Nauseum: Beats Are Silly.

MassiveAttack 02.27.09	damn 3 lists in a row lol All are ace, I just think Straight Outta Compton has gotten staler as I delve into more hip-hop. Illmatic, Liquid Swords, and Wu Tang still are fresh and brilliant.
MassiveAttack 02.27.09	Recommended: Atmosphere - If Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold Black Milk - Tronic Brother Ali - Shadows On The Sun Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein Dr. Dre - The Chronic El-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead K-os - Joyfull Rebellion (idk if you'll like it, hes quite diverse) Marco Polo - Port Authority Mos Def - Black On Both Sides Sage Francis - The Human Death Dance The Roots - Game Theory Thug Life - Vol. 1
illmitch 02.27.09	straight outta compton was my first hip hop album, and i definitely agree with you. it's a great introduction to the genre, as are the wu-tang clan. here are some albums that i consider essentials: a tribe called quest - basically their entire discography, but if you had to choose one album, i'd choose the Low End Theory big L - livestylez ov da poor and dangerous (big L is one of my favorites of all time, he has some punchlines that will make you crack the fuck up when you get them) big pun - capital punishment cam'ron - purple haze (sometimes he gets hate because he's not a conscious rapper who talks about problems with the education system or black liberation and instead raps about bitches, money, and drugs, but he has an incredible laid-back flow and some hilarious lyrics) clipse - hell hath no fury digable planets - blowout comb (beautiful jazzy beats and laid-back rapping) epmd - strictly business eric b. and rakim - paid in full (although you really should have all their albums, this is a good starting point) j dilla - donuts jay-z - the blueprint jedi mind tricks - violent by design kmd - black bastards (mf doom before he became mf doom) kool g rap and dj polo - wanted dead or alive lil wayne - da drought 3 and dedication 2 (he gets a lot of hate, but i think a basic familiarity with weezy at his best is essential if you really want to understand hip hop) mf doom - mm..food (really, really weird rapper who actually has a flow really similar to cam'ron) mobb deep - the infamous (one of the grimiest, sickest, thuggest albums of all time. features cameos by Nas, Ghost, Raekwon, and Q-Tip from ATCQ) mos def and talib kweli - blackstar notorious big - life after death raekwon - only built 4 cuban linx ugk - underground kingz (the album that made me fall in love with southern hip hop) long list, i know
illmitch 02.27.09	sorry for the poor formatting, i guess it's kinda hard to read. i can rewrite the list if you want.
Nauseum 02.27.09	No it's good, illmitch. Thanks guys.
absurdismwine 02.27.09	sage francis doomtree atmosphere binary star senim silla
Meatplow 02.27.09	Never warmed up to Illmatic the way so many people claim to have. I recommend Jurassic 5, Power in Numbers.
Athom 02.27.09	edan - beauty and the beat. it will blow your fuckin mind.
kitsch 02.27.09	dont get the new atmosphere, ive seen it req'd here and it blows
illmitch 02.27.09	god loves ugly is the last atmosphere album i actually enjoy the best one is probably the Lucy Ford EPs IMO
Donchivo 04.15.09	Delinquent Habits - Here Comes The Horn The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II THe Pharcyde and if spanish vocals are allright with you i strongly recomend Control Machete - Artileria Pesada
Phantom 04.15.09	Rap isn't real music.