A lot of people say it is Illmatic by Nas....I can't say I disagree, but Paid in Full by Eric B. and Rakim....I think that is the best rap album of all time, with Illmatic a close second.
"All Eyez on Me" wasn't even Pac's best album. Ya'll ain't got nothing to say about "Me Against the World?"
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gentile @ Jul 4 2007, 07:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>"All Eyez on Me" wasn't even Pac's best album. Ya'll ain't got nothing to say about "Me Against the World?"</div>Thats a matter of opinion, I love both albums but I find myself popping in All Eyez On Me into the CD player more....just like it better.
Eyez was Pac pissed off and dumbed down to sell records. It's a live double CD, but it's probably what kicked off the renaissance of big selling fake gangster rappers. That cat wadn't bloodin until he got to death row.
I like Stillmatic a bit more than Illmatic. Maybe I'm just weird I just love Ether, 2nd Childhood, Got yourself a Gun, and One Mic
Louis Logic's Misery Loves Comedy may be my favorite album. Nearly every track on there is a winner, and it has the brilliant track "A perfect Circle" that is perhaps the third most emotionally powerful song I've heard after Stan and Dance With The Devil. Louis is perhaps the most consistent lyricist I've heard.
I personally loved Illmatic...But I also liked All Eyez On Me.Couldn't choose between them to be honest.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gentile @ Jul 4 2007, 08:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>"All Eyez on Me" wasn't even Pac's best album. Ya'll ain't got nothing to say about "Me Against the World?"</div>Exactly, plus add the fact there was like 3-4 bad songs on the album. For me it's "It takes a nation of..." followed by "Illmatic" and "Paid in Full" in third. PE's album was one of the most political and influential albums ever and Chuck D is just a legend. Illadelph Halflife was a different approach from The Roots, they went with a much more lyrical in contrast to their jazzy "Do You Want More?", however I wouldn't consider it over an album such as Enter The Wu-Tang or PE's '87-91 discography.
Best Wu albums was "Cuban Links," "Liquid Swords," and "Ironman." I don't know which one of those was the best, but they were all better than "Enter the Wu."
Some good ones, who cares what is the number 1Enter the Wu-TangOnly Built 4 Cuban LinxThings Fall ApartIllmaticMe Against The WorldPaid in FullIt Takes a Nation of Armies...Criminal MindedThe Low End TheoryMidnight MaraudersReady to DieReasonable DoubtThose should all be considered
This isn't the best ever, but Blackstarr has to be mentioned. Mos Def and Talib are so good together.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pronk48 @ Jul 4 2007, 08:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Agreed, I just d/l it a couple of days ago and I thought it was a very good album.</div>So unique also, gotta love Children's Story.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gentile @ Jul 4 2007, 08:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Best Wu albums was "Cuban Links," "Liquid Swords," and "Ironman." I don't know which one of those was the best, but they were all better than "Enter the Wu."</div>I have to disagree, in "Enter The Wu-Tang" You hear all the rappers unique style in a song, while the albums you listed are just solo albums and still aren't as influential as "Enter the Wu-Tang" which had huge impact in the east coast scene. The album was original, unique and had variety from all the rappers.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Heatfan32 @ Jul 5 2007, 01:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I have to disagree, in "Enter The Wu-Tang" You hear all the rappers unique style in a song, while the albums you listed are just solo albums and still aren't as influential as "Enter the Wu-Tang" which had huge impact in the east coast scene. The album was original, unique and had variety from all the rappers.</div>-None of those albums are "solo" albums by any traditional definition. One rapper dominated each album, particularly "Liquid Swords," but they were all clearly collective Wu efforts. I'd be surprised if any of those albums had more than three solo songs among all the collabos (I'll pull out my covers later).-I don't care much about the impact. Biters always abound in hip hop. I cared more about that initial growth in lyrics, style, and production that was immediately apparent after "Enter the Wu." Cats brought they sustainable "A" game after the first album.
