>it's 40 minutes long. 6 of those are the intro and a song
>that appeared on a soundtrack. to say that 36 minutes of music
>is the "best hip hop album of all time" is pretty unfair to
>LPs that are longer than 9 songs (2 of which aren't that
>great, either).

I still think that's a petty reason. I don't care if it's 10 minutes long. If it makes me feel some sort of way more than any other album in history, it's the best album in history IMO. Funnily enough, I'm not even arguing for Illmatic being the best ever, personally, I just don't think your argument about length holds any weight as to why it COULDN'T be the best ever.


>i think it's a top five album, with arguably better highs than
>any other LP and impeccable rapping. "memory lane" might be my
>favorite song ever. i just can't put it above nation of
>millions, cuban linx, amerikka's most wanted, etc.

Word. And again I'm not even arguing it as the best ever, for me or for the majority. I just really don't think length should come into the equation.