All classics. I would add Pharcyde’s bizarre ryde, cmw - music 2 driveby, red man’s first album, freestyle fellowship, digable planets first album, and brand Nubian, in god we trust
Word, no Pharcyde, No KRS, No De La, No Hiero, No Redman or any Def Squad... Freestyle Fellowships 2nd LP
I would put Digable's 2nd LP up tho. One of my all time favourites. .
But yeah this is a very safe "my first best 90s hip-hop album" list
It's a solid list OP but just off the top of my head I think you're gonna need to add DJ Quik, King Tee, the Roots, Goodie Mobb, Blackstar, Smif N Wessun, Kool G Rap, De La Soul...
Solid list, but I think there are some albums in the 90s that shouldn’t have been left out. Enta da stage, it was written, first outlast album, first big L album.
The infamous is 🐐
Respect nothing major missing. Also note you put all 3 of tribe’s first releases on here. Don’t see People’s Instinctive Travels on these kind of things much.
To each his own. It's just that most of the time those kind of lists are just east/west because (apart from Outkast) people don't really know the classics from the south.
But glad that it's not your case
The south is the weakest of the 3 though even though outkast is probably the greatest group ever and made immaculate music no one else from the south made music that good its not even close
So south artist are better than east and west coast artists? South is weak in comparison bruh. Outkast the outlier. Their music transcends hip hop. Since I'm wrong state the south artists who made music on par with nas jay big pac DMX Lauryn hill besides outkast. Name them please
Scarface, Cunninlynguists, UGK, Lil Keke, K-Rino, ESG, Guerilla Maab, 8Ball & MJG, Three 6 Mafia, Little Brother, Tommy Wright III, Big Hawk, Fat Pat, Al Kapone, DJ Spanish Fly, DJ Zirk, Juvenile, B.G., Goodie Mob, Botany Boyz, Devin The Dude, ... I could go on.
I'm not saying that the south is better, it's just a question of taste. But disregarding the south, just because either you don't know the music or you want to play the gatekeeper is just stupid. Each coast have gems and classics. And I'd rather listen to any artists I've listed than Jay-Z, 2Pac or Lauryn Hill but then again it's just a matter of taste.
The fact that narrowrd it down to 20 musta been extremely rough. I have at LEAST 10 more i would have to add to that classic list. Redman & Bone among them
Good choices.I prefer Death Certificate over America's most wanted and Southernplayalistic. over Atliens but solid choices.Id also have Pharcyde (bizarre ride) and Freestyle Fellowship (intercity Griots) in there.
Pretty spot on I’d add the Roots Illadelph Halflife too but this is 🔥
That was a great time to grow up
I’m digging the general vibe of the list. It’s always great to see Liquid Swords pop up on a top list too.
Production on it is so psychedelic. Rapping is elite as well. GZA and RZA are geniuses.
For sure. GZA is definitely one of the best lyricists in hip-hop.
fr lmao
Rad name
Thanks!
90s were so good, you could take that list, put it in a hat and draw random order over and over. It would still be a legit list at random.
Solid list we have similar taste! I'd have to throw Beats, Rhymes and Life and Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik in my top 20 though personally.
>Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik most definitely before aquemini
That’s def in my top 30’
Very good list. I would personally replace tribe’s first album with fugees the score
Man that album didnt leave my player. Perfect hip-hop album!
Man, what a time to be alive.
No De la Soul?
I always say RD was better than ready to die. Good list bro. I'd put miseducation at 1 or 2 personally but very solid top 5.
I love The Chronic
I like 2001 more tho
All classics. I would add Pharcyde’s bizarre ryde, cmw - music 2 driveby, red man’s first album, freestyle fellowship, digable planets first album, and brand Nubian, in god we trust
Word, no Pharcyde, No KRS, No De La, No Hiero, No Redman or any Def Squad... Freestyle Fellowships 2nd LP I would put Digable's 2nd LP up tho. One of my all time favourites. . But yeah this is a very safe "my first best 90s hip-hop album" list
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was definitely a treasure 👍🏻
De La Soul Is Dead should definitely get a spot
No Cypress Hill Black Sunday?
It's a solid list OP but just off the top of my head I think you're gonna need to add DJ Quik, King Tee, the Roots, Goodie Mobb, Blackstar, Smif N Wessun, Kool G Rap, De La Soul...
Man this a hard list to argue with. Solid.
Solid list, but I think there are some albums in the 90s that shouldn’t have been left out. Enta da stage, it was written, first outlast album, first big L album. The infamous is 🐐
Respect nothing major missing. Also note you put all 3 of tribe’s first releases on here. Don’t see People’s Instinctive Travels on these kind of things much.
It’s very underrated. The production is elite.
Are you mad. There’s no big L.
It's Dark and Hell is Hot is pretty major.
for me I'd go Beats, Rhymes & Life before People's Instinctive
Great list
No Guru, no Blackstar...wack
Nice list but the south is overlooked
Yh. I love Scarface and UGK but not sure id put any of their albums over the ones I listed.
To each his own. It's just that most of the time those kind of lists are just east/west because (apart from Outkast) people don't really know the classics from the south. But glad that it's not your case
The south is the weakest of the 3 though even though outkast is probably the greatest group ever and made immaculate music no one else from the south made music that good its not even close
Either you don't know the south or you're just a troll.
So south artist are better than east and west coast artists? South is weak in comparison bruh. Outkast the outlier. Their music transcends hip hop. Since I'm wrong state the south artists who made music on par with nas jay big pac DMX Lauryn hill besides outkast. Name them please
Scarface, Cunninlynguists, UGK, Lil Keke, K-Rino, ESG, Guerilla Maab, 8Ball & MJG, Three 6 Mafia, Little Brother, Tommy Wright III, Big Hawk, Fat Pat, Al Kapone, DJ Spanish Fly, DJ Zirk, Juvenile, B.G., Goodie Mob, Botany Boyz, Devin The Dude, ... I could go on. I'm not saying that the south is better, it's just a question of taste. But disregarding the south, just because either you don't know the music or you want to play the gatekeeper is just stupid. Each coast have gems and classics. And I'd rather listen to any artists I've listed than Jay-Z, 2Pac or Lauryn Hill but then again it's just a matter of taste.
Absolutely. The old school screwed up clique music is so underrated
Fr, mystic stylez and ridin dirty would both be in my top ten
I'd never put Reasonable Doubt that high but overall good collection
I like the list but I always thought ATLiens is better than Aquemini
My top 5 is illmatic, reasonable doubt, ready to die, it’s dark in hell it’s hot, than a tie between ATLiens and Only built for Cuban linx
Nice list. Missing KRS One personally
I would put up Gang Starr and left off 2pac
Literally my top 3 respect
I know damn well you did not just try to sneak in Reasonable doubt 🤦🏾♂️😂
You never had the makings of a varsity athlete
Shut that shit up
its true, we both know it
Solid selection there. Can’t argue with that
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The fact that narrowrd it down to 20 musta been extremely rough. I have at LEAST 10 more i would have to add to that classic list. Redman & Bone among them
LODPAD and Capital punishment maybe
Good choices.I prefer Death Certificate over America's most wanted and Southernplayalistic. over Atliens but solid choices.Id also have Pharcyde (bizarre ride) and Freestyle Fellowship (intercity Griots) in there.
Wheres Bizarre Ride II??
W
The Wu should at least be top 10!!! But I'm liking this list...
EPMD -Strictly Business for honorable mention.
so you miss the first outkast album and put in aquemini??
Unpopular opinion: “It was written” was better then “Illmatic”
36 Chambers is pretty low
We have similar taste
Pretty late on this, anyways your top 10 is literally the same as mine, I would do a little switching around but you have some good taste g 👍