<p>organized konfusion- Stress Extinction Agenda <a href="/tags/Album/" rel="tag">album</a> 320kbps torrent download Pharoahe Monch. Monch released three <a href="/tags/Album/" rel="tag">albums</a> as part of the rap duo, Organized Konfusion with partner Prince Poetry: The self-titled Organized Konfusion, Stress: The Extinction Agenda and The Equinox. The duo handled a large amount of production on these albums themselves. All albums received positive critical reviews, but moderate sales. As a result, the duo split up after recording their final album The Equinox in 1997. Prince Poetry has since denied the possibility of an Organized Konfusion reunion. Pharoahe Monch then signed to Rawkus Records, an indie label. After making several guest appearances on albums like the best-selling Rawkus compilation Soundbombing 2, Monch's much-hyped debut, Internal Affairs was released in 1999. The first single of the album, Simon Says, was a major hit in 1999; he was later sued for the use of a Godzilla sample for the beat. He also had a 2001 hit with "Got You," though the single ultimately didn't sell well, and he also contributed the track "Fuck You" to the Training Day soundtrack. In 2003, Pharoahe released his final single through Rawkus Records, "Agent Orange", a war inspired song which revisited the 1991 Organized Konfusion track "Releasing Hypnotical Gases". Pharoahe's song "Simon Says" was featured in the 2000 cinematic release Charlie's Angels. Viewers will recognize the song and backbeat in the scene where Sam Rockwell is lighting a cigarette in the castle, while holding Drew Barrymore hostage. Two of Monch's songs, "Right Here" and "Simon Says" were featured in the movie Boiler Room. Pharoahe is also affiliated with the rap group The HRSMN. Although not a member of the group (there are only four real members), he is constantly linked to someday join the group when/if they ever expand. There were rumors his next album, Innervisions, was to be released under Denaun Porter's new Shady Records imprint Runyon Ave., but apparently the deal fell through; Monch has since announced a deal with Street Records Corporation, home of Wu-Tang Clan, David Banner and Terror Squad. In June 2007 Monch released his second solo album Desire to critical acclaim. Monch said about the album; ". it's very soulful, very gospel, a fresh, new sound for me." The album's lead single was the self-produced track "Push", with "Let's Go" as its B-Side. The song's music video and single were released in late September 2006. Monch released a second music video entitled "When the Gun Draws" at a Brooklyn music festival in February, 2007. Monch also produced and ghost-wrote the track The Future and ghost-wrote the track Hold Up with Mobb Deep member Havoc on rap mogul Diddy's latest album Press Play. Critics contest that Monch's writing is evident in both the content and the delivery of Diddy's rhymes. Pharoahe Monch sang the Madden NFL 2002 theme for the game and six years later Desire was featured on the soundtrack of Madden NFL 08. Organized konfusion- Stress: Extinction Agenda album 320kbps torrent download. Full working 320Kbps G Herbo PTSD Download. Album Full 2020 Zip tracks direct. It wasn't until his lawyer recommended he see a therapist following a 2018 firearms arrest -- which resulted in him being diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder diagnosis -- that he decided to take his mental health more seriously. Now, the time is finally right for Herbo to turn his trauma into a vulnerable body of work, with the release of his PTSD albumon Friday (Feb. 28). Artist: G Herbo Album: PTSD Year: 2020 Genre: Hip-Hop Quality: 320 kbps. Track list: 01. Intro 02. Glass in the Face (feat. A Boogie Wit da Hoodie) 03. Gangsta’s Cry (feat. BJ The Chicago Kid) 04. In This Bitch 05. Death Row 06. Party in Heaven (feat. Lil Durk) 07. PTSD (feat. Chance the Rapper & Juice Wrld & Lil Uzi Vert) 08. By Any Means (feat. 21 Savage) 09. Gangbangin’ 10. Lawyer Fees (feat. POLO G) 11. Feelings 12. High Speed 13. Shooter (feat. Jacquees) 14. Intuition (feat. Sonta & 2PRETTY) On September 27, 2012, the lead single entitled "Damage", produced by Lee Stone, was released. It represents the final chapter of his anti-gun violence trilogy of songs he has written from a bullet's perspective, starting with "Stray Bullet," which appeared on Organized Konfusion's 1994 album, Stress:The Extinction Agenda, which was followed by "When the Gun Draws" from his second solo album,Desire (2007). Hip-Hop Izm. 01 Words from Ma Dukes ft. Mrs. Yancey 02 Dillagence (One 4 Jay) ft. DJ Spinna & Phonte of Little Brother 03 Takin' What’s Mine 04 Step Up 05 The Conversation ft. Talib Kweli 06 Code of the Streets ft. M.O.P. 07 Lightworks ft. Q-Tip & Talib Kweli 08 Baggage Handlers ft. Raekwon 09 How We Roll 10 Best That Ever Did It ft. Rah Digga 11 Psycho ft. Cassidy & Papoose 12 Just Another Day at the Range ft. Rah Digga 13 Not Right Now 14 Other Side of the Road 15 Who Tryin' to Kill You 16 High 17 Dillagence Outro. Cunninlynguists - Dirty Acres (Instrumentals) New tracks this week. Bishop Lamont ft Prime & Indef - First They Love U (prod. by <a href="/tags/9th_Wonder/" rel="tag">9th Wonder</a>) This shit is ill, one of the best 9th Wonder beats I've heard, and that's sayin' somethin. Dogg Pound ft Soopafly - They Don't Want It. Hot, when the album drops it will likely be a little better than terrible, but this track is nice. Busta Rhymes - Jackin' for Beats '08. I don't even recognize most of these beats, but Busta comes correct for the most part. That new Dillagence mixtape with Busta is crazy though. Joe Budden - 5th Gear (no DJ, CDQ, explicit) Yea, yea everyones favorite mixtape rapper. got grown ass men sittin' on Santa's lap askin for MM3. Papoose - Pop Off. Honestly I didn't know he still existed. but this shit is aight I guess, beat is as simple as 1, 2, 3, with no drums. Prodigy - My World is Empty Without You. I thought he was still layin' on the ground from when Sai hit 'em. Thursday, December 13, 2007. Crooked I presents Hip-Hop Weekly Vol. 2. This man needs to drop a album. he's one of the few mixtape artists that I believe is capable of making a classic album. He's been straight up killin' shit on the West coast for at least five years, if you never heard him then this wouldnt be a bad place to start. Ima try to get Vol. 1 up soon. 01) New West Anthem (DJ Numba Wun Remix) 02) Hey Big Spender 03) Blueprint 2 04) Doin' Dat 05) C'mon Baby 06) I'll Still Kill 07) Big Brother 08) Imagine 09) One Mic 10) Kill Us All 11) o Stoppin' C.O.B. 12) Quit Snitchin' 13) Xxplosive 14) C.O.B. For Life 15) Leather So Soft 16) Getaway 17) I'm A G 18) Dynasty 19) Ten Rap Commandments 20) Pimp C R.I.P. 21) Week 16 Remix (Produced By Tha Warriorz) 22) It's All Hip Hop 23) The Introduction 24) One Step Remix 25) Outro. Lupe Fiasco's The Cool. Good album, one of the few mainstream artists I support. it'll probably only be $10 first week it drops, everyone should pick it up. I believe this is a webrip. 1. Baba Says Cool for Thought - Lupe Fiasco 2. Free Chilly - Lupe Fiasco, , 3. Go Go Gadget Flow - Lupe Fiasco 4. Coolest - Lupe Fiasco 5. Superstar - Lupe Fiasco, Matthew Santos 6. Paris, Tokyo - Lupe Fiasco 7. Hi-Definition - Lupe Fiasco, Pooh Bear, 8. Gold Watch - Lupe Fiasco 9. Hip-Hop Saved My Life - Lupe Fiasco, Nikki Jean 10. Intruder Alert - Lupe Fiasco, 11. Streets on Fire - Lupe Fiasco 12. Little Weapon - Lupe Fiasco, , Nikki Jean 13. Gotta Eat - Lupe Fiasco 14. Dumb It Down - Lupe Fiasco, 15. Hello/Goodbye (Uncool) - Lupe Fiasco, 16. Die - Lupe Fiasco, 17. Put You on Game - Lupe Fiasco 18. Fighters - Lupe Fiasco, Matthew Santos 19. Go Baby - Lupe Fiasco. Saturday, December 8, 2007. Diplomats - Diplomatic Immunity (Intstrumentals) No wack rapper version. 1. (00:02:40) The Diplomats - Un Casa (Instrumental) 2. (00:03:57) The Diplomats - Who I Am (Instrumental) 3. (00:05:03) The Diplomats - Ground Zero (Instrumental) 4. (00:03:48) The Diplomats - Real Niggas (Instrumental) 5. (00:04:11) The Diplomats - More than Music (Instrumental) 6. (00:04:40) The Diplomats - Beautiful Noise (Instrumental) 7. (00:04:05) The Diplomats - Dipset Anthem (Instrumental) 8. (00:04:06) The Diplomats - This is What I Do (Instrumental) 9. (00:05:15) The Diplomats - Gangsta (Instrumental) 10. (00:03:48) The Diplomats - I Really Mean it (Instrumental) 11. (00:03:03) The Diplomats - My Love (Instrumental) 12. (00:04:01) The Diplomats - I Love You (Instrumental) 13. (00:03:49) The Diplomats - Purple Haze (Instrumental) 14. (00:04:59) The Diplomats - What's Really Good (Instrumental) 15. (00:04:39) The Diplomats - I'm Ready (Instrumental) 16. (00:05:11) The Diplomats - Bout it Bout it Part. III (Instrumental) <a href="/tags/Black_Milk/" rel="tag">Black Milk</a> - Popular Demand (Instrumentals) Black Milk is killin the game right now. buy his album. 01. Popular Demand 02:49 02. Sound The Alarm 02:49 03. Insane 02:43 04. Lookatusnow 03:37 05. U 03:14 06. Shut It Down 03:29 07. Home Of The Greats 03:03 08. Say Something 03:42 09. Play The Keys 02:00 10. Watch Em 03:45 11. Three + Sum 04:11 12. Action 04:01 13. Luvin It 01:12 14. One Song 02:40 15. I'm Out 01:18 16. Take It There 02:43 17. Superman 02:57 18. Sound The Alarm Remix (feat. Royce Da 5'9" & <a href="/tags/Guilty_Simpson/" rel="tag">Guilty Simpson</a>) 03:24 19. Sound The Alarm Remix (Instrumental) 03:23. Tuesday, December 4, 2007. Rest In Peace Pimp C. Pimp C was found dead in an L.A. hotel room this morning. Rest in Peace to a LEGEND. You will be missed. Tuesday, November 27, 2007. Big Doe Rehab-New Ghostface. Full album, edited, on DefJam.com. tracklist: 01 Skit - At the Cabana Skit [ft. Rhythm Roots Allstars] 02 Toney Sigel a.k.a the Barrel Brothers [ft. Beanie Sigel and Solomon Childs] 03 Yolanda's House [ft. Raekwon and Method Man] 04 We Celebrate [ft. Kid Capri] 05 Walk Around 06 Yapp City [ft. Trife Da God, Solomon Childs and Sun God] 07 White Linen Affair (Toney Awards) [ft. Shawn Wigs] 08 Supa GFK 09 Rec-Room Therapy [ft. Raekwon and U-God] 10 Skit - The Prayer [performed by Ox] 11 I'll Die for You 12 Paisley Darts [ft. Raekwon, Sun God, Trife Da God, Method Man, and Cappadonna] 13 Skit - ! [ft. Rhythm Roots Allstars] 14 Shakey Dog Starring Lolita [ft. Raekwon] 15 Killa Lipstick [ft. Method Man and Masta Killa] 16 Slow Down [ft. Chrisette Michele] all I'm gonna say is will someone PLEASE put out a U-God album in 2008. Monday, November 26, 2007. Throwback: Flipmode Meets Def Squad. Busta Rhymes - FlipMode Meets Def Squad (ft Jamal, Keith Murray, Redman, Rampage, Lord Have Mercy) This track is crazy, produced by The Vibe Chemist. 8 mintues of heat. The way Lord Have Mercy raps has always been awful to me, but everyone else is nice on here. Jamal rips it for around two minutes. Keith, Red, and Rampage all come correct too. Busta is ridiculous on here though. It's a shame he hasn't made a classic album yet, he's always been good for 4-5 bangers per album though. Over the right beats, he could have made a classic around 95-98 when he was in his prime. 8 Diagrams. Might as well stick with these new releases that are coming out during the next month. As I'm sure you all know, the new Wu-Tang Clan album, 8 Diagrams, leaked this week. Now as bad as I didn't want to download the album and wanted to wait until I bought it to hear it, I found that to be impossible. There is no way I would have been able to wait three weeks for the album to be released in stores, so I basically have listened to the album for three days straight. Personally, I am very impressed with how the album came out. With all the complaining from Ghost and Rae, I got a little worried. However, I knew RZA would come through with some amazing material. Now unlike some people, I wasn't expecting a early-mid 90's Wu-Tang album. With the passing of Ason Unique, it would have been impossible for the group to create something 36 Chambers-esque. Also, Ghostface hardly participated in the making of this album. He only appears on four tracks and one of them he is only heard on the chorus. However, this only had a minor effect on the outcome of the album. If anything, I feel that the absence on P. Tone resulted in numerous unsung members shining. U-God and Masta Killa came both thrived on the album with multiple ferocious verses. U-God completely shreds " Get Out the Way 'Pa," "Wolves," and "Tar Pit." Raekwon and Method Man also put in a noticeable amount of work for the album. Each of them appear on more than half of the total tracks and neither of them slip for even a second. While Rae is back on his Gambino style, which has me hype as ever for OB4CLII, Mef maintains the swagger he had from the Tical years. GZA also sounds as hungry as ever and drops one of my favorite verses on the album on "Stick Me for My Riches." RZA's solo track, "Sunlight," is another memorable moment on the album. I was also very impressed with his production on the album from start to finish. Deck was the only member other than Ghost that didn't impress me too much. Cappadonna and Streetlife each drops a few worthy verses also as the only two guest rappers. The album does feature more singing than what would be expected from a Wu-Tang album. The songs "My Heart Gently Weeps," "Gun Will Go," "Stick Me For My Riches," and "Starter" all contain singing during the chorus. I am only bothered by the singing on "Starter," which to me basically ruins the song. Although this is likely the final Clan album, I do have high hopes for RZA production on future solo projects. GZA is scheduled to release a new album early next year, which with RZA on the boards could result in another Wu classic. Also, OB4CLII is due out next summer, and Rae really showed that he is capable of making another classic. Meth will likely return with another solo next year as well. What I am really hoping for is a U- God solo with a majority of the production done by RZA. U-God has always appeared to be the most underappreciated member of the group in my opinion. While I have always considered Golden Arms Redemption to be a near classic, he seems like he could be very capable of creating a classic now. Go buy the album when it comes out on December 11th, SUPPORT REAL HIP-HOP. Cunninlynguists. I been into these guys since their second album, Southernunderground . It is also reasonable to argue that A Piece of Strange is a modern day classic. Anyways, the groups new album Dirty Acres is going to be released on November 27 (tomorrow). The album is insane. Kno's production is on point as expected. The surprise to me is how much the group has matured lyrically. I still find Deacon's rap style annoying at times, but lyrically he has improved greatly. Guest spots from Devin, Phonte, and Witchdoctor are necessary and the Intro with Big Rube has me reminiscing on the old Dungeon Family albums. You could cop the album from qn5.com, undergroundhiphop.com, sandboxautomatic.com, and I'm sure many other places. Here's a sample track for ya: Monday, November 19, 2007. New Wu Tracks. These were played on the Wake Up Show. The tracks are "Stick Me for My Riches," "Take It Back," and "Wolves." All of them are ripped off the radio so the quality isnt too good. Sunday, November 18, 2007. Outkast - Da Art of Storytellin' Part 4 (Snippet) Gawd damn. This is supposedly off the DJ Drama, Gangsta Grillz album. The snippet is only one verse from Andre, but he murders it. Outkast really need to just put out one more album together, if they would I'd actually probably have an equal amount of hype for it as I have for 8 Diagrams . Saigon on Shade 45. This shit is hilarious. Sai snaps out and verbally abuses this radio host. Honestly, I'm glad he reacted the way he did, how's that bitch gonna say some shit about him runnin from other rappers. When Sai punched Prodigy (aka the rapper who has been sonned by every other rapper) he had no reason to stay, he was highly outnumbered, so he got a couple punches in and dipped. So in the interview Sai is all drunk or whatever and says somethin about how he will beat up any rapper, and then the radio host says "and then run." She says it really low, I hardly even noticed the first time I listened to it, but the instance she says it Sai starts abusin' her. Really, this shit too funny. Buy Moral of the Story, I am. http://www.zshare.net/audio/493771956d596b/ I'm livin' in the present, so every day is a gift. Alright, so I decided to post some pics of some very rare and out of print albums that I own. Check 'em out here, cause you won't see them many other places. Slum Village - Fantastic Vol. 1 (1997, Longplayer Recordings) J. Dilla - Jay Love Japan (2007, Operation Unknown) O.C. - Word. Life (1994, Wild Pitch) Mad Skillz - From Where. (1996, Big Beat/Atlantic) Nate Dogg - G-Funk Classics Vol. 1 & 2 (1998, Priority) Steady B - Let the Hustlers Play (1988, RCA/Jive/BMG) Lil 1/2 Dead - Steel On a Mission (1996, Priority) Ras Kass - Soul On Ice (1996, Priority) S.S.P. - Tales From the Southside (1996, Scandalous Records) Nine - Cloud 9 (1996, Profile) Saturday, November 17, 2007. some tracks. alright so lets get things started right, heres a few tracks. holla at me for requests or whatever. 2Pac ft Stretch - Pain http://www.zshare.net/audio/462255201a6b37/ -This song was on the Above the Rim soundtrack. I love the track, real old school vibe, it sounds like it was recorded with a tape recorder. Ja Rule did a remake of this, basically using the same beat and a Pac verse from it, but hey, who hasn't stolen somethin from Pac since he passed? Goodie Mob ft Outkast - Black Ice http://www.zshare.net/audio/4982857d280672/ -This is my shit, Sky High (Sky High), I can't help but nod my head when I play this. Andre is one of the greatest of all-time, fuck what u heard. For real, if the Dungeon Family put out a group album between '95 and '98, that shit would have been a guarateed classic. Outkast, Goodie Mob, Cool Breeze, Backbone, Big Rube, Sleepy singing, and Organized Noize on the boards, even thinking about how dope that album could have been has me speechless. Gravediggaz - Mommy, What's a Gravedigga? (RZA Extended Mix) http://www.zshare.net/audio/47760995c34606/ -R.I.P. Poetic. his flow was like none other, one of the most unique styles I've ever heard. I always liked the shortened version that was on the 6 Feet Deep album and then I came across this extended version one day, enjoy it. Killarmy ft Holocaust (aka Warcloud) - Bastard Swordsmen http://www.zshare.net/audio/344514189121a7/ -From Killarmy's second album, Dirty Weaponry . This track is nice, the beats, the flows, everything. Killarmy and Holocaust are Wu-Tang affiliated, Shogun, 9th Prince, Holocaust, and Dom Pachino have vocals on the track and it was produced by Allah Mathematics. Holocaust drops a ridiculous verse on here, you just need to hear it for yourself. Megalon (of Monsta Island Czars) ft Ray Long - Death Before Dishonor http://www.zshare.net/audio/4982832fef608c/ -Megalon of the Monsta Island Czars, a group which also included MF Doom, MF Grimm, X-Ray, Kamackeris (aka Kwite Def), Rodan, and others. This is from his album, A Penny For Your Thoughts. X-Ray did the beat, it's pretty nice. Megalon's flow was crazy to me, he has killed so many tracks it's ridiculous. He was incarcerated for a while but he was recently released, I'm unsure whether he is still rapping or not, but I did hear him on an MF Grimm tracks a few months ago. I first heard him on Operation: Doomsday , then on Escape From Monster Island! He outshined everyone on that album in my opinion so I copped his solo album, if you can find it anywhere I reccommend you do the same! Shabaam Sahdeeq, UG (of Cella Dwellas), <a href="/tags/Sean_Price/" rel="tag">Sean Price</a>, & Casual - Connect 4 http://www.zshare.net/audio/4982776d338c9d/ -This shit is just raw as fuck, no hook or any of that, just straight emceeing. This combination of rappers on a track is unheard of, Casual probably drops my favorite verse on the track. All of them rip it though, it was on a Shabaam album that came out a year or so ago, Sean Price also put it on his Master P mixtape/album. Shabazz the Disciple - Crime Saga http://www.zshare.net/audio/498272661f5c36/ -Ok, Shabazz is one of the illest emcees ever. His flow is crazy and he is almost always on point lyrically. This was a classic from the moment it came out, the storyline is dope as fuck and the beat is crazy. I actually remember Guru killin this beat on Tony Touch's 50 MC's compilation. Anyways, Shabazz was part of the Wu-Tang affilated group Sunz of Man. He dropped a classic verse on the Gravediggaz single, "Diary of a Madman." You definitely need to check this one out! Sunz of Man - Love of Money http://www.zshare.net/audio/39069274bcbb22/ -This one was from the early Sunz of Man days, probably 96-98 when this one came out. I had actually only had a really bad quality version of this until just recently. The highlight for me on this is 60 Second Assassin. Although his style can sometimes go a little over the top, he is amazing on this. Prodigal Sunn and Hell Razah also drop nice verses on this, and 4th Disciple did the beat. Razah dropped two very good albums this year and Priest dropped a great one, hopefully 60, P. Sunn, and Shabazz drop something soon, but I'm not gonna get my hopes up. Peep the track though! Warcloud ft Parrallax (Leviathan & Mantra) - The Renaissance http://www.zshare.net/audio/4983359c65810a/ -More Wu-Tang affilates, Da Monstar Mob. This track was on Warcloud's (aka Holocaust, Robot Tank) album Nightmares That Surface From Shallow Sleep , it was produced by fellow Monstar Mob member Skarekrow. Like a few of the other track I just posted, this shit is SO raw. The beat is real dark, all of the emcees kill it. Warcloud/Holocaust is simply not human, any one who has heard him before knows this. I'm gonna put up some more tracks of his over the next few days, don't sleep on this one. This shit bangs on a system too. First Post. . so I guess I'll start by droppin a list of the hip-hop CD's I own. Notice I said own, not downloaded, burned to a CD, or put on my iPod, I actually purchased all of these albums. Many of them I bought used, but most of them are in like new condition and all of them play perfectly. I spent thousands of dollars throughout my life and spent hours of my time forming this immense collection. 99 Bpm Rap & Hiphop Full Album. Tracklist: 01 - Rappin' Blow (Part 2) 02 - The Breaks.mp3 03 - Way Out West.mp3 04 - Throughout Your Years.mp3 05 - Hard Times.mp3 06 - All I Want in This World (Is to Find That Girl).mp3 07 - Takin' Care of Business.mp3 08 - Christmas Rappin'.mp3 09 - The Breaks (Instrumental).mp3. VA - Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai OST - 1999. Tracklist: 01. Samurai Code Quote 1 - Forest Whitaker 02. Strange Eyes - Sunz of Man ft. 12 O’Clock, Blue Raspberry 03. 4 Sho Sho - North Star ft. RZA 04. Zip Code - Black Knights 05. Samurai Code Quote 2 - Forest Whitaker 06. Cakes - Kool G Rap ft. RZA 07. Samurai Code Quotes 3 - Forest Whitaker 08. Don’t Test Wu Stallion - Suga Bang Bang 09. Walking Through The Darkness - Tekitah ft. Ghostface Killah 10. The Man - Masta Killah & Superb 11. Samurai Code Quote 4 - Forest Whitaker 12. Walk The Dogs - Royal Fam & La The Darkman 13. Stay With Me - Melodie & 12 O’Clock 14. East New York Stamp - Jeru & Afu-Ra 15. Samurai Code Quote 5 - Forest Whitaker 16. Fast Shadow - Wu-Tang Clan 17. Samurai Code Quote 6 - Forest Whitaker 18. Samurai Showdown - RZA 19. Samurai Code Final Quote - Forest Whitaker. Tha Dogg Pound - 2002 - 2001. Tracklist:1. Intro – 1:50 2. Roll Wit Us – 5:11 * Co-producer - Darren Vegas * Producer - Cold 187um 3. Just Doggin' – 4:45 * Producer - Cold 187um * Vocals - Nate Dogg 4. Smoke – 4:48 * Featuring - Snoop Dogg & The Relativez * Co-producer - Darren Vegas * Producer - Cold 187um 5. Gangsta Rap – 4:32 * Featuring - Crooked I * Producer - Fredwreck Nassar 6. 10 Til Midnight – 5:50 * Featuring - SKG * Co-producer - Darren Vegas * Producer - Cold 187um 7. Living Tha Gangsta Life – 3:50 * Featuring - Xzibit * Producer - Daz Dillinger 8. Don't Stop – 4:03 * Featuring - 2Pac * Producer - Daz Dillinger 9. Change The Game (Remix) – 4:53 * Featuring - Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek, Beanie Sigel * Producer - Rick Rock 10. Crip Wit Us – 3:52 * Producer - Daz Dillinger 11. What Cha About – 4:34 * Co-producer - Darren Vegas * Producer - Cold 187um 12. Your Gyrlfriend 2 – 3:59 * Featuring - Mac Shawn & Soopafly * Producer - Daz Dillinger 13. Feels Good – 4:46 * Producer - Daz Dillinger 14. Way Too Often – 4:15 * Featuring - Soopafly * Producer - Priest 'Soopafly' Brooks 15. It'z All About That Money – 4:00 * Producer - Daz Dillinger 16. Every Single Day – 5:10 * Featuring - Snoop Dogg * Producer - Daz Dillinger. Bushwick Bill - Phantom Of The Rapra - 1995. Tracklist: 1. Phantom's Theme 2. Wha Cha Gonna Do? 3. Time Is Hard 4. Who's the Biggest 5. Ex-Girlfriend 6. Only God Knows 7. Already Dead 8. Bushwicken 9. Subliminal Criminal 10. Inhale Exhale 11. Mr. President 12. Phantom's Reprise. Army Of The Pharaohs - Tear It Up B/W Battle Cry - 12" - 2006. Tracklist: a1. Tear It Down (Clean) a2. Tear It Down (Dirty) a3. Tear It Down (Instrumental) b1. Battle Cry (Clean) b2. Battle Cry (Dirty) b3. Battle Cry (Instrumental) Onyx - Ah, And We Do It Like This - 12" - 1990. Tracklist: A1. Ah, And We Do It Like This (5:05) A2. Ah, And We Do It Like This (Dub Club) (5:05) B1. Ah, And We Do It Like This (Dub Vocal) (5:16) B2. Ah, And We Do It Like This (Instrumental) (5:12) Kris Kross - Jump - CDM - 1992. Tracklist: 01. Jump (Extended Dance Mix) 02. Jump (Super Cat Dessork Mix) 03. Jump (Super Cat Mix) 04. Jump (Instrumental) Kris Kross - I Missed The Bus - CDM - 1992. Tracklist: 01. I Missed The Bus (Backwards To School - Radio Version) 02. I Missed The Bus (Backwards To School - Extended Version) 03. I Missed The Bus (School Krossing Mix) 04. I Missed The Bus (LP Version) 05. I Missed The Bus (Instrumental) Poor Righteous Teachers - The New World Order - 1996. Tracklist: 01 Who Shot The Presiden ? (Intro) 02 Miss Ghetto 03 Word Iz Life 04 Allies feat. The Fugees 05 New World News (Interlude) 06 Gods, Earth & 85ers feat. Nine 07 My Three Wives (Shakyla Pt. III) 08 Wicked Everytime 09 N.A.T.O. (Global Cops) 10 Conscious Styles feat. KRS-One 11 Culture Freestyles (Interlude) 12 They Turned Gangsta feat. Brother J & Sluggy Ranks 13 We Dat Nice 14 Hear Me Out (Interlude) 15 Fo Da Love Of Dis 16 Dreadful Day feat. Junior Reid 17 Sistuh 18 Outro. Poor Righteous Teachers - Black Business - 1993. Tracklist: 1. 144K 2. Da Rill Shit 3. Nobody Move 4. Mi Fresh 5. Here We Go Again 6. Selah 7. Black Business 8. Get Off The Crack 9. None Can Test 10. Ghetto We Love 11. Rich Mon Time 12. Lick Shots. Poor Righteous Teachers - Pure Poverty - 1991. Tracklist: 1. Shakiyla (JRH) 2. Easy Star 3. Self-Styled Wisdom 4. Hot Damn I'm Great 5. Strictly Mash'ion 6. The Nation's Anthem 7. Each One Teach One 8. Rappin' Black 9. Just Servin' Justice 10. Freedom Or Death 11. Methods Of Droppin'Mental 12. Pure Poverty 13. I'm Comin'Again. Poor Righteous Teachers - Holy Intellect - 1990. Tracklist: 1. Can I Start This? 2. Rock Dis Funky Joint 3. Strictly Ghetto 4. Holy Intellect 5. Shakiyla 6. Time To Say Peace 7. Style Dropped/Lessons Taught 8. Speaking Upon A Blackman 9. So Many Teachers 10. Word From The Wise 11. Butt Naked Booty Bless 12. Poor Righteous Teachers. Rza - The Samples V1 (Reup) Tracklist 01. The Emotions - I Like It (Shimmy Shimmy Ya) 02. Wendy Rene - After Laughter (Tearz) 03. The Sweet Inspirations - You Roam When You Don't Get It At Home (One) 04. Solomon Burke - Cool Breeze (Apollo Kids) 05. Al Green - Gotta Find A New World (Iron Maiden) 06. Al Green - Be With Me (260) 07. Judy Clay - Shaolin Soul (Glaciers Of Ice) 08. Syl Johnson - I Hate I Walked Away (We Made It) 09. George Jackson - Aretha, Sing One (Child's Play) 10. Montana - Warp Factor (Retro Godfather) 11. Jackson 5 - Maybe Tomorrow (All I Got) 12. Mab Labs - Gone, The Promise Of Yesterday ('97 Mentality) Geto Boys - Making Trouble (1988) 1. Making Trouble 2. Snitches 3. Balls and My Word 4. Assassins 5. Why Do We Live This Way 6. I Run This 7. No Curfew 8. One Time Freestyle 9. Geto Boys Will Rock You 10. You Ain't Nothin' 11. Problem. <a href="/tags/Pete_Rock/" rel="tag">Pete Rock</a> & CL Smooth - All Souled Out (1991) 1. Good Life (LP-Horny Horn Mix) 2. Mecca & The Soul Brothers (LP Version) 3. Go With The Flow (LP Version) 4. The Creator (LP Version) 5. All Souled Out (LP Version) 6. Good Life (LP-Group Home Mix) Geto Boys - We Can't Be Stopped (1991) 1. Rebel Rap Family 2. We Can't Be Stopped 3. Homie Don't Play That 4. Another Nigger in the Morgue 5. Chuckie 6. Mind Playing Tricks on Me 7. I'm Not a Gentleman 8. Gota Let Your Nuts Hang 9. Fuck a War 10. I Ain't With Being Broke 11. Quickie 12. Punk-Bitch Game 13. Other Level 14. Trophy. EPMD - Unfinished Business (1989) 1. So Wat Cha Sayin' 2. Total Kaos 3. Get The Bozack 4. Jane II 5. Please Listen To My Demo 6. It's Time 2 Party 7. Who's Booty 8. The Big Payback 9. Strictly Snappin' Necks 10. Knick Knack Patty Wack 11. You Had Too Much To Drink 12. It Wasn't Me, It Was The Fame. EPMD - Back in Business (1997) 1. Intro 2. Richter Scale 3. Da Joint 4. Never Seen Before 5. Skit 6. Intrigued 7. Last Man Standing 8. Get Wit This 9. Do It Again 10. Apollo Interlude 11. You Gots 2 Chill '97 12. Put On 13. K.I.M. 14. Dungeon Master 15. Jane 5 16. Never Seen Before. AZ - Doe or Die (1995) 1. Intro 2. Uncut Raw 3. Gimme Your's 4. Ho Happy Jackie 5. Rather Unique 6. I Feel For You 7. Sugar Hill 8. Mo Money Mo Murder (Homicide) 9. Doe Or Die 10. We Can't Win 11. Your World Don't Stop 12. Sugar Hill Remix. Pete Rock - Lost And Found - 2003. CD1 - INI - Center of Attention 01. Rob O Beattalk 5:39 02. Fake'n Jax 4:29 03. The Life I Live 4:20 04. Square 4:23 05. Mind Over Matter 4:43 06. Center Of Attention 5:22 07. To Each His Own 4:36 08. Crossroads 3:58 09. No Words 4:25 10. What They Say 4:36. CD2 - Deda - The Original Baby Pa 01. Everyman 4:19 02. Baby Pa 4:20 03. How I'm Livin 4:51 04. Blah Uno 3:47 05. Can't Wait 4:36 06. I Originate 4:15 07. Markd4Death 4:23 08. Nasty Scene 4:38 09. Nothing More 4:07 10. Press Rewind 5:02 11. Rhyme Writer 4:22 12. Too Close 5:04 13. Understand? 4:18. Redman - Ill at Will Mixtape Vol.1 (2004) 1. Ill At Will Intro 2. Da Countdown (Saga Continues) 3. Search 4 Barney (Freestyle) 4. Redlite District (feat. Icarus) 5. I C Dead People (feat. Biggie, Big Pun, Big L & 2Pac) 6. Gillatime (feat. Soc) 7. Welcome To Gilla House 8. Do You Like Rap Music (skit) 9. Brick Intentions (Freestyle) 10. Yeah! Yeah! (feat. Snoop) 11. Don't Want It Wit Us (Freestyle feat. Icarus) 12. Bricks Standup (Freestyle) 13. Ill At Will Outro. Big Daddy Kane - Long Live the Kane (1988) 1. Long Live the Kane 2. Raw [Remix] 3. Set It Off 4. Day You're Mine 5. On the Bugged Tip 6. Ain't No Half Steppin' 7. I'll Take You There 8. Just Rhymin' With Biz 9. Mister Cee's Master Plan 10. Word to the Mother (Land) Diamond D - Stunts, Blunts and Hip-Hop (1992) 1. Intro 2. Best Kept Secret 3. Sally Got A One Track Mind 4. Step To Me 5. Shut The "*!*!" Up 6. "*!*!" What U Heard 7. I'm Outta Here 8. A Day In The Life 9. Last Car On The 2 Train 10. Red Light, Green Light 11. I Went For Mine 12. Comments From Big "L" And Showbiz 13. Check One, Two 14. What You Seek 15. Lunchroom Chatter 16. Confused 17. Pass Dat S**T 18. Freestyle (Yo, That's That Sh. ) 19. K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Stupid) 20. Stunts, Blunts, & Hip Hop 21. Wuffman Stressed Out 22. Feel The Vibe 23. A View From The Underground. Digable Planets - Reachin' (A New Refutation Of Time And Space) (1993) 1. It's Good to Be Here 2. Pacifics (Sdtrk "N.Y. Is Red Hot") 3. Where I'm From 4. What Cool Breezes Do 5. Time & Space (A New Refutation Of) 6. Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat) 7. Last Of The Spiddyocks 8. Jimmi Diggin' Cats 9. La Femme Fetal 10. Escapism (Gettin' Free) 11. Appointment At The Fat Clinic 12. Nickel Bags 13. Swoon Units 14. Examination Of What. DJ Premier - Primo's Bakery - 2002. 01. Track 1 15:31 02. Track 2 14:28 03. Track 3 16:56. This is a mix of original songs as sampled by DJ Premier. A must for any gang starr fan! Reef The Lost Cauze - Big Deal (Digi Single) - 2009. Reef The Lost Cauze - I Wonder (Digi Single) - 2009. The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde - 1992. Tracklist: 01. 4 Better or 4 Worse (Interlude) 02. Oh Shit 03. It's Jiggaboo Time 04. 4 Better Or 4 Worse 05. I'm That Type Of Nigga 06. If I Were President 07. Soul Flower (Remix) 08. On The DL 09. Pack The Pipe (interlude) 10. Officer 11. Ya Mama 12. Passing Me By 13. Otha Fish 14. Quinton's On the Way 15. Pack The Pipe 16. Return Of The B-Boy. The Large Professor - The LP - 1996. Tracklist: 1-Sunrise 2-One Plus One 3-Hard 4-Spacey 5-For My People 6-Hungry 7-Get Off The Bullshit 8-Funky 2 Listen 2 9-Dancing Girl 10-Have Fun 11-IJUSWANNACHILL 12-The Mad Scientist. Drag-On - Opposite of H2O (2000) 1. Parental Advisory (Intro) 2. Opposite of H2o - Drag-On, Jadakiss 3. Spit These Bars - Drag-On, Swizz Beatz 4. Groundhog's Day 5. High Roller (Skit) 6. Niggas Die 4 Me - DMX, Drag-On 7. Here We Go - Drag-On, Eve 8. Snipe Out 9. Click, Click, Clack 10. Get It Right - DMX, Drag-On 11. Shaquita (Skit) - Capone, Drag-On 12. Ladies 2000 13. Drag S*** - Drag-On, Styles, Styles P 14. Ready for War - Drag-On, The LOX 15. Hot D*** (Skit) 16. Way Life Is - Case, Drag-On 17. Pop It 18. What's It All About 19. Life Goes. Dr. Dre - Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang / Let Me Ride - EU CDM - 1994. Tracklist: 01 - Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang (Radio Mix) 3:58 02 - Let Me Ride (Radio Mix) 4:25 03 - Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang (Club Mix) 4:40 04 - Let Me Ride (Extended Club Mix) 11:01. Triple 6 Mafia - Underground Vol 1 (1991-1994) - 1999. 01 - Ridin' Da Chevy 02 - Niggaz Ain't Barin' Dat 03 - Charging These Hoes 04 - Now I'm High, Really High 05 - Sucks On Dick 06 - Playa Hataz 07 - Paul, With Da 45 08 - Where Da Bud At 09 - Mask And Da Glock 10 - Don't Be Scared 11 - Time For Da Juice Mane 12 - Walk Up To Your House 13 - Yeah, They Done Fucked Up 14 - Talk Ya Ass Off 15 - Fuck All Dem Hoes. Down Low - Third Dimension (1998) 1 Intro (1:43) 2 Once Upon A Time (5:24) 3 Yesterday (3:45) 4 Freak On (4:16) 5 Share Your Thoughts (1:21) 6 H.I.V. (4:05) 7 Thank U! (4:21) 8 So Long Goodbye (4:39) 9 This Be Da Reason (4:25) 10 I Wonder Why (4:19) 11 I Will Give You What You Need (3:37) 12 It Aint Over (3:57) 13 Brick House* (3:45) Eve - Eve-olution (2002) 1. Intro 2. What 3. Gangsta Lovin' 4. Irresistable Chick 5. Party In The Rain 6. Argument 7. Let This Go 9. Figure You Out 10. Stop Hatin' 11. Satisfaction 12. Neckbones 13. Double R What 14. Ryde Away 15. As I Grow 16. Eve-Olution. Main Source - Breaking Atoms (1991) 1. Snake Eyes 2. Just Hangin' Out 3. Looking at the Front Door 4. Large Professor 5. Just a Friendly Game of Baseball 6. Scratch & Kut 7. Peace Is Not the Word to Play 8. Vamos a Rapiar 9. He Got So Much Soul (He Don't Need No Music) 10. Live at the Barbeque 11. Watch Roger Do His Thing 12. Just a Friendly Game of Baseball [Bonus Version][Mix] Erick Sermon - React (2002) 1. Intro 2. Here I Iz 3. We Don't Care (featuring Free) 4. Party Right 5. React (featuring Redman) 6. Skit I 7. To Tha Girlz 8. Love Iz 9. Go Wit Me 10. Skit II 11. Hold Up Dub (featuring Keith Murray) 12. Tell Me(featuring MC Lyte & Rah Digga) 13. Skit III 14. S.O.D. (featuring Sy Scott, Icarus & Red Cafe) 15. Hip Hop Radio 16. Skit IV 17. Don't Give Up (featuring Lyric) [/quote] Erick Sermon - Chilltown, New York (2004) 1. Home (Intro) 2. Wit Ee's 3. Relentless 4. Jackin' for Rhymes (Skit) 5. Street Hop - Redman, Erick Sermon, 6. Chillin' - Talib Kweli, Erick Sermon, Whip Montez 7. Like Me 8. Matrix (Skit) 9. God Sent 10. I'm Not Him 11. MC One Bar (Skit) 12. Feel It 13. Future Thug - 11/29, Redman, Erick Sermon 14. Do You Know - Dahlia Anderson, Erick Sermon 15. Listen - Keith Murray, , Erick Sermon 16. Hip Hop (Skit) 17. Can You Hear Me Now 18. Bandlink. Tech N9ne - Sickology 101 - 2009. 01. Sickology 101 Ft. Chino XL And Crooked I 3:42 02. Midwest Choppers Ft. Krayzie Bone And K-Dean 4:34 03. Ghetto Love Ft. Krizz Kaliko And Kutt Calhoun 5:15 04. Poh Me Anutha Ft. Potluck And Kutt Calhoun 4:09 05. We Kixin It Ft. Ron Ron And The Popper 3:42 06. Nothin Ft. The Boy Boy Young Mess (Messy Marv) And Big Scoob 3:45 07. Let Me In Ft. Cash Image And D Loc The Chop 5:52 08. In The Air Ft. Craig Smith And Nesto 4:18 09. Blown Away 4:51 10. Party And Bullshit Ft. Big Ben And Shadow 4:25 11. Grammys (Skit) 1:13 12. Sorry N Shit Ft. 57th Street Rogue Dog Villains 5:50 13. Dysfunctional Ft. Big Scoob And Krizz Kaliko 4:00 14. Far Away Ft. Krizz Kaliko 3:37 15. Spelling Bee (Skit) Ft. Rob Rebeck 1:15 16. Creepin Ft. B.G., Bulletwound And Paul Mussan 5:04 17. Red Nose 5:26 18. Areola Ft. 816 Boys (Bonus) 4:29. Pharoahe Monch - Internal Affairs (1999) 1. Intro 2. Behind Closed Doors 3. Queens 4. Rape 5. Simon Says 6. Official 7. Hell - Canibus, Pharoahe Monch 8. No Mercy 9. Right Here 10. Next Shit - Busta Rhymes, Pharoahe Monch 11. Ass - Apani B Fly Emcee, Pharoahe Monch 12. Light 13. God Send - Pharoahe Monch, Organized Konfusion 14. Truth - Common, Pharoahe Monch, Talib Kweli 15. Simon Says [Remix] - Busta Rhymes, Lady Luck, Method Man, Pharoahe Monch, Redman, Shabaam Sahdeeq. Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool. 1. Time Is Moving On performed by Donald Byrd with Guru + Ronny Jordan – 2:58 2. Un Ange En Danger performed by MC Solaar + Ron Carter – 3:49 3. Positive performed by Michael Franti / Spearhead – 4:29 4. Nocturnal Sunshine performed by Me’Shell NdegéOcello featuring Herbie Hancock – 6:04 5. Flyin’ High In The Brooklyn Sky performed by Digable Planets with Lester Bowie + Wah Wah Watson – 6:33 6. Stolen Moments performed by United Future Organization (UFO) – 5:23 7. The Rubbers Song performed by The Pharcyde – 4:08 8. Proceed II performed by The Roots + Roy Ayers – 5:52 9. Trouble Don't Last Always performed by Incognito + Carleen Anderson with Ramsey Lewis – 6:38 10. Rent Strike (DJ Smash Remix) performed by Groove Collective + Bernie Worrell – 5:27 11. The Scream performed by Us3 with Joshua Redman + Tony Rémy – 6:01 12. This Is Madness performed by Umar Bin Hassan + Abiodun Oyewole (formerly of the Last Poets) with Pharaoh Sanders – 6:01 13. Apprehension performed by Don Cherry + The Watts Prophets – 4:39. Disc two (Bonus CD) 1. A Love Supreme performed by Branford Marsalis – 18:08 2. A Love Supreme performed by Alice Coltrane – 7:02 3. The Creator Has A Master Plan (Trip hop Remix) performed by Pharaoh Sanders – 5:02. The 100 Best Rap Albums of All Time. Artists range from Run the Jewels to Nas and his classic"Illmatic" Share PINTEREST Email. Rap & Hip Hop Top Picks Basics. Hip-hop has produced plenty of great music over its 40-plus-year history. Few albums are worthy of the title "greatest," while others are good enough to make the list. These albums were picked on the basis of creativity, originality, replay value, and overall cultural impact. Run the Jewels: 'Run the Jewels' Killer Mike is really good at rapping. El-P is really good at rapping and excellent at making beats. Put these two together and nobody could screw it up. The Freestyle Fellowship: 'To Whom It May Concern' Amid the thugged-out reign of N.W.A. and Cypress Hill, Freestyle Fellowship countered with lyrical virtuosity. Too Short: 'Born to Mack' Raw, uncut, and X-rated tales of female conquests abound. At a mere eight tracks, "Born to Mack" was indeed too short. MF Doom: 'Operation Doomsday' Metal Face Records. Doom's off-kilter rhymes, scenic skits, and soul-inspired production made "Operation Doomsday" a unique set worthy of multiple spins. Pharoahe Monch: 'Internal Affairs' "Internal Affairs" was Pharoahe Monch's Rocky Balboa moment. Most of the album was recorded in a closet without air conditioning, which imbues it with a raw feeling. The gritty production comes from now-vintage equipment such as SP-12s and AKAI 2000s . Jeru the Damaja: 'The Sun Rises in the East' Fame proved elusive for the Brooklyn emcee, but Jeru's talent and Premier's mind-blowing compositions made his debut one of the quintessential '90s hip-hop albums. Kendrick Lamar: 'Good Kid, m.A.A.d City' Top Dawg Entertainment. There's a lot to love about Kendrick Lamar's "Good Kid, m.A.A.d City." For starters, it's a remarkable rap album in every way rap can be remarkable. It's a portrait of the jungle through the eyes of the prey. Despite a Grammy snub, it was well received by fans, critics, and peers. Juvenile: '400 Degreez' Cash Money Records. A combination of Juvie's melodic flow and Cash Money's high-end production made "400 Degreez" a Southern rap favorite in 1998. The Roots: 'Things Fall Apart' This mid-career success for The Roots was a huge step forward from the righteous fury of their first three LPs. Del: 'I Wish My Brother George Was Here' While his cousin Ice Cube was busy stirring up the gangsta rap scene, Del was laying the foundation for what would become a healthy alternative- hip-hop landscape. Xzibit: '40 Dayz & 40 Nightz' Xzibit molds his voice into a gruff instrument, overpowering the beats when necessary. It's a brilliant gambit when it works. Reflection Eternal: 'Train of Thought' Super lyricist Talib Kweli and super producer Hi-Tek join forces on a masterwork that underlined the Rawkus era in hip-hop. Slum Village: 'Fantastic Volume II' Two of the three masterminds behind "Fantastic Volume II" are no longer alive, but this album left an indelible mark on hip-hop. SV's experimentation with neo-soul and quirky raps flung the door open for groups such as Little Brother and Tanya Morgan. Black Moon: 'Enta Da Stage' Unlike most hip-hop albums of its era, "Enta Da Stage" eschewed confrontational raps and opted for a brooding, electrifying brand of hip-hop. Wyclef Jean: 'The Carnival' This is where it all began. Wyclef's debut set the bar high for the rest of the Fugees' solo efforts. "The Carnival" was a masterful piece that combined Clef's smart songwriting with excellent beatsmithing. It was a critical and commercial smash. Scarface: 'The Fix' "The Fix" was one of those albums that came out of nowhere and made you forget everything else going on in Southern rap. With robust beats by Mike Dean and a young Kanye West and Scarface in peak form, "The Fix" was an instant hit and a Southern rap classic. The Roots: 'Illadelph Halflife' The year is 1996 and hip-hop heads aren't so sure about live instrumentation. So The Roots flip the script and sample themselves in a brave artistic endeavor. Busta Rhymes: 'When Disaster Strikes' Busta's second album is arguably his most consistent work. It definitely contains his most memorable singles: "Dangerous" and "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See." MC Lyte: 'Lyte As a Rock' Hip-hop in 1988 was a misogynistic place. MC Lyte's debut, "Lyte as a Rock," helped usher in a wave of skilled, confident rappers who just happened to be women. Standouts include "Paper Thin" and "I Cram to Understand U." Eminem: 'The Marshall Mathers LP' "The Marshall Mathers LP" was an undeniable hip-hop masterpiece that reinforced Eminem's status as one of the most exciting artists of the new millennium. 2Pac: 'All Eyez on Me' Death Row Records. Tupac Shakur was fresh out of jail when he released "All Eyez on Me," and you could hear the raw thoughts of a man grappling with his inner conflict. On one side were the brazen cuts that showed his tough side; on the other, he was soft as a pillow, immortalizing dead homies on the sentimental "Life Goes On." Diamond and the Psychotic Neurotics: 'Stunts, Blunts & Hip-Hop' "Stunts, Blunts & Hip-Hop" announced Diamond D as one of the best producers on the mic. It also gave us a sneak peek of hip-hop's future, in sound and rhyme. The album featured fierce rhymes and beats by the likes of Big L, Fat Joe, and Q-Tip, among others. Finding early promotional copies of this album years later is like finding unicorn blood. Kanye West: 'The College Dropout' Kanye's first album, "The College Dropout," was one for the ages. His hunger on this album is unmatched. Warm, sample-heavy production backs up Mr. West's self-conscious lyrics. "College Dropout" appealed to both mainstream and underground audiences. DMX: 'It's Dark and Hell Is Hot' DMX's debut album, "It's Dark and Hell Is Hot," arrived in May 1998 and established him as the hottest thing in rap. At a time when bad boy stars such as Mase and Diddy ruled radio with a pop-friendly sound, X took the dark route. He barked (literally) his way to the top of the charts, thanks to key singles "Get at Me Dog" and "Ruff Ryder's Anthem." And "How's It Goin' Down" with Faith Evans showed this dog wasn't all bark. Eminem: 'The Slim Shady LP' A 24-year-old bleached-blond rapper from Detroit wasn't anyone's image of a hip-hop artist at the turn of the decade. But once Eminem opened his mouth, no one could question his skill. "The Slim Shady LP" sold over 5 million copies and solidified Em as a new force in rap. Jungle Brothers: 'Straight Out the Jungle' 1980s hip-hop is colored by drum breaks, bad fashion, and Afrocentrism. Jungle Brothers provided Afro comfort music to soundtrack it all. Their debut is one of the most influential of the era. Gang Starr: 'Step in the Arena' Guru used his monotone voice like an instrument to call attention to inner-city strife, while Premier backed him up with some of the grimiest beats hip-hop has ever heard. Pharcyde: 'Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde' Delicious Vinyl Records. While De La Soul was brewing Daisy Age rap on the East Coast, Pharcyde was diligently paying attention out West. "Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde" has many fun, irreverent moments ("Oh S**t") and angst ("Officer") and mush ("Passin' Me By"), but not once do the zany fellas on the mic compromise passion for a bitter whine. Kendrick Lamar: 'To Pimp a Butterfly' "To Pimp a Butterfl y " is a concept album with a convoluted arc that Kendrick follows with rare discipline. It retains vestiges of "Good Kid, m.A.A.d City" themes, with Lucy (Lucifer) supplanting Sherane. It deserves a seat alongside timeless works such as "Fear of a Black Planet" and "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted." Mobb Deep: 'The Infamous' One of rap's greatest duos, Mobb Deep brought QB dun talk to hip-hop audiences in the '90s. East Coast hip-hop was a competitive space in the '90s, and Mobb's first album, "Juvenile Hell," flew under the radar. In 1995, Havoc and Prodigy made huge creative leaps with "The Infamous." With Havoc serving up hardbody beats and Prodigy thrilling listeners with cinematic crime rap, "The Infamous" became one of the most influential gangsta rap albums.</p>