Selecting the best - ever - of anything is a bold move. But, it helps when you share the burden with others. Byron Crawford gave me a heads up on two bloggers who collaborated in ranking the best hip hop albums - ever. Based on the votes of a ton o’ bloggers, Straight Bangin’ and The Passion of the Weiss ranked the top hip hop albums of all time. Hell, they even made the ranking spreadsheet of the votes available and everydamnthing.
Ah, a spreadsheet, rankers in my own style.
Here is the Top 10 of their All Time Top 25 hip hop albums:
1. Nas, Illmatic (1994)
2. Wu-Tang Clan, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
3. Notorious B.I.G., Ready to Die (1994)
4. Raekwon, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx … (1995)
5. Dr. Dre, The Chronic (1992)
6. Public Enemy, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (198
7. A Tribe Called Quest, Midnight Marauders (1993)
8. A Tribe Called Quest, The Low End Theory (1991)
9. Eric B. & Rakim, Paid In Full (1987)
10. Mobb Deep, The Infamous (1995)
A formidable lineup and all very very highly recommended if you don’t own them already. I’m not sure my list would be exactly the same as the consensus results. It’s maybe a bit heavy on 1991-1995, but the list is strong enough you can’t really argue with it too much.
To be honest, I can’t really add much more than the collaborative run down on both their sites. But, I can share three of my selections from among them in an effort to get you to skip a couple coffees and a lunch or two, save up the cash, and chase up some of the greatness of these albums for yourself.
Wu Tang Clan - Bring Da Ruckus
Raekwon - Knuckleheadz
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full
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