List of Classic Rap Albums
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Here is a list of all of the albums I consider classic, listed in the order of release. I plan on annotating all of them explaining why they are classic.
Click the link below to check out my classic criteria.
https://genius.com/Open-mike-aguila-criteria-for-being-a-classic-rap-album-annotated
List of Classic Rap Albums Lyrics
1970s
Sugarhill Gang - "Rapper's Delight"
1980s
Run-D.M.C. - S/T
Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill
BDP - Criminal Minded
Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us
Back
Slick Rick - The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
Big Daddy Kane — Long Live the Kane
EMPD - Strictly Business
Ultramagnetic MC’s — Critical Breakdown
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
Geto Boys - Grip It! On That Other Level
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
1990s
A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
Dr. Dre - The Chronic
Black Moon - Enta da Stage
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Mauraders
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle
Nas - Illmatic
Mobb Deep - The Infamous
2Pac - Me Against the World
Jay Z - Reasonable Doubt
UGK - Ridin' Dirty
Outkast - ATLiens
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing
Dr. Octagon - Dr. Octagonecologyst
Outkast - Aquemini
The Roots - Things Fall Apart
2000s
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
T.I. - Trap Muzik
Kanye West - The College Dropout
Madvillain - Madvillainy
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
Lil B - 6 Kiss
2010s
Lil B - Blue Flame
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city