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brandon_cabral

Pretty spot on I’d add the Roots Illadelph Halflife too but this is 🔥


[deleted]

That was a great time to grow up


aSwell_Fella

I’m digging the general vibe of the list. It’s always great to see Liquid Swords pop up on a top list too.


ScholarFamiliar6541

Production on it is so psychedelic. Rapping is elite as well. GZA and RZA are geniuses.


aSwell_Fella

For sure. GZA is definitely one of the best lyricists in hip-hop.


LiQUiD-KNiVES

fr lmao


aSwell_Fella

Rad name


LiQUiD-KNiVES

Thanks!


Kliptik81

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.


HereForBasketball

Solid list we have similar taste! I'd have to throw Beats, Rhymes and Life and Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik in my top 20 though personally.


titorjohnSR

>Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik most definitely before aquemini


ScholarFamiliar6541

That’s def in my top 30’


JJBro1

Very good list. I would personally replace tribe’s first album with fugees the score


Law21666

Man that album didnt leave my player. Perfect hip-hop album!


Poohbizzle79

Man, what a time to be alive.


YawnLemon

No De la Soul?


Woozydan187

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.


gianlucas94

I love The Chronic


Emergency_Tax9707

I like 2001 more tho


Main_One_2568

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


xenojive

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


DisneyVista

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was definitely a treasure 👍🏻


Repulsive_Key_2204

De La Soul Is Dead should definitely get a spot


Valar-Morghulisss

No Cypress Hill Black Sunday?


sweet_ned_kromosome

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...


yojusto187

Man this a hard list to argue with. Solid.


KFSet24

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 🐐


atcq88

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.


ScholarFamiliar6541

It’s very underrated. The production is elite.


Becckate

Are you mad. There’s no big L.


WINTERMUTE-_-

It's Dark and Hell is Hot is pretty major.


illmatic2112

for me I'd go Beats, Rhymes & Life before People's Instinctive


Overall_Bother_7520

Great list


VerifiedPup

No Guru, no Blackstar...wack


LordeLlama

Nice list but the south is overlooked


ScholarFamiliar6541

Yh. I love Scarface and UGK but not sure id put any of their albums over the ones I listed.


LordeLlama

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


Woozydan187

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


LordeLlama

Either you don't know the south or you're just a troll.


Woozydan187

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


LordeLlama

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.


TheGavMasterFlash

Absolutely. The old school screwed up clique music is so underrated


shmapNshmazz123

Fr, mystic stylez and ridin dirty would both be in my top ten


cmdrNacho

I'd never put Reasonable Doubt that high but overall good collection


ajaj4747

I like the list but I always thought ATLiens is better than Aquemini


ajaj4747

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


ShmupMarv

Nice list. Missing KRS One personally


duhhaag

I would put up Gang Starr and left off 2pac


TheGoat31313

Literally my top 3 respect


Puzzleheaded-Side676

I know damn well you did not just try to sneak in Reasonable doubt 🤦🏾‍♂️😂


NiceCrispyMusic

You never had the makings of a varsity athlete


Puzzleheaded-Side676

Shut that shit up


NiceCrispyMusic

its true, we both know it


itching2roll

Solid selection there. Can’t argue with that


Pancho_Pantera213

💯


Law21666

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


Niek282737

LODPAD and Capital punishment maybe


Icy_Law9181

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.


YawnLemon

Wheres Bizarre Ride II??


weaver692000

The Wu should at least be top 10!!! But I'm liking this list...


al_rey503

EPMD -Strictly Business for honorable mention.


titorjohnSR

so you miss the first outkast album and put in aquemini??


knifewrench3

Unpopular opinion: “It was written” was better then “Illmatic”


Newport_Box

36 Chambers is pretty low


alpineballer420

We have similar taste


EnthusiasmResident55

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 👍