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Best 5 Hip Hop Albums For Every Year
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| EmSeeD |
Date: Saturday, 31/Jul/10, 9:03 PM | Message # 1 |
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We're putting together a list of top 5 hip hop albums from every year from 1984 all the way up until 2010. we're already doing it in the youtube group but we should use the other networks to contribute to the list too.
the way it will add up is the albums get 5 points if it gets named number 1, 4 points for being named 2, 3 points for number 3, 2 points for number 4 and 1 point for being named number 5 on peoples top 5 lists.
after the lists are drawn the top 2 albums from each year will be put against other albums in a tournament style brackets, we will have votes to see which album will come out as the greatest
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1984 - 1989
1984
1. Run DMC, RunDMC 25pts
2. Whodini, Escape 13pts
3. Treacherous Three, Threacherous Three 9pts
4. Grandmaster Flash, Greatest Messages 7pts
5. Kid Frost, Rough Cut 5pts
1985
1. LL Cool J - Radio 20pts
2. RunDMC - Kings of Rock 13pts
3. Too $hort - Don't Stop Rappin 8pts
4. World Class Wreckin Cru - World Class 7pts
5. DJ Grandmaster Flash - They Said It Couldn't Be Done 5pts
5. Kurtis Blow - America 5pts
1986
1. Run DMC - Raising Hell 19pts
2. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill 11pts
2. Doug E Fresh - Oh My God 11pts
4. Kool Moe Dee - Kool Moe Dee 9pts
5. Whodini - Back In Black 7pts
1987
1. Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full 30pts
2. Boogie Down Productions - Criminal Minded 25pts
3. Public Enemy - Yo Bumrush The Show 20pts
4. NWA - NWA & The Posse 9pts
5. Ice T - Rhyme Pays 7pts
1988
1. Eric B & Rakim - Follow The Leader 22 pts
2. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back 19pts
3. EPMD - Strictly Business 15pts
4. NWA - Straight Outta Compton 14pts
5. Big Daddy Kane - Long Live The Kane 9pts
1989
1. The D.O.C., No One Can Do It Better - 24pts
2. De La Soul, 3 Feet High & Rising - 17pts
2. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo, Road To Riches - 16pts
4. Big Daddy Kane, Its A Big Daddy Kane Thing - 11pts
5. Ice-T, Iceberg/Feedom of Speech...Just Watch What You Say - 10pts
1990 - 1999
1990
1. A Tribe Called Quest - Peoples Instinctive Travels & the Paths of Rhythm 16pts
2. Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth- Funky Technician 13pts
3. Eric B & Rakim - Let The Rhythm Hit Em 10pts
4. Ice Cube - Amerikkkas Most Wanted 8pts
5. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Wanted: Dead Or Alive 8pts
1991
1. Ice Cube - Death Certificate 24pts
2. 2pac - 2pacalypse Now 23pts
3. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory 19pts
4. NWA - Niggaz4life 15pts
5. Gang Starr - Step In The Arena 12pts
1992
1. Dr. Dre - The Chronic 29pts
2. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Mecca and the Soul Brother 26pts
3. Gang Starr - Daily Operation 14pts
4. Ice Cube - The Predator 12pts
5. Comptons Most Wanted - Music To Drive By To 10pts
1993
1. Wu Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) 38pts
2. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders 17pts
3. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle 13pts
4. De La Soul - Buhlonne Mind State 8pts
5. Guru - Jazzmatazz vol. 1 6pts
1994
1. Nas - Illmatic 39pts
2. Jeru The Damaja - The Sun Rises In The East 21pts
3. The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die 16pts
4. Common - Ressurection 13pts
5. Outkast - Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik 12pts
1995
1. GZA - Liquid Swords 37pts
2. Raekwon - Only Built For Cuban Linx 30pts
3. 2Pac - Me Against the World 21pts
4. Mobb Deep - The Infamous 17pts
5. The Pharcyde - Labincanifornia 15pts
1996
1. Dr. Octagon - Dr. Octagonecologyst 17.5pts
2. Nas - It Was Written 14pts
3. The Roots - Illadelph Halfife 12pts
3. OutKast - ATLiens 12
5. Fugees - The Score 10
1997
1. Rakim - The 18th Letter 26
2. OC - Jewelz 18
3. The Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death 13
4. Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever 13
5. Common - One Day It Will All Make Sense 8
1998
1. Gang Starr - Moment of Truth 24pts
2. Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are: Black Star 17pts
3. Big Pun - Capital Punishment 12pts
4. Brand Nubian - The Foundation 8pts
5. Killah Priest - Heavy Mental 7pts
1999
1. Eminem - The Slim Shady LP 35
2. Dr. Dre - 2001 21
3. Mos Def - Black on Both Sides 17
4. The Roots - Things Fall Apart 10
5. Pharoahe Monch - Internal Affairs 8
5. MF DOOM - Operation Doomsday! 8
2000 - 2010
2000
1. Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030 25pts
2. Jedi Mind Tricks - Violent By Design 24pts
3. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP 23pts
4. Common - Like Water For Chocolate 17pts
5. Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele 7pts
2001
1. Masta Ace - Disposable Arts 18pts
2. Immortal Technique - Revolutionary Vol. 1 9pts
3. Aesop Rock - Labor Days 7pts
3. Cormega - The Realness 7pts
5. Eyedea - The Many Faces of Oliver Hart 6.5pts
2002
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1. Nas - The Lost Tapes 19
2. Atmosphere - Godlovesugly 11
3. Nas - Gods Son 10
4. People Under The Stairs - OST 8
5. The Roots - Phrenology 8
2003
1. INI - Center of Attention 28
2. Immortal Technique - Revolutionary Vol. 2 16
3. Gang Starr - The Ownerz 15
4. 50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin 10
5. Insight - Updated Software V. 2.5 8
2004
1. Madvillainy - Madvillainy 23
2. Masta Ace - A Long Hot Summer 18
3. MF Doom - MM.. Food 11
3. Kanye West - The COllege Dropout 11
3. Klashnekoff - Saga's of Klashnekoff 11
2005
1. Nujabes - Modal Soul 9
2. Edan - Beauty and the Beat 8
3. Tonedeff - Archetype 7
3. Panacea - Ink Is My Drink 7
5. Common - Be 6
2006
1. CunninLynguists - A Piece of Strange 25
2. J-Dilla - The Shining 18
3. Lupe Fiasco - Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor 9
4. Ghostface Killah - Fishscale 6
5. Vakill - Worst Fears Confirmed 5
5. Snoop Dogg - Tha Blue Carpet Treatment 5
5. Darc Mind - Symptomatic of a Greater Ill 5
2007
1. Blue Scholars - Bayani 16
2. Percee P - Perseverance 12
3. Blu & Exile - Below the Heavens 9
3. Y-Society - Travel At Your Own Pace 9
5. Cilvaringz - I 8
2008
1. eLZhi - The Preface 10
2. Panacea - A Mind On A Ship Through Time 9
3. Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold 8
4. Q-Tip - The Renaissance 5
4. Siah and Yeshua DapoED - The Visualz Anthology 5
4. Pacewon & Mr. Green - The Only Color That Matters Is Green 5
4. K-Rino - Triple Darkness Vol. 1 (Wreck Time) 5
4. Invincible - Shapeshifters 5
2009
1. Fashawn - Boy Meets World 17
2. CunninLynguists - Strange Journey 2 14
3. Raekwon - Only Built For Cuban Linx 2 11
4. Souls of Mischief - Montezuma's Revenge 10
4. Cyne - Water For Mars 10
2010
1. Panacea - 12 Step Program 18
2. Black Sheep - From The Pool of Black Genius 15
3. The Roots - How I Got Over 14
4. Nas & Damian Marley - Distant Relatives 10
5. Random & K-Murdock - Forever Famicom 9
Elimination Rounds:
Round 1:
Run-DMC, Run-DMC vs Beastie Boys, Licensed to Ill
Whodini, Escape vs Boogie Down Productions, Criminal Minded
LL Cool J, Radio vs Run-DMC, Raising Hell
Run-DMC, Kings of Rock vs Eric B & Rakim, Paid In Full
Eric B & Rakim, Follow The Leader vs De La Soul, 3 Feet High & Rising/Kool G Rap, Road To Riches
Public Enemy, It Takes A Nation of Millions vs The D.O.C., No One Can Do It Better
A Tribe Called Quest, A Peoples Instinctive Travels & the Paths of Rhythm vs Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Mecca & the Soul Brother
Ice Cube, Death Certificate vs Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth, Funky Technician
Dr. Dre, The Chronic vs 2pac, 2Pacalypse Now
Wu-Tang Clan, Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) vs Jeru The Damaja, The Sun Rises In The East
Nas, Illmatic vs A Tribe Called Quest, Midnight Marauders
GZA, Liquid Swords vs Nas, It Was Written
Raekwon, Only Built For Cuban Linx vs Dr. Octogon, Dr. Octogonecologyst
Rakim, 18th Letter vs Mos Def & Talib Kweli, Are Black Star
Gang Starr, Moment of Truth vs OC, Jewelz
Eminem, The Slim Shady LP vs Jedi Mind Tricks,Violent By Design
Dr. Dre, 2001 vs Deltron 3030, Deltron 3030
Masta Ace, Disposable Arts vs Atmosphere, Godlovesugly
Immortal Technique, Revolutionary Vol. 1 vs Nas, The Lost Tapes
InI, Center of Attention vs Masta Ace, A Long Hot Summer
Immortal Technique, Revolutionary Vol. 2 vs Madvillainy, Madvillainy
Nujabes, Modal Soul vs CunninLynguists, A Piece of Strange
Edan, Beauty and the Beat vs J Dilla, The Shining
Elzhi, The Preface vs Percee P, Perseverance
Blue Scholars, Bayani vs Panacea, A Mind On a Ship Through Time
Fashawn, Boy Meets World vs Black Sheep, From the Pool of Black Genius
CunninLynguists, Strange Journey Vol. 2 vs Panacea, 12 Step Program
Round 2:
Run-DMC, Run-DMC vs De La Soul, 3 Feet High & Rising
Run-DMC, Raising Hell vs Public Enemy, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Eric B & Rakim, Paid In Full vs Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Mecca and the Soul Brother
Dr. Dre, The Chronic vs Wu-Tang Clan, Enter the 36 Chambers
Nas, Illmatic vs Boogie Down Productions, Criminal Minded
GZA, Liquid Swords vs Ice Cube, Death Certificate
Raekwon, Only Built For Cuban Linx vs Nas, The Lost Tapes
Rakim, The 18th Letter vs InI, Center of Attention
Masta Ace, Disposable Arts vs Deltron 3030, Deltron 3030
Gang Starr, Moment of Truth vs Madvillain, Madvillainy
CunninLynguists, A Piece of Strange vs Panacea, A Mind On A Ship Through Time
Edan, Beauty and the Beat vs Fashawn, Boy Meets World
eLZhi, The Preface vs Panacea, 12 Step Program
Round 3:
De La Soul, 3 Feet High & Rising vs Rakim, The 18th Letter
Public Enemy, It Takes a Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back vs Deltron 3030, Deltron 3030
Eric B & Rakim, Paid In Full vs Madvillain, Madvillainy
Nas, Illmatic vs
GZA, Liquid Swords vs
Raekwon, Only Built For Cuban Linx vs
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| EmSeeD |
Date: Sunday, 19/Sep/10, 5:47 AM | Message # 46 |
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ok heres my list NWA - Straight Outta Compton
Slick Rick - The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
Eric B & Rakim - Follow The Leader
EPMD - Strictly Business
Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation of Millions To HOld Us Back Straight Outta Compton - an album which turned gangsta rap into a phenomenon and changed hip hop forever. great production from dr. dre far ahead of any other production at the time imo, but the rhymes were also ahead of most others too, apart from the likes of rakim & the juice crew thanks to the ghostwriting talents of a 19 year old D.O.C and Ice Cube. nwa were like a black version of the beastie boys who were the first to bring such explicit themes in hip hop, but NWA took it to a whole new extreme. The Great Adventures of Slick Rick - hilariously great album, best comic story teller making an very enjoyable album, dope production too Follow The Leader - after releasing the classic Paid In Full, you can hear how Rakim tries to solidify his spot against the rising lyrical competeition Big Daddy Kane, G Rap an EPMD by stepping up his rhymes even further lyrically by taking internal rhymes and multis to a level unheard of before in hip hop at the time. just like he did with his last album. album starts off with 3 battles rhyme tracks in a row with very hard pounding beats and aggressive delivery, very different from the laid back smooth style of his previous album, thankfully the album did mellow down after the 3 opening tracks follow the leader, microphone fiend and lyrics of fury. those mellow tracks however were not as good as those on his previous album which did bring the album down. also there were one too many battle rhyme tracks. Strictly Business - liked the nice funky smooth beats better than most other beats at the time, a type of production which was quite different, ok lyrics It Takes a Nation of Millions - it was a tough call, King Tee's Act A Fool, BDP's By All Means Necessary, BDK's Long Live The Kane were all pretty good but this takes it for its production & at the time unique message Long Live The Kane - big daddy kane stepped up and gave rakim competition lyrically with new level punchlines and battle rhymes.
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| EmSeeD |
Date: Monday, 20/Sep/10, 1:46 AM | Message # 47 |
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Eric B & Rakim take it out for a second year in a row, didn't see that coming
Eric B & Rakim - Follow The Leader 22 pts
Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation of Millions 19pts
EPMD - Strictly Business 15pts
NWA - Straight Outta Compton 14pts
Big Daddy Kane - Long Live The Kane 9pts :'( man i can't believe Slick Rick's Great Adventures didn't make the top 5 that album was the shi'ite muslim
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| EmSeeD |
Date: Monday, 20/Sep/10, 4:55 AM | Message # 48 |
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time to move on to 1989: 1989: De La Soul - 3 Feet High & Rising,
Beastie Boys - Pauls Boutique,
Jungle Brothers - Done By The Forces of Nature,
Big Daddy Kane - Its A Big Daddy Kane Thing
The D.O.C. - No One Can Do It Better,
Geto Boys - Grip It! On That Other Level
3rd Bass - The Cactus Album
2 Live Crew - As Nasty As They Wanna Be
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Road To Riches
EPMD - Unfinished Business
Biz Markie - The Biz Never Sleeps
Nice & Smooth - Nice & Smooth
Queen Latifah - All Hail The Queen
LL Cool J - Walking With A Panther
Special Ed - Youngest In Charge
MC LYte - Eyes On This
Boogie Down Productions - Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop
Ice T - The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech...Just Watch What You Say
Willie D - Controversy
Heavy D & The Boyz - Big Tyme
Craig G - The Kingpin
Roxanne Shante - Bad Sister
Gang Starr - No More Mr Nice Guy
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| s0dr2 |
Date: Monday, 20/Sep/10, 12:52 PM | Message # 49 |
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im pleased at the '88 list, though #2 could be a little lower lol filtering out the ones i dont like from '89:
De La Soul - 3 Feet High & Rising,
Beastie Boys - Pauls Boutique,
Jungle Brothers - Done By The Forces of Nature,
Big Daddy Kane - Its A Big Daddy Kane Thing
The D.O.C. - No One Can Do It Better,
Geto Boys - Grip It! On That Other Level
3rd Bass - The Cactus Album
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Road To Riches
EPMD - Unfinished Business
LL Cool J - Walking With A Panther
Special Ed - Youngest In Charge
Gang Starr - No More Mr Nice Guy *gulp* here it goes 1. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Road To Riches
2. The D.O.C. - No One Can Do It Better,
3. EPMD - Unfinished Business
4. Gang Starr - No More Mr Nice Guy
5. Geto Boys - Grip It! On That Other Level Quote (EmSeeD) that album was the shi'ite muslim
lmao now i get it xD
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| El_Matador |
Date: Monday, 20/Sep/10, 6:23 PM | Message # 50 |
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1. The D.O.C. - No One Can Do It Better
2. Ice T - The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech...Just Watch What You Say
3. Geto Boys - Grip It! On That Other Level
4. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Road To Riches
5. Big Daddy Kane - Its A Big Daddy Kane Thing
MENACE 2 JOKER: Go back to Mexico you damn spic
JOKER 2 MENACE: Shut up you fake nigga your a damn sand nigger not a full nigger 
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| EmSeeD |
Date: Monday, 20/Sep/10, 10:07 PM | Message # 51 |
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Quote (s0dr2) im pleased at the '88 list, though #2 could be a little lower lol i agree, thought NWA should be higher too  anyway after listening to most of them on youtube last night and today 1. De La Soul - 3 Feet High & Rising
2. The D.O.C. - No One Can Do It Better
3. Kool G Rap - Road To Riches
4. Big Daddy Kane - Its A Big Daddy Kane Thing
5. Gang Starr - No More Mr Nice Guy
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| Adam |
Date: Monday, 20/Sep/10, 10:21 PM | Message # 52 |
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1. De La Soul - 3 Feet High & Rising
2. Special Ed - Youngest In Charge
3. Boogie Down Productions - Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop
4. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Road To Riches
5. The D.O.C. - No One Can Do It Better
I JUST EXPLODED INTO RAINBOWS AND LOLLIPOPS!
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| EmSeeD |
Date: Thursday, 23/Sep/10, 3:35 AM | Message # 53 |
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any last votes for 1989? otherwise we'll move on to 1990, so far The D.O.C. is winning by a long shot, come on guys at least one more vote heres how it is so far The D.O.C. - No One Can Do It Better 19pts
Kool G Rap - Road To Riches 12pts
De La Soul - 3 Feet High & Rising 11pts
Big Daddy Kane - Its A Big Daddy Kane Thing 7pts
Ice T - Freedom Of Speech Just Watch What You Say 7pts
Boogie Down Productions - Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop 5pts
Special ED - Youngest In Charge 4pts
Geto Boys - Grip It On That Other Level 4pts
EPMD - Unfinished Business 3pts
Gang Starr - No More Mr. Nice Guy 3pts 
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| Adam |
Date: Thursday, 23/Sep/10, 7:22 AM | Message # 54 |
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D.O.C. is winning wth... de la soul deserves to win.
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| EmSeeD |
Date: Friday, 24/Sep/10, 0:36 AM | Message # 55 |
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muthafucking bump DOC is now winning by even more btw but please contribute to this goddam list. we will do an elimination round soon to determine the greatest album also
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| EmSeeD |
Date: Friday, 24/Sep/10, 6:01 PM | Message # 56 |
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time to move on, heres 1989 1. The D.O.C., No One Can Do It Better - 24pts
2. De La Soul, 3 Feet High & Rising - 16pts
2. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo, Road To Riches - 16pts
4. Big Daddy Kane, Its A Big Daddy Kane Thing - 11pts
5. Ice-T, Iceberg/Feedom of Speech...Just Watch What You Say - 10pts
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| Adam |
Date: Friday, 24/Sep/10, 6:49 PM | Message # 57 |
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NOOOO HELL NO. Half the people here didn't even listen to d.o.c. until one of us here mentioned him earlier this yr or last yr can't member. 3 feet high & rising is so classic its like a definition of hip hop.
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| EmSeeD |
Date: Friday, 24/Sep/10, 7:02 PM | Message # 58 |
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Quote (Adam) NOOOO HELL NO. Half the people here didn't even listen to d.o.c. until one of us here mentioned him earlier this yr or last yr can't member. i've always been a fan of DOC's album, so has el matador and ratm too, sodr even uploaded it on his other channel. De La Soul is still tied for second though so they can still go through 
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| Adam |
Date: Friday, 24/Sep/10, 7:05 PM | Message # 59 |
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Heathens... <_<
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| EmSeeD |
Date: Sunday, 26/Sep/10, 9:54 PM | Message # 60 |
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1990 Ice Cube - Amerikkkas Most Wanted
A Tribe Called Quest - Peoples Instinctive Travels and the paths of Rhythm
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
Brand Nubian - One For All
Gang Starr - Step In The Arena
Boogie Down Productions - Edutainment
Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth - Funky Technician
Above The Law - Livin Like Husters
LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You out
X Clan - To The East, Blackwards
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Wanted: Dead or Alive
Paris - The Devil Made Me Do it
Digital Underground - Sex Packets
Eric B & Rakim - Let The Rhythm Hit Em
EPMD - Business As Usual
Masta Ace - Take A Look Around
Poor Righteous Teachers - Holy Intellect
Too $hort - Short Dogs In The House
Special Ed - Legal
Comptons Most Wanted - Its A Compton Thang
CPO - To Hell & Black
K-Solo - Tell The World My Name
King Tee - At Your Own Risk
Esham - Boomin Words From Hell
Big Daddy Kane - Taste of Chocolate
2 Live Crew - Banned In The USA
London Posse - Gangster Chronicle
Run-DMC - Back From Hell
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