My top 30 picks are the ones I like best at this point in time => several all time greats are not on my current list

Make it on the list:
2. NAS – Illmatic
4. A Tribe Called Quest – Midnight Marauders
5. Raekwon – Only Built For Cuban Linx
8. Public Enemy – It Takes A Nation of Millions
10. Mobb Deep – The Infamous
11. Outkast – Aquemini
12. Wu Tang Clan – Enter The Wu Tang (36 Chambers)
13. A Tribe Called Quest – The Low End Theory
30. GZA - Liquid Swords

Would have been on my Top 30 list some time in the past, but currently not:
1. Eric B. and Rakim – Paid In Full (see below)
3. Biggie – Ready To Die
6. Slick Rick – The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
9. Dr. Dre – The Chronic
17. BDP – By All Means Necessary
18. Ice Cube – The Death Certificate
19. NWA – Straight Outta Compton
25. Snoop Dogg – Doggystyle

Probably should be on list, but I never got into it:
7. Run DMC – Run DMC Self Title Album
15. Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
21. De La Soul – 3 Feet High and Rising

Not in my Top 30:
14. Jay-Z – Reasonable Doubt
16. Tupac – All Eyes On Me
20. The Roots – Illadelph Halflife (honorable mention though)
22. Mos Def – Black on Both Sides
23. Kanye West – Graduation
24. Biggie – Life After Death
26. Reflection Eternal - Train of Thought
27. Fugees - The Score
28. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
29. Little Brother - The Listening (honorable mention though)


Additions:
A Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels
Black Moon - Enta Da Stage
Brand Nubian - One For All
Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele
Goodie Mob - Soul Food
Goodie Mob - Still Standing
Jay Dee - Donuts (no rapping, I know...)
Jeru The Damaja - Sun Rises In The East
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly
KRS One - Return Of The Boom Bap
Madvillain - Madvillainy
Main Source - Breaking Atoms
Outkast - ATLiens
Outkast - Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Main Ingredient
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Mecca And The Soul Brother
The Pharcyde - Bizzare Ride
Eric B & Rakim - Best Of (none of the original albums would currently make my list but a best of definitely!!)
Gangstarr - Best Of ( " )
EPMD - Best Of ( " )
Kool G Rap - Best Of ( " )

Probably should be on list, but I never got into it:
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
De La Soul - Is Dead

Honorable mention:
A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It From Here
Boogie Down Productions - Criminal Minded
Common - Like Water For Chocolate
Diamond and The Psychotic Neurotics - Stunts, Blunts & Hip Hop
Digable Planets - Blowout Comb
Digital Underground - Sex Packets
Ice Cube - AmeriKKKas Most Wanted
Smif N' Wessun - Da Shining
Souls Of Mischief - 93 'Til Infinity
The Roots - Things Fall Apart
Ultramagnetic MC's - Critical Beatdown