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25 to Life

HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts
edited April 2007 in Strut Central
I liked Noz's list on the XXL blog so much that I had to make my own...based solely on what rap albums have garnered the deepest-seeded degree of perma-bump for me over the past 20 years. First I'll post Noz's list.Then I'll post mine.Then you post yours.
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  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts
    Noz's list:

    50. TI - Trap Muzik
    49. MOP - Warriorz
    48. Kokane - Funk Upon a Rhyme
    47. Tuff Crew - Back To Wreck Shop
    46. X-Clan - To The East Blackwards
    45. Master P - Ghetto D
    44. The Click - Down & Dirty
    43. Low Profile - We???re In This Together
    42. The Roots - Illadelph Halflife
    41. Spice 1 - S/t
    40. Mantronix - S/t
    39. Poor Righteous Teachers - Holy Intellect
    38. Freestyle Fellowship - To Whom It May Concern
    37. BG - Chopper City In The Ghetto
    36. Intelligent Hoodlum - s/t
    35. Big Daddy Kane - Long Live The Kane
    34. Eightball & MJG - On Top Of The World
    33. The Coup - Genocide & Juice
    32. Digital Underground - Sex Packets
    31. Organized Konfusion - Stress
    30. Gangstarr - Hard To Earn
    29. Jay-Z - Vol. 3 - The Life & Times of S. Carter
    28. Ghostface - Supreme Clientele
    27. Boogie Down Productions - Criminal Minded
    26. Devin - The Dude

    25. Mac Mall - Illegal Business
    24. LL Cool J - Radio
    23. Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full
    22. Geto Boys - Grip It On That Other Level
    21. GZA - Liquid Swords
    20. Ultramagnetic MCs - Critical Beatdown
    19. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
    18. Main Source - Breakin??? Atoms
    17. Ice Cube - Death Certificate
    16. Scarface - The Fix
    15. NWA - Straight Outta Compton
    14. EPMD - Strictly Business
    13. E-40 - In a Major Way
    12. UGK - Ridin??? Dirty
    11. Nas - Illmatic
    10. Too Short - Life Is???
    9. Public Enemy - Nation of Millions
    8. Dr. Dre - The Chronic
    7. Notorious BIG - Ready To Die
    6. Slick Rick - The Great Adventures Of???
    5. De La Soul - Is Dead
    4. Common Sense - Resurrection
    3. Outkast - ATLiens
    2. A Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory
    1. Goodie Mob - Soul Food

    http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=9408
  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts
    My list:

    1. A Tribe Called Quest ??? Low End Theory
    2. Too $hort ??? Life Is..Too $hort
    3. EPMD ??? Strictly Business
    4. NWA ??? Straight Outta Compton
    5. Project Blowed compilation
    6. JT tha Bigga Figga ??? Playaz in tha Game
    7. Mac Mall ??? Illegal Business
    8. Freestyle Fellowship ??? Inner City Griots
    9. Wu Tang Clan ??? Enter the Wu Tang
    10. Eric B and Rakim ??? Paid in Full
    11. Nas ??? Illmatic
    12. Dr. Dre ??? The Chronic
    13. Slick Rick ??? The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
    14. Pete Rock and CL Smooth ??? Mecca and the Soul Brother
    15. Black Sheep ??? A Wolf in Sheep???s Clothing
    16. Cypress Hill ??? Cypress Hill
    17. Pharcyde ??? Bizarre Ride II tha Pharcyde
    18. Black Moon ??? Enta da Stage
    19. Badstads ??? Biggest of da Baddest
    20. Paul Wall & Chamillionaire ??? Get Ya Mind Correct
    21. Hot Boys ??? Guerilla Warfare
    22. Special Ed ??? Youngest in Charge
    23. Boogie Down Productions ??? Criminal Minded
    24. Warren G ??? Regulate: The G-Funk Era
    25. Public Enemy ??? It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

    26. Organized Konfusion ??? Stress: The Extinction Agenda
    27. Snoop Doggy Dogg ??? Doggy Style
    28. Eazy E ??? Eazy Duz It
    29. Odd Squad ??? Fadenuf fa Erybody
    30. E-40 ??? The Mailman EP
    31. Gang Starr ??? Step in the Arena
    32. Spice 1 ??? Spice 1
    33. DJ Rapid Ric & DJ LL ??? Z-Ro???s Greatest Verses
    34. Big Daddy Kane ??? Long Live the Kane
    35. UGK ??? Ridin??? Dirty
    36. Volume10 ??? Hip-Hopera
    37. Saafir ??? Boxcar Sessions
    38. Bored Stiff ??? Explainin??? EP
    39. Madvillain ??? Madvillainy
    40. Slumplordz ??? Sunnmoonsekt
    41. Do the Math compilation
    42. Outkast ??? ATLiens
    43. Geto Boys ??? We Can???t Be Stopped
    44. The Coup ??? Kill My Landlord
    45. Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth ??? Funky Technician
    46. San Quinn ??? I Give You My Word
    47. Mac Dre ??? Genie of the Lamp
    48. Souls of Mischief ??? 93 til Infinity
    49. Masta Ace ??? Slaughtahouse
    50. Abstract Tribe Unique ??? Underground Fossils EP
  • faux_rillzfaux_rillz 14,343 Posts
    I liked Noz's list on the XXL blog so much


    Does Noz get a credit in the bank against future accusations of carpetbaggeurdom?
  • roistoroisto 879 Posts
    01. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
    02. Nas - Illmatic
    03. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
    04. Mobb Deep - The Infamous
    05. Gang Starr ??? Daily Operation
    06. Ice Cube - Death Certificate
    07. Tuff Crew - Back To Wreck Shop
    08. Organized Konfusion - Stress
    09. Main Source - Breakin??? Atoms
    10. De La Soul - 3 Feet High And Rising
    11. NWA - Straight Outta Compton
    12. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
    13. Geto Boys - Geto Boys
    14. Gangstarr - Hard To Earn
    15. X-Clan - To The East, Blackwards
    16. GZA - Liquid Swords
    17. EPMD - Unfinished Business
    18. The Nonce - World Ultimate
    19. Slick Rick - The Great Adventures Of???
    20. De La Soul - Is Dead
    21. CMW - It's A Compton Thang
    22. A Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory
    23. Stezo - Crazy Noise
    24. Cypress Hill ??? Cypress Hill
    25. Above The Law - Living Like Hustlers
  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts
    Apparently, I still need to check out that Tuff Crew.
  • faux_rillzfaux_rillz 14,343 Posts
    Apparently, I still need to check out that Tuff Crew.

    You really do--both of their albums.
  • CosmoCosmo 9,768 Posts
    Apparently, I still need to check out that Tuff Crew.

    Is there such a thing as reverse carpetbagguery?
  • noznoz 3,625 Posts
    Possibly the worst list i???ve ever seen - how old are you - 20?

    LOL @ Mac Mall being in the top 25 - LMAO - u can???t seriously believe that shit.

    Too Short before Nas??????u straight buggin
  • Jonny_PaycheckJonny_Paycheck 17,825 Posts
    Apparently, I still need to check out that Tuff Crew.

    Is there such a thing as reverse carpetbagguery?

    Philly may have been too well-exposed to be called a "local scene".

    Hi Cosmo!
  • faux_rillzfaux_rillz 14,343 Posts
    Apparently, I still need to check out that Tuff Crew.

    Is there such a thing as reverse carpetbagguery?

    Philly may have been too well-exposed to be called a "local scene".

    Hi Cosmo!

    You dudes have clearly failed to process the first rule of 'baggeury: it's not called that when Shied does it.

    I think it may be referred to as "club compliance" in those situations.[/NYC chowderhead cling-tank]
  • rootlesscosmorootlesscosmo 12,848 Posts


    LOL @ Mac Mall being in the top 25 - LMAO - u can???t seriously believe that shit.


    I would have to put a few Bay albums in my top 25 (wouldn't you?). and this is one of the best Bay albums ever. so, I can actually feel harv-chaic on this.
  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts


    LOL @ Mac Mall being in the top 25 - LMAO - u can???t seriously believe that shit.


    I would have to put a few Bay albums in my top 25 (wouldn't you?). and this is one of the best Bay albums ever. so, I can actually feel harv-chaic on this.

    Noz is just being funny by rehashing some of the comments left on his blog in response to his list.
  • rootlesscosmorootlesscosmo 12,848 Posts


    LOL @ Mac Mall being in the top 25 - LMAO - u can???t seriously believe that shit.


    I would have to put a few Bay albums in my top 25 (wouldn't you?). and this is one of the best Bay albums ever. so, I can actually feel harv-chaic on this.

    Noz is just being funny by rehashing some of the comments left on his blog in response to his list.

    got it.
  • faux_rillzfaux_rillz 14,343 Posts
    Possibly the worst list i???ve ever seen - how old are you - 20?

    LOL @ Mac Mall being in the top 25 - LMAO - u can???t seriously believe that shit.

    Too Short before Nas??????u straight buggin

    You trippin like a whiteboy on acid.
  • faux_rillzfaux_rillz 14,343 Posts
    your a plane hater you fa**ot

    Noz's fear of flying revealed?
  • mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
    your a plane hater you fa**ot

    Noz's fear of flying revealed?

    I often wonder what happens to these commenters once they're, like, 30. Or maybe they already are?
  • faux_rillzfaux_rillz 14,343 Posts
    your a plane hater you fa**ot

    Noz's fear of flying revealed?

    I often wonder what happens to these commenters once they're, like, 30.

    They start posting on www.okayplayer.com
  • mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
    your a plane hater you fa**ot

    Noz's fear of flying revealed?

    I often wonder what happens to these commenters once they're, like, 30.

    They start posting on www.okayplayer.com

    Uh oh.
  • magpaulmagpaul 1,314 Posts
    ' I see what you trying to do and for trying to look cool i gotta call you on your bullshit homo ass n*****''

  • mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
    Noz:

    Do you find ANYTHING redeeming about the comments section? Just curious.
  • DB_CooperDB_Cooper Manhatin' 7,823 Posts
    Those are the same dudes who walk around telling other dudes how "hard" they are, and that they're all about the "raw shit".


    Homoerotic double entendres for days.
  • faux_rillzfaux_rillz 14,343 Posts
    Noz:

    Do you find ANYTHING redeeming about the comments section? Just curious.

    I been telling him he needs to find a way to attract a better class of commenters--it doesn't even begin to compare to the constant party that is Tom Breihan's comment section.
  • deejdeej 5,125 Posts
    noz's comments section on that one is a riot
  • jaymackjaymack 5,199 Posts
    holy bejesus, people are fucked up.
    who has time to aact like that in the comment section of a blog.
    and whoever mentioned okp, that comment section is 'the lesson' in a nutshell.
  • magpaulmagpaul 1,314 Posts
    WHERES DIAMOND D STUNTS BLUNTS AND HIP HOP YOU FAGGOT!
  • noznoz 3,625 Posts
    Do you find ANYTHING redeeming about the comments section? Just curious.

    Comedy.

    There have been points where I've considered turning comments off completely, specifically after one reader went so far as to look up my parents names and post them. I might still do that.
  • TREWTREW 2,037 Posts
    Do you find ANYTHING redeeming about the comments section? Just curious.

    Comedy.

    There have been points where I've considered turning comments off completely, specifically after one reader went so far as to look up my parents names and post them. I might still do that.

    whoa, was that on some "you're a white guy so you don't know anything about hiphop" shit?
  • canonicalcanonical 2,100 Posts
    I must be hte only rap fan who hates lists. I like reading other peoples' lists, but I have this mental problem were I cannot make my own lists. About anything. My mind draws an immediate blank.

    I liked your list, noz, not because I agreed with everything but because it's got a lot of variety.

    I'd rather make a list of albums that impacted me on a personal level. There are some mediocre albums in hindsight that hit pretty hard when I heard them.
  • izm707izm707 1,107 Posts
    01. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
    02. Nas - Illmatic
    03. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
    04. Mobb Deep - The Infamous
    05. Gang Starr ??? Daily Operation
    06. Ice Cube - Death Certificate
    07. Tuff Crew - Back To Wreck Shop
    08. Organized Konfusion - First LP
    09. Main Source - Breakin??? Atoms
    10. De La Soul - 3 Feet High And Rising
    11. NWA - Straight Outta Compton
    12. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
    13. Geto Boys - Geto Boys
    14. Gangstarr - Step In The Arena
    15. X-Clan - To The East, Blackwards
    16. GZA - Liquid Swords
    17. Hard 2 Obtain - Izm & Blues
    18. EPMD - Strictly Bizness
    19. Slick Rick - The Great Adventures Of???
    20. De La Soul - Is Dead
    21. CMW - It's A Compton Thang
    22. A Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory
    23. Too Short - Life's Too Short
    24. Cypress Hill ??? Cypress Hill
    25. Above The Law - Living Like Hustlers

    The first 25 i can think of right now...My list would include at least 400 albums. Can't do a 100 album list.
  • ElectrodeElectrode Los Angeles 3,129 Posts
    Obscure Montana rap scene
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