Recently, anyone with a Facebook account and enough friends who are into Hip Hop has seen the “List 10 albums that made a lasting impression on you as a teenager, and don’t think too much” post popping up on the popular social network.
It’s probably the most for-the-culture trend of 2017 so far, and considering most people seem focused on rapper boxing matches, having a good conversation about life-changing projects serves as a suitable alternative.
Here are some good ones floating around Facebook:
What are yours? Feel free to provide them in the comment section.
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My top ten albums were Nas it was written
DJ Quik safe and sound Ghostface killah supreme clientele Mobb Deep hell on earth Prodigy HNIC Tear Da Club Up Thugs crazyndalasdayz Little Brother minstrel show 9TH Wonder the wonder years Jay Z the blueprint and Freddie Gibbs pinata
FUCK DONALD TRUMP
No one will comment because the trolls that are paid by hate groups can’t get their agenda off here. Facts. Lol
In no particular order. 1) Nas – It Was Written, 2) Little Brother – The Listening, 3) ATCQ – Beats, Rhymes, Life, 4) The Roots – Illadelph Halflife, 5) Group Home – Livin’ Proof, 6) Wu-Tang – Wu-Tang Forever, 7) Nas – I Am, 8) Raekwon – OB4CL, 9) Ghostface – Ironman, 10) Mobb Deep – Hell On Earth
36 chambers × 10
Here is some of the shit i listened to back then and still do to this day, not a definitive or comprehensive list but the ten first that came to mind while typing this .. there is so many more but here we go – Fugees: The Score / Nas: It Was Written / Mobb Deep: The Infamous / Cypress Hill: III Temple Of Boom / Big Pun: Capital Punishment / Eminem: The Slim Shady LP / Notorious B.I.G.: Life After Death / 2pac: All Eyez On Me / Wu-tang Killa Beez: The Swarm, Vol. 1 / Puff Daddy and The Family: No Way Out
Straight to the point the 10 albums that made an impression on me as a teen were: Mood Muzik 3-Joe Budden/The Pink Lavalamp – Charles Hamilton/Killa Season – Camron/ Thug Motivation 101 – Jeezy/ History In The Making – JR Writer/ Da Drought 3 – Wayne/ Coke Wave – Max and French/ Iowa – Slipknot/Diplomatic Immunity – Diplomats/Toxity – System of A Down
Wu-Tang Clan – Wu-Tang Forever
Nas – Illmatic
Common – Like Water For Chocolate
GZA – Liquid Swords
Boogie Down Productions – Edutainment
ATCQ – Midnight Marauders
Dr. Dre – The Chronic
Eric B & Rakim – Paid In Full
Mobb Deep – The Infamous
Kanye West – Late Registration
TALIB KWELI quality OUTKAST stankonia GHOSTFACE KILLAH supreme clientele COMMON like water for chocolate MOS DEF new danger NAS illmatic BLACK ROB life story EMINEM marshall mathers lp SLUM VILLAGE fantastic vol. 2 LITTLE BROTHER minstrel show
Honorable mentions: PRODIGY hnic BIG PUN endangered species BIG life after death JAY Z blueprint, black album
No order. These are albums I listened to as a teenager, not ones that I discovered after my teen.
Dr. Dre-2001
Jay Z- The Dynasty
Jay Z- The Blueprint
DMX- It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot
2Pac- Greatest Hits
2Pac- All Eyez on Me
2Pac- Me Against The World
Kanye West- Late Registration
Left 2 out lol.
The Game- The documentary
UGK- Ridin’ Dirty
Mmlp2
Obfcl 1&2
Black album
Man on the moon
Hnic 2
Back for the first
Illmatic
Ready to die
Me against the world
In order
The chronic
Faces of death
E.1999
Po pimp
Music and me
Unpredictable
Fiend:theres one in every family
All eyez on me
(A brotha lynch album I forgot the name of)
Rhythmalism
Get it how you live
Btw for those that are wondering those are album names
BNTH: E.1999 Eternal was my shit too.
Oh and I wasn’t a teen i was about7-8..those are the albums that made me love hiphop..i bought all of those except for the chronic my moms had that dumping out her two fifteens in 91-92…when dre used funk to bring melody and rhythm to what I thought was noize at first..(blame P.E.)i was hooked..my teen years I expanded my genre’s and listened to older music to learn who these greats were influenced by
Sslp, mmlp, The Eminem show, Tha Carter ii, all eyez on me, da drought 3, the black album, 2001, tha Carter iv, Cole world the sideline story. I wasn’t even six when most of this was released but I banged them all and they all dope.
Honourable mentions, kanye and t.i.’s old stuff
1. Snoop Dogg – Doggystyle. 2. Beastie Boys – Ill Communication. 3. Wu-Tang Clan – Wu-Tang Forever. 4. Nas – Illmatic. 5. The Roots – Things Fall Apart. 6. MF DOOM – Operation Doomsday. 7. Aesop Rock – Labor Days. 8. Non Phixion – The Future Is Now. 9. Jedi Mind Tricks – Violent By Design. 10. El-P – Fantastic Damage.
in no particular order: Wu-Tang Clan – Wu-Tang Forever, Ja Rule – Rule 3:36, Ja Rule – Venni Vitti Vicci, Dr. Dre – Chronic 2001, DMX – It’s Dark and Hell is Hot, Eminem – MMLP, 2Pac – Strictly for My NIGGAZ, Snoop Dogg – Doggystyle, Ludacris – Word of Mouf, Common – Be
Also Ghostface Killah – Fishscale. My fav Wu solo joint to date
AND Jay-Z – The Blueprint… now I’m done
Lookin at these lists by commenters and all i can say is: they don’t make albums like these no more. Classics. Think of it like this – try to come up with a list of current albums (or even from this decade) that you can safely say you will be bumpin 10, 15 or 20 years from now..Nuff said
i’m a 96er.
Get Rich Or Die Tryin
The Massacre
The Documentary
It’s Dark & Hell Is Hot
Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
No Mercy, No Fear
Beg For Mercy
Take Care
To Pimp A Butterfly
It Was Written (sorry, Illmatic. Escobar > Nasty Nas)
i’m a 96er. 1. Get Rich Or Die Tryin 2. The Massacre 3. The Documentary It’s Dark & Hell Is Hot 4. Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood 5. No Mercy, No Fear 6. Beg For Mercy 7. Take Care 8. To Pimp A Butterfly 9. It Was Written (sorry, Illmatic. Escobar >> Nasty Nas)
Not in order my top 11 ——
Biggie – ready to die, Wu tang – 36 chambers, nas – illmatic, snoop – doggystyle, dr dre – chronic, warren g – regulate g funk era, raekwon – only built 4 Cuban linx, Dogg pound – Dogg food, mobb deep – hell on earth, nas – it was written, biggie – life after death
1. Ice-T – Home Invasion
2. Enter the Wu Tang
3. Flatlinerz – USA
4. Blood Of Abraham – Future Profits
5. Black Moon – Enta Da stage
6. Juvenile – 400 Degreez
7. Ras Kass – Soul on ice
8. Snoop Dogg – Tha Doggfather
9. Jeru – The sun rises…
10. Da lench mob – Guerillas in tha mist
B.I.G. – Life After Death, 2Pac – All Eyez On Me, Bone Thugs – E. 1999 Eternal, Master P – Ghetto D, Ghostface Killah – Supreme Clientele, Jay Z – The Blueprint, Jay Z – The Dynasty, Outkast – Stankonia, Youngbloodz – Against Da Grain, Snoop Doggy Dogg – Doggystyle
1.Outkast – Stankonia
2.The Pharcyde – Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde
3.Pharoahe Monch – Desire
4.Busdriver – Temporary Forever
5.Timbaland – Tim’s Bio
6.Missy Elliot – Miss E So Addictive
7.Lil Jon & The Eastside Boys – Crunk Juice
8.Suga Free – Street Gospel
9.Ghostface Killa – Fishscale
10. Busdriver, Radioinactive & Daedelus – The Weather
Is it fair to say that if one is born after 1997, then technically they don’t qualify to comment?6
Outkast – Stankonia
OutKast – Aquemini
Oukast – Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP
Missy Elliott – Miss E…So Addictive
Ludacris – Word of Mouf
T.I. – Urban Legend
Jay-Z – The Black Album
Kanye West – Late Registration
Lupe Fiasco – Food & Liquor
My top 10:
1. “The Low End Theory” – A Tribe Called Quest, 2. “Enter The Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers” – Wu-Tang Clan 3. “One For All” – Brand Nubian, 4. “Daily Operation” – Gang Starr, 5. “De La Soul is Dead” – De La Soul, 6. “Death Certificate” – Ice Cube, 7. “Whut – Thee Album” – Redman, 8. “Done By The Forces Of Nature” – The Jungle Brothers, 9. “It Takes A Nation Of Million To Hold Us Back” – Public Enemy, 10. “Breaking Atoms” – Main Source
T.I. – Trap Muzik, Jeezy – Let’s Get It: TM 101, Nas – Stllmatic, Jay-Z – The Blueprint, Kanye West – Graduation, Chris Brown – Debut Album, Neyo- Debut Album, The Game- The Documentary, Fabolous – Street Dreams, 50 Cent – GRODT
Top 5: EPMD- Strictly Business | Public Enemy-It takes a nation of millions to hold us back | Slick Rick- The Great Adventures of Slick Rick | L.L.Cool J- Momma Said Knock You Out | Eric B and Rakim- Paid in Full | Honorable Mention: NWA- Straight Outta Compton
No one has Do or Do Po Pimp or Headz or Tailz either Twista Andreneline Rush or the Mobsters lol I’d be the only one. I don’t believe that.
basically Outkast, Eminem, Snoop, Xzibit, DJ Quik, Red & Meth, Wu-Tang, Tech N9ne…along those lines
B!g Daddy Kane 1st & 3rd albums, Er!c B & Rakim 1st,2nd,3rd Albums, L.L. Cool J’s Any of his albums, KRS-1 wit BDP, EPMD, B!z Markie – the Diabolical B!z Never Sleeps) P.E. It takes A Nation Of Millions…, Ice Cube 1st,2nd Albums, Willie D. – “CONTROVERSY”, Ghetto Boys – Gr!p It On the Other Level, (the Geto boys) Album, Mr.Scarface 1st joint.
Pete Rock And C.L. Smooth – Mecca & the Soul Brother