My favorite Hip-Hop/Rap albums...

[Kev]

And for me I'd like to add Will Smith Summertime

[kingfrnk]

this might take me forever i will list as many as i can when i come back from work.

[C-Lo]

Alright this talk of Hip-Hop/Rap got me to put this out....


In no particular order:

Like Water For Chocolate - Common
Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem
Illmatic - Nas
All Eyez On Me - Tupac
The Chronic - Dr. Dre
Ready To Die - Nortorious BIG
Blackstar - Blackstar
The Infamous - Mobb Deep
Liquid Swords - GZA
E 1999 Eternal - Bone Thugs N Harmony
36 Chambers - Wu Tang Clan
Doggystyle - Snoop
The Chronic 2001 - Dr. Dre
Paid In Full - Erik B. & Rakim
ATLiens - Outkast
Midnight Marauders - ATCQ


Those are the ones that quickly come to mind...

I like your list Mick, I would also have to add.

Its Dark and Hell is Hot - DMX
The Blueprint - Jay Z
Life After Death - Biggie

OH MAN! Great thread MICK!

Since you and Wadeb have already named a couple of my favorite albums:

Marshal Mathers LP - Eminem
Ready to Die / Life After Death - Notorious BIG
It's Dark and Hell is Hot - DMX

I'll throw in ones that haven't been named yet:

The Dynasty / The Black Album - Jay-Z
No Way Out - Puff Daddy
Get Rich or Die Trying - 50 Cent
All Eyez on Me - Tupac (I know it's a compilation, but it's a sweet CD)
Mr. Smith - LL Cool J
When Disaster Strikes - Busta Rhymes
Blackout - Method Man and Redman
The Eminem Show - Eminem

Even though it's really considered Rock, there is Rapping in them.

Hybrid Theory / Meteora - Linkin Park (Probably two of the greatest albums EVER!!)

[Trainer Monkey]

Ice-T Og
Public Enemy-It Takes A nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Cypress Hill
Consolidated-The Business Of Punishment
House Of Pain-Fine Malt Lyrics
Boogie Down Productions-Criminal Minded
The Beastie Boys-Check Your Head
Run DMC-Raising Hell
NWA-Straight Outta Compton
3rd Base-The Cactus Album

[RP33]

i barely listen to any rap, but i could prob pick out a few albums i'd still like to hear..

just about any Beastie Boys.. big fan..
Shootyz Groove- High Definition
Aesop Rock - Daylight

this probably isn't rap or hip hop but i remember having the audio cassette of Blackstreet's album, the one that had no diggity/fix/don't leave me..

yeah, that's all that i can come up with right now.

[Trainer Monkey]

Though on an individual song,if not the whole album basis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obeC4soyvgI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4FGDI7Cb7U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMzB6X4z_dM

[amat]

Conversation With A Devil - Nickatina
Dreganomics - Mac Dre
Mood Muzik 2 - Joe Budden
American Gangster - Jay Z

eh I'm done for now. Will post more later.

[CFH]

And for me I'd like to add Will Smith Summertime

You Saw My Blinker Bitch is an all-time rap classic.

My friend found a cassette tape of that album at a thrift store and bought it for me (as a joke). Hilarious stuff.

[CFH]

Let me preface this by saying I am not a big rap fan:

Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet

Alkhaoliks - Liquidation

Andre Nickatina - Conversations With a Devil, Bullet Symphony (just for Ate Miles...).

Lupe Fiasco - Food and Liquor

NWA - Straight Outta Compton

Dr Dre - The Chronic

Snoop - Doggystyle

2Pac - All Eyes...

Nas - Illmatic

Wu Tang - 36 Chambers

Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique