The Source has admitted to making some poor decisions over the year when it comes to rating albums, and they have done something to correct it. They have decided to open up the vaults and give out the once illustrious 5 mic rating to deserving albums. For the most part they are right, there are a few that don’t belong and a few that are still missing (ATLiens, Dr Octagonecolygest, Ironman). Nonetheless, here is the list of albums they have re-evaluated:

2Pac – Me Against The World

2Pac – All Eyez On Me

Beastie Boys – Licensed To Ill

Big Daddy Kane – Long Live The Kane

Boogie Down Productions – Criminal Minded

Boogie Down Productions – By All Means Necessary

Dr. Dre – The Chronic

Dr. Dre – 2001

EPMD – Strictly Business

Eric B & Rakim – Paid In Full

Fugees – The Score

Geto Boys – Grip It! On That Other Level

Ice Cube – Death Certificate

Jay-Z – Reasonable Doubt

Jungle Brothers – Straight Out The Jungle

LL Cool J – Radio

Main Source – Breakin’ Atoms

Mobb Deep – Infamous

N.W.A. – Straight Outta Compton

Public Enemy – It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx

Run-DMC – Run-DMC

Run-DMC – Raising Hell

Scarface – The Diary

Slick Rick – The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick

Snoop Dogg – Doggystyle

The D.O.C. – No One Can Do It Better

The Notorious B.I.G. – Ready To Die

Ultramagnetic MCs – Critical Beatdown

Wu-Tang Clan – Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)