What makes an album CLASSIC?

[dR3]

Something that I would listen to for years and not get bored of it, something that is well balanced-out.

Not gonna do a list because I only started broadening my hip-hop views like 2 years ago. I was listening to only Eminem before that, so I can't call an album a classic when I have only been listening to it for a year or two.

Certain classics are TES and MMLP for me tho.

[Bistnal]

Something that I would listen to for years and not get bored of it, something that is well balanced-out.

Not gonna do a list because I only started broadening my hip-hop views like 2 years ago. I was listening to only Eminem before that, so I can't call an album a classic when I have only been listening to it for a year or two.

Certain classics are TES and MMLP for me tho.

Agree, but I also think that it has to have an impact on you. Like there's several albums that I really enjoy but wouldn't say are classics. Like Recovery is amazing, but it didn't have the effect: "WOW!!!!! " kind of factor that SSLP-TES did when I first listened to them. And I also can't do a list because I was a full blown only Em fan till a year and a half ago lol.

[Devil'sAdvocate]

Something that I would listen to for years and not get bored of it, something that is well balanced-out.

Not gonna do a list because I only started broadening my hip-hop views like 2 years ago. I was listening to only Eminem before that, so I can't call an album a classic when I have only been listening to it for a year or two.

Certain classics are TES and MMLP for me tho.

Agree, but I also think that it has to have an impact on you. Like there's several albums that I really enjoy but wouldn't say are classics. Like Recovery is amazing, but it didn't have the effect: "WOW!!!!! " kind of factor that SSLP-TES did when I first listened to them. And I also can't do a list because I was a full blown only Em fan till a year and a half ago lol.

we have a stan

[Bistnal]

Something that I would listen to for years and not get bored of it, something that is well balanced-out.

Not gonna do a list because I only started broadening my hip-hop views like 2 years ago. I was listening to only Eminem before that, so I can't call an album a classic when I have only been listening to it for a year or two.

Certain classics are TES and MMLP for me tho.

Agree, but I also think that it has to have an impact on you. Like there's several albums that I really enjoy but wouldn't say are classics. Like Recovery is amazing, but it didn't have the effect: "WOW!!!!! " kind of factor that SSLP-TES did when I first listened to them. And I also can't do a list because I was a full blown only Em fan till a year and a half ago lol.

we have a stan

Why so? because only a couple yrs ago I expanded my hip hop tastes? That can be said for like 90% of the forum lol.

[Raids-God]

My classics are :

Nas: Illmatic
Nas: It was writen
Nas: Gods son
Joe Budden: Paded room
Outkast: Aquemini
Outkast: ATLiens
Jay~Z: The Blueprint
All of Eminems but Encore and Recovery
Gza: Liquid Swords
Raekwon: Both cubban links
Ghostface Killa: Supereme Clintelle
Mobb Deep: The Infamous
Royce da5'9'': Death is Certan and Street hop.
All of Kanyes (Yes and 808s)

All i can think of for now.
RIP J Dilla

[Omar Khalid]

In 2010 Recovery is a fucking classic.

[nathan123]

In 2010 Recovery is a fucking classic.

simple as T.H.A.T

[ThomasJ]

In 2010 Recovery is a fucking classic.

LOL No.

[slimsoxshady]

In 2010 Recovery is a fucking classic.

cosign
imo its the closest thing to a classic since Lupe's F&L and Tech N9ne's Everready came out a couple months apart in 2006

edit: no wait, Graduation came out in 2007 right? so then its since Graduation, my bad

[brenn]

Not to many features on an album.

[dR3]

I think it's too early to tell if Recovery is a classic or not.

[ThomasJ]

Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot : The Son Of Chico Dusty
Kno - Death Is Silent
The Roots - How I Got Over
Nas & Damian Marley - Distant Relatives

All better than Recovery.

[Hiphopdane]

I think it's too early to tell if Recovery is a classic or not.

Does the reception of the album make it a classic?

Encore sold way more and its singles did way better than 36 chambers ever did, but that didn't make it a classic.

[Fa-Q]

My formula for a classic is a mix of silly and Meaningful Lyrics ± Uniqity from beat to beat but still maintaining an overall sound ± A different style from anything that's ever been done = a classic....

Basically

Me Against The World
Ready To Die
Eminem Show
The Chronic
36 Chambers
The Marshall Mathers LP