I don't know why but dmx always makes me want to hit someone.
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He makes me want to eat peoples kids.

JK
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Some Wu related chit

Redman-Doc's da name 2000
Method Man-Tical 2000 Judgement Day
Meth/Red-Blackout!
WuTang-Forever
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Check out MF DOOM. Fantastic underground stuff!

'Today was a good day" by Ice Cube is essential :-)

aj
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My style is impetuous. My defense is impregnable, and I'm just ferocious.:-)
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Kurupt-Tha streetz iz a mutha (His treatise on English composition)
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Is there really any rap albums or hip hop that you have to have. That is the question? I would say no but if you must:

Too Short - Life is...Too Short
Geto Boys - Grip It! On That Other Level
2 Live Crew - As Nasty As They Wanna Be
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Blackstar - Mos Def and Talib Qweli. Just fantastic. +1 on 36 chambers, totally right on that one.
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Gza from Wu tang -Liquid swords is another classic from the Wu
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I left out more common artists like Opp and NWA because im sure you have them
Blackalicious-blazing arrow
Hieroglyphics- Third Eye Vision
Common- Be
Dizzee Rascal- Boy in da corner
Mos Def- Most Definte
Nerd- IN search of...& Fly or Die
Paul Wall- Get some Stay true
Roots- Im from philly so i love them all
Calle 13- Calle 13(Spanish) They are like the hip hop of reggeaton
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i have a number of albums but would call very few of them "essential".

for something different...
Deltron - Deltron 3030
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How can Eric B and Rakim not be mentioned here yet? The Paid in Full album is an absolute classic! And Microphone Fiend (off of Follow the Leader) is my top choice of theirs.

I'm also a fan of Black Sheep and Lords of the Underground.
LL Cool J- Bigger and Deffer and 14 Shots to the Dome
House of Pain- Shamrocks and Shenanigans
Ice T- Power
I also used to listen to 3rd Bass (MC Serch)-Derelicts of Dialect

And I'll second several of the ones listed before.
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[quote=acarr;772451]Is there really any rap albums or hip hop that you have to have. That is the question? I would say no but if you must:

Too Short - Life is...Too Short
Geto Boys - Grip It! On That Other Level
2 Live Crew - As Nasty As They Wanna Be[/QUOTE]

I'm from Miami. 2 live crew is a must
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Albums that I think haven't been mentioned yet:

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - The Message

Dr. Dre - The Chronic

also, the single "Natural Born Killaz" by Ice Cube and Dr. Dre.
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Too Short - Get in Where You Fit In
Mobb Deep - The Infamous
BIG - Ready to Die

My top 3 albums

3 6 Mafia had some good stuff

single Mr. Bigg - Trial Time
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Junior Mafia's first album is nice.

To second a few already mentioned:

The Chronic, Low End Theory by ATCQ, Infamous by Mobb Deep, ATLiens by Outkast, and pretty much any Wu album.
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1) Dr. Dre - The Chronic
2) Jay-Z - The Blueprint (1)
3) Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
4) Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle
5) Jay-Z - The Blueprint/ Black Album/ pretty much any of his albums
6) Outkast - ATLiens
7) Ludacris - The Red Light District


I don't think it's on an album, but "Who Shot Ya" by Notorious B.I.G is one of his essential songs.
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:-)
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