Rolling Stone's Top 200 Rap Albums List Is Rough

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[@thenerdyman2001]

The fact Rolling Stone put Invasion of Privacy above Illmatic and Madvillainy is ridiculous.

[@eshansharma6010]

Invasion of Privacy is good but no where close to Illmatic and Madvillainy

[@antoniomontana2034]

The fact they put that before most 90’s hip hop albums is blasphemy

[@Braylon1997]

@@eshansharma6010 Illmatic is regarded as the Bible of hip hop yet it’s below that dumpster fire of a rap album

[@TomasZombieDogGame]

@@eshansharma6010 Illmatic should have been number 1 by default so 24 is just a joke

[@brandonayong5823]

I didn't even check the list yet and now with that information I don't need to

[@CommanderMT101]

I see now. Melon wasn’t giving MBDTF a 6 out of 10, he was saying it’s the 6th best hip hop record of all time, and this list proves it

[@ScottRicker777]

underrated comment

[@saqib7965]

I got it 1

[@sasquatch884]

Illuminati confirmed??!!?!

[@amiraultshill]

Yo Gordon when is HL3 dropping

[@codeman1726]

mid

[@seabass8593]

Can we talk about how Illmatic and Marshall Mathers LP are ranked lower than a Cardi B album

[@joelek19]

😂😂😂😂😂 don’t get me started

[@faraz6945]

There is gonna be an eminem hater saying thay are right for doing that 😂

[@j.c.9336]

Trashy B should never be above the GOAT of rap, Eminem.

[@alphalax7747]

Were already talking about it

[@ceruvelt8073]

Illmatic and Madvillainy are far better than MMLP. Eminem is very overrated, but all three should be well above Cardi B's album

[@godlyMike127]

illmatic is a top 10 album by basically every metric imaginable. It's my number 1, but it at least HAS to be top 10. Was shocked when I saw its placement.

[@jamiehovis7722]

its rolling stone, middle age white dudes write it

[@godlyMike127]

@@jamiehovis7722 As a white dude myself that is not an excuse lol. If they recognize the greatness of other very non-white works, they should be able to see the obviousness of this mistake.

[@jamiehovis7722]

@@godlyMike127 you’re right, these days middle-age white guys might know better than others, that was more true 15 years ago… still, Rolling Stone has never been about the music anyway, its a bunch of english and political science majors, the last thing they care about is the music. Just look at every influential popular classic they trashed on its release (only to rewrite the review later): Led Zeppelin, Nevermind by Nirvana, Jane’s Addiction, Dirt by Alice in Chains, The Rolling Stones late sixties and early seventies work, punk rock. I can go on and on. If it was good, unless it was Iggy Pop or something, you can be sure they wrote it off.

[@area52music]

I literally blurted "ILLMATIC" out loud when he was wondering what #1 was. It is objectively the best. You have Nas going to fucking college english dissertations over this album. It's transcended mediums of art and cultures. How the hell is it not unequivocaly #1.

[@juannaym8488]

Top 5 atleast

[@maryfreegirl2029]

This list has been perfectly crafted to generate as much rage as possible

[@Bandstand]

rage = clicks

[@Tedsville]

That's literally the whole point that everyone seems to be missing. Generating outrage with these lists is their bread and butter.

[@longdogman]

@@Bandstand hello mr. stand

[@earthwingbomber]

ENGAGEMENT!

[@WyWid]

@@Bandstand clicks = money

[@tonightsbigloser]

Wow Rolling Stones released 200 rap albums too huh. Truly the greatest band of all time.

[@no-vk2qe]

This is why i always said the Rolling Stones were better than Beatles & Led Zeppelin

[@BLAZINFAST]

They also once upon a time dressed so fine, threw the bums a dime in their prime.

[@squeezlebub3593]

I mean if this is a TOP 200 list, there has to be EVEN MORE than 200.

[@seryhpez774]

If moist critikal reviewed it

[@nabhchandra_]

i would argue that even if they did release over 200 rap albums, that does not make them the greatest😒. led zeppelin released fewer albums but all of them are 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦

[@sooubic]

The fact that MBDTF was conveniently at 6th place when Anthony Fantano gave the album a 6/10 makes me feel like they knew what they were doing.

[@tylerinmotion4075]

was about to comment this lol

[@goh02]

It’s not top 10

[@okruma625]

@@goh02 ur right its top 5

[@nathanakpe4897]

@@okruma625 bro shut up

[@eetu54]

​@@okruma625 top 5 Kanye at best lol

[@aspasiz]

They definitely made this list exactly for people like you to react to and bring traffic to the site. It's gotta be shitty on purpose. There's no way anyone would think that Illmatic is worse than Invasion of Privacy. When I first listened to Illmatic I was in awe at how good the beats and lyrics were. When I heard Invasion of Privacy I felt nothing

[@aptmix]

illmatic is one of my all timers

[@visceraeyes525]

@@aptmix its definitely one of the albums ever

[@dsnever3041]

Invasion of privacy was pretty good tbh (not a cardi stan at all) but yeah above Illmatic and Madvillany is fucking crazy

[@Arjay82]

@@aptmix That's literally why all these lists exist. To get attention.

[@Dat_Feathered_Boi]

I was so shocked by this list that I didn't even realize such an obvious observation. That's pretty brilliant.

[@VinexAesthetics]

I had a feeling that "Total Xanarchy" would be the greatest rap album of all time

[@estebansins]

and you were right!

[@yuhow1145]

Bro just discovered irony and thinks it’s easy to be funny

[@davidordonez8857]

@@yuhow1145 tf is wrong with u

[@jk45m58]

Would’ve made this list so much better lol

[@dabs.47]

As it should!!! 🐐

[@julianvollan1405]

Cardi B over Nas, Dre, MF DOOM, Kendrick (execpt for TPAB) is nothing other than disrespectful to people that has shaped the genre as we know it, and shows a clear lack of understanding of the culture around hip hop. There is no excuse to even have her on the list if you're leaving out Lupe Fiasco.

[@ducatarina8310]

Get Rich Or Die Tryin number 64 is the problem, this shit is Top 3

[@FunkSwaggMusiK]

Its pandering or her team probably payed them off.

[@akn3207]

I'm not even a hip-hop head, and I no that shit shouldn't even be top 100, let alone top 20...

[@gspepper3608]

I’m not even a massive hip hop fan (although I do love me some madvillainy from time to time), but this frustrates the hell out of me too

[@user-gu1un7pb7k]

Shit even Cardi B over Lil Kim is wild. Hard Core is a "classic" hip hop album, I don't think Invasion of Privacy is at all but maybe I'm just old

[@calebgood4966]

glad to see All the Right Reasons by Nickelback make this list. Chad is such an underrated rapper

[@msh1276]

Having Lil Kim's "Hardcore" over "Illmatic" "All Eyez on Me", "The Marshall Mathers LP" and "It's Dark and Hell is Hot" is absurd. To me those four should be at our near the top 5 with BIG and Jay-Z while "Hardcore" should be somewhere in the mid 100s.

[@MouseR985]

Ready to Die doesn't deserve any lower than top 10

[@Bronn92]

The only one of that four albums that is top 10 is Illmatic. All Eyez On Me has a lot of filler tracks (same as Life After Death) and it's not even the best Pac's album (Me Against The World). DMX and Eminem's albums are good are but not top 10.

[@HonkeyKong54]

@@Bronn92 the Marshall Mathers lp gotta be top 15 and I ain't even really a fan. That record was huge and very influential.

[@milevk]

Having invasion of midvacy over "illmatic" it's obviously worse, idk

[@yaboi2500]

@@Bronn92 DMX’s “It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot” is 100% a top 10 contender.

[@sk8rddy957]

This list was specially engineered to incite rage and violence. The way in which they effortlessly flow between a very solid pick to the most outrageous opinion on a record you have ever heard is nothing short of masterful.

[@earthwingbomber]

Yeah the Rae Sremmurd inclusion was egregious.

[@postbloom9767]

@@earthwingbomber nah a few songs of theirs were very iconic and relevant for a long time to a lot of ppl imo

[@wrayfam7]

@@postbloom9767 thank you! Idk what fantano was saying about it being relevant for 20 minutes. That album produced numerous huge hits that were the most circulated tracks of that year and continued to be relevant for more. It's one of the best party rap albums of that decade.

[@cMind607]

That was the marketing teams idea 100%

[@Holy_Sid]

@@cMind607 Right. Any publicity is good publicity.

[@josephhanicak7922]

Illmatic at 24 is fucking ridiculous. Easily a top 5 record at bare minimum. Many people consider it the greatest rap album of all time, myself included. A lot of people have said this already, but Cardi B above Illmatic is so unbelievably ludicrous that you instantly lose all credibility.

[@altervisi7748]

I thought Illmatic was going to be number 1 to be honest seemed like a safe pick, not even in the top 20 is insane, but not as insane as Little Simz placed so low, as well as missing Aesop Rock, DOOM, Rodeo by Travis and anything better from Mac Miller

[@powfoot4946]

I would say illmatic is 1, listened to it when i was 15 and still sounds as good many years later

[@dustinmartin6524]

Definitely not number 1 album of all time but 100% top 5 hiphop album

[@soulmoney119]

It’s not worth getting mad about. It’s a Rolling Stone list. Not your friend constantly bugging you about your taste. Get over it

[@Taco_Thief]

Are you seriously getting offended because someone doesn't like an album as much as you

[@jollakobla4228]

i’d actually wanna see fantano make his own top 200 or even 500 list

[@eowppq]

10:22 I'm so happy tat you mentioned Del the funky Homosapien, been re-visiting his music this year and is still amazing as always

[@AngelRivera-de1lq]

Can we all get Fantano to make his own 200 favorite albums list. That would be legendary, and I feel even if I didn't agree with some, everything would have an argument for its placement.

[@iraford5788]

Agreed.

[@wholelottabluethoughtz]

Big Puny

[@vickjr98]

Absolutely

[@thegreattribute2022]

Except for the fact he is going to leave out blank face/swimming etc. On which he has the worst opinion possible, with no good argument whatsoever

[@jonah1655]

@@thegreattribute2022 blank face and swimming dont deserve anything near a top 200 lmfao, good records tho

[@strangerofthe2067]

Some middle aged white men sat in a room together and said “you know, Nas is cool, but Carbi B is where it’s at!” and then they high fived each other.

[@UnitedPacci]

Im pretty sure some middle aged white women with rainbow color hair sat there too

[@Weensx]

Pretty accurate

[@inigo9000]

The names of the creators are in the article and it's pretty diverse, hate to say it but these days it's mostly middle age white men who still know what quality HipHop actually sounds like

[@NasJuiced]

@@inigo9000 oh yeah cuz middle aged white men have ALWAYS dominated hip-hop 😐

[@inigo9000]

@@NasJuiced Where did i say that? All i know these days the music i hear people play sounds like trash and most don't know sh]t about real hip hop. since we were allready dividing people in to boxes if it's one thing you got to give to the "white man" when it comes to music is that they do give praise to the founders of a any genre, even if it can be out of snobbery

[@mafiablokes]

So ‘Miseducation of Lauren Hill’ was the highest placing Hip Hop album on their “Greatest Albums of all time” list but was somehow only 10th in the actual “rap album list”???

[@phil7121]

Illmatic is the MJ of hip hop albums Putting it any lower than 3 is a red flag

[@yJamalz]

💀💀💀💀💀

[@Ronis0023]

​@@yJamalzWhat? He is definetly right.

[@I-Love-Turtlez]

@@Ronis0023 not really I belive there is many better albums

[@ElectrusBoom]

Whole Lotta Red was here and Fantano didn’t mention it, which proves that he does believe it’s a top 200 album and therefore believes it to be a great album. Thanks for the redux of your redux review Anthony!

[@chasetherightenergy]

i was almost expecting rolling stone to have put this album in the top 10 with fantano not even mentioning it for so long

[@drewforbes8980]

@Yoo Brooo was brockhampton on this at all?

[@wholelottabluethoughtz]

@Yoo Brooo he does kid 😭

[@teeko8371]

“Which proves…” go touch grass dude…

[@chasetherightenergy]

"“Which proves…” go touch grass dude…" go touch grass dude…

[@BT405]

So glad that Rolling Stone has come to confirm all of our opinions that Invasion of Privacy is better than Good Kid Maad City

[@jf1573]

and *illmatic* … widely considered the worst debut record of all time by New York's worst rapper. (/s)

[@ShreyasKr...]

They didn't even include Rodeo

[@EclecticoIconoclasta]

And 2pac All eyez on me.

[@okdude8215]

@@ShreyasKr... when i saw astroworld at 200 i knew it was some bs besides the top comments who already made fun of it. Astroworld is top 50 even tho im not a travis fan it had so mamy hits ane a very distinct sound .

[@StudioScarecrow]

@@okdude8215 astroworld is a good album but absolutely not top 50. Come the fuck on, listen to more hip hop

[@johnstopyracus5674]

i see DEL every time he comes anywhere close to Toronto. Always an amazing show. and Atmosphere, also amazing live. LOVE your videos btw. EXCELLENT format. very enticing. Please keep up the amazing work.

[@Robalogot]

I don't know much about hiphop but your recommendations are spot on, time to make your own list

[@havenslow3714]

They didn't put Viper's undisputed record "You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack" on this list, which means it's a bogus list.

[@matthewdown5378]

Facts

[@TheLuxma]

Hahaaaa

[@sebyouthere]

best album of all time imho

[@malum9478]

@@TheLuxma _heres a lil sumthin for all u BUSTUHZ....YEAAHHH"_

[@Ganulous]

They wanna see him gone cause of his hops ffs

[@LongLiveTheFilmmaker]

i was expecting "the heist" by Macklemore to be 1#

[@sandwich1601]

Or at least right above GKMC lol

[@felixbache5369]

if this had come out 7-8 years ago they would have had it on there

[@Perry....]

Wouldn't have surprised me

[@insidemymindinc]

When I was in the third grade I thought that I was gay

[@MrBreadisawesome]

Now that would have been epic

[@Chris-dy1cb]

They absolutely had a very solid list as a baseline and just gave it to someone to attempt to sprinkle in recent albums

[@imanim-c8482]

@fantano Ay Anthony I wanted to point out the fact at 2:10 that CARE FOR ME is a project for therapy than anything else and really shows some truth of the matter that even albums on a top 200 of all time can leave audiences out.

[@mattjazzfan2288]

I’m surprised Anthony didn’t mention how insane it is they ranked Future and Cardi B ahead of Outkast’s Aquemini

[@carbon4918]

Ds2 makes sense cuz of how influential that record is, but cardi B was baffling

[@Seth-jd5xn]

Future shoulda been #1

[@sasquatch884]

Bruuuuh

[@runningdecadeix4780]

Future deserves it. You guys are just prejudiced against bad music. Shit music is just as valid as good music.

[@markellefultzeatingasugarc9327]

Also, btw, GBGR was 199

[@dallasfawson5332]

According to this and the new 500 greatest albums list, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is somehow both the tenth best hip-hop album and the tenth best overall album of all time.

[@Windmill360]

Duh, the top ten albums of all time are all hip-hop albums. 😤😤

[@rockosmodurnlif]

Consistency

[@m.daglydewoodrow7720]

I was noticing stuff like this too. I feel like we can all agree that this list is ridiculously awful.

[@TheTrueJesusChrist]

Lauryn Hill is extremely influential to toms of rappers nowadays and that’s a great record, so yea actually it makes sense they put one of the most influential albums of all time in the top 10

[@dallasfawson5332]

@@TheTrueJesusChrist I’m not opposed to her being in the top ten, I just love the blatant inconsistency of these “definitive” lists. Just a few months ago, Miseducation was ranked as the 10th best album of all time, the highest ranking hip-hop record on the list. Apparently the album has aged poorly these last few months, as it’s now the 10th best hip-hop album (which is, admittedly, closer to where I would rank it).

[@justingibson1150]

Cardi B being 16 is Egregious and I really liked that album, although should've never beaten Astroworld for the Grammy.

[@jonsrecordcollection7172]

Aging Gen Xer here. Lots of missing 90s rap. De La Soul, Digable Planets, Jungle Brothers, Ultramagnetic MC's, Pete Rock & CL Smooth's Mecca & the Soul Brother

[@brendanb2982]

I was a little shocked to see John Cena's " You Can't See Me " above every Death Grips record, but I feel it's one of the few reasonable choices Rolling Stone has made lately.

[@sudevsen]

Word Life

[@vedanshdhatra4335]

All jokes aside that song fuckin slaps

[@VinexAesthetics]

Ngl, that song is better than Xan's, Pumps, 69's entire careers

[@Sophie-gn9sn]

I don’t think you saw it actually, he clearly says in the title that you can’t see him

[@jdixon390]

He's a Bad, Bad Man

[@greatheightsu]

We're playing into their hands. They have to be so trash on purpose to generate controversy and discussion based upon their platform. The more we talk about it, the more they win, they suck, don't bother.

[@thenoblepoptart]

Ok, who cares? I like making fun and don’t give a fuck if they get traction or not.

[@unimpressedalchemist]

@@thenoblepoptarttrue. Getting a fun video or two is perfectly worth Rolling Stone "winning" to me lol

[@SuperLio333]

@@thenoblepoptart is it fun if the list isn’t a list

[@SuperLio333]

@@thenoblepoptart 😁 my gf left me

[@mfkrwill]

i remember going through their top 100 metal albums of all time list on a show i do and it was also rough

[@semird615]

Brooo finally someone showing love Onyx' All We Got Iz Us album which imo is a classic. I can see how in 1995 it could've gotten overlooked with all the other Classic releases from NY alone but still. Most Def has to be one of the hardest, darkest and grimiest song ever created. The whole record is dark and deranged, guaranteed to f your day up. Da Shining, Only Built, Infamous, Doe Or Die and liquid Swords and so many more banging albuns dropped that year.

[@RorinoTheGreat]

They may have had their misplacements, but at least even Rolling Stone recognized the sheer brilliance and humanity displayed by Cal Chuchesta's, "The New CALasic". I agree, and think it is the #1 album of all time.

[@mitchread5156]

the audacity of Rolling Stone to put My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy as #6/10 in the Top 10

[@hypehenston2667]

Facts it would be number 1 in my opinion

[@soliloquies7541]

@@hypehenston2667 nah

[@rocketfc]

Bruhh.........

[@solidsnake656]

IT WAS 6TH AS WELL

[@bee-sk3il]

No college dropout 💀

[@blakecn5234]

didn’t expect you to agree with total xanarchy at number one, but great video!

[@kevinnicholson2335]

8:29 He’s saying No as many times Chance does in his intro for Acid Rain. What a homage.

[@creamster659]

Ah yes, “Ho, Why is You Here” deserves a spot on the top 200 over “808s and Heartbreak”, an album that is responsible for the sound of over a quarter of the records on this list.

[@salgadoluca]

don't even get me started

[@vgattani1]

Bro we can go on and on, how is invasion of privacy at 16?!

[@zerois2801]

@@vgattani1 this list is shitty af

[@kundansharma539]

@@vgattani1 better than illmatic (⌐■-■)

[@jamesparminter6470]

Is 808s really rap though?

[@nipeliite]

Seeing Bladee's Crest at nummber 1 really made me start to respect rolling stone again. Ecco2k did get finessed a bit by only being placed at number 5 with the record E.

[@bluebolt1844]

my top 200 rap albums all time: 1. Bladee- The Fool 2. Bladee- Crest 3. Bladee - Icedancer 4. Bladee - Trash Island 5. Bladee - E 6. Bladee- Eversince 7. Bladee - Red Light 8. Bladee - Working on Dying 9. Bladee - 333 10. Bladee -Good Luck 11. Bladee - D&G 12. Bladee- AvP 13. Bladee - Gluee 14. Bladee - Exeter 15. Yabujin - Early Works Bootleg 16. Bladee -The Glow Pt. 2 18 - 200. Carti B - WAP

[@dudeman-kg1lk]

Red Light at #3 was a great pick in my opinion.

[@trashboat2427]

@@bluebolt1844 19. 1,000 gecs 20-200. total xanarchy

[@Igor32595592]

you made my day

[@daniellopez732]

Eversince is unironucally top 15.

[@mylobage]

The amount of records placed before Illmatic and MMLP is literally fucking insane.

[@Y51092]

I watched this video a while back and i remember he put up a screenshot of albums with scores next to them, but I cant seem to find it again, anyone know what im talking about?

[@williamtyson9829]

Illmatic definitely needs to be top 10, GKMC definitely clears invasion of privacy (and some of Mac Miller’s stuff does too), Chronic, Life After Death, & a few others need to be higher

[@landonmiles2587]

Facts but all of Kendrick's and Mac Miller's stuff clears invasion of privacy

[@izaqy]

how high did they put GKMC? I wasn’t paying attention

[@grogu411]

Cardi b doesn’t even have a top 500 album of all time.

[@grogu411]

But apparently invasion of privacy is better than illmatic 😂

[@motownmffanatic]

@@izaqy 38 I think

[@LoganJP0120]

Glad to see Viper filling all 200 slots. Man has such an incredible and vast discography. Truly da 🐐no 🧢.

[@letsplayarbitration1160]

"F**k Tha Rules Im Driving On Rainbow Road In Reverse" is unironically one of the top 50 rap songs i've ever heard.

[@darredenko]

You’ll Cowards Don’t Even Smoke Crack is a classic.

[@nom5358]

either Ready & Willing or Hiram Clarke Hustler would legitimately be in my top 200. the man was on another wave from ‘06-‘08.

[@greatsupper]

Putting Thanksgivin in front of Ready and Willing is a lil bold

[@spookhy699]

I got married to the soundtrack of Cops Can't Read II

[@sethporter3145]

I finally understood what Fantano was saying when I saw DS2 by Future ranked above both Illmatic and All Eyez on Me.

[@djjoker12]

Its time you do your top 100 Rap Albums! Please do it!

[@Bilnation]

This list has to be satire. There is no way a group of individuals came together and unironically brain stormed to come up with this.

[@dopeswitch957]

It's to generate controversy and get clicks, homie

[@Sophie-gn9sn]

@@dopeswitch957 I really don’t believe that’s the case, rolling stone is a very professional, respected and long running publication. I think they literally just don’t know hip hop

[@dopeswitch957]

@@Sophie-gn9sn their 500 albums list is just as baffling IMO, but you're 100% right that they consistently miss the mark on thoughtful or even coherent rap criticism

[@Rebazar]

When you try to please everyone you end up with something for no one

[@Yhtbh]

@@Sophie-gn9sn Neither do yall white surburban niggas. That list is horrendous but what's funny is that you are complaing about it. You are one of them, white people don't have a say on hip hop at all. It is a black genre. "To pitchfork, Rolling Stones, New York Times and any other white publication. Please do not comment on black music anymore" - Kanye West.

[@davidjones8047]

He called MBDTF “great” therefore it is now a 10!

[@regirayquaza]

He said it was a 6 multiple times, I think this is really what he meant

[@arkitcomedy3851]

Maybe it's just my time period, but I find the fact that The Marshall Mathers LP, Graduation, The Eminem Show, Get Rich or Die Tryin', The Lost Boy, Kingdom Come, The College Dropout, and From a Birds Eye View aren't even on this list is criminal.

[@jonathant01i]

They are on the list he just skipped over them but they all got criminal placements either way

[@bombast07]

Kingdom Come isn't even a top 10 Jay-Z album.

[@angelicthecaretaker777]

Marshall Mathers LP is the only Eminem album that belongs on that list. Arguably the Slim Shady LP as well.

[@Stevies_Remote]

You should do a top 100 or 50 rap albums!

[@Chaseroony]

no CLB, clearly rigged.

[@ValtteriGoattas]

Certified Boy Lover #1

[@saichetanreddy2012]

That's trash

[@anthonymcgee2295]

Lmao

[@akaadam_2.043]

CLb is TRASH

[@jason_vorhees1327]

CLB fucking masterpiece 😂😂

[@lubbers825]

I think illmatic is undeniably, and objectively at least a top 5 rap album EVER. There’s no way it should be so low…

[@jf1573]

And they put Jay-Z's Blueprint on No.3 to piss off every last NaS fan even more.

[@R-H-B]

Not objectively. No music is objectively good. That being said, Illmatic would totally be in most peoples top 20

[@jf1573]

@@R-H-B I think Lub bers meant objectively influential. It's like saying Paul McCartney and John Lennon are a Top 10 songwriter duo because they defined what Pop songs sound like in the 60s. In the same way illmatic defined what boom-bap had to sound like in the 90s … I guess, Rolling Stone decided Wu-Tang in the Top 10 was enough …

[@R-H-B]

@@jf1573 true, but you can’t quantify influence

[@jf1573]

@@R-H-B Well, you can look how many rappers changed their flow after Nas' debut (e.g. Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt, Eminem's Infinite etc.) and you can listen to the beat selection from 94 onwards. You can quantify influence for sure.

[@byHexted]

Saba care for me was an album people said was so amazing and underrated that year, but now I don’t think I’ve heard ONE person bring it up besides now or say it was one of the best albums of the decade or whatever.

[@Notfromthisworld849]

Ready to die is my #1. And I agree 100% Flockaveli is a trap record that deserves so much more love it's insane s/o Waka

[@glocktavious]

I didn’t know The Rolling Stones had 200+ albums.

[@markt5090]

Thats just their rap projects too

[@jay4.166]

@@markt5090 and this is just the 200 best of them

[@jf1573]

They also invented Rhythm and Blues … Twist and Shout was a real banger!

[@axe1mc507]

Shows how great of a band they are

[@thenoobsays]

cant believe rolling stone also gave mbdtf a 6 smh too perfect

[@jamesg1827]

3:45 Them putting Lil Xan’s Total Xanarchy this low is absolutely criminal

[@daniel_h0420]

Graduation- kanye west The massacre- 50 cent Rodeo and Birds in the trap- Travis scott Kids see ghosts- Kids see ghosts Man on the moon 2- kid Cudi Thank me later- drake All of these albums deserve a spot on this list

[@dukeandhazzard2721]

how was there no kid kudi lol

[@daniel_h0420]

@@dukeandhazzard2721 his first album MOTM 1 did make the list it was at rank #92 or somewhere around there

[@dukeandhazzard2721]

@@daniel_h0420 ah kids see ghosts and MOTM 2 definitely deserve a spot

[@290coolkid]

KSG is the only one that deserves a spot out of these, maybe graduation

[@daniel_h0420]

@@290coolkid no Rodeo ?😢

[@Jayblez]

Picking divine feminine out of all of mac's albums tells me everything I need to know about this list

[@adamolufson7338]

Yeah wtf

[@As-ce7qn]

its a great album but he definitely had better RAP albums that deserve to be on here

[@royfablooo2810]

The fact MBDTF is #6, This was really targeted for Melon.

[@leonardocarvalho7306]

turns out Melon's review was just foreshadowing

[@stonedgfromthelv888]

I still remember I found finally rich cd in the ditch walking home from school. It was in the ditch for a reason

[@hoodiepen]

The fact that a Megan Thee Stallion album and Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday is over Kanye & Jay Z's Niggas in Paris on this list can already incite rage like an exploding volcano

[@NMcCann]

You mean WATCH THE THRONE

[@Ismael-kc3ry]

Bro didn’t even get the name right

[@charliebriggs6123]

Would like to know their selection process. Invasion of Privacy above Illmatic feels like one of those things that would make any music magazine editor wince at the idea of publishing, but the process had already spoken.

[@benjolly4014]

I think I heard on the breakfast club that there’s a committee of like 500 “music experts” that vary from producers to executives and they decide what makes the cut

[@alienofmars]

most likely a mix of a lot of people they want these list to cater to the youth and to the 90s and early 2000s

[@jishservedcold3536]

Happy you said it Anthony. "No Aesop Rock?" I agree. Labor Days has been top 10 for me for a decade now. Nobody was spitting quite like Aes back in the 90s.

[@suspectsn0thing]

Definitely a shame. I'm not gonna freak out as hard as some people are over the list, since it doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things if the voting system Rolling Stone used ended up putting a Cardi album higher than it probably should have been, but... Not even ONE Aes album? :( Impossible Kid is by far the album I've played cover to cover the most times

[@zvz5823]

100%. Aesop is definitely one of the most artists of all time.@@suspectsn0thing

[@darrnellnott07]

Labor Days and Daylight EP is what got me in back then, and solidified as time passed with releases like Fast Cars, Danger, Fine, and Knives. I love Skelethon and Impossible Kid intensely as much as his old stuff. If you havent listened to his latest Spirit World Field Guide from 2021, it's a must. Seriously might be his best album he's created. It's incredibly balanced for how long it is. Some of the songs sound similar at first but then really separate after re-listening. Storytelling is on point and varied. No features either (not even a murmur from Rob Sonic or Homeboy Sandman). Again, might be his best yet!

[@salmon_wine]

@@darrnellnott07 I will back this furiously back this stance. It is, no doubt, his best work. The way multiple songs on the album cross reference other tracks is sweet. "Dog at the Door" is basically TL;DR on why Aes is a genius

[@tupaclives5848]

I respect anthony way more now for recognizing Capone N Noreaga as the greats that they are . Reunion is another good album by them

[@anieiii.9036]

Great Video

[@luny2nez281]

They put “Live.Love.A$AP” with the “Long.Live.A$AP” cover on there. That’s what I need to know

[@iloveromplers]

they have to be trolling

[@nigelhighlands3131]

@@iloveromplers Nah, just out of touch boomer fucks with a platform

[@kackers]

So glad they put Limp Bizkit's Significant Other at the top, truly deserving of the number 1 spot and gets overlooked so much

[@elvischocho3462]

Hahaha limp bizkit made the list?

[@williampusey8266]

Durst spits hot fyre!

[@elvischocho3462]

@@williampusey8266 solright

[@stellarzoneproductions]

damn, now you mf's got a reason to jump!

[@dadumbfuck420]

LB's best work

[@TheUrbancenter]

: 10.Kanye West-Graduation 9.Gnarls Barkley-St. Elsewhere 8.Public Enemy-Yo! Bumrush the Show 7.Run-D.M.C.-Run-D.M.C. 6.The Streets-A Grand Don't Come for Free 5.A Tribe Called Quest-We Got It from Here...Thank You 4 Your Service 4.Beastie Boys-Check Your Head 3.Dizzee Rascal-Boy in da Corner 2.M.I.A.-Arular 1.Beastie Boys-Ill Communication

[@TheUrbancenter]

that was top 10 snubs

[@magicwindow6682]

5:47 I was literally just thinking of this one rap song (I think from Ka) I heard with no drums at all lol

[@vb2388]

How is any Cardi B album higher than Illmatic?

[@Braylon1997]

Cardi fans think sales and accolades are better than Illmatic

[@asadasss263]

@@Braylon1997 this is exactly what Shawn cee is talking about people literally gonna shit on cardi b even though it's not her fault it's just inconsistent list because idk what metrics they use for this is it sales? Because if we go by sales it doesn't make sense, and it's not influence or popularity either so yeah it feels like someone playlist just put on this list

[@HookedonChronics]

@@Braylon1997 I don't think even her fans think that. This L isn't on Cardi or her fans, it's entirely on Rolling Stone magazine.

[@aubreamber]

@@asadasss263 People are gonna hate on Cardi B cause her music is subpar lol

[@Braylon1997]

@@asadasss263 true but this is also rolling stone we’re talking about as well. They’re not very credible when it comes to ranking hip hop albums.

[@JoePesciBallsack]

Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous is criminally underrated, especially in this list.

[@Vikdeb25502]

I love that record but Big L's problematic rape bars always turn me off.

[@JoePesciBallsack]

@@Vikdeb25502 I can definitely see why, it's very of its time and intentionally gets a knee-jerk reaction from listeners because it is so profane. It might not affect me as much as others but that's besides the point that it is an extremely sensitive thing to be spittin' bars about in the way that he does. Saying that, his wordplay, flow, the beats all across the board; such a cold, hard record that I always love spinning.

[@Vikdeb25502]

@@JoePesciBallsack Big L is dope ngl.

[@ch.illmatic]

Punchline King Big L, every song on that album is deadly. In my top 10 fav albums ever

[@sleepisthecousinofdeath7395]

@@Vikdeb25502 that’s funny because his song devils son is my favorite song because he said he does that to jesus christ

[@JBlandford]

Invasion of privacy over Good Kid Maad City, Illmatic, The Chronic, Graduation, Mad Villainy, Aquemini, and TMMLP is criminal

[@H3ndr1x]

7:24 bro im trying my best to hold myself back

[@marco0o00o]

The perfect 2 am video

[@cobygilbert9818]

fr

[@cobygilbert9818]

we should go to sleep soon

[@marco0o00o]

@@cobygilbert9818 we should, but will we?? yes goodnight

[@Chris24_]

The fact that not a SINGLE LUPE FIASCO RECORD made it on that list is just fucking laughable.

[@MrCHI2cool]

The Cool is top 20 of all time idc

[@justsomejusstsome8994]

T&Y >

[@id1550]

His first two albums at the very least

[@Gintoki_Madao]

@@id1550 even tetsuo and young and drogas wave came through 💪

[@goh02]

Lupe a had a good discography. The Cool, Food and Liqour, Tetsuo & Youth (Maybe the best 2010s rap album) and Drogas Wave.

[@andorifjohn]

2001 definitely deserved it's spot. If only because you can listen to the whole thing from beginning to end multiple times.

[@rikkidgermano9640]

Still NOT better than the Chronic which you can listen to from front to back as well.

[@jimmybuckets5863]

I know man. I was also looking for Joaquin Phoenix to be on here for the I’m Still Here soundtrack. Seems like they didn’t really put soundtracks up for consideration.

[@yokaijem]

Anthony I think I speak for your entire fanbase when I say we would much rather see your top 200 rap albums big dawg!

[@ghostware6057]

No Aesop Rock, Denzel Curry or Injury Reserve is such a huge series of misses. Cardi B above TPAB is a tragedy edit: I goofed, I meant above GKMC

[@felixbache5369]

Cardi is below tpab

[@Derrden]

Invasion of Privacy was 16, TBAP was 5

[@RezBlair]

cardi b is above GKMC

[@MrASAPAB]

Aesop rock and Denzel curry are both garbage.

[@philippechampoux7822]

This list makes Hip Hop Universe's one look perfect 😭😭😭

[@divyanshsrivastava3046]

Why you don't make one !? We all will look forward to it!!

[@eddieherft1234]

So happy to see WLR at that number 1 spot. They really did get things right for once!

[@gdmatter2286]

"Definetly a record. Would I have placed it higher; probably." Is my favourite review that Anthony has ever given to a record.

[@nkenchington6575]

My top 11, FWIW: 1. Public Enemy: Yo! Bum Rush The Show 2. Mobb Deep: The Infamous 3. De La Soul: 3 feet high and rising 4. Snoop Dogg: Doggystyle 5. MF DOOM: Doomsday 6. Company Flow: Funcrusher Plus 7. Jedi Mind Tricks: Violent By Design 8. Danny Brown: The Hybrid 9. Run DMC: Raising Hell 10. Ugly Duckling: Taste The Secret 11. Biggie: Ready To Die

[@BorkKillsOneLegMan]

"Ho why is you here?" That's a good question?

[@Mx5322]

Illmatic not being top 5 is a fucking disgrace and immediately disqualifies the list.

[@pradeepsinghm]

So true

[@TheSkaOreo]

Facts

[@bennyhardson4338]

Mad?

[@realperson2208]

What’s crazy is that the coup designed that cover in June 2001 and had to postpone the release until November to design a new one after 9/11

[@R-H-B]

That’s gotta be the most unlucky shit ever hahaha

[@fantano]

Boots also asked the label to keep it lol

[@n1ckmusic]

@@fantano hi

[@Hoopsnake]

Obviously this means Coup did 9/11 wake up sheeple

[@asappacsun9153]

@@fantano where’s wlr tho?

[@llamapenNHL]

The Illmatic placement is criminal. Probably the most no-brainer top 10 pick on the entire list.

[@billbill6094]

When genre definers don't even make the top 100 and cool for a summer albums were surpassing Illmatic, the ultimate fools errand for rappers trying to recreate it in the 90's, you know the list is just "which names generate the most clicks." It isn't made for or by rap fans, it's made for people who say they don't like rap but xyz that they heard on the radio was pretty good.

[@NotRealMusicRyan]

Props to them for basically randomising the order of this list whole 200 until the top 10. They knew how get people MAD with this batshit order

[@jesuswalksforyou]

Someone will eventually make a list we can all SILENTLY disagree on but respect and understand

[@Ondrix]

Not likely to happen..... unless you can get some kind of giant collab between as many KZbin and indipendent music reviewers as possible (to get as many opinions as possible to try and mitigate bias). Because the mainstream, in this case music, media has lost touch with reality and just does whatever they think will make them the most money.

[@EclecticoIconoclasta]

The most objective list possible would be one similar to the Sight & Sound list of best films of all time. It would involve asking say 200 or 300 of the biggest living rappers, producers, people in the industry and music critics to send their 25 favourite hip hop albums of all time. Even that might be a little controversial but not as stupid as this list

[@Ardnightian]

The rym charts lmao

[@jesuswalksforyou]

@@EclecticoIconoclasta I need it. and AGRIZZLE! TF IS WRONG WITH THIS PUBLICATION??

[@ttarkus]

@@Ardnightian TPAB is just ranked like 1000 spots too high on the RYM chart. Aside from that it's a solid chart

[@gildedpeahen876]

Any man by em off Soundbombing is one of my favorite songs ever the rhymes are insane

[@HDitzzDH]

I hope Diplomatic Immunity was on here somewhere, as well as Violent By Design.

[@danielblair2684]

The list is basically a shit post intended to stir controversy and clicks. I know no one expects much from Rolling Stone these days, but it still shows a pretty incredible level of contempt for their audience. Unless the list is genuine, which might even be worse.

[@Butterbean32]

Probably genuine, because it was probably put together by committee, not by a single person

[@vision_is_augmented1213]

Agreed, this article is a commercial for Rolling Stone Mag. No matter how much "thought" they put in to it or how much it was made by committee, it's still just a cheap listicle.

[@gabe8816]

how is the miseducation of Lauryn Hill simultaneously #10 on rolling stone's 500 greatest albums of all time and #10 on their 200 greatest hip-hop albums??

[@melvinsmith5404]

The mistake you are making is expecting it all to make sense 🤣

[@jakethehuman7]

Acid rap would be around my 36 slot too imma be honest (from Chicago and like psychedelics) but outside that bias, the flow, instrumentals, and uniqueness is top tier

[@jakethehuman7]

Thank you for the Aesop rock and Billy woods shout out

[@gio7388]

Totally agree this list is off…really off. You should make a top 25 list and share it. I’m a huge Jay-Z fan and somewhat of a Nas fan. You mentioned 4:44, but Reasonable Doubt needs to be there. Nas has 2 or 3 that should be on the list, obviously with Illmatic leading the way.