18. "Illmatic, The Blueprint, The College Dropout, Game Theory, Eminem Show" In response to In response to 0 Sat Jun-22-13 04:05 PM by Oak27
These aren't necesarilly my favorite rap albums, but definitely ones that have the biggest combination of quality and meaning. For example, Dropout is my third favorite Kanye album, but the nostalgia and memories I have associated with it make it more important to me than the 2 I'd put in front of it in terms of quality.
The others represent my favorite albums by 4 of my other favorite artists (definitely wanted to avoid having 2 albums by the same artist) each with a lot of meaning to me.