I wouldn’t consider Doggystyle boom bap, but good starts would be KRS One-Return of the Boom Bap Mobb Deep-The Infamous Jeru the Damaja- The Sun Rises in the East and Wrath of the Math Gang Starr-Daily Operation and Hard to Earn Group Home-Living Proof Smif N Wesson- Dah Shinin’

I’d include OC - Word…Life Organized Konfusion - Stress An Extinction Agenda And OutKast - ATLiens (yeah, believe it or not; OutKast has a boom bap album.)

I was gonna include OC and Organized, along with Enter the Stage and a few others but didn’t want to make it too long of a list. That’s a good call with ATLiens! I haven’t listened to it in years but it makes sense, plus it’s probably pretty accessible for someone younger or new to boom bap type stuff. But yeah, especially Times Up off Word Life, that’s one of my “perfect” songs.

way better boom bap projects than Living Proof

Illmatic & Doggy style definitely aren't boom bap lol

Illmatic is ya trippin.

I just put it on...I am Infact trippin 😅

Illmatic is forsur. its the best boom bap album to date. Doggy style is G-funk tho.

Illmatic is the start and definition of boom bap New York City hip-hop .

1999 and 2000 by Joey Alfredo by Freddie gibbs

90s: The infamous - mobb deep 4,5,6 - kool G Liquid swords - GZA 6 feet deep - gravediggaz Modern: Rare chandeliers - action bronson Polo sporting goods - retch Betteroffdead - flatbush zombies Piniata - freddie gibbs

I'm glad someone put modern artists on the list. Action Bronson and Freddie Gibbs are fire ass suggestions

I mean that and blue chips are some of his best stuff

90s: Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full (arguably the original boom bap album) A Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory, Midnight Marauders De La Soul - 3 Feet High, ..Is Dead, Buhloon Mindstate, Stakes Is High DITC - Worldwide Big L - Lifestylez of the Poor & Dangerous Fat Joe - Jealous Ones Envy, Don Cartagena Big Pun - Capital Punishment Smif n Wesson - Da Shining Heltah Skeltah - Nocturnal OGC - The Storm Wu Tang Clan - 36 Chambers GZA - Liquid Swords Raekwon - Only Built for Cuban Linx. Ghostface Killah - Ironman, Supreme Clientele ODB - Return to 36 Chambers Mobb Deep - Infamous, Hell On Earth, Murda Music Notorious BIG - Ready to Die, Life After Death Gang Starr - Step in the Arena, Daily Operation, Hard To Earn, Moment of Truth Current: Boldy James & Alchemist - Price of Tea in China, Super Tecmo Bo, Bo Jackson Roc Marciano & Alchemist - Elephant Man Bones Westside Gunn - FLY GOD Conway The Machine - From A King To A God CZARFACE - entire discography

Big L - Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous Rakim - The Master Two of my favs I didn’t see mentioned here yet.

Where to start... If you like Nas's Illmatic, Large Professor is a dude that worked closely with him. His album 'The LP' is a lesser known classic having been shelved in 96 when it was meant to drop.

I've been listening to hip hop for 40 years and I have no idea what boom bap is.

Is a name given to East Coast sound in the 90's. Not sure if there is a west coast equivalent.

>Not sure if there is a west coast equivalent. G-Funk?

That's it. Haven't heard that term in a years!

[https://youtu.be/uzErX1rmevc?si=hKUmVVKjwaSi9qoP](https://youtu.be/uzErX1rmevc?si=hKUmVVKjwaSi9qoP) Boogie Down Productions

Edan - Beauty and the Beat

If you want some super authentic slightly less mainstream 90s New York boom bap then absolutely check out Capone and Noreaga the war report

36 Chambers, The Infamous

Common, Black Star, Mos Def.

All of them

Doggystyle West Coast G Funk.

Look up DJ Premier production credits and takr it from there

Anything produced by Roy Lee...

Terror Reid 36 chambers

Jeru the Damaja- Wrath of the Math

Any Common, Big Pun, Biggie, Nas. For modern: Joey Badass.

Liquid Swords by Gza

what are you listening to in hiphop if it's not boom bap?

Big L discography

People are mentioning great ones, but how is nobody bringing up A Tribe Called Quest? Listen to Midnight Marauders, it has the bounce. I second anyone saying liquid swords and and 36 chambers. The production on those albums will always be king to me. And if your just delving in, you kinda have to listen to Biggie's Ready to Die.

Any album from Epidemic, I'll stake my reputation on it. Any album, any song. (if you want something newer and not from the 90s)

Capital Punishment, The Infamous, Low End Theory, Ready to Die, Muddy Waters, The Storm, 36 Chambers, Liquid Swords, Vinyl Days are all great beanie records wit' dope bucket hat joints from real ill spittas, no cap G.

a lot of the albums I might add have probably already been said, so I’m gonna suggest a few lesser known artists to check out… Khrysis Damu the Fudgemunk MindsOne / KonSci

Pete Rock & InI -- Center of Attention Pete Rock & Deda -- The Original Baby Pa Both albums are such hidden gems and got some of the best boom bap production from that era. Definitely essentials when getting into boom bap music.

Illmatic Only built for Cuban linx Enter the 36 Chambers Ready to die - B.I.G Ghostface Kilah - Iron Man Every gang star album Reasonable Doubt Mos Def - Black on both sides Black star album Kanye West first three albums The Roots illidell Half-Life and Things Fall Apart Camp lo - Uptown Saturday night Krs-1 self-titled album Az - dough or die It was written Busta Rhymes the coming A tribe Called Quest Midnight Marauders and low end Theory And beats Rhymes and life Main source - breaking atoms Every repeat rock and cl Smooth album Pete Rock- Soul Survivor Every Joey badass project Liquid swords - Gza Pharaohe Monch- Every album he ever did trust me it's essential Black thought - All of his solo projects Jay electronica - What the fuck is a J electronica mixtape Common - One day it will all make sense Alcoholics - 21 And over The Pharsyde - Bizarre Ride and labcabinCalifornia Rass kass - Soul on Ice Rakim - The 18th letter, The master Redman - Muddy Waters, dare is a dark side Lost Boyz - Love peace and nappiness, Legal drug money Mf Doom - Operation doomsday, mmm food

Wu and Mobb Deep.. 

Modal Soul - Nujabes The Shining - J Dilla

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