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  1. Ricky
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    Took me a while but I finally got to finish this album as well
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    This was a list a did for a similar thread that was done a few months ago. It's missing a lot of albums from artists like Pac, Biggie, Nas, Jay, and Outkast cause they had already been mentioned when I had posted it in the old thread.

    Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill
    Big L - Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous
    Black Star - Black Star
    Bone Thugs - E. 1999 Eternal
    Common - Like Water For Chocolate
    DMX - It's Dark And h--- Is Hot
    g--- Starr - Moment Of Truth or Hard To Earn (Not sure which is considered more of an essential)
    Ghostface - Supreme Clientele
    GZA - Liquid Swords
    Ice Cube - Death Certificate
    Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill
    LL Cool J - Radio
    MF Doom - Madvillainy
    Mos Def - Black On Both Sides
    NWA - Straight Outta Compton
    ODB - Return To The 36 Chambers
    Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
    Rakim - Paid In Full
    Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
    Ras Kaas - Soul On Ice
    Redman - Whut? Thee Album
    Run DMC - Run DMC
    Warren G - Regulate G-Funk Era
    Young Jeezy - TM 101: Let's Get It
    2 Live Crew - As Nasty As They Wanna Be

    If anyone wants to look for more essential suggestions here's the other thread.
    https://forum.sectioneighty.com/essential-rap-albums-discographies-to-listen-to.t38055/
     
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    Blackstar - Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Blackstar
    DJ Shadow - Entroducing...
    J Dilla - Donuts
    Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
    Madvillain - Madvillainy
    Method Man - Tical
    Mobb Deep - The Infamous
    Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
    Nas - It Was Written
    Nujabes - Metaphorical Music
    Nujabes - Modal Soul
    Outkast - Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
    Outkast - ATLiens
    Outkast - Aquemini
    Outkast - Stankonia
    Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Mecca and the Soul Brother
    T.I. - Trap Muzik
    A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels and Paths of Rhythm
    A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
    A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
     
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    Dr. Dre- The Chronic
    Snoop Dogg- Doggystyle
    Warren G- Regulate: G-Funk Era
     
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    It's an absolute must man. The production is one of a kind. All done by Warren himself.
     
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    Nov 8, 2015
    What the f---. Listen to that s--- rn!
     
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    Nov 8, 2015
    Illmatic, 2001, The Chronic, MMLP, Ready to Die, The College Dropout, The Blueprint, Reasonable Doubt, Doggystyle
     
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    ArthurDW Mozes Rose

    Nov 8, 2015
    The blueprint, The college dropout and Illmatic.
    Those are the three super-classics.


    Edit: I'm a f---ing hypocrite and sinner since I only listened to 1 of these 3 albums
     
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