Tomorrow November 13, Roc Marciano will finally release his long-awaited sophomore project Reloaded. Now, in a recent interview with Complex, the Long Island rapper discusses his personal favorite LPs.
To kick off the list, Roc Marcy named Michael Jackson’s 1979 classic Off the Wall. He recalled picking up the LP on vinyl while recording his debut Marcberg not for sampling purposes, but simply because it took him back to his childhood.
“I love this album. It reminds me of all my childhood memories,” he said. “I’m trapped in the 80’s when I hear that. When I was shopping for records when I was recording Marcberg, I saw Off The Wall in the store, a clean copy on vinyl. And I knew I wasn’t gonna use it for my album, but you can’t resist buying it. Even today, if I see it in a record store and it’s a clean copy, I just buy it. Like, ‘I can’t believe this is available, still.’ To me, that’s just Mike at his best. The whole album is fire.”
Roc also named Ghostface Killah’s 2000 solo release Supreme Clientele to his list, describing it as the Staten Island emcee’s best effort. He added that while his personal preference lies with cuts like “Stroke of Death” and “Stay True,” there isn’t a single missstep on the album.
“‘To me, that’s Ghostface at his best,” he said. “‘Stroke Of Death,’ the joint where they’re just spinning the record back [is one of my favorites]. It reminds me of like basement parties around the way, or a party at someone’s apartment, where dude is just bringing the record back. That shit is crazy. And the other joint, it’s like the ‘puppy love’ song, ‘Child’s Play.’ Real soulful. What else? ‘The streets is rough out here, the crack game came and had it’s years.’ Yeah, ‘Stay True.’ There’s no misses on that album. It don’t get no better than that from a solo artist’s album.”
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No, why did he pick “Off the Wall”? That’s MJ’s worst album. He shoulda picked “Thriller”, that’s the best one. And “Supreme Clientele”? That doesn’t hold a candle to “Ironman”. Fuck this nigga.
Fuck u, fuck ur mom, ur dad, ur sisters, ur brothers, ur family in whole, ur life and everything. The nigga said his favorite albums and not ur faggot ass’s.
Off the Wall shits on Thriller.Both are classics but Off the Wall is the shit.
Iron and Supreme are both classics…No use arguing over which is better. My personal favorite was “The Pretty Tony Album”…To each his own.
lmao @ this stupid ass nigga talking shit about thriller vs off the wall.
gtfooh. you don’t know what you’re talking about.
you don’t know shit!!!
WHERES THE LIST?
complex link stupid ass, response to my own question
1. Eminem- The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
Must Listen: Kill You
2. Jay-Z – The Blueprint (2001)
Must Listen: Takeover
3. Eminem – The Slim Shady LP (1999)
Must Listen: Just Don’t Give a Fuck
4. Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
Must Listen: Devil in a New Dress feat. Rick Ross
5. OutKast – ATLiens (1996)
Must Listen: Babylon
6. Nas – Illmatic (1994)
Must Listen: N.Y. State of Mind
7. Jay-Z – Reasonable Doubt (1996)
Must Listen: Dead Presidents II
8. Kanye West – The College Dropout (2004)
Must Listen: Jesus Walks
9. Common – Be (2005)
Must Listen: It’s Your World (Part 1 & 2)
10. The Roots – undun (2011)
Must Listen: I Remember
11. OutKast – Aquemini (1998)
Must Listen: Rosa Parks
12. eLZhi – Elmatic (2011)
Must Listen: Life’s a Bitch feat. Royce da 5’9″ & Stokley Williams
13. Talib Kweli – Quality (2002)
Must Listen: Get By
14. Eminem – The Eminem Show (2002)
Must Listen: Till I Collapse feat. Nate Dogg
15. Blu & Exile – Below the Heavens (2007)
Must Listen: Cold Hearted feat. Miguel
16. Kanye West – Late Registration (2005)
Must Listen: Diamonds from Sierra Leone
17. The Roots – Things Fall Apart (1999)
Must Listen: You Got Me feat. Erykah Badu & Eve
18. Jay-Z – The Black Album (2003)
Must Listen: Public Service Announcement
19. Dr. Dre – The Chronic (1992)
Must Listen: Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang feat. Snoop Dogg
20. Black Star – Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star (1998)
Must Listen: Definition
Get off Em’s dick you faggot Stan.
To play your little game, on “Reasonable Doubt” I listen to “Can I Live” and “D’Evils” but “Up In Smoke” was a banger and Jay didn’t do that song. “What More Can I Say” makes “The Black Album”. Black Star’s “History” is my favorite, and Marvin Gaye’s “I Want You” is my #1. “Illadelph Halftime” by The Roots is better than the other two, and “Doggy Dogg World” was the song on “The Chronic”. “Marshall Mathers LP” is not better than “It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back” or Redman’s “Muddy Waters”.
NOBODY has the pristine, immaculate list that all should follow. And A LOT of your “must listen’s” are RADIO DRIVEN SONGS, not ALBUM tracks (filler). Why should I think you know your music?
Just put on the headphones and enjoy the sounds.
1. Nas -illmatic
2. Notorious b.i.g – ready to die
3. Snoop doggy dogg – doggystyle
4. Wu tang clan – enter the wu
5. Dr dre – the chronic
6. Public enemy – it takes a nation
7. Tribe called quest – the low end theory
8. Boogie down productions – criminal minded
9. Notorious b.i.g – life after death
10. Eric b and Rakim – paid in full
You must be either a teenager or early 20s. Nobody likes eminem that much haha lol.
That’s cute though. Eminem is your favorite rapper.
The dude has made one classic and thats slim shady lp. Marshall mathers lp is abit dated now.
The dude is a legend but has fallen off. Even vanilla ice sounds more hip hop then eminem at the moment. Seriously skylar grey?
@Former fan
Whether you like it or not The Marshall Mathers LP & The Eminem Show are hip hop classics, if not for how dope they were then for being the 2 best selling hip hop albums of all time.
Whatever man. Talking about album sales. So vanilla ice is one of the greatest? Lol.
Top 27 alive or in heaven.
1. Biggie
2. Rakim
3. Krs one
4. Nas
5. Jay z
6. 2pac
7. Ll cool j
8. Scarface
9. Ice cube
10. Kool g rap
11. Big daddy Kane
12. Masta ace
13. Slick Rick
14. AZ
15. GZA
16. Jeru the damaja
17. Big L
18. Big pun
19. Guru
20. Redman
21. Black thought
22. Prodigy
23. Eminem
24. Common
25. Canibus
26. Tragedy khadafi
27. Cormega
c’mon man how are u gonna put jay-z before pac?? LL before Kool G Rap and Redman before Black Thought? otherwise the list is okay with some debatable ones
No Ghostface? The man with the best discography in hip-hop? List voided.
lmao this shit sucks!!!
Crazy list.
So where these 25 alnums???? If you bite articles DX then bite the whole article. You lazy fucks
Dope solid list, big up 2 Mr Marciano, Marcberg was album of the year 2010 and probably reloaded 2012, a little early to tell yet but i smell a win. pz.
What list????????? Are you blind or just plain retarded?
Tell me how we’re going fail, when we dealing with Supreme Clientele! Yes Marc..Clientele is the illest. That’s my shit there…One! That song floors me everytime!
“Roc Marciano names his 25 favorite albums”
He only named 2 albums. WTF??? no one else caught that? Oh, I forgot, most of you are too caught up in making your own crappy lists.
Yeah I was jacked to actually see what this dude listens to but.. Hey, 2/25 is close right? Thanks HHDX
The link is in the post “Are you blind or just plain retarded?”
Yolu thick cunt if you need more help http://www.complex.com/music/2012/11/roc-marciano-25-favorite-albums/
i feel like a link at the bottom might have been more appropriate
hhdx has 6 hyperlinks in the article and some people might be confused
LMFAO
He gave the list in a Complex magazine interview.
Ya big dummy!
we know that we’re asking for a clear fucking link somewhere
i dont wannan have to go over every highlighted word in the article trying to figure out which link goes where
The list is on Complex’s site
MJ – Off The Wall..
ok this dude knows what he talking about!!!
Thiller was better….
GHOSTFACE IS A LIVING DON
This is probably the best top 25 list I’ve seen. Props to Roc Marc.
knows his music, Off the Wall is definitly Mikes best, smashing it solo.
And Supreme Clientele is still the freshest wu banger 101
man i am trapped in the 80’s early 90’s too the rap game is wack now
Best 25 list I ever seen this shit is crazy!