Diggin' In The Crates: The Essentials of New/Old School Rap ...
 
 







  
Rip the Jacker165 reviews
Canibus

Babygrande Records, 2003

a little cheezy at times...but a classic..the definitive Can-I-Bus album

+ Canibus's best work
+ Underrated
+ Long overdue
+ in my top 5 albums
  
  











  



  
Funcrusher Plus81 reviews
Company Flow

Rawkus / Umgd, 2002

DNT SLEEP

+ I HATE THAT THEY BROKE UP!!!!
+ Funcrusher Plus

WELL IF YOU READ THIS AND DNT HAVE THIS CD THEN YOU SLEPT ON IT , CD HARD TO FIND INDI CLASSICK NUFF SAID !
  
  











  



  
Illmatic571 reviews
Nas

Sony, 1994

The pinnacle of the hip hop genre. It doesn't get better than this.

+ Good customer service.
+ From One Nas Fan to Another!
+ classic. it ain't hard to tell
+ A Perfect Moment in Time
  
  











  



  
93 'Til Infinity67 reviews
Souls of Mischief

Bmg Japan, 2007

4 1/2 stars?

+ Amazing
+ till infinity
+ Best West Coast Album Ever?
+ Stone Cold Classic
  
  











  



  
O.S.T.30 reviews
People Under the Stairs

Om Records, 2002

Masters of the MPC

+ Quite possibly their best effort yet!
+ Real Hip-hop
+ Original SoundTrack...
+ Hip-hop
  
  











  



  
Straight Outta Compton100 reviews
N.W.A

Priority Records, 1990

Even White Folk Can Be A Nigga For Life!!

+ If you love hip hop, you MUST appreciate and own this album
+ N.W.A. - "Straight Outta Compton" (5 stars)
+ Explicit lyrics AND Clean Version- contradiction in terms??
  
  











  



  
Liquid Swords203 reviews
Genius, GZA

Fontana Geffen, 1995

Ahead of its time

+ Wu-Tang's Finest Album (Solo or Group)
+ love it
+ High Octane Lyricism On The Clan's Greatest Solo Album!
+ Best Wu Solo Album
  
  











  



  
A Tribute to Lisa Bonet28 reviews
Felt

Rhymesayers, 2005

The ill duo continues...

+ 2005......
+ Hopefully Vol. 2 of Many More Murs,Slug,&ANT Pairings
+ two great rappers, one awesome album
  
  











  



  
Muddy Waters48 reviews
Redman

Def Jam, 1996

THE FOETUS CAN RESIST THE FETID, MUDDY AMNIOTIC LIQUID OF THE BAD MOTHER !!!

+ aw yeah!
+ My favorite Redman album
+ The Last Classic Album From Reggie Noble............
+ It's The Funk Doc (Rating: 9 out of 10- -4.5 stars)
  
  











  



  
SlaughtaHouse15 reviews
Masta Ace Incorporated

Atlantic / Wea, 1993

Shogun

+ Waiting
+ Brooklyn's Slaughter
+ The off beat, on beat style
+ FAaaaatt
  
  











  



  
Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde63 reviews
The Pharcyde

Delicious Vinyl, 2001

Most Creative Hip-Hop Album Ever!!

+ Well deserved ratings
+ I need help with info....
+ Pharcyde Are The Naygaz In Charge
  
  











  



  
Blowout Comb55 reviews
Digable Planets

Capitol, 1994

1994's most slept on hip hop album.......

+ "Rolling with the seven and the crescent puffin' some expression" (5 stars)
+ G*d Save the DP's
+ Just the best hip-hop album ever.
+ The Quintessential RapJazz Fusion Album!
  
  











  



  
3rd Eye Vision42 reviews
Hieroglyphics

Black Music, 1998

Hot Cd from peeps that "YOU NEVER KNEW"!!

+ One Of The Most Creative And Disrespected Albums Ever Created [5 stars]
+ Flow that'll drop your jaw!
+ Seeing thru the 3rd eye...
+ You never knew hip hop could be this good!
  
  











  



  
Do You Want More?!!!??!72 reviews
The Roots

Geffen Records, 1995

"Yo Philly In The House Yall, Do You Want More?!!!??! (4.5 stars)

+ classic
+ I Do Want More!!??!!?!
+ One of my favorites
  
  











  



  
Masters of the Universe7 reviews
Senim Silla, One Be Lo

Infinite Rhythm/Subterraneous/L.a. Underground, 2006

Bought this Album 7 years ago

+ another Classic Album...
+ Masters Indeed!

I knew there was a difference between hip "pop" and hip "hop" but could never touch it, grasp it and feel it until this album. This was part of my education of hip-hop seven years ago, where curriculum included MCs verbalizing an underground movement that to me seemed un-tangible. Before hearing ...
  
  











  



  
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)347 reviews
Wu-Tang Clan

RCA, 1993

A Dirty, Grimmy - Hip Hop Juggernaut Masterpiece

+ Still great
+ The cornerstone of east coast hip hop
+ Torchbearers of the Golden Era
  
  











  



  
I Wish My Brother George Was Here30 reviews
Del tha Funkee Homosapien

Elektra / Wea, 1991

Even today it still has such an impact on me.

+ Dude, you're getting a Del!
+ Trials and tribulations in the life of the everyman
+ I WISH MY COUSIN's were as funky as GEORGE!!
+ (9 out of 10) Del's Major Label Debut
  
  











  



  
Visions of Gandhi107 reviews
Jedi Mind Tricks

Babygrande Records, 2003

another great album from jmt

+ Tha' real
+ great beats, horrible lyrics
+ Tight
  
  











  



  
Lifestylez Ov Da Poor and Dangerous137 reviews
Big L

Sony, 1995

Classic, a lyrical cyclone

+ wow, makes you sad how good he could have been
+ "Lifestylez ov da poor and Dangerous"
+ An all-out masterpiece
  
  











  



  
Deltron 3030211 reviews
Deltron 3030

75 ARK, 2000

Masterpiece.

+ Worth a listen
+ DELightful! [4.5 Stars]
+ The Greatest Hip-Hop Album Never Heard
+ Great Album for Lovers of All Music
  
  











  






   



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