Classic Hip Hop Albums

[rhiannon]

well an album dat never goes outta style 4 u...like 2 u cud listen 2 over an over....jayz gift an the curse-blueprint 2 datz a gud one...i luv all tha songs

[AspirinE]

- time (time lasts and relevance in time)
- influence
- dopeness (enjoyment)
- Uniqueness
- Universality


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wen we talking classics ... we talking these kind of albums.

Long Live the kane
Doggystyle.
Chronic
Paid In full
Ill matic
ATLliens

etc..

[katastrophe]

A classic.

1*stands the test of time
2*All tracks are good, meaning wen ur listning through the album u dont skip
3*The albums reviews dont get to mixed up, wen a hip hop fan hears a classic he knowsits a classic, classics get ultimate aknowledgement.. for example: i dare u to say "ready to die" isnt a classic
4*(although this might be neglected at some cases but in most this is important too) - It has to sound different and be of some importance to the hip hop movement, in other words it gots to be unique.
5*(another optional factor) Has to be universal: a non hip hop fan should be able to somwhat like the sound of the album, a good example for this kind of album is "the eminem show".

that is a good example of what a classic has to consist of.


classic albums to me are MMLP, TES, Me Against The World, Get Rich Or Die Tryin', Tupac's Greatest Hits, SSLP..i can go on forever

[yoshi]

umm.. i can listen to Guru - 'JazzMatazz vol.2' all the time idk whether it's highly unique or not [i guess it is, cuz i've never heard such nice beats before ], but i can listen to it over and over again.. but also the lyrics make me listen to it, they're quite smart like for example "Living In This World". i remember Asp made me listen to this album and i must say i'm thankful


and yeah, i know it may sound stupid, but umm.. i can listen to TES all the time. well, i didn't listen to it for quite a long time, since i was concerned with older stuff, but yeah, it's good

[Coccoa]

The amount of G-Unit featurings on it.

GGGGG-Unit.

[katastrophe]

The amount of G-Unit featurings on it.

GGGGG-Unit.

g-unit featuring will help the popularity of the album. and it will make me buy it

[soperman005]

I think that there are no set classic cd's... classic is simply a word that expresses one's opinion. A cd that is classic allows the listener to listen to the cd many times.. In other word, it doesnt get old. When listenin to a classic cd you wont find over tracks and if you do it may only be one or two.. These are things that make a cd classic for me.