT SPLITTER

Mike Skinner tends to be scoffed at in hardcore circles for his lax rhymes and apparent lack of conventional flows. Nothing like hip hop except for the fact that he's sorta rapping, but the man can write a song better than most of his peers:



also, no eminem love yet? say what you will about the man but he was the fucking shit back in the day.
Love MC Solaar as well.

The Roots are amazing! I can't believe I forgot them , well you were here to correct that!



Also I think I love you for The Streets , Don't Mug Yourself has to be one of my favorite tracks of all time ; That thing is hilarious. OI OI OI OI! I can take it believe it , believe!

Gangstarr is freaking gold in my book , Guru is one of my favorite MCs!

also , as for Eminem he's cool but seriously there's better! No hate it's just that I'm not a huge fan.

Eminem is technically one of the best MC's, but IMO he hasn't yet been able to translate those raw skills of his into a truly 10/10 album. I think his problem is he tends to get caught up in complex flows his style suffers a bit from it. That and his tendency to use shock tactics sort of pigeonholed him in a way. Bottom line he was at his best when he had stuff to bitch about whereas now that the money's rolled in he seems content with doing production work, mostly.
He dropped two albums that were almost stellar. Working with Dr. Dre all those years you'd think he'd have gotten a little better production; not that what he got was bad but it's still far from Dre's best work.

I think it's ironic that the track that is IMO his highest moment (Stan) is also the one where he lets go of those crazy rhymes and complex structures to focus on content. I've yet to hear anything like it.

since you love the streets (fuck yeah blinded by the lights, so many drunken saturday nights to that track)

Chips fly around to the sound of the latest chart entry, an incendiary waiting to blast
No harm with the contest who can throw the furthest
Behind the counter they look nervous, but
Carry on cutting the finest cuts of chicken from the big spinning stick <-- I can fucking taste it

and THANKS for this thread, we needed one badly

The Slim Shady LP was probably my favorite but he grows old really really fast even so.

Personally I prefer MC Serch over him.


How the fuck can I be white? I don't even exist.