Mar 3, 2016 saw this on another board so I felt like sharing author at XXL, Rap About, Rap Up and Raprehab 100. MF Doom - Operation Doomsday 99. Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 98. Freestyle Fellowship - To Whom It May Concern 97. Too Short - Born To Mack 96. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP 95. Jeru the Damaja - The Sun Rises in the East 94. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city 93. Juvenile - 400 Degreez 92. The Roots - Things Fall Apart 91. Del - I Wish My Brother George Was Here 90. Xzibit - 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz 89. Slum Village - Fantastic vol..2 88. Black Moon - Enta Da Stage 87. Wyclef Jean -The Carnival 86. Scarface - The Fix 85. Pharoahe Monch - Internal Affairs 84. The Roots - Illadelph Halflife 83. Busta Rhymes - When Disaster Strikes 82. MC Lyte - Lyte as a Rock 81. 2Pac - All Eyez On Me 80. Diamond & Psychotic Neurotics - Stunts, Blunts, & Hip-Hop 79. Kanye West - College Dropout 78. Reflection Eternal - Train of Thought 77. Eminem - The Slim Shady LP 76. DMX - It's Dark & h--- is Hot 75. Mobb Deep - Infamous 73. Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde 72. Kendrick Lamar - To p---- a Butterfly 71. Kanye West - Late Registration 70. Geto Boys - We Can't Be Stopped 69. Biz Markie - Goin' Off 68. Queen Latifah - All Hail the Queen 67. DJ Shadow - Endtroducing 66. AZ - Doe or Die 65. UGK - Ridin' Dirty 64. Boogie Down Productions - By All Means Necessary 63. Mos Def - Black on Both Sides 62. Nas - Stillmatic 61. GZA/Genius - Liquid Swords 60. OutKast - Stankonia 59. De La Soul - De La Soul is Dead 58. Nas - It Was Written 57. OutKast - Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik 56. Jungle Brothers - Straight Out of the Jungle 55. Jay Z - The Blueprint 53. Madvillain - Madvillainy 52. Dr. Dre - 2001 51. The Coup - Genocide & Juice 50. Big Punisher - Capital Punishment 49. Black Star - Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star 48. OutKast - ATLiens 47. The Roots - Do You Want More?!!!??! 46. Organized Konfusion - Stress: The Extinction Agenda 45. LL Cool J - Radio 44. Brand Nubian - One For All 43. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 42. EPMD - Unfinished Business 41. Ice T - Power 40. The Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death 39. GangStarr - Hard to Earn 37. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Mecca and the Soul Brother 36. Dead Prez - Let's Get Free 35. Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet 34. Ghostface Killah - Ironman 33. Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted 32. Redman - Whut? Thee Album 31. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique 30. LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out 29. Makaveli - The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory 28. Scarface - The Diary 27. Big Daddy Kane - Long Live the Kane 26. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders 25. Ultramagnetic MCs - Critical Beatdown 24. Run-D.M.C. - Raising h--- 23. D.O.C. - No One Can Do It Better 22. EPMD - Strictly Business 21. Afrika Bambaataa - Looking for the Perfect Beat 20. Common - Resurrection 19. Main Source - Breaking Atoms 18. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle 17. Fugees - The Score 16. Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill 15. Cypress Hill - Cypress Hill 14. Boogie Down Productions - Criminal Minded 13. OutKast - Aquemini 12. Ice Cube - Death Certificate 11. Jay Z - Reasonable Doubt 10. 2Pac - Me Against the World 9. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory 8. Dr. Dre - The Chronic 7. N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton 6. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... 5. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) 4. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full 3. Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back 2. The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die 1. Nas - Illmatic http://rap.about.com/od/toppicks/tp/100-Best-Hip-Hop-Albums.09.htm
Mar 3, 2016 Apparently Henry said on twitter he wanted to include both these albums in his top 40 but he feels like its still "too early"
Mar 3, 2016 its crazy coz he likes gkmc more, but ranked tpab higher perfect example of someone putting his bias and all emotions attached to a record aside. I can respect that.
Mar 3, 2016 He may be one of the goat hip hop journalists, but f--- him for not having MBDTF on his list.
Mar 3, 2016 Next time don't forget post the criteria "Hip-hop has produced plenty of great music over its 40-plus history. Some of them are worthy of the title "greatest rap album," some more than others. That's the essence of this list. These albums were picked on the grounds creativity, originality, replay value, and overall cultural impact."
Mar 3, 2016 Replay value shouldn't have been taken into consideration...it's one of the most subjective things ever, it all depends on your own taste. I guess it explains why Slim Shady LP is higher than Marshall Mathers LP on the list
Mar 4, 2016 I've yet to understand how someone can make these lists, include The College Dropout & Late Registration, and snub My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
