Classic Albums... since 1994

[TopDawg14]

I know we like to have discussions about what we would consider to be classic albums. With hip-hop being 30 years old, that discussion would be endless so here's a different spin on it. We would pretty much agree that the golden age of hip-hop ended around '93(give or take a year) so which albums since 1994 would be a classic album?

Here are my submissions:

De La Soul - Stakes Is High(1996)

Will Smith - Willennium(1999)

Nas - Illmatic(1994)

The Fugees - The Score(1996)

Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill(1998)

Outkast - Stankonia(2000)

[JumpinJack AJ]

I know i'm gonna miss alot, but here are a few of what i consider the best albums of the past 10 years...i dont' know if i'd consider them "classics"...but definitly the best.

Fresh Prince + Jazzy Jeff "Willennium"

Fres Prince "Big Willie Style"

LL Cool J "Mr. Smith"

Biz Markie "Weekend Warrior"

Lauryn Hill "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill"

TLC " CraZySeXyCOol"

De La Soul "Bionix"

De La Soul "Stakes Is High"

MC Hammer "V: Inside Out"

Talib Kweli "Quality"

Gang Starr "Moment of Truth"

Rakim "The 18th Letter"

Arrested Development "Heros of The Harvest"

Speech "Hoopla"

A Tribe Called Quest "Beats, Rhymes, & Life"

Digital Undergrond "Future Rhythm"

2Pac "Me Against The World"

EPMD "Back In Business"

Heavy D + The Boyz "Nuttin' But Love"

KRS-One "I Got Next"

Pete Rock + CL Smooth "The Main Ingredient"

Busta Rhymes "The Coming"

There's a few of my favs.

[Hero1]

Hieroglyphics - Third Eye Vision (1998)

Will Smith - Willennium (1999)

The Pharcyde - Labcabincalifornia (1995)

Aceyalone - A Book of Human Language (1998)

PM Dawn - Dearest Christian (1998)

Brand Nubian - Foundation (1998)

Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030 (2001) -del the funky homosapien,automator,kid koala

the poor righteous teachers album from abt 96 was great.id agree on stakes is high... but the above albums i would say are classics..and pretty much flawless..and you can just listen to them constantly

[bigted]

Here's a few of my favorites over the past 10 years

DJ Jazzy Jeff "The Magnificent"(2002)

Nas "Stillmatic"(2001)

Nas "God's Son"(2002)

Nas "I Am..."(1999)

KRS-ONE and The Temple Of Hip-Hop "Spiritual Minded"(2002)

KRS-ONE "The Sneak Attack"(2001)

KRS-ONE "Kristyles"(2003)

Jay-Z "Reasonable Doubt"(1996)

Eminem "Infinite"(1996)

Notorious B.I.G. "Ready To Die"(1994)

2Pac "All Eyez On Me" (1996)

Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek "Reflection Eternal"(2000)

Mos Def "Black On Both Sides"(1999)

50 Cent "Power Of The Dollar" (1999)

Dr. Dre "Chronic 2001"(1999)

Snoop Doggy Dogg "Doggystyle"(1994)

Snoop Dogg "Paid The Cost To Be The Boss" (2002)

The Roots "Things Fall Apart"(1999)

Slick Rick "The Art Of Storytelling"(1999)

LL Cool J "G.O.A.T"(2000)

Wyclef Jean "The Masquerade"(2002)

Wyclef Jean "The Carnival"(1997)

Public Enemy "Revolvolution"(2002)

FP "Born To Reign"(2002)

The Roots "Prenology"(2002)

DMX"Great Depression"(2001)

DMX "And Then There Was X"(1999)

Outlawz/2Pac "Still I Rise"

Outlawz "Novakane"(2002)

Fat Joe "J.O.E."(Jealous Ones Envy) (1995)

Fat Joe "Don Cartagena"(1998)

Big Pun "Capital Punishment"(1998)

Wu-Tang Clan "Wu-Tang Forever"(1997)

Foxy Brown "Ill Na Na"(1996)

Warren G "Regulate... G Funk Era"(1994)

Ice Cube "War/Peace"(2000)

Edited November 8, 2004 by bigted

[TopDawg14]

I know i'm gonna miss alot, but here are a few of what i consider the best albums of the past 10 years...i dont' know if i'd consider them "classics"...but definitly the best.

A Tribe Called Quest "Beats, Rhymes, & Life"

Busta Rhymes "The Coming"

There's a few of my favs.

AJ,

I wanted to put a Busta Rhymes album on my list but I couldn't decide. I really liked the coming but if I had to choose one of his albums it would have been When Disaster Strikes.

Also, Beats, Rhymes, and Life was good but I don't know if I could put it in the classic category. The Low End Theory & Midnight Marauders were Tribe's classic albums.

Just my opinion, though.

[JumpinJack AJ]

I stressed in my post that i considered those amoungst my favs that were very good albums. Not classics. I think that term is used way 2 losely.

[mfuqua23]

Hey bigted. How'd U get 50's "power of a dolla". That wasn't officially sold. Is it any good compare 2 his "Get Rich or Die Tryin"?

[bigted]

Hey bigted. How'd U get 50's "power of a dolla". That wasn't officially sold. Is it any good compare 2 his "Get Rich or Die Tryin"?

I actually bought it from one of my friends in high school that downloaded it for me, it's a lot better than "Get Rich Or Die Tryin'", no comparison, him, Jay-Z, and Eminem were a lot better when they were underground than they are now! :ditto:

[freshstecki]

Well ... I go additionally 2 most of ur stuff with

da 2 Artifacts LPs... "Between a rock n a hard place"... and da newer but not as dirty soundin "that's them"... Attack of new Jeruzalem...

and I go with another guy from New Jersey... Redman... I really hate all dis newa club Hip Hop stuff... n I don't like da album with MM ...BUT "muddy waterz" is a classic n I still love 2 hear it... Rock da spot...

Then I want 2 mention dis 2nd Jazzmatazz Album... Guru masterpiece.. da LP from 1993 was fantastic but da second part of dis triologie is da incredible masterpiece of Jazz Hip Hop fusion....

I think da second second Digable Planets with dis all time bomb "9th wonder" is also a classic... but I don't know more of dis more underground album...

Main Ingrediant is already mentioned... additionaly I want 2 mention Pete Rock's 1995 LP with Rob O, Marco Polo, Ras G n da rest of da crew... u know "INI- Center of Attention"... incredible stuff... underground classic, cuz never offical released be4 2002, I think...

then without a comment:

Krs 1 - I got next...BOOOM BAP 1997

Pete Rock - Petstrumentals

Alkaholiks - Coast 2 Coast

Madlib - Shades of Blue

Hieroglyphics - 3rd eye vision

Nas - Illmatic

Roots - illadeph halflife n Things fall apart

I'm tired... good night..

Peace

[mfuqua23]

Really. I never heard Jay-Z underground. I heard Ja Rule and DMX tho. What the name of some tracks Jay-Z did underground?

[Hero1]

ohh i gotta gree with the roots - illadelph halflife.. their best album by far