Must Listen Albums & What Albums to Avoid? | @AskDEHH w/ Sophie

In this new Ask DEHH episode we were asked: As someone new coming into hip hop, what are good albums to start with and listen to? What are albums to avoid? Be sure to let us know your take in the comment section.
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[@lileckert3019]

Making fun of DJ Khalid before it was cool

[@kids5810]

Must Listen: Eminem - Marshall Mathers LP Eminem - Slim Shady LP Eminem - Eminem Show Nas - Illmatic Nas - God's Son Nas - It Was Written OutKast - honestly every album MF DOOM - Operation Doomsday MF DOOM - MM...Food Madvillain - Madvillainy Illogic - Celestial Clockwork Boogie Down Productions - Criminal Minded Kool G Rap - 4,5,6 Mos Def - Black On Both Sides Aesop Rock - Labor Days Company Flow - Funcrusher Plus Kanye West - College Dropout Kanye West - Late Registration Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Common - Be Common - Resurrection Atmosphere - Overcast! Atmosphere - God Loves Ugly Dr. Octagon - Dr. Octagonecologyst Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d. city Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Pinata J Dilla - Donuts DJ Shadow - Endtroducing Little Brother - The Minstrel Show Wu Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) Wu Tang Clan - Wu Tang Is Forever GZA - Liquid Swords Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die 50 Cent - Get Rich Or Die Tryin Dr. Dre - The Chronic Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted DMX - It's Dark and Hell is Hot Danny Brown - XXX The Game - The Documentary Joey Bada$$ - 1999 Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full Pharoahe Monch - Internal Affairs Project: Funk Da World - Craig Mack KRS ONE - KRS ONE The D.O.C. - No One Can Do It Better Slum Village - Fantastic, Vol 2 Jay Z - Reasonable Doubt Jay Z - Blueprint DJ Quik - Quik is the Name Digable Planets - Blowout Comb The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride ii The Pharcyde Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf - Big Shots Nujabes - Metaphorical Music Nujabes - Modal Soul The Roots - Things Falls Apart The Roots - Do You Want More A Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders Mick Jenkins - Trees & Truths Chance The Rapper - Acid Rap Binary Star - Masters of the Universe Digable Planets - Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space) Xzibit - At the Speed of Life Big L - Lifestylez ov da Poor and Dangerous Lupe Fiasco - The Cool honestly there are too many to name Avoid: Lil Wayne - IANAHB 2 Vanilla Ice - Hooked ICP in general

[@ZacharyGeee]

sick ass list lol @ the avoids

[@yoyocritic]

Nice but you slept on section .80 and graduation

[@remix16ification]

Honestly, best list I've ever seen.

[@dunadan1995]

I'd add Deltron 3030 both albums. Such a brilliant project. Also Black Star and Orgаnized Konfusion debut LP's. Also The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick and Undun by The Roots. But yeah, as you said, too many to list.

[@dumdude1083]

No tribe!!!???

[@ThisThatNew]

People to listen to: 1. Dylan 2. Dylan 3. Dylan 4. Dylan 5. Dylan

[@prettysouldiva]

1.Section 80 2.GKMC 3.TPAB :)

[@Ayplus]

Beezy Albums to Listen to: Everything from Detroit Albums to Avoid: Anything NOT from Detroit

[@RealestNiqqa]

And not big Sean 😂

[@Ayplus]

Matthew Warren 🙋

[@JM-ex2lj]

Detroit vs everybody !!!!

[@bgkid14]

36 Chambers-Wu-Tang Every Kanye album before Yeezus illmatic-Nas Ready to Die and Life After - Biggie

[@bgkid14]

***** Yeah 808's not a rap album but it wasn't bad

[@ChrisHDixon]

bgkid14 You have to have the right mindset going into it. If you're heartbroken or feeling a certain type of way then yeah, listen to this. 808's helped me through a lot of shit

[@yoyocritic]

Yeezus is fantastic, just try to listen to it without any bias or expectations at all and you'll probably enjoy it, say what you will about the lyrics, but the production is mind blowing... Plus rolling stone said it was the best album of 2013... so...

[@bgkid14]

***** nope

[@bgkid14]

Matthew Brady I don't the album is bad but if your getting into hip hop that shouldn't be one of your first listens

[@Esthiem]

Blu & Exile -Below The Heavens ANTHM-Handful of Dust Dag Savage- E&J Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor Capital STEEZ - Amerikkkan Korruption: Reloaded Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - The Main Ingredient

[@TheLastSliceOfPie]

Some of these have already been said but: Classics: Nas - Illmatic Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die Wu-Tang Clan - 36 Chambers Any of OutKast's first 3-4 albums Onyx - Bacdafucup Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted and Death Certificate ATCQ - Midnight Marauders Mobb Deep - The Infamous More recent: Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels Kendrick Lamar - GKMC Big KRIT - 4eva N A Day Danny Brown - XXX Death Grips - Ex-Military and The Money Store Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Pinata

[@emssasukeisunderrated7946]

5 Albums I would listen too if I wanted to show someone what the genre of hip hop is. No particular order 1. Paid In Full 2. Illmatic 3. Low End Theory 4. It Takes a Nations of Millions To Hold Us Back 5. Either Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers or Straight Outta Compton. These literally I think are the top 5-6 albums in Hip Hop of all-time. This will help the person by first starting with older, classic albums. Also, it kind of covers everything in the genre. Illmatic, to me is the greatest hip hop album full of concepts, storytelling and straight lyricism. Paid In Full was Illmatic before Illmatic and Rakim is the greatest MC. Low End Theory is the best jazz rap or new jack rap there is (though 3 Feet and Rising is close behind). Plus Low End Theory is easily the most cohesive, smoothest hip hop album, it's awesome. It Takes a Nation is the best PE album and the best political rap album ever. Plus, when you are easily the best album in 1988! ( which had depending on the person 12-15 CLASSIC albums, easily the best year in hip hop and this album was easily the best, which I have to repeat considering albums like Straight Outta Compton, Critical Beatdown, Follow the Leader, Long Live the Kane, etc..) . Enter the Wu, I thought because it was what really made the gangsta rap really popular (though G Rap was the first gangsta rap MC to be a legend). I will say this. People NEVER give credit to Black Moon's Enta Da Stage! That actually came out before Wu-Tang and that album is in my top 15-20. I think Enta Da Stage is better than Reasonable Doubt, but, I digress. I could have added Straight Outta Compton, with it being first on the west coast, gangsta rap, but also political rap. So either or between 36 Chambers and SOC.

[@hamzahhashmi4127]

5 in this order: 1-Kanye West's College Dropout 2- Lupe Fiasco's Food and Liquor 3- Outkast's Aquemini 4- Nas' Illmatic 5- Eminem's MMLP *Bonus- Madvilainy's Madvillain *Bonus 2- Joey Bada$$'s' 1999

[@dumbasschasehickson]

Great list bro

[@DaukszPSN]

Hamzah Hashmi remove kanye ya zubbi

[@soulmoney119]

@@DaukszPSN lol

[@thomasnelson5758]

@@DaukszPSN nah

[@augustrose5]

IMO it's best to listen to an artist's early shit before you get to their current work - Don't listen to Recovery/ MMLP2 and then go listen to MMLP/ The Eminem Show - Don't listen to Life is Good if you've never heard Illmatic - Don't listen to Yeezus if you've never heard of The College Dropout/ Late Registration - Listen to Tupac before Deathrow - IMO Kendrick is 3-0 but listen to GKMC before TPAB so that you can get who he is

[@waseemjaas7757]

that is exactly what i did with each artist i tried to get into

[@MustangRoy7]

Section 80? Overly Dedicated? His mixtapes are where its at also.

[@gloriempaka9474]

Big L first album is very dope

[@freezofry]

word...not talked about nearly enough.

[@gloriempaka9474]

freezo fry thats right by far most underated rapper

[@MallLaSoul]

Rip Big L my favorite track he made is 'Times is Hard on the Boulevard" cold classic!!

[@gloriempaka9474]

Mall La Soul yeah and the big picture is also a good album

[@SeboHyatt]

Mall La Soul That track should have been on the album. It's crazy how hard it is to find.

[@julianbell9161]

Must Listen: Tha Carter IV- Lil Wayne Barter 6- Young Thug DS2- Future Goblin- Tyler the Creator Avoid: Ready to Die- Biggie Enter the Wu Tang- Wu Tang Clan It Takes a Nation of Millions- Public Enemy Low End Theory- Tribe Called Quest

[@seemeseeyou456]

How can you possibly leave out Pound Syndrome? Shit will be revolutionary in a few years to come you just wait..

[@kennymccornmilk12]

+Jakub Gancarz you best be trolling

[@crackswareg135]

Obvious joke

[@a.l.zacharia2834]

DS2 & Barter 6 dope don't sleep

[@danaiduma]

Julian Bell barter 6 is hard

[@MrTatsubei]

Cube's first three LP's were Amerikkas Most Wanted, Death Certificate, and The Predator.

[@MrSHADOWMONSTER11]

hell yeah they all fire but predator was alright

[@MrTatsubei]

DANIEL RAMOS Predator's my second favorite LP by him.

[@MrSHADOWMONSTER11]

Chris Lockhart​ Death Certificate all the way

[@MrTatsubei]

DANIEL RAMOS That's my #1 by him.

[@ericbatterson7930]

Chris Lockhart where is kill at will?

[@zaKkyBoY121]

Kanye West - Graduation

[@ericlegend95]

Straight Out The Fucking Dungeon Of Rap

[@starthaunruly]

xenophontiacicidationarionism you fucked it up....

[@yulhansellpolanco4156]

Must listen: Tupac:Me against the world Tupac:All eyes on me NWA:100 Miles and runnin Dr Dre: the chronic 1992 Dr Dre: the chronic 2001

[@Armando316]

1- Paid In Full- Eric B and Rakim 2- Criminal Minded- BDP 3- Long Live The Kane- Big Daddy Kane 4- Enter The Wu (36 Chambers) 5- Illmatic- Nas 6- Da Chronic- Dr Dre 7- Low End Theory- ATCQ 8- Straight Outta Compton- NWA 9- Only Built 4 Cuban Linx- Raekwon 10- America's Most Wanted- Ice Cube That's a good start... For today's era, any of Kendrick Lamar's albums. Also MCs like Elzhi and Reks.

[@acemachine26]

What to listen to: Organized Konfusion - Stress: The Extinction Agenda Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Mecca and the Soul Brother Souls of Mischief - 93' til Infinity Main Source - Breaking Atoms Digable Planets - Blowout Comb

[@EACSOUNDS]

For a new hip hop fan! Recommended albums: Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy The Notorious B.I.G - Life After Death Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid MAAD City Nas - Illmatic Jay-Z - The Black Album Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III Eminem - The Eminem Show Tupac - All Eyes On Me The Game - The Documentary SchoolboyQ - Oxymoron Albums to avoid: Lil Wayne - I Am Not A Human Being II Anything by Tyga (especially Hotel California) Wiz Khalifa - O.N.I.F.C 2 Chainz - B.O.A.T.S II Eminem - Encore Kanye West - Yeezus 50 Cent - Before I Self Destruct

[@richardbazzanella1322]

I wanted Beezy to say to avoid anything by Big Sean ahaha My must listen albums would be; Aquemini - OutKast The Blueprint - Jay-Z Late Registration - Kanye West Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem

[@TalesFromTheBooth]

Me Against the World, Ready to Die, Reasonable Doubt, Illmatic, MMLP, College Dropout, The Truth, Money Power Respect, Like Water For Chocolate, War Report, Doggy Style.....

[@Datpiff_Admin]

Yo myke I'm curious what's your order of favorite Atmosphere albums. Personally, my top five goes something like this (top 3 are basically interchangeable): 1. Overcast 2. When life gives you.... 3. Godlovesugly 4. You can't imagine how much... 5. Sevens Travel Also shout out to Dynospectrum and Felt, I honestly think Slug is a bottomless pit of quality material

[@Junior13113]

Just off of personal experience, definitely check out: -ATLeins/Aquemini/Stankonia by Outkast (really, any Outkast LP, but these are probably their best) -The Low End Theory/Midnight Marauders by A Tribe Called Quest -College Dropout/Late Registration/MBDTF by Kanye West -Enter the 36 Chambers by Wu-Tang Clan -Slim Shady LP/Marshall Mathers LP/The Eminem Show by Eminem -Reasonable Doubt by Jay Z -Ready to Die by Notorious B.I.G. -Madvillainy by Madvillain -Tha Carter 1, 2, and 3 by Lil Wayne -The Infamous by Mobb Deep -Acid Rap by Chance the Rapper -Because the Internet by Childish Gambino -Good Kid, m.a.a.d. city/To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar Just to name a few

[@AFunkyDiabetic]

i guess 36 chambers for some hardcore stuff, It Takes a Nation for concepts, The Blueprint (not my favorite Jay album, but it showed me mainstream hip hop can actually sound good) and Midnight Marauders cuz its fucking Midnight Marauders

[@ERMO6627]

Ayo Funky out here 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

[@jbeatsa2]

@@ERMO6627 ig he’s always been a 🐐

[@chrischamberlain3787]

1.)My beautiful dark twisted fantasy 2.) Eminem show 3.) the blueprint Listen to those 3 and you should be good to go

[@frankwave776]

Just starting with hip hop? I recommend the kanye era and the likes, like common, kweli, mos def, j dilla any similar artists. Then you can move on to the oldschool version of those sounds like a tribe called quest, de la soul, arrested development, Pete Rock, pharcyde, outkast and any similar artists. By now, you should have a decent appreciation for hip hop, enough to start listening to oldschool hip hop from the gutter New York legends and start with the Wu, work your way to Nas. After that, show the same love to the west coast and start with nwa and work your way 2 Pac. You are now a well rounded hip hop head and you can go way back to when hip hop started to learn more. After that, you now have the ear for good hip hop music and can finally listen to what's good today.

[@lukapitkanen3333]

Madvillany, the College dropout, Stankonia. Go listen to those even tho you probably have heard them already lol

[@odg42]

Idk man, those are dope selections but I'd personally start with aquemini for outkast that album is goat

[@TheD1995B]

Recommendations Danny Brown - XXX Kanye West - Late Registration or College Dropout De La Soul - 3 Feet High And Rising

[@5oulPower]

Must listen: 1. Run-DMC - Raising Hell 2. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper. 3. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full 4. Slick Rick - The Great Adventures of Slick Rick 5. EPMD - Strictly Business 6. Boogie Down Production - Criminal Minded 7. Big Daddy Kane - Long Live the Kane 8. LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out 9. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising 10. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory

[@virgobeautygg]

Love this channel. Each person is absolutely engaging. Plus I love music and conversation. *clink clink * My type of atmosphere

[@blackpanthro]

I dont know enuff albums so this is subject to change: Nas - Illmatic Scarface - The Diary Wu Tang Clan - 36 Chambers The Roots - Game Theory NWA - Straight Outta Compton Honorable mentions: UGK - Ridin Dirty

[@R4NG3LW0ND3RZ]

Waka Flocka Flame's Flockaveli. Y'all can't front. That was a classic trap album! It had really good bangers!

[@SamWesKidwell]

I actually liked Beezy's list the best. Enter the 36 chambers is one of my all time favorite albums beyond all genres.

[@coolnesss16]

Just keep an open mind and listen to as much as possible. Whether it's good,classic, ok or garbage. That way you know exactly what you like and what you don't like. Don't be afraid to dig through the old 80's and 90's albums. Or too take the time out to discover new underground MC's you may not be exposed too. Once you find something you love it'll be easy, you'll have hip-hop in your DNA and you'll be a true hip-hop head breaking and tagging in no time even in '14.

[@Eziokilla9595]

This is too broad a question, so I'll narrow it down to the five Hip-Hop albums I would give to someone who knows nothing about Hip-Hop. (This is not necessarily my personal top 5 favorite albums. Rather, my top 5 most representative albums.) In no particular order... 1. Illmatic - Nas 2. Death Certificate - Ice Cube 3. Endtroducing..... - DJ Shadow 4. Funcrusher Plus - Company Flow 5. Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) - Wu-Tang Clan Here, you get a taste of East, West, Instrumental, and Experimental Hip-Hop. From here, they could determine what they like most.

[@booyaatribe9950]

I agree with your list. Very well rounded. My friend showed me funcrusher plus and i thought it was such a dope album. Wouldn't know about it or el-p really if it wasn't for him.

[@mykneecapshurt]

you could also use paul's boutique by the beastie boys as an example of an experimental hip hop album

[@Milkbutter]

I would probably replace Endtroducing with Metaphorical Music, personally.

[@soulmoney119]

WLR 🧛‍♀️

[@kingnerdon]

Cunninlynguists - A Piece of Strange Outkast - Aquemini Lupe Fiasco - Food n Liquor AOTP - Ritual of Battle

[@Marselinno]

01:21: Brilliant. Just Brilliant 01:39: Sorry, Sophie

[@Milkbutter]

It's hard to make a list... But if you're looking for more left field hip hop could try -Dr Octagon-Dr Octagynechologist -Divine Styler-Spiral Walls Containing Autumns of Light -Death Grips-Exmilitary -Sole-Bottle of Humans Clipping-CLPPNG

[@christyaronson1997]

There too main stream

[@vinnypaz76]

A Piece of Strange - Cunninlynguists Below the Heavens - Blu & Exile Modal Soul - Nujabes Can't really say I'd tell someone to avoid an album, but surprised you guys didn't bring up Lil Wayne's I Am Not A Human Being album since y'all trashed that album. Either way, great vid!

[@BrianGonsr]

Albums To Listen To: (New School) Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d. City Kendrick Lamar - Section.80 Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Kanye x Jay Z - Watch The Throne Killer Mike x El-P - Run The Jewels Ab-Soul - Control System Mac Miller - Watching Movies With The Sound Off Chance The Rapper - Acid Rap Isaiah Rashad - Cilvia Demo Flatbush Zombies - Better Off Dead Childish Gambino - Because The Internet Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon QuESt - Searching Sylvan Joey Bada$$ - 1999 Music Not To Listen To: Any Troy Ave Any Migos Any Wiz Khalifa after Rolling Papers NO CHIEF KEEF

[@DeamnProd]

DEADENDMOVIEREVIEWS CALLING IT

[@Solarisxx]

I would recommend Reflection Eternal and Black Star for someone beginning listening to hip hop.........but there are so many good albums to name.......Enter the 36 chambers, illmatic, labcabincalifornia, ........check out the lists that people made in the commments already (:

[@Leon-cd1iy]

Some of my favourite unknown albums: 6 feet deep Stress: the extinction agenda Word...Life Live and let die Pharcydes debut and sophomore album! Enter da stage Return of the boom bap Bacdafucup Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik 4,5,6 Dah Shinin’ Dogg Food Doe or die Ironman Liquid swords The resurrection Muddy Waters Illadelph halflife Beats, rhymes and life Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star Internal affair Things fall apart It was written The Big Picture And many more

[@vladimirklizschko9337]

Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly Lupe Fiasco - Tetsuo & Youth Black Star - Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Stars Kanye West - College Dropout Nas - Illmatic

[@orangemania5095]

Love these types of episodes. Just when I've "run out" of things to listen to, y'all give me like 10 new albums to get that I wanted to listen to but forgot about.

[@wfryco9246]

To start... Charlie Patton - King of the Delta Blues Art Tatum - That Tatum Group Masterpieces, Vol. 1-6 Mildred Bailey - The Complete Recordings Louis Armstrong - Hot Fives & Sevens: Vol. 1-5 Duke Ellington - Masterpieces by Ellington Cab Calloway - Classics : 1930-1954 Billie Holiday - Billie Holiday Sings ... Desmond Dekker, Gershwin, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, Nina Simone, Thelonius Monk, Fats Domino, David Axelrod, The Mizzell Brothers, The Ink Spots, Jo Stafford, Dinah Washington, Roy Orbison, The Supremes, Gil-Scott Heron, Peter Tosh, Kraftwerk, Bad Brains... Just start with what hits you, and never stop.

[@lukep2805]

my 3 must listen albums Nas- illmatic Blu & Exile- Below the Heavens Madvillain- Madvillainy

[@jcook5165]

Where can I find the podcast myke is talking about?

[@eman6942]

Albums to check out: Lord of the Underground: Here Come the Lords, Nas & Damian Jr: Distant Relatives, T-Rock: Papers, Vol. One, and Killer Mike: R.A.P. Music

[@TheFilmSpace1]

Lupe F&L and The Cool

[@MFD00MTR33]

Blackstarr - Talib kweli and mos def are blackstarr Atmosphere - you cant imagine how much fun we're having Redman and method man - blackout 2pac - all eyez on me P.OS. - never better Biggie - ready to die Raekwon - cuban linx 1 and 2 Lil brother - chittlin circut Gangstarr - moment of truth(r.i.p. guru) I would say my favorite hip hop album of all time El-p - I'll sleep when you're dead, but its a really chunky album and for a beginner hip hop listener it might be too out there. Same goes for P.O.S - ipecac neat and audition. Also some great albums, Doomtree - no kings, all atmosphere albums, all El-p albums, all talib kweli albums

[@slimkid1122]

albums to listen to: the cool kids-the bale sale kanye west-the college dropout everything from the west coast

[@Sambaboy9230]

I agree with Myke. I personally think this is a stupid question due to the fact that we all have our own perceptions and outlooks. There's some albums that I might recommend solely because they might suit my personal preferences but that doesn't necessarily mean you will like it, too. And there's also a multitude amount of albums that I would not suggest at all but it's only because they're not for me. So, it really comes down to the person and what style of music they gravitate towards.

[@Papparazzi18]

1. Snoop Dogg Doggystyle. 2. Mobb Deep The Infamous. 3. Lil Wayne Carter 2. 4. T.I. Urban Legend 5. Slum Village Fantastic Vol. 2. 6. Outkast Aquemini. 7. Bone Thugs E. 1999 Eternal 8. Jay-Z Reasonable Doubt. 9. Beanie Sigel B.Coming. 10. Pharcyde Labcabincalifornia

[@iceberggip9049]

Great list....the b coming is underrated

[@tylerhartsell2168]

Iceberg Gip So is Obie Trice's Cheers, and J-Kwon's Hood Hop... god their such classics!!

[@iceberggip9049]

I haven't listened to the hood hop album, but Cheers is definitely an underrated album. Just as good if not better than get rich or die trying.

[@tylerhartsell2168]

Iceberg Gip forsure... imo it's better than GRODT, and GRODT is definitely in my top ten one of the best albums I've ever heard.

[@Leodoesthings23]

Illmatic by Nas Ready to die by Biggie smalls Straight outta Compton by Nwa Anything Outcast has made Run DMC by Run DMC Wu tang clans first album (can't remember the name, 36 chambers i think) Moment of truth by Gangstar These should give you a good base to expand from. If you like Nas it could put you on to AZ. Like biggie, it could put you on to jay. Like NWA, it will but you on to ice cube, Dr.dre, mc ren, and easy e. Like run DMC, you might like eric b and rakim or the Beastie boys. Wu tang could put you onto like the 20 members of wu tang (too many to name). So yeah start with those. Avoid most southern rappers only because, if your just starting out, you should hear a combination of good beats and lyrics. Most southern rappers only offer the beats. But if you go that route, Trap Muzik by T.I, and king remembered in time are great sourhern albums along with anything outcast. Avoid ANYTHING trap. Trust me, it will set you back a couple years. Good luck

[@ImpendingRiot83]

Five to recommend on my end: EL-P's Fantastic Damage, Mick Jenkins' The Water[s], Ka's The Night's Gambit, Shabazz Palaces' Black Up, Death Grips' The Money Store. Keepin' my number low 'cause I don't want to go typin' a big wall of text.

[@ScrausScrauas]

All Outkast projects, King Remembered In Time, Trap Muzik, TM 103, The Score, GKMC, The Chronic, 36 Chambers, Ready to Die and Life After Death, Black Starr, etc. As you see I'm biased towards Southern Rap a lot so I'd love to see other lists

[@JacobRobAJ]

0:45 lmao! Why was Myke tryin to play Kinge at the beginning? lol

[@akeemak22]

Search: the greatest mixtape of all-time.........I DONT KNOW HOW DEHH DIDNT REVIEW THIS MIxtape.............greatness

[@RoddyRod02]

T.i. trap muzik: Ironically this is the album I tell people to listen to when they say all he raps about is trap music lol. Hits, Storytelling, Concept record with "T.I. VS. TIP", deep records and his most revealing song ever "I still luv u". Jay-Z Blueprint: Everyone nowadays is concerned with making a class debut. But the real task is making a classic after 5 years in when you feel like you have nothing left to talk about. Blueprint captures that. Everyone doesn't get to the level of success to make songs like "Heart of the city" "Renegade" and "U don't know" Eminem Eminem show: For everyone who says Eminem is too goofy. This was his transition from all the jokes and Boy band dissing to just being completely serious (Besides 2 tracks). He went back to all the silly shit on Encore. Which makes this one even more special. Just 3 of the ones I thought of

[@AG-uj1cp]

See I got into hip hop in a weird way. I was introduced to the underground scene first and then eventually started getting into classics and more commercial albums, so now I like pretty much everything. I wouldn't necessarily recommend going down the more experimental route at first because not everyone's inclined to like that so I'd start with more accessible but must-listen to stuff, like: A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders Kanye West- My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury UGK - Ridin' Dirty Outkast- Aquemini Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid Maad City

[@Michael-pi2be]

I feel these are must-listen-to underground albums 1. The unseen-madlib 2. Cold vein-cannibal ox 3. Operation doomsday-doom

[@AG-uj1cp]

Michael D Agreed. The Cold Vein still sounds ahead of its time.

[@MrOhioPlayer]

Diamond D -Diam Piece EP. For any 90's baby that is not hip to the culture and needs an introduction that isnt caught in a time machine. Flawless from the beat selection , features, and lyrics. Mick Jenkins, Bas, and now this make up my top 3 projects of the year so far.

[@davidrowe762]

MAD FUCKING VILLAINY BRUH

[@lowshun]

The Audition by POS and The Undisputed Truth by Brother Ali. If you're reading this and you haven't heard either of those albums, do it now.

[@20thCenturyPox]

Off the top of my head, the list of must-hear albums would include... Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back & Fear of a Black Planet... Ice T - Original Gangster... Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted & Death Certificate... De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead & Stakes Is High... A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders... Freestyle Fellowship - Innercity Griots... The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde... Wu-Tang Clan - 36 Chambers... Gravediggaz - Niggamortis (6 Feet Deep)... GZA - Liquid Swords... Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique & Ill Communication... Digable Planets - Blowout Comb... Prince Paul - A Prince Among Thieves... Aceyalone - All Balls Don't Bounce & A Book of Human Language... Roots Manuva - Brand New Second Hand & Awfully Deep... Blackalicious - NIA & The Craft... Latyrx - The Album... El-P - Fantastic Damage & Cancer 4 Cure... Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein... billy woods - History Will Absolve Me... Killer Mike - RAP Music...

[@kevinordiales9918]

she is so cuTe

[@RealTrachta]

For the Midwest, Late Registration For the West, Chronic 2001 For the East, Fishscale and for the South, When the smoke clears All four of these albums are very accessible and fun listens that should get you into hip hop

[@thomasnelson5758]

Real talk Late Registration is a stone cold classic and his best album by far. Put on and repped so many in the Chi too. Put on Lupe, kept us hearin bout Common, GLC, Really Doe, all of that GOOD crew. Quintessential midwest record

[@Adar252]

Albums to listen to: Asher Roth - Pabst & Jazz Nas - Lost Tapes Nas - stillmatic Lupe fiasco - food & liquor Lupe fiasco - The Cool Clipse - hell hath no fury Ab-Soul - Control System Redman - Muddy Water Ghostface killah - Supreme clientele and fish scale

[@esotericjedi6317]

Kanye: College Dropout, Late Registration, Graduation, Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Eminem: Marshall Mathers LP, Slim Shady LP, The Eminem Show. Jay-Z: Reasonable Doubt, The Blueprint, The Black Album. Wu-Tang: Welcome to the 36 Chambers. Nas: Illmatic, It Was Written. Logic: Young Sinatra II, Welcome to Forever. Joey Bada$$: 1999, Summer Knights, The Aprocalypse (Pro Era Collective). Drake: Nothing Was the Same. AZ: Doe or Die.

[@oliveralund9160]

Blackout! - Method Man & Redman Enter The 36 Chambers - Wu-Tang Clan Me Against The World - 2Pac Albums To Avoid: I Am Not A Human Being II - Lil Wayne

[@stevenjm12]

beezy430 minor point, but lethal injection was cube's 4th album. the predator was his 3rd album

[@iceberggip9049]

Albums you should listen to: 1. Nas- it was written 2. DMX- its dark and hell is hot 3. Eminem- Marshall Mathers LP 4. Immortal Technique- Revolutionary Vol. 2 5. Mos Def- black on both sides 6. Snoop Dogg- doggy style 7. Dr. Dre- the chronic 8. Outkast- ATLiens 9. Jay-Z- reasonable doubt 10. Wu-tang clan- 36 chambers Albums you should NOT listen to 1. Currency- stoned immaculate 2. Lil B- I'm gay 3. Lil Wayne- the carter 4 4. Eminem- MMLP2 5. Nicki Minaj- the second album 6. Slaugherhouse- welcome to our house 7. Wiz Khalifa- rolling papers 8. Rick Ross- Port of Miami 9. Eminem- the encore 10. D12- D12's world

[@iceberggip9049]

What does Rick Ross have to do with this? lol

[@iceberggip9049]

lol those albums are far from classics. D12 world had a few good songs like American Psycho 2, git up, good die young, how come and 40 ounces. But overall the album is mediocre and I wouldn't introduce someone to hip hop through D12's world. Devils night was a good album though. But MMLP2??? Garbage!!!!!!!!!!!

[@KwanDon22]

Rolling papers shitting on everything he released in the past 2 years. I like the album

[@peterbadami4172]

ALBUMS YOU SHOULD REVIEW 1. Souls of Mischief & Adrian Younge- There is Only Now 2. Blueprint- Respect the Architect 3.Flying Lotus- You're Dead ALBUMS IM SORRY YOU HAD TO LISTEN TO & REVIEW 1.Travis Scott- Days Before Rodeo 2.Riff Raff- Neon Icon 3.Russ -Silence

[@Cologne2b]

Listen to ALL Nas albums except Nastradamus and um 50/50 on Street's Disciple. -Born Sinner -Bad Meets Evil -College Dropout,Graduation, Late Registration, -Be(Common) - Az(Doe or Die) -The Score(Fugees) -Chain Reaction(Cuban Link) Don't listen to: Anything by Young Thug, Migos, Trinidad James, Cheef Keef, Gucci Mane, ALL Lil Wayne material from 2009 till now.

[@Cologne2b]

2pacbeast For every 1 clever line he has, he puts out like 5-6 smh-type lines.

[@Cologne2b]

2pacbeast He fed into people saying he was the best around 08 and started that "best rapper alive" shit and thought he could do no wrong so he didn't put much effort in his craft.

[@vickant2]

2pacbeast he already almost 20 years in the rap game by the time he was 27 lol

[@alexeubanks6595]

One good line dosnt make up for all the other shit lines. That's kinda like getting one question right on a test, you still failed the test even if u did good on one

[@AG-uj1cp]

First two are average at best. Not exactly a must listen.

[@rosefaceFGC]

MUST LISTEN: Illmatic - Nas Death Certificate - Ice Cube Absolute Power - Tech N9ne (East - West - Midwest) MUST AVOID: Anything by G-Eazy.

[@Makwood99]

My list Jay Z - The Black Album Nas - Stillmatic Scarface - My homies Big L - all of his albums Dmx - First three albums mobb deep - the infamous kurupt - Kuruption Dr.Dre - the chronic spice one - spice ones Travis Scott - Roedo

[@qusigh]

must listen to albums:the eminem show,illmatic,TPAB If you're just getting into hip hop ,I believe you'll love recovery (my favourite album),then u can go to the mmlp2 (my second fav)after that ,tho u should listen to the mmlp first to get everything in the mmlp2 Don't listen to encore or relapse

[@HailReign]

I think looking into producers is also a good way of getting into hip hop. Listening to all the different styles that Dilla, Just Blaze, Alchemist, RZA, Premiere, etc. can introduce you to a lot of interesting rappers.

[@loveandpop1001]

the way sophie was looking at myke when he was doing the k-k-ka had me rolling

[@Grandmaster_Vic]

Recommend: Nas - illmatic Kendrick Lamar - Section 80 A tribe called quest - Midnight Maruaders Anything from MF DOOM Avoid: French Montana Rick Ross Any Autotune rapper (T-Pain, Future, etc.)

[@noahreuter328]

Just listened to Aquemini straight through for the first time, and it was glorious

[@anomalus625]

ok. i got 4 classic rap albums that most of you have never heard of 1. Deceptikonz- elimination 2. savage- moonshine 3. mareko- white sunday 4. frontline- borrowed time

[@kdnladner93]

must listen albums: The Slim Shady LP, The Marshall Mathers LP, and The Eminem Show Ready to Die and Life After Death Me Against the World and All Eyez on Me Amerikkkas Most Wanted and Death Certificate The Infamous Illmatic Enter the Wu-Tang, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, and Liquid Swords Reasonable Doubt and The Blueprint Ridin Dirty The Chronic and 2001 Doggystyle and Dogg Food Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, ATLiens, and Aquemini E 1999 Eternal The Diary Get Rich or Die Tryin Licensed to Ill The College Dropout, Late Registration, and Graduation Word of Mouf

[@duke2be]

@deadendhiphop y'all need to review Lecrae's Anomaly! It was number 1 on Billboard 200!

[@89whodatcha]

Myke struggles with answering hypothetical questions lol

[@StokeCityFC44]

i love lil b and killer mike completely agree telling someone to not listen to an album is stupid. music is so subjective.

[@c2dajayy]

OutKast “Aquemini” for anybody 🔥🔥

[@jvstin4005]

yall should review new dreamville artist cozz's project cozz & effect if yall get a chance

[@01342663563]

Just gonna name 3 albums which formed a large part of rap that I listen to. 1) Raekwon with Ghostface Killah - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (No words to describe it, especially the first time I heard it. From the album cover to the music SCREAMS hip-hop. Amazing album) 2) 2Pac - Me Against The World (Anybody who says 2Pac wasn't lyrical, slap them in the face with this album disc lol. 2Pac at his best and made me understand why he's considered the best by people) 3) Dizzee Rascal - Boy In The Corner (Random one, but this is mainly for people who wants an understanding of how good UK rap can be. The Archetype UK rap album, ahead of its time. The type of beats that Kanye/Jay-Z are jumping on nowadays, Dizzee has BEEN making back in his best days. Classic)

[@gregorybertrand645]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, do dead end movies! I would love to see yalls reaction to a movie. haha

[@Cykelpump33]

Must listen: Deltron 3030 - 3030 MF Doom - Operation Doomsday Lil Wayne - Tha Carter Avoid: Depends on person, but i would say: Future - Honest.

[@danielcreator6676]

Must listen hiphop albums IMO: slim shady lp, capital punishment, carter 2, E.L.E., life styles of the poor and dangerous

[@kol9495]

I agree with ken with the first 3 albums of Ice Cube, but the 3rd one is The Predator

[@cam8842]

Listen to every Kendrick album, every death grips album, MBDTF, The Low End Theory and WGIFHTY4YS, Atrocity Exhibition and XXX, 36 Chambers, all Run the Jewels albums, Cancer 4 Cure, Kids See Ghosts, A Curious Tale of Trials and Persons, Flower Boy, Because the Internet, and Madvillainy, among others.

[@MallLaSoul]

Task force reporting for duty lol byt honestly Lil B album I'm Gay was dope as fuck. Get your head out Kendricks ass and give it a try

[@BlkKidWithTheGlasses]

I feel so terrible for saying this but I liked I'm Gay by Lil B. The instrumentation on it was freakin fantastic. Rhymes eh they're ignorable :^P

[@MallLaSoul]

BlackKidWithTheGlasses lol Dont be ashamed of the based. But nah honestly I like the good vibe and the beats I could go without the lyrics too

[@niftyjeff]

Album was solid.

[@Bigfitz2]

Bbboooo

[@Twitch0n3]

bitchmob

[@guitarman64100]

LOL that DJ Khaled at the beginning, Myke's a legend

[@HustleFlash]

Here my top picks Jay-z: Resonable Doubt, The Blueprint and American Gangster Eminem: MMLP, Slim Shady, Eminem Show, Relapse Kanye: MBDTF, College Dropout, Late Registration, Graduation Game: The Documentary..... Nas: Illmatic, God's Son, Stillmatic, Street Disciple Notorious BIG: Ready to Die Luadcris: The Red Light District Kendrick Lamar: Section 80, Good Kid MAAD City Dr:Dre: the Chronic, 2001 2Pac: Every Album Common: Be, Like Water for Chocolate, Finding Forever, Nobody's Smiling

[@UndecidedMusic88]

P.O.S. - Never Better T.I. - Trap Muzik El-P - Cancer 4 Cure Those would probably be my three

[@whattabo55]

The 3 albums that really got me into hip hop were Get Rich or Die Tryin College Dropout The Black Album