How Do You Define a Classic Album in 2017? The Crew Gives Their Picks | Everyday Struggle

On today's new #EverydayStruggle episode, Joe Budden, DJ Akademiks, and Nadeska break down how to determine if an album is a classic in 2017. Plus, they give some of their own classic albums over the last 10 years.
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[@liltony4rmdawick812]

Akademiks: *Names his classic albums* Budden: "I don't never wanna hear you talk about hip hop again" 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Beamboy555]

Lil Tony 4rm Da Wick cos his classics are wack

[@mcknight1043]

Like who the fuck says The Trilogy and Take Care.

[@dabossman5650]

Lil Tony 4rm Da Wick they weren't good

[@karmadelivery4407]

Yo akademiks has some shit taste in music, only the kanye albums come to classic. Mothafuka has wiz Khalifa and classic in the same sentence,I'm done!

[@brooklyn718941]

Lil Tony 4rm Da Wick All Love Lost is a classic!!!!!!!!!!

[@SuberProduction]

Dark Fantasy intro >>>>>>> Joe Budden discography *no shade*

[@Leonardo59321]

Suber Production 100 bucks says you've never listened to a Joe Budden project

[@Sanhova]

Suber Production you sleep sir. Joe has classics people just wanna hate

[@DVRKSTXR]

Suber Production Joe Budden has never laid his hands on a classic that he had anything to do with. MBDTF is everything that Joe Budden will never have the capacity to comprehend.

[@Leonardo59321]

PHXNTXM will never have the capacity to comprehend? you kids are quick to discredit Joe's discography without listening to it. (BTW I think mbdtf is a classic)

[@DVRKSTXR]

Storyman Joe is a great rapper. Not a great artist. There is a difference. Eminem and Jay Z would be prime examples of what Joe is/isn't. I respect him for his skill level as a rapper, but his discography isn't anything to admire.

[@Zach-lc6bs]

MBDTF is easily a classic.

[@AyNaro4277]

Almost but is not i now that shit 10 yrs now but trust me is still ain't maybe another 10 yrs after 2020 believe me it close very close

[@user-qd6im2hp2e]

@@AyNaro4277 it’s a classic

[@gkay8889]

@@AyNaro4277 u dumb?

[@thomasnelson5758]

@@AyNaro4277 5 years later it's still a classic

[@TheEdis97]

my fav classics 1. get rich or die tryn - 50 2. Graduation - kanye 3. The Eminem show - EM 4. the carter 3, and 2, lil wayne

[@Devine3190]

nice list

[@ThePainKilleRZz]

akademiks just listed every hip hop album he ever listened to. lmao

[@dickridinhater7816]

A classic hip hip album is when the fans, critics, artist within the genre and artist outside of the genre all agree that an album has set a standard or raise the bar for other artist to try and achieve or surpass for generations to come.

[@DizzeeLex91]

Yeah..... for a classic hip hip album i agree. But what about a classic hip hop album? Lol.

[@CASSOBLVCK]

Agreed

[@malcolmbosa3600]

Where did you get that definition?

[@dickridinhater7816]

Malcolm Bosa I forget his name

[@leon1234578]

TPAB, GKMC, and MBDTF are the only 3 classic hip-hop albums this decade.

[@matthewkatigbak]

To Pimp a Butterfly is a masterpiece, I don't feel like we have to wait until 2025 to determine if it is a classic.

[@AyNaro4277]

Nope Agreed 100% no need at all

[@qedydu5946]

@Joe shut up Joe from New York

[@nickbrittmusic]

M A S T E R P I E C E

[@conduitofthegospeldarrellb9154]

Kanye West has the greatest discography in hip hop history. Literally has arguably 6 classic albums (5 definitively: LR, CD, MBDTF, 808, Graduation)

[@sizzirup3476]

Wayne has the greatest discography in any genre of music. This is not even up for discussion. Tha Carter, Tha Carter II, Tha Carter III, Da Drought 3, Dedication 1,2,3,5, No Ceilings .... and I could keep going. (suffix, prefix, squad up, SFTW)...

[@FrancoisDressler]

#1Stunna Dedication 3 and 5? Are you fucking kidding me?

[@sizzirup3476]

nope. 3 is classic auto tune wayne and 5 is slept on

[@saqib7965]

Lil Wayne's music isn't timeless imo

[@FrancoisDressler]

#1Stunna I'm a huge fan of 2005-2010 Wayne but Dedication 3 was the first project I couldn't get into, might need to give it another chance. Dedication 5 I don't even remember listening to.

[@Asherrager]

MBDTF IS A TIMELESS PIECE OF ART, JOE BUDDEN DOESNT HAVE THE ANSWERS!!! HOW JOE HOW JOE *KANYE VOICE*

[@gerbiljerome6807]

MBDTF is a classic. Joe hating hard. How can u claim kanyes best album isn't a classic lol

[@Diavolosss]

it's like his 5th best album though. Most mainstream work doesnt mean best

[@77Good]

Johnny G because its not his best album

[@Bailers426]

Late registration is his best.

[@gerbiljerome6807]

Late registration is my fave kanye album. Not his best tho IMO

[@smiley4eal]

Johnny G college dropout I'd ye's best album.

[@lovefortruth8561]

Tha Carter 2 & 3 are definite classics

[@zaincasey6998]

Kendrick could start painting and people would say he’s already greater than Picasso

[@Chris-ld5vk]

Zain Casey 😂

[@youngfletch28]

The carter 3 is a classic

[@UltraMegaFail]

Yup

[@chrisma313]

Facts

[@King-xi5rq]

No doubt nigga, thanks Gillie da Kid

[@evandeforest4439]

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is the definition of classic

[@Angryblonde]

Evan DeForest it's great but not a classic

[@lakiog1938]

Angry blonde L

[@mildmagician2764]

Evan DeForest No it's not. It's a landmark album.

[@jayp00059]

Amen

[@alanmoreno3282]

Angry blonde L

[@randytiet9133]

The ten classics from the last ten years (07-17): 1. MBDTF- Kanye West (2010) 2. Tha Carter III- Lil Wayne (2008) 3. Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City- Kendrick Lamar (2013) 4. 808s & Heartbreak- Kanye West (2008) 5. Take Care- Drake (2011) 6. To Pimp a Butterfly- Kendrick Lamar (2015) 7. Man on the Moon I- Kid Cudi (2009) 8. The Money Store- Death Grips (2012) 9. DS2- Future (2015) 10. Graduation- Kanye West (2007)

[@philipojo332]

Dirty Sprite 😂😂😂😂gtfoh

[@spencer5272]

W for the money store

[@StormVegitto]

I only disagree with 808s because Kanye doesn’t deserve all the credit for that style of rap

[@archiebutler4020]

Imo if you have ds2 you should definitely have rodeo

[@laussethecat]

Tlop>DS2

[@MrReece9]

The Carter II is a classic. That was the last of the Lil Wayne as we knew him.

[@ajpip9719]

MoRico27 you should get to know lil wayne again, cause you missing out on some good music.

[@gkay8889]

There are tons of mixtapes and good albums bro , it wasnt the last

[@izdave10lp]

MBDTF is absolutely a classic. Joe is showing he is disconnected with hip-hop now adays.

[@johnkeem103]

It's not

[@lakiog1938]

johnkeem103 L

[@izdave10lp]

johnkeem103 how isnt it? It is only thr first example of an hiphop album being a piece of fine art with many more came after it, it has 94% on metacritic and everyone else in this comment section is calling it a classic so we have consensus

[@baragsen]

johnkeem103 nigga i see you replying to every comment saying its not, boi chill with that hate you dont have to be so dedicated also L MBDTF is pure art

[@Diavolosss]

its good but kanyes most overrated album. Its his most mainstream, doesn't make it classic

[@JoshuaGipson]

J cole the warm up is a classic mixtape

[@Only1Feedie]

Joshua Gipson Hell yea FNL too

[@yaboiiandretti4435]

Joshua Gipson facts. whole different topic tho

[@hoodlogic7333]

Carter three is a classic

[@hoodlogic7333]

Nvm somebody else said it

[@dmayfield838]

Michael Hood no nigga no

[@yunlotto869]

Fuck no you must be in high school

[@_win3433]

Akademiks so trash for his list and then said Carter II wasn't a classic. Akademiks was the dude nobody from the hood f with and caught the fade on sight every time he tried to slide through the hood

[@lukasdahl6195]

Some of my classics last 17 years rigth of the top (unranked): 1. MBDTF 2. Good kid 3. The carter 2 4. The marshall maters Lp 5. Be 6. The blueprint 7. The collage dropout 8. Pimp a butterfly 9. Take care 10. The eminem show 11. The black album 12. late registration

[@Only1Feedie]

yeeh d Its sad mfs don't even know about Blu-Below the Heavens that nigga got busy on that shit

[@504leaux]

yeeh d Graduation too

[@Dudemar0]

yes yes yes yes

[@webstar118]

yeeh d Get Rich or Die Tryin don't sleep or front on that project

[@age-ben4910]

I think you got it right!

[@jacobdenise1648]

Let's talk about the 2010's alone. 1. MBDTF 2. GKMC 3. TPAB That's it. Kanye & Kendrick holding down the mainstream medium for Hip-Hop.

[@fatpatlives1998]

Jacob Denise Views ? take care ?

[@jacobdenise1648]

LMFAO!!!!! Lol, sorry bruh, but Wheelchair Jimmy's been whack ever since he came onto the scene. (imo)

[@trentonmullins4948]

Elijah barber views is not a classic it's overrated

[@MaestroHenry]

Take Care a classic too

[@MustiiXD]

Elijah barber Views is a pop album not hip-hop it shouldn't even be mentioned in this discussion

[@GRAHAM282828]

Carter 3 absolute classic

[@AFMG100]

Best show and best chemistry. Love this show.

[@drebenji7009]

Tha Carter 1,2 and 3, College Drop Out, Take Care, To Pimp A Butterfly, Get Rich Or Die Trying, The Blueprint

[@SGKingPhill]

Lol 808's brought a new sound of auto tune to RAP so I could see someone arguing it, MBDTF sounded like fine art in music form so yea that's hands down a classic Joe.

[@AlonzoJ130]

SGKingPhill you dumb as hell. Tpain brought autoune to hip hop.

[@SGKingPhill]

J Smith well Tpain was a singer so there's that fam. I meant rappers obviously, he influenced a lot of rappers to really rock with it and even triggered Jay to drop Doa cause he was sick of it. My bad that I triggered you over a comment lol

[@911beats]

So micheal jacksons thriller was not a classic by that dumb ass logic.........

[@livinglegend5193]

lmfao tpain brought autotune to the game not 808s wtf everyone forgets about tpain when kanye copied pain and wayne was rockin with t pain and using autotune before kanye

[@SGKingPhill]

Coyote what are you talking about ? Who said anything about Thriller not being a classic lol

[@bobjones5792]

"My beautiful dark twisted fantasy isn't a classic" joe budden is the skip Bayless of music

[@bbrhane1984]

I love this guys addict to this show 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@fsmfsm9941]

Wait wait wait.. Dark Fantasy isn't a classic but fucking Take Care is??? Joe GTFO

[@lilmayoslilmanager7125]

808 has influenced almost every rapper relevant right now and joe didnt think it was a classic SMH

[@CloudTribe]

Dark Fantasy transcended top tier music across any genre in 2010. It will simply the best cross all genre's. 808's was crazily influential but to be honest everything Kanye has ever done is influential. I suppose autotunes went on steroids since 2008.

[@grantisaak4096]

exactly lmao how is 808s not a classic

[@kayne4860]

Faiq Mustafa Take care is a classic

[@luancav]

Tha Carter III is a classic.

[@TheDonYG]

luancav Carter 2 was better

[@youngmanupkcakris8877]

hell yea. Carter 2 was the best album ever made IMO.

[@TheDodoheaddumby]

C3 is a classic but carter 1 and 2 was both better

[@kryptomarco3024]

Carter 2 is the best album ever

[@mcknight1043]

Marco wimberley LMAO NOPE

[@sizzirup3476]

Tha Carter III is the most impactful album of the last decade, hands down.

[@markhiggins8984]

the carter 3 bruh

[@summerwells1638]

Did we forget about Kanye's "Graduation"?

[@Nikerep100]

Late registration was better, Graduation was to happy.

[@summerwells1638]

I don't think so. Plus Game should have had a verse on "Crack Music". Ruined the whole album for me lol...

[@Pablo-ob9sb]

Graduation is Kanyes best album

[@summerwells1638]

Mos Def killed it. He should have rapped too...

[@summerwells1638]

Pablo416 exactly

[@Mayurix]

Akademiks looked so hurt like he was about to cry when Joe said 808s wasn't a classic😂😂😂 7:03

[@NoOne-zx3dk]

The feeling I had when I listened to 'The Infamous' album for the first time has never changed till this day. Classic.

[@burkluca7738]

That fit goes hard akademiks

[@CaptainYouna]

MBDTF is the best album that I ever heard in my life !

[@badado]

LISTEN TO MORE ALBUMS THEN. it is a seminal work though ill give you that get rid of nikki minajs stupid english accent

[@karmadelivery4407]

dylan youna listen to more music outside hip hop

[@Mattwashere2013]

Forreal though. Dark Fantasy was perfect!!!!

[@UltraMegaFail]

Yeezus is one of the greatest rap albums of all time. Our kids gonna praise yeezus when they 18 it's just too far ahead of its time.

[@conduitofthegospeldarrellb9154]

dylan youna I second, third and fourth that notion

[@therealmvp5082]

Akademiks thought 2 Chainz had a classic 😂😂

[@504leaux]

The real mvp "she got a big booty, so I call her big booty"... NIGGA 2 CHAINZ IS A LYRICAL GOD

[@elijahruby4540]

Swaggy P "Im so high, n---, I could talk to rain"- 2 chainz (greatest rapper alive)

[@Goose1162]

The real mvp he does...

[@Goose1162]

martin2cold boats was garb b

[@dennishilliard]

Swaggy P lmfao

[@drbekibossshit]

I love this show so much

[@tavi_elli]

Dj akademicks making me proud. Good guy respect me boss yard man

[@Yaboyjrocks]

Dr. Dre's DETOX is a CLASSIC and it ain't even out yet!!! 😂😂😂

[@Only1Feedie]

Justin Marquez And shit aint never gon be out

[@bhill005]

Damn, people are still waiting for DETOX? LMFAO! XD

[@kimberlyjongathanunicycle6492]

Justin Marquez He said it got scrapped

[@eddietran5803]

its cancelled

[@rrook88]

classic before its out = that what my formula told me so. rell classic shit like hendrix shit came form the soul.

[@drobudden8973]

808s and heartbreak is kanye's most influential album

[@YellowSynth]

Get Rich or Die tryin' Carter 2 and Carter 3 My beautiful Dark Twisted fantasy Watch the Throne Mastermind

[@otisjenkinsakathugnificent1580]

king remembered in time and live from the underground are classics 🔥🔥

[@somalipiratessecondaccthat968]

3:30 nigga 's first artist on mind was drake. also that reaction at 3:33 got me dying 😂😭

[@somalipiratessecondaccthat968]

L

[@hunggarchristian]

Bruh I understand that your're the Somali pirate whomst dishes out L's, but you really gave a L to yourself?? Next level ish right there.

[@somalipiratessecondaccthat968]

Justin Wiggins I have to

[@Justdabsallday]

Somali pirate's second Acc that gives Ls it was kid cudi

[@RizzyWow]

Lupe Fiasco - The Cool is the most classic album in the last 10 years

[@elijahruby4540]

RizzyWow I love the cool, but over TPAB

[@alexanderjackson8389]

RizzyWow tetsuo & youth is better though 👍🏾

[@TheKzelaya1]

RizzyWow 🤘

[@johnnyribcage1131]

This is great. These are healthy discussions we need to have for hip hop, for the culture.

[@LegalizeRanch69]

Classic rap albums from the last ten years - The Cool - Tha Carter 3 - Man on the moon - 808's & heartbreaks - My beautiful dark twisted fantasy - 1999 - Take care - Good kid mad city - Control System - Xxx - Run the jewels 2 - PRhyme - Piñata - 2014 forest hills drive - To pimp a butterfly - DAMN. (will be)

[@nonyafoe3326]

Legalize Ranch how is forest hills drive and take care a classic

[@ballap23]

Best albums since 07 that should be considered: Kendrick - Section 80, GKMC, TPAB Cudi - MotM Kanye - MBDTF, Graduation, 808s Drake - Take Care Lupe - The Cool Wayne - Carter 3 Danny brown - XXX Run the jewels 2 Ab-Soul - control system Roots - Undun Big KRIT - Return of Foreva ASAP - Live Love ASAP Freddie Gibbs - Pinata Chance - Acid Rap Cole - 2014 Forest Hill Drive Watch the Throne (Finally Rich and Barter 6 are influential but not complete albums)

[@koomjorge]

Phil Boyatsis u said asap rocky looool gfoh

[@ballap23]

just naming the best albums I could think of since 07, not saying they are all classics

[@ModProject05]

live love is a classic mixtape bruh

[@elijahruby4540]

Phil Boyatsis Phil Boyatsis I think RTJ 3, Atrocity Exhobition, food and liquor, should be considered also

[@antoniobhouston]

Phil Boyatsis I love Danny Brown but XXX should not be in there

[@sonicyankees1127]

MBDTF IS A FUCKING CLASSIC

[@Jpope0528]

sonicyankees1127 no it's not

[@Nikerep100]

Yeah nah, that shits to short.

[@ch3fwon390]

lol everyone was hurt by that statement joe said I know I was lmao

[@antman8746]

Bro this episode is so fucking gooooood.

[@Swizzy39]

tha Carter 3 a classic, 2014 Forrest hills drive gonna be a classic

[@tooeazy8978]

Carter 2 and carter 3 are easily classics

[@thebombkiller1359]

Joe Budden:Mood Muzik 2 is a classic Akademiks: 13:09

[@TheDonYG]

12:01 I HOLD MY MOUTH AND HEARD A PIN DROPPED LMFAO THIS BOI AKADEMIKS BETTER WATCH IT

[@Audiostoke1]

Good point about how we listen to music. As is event in the struggle to find classics over the last ten years as less good original music Is heard by the masses.

[@ivorytaste7564]

JoeyBadass 1999 = CLASSIC

[@tristangeurts6968]

Anthony Mendoza thank you! This had to be said, it is a must listen

[@Only1Feedie]

Anthony Mendoza hell yeah that put me on to Badass

[@thatstress1]

Anthony Mendoza 💯💯💯💯

[@c.anthonyjohnson259]

Anthony Mendoza facts

[@revoksixth690]

IWantBatti there's plenty albums that aren't really original but are great projects ....with Joey he gave us old school flows with New Age Lyricism more Double Entandre/Wordplay/Metaphor driven rather than that Street Tough guy raps that was overdone in the 90s

[@TheJimSlimmy]

TPAB is still a classic in 2 years I would say. 5 years from now I'll be bumping that

[@ThatsHipHop4Yaaa]

JoxRo agreed too soon, but will stand the test of time

[@eduardob8458]

808 and heartbreak is DEFINITELY a classic!

[@brandondugas8494]

_All from 5-10 Years from this Video (2017)_ *Classics* good kid, m.A.A.d city - Kendrick Flockaveli - Waka R.A.P. Music - Killer Mike Hell Hath No Fury - Clipse XXX - Danny Brown *Influential/Notable Cult Classics* The Renaissance - Q Tip Donuts - J Dilla Section.80 - Kendrick Because the Internet - Childish Gambino Watch The Throne - Jay-Z & Kanye Man on the Moon - Kid Kudi Fishscale - Ghostface Graduation - Kanye 808s & Heartbreak - Kanye My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye The Heist - Macklemore Take Care - Drake Nothing Was the Same - Drake Pink Friday - Nicki Goblin - Tyler Channel Orange - Frank Relapse - Eminem Recovery - Eminem souljaboytellem.com - Soulja Boy 6 Kiss - Lil B Carter III - Wayne Carter IV - Wayne Paper Trail - TI Born Like This - DOOM The Blueprint III - Jay-Z

[@EpicSaint27]

carter 3 wtf they talking bout

[@hunggarchristian]

thats what I'm saying! I was like bruh... y'all forgot 2+1 is 3

[@bigglizzy1952]

Carter 3 a classic. But carter 2 was just on another level. Instantly a classic back then

[@prescott4213]

Dj Thruthademiks right

[@itz_akuma]

Dj Thruthademiks last 5 years... Carter 3 was like a decade ago now fam

[@prescott4213]

Itz Akuma thy still mentioned the carter 2 though

[@thepurestfloater]

cudi - man on the moon I & II wayne - carter 2 pharrell - in my mind kanye - mbdtf

[@albertpedroza93]

Classic in my opinions Take care 808s & heartbreak 2014 forest hill drive Trilogy Man on the moon Good kid mad city

[@nonyafoe3326]

albertpedroza93 trash list, drake has no classics, neither does cole but only gkmc is a classic

[@RJHendrix99]

Take Care is not classic. It’s just a good album

[@leon-kx1ex]

Rodeo Travis Scott is definitely a classic. No skippers, impact, artistry and it's still the best Travis Scott project

[@hk3hunna]

@12:01 I was dying 😹😹😹 Ak need to stop trolling

[@Saw2D2]

Take Care, Good Kid Maad City, MDBTF, Carter IV, Oxymoron (debatable)

[@charlie1379]

Finally Rich... Classic 🔥🔥

[@Robloxastret1]

bruhhhhh when Joe shouted out brother Ali I almost lost it. Ali dope AF yo

[@elijahruby4540]

GKMC To Pimp A Butterfly My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Run The Jewles 2 ( In a Indie madvillany kinda way) 2014 Forrest hills drive Watch the throne The Carter three Marshal Mathers LP 2 The Cool Food and Liqour

[@leon-kx1ex]

Marshall Mathers LP 2 is not even close to being a classic

[@AyNaro4277]

The damn same goes for Watch The Throne,

[@AyNaro4277]

And by which is The Cool album

[@LukeTouma]

MBDTF, Take Care, Man on the Moon, Acid Rap, Channel Orange, Blonde, GKMC, and I think TLOP but I'm sure a lot of people disagree with that

[@takeover5478]

House of balloons. TLOP is a great album. Don’t think it’s classic. Take Care imo isn’t classic

[@sifoukan6545]

Lil Wayne carter 3 a fucking CLASSIC

[@christopherdelson9757]

Sifou Kan I liked Carter 2 better

[@cns187]

Carter 2 > Carter 1 > Carter 3 > Carter 4

[@King-xi5rq]

Who wrote that shit? Gillie da Kid or Curren$y?

[@iambounceback]

Carter 1 and 2 are the only classics along with Dedication 1 and 2 as full bodies of work but one people forget is Lights Out. He really started spitting right there but people didn't respect it.

[@natdiaz1776]

iambounceback you mention d1 n 2 but not drought 3 which is the number 1 mixtape in hiphop by general consensus? stop it

[@marsiarochelin]

Love Joe Budden break down on what classics are!

[@ElRiffio58]

i would really love to hear Joe elaborate on how To Pimp A Butterfly isn't even a possible contender as a classic. i can see how only 2 years out he wouldn't want to make any kind of definite answers, but i really think it is an album that will stand the test of time and eventually be referred to as a classic & a staple of hip hop.

[@Partylifeblack]

If they're talking last 10 Years, Tha Carter III

[@DallasBaldys]

even the name Nedeska is hot!

[@zekeszn9072]

Dallas Baldys too bad she's not

[@olala398]

coleworld2_6 Fayettenam She cute

[@romankartofelnikov287]

u gay

[@goodstuff880]

Nigga u gay.

[@zekeszn9072]

Dispaly Name no she not y'all weird Natasha and Tamara the only bad ones

[@hiderz]

*I don't ever wanna hear you talk again* still iconic

[@nitsujneal]

Carter 2 & 3 are undeniable classics

[@bryant7369]

The carter 2 and 3 are both classics

[@6ideon85]

Lol MBDTF is not a classic?! (TRIGGERED) This album does not have a bad song. This album is forever and a masterpiece. 808s brought autotune and love issues in HIP-HOP on the map.

[@DwayneChess]

Cobbori that album did not bring auto tune into rap

[@MrMaxxRated]

Here are some classics to me. The Chronic, Doggystyle, E.99 Eternal, Get Rich Or Die Tryin, Me Against The World, Illmatic, Documentary, Good Kid Mad City, Carter 3, etc

[@ShowSlimstunna]

akademiks getting money & stepping into a new realm in life... he got a new coat

[@jeremixalexander3965]

i like joe but i hate that he be yellin instead of conversing...he gave no legit reason for why kanyes MBDF isn't a classic or 808s cuz he can't. he is dead wrong about it. akademics is on point about the ye albums

[@benzoyage7895]

that's how he talks, dont take it personnal lol

[@jeremixalexander3965]

Benzo Yage id have no problem with the yelling if he was actually making attempts to articulate his point...but he just be like "Nooooooooooo!!" whenever he doesn't have a legit point to counter with

[@bowtome3378]

Edge Of The Earth Media !! conversing*

[@saqib7965]

I bet Joe only considers 2 classics from kanye CD, LR lol

[@user-in2dy6zy8j]

All kanye albums from the begining are classics, illmatic is a classic, marshall mathers lp, slim shady lp, the black album, blueprint 1 & 2 the gift & the curse,

[@paperbags1924]

IX XVII kanye only had 1 classic

[@izdave10lp]

Kanye had at least 2, MBDTF brought bigger production and people thinking of rap as fine art. College dropout helped show mainstream rap that you don't need to act gangster to be popular.

[@user-in2dy6zy8j]

U buggin bro... graduation, late registration, 808s heartbreak , my beautiful twisted dark fantasy.

[@hunggarchristian]

and 808's brought this sombreness and auto-tune infused melancholy music to hip hop

[@leon1234578]

Graduation, and 808's are not classics. Those 2 albums won't be remembered in the long run, and mmlp is way too inconsistent and incoherent to be a classic. The Blueprint 2... not a classic, nor is the black album.

[@TheOneAboveAll_]

A few of my "Classics" are Lupe Fiasco Testlo and Youth, The Game 1992 ( excellent story telling and picture painting), Kendrick Good Kid Mad City, Future Pluto ( I believe he had 8 songs off that album alone in rotation).

[@d1208cool]

nadeska's tee is super dope.

[@QUIS7012E]

1. The Cool 2.The Carter 3 3. Take Care 4. Get Rich or Die Tryin 5. MM LP 6. College Dropout 7.The Massacre 8. 808s & HB 9. GKMC 10. So far gone

[@dunteesilver6607]

All the Mood Musics are classics!

[@anthonymccommons6271]

Dunte'e Silver I agree with you Joe Budden is a legend

[@JRON85]

This the best thing on the internet right now

[@kn2000nhs]

Mood Muzik 1-4 FIRE!!!!!! That MM3 CLASSIC! Love all 4 tho ...

[@dabossman5650]

There isn't a classic dropped yet in 2017-that I've heard anyway.

[@edogpaws30]

Sean Watts Moore true

[@primejordan8338]

Damn is on the path

[@Commandosoap777]

Damn and ABBA have the pontential

[@Kevinschart]

what is ABBA

[@MrMlbfan6]

Joey album is better than damn

[@kevykev5323]

Lil Wayne The Carter 2 is my second favorite album next to Tupac Killuminati the Don the 7 Day Theory and my favorite mixtape is Gucci Mane chicken talk

[@BabsW]

Carter III, Take Care, GKMC, 2014 Forest Hills Drive, and TPAB.

[@musicbytl]

GKMC, Take Care, Ambition, Dark Sky Paradise, Cilvia Demo, Control System, Section.80 are some off the top of my head to me personally

[@cyssero215geechiest2]

LIL WAYNE :CARTER 3 CLASSIC KANYE WEST: GRADUATION CLASSIC J. COLE : SIDELINE STORY CLASSIC NAS: STILLMATTIC CLASSIC WALE : MIXTAPE ABOUT NOTHING CLASSIC KUNG FU KENNY: GOOD KID MAAD CITY OFCOURSE CLASSIC DRAKE : TAKE CARE OFCOURSE CLASSIC JAY-Z : BLUEPRINT 1 CLASSIC RICK ROSS: TRILLA CLASSIC DREW A BLANK BUT HERE IS A NICE CLASSIC ALBUM LIST -CY

[@jaquessimmons9324]

CYSSERO 215 Geechiest chief keef Finally Rich

[@lennyballs637]

MBDTF is the only classic that Ak named

[@johnkeem103]

It's not though

[@markk6151]

johnkeem103 Dude just cuz you didn't like the album doesn't mean its not a classic. grow up

[@ShreyasWalkthroughs]

Johnkeem103 probably thinks Lil Boat is a classic.

[@ReallySAround]

what about 808s? that album is quite influential

[@bbrhane1984]

I love this guys addict to this show 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾 ps 2014 forest hill is a classic btw

[@Zargus1212]

joe if you throw coles name in the mix for your new list i'd go w forest hills or the warm up

[@jameelarrundell6590]

There's so much trash bubbling to the surface that anything that isnt trash is considered semi-classic already...

[@hunggarchristian]

true af

[@CloudTribe]

Carter 2/3 Classic, MBDTF Classic, Paper Trail Classic, Every kendrick album Classic, FHD Classic. Their hasn't been many past 2004.

[@neobro2838]

maybe it's because you listen to the same ass rappers all the time.

[@alexsuarez3124]

808's and Take care are definitely a classic!

[@marcuschapple1019]

Man on the moon is easily a classic every song so good 🔥🔥