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I'd keep 25, drop 31, and I'm unsure about 43 (scanning, I see about 11 that would possibly jump the cut)
this is all out of my own interest and waiting for football boredom, don't mind me. just comparing to where they're at in my big book...really useful personally, thanks for the post. I've been thinking about how many foundation albums, even ones I've listened to a bunch as a kid and in high school, that just got phased out of rotation once I started the book and keeping track of almost entirely new releases. Always hated how lopsided the list is towards 2009-2011, this'll be a good guide for going back to the/my roots and fleshing things out a little better.
Wu-Tang Clan- Enter the Wu-Tang: #1 Nas- Illimatic: #2 Organized Konfusion- Stress:the Extinction Agenda: #5 Public Enemy- It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back: #7 Genius/GZA- Liquid Swords: #9 A Tribe Called Quest- Low End Theory: #12 The Roots- Illadephalflife v.3: What is this? (Illadelph Halflife: #13) Jay-Z- Reasonable Doubt: #14 Raekwon- Only Built For Cuban Linx: #15 Ice Cube- Amerikkka's Most Wanted: #19 OutKast- ATLiens: #20 Notorious B.I.G.- Ready to Die: #21 De La Soul- De La Soul Is Dead: #29 KRS One- Return Of the Boom Bap: #31 Geto Boys- Grip It! On That Other Level: #35 (Geto Boys re-release, never heard OG don't think) Mobb Deep- The Infamous: #36 Ice Cube- Death Certificate: #51 Boogie Down Productions- Criminal Minded: #61 A Tribe Called Quest- Midnight Marauders: #63 The Roots- Do You Want More?: #66 Public Enemy- Fear Of a Black Planet: #67 The Pharcyde- Bizzare Ride...II Pharcyde: #75 Snoop Doggy Dogg- Doggystyle: #71 Dr.Dre- The Chronic: #78 Above the Law- Livin' Like Hustlers: #99
Ol'Dirty Bastard- Return to the 36 Chambers: #114 Black Moon- Enta Da Stage: #116 Eric B. & Rakim- Paid in Full: #125 Gang Starr- Step In The Arena: #132 Beastie Boys- Paul's Boutique: #142 Big Daddy Kane- Long Live the Cane: #151 Redman- Whut Thee Album: #153 (amazing this was the only Redman album, others are Top 30) Tupac- Me Against The World: #155 LL Cool J- Bigger and Deffer: #163 Boogie Down Productions- By All Means Necessary: #165 Beastie Boys- License to Ill: #171 D.O.C.- No One Can Do It Better: #174 Gang Starr- Daily Operation: #179 Pete Rock & CL Smooth- Mecca and the Soul Brother: #186 Notorious B.I.G.- Life After Death: #190 Digable Planets- Reachin'...: #196 Smif N Wessun- Da Shinin': #210 Common Sense- Resurrection: #215 NWA- Straight Outta Compton: #228 Black Sheep- A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: #246 Public Enemy- Yo! Bum Rush the Show: #271 EPMD- Strictly Business: #275 A Tribe Called Quest- People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm: #301 EPMD- Unfinished Business: #316 Eric B. & Rakim- Let the Rythm Hit'Em: #326 (see Diamond D) Eric B. & Rakim- Follow the Leader: #332 (see Diamond D) Cypress Hill- Cypress Hill: #399 Diamond D- Stunts,Blunts and Hip-Hop: #419 (this one is old, book was much smaller and stricter, needs revision bad) De La Soul- Three Feet High and Rising: #539 Stestasonic- On Fire: #611 Onyx- Bacdafucup: #639
Big Daddy Kane- It's a Big Daddy Thing: Unreviewed Biz Markie- Goin' Off: Unreviewed Bone Thugs-N-Harmony- Creepin' On Ah Come Up (EP): Unreviewed Brand Nubian- All For One: Unreviewed Chill Rob G- Ride the Rhythm: Unreviewed Cypress Hill- Black Sunday: Unreviewed, surprisingly Das EFX- Dead Serious: Unreviewed Digital Underground- Sex Packets: Unreviewed DJ Quik - Quik Is the Name: Unreviewed, surprisingly Doug E. Fresh- World's Greatest Entertainer: Unreviewed EPMD- Business as Usual: Unreviewed Fugees- The Score: Unreviewed Heavy D & The Boyz- Livin' Large: Unreviewed Ice T- Original Gangster: Unreviewed Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince- He's the DJ, I'm The Rapper: Unreviewed Jungle Brothers- Straight Out The Jungle: Unreviewed Jungle Brothers- Forces Of Nature: Unreviewed Just Ice- Kool and Deadly: Unreviewed Kool G Rap & DJ Polo- Road To Riches: Unreviewed, surprisingly LL Cool J- Radio: Unreviewed, surprisingly LL Cool J- Mama Said Knock You Out: Unreviewed, surprisingly Lord Finesse- Funky Technician: Unreviewed, surprisingly Main Source- Breakin' Atoms: Unreviewed: MC Lyte- Lyte as a Rock: Unreviewed MC Shan- Down By Law: Unreviewed Naughty By Nature- Naughty By Nature: Unreviewed, surprisingly Nice & Smooth- Nice & Smooth: Unreviewed Poor Righteous Teachers- Holly Intellect: Unreviewed Queen Latifah- All Hail the Queen: Unreviewed Run DMC- Run DMC: Unreviewed: Run DMC- Raising Hell: Unreviewed, surprisingly Salt N Pepa- Hot, Cool and Viscious: Unreviewed Scarface- Mr. Scarface is Back: Unreviewed, surprisingly Schooly D- Saturday Night: the Album: Unreviewed Slick Rick- The Great Advantures Of Slick Rick: Unreviewed Souls Of Mischief- 93 Till' Infinity: Unreviewed Special Ed- Youngest In Charge: Unreviewed Spice 1- Spice 1: Unreviewed 3rd Bass- Cactus Album: Unreviewed Too Short- Born To Mack: Unreviewed, surprisingly Ultramagnetic MC's - Critical Beatdown: Unreviewed, surprisingly Whodini- Escape: Unreviewed X-Clan- To the East Backwards: Unreviewed
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