Hip-hop fans love debating and ranking everything -- the greatest album, the greatest beat, the most skilled lyricist, etc. We’ll leave that to the blogosphere and barbershops for now. Whether you’re a hip-hop purist, genre neophyte or just the nod-your-head-to-whatever’s-on-the-radio type of guy, there are definitive music moments, both old-school and new, that warrant a listen. From the east coast to the west, from down south to the midwest, here are 25 hip-hop albums every man should know.
In no order:
The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
Beastie Boys - Licensed To III
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
Jay-Z - The Blueprint
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full
Nas - Illmatic
Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauren Hill
N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton
Dr. Dre - The Chronic
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle -
2Pac - Me Against The World
OutKast - Aquemini
Geto Boys - The Resurrection
Scarface - The Fix
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
UGK - Ridin' Dirty
Kanye West - The College Dropout
Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP
Drake - Take Care
Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
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