biggie is tight, this is probably the only rap album I constantly listen to although to be fair i havent listened to the majority of classics in the genre, i.e. illmatic, 36 chambers (?) etc.

Digging: Nicolas Jaar - Don't Break My Love

Album Rating: 3.0

This album only scores a 3/5 from me. I don't know....there's a handful of great songs on it, but it's way too inconsistent, and at times, it's unlistenable.

I dig this album, but seriously, this ^ (well, before you took those words back)

"Wow, ok. I've never heard anyone that appreciates rap music say that this wasn't a definitive rap album. I would say it's quite consistant throughout cosidering there are 17 songs."

17 songs definitely does NOT make a record consistent. In fact, that's exactly the problem with this album, two much filler going on. This is a good album, and it played an undoubted role in the genres evolution, but calling it the definitive rap album seems to be a cliche of every hip-hop fan. As soon as a fan says otherwise, they get called untrue for it...this is still easily open to criticism like anything else, is all I'm saying.

"17 songs definitely does NOT make a record consistent."

he didnt say it was consistent because of the 17 songs, he said it was consistent in spite of its 17 songs

basically that it was surprisingly consistent considering it has 17 songs (which it is imo)

classic

Album Rating: 4.0

Has anyone heard the new version? Like, the one on iTunes? I really want to get this, but it says that some samples were removed from the CD (like the Parliament sample on "Machine Gun Funk") because of copyright issues. Does this have any significant impact on the quality of the CD, or am I cool just getting the iTunes version?

is this based on the andrew wk song

Album Rating: 4.0

Listening to "The What" makes me wish that Meth & Big had made an entire album together.

suicidal thoughts is so fucking good

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

^^^
123, bro.

Album Rating: 5.0

Easily one of the top 5 rap albums ever.

Yea

Digging: Kanye West - Yeezus

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

Probably my second favorite east coast album of all time.

Album Rating: 4.5

Fuck the world, don't ask me for shit

Album Rating: 5.0

the best hip hop album ever, but Pac was the better rapper hands down in my opinion, but they are neck to neck Big was more lyrical and you felt everything Pac said R.I.P Pac & Big rap is now crap now that you all are not here you are truly missed.

Digging: Kanye West - Yeezus

Album Rating: 5.0

my love for 2pac makes this hard for me to 5.

Digging: Across Five Aprils - Tragedy in Progress

Album Rating: 4.5

^....That's an awful reason. How about you base your rating on the album?

Album Rating: 5.0

it sucks he let p. diddy leech off of him for so long.

his daughter goes to my school.

hey chambered

Album Rating: 5.0

Biggie is a serious rapper. Who cares who he was associated with. Even though I do despise Diddy being in nearly every song, it was only because he wanted to soak in Biggie's glory.