Best first song on a rap album

Dawhud · September 2010

Kool G Rap - 4,5,6
Del - You're in Shambles
Black Moon - Powerful Impak

smoking_robot · September 2010

Artifacts - c'mon wit da git down

always got me hype.

DustedDon · September 2010

Ghostface - Nutmeg

El Prez · September 2010

paulnice said:

Erik B. & Rakim-I ain't no joke.

vintageinfants · September 2010

by no means the BEST by any stretch of the imagination, but i remember the drums having me like

disco_che · September 2010

Special Ed - Come On Let' Move It

Fu-Schnickens - True Fuschnick

Outlaw Posse - Session In Poetry

Hijack - The Phantom Of The Opera

DJ Quik - Sweet Black Pussy

JATX · September 2010

Snuffdaddy said:
aka said:
Snuffdaddy said:
The LP not having a proper release is a huge crime in hip hop history to me
The LP has had a proper release: http://www.discogs.com/Large-Professor-The-The-LP/release/1896200

Most of my favourites have already been mentioned, but here's two more:
Main Source - Snake Eyes
Rascalz - Really Livin
I can't front. I didn't know about this and am tracking a copy down right now. Still LP was stripped of the opportunity of having an official release back in 95, around the time the material was made and intended to be released. Such quality hiphop. A commercial release today is better than nothing, but nothing compared to what it would have been back in '95.

I had a mixtape from around97/98 and "For My People" was on it. It was actually,from what i remember, a good recording(unlike the bootleg album that I have where that song sounds like shit and starts over mixtape style on "For My People"). This leads me to believe there are legitimate copies-if only a few- out there somewhere. Any confirmation?