Greatest Rap Album Ever?

[Asuka's Gonna Kill You]

This may have been asked before but I seriously cant remember it, well not recently anyway. The topic says it all as well. What in your opinion has been the greatest rap album ever? Nothing official here, just an opinion on what you think.

Got to go with Snoop Dogg's 'Doggystyle' myself. I wouldn't call it a biased opinion either. He's by far my favourite rapper but at the same time, the album speaks for itself. It has brilliance written all over it. Still my favourite debut album from anyone as well. Got the classic 'Gin and Juice' along with 'Who Am I/What's My Name?', two songs that I still consider to be two of the best rap songs of all time. Along with them you got 'Murder Was The Case', 'Lodi Dodi' and so on. All in all hasn't got a single bad song on the album if you ask me.

Straight behind that album has to be Dr Dre's 'The Chronic' album. Got what I regard as the greatest rap song ever, 'Nuthin but a G Thang' on the album plus a tonne of other tunes. Easily up there as one of the best.

[SlickNick187]

Nas's Illmatic is the best rap album ever. Throughout the whole album all the lyrics and beats were on point and I never get tired listening to it. But I agree that Doggystyle is a great album too.

[A-Dub]

NWA Straight Outta Compton is great as well. The Chronic is superb, as well as 2001 by Dre. I cannot wait for Detox.

[Ananas]

A Tribe Called Quest - "Midnight Marauders"

[zero]

Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

[GoGo Yubari]

I can't properly judge, so I can't decide on the BEST rap album ever. However, my favorite rap album of all time is Deltron 3030.

[VerbalPuke]

I'm going to say Extinction Level Event by Busta Rhymes. From top to bottom the album is great and I really love it's intro.

[existence02]

For me either Nas' Illmatic or Talib Kweli's Quality.

[Lord Nibbler]

Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek - Reflection Eternal

Possibly.

[Flowzen King]

1. Gang Starr - Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr

honorable mentions:

Immortal Technique - Revolutionary Vol.1

Immortal Technique - Revolutionary Vol.2

Death Row's Greatest Hits

Wu Tang Clan - Enter The Wu Tang (36 Chamber)

Snoop Doggy Dog - Doggystyle

2 Pac - 7 Day Theory

Jay Z - Reasonable Doubt

Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death

Nas - Illmatic

Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek - Reflection Eternal

Dr. Dre - The Chronic

[pigeon]

My personal favourite is Cypress Hill - Black Sunday

[tristy]

I like Tech N9ne's Anghellic alot.

[Hack]

Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

←

[JStarr]

Flowzen King shows good taste with the props to Gang Starr, but I gotta go with "Paid in Full" by Eric B. and Rakim. Rakim is an absolute god on the mic, IMHO, up there with Nas, Chuck D., Guru, and LL.

[Underage Politician]

Will Smith - Big Willie Style.

[illmatic]

Look at my name! NaS' Illmatic is the best rap album:)

[fineintent]

Undoubted classics:

Nas' Illmatic.

Public Enemy's It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold us Back.

Eric B and Rakim's Paid in Full.

Talib Kweli's Quality.

Common's Electric Circus .

A Tribe Called Quest's People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm.

Things I think are classic, that people laugh at me for:

Dizzee Rascal's Boy in Da Corner (Debate whether it's rap or not)

Eminem's Slimshady LP.

Beastie Boys' License to Ill.

[Flowzen King]

Flowzen King shows good taste with the props to Gang Starr

←

[Guest burton420]

My #1 would be Westside Connection - Bow Down

Other Notables inlcude:

Eminem - Marshall Mathers LP

2Pac - All Eyez On Me

Eazy-E - Str8 Off Tha Streetz (Of Muthaphukkin Compton)

Ice Cube - War & Peace, Volume 1 (The War Disc)

Dr. Dre - Chronic 2001

And thats about all I can think of

[Guest Josef Stallion]

Nas "Illmatic"

Nas "It Was Written"

2Pac "Me Against The World"

2Pac/Makaveli "The Don Killuminati: 7 Day Theory"

Dre "The Chronic"

Notorious BIG "Ready to Die"

Canibus "2000 B.C.(Before Canibus)"

Vanilla Ice "To The Extreme"

all of those are great

EDIT: added more

Edited March 7, 2005 by Josef Stallion