A Hip-hop A-Z
And my favorite album by each |
| 1 |  | A Tribe Called Quest
The Low End Theory
Honorable Mentions: Aesop Rock, Afrika Bambaataa |
| 2 | | Beastie Boys
Paul's Boutique
Honorable Mentions: Big Punisher, Boogie Down Productions, Black Star, Big Daddy Kane, Busta Rhymes |
| 3 |  | Clipse
Hell Hath No Fury
Honorable Mentions: Common, Cypress Hill |
| 4 |  | Dr. Dre
The Chronic
Honorable Mentions: De La Soul, dead prez, Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, Dizzee Rascal |
| 5 |  | Eric B and Rakim
Paid In Full
Honorable Mentions: Eazy-E, Eminem, El-P, EPMD, E-40, Eightball & MJG |
| 6 |  | Fugees
The Score
Honorable Mentions: 50 Cent, Faboulous |
| 7 |  | Gang Starr
Step In the Arena
JOINT SELECTION: GZA - Liquid Swords
Honorable Mentions: Ghostface Killah, Grandmaster Flash |
| 8 | | Hieroglyphics
Third Eye Vision
Honorable Mentions: Heavy D (shortage of great HH artists starting with H) |
| 9 |  | Ice-T
O.G. Original Gangster
Honorable Mentions: Ice Cube, Immortal Technique |
| 10 |  | Jay-Z
The Blueprint
Honorable Mentions: Jam Master Jay, Jungle Brothers, Jurassic 5 |
| 11 |  | Kool G Rap and DJ Polo
Live and Let Die
JOINT SELECTION: Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Honorable Mentions: Kendrick Lamar, KMD, Kool Moe Dee, Kurtis Blow |
| 12 |  | LL Cool J
Radio
Honorable Mentions: Lauryn Hill, Lil' Kim, Lil' Wayne, Lord Finesse, Ludacris |
| 13 |  | Madvillain
Madvillainy
JOINT SELECTION: Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
Honorable Mentions: Mobb Deep, MF Doom, Madlib, M.O.P, MC Lyte, Method Man, Mystikal, Missy Elliott |
| 14 |  | Nas
Illmatic
JOINT SELECTION: Notorious B.I.G - Ready To Die
Honorable Mentions: NWA, N*E*R*D |
| 15 |  | Outkast
Aquemini
Honorable Mentions: Organized Konfusion |
| 16 | | Public Enemy
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Honorable Mentions: The Pharcyde, Pete Rock |
| 17 |  | Queen Latifah
All Hail the Queen
Honorable Mentions: Q-Tip |
| 18 | | Run-DMC
Raising Hell
JOINT SELECTION: The Roots - Game Theory
Honorable Mentions: Royce Da 5'9", Redman, Raekwon, RZA, Roots Manuva |
| 19 | | The Streets
A Grand Don't Come For Free
JOINT SELECTION: Slick Rick - The Great Adventures Of...
Honorable Mentions: Snoop Dogg, Stetsasonic |
| 20 |  | Tricky
Maxinquaye
Honorable Mentions: 2pac, Talib Kweli, Three 6 Mafia, Tech N9ne, TI |
| 21 |  | Ultramagnetic MCs
Critical Beatdown
Honorable Mentions: UGK, UMCs |
| 22 |  | Viktor Vaughn
Vaudeville Villain
Honorable Mentions: couldn't think of many other great rappers starting with v, suggestions are welcome |
| 23 |  | Wu-Tang Clan
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Honorable Mentions: Whodini, WC and the Maad Circle |
| 24 |  | Xzibit
At The Speed of Life
Honorable Mentions: X Clan |
| 25 | | Young MC
Stone Cold Rhymin'
A pop-rap classic!
Honorable Mentions: Yelawolf, Youngbloodz, Young Jeezy |
| 26 |  | Z-Ro
Crack
Honorable Mentions: Anyone got any ideas? |
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