Wednesday, November 17, 2004



I know you got soul.
Entertainment Weekly
ranks the "25 best rap albums of all time".
On to the list:
1. Eric B & Rakim Paid In Full (1987)
2. De La Soul 3 Feet High And Rising (1989)
3. The Notorious B.I.G. Ready To Die (1994)
4. Public Enemy Fear Of A Black Planet (1990)
5. RUN-DMC Raising Hell (1986)
6. Dr. Dre The Chronic (1992)
7. Wu-Tang Clan Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
8. Nas Illmatic (1994)
9. A Tribe Called Quest The Low End Theory (1991)
10. Beastie Boys Paul's Boutique (1989)
11. Outkast Aquemini (1998)
12. Cypress Hill Cypress Hill (1991)
13. Gang Starr Daily Operation (1992)
14. Ice Cube Death Certificate (1991)
15. Jay-Z The Blueprint (2001)
16. LL Cool J Mama Said Knock You Out (1990)
17. Eminem The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
18. Lauryn Hill The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)
19. The Pharcyde Bizarre Ride ll The Pharcyde (1992)
20. Mos Def Black On Both Sides (1999)
21. Boogie Down Productions By All Means Necessary (1988)
22. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five The Message (1982)
23. Missy Elliott Miss E...So Addictive (2001)
24. Dr. Octagon Dr. Octagonecologyst (1996)
25. Aceyalone A Book Of Human Language (1998)

O-Dub notes a few glaring omissions... "where is Pete Rock and CL Smooth's Mecca and the Soul Brother? Where is NWA's Straight Outta Compton?" The Shrimp crew drop the same list, but they "took the liberty of bolding the titles of the albums that aren't even any good." See what you think.

UPDATE: Nelson George weighs in on the above list, and talks about ODB's passing.
"... to name Eric B. & Rakim's Piad in Full the greatest is just plain wrong. They picked the wrong Public Enemy album for their top ten. There are a bunch more crazy ideas in their list..."

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