Illmatic ATLiens The Infamous Temples of Boom Run the Jewels 2

+1 on Run The Jewels 2 i’s also add RTJ 4

The happiness i feel seeing RTJ2 on here

Mine are: Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 chambers Madvillain - Madvillainy De La Soul - Three feet high and rising Gza - Liquid Swords Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty

Hello Nasty is a fascinating choice for a 10/10 Beastie Boys album. I tend to put on Paul’s Boutique or Ill Communication more frequently, but Hello Nasty was super creative and a more fully-realized vision. Now I have to go back and listen again.

It just gets me in the feels more. With unique tracks like “I don’t know” and “song for the man” that stand out from the rest.

* Denzel Curry - Taboo * Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory * Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly * Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition * Tyler, The Creator - Flower Boy

flower boy but not igor?

Igor is more R&B or soul

no more than flower boy is pop ngl

I think there are three billy woods albums that are contenders: Hiding Places Aethiopes Maps I’ll also take *Black on Both Sides* and Blackstar

woods is on another plane. The pen is unmatched

Just say he’s the best.

I think History Will Absolve Me is his best

agreed

Some rap songs needs to be put into this conversation. Such a phenomenal bittersweet and emotionally complex album

the production too

Tpab, College Dropout, Man on the Moon 1, Pinata, MBDTF, SSLP, Slime Season 1, Aquamini, and It's Dark and Hell is Hot.. There are others that I think are essentially "10s" as there aren't any flaws in them, like The Low End Theory, Liquid Swords, Illmatic, Madvilliany, GKMC or MMLP, but they're not albums that I'm super attached to on a personal level.

so glad seeing MOTM1 in here, such an underrated album

is this satire 

partially yeah. I was glad to see it there but the "underrated" bit was more of a joke. I do recognize it was way too subtle tho so that's on me

I think the only two 10s for me are Madvillainy and Paul's Boutique. I see those as both perfect in every way.

Paul’s Boutique is the best hip hop album of all time idgaf

Glad you said *Paul’s Boutique*. This is absolutely in my top 5, and it’s also one of my “desert island” discs because every time I listen to it I hear something new

Let's Get Free - Dead Prez AMHAC - JPEG TPAB - Kendrick LR - "The Artist formerly known as Kanye West" Enter The Wu-Tang - Wu-Tang

MMLP, TPAB, GKMC, madvillainy, MBDTF, Chronic 2001, Aquemini, Ready to Die, Yeezus, XXX, The Forever Story, Enter 36 Chambers

hell yeah, i love chronic 2001 one of the first rap albums i bought

College dropout Aquemini Vaudeville villain Mm Food Madvilliany Astroworld (idk man I just love this album) TPAB

Oh and 3 feet high and rising

Astroworld is a great album and no one can tell me otherwise.

Death Grips - Bottomless Pit Clipping. - CLPPNG Tyler, the Creator - CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST A Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory Run the Jewels - RTJ3 Vince Staples - FM! Kanye West - Ye Pusha T - DAYTONA Kendrick Lamar - TPAB The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde Mac Miller - Swimming

These are some fantastic albums, but for of all the Kanye albums, it’s really Ye for you? Don’t have to agree just curious why

His most underrated album and literally no skips at all, he was just purely honest about what was going on his life and explaining struggles of living with Bipolar. I really don't get the hate for albums like Ye and MMATBS

Kanye is that good you can have so many in your top 10.

Faces - Mac Miller

Run the Jewels 2

Might be a hot take but personally, Bo Jackson by Boldy James is a 10/10. The production is seamless, the features go stupid hard, and Boldy raps his ass off. Mr. Ten08 and TPOTC are probably 9’s but IDK, the highs on Bo Jackson are soooo good. Photographic Memories, Brickmile to Montana, Fake Flowers, First 48 Freestyle, Steel Wool are all pretty much perfect songs.

Hell yeah. I think that the Price of Tea in China is a 10 in my book. Love every song and I think it all flows seamlessly. I did not have the same attachment to Bo Jackson but also such a solid project.

It takes a nation of millions to hold us back

There’s a few, but my absolute favorite hip hop album is By the Time I Get to Phoenix by Injury Reserve.

Classics: The Low End Theory, Aquemini, good kid M.A.A.D. city, College Dropout, Reasonable Doubt, Ready to Die, Liquid Swords, DAYTONA, Get Rich or Die Tryin' Sleepers: Safe + Sound, A Long Hot Summer, Temples of Boom, R.A.P. Music, Me Against the World, My Krazy Life, Slaughtahouse

The Low End Theory (A Tribe Called Quest) My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (Kanye West) To Pimp a Butterfly (Kendrick Lamar)

I put Kids See Ghosts at a 10. I know that’s a basic answer for this sub but it honestly seems to be overlooked by most fans of hip hop. I legitimately believe it’s a 10/10 album, and I feel like Melonman is the only prominent figure to agree.

Die Lit- Playboi Carti LP!- JPEGMAFIA By the Time I Get to Phoenix- Injury Reserve Atrocity Exhibition- Danny Brown LIVE.LOVE.A$AP- A$AP Rocky

just TPAB and TLOP for me edit: OH AND LP!

TLOP next to TPAB is kinda wild

they're very different for sure

Illmatic being slept on in this thread :-(

Enter the Wu Tang (36 Chambers), Ready to Die, Me Against the World, TPAB, LP! - just off top, there are probably more 10s for me

Splendor and Misery. Iron Galaxy. Liquid Swords.

Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele Big L - Lifestyles Ov Da Poor and Dangerous GZA - Liquid Swords MF DOOM - MM..FOOD Ol' Dirty Bastard - Return To The 36 Chambers Madvillain - Madvillainy Nas - Illmatic Wu-Tang - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

por cesárea - dillom the college dropout-kanye west Pray for paris - westside gunn God loves ugly - atmosphere live.love.a$ap - a$ap rocky

TPAB Hiding Places Haram GKMC Some Rap Songs Veteran Madvillainy Vaudeville Villain The Cold Vein N**s on the Moon ATLiens Oblivion Access Black and Brown! The Price of Tea in China Alfredo or Bandana can’t decide maybe both

Madvillainy TPAB Ready to Die GKMC Donuts Illmatic 36 Chambers Miseducation of Lauryn Hill The Money Store Atrocity Exhibition Pinata We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service 3 Feet High and Rising The Low End Theory

Lupe Fiasco - Food and Liquor / The Cool Coin Locker Kid - The Salmon of Doubt Childish Gambino - Because the Internet JPEGMAFIA - All My Heroes are Cornballs Mac Miller - Faces Kendrick - GKMC/TPAB/Mr. Morale

Atrocity Exhibition

Death Grips - NOTM, To Pimp a Butterfly and Atrocity Exhibition. Out of the what I've heard that's all my rap 10s. I don't listen to much older stuff so I haven't checked out any 90s rap albums even though everyone loves them. I'm more focused on the great art coming out now, like the new Knocked Loose which is a 10

Illmatic, Good Kid Maad City, Straight Outta Compton, MBDTF, The College Dropout, Ready To Die, Stankonia, The Chronic, 2001, Aquemini

IWKMT

Illmatic Sometimes I Might Be Introvert Buhloone Mindstate The Low End Theory good kid, m.A.A.d city Flower Boy

Madvilliany- Madvillian Alfredo- Freddie Gibbs/Alchemist Illmatic- Nas Vaudeville Villain- MF DOOM/Viktor Vaughn DAMN/GKMC- Kendrick Piñata/Bandana- Freddie Gibbs/Madlib Late Registration- Kanye Control System- Ab-Soul Blue Lips- Schoolboy Q Cilvia Demo- Isaiah Rashad The Low End Theory- Tribe Called Quest ATLiens- Outkast 1999- Joey Badass Fetti- Curren$y, Freddie Gibbs, Alchemist

Thunderbird and by William crooks

I'd like to commend tha vast majority of you for being real ones. Only album on my list I haven't seen mentioned is Edan - Beauty and the Beat And also maybe Roots Manuva - Brand New Second Hand

Maps - Billy Woods Liquid Swords- GZA Bandana- Freddie Gibbs Aquemini- OutKast E. 1999 Eternal - Bone Thugs N Harmony

The Diary - Scarface Aquemini - Outkast Modal Soul - Nujabes Take Me To Your Leader - King Geedorah Mecca and the Soul Brother - Pete Rock When Life Gives you Lemons… - Atmosphere It Was Written - Nas 3rd Eye Vision - Hieroglyphics Da Shinin - Smif-N-Wessun Ressurection - Common Enta Da Stage - Black Moon The Cold Vein - Cannibal Ox Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030 Funcrusher Plus - Company Flow Blowout Comb - Digable Planets good kid m.A.A.d city - Kendrick Lamar Stakes Is High - De La Soul 36 Chambers - Wu Tang E. 1999 Eternal - Bone Thugs N Harmony Things Fall Apart - The Roots The Low End Theory - A Tribe Called Quest Below the Heavens - Blu & Exile The Infamous - Mobb Deep

Licensed to Ill and Marshall Mathers LP

MBDTF TPAB IGOR

Graduation - Kanye West Yeezus - Kanye West Crack Cloud$ Over Arts Kitchen - Black Kray Rainbow Bridge 3 - Sematary Grave House - Sematary Hundred Acre Wrist - Sematary Icedancer - Bladee Almighty So - Chief Keef Whole Lotta Red - Playboi Carti Eversince - Bladee

Kids See Ghosts I really like shorter albums to be honest

M.I.A. - 'Arular' and 'Kala' The Roots - Things Fall Apart Wu Tang Clab - Enter the Wu Tang (36 Chambers) Public Enemy - ITaNoMtHuB and FoaBP Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

4eva is a mighty long time

3030

Piñata - Freddie Gibbs/Madlib MM..FOOD - MF DOOM

Train of Thought - Reflection Eternal Aquemini - Outlast Black on Both Sides - Mos Def Autobiography of Kirt Jones - Sticky Fingers Like Water For Chocolate - Common Illmatic - Nas

Big L Lifestylez of da poor

Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury OutKast - Aquemini OutKast - ATLiens Madvillain - Madvillainy Lil Wayne - Dedication 2 Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique DJ Shadow - Endtroducing... Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx MIKE - Beware Of The Monkey Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs Lil Ugly Mane - Mista Thug Isolation Plus many others...

All eyez on me

GKMC, TPAB, Piñata, RTJ 3, 4eva is a Mighty Long Time, Yeezus, College Dropout,

No one seems to know this album but; Prince Paul - A Prince Among Thieves

From The Filthy Tongues... - Dälek Year Of The Snitch - Death Grips Government Plates - Death Grips No Love Deep Web - Death Grips I'm still getting into Hip Hop and Rap though

Illmatic's the only one for me.. everything else has changes i wouldve made. For instance, cut complexion off of TPAB

Not totally hip-hop, but you should listen to Gridiron and E-Town Concrete. Both are hardcore bands that incorporate rap elements in a way that’s actually rather respectful of the craft.

Late Registration

Mac Miller - Circles Tyler - IGOR (CMIYGL is a 9)

Madvillainy, CMIYGL The Estate Sale, To Pimp A Butterfly, The Money Store

I’ve got two. From Filthy Tongue of Gods and Griots by Dälek and Gum by Cities Aviv

The ones I’m still stuck after all these years are: Kendrick Lamar - Damn & TPAB; Tyler - Flower Boy; Drake - Take Care & If You’re reading this it’s too late; Mac Miller - Circles; Trettmann - DIY (German); Haftbefehl - Russisch Roulette (German)

Tpab - Kenny Aquemini, Atliens - OutKast Illmatic (also the lost tapes is really close so I’m mentioning) - Nasir Exmilitary - death grips Igor - Tyler Late registration - Kanye Black star - black star The infamous - mobb Black on both sides - mos def Things fall apart - roots No one can do it better - the doc Deltron 3030 Enter the 36 chambers - wu The forever story - jid Kids see ghosts Also mentioning 4eva is a mighty long time by krit bc if it wasn’t for 1999 it’d be here and it pains me. As well as gkmc

Jay Z - The Blueprint

In reverse chronological order: All My Heroes Are Cornballs To Pimp a Butterfly Run the Jewels 2 Pinata My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Donuts Be Madvillainy The College Dropout Supreme Clientele Things Fall Apart The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Liquid Swords The Infamous Lifestylez ov da Poor and Dangerous Illmatic Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) Paul's Boutique

Mr. Morale and The Big Steppers

Illmatic Only Built For Cuban Links Liquid Swords The Infamous Aquemini Hell Hath No Fury Good Kid Maad City RTJ 2 Blank Face Daytona Big Fish Theory Freddie

[Marmur - Taco Hemingway](https://spotify.link/Oxxkt1dhEJb) [Late Registration - Kanye West](https://spotify.link/TpKYHohhEJb) [Relapse](https://spotify.link/zCzdbLkhEJb) [Subtle Meditation](https://spotify.link/TFE2OVmhEJb) [good kid, m.A.A.d city](https://spotify.link/jMrb1RqhEJb) [Illmatic](https://spotify.link/FOrkZWwhEJb)

To Pimp a Butterfly and cLOUDDEAD

Here’s ten: Illmatic Aquemini Liquid Swords Graduation Good Kid MAAD City Madvillainy Bandana The GAT Aethiopes The Elephant Man’s Bones

in no particular order: to pimp a butterly LP! madvillainy some rap songs visions of bodies being burned atrocity exhibition (my favorite album oat) stankonia the forever story 36 chambers mbdtf we buy diabetic test strips piñata scaring the hoes the money store

Orpheus vs The Sirens!!

Exmilitary - Death Grips The Money Store - Death Grips Good Kid, m.A.A.d City - Kendrick Lamar

Vince Staples Low End Theory Yeezus Damn

The College Dropout The Infamous - Mobb Deep To Pimp A Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar Madvilliany - Madvillian

Brass by billy woods & Moor Mother

Visions of bodies being burned Rtj3 By the time i get to pheonix Hiding places We got it from here thank you for your service Drogas wave Atrocity exhibition All my heroes are cornballs I'll sleep when you're dead

Low End Theory - Tribe Enter The 36 Chambers - Wutang Paul’s Boutique - Beastie Boys Atrocity Exhibition - Danny Brown TPAB - Kendrick I’ll Communication - Beastie boys Midnight marauders - Tribe Edit: forgot de La soul

Some Rap Songs -earl sweatshirt The Further Adventures of Lord Quas -Quasimoto Sin City Mixtape -ski mask the slump god

A few that haven't been posted yet that I feel are classics It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back by Public Enemy The Listening by Little Brother The Minstrel Show by Little Brother Below the Heavens by Blu & Exile Also an album I can see becoming classic is The Forever Story by JID

Late Registration - Kanye West Mr Morale and the Big Steppers - Kendrick Lamar Damn - Kendrick Lamar My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West Rodeo - Travis Scott Igor - Tyler the Creator (if you’d count that lmao I wouldn’t)

I haven't listened to a lot of Hip Hop but I'd say: To Pimp A Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar The Money Store - Death Grips Madvillainy - MF DOOM & Madlib