Best Concept Album

[OhMars]

I was just listening to J.Coles 4 Your Eyez Only, it was a a good concept but not perfectly executed.

What are some of the best concept albums? From the concept itself to actual execution.

 

[Olorun22]

Inb4 someone mentions the cool:hehe2:

 

[Water Ur Seeds]

Masta Ace owns this thread... One of the reasons I always have Ace in my top 5 is the fact he incorporates concepts into his albums...

If you play Disposable Arts, A Long Hot Summer, The Falling Season and the first eMC album in a certain order it basically tells his life story, or a persons life story...

Falling Season (2016) going to high school/early years
Disposable Arts (2001) released from prison and joining a hip hop college starting a label
A Long Hot Summer (2004) struggling artist living in bk trying to avoid trouble
the eMC album 'The Show' (2008) details him and his crews escapades on tour

 

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Drogas Waves

2 alternate realities that really don't have shit to do with each other but the shit flows like one album

I won't even bother getting into what those worlds are like but this is/was the craziest concept album (that actually worked) to me

 

[Revolver Ocelot]

 

[FirelordOzai]

It varies but this is a standout for me.

 

[Ghostface]

Sticky fingaz- black trash

edit: and ice cubes death certificate

 

[Water Ur Seeds]

Sticky fingaz- black trash

edit: and ice cubes death certificate

Classic album and criminally slept on...

 

[Lou Cypher]

All opinion based on the BEST one, but here are a few examples of albums that should be in the running.

 

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[aka_og]

the first album was horrorcore rap - when this dropped respected how they flipped it on to knowledge of self

 

[Natural Born Sinners]

GKMC is the best I heard.
Also..Lupe- The Cool
Jay-Z- American Gangster

 

[Achewon87]

Ready to Die...

 

[Lou Cypher]

 

[Lou Cypher]