There's another thread that celebrates Jay Z's Blueprint album being inducted in the National Recording Registry of the Library Congress. Here's the link:
https://www.loc.gov/programs/nation...complete-national-recording-registry-listing/
I listed some songs and albums that may be of interest to ABW. There's probably twice as many songs and albums as well as a lot of speeches.
National Registry
Go - Dexter Gordon (dope jazz album)
The Blueprint Album - Jay Z
Minnie The Moocher - Cab Calloway
Mississippi Goddamn - Nina Simone
Superfly Album - Curtis Mayfield
September - Earth Wind & Fire
Raising Hell album - Run DMC
Straight Outta Compton - NWA
A Love Supreme album John Coltrane
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill album
Stand! Album - Sly & The Family Stone
Night at Birdland Vol 1&2 - Art Blakey
Theme From Shaft LP - Isaac Hayes
Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd
Mothership Connection - Parliament
Purple Rain - Prince
Rappers Delight - Sugarhill Gang
Three Feet High & Rising - De La Soul
Let’s Stay Together - Al Green
Dear Mama - 2Pac
At Last - Etta James
Headhunters album - Herbie Hancock
Burnin - Bb Marley & The Wailers
Are You Experienced - Jimmi Hendrix Experience
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - Gil Scott Heron
Songs In The Key Of Life - Stevie Wonder
Fear Of A Black Planet - Public Enemy
Giant Steps - John Coltrane
Nevermind - Nirvana
Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
Brilliant Corners - Thelonious Monk
Mingus Ah Um - Charles Mingus
SRGNT Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles
Tapestry - Carol King
Kind Of Blue - Miles Davis
The Message - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Strange Fruit - Billy Holiday
As you can see there's only a handful of rap songs and albums.
I didn't even notice any Elvis songs, without double checking.
So let's discuss what a true classic is.
The National Registry has
Blueprint
Raising Hell
3 Feet High & Rising
Fear of a Black Planet
Straight Outta Compton
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
also
Rappers Delight - Sugarhill Gang
The Message - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5
Dear Mama- 2Pac
So now that we have a bar set for what is and isn't a classic, let's have everybody name 1 song and 1 album that you feel should be inducted.
I'll go first
song - Planet Rock - Africa Bambaattaa & The Soul Sonic Force
album - Criminal Minded - Boogie Down Productions
https://www.loc.gov/programs/nation...complete-national-recording-registry-listing/
I listed some songs and albums that may be of interest to ABW. There's probably twice as many songs and albums as well as a lot of speeches.
National Registry
Go - Dexter Gordon (dope jazz album)
The Blueprint Album - Jay Z
Minnie The Moocher - Cab Calloway
Mississippi Goddamn - Nina Simone
Superfly Album - Curtis Mayfield
September - Earth Wind & Fire
Raising Hell album - Run DMC
Straight Outta Compton - NWA
A Love Supreme album John Coltrane
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill album
Stand! Album - Sly & The Family Stone
Night at Birdland Vol 1&2 - Art Blakey
Theme From Shaft LP - Isaac Hayes
Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd
Mothership Connection - Parliament
Purple Rain - Prince
Rappers Delight - Sugarhill Gang
Three Feet High & Rising - De La Soul
Let’s Stay Together - Al Green
Dear Mama - 2Pac
At Last - Etta James
Headhunters album - Herbie Hancock
Burnin - Bb Marley & The Wailers
Are You Experienced - Jimmi Hendrix Experience
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - Gil Scott Heron
Songs In The Key Of Life - Stevie Wonder
Fear Of A Black Planet - Public Enemy
Giant Steps - John Coltrane
Nevermind - Nirvana
Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
Brilliant Corners - Thelonious Monk
Mingus Ah Um - Charles Mingus
SRGNT Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles
Tapestry - Carol King
Kind Of Blue - Miles Davis
The Message - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Strange Fruit - Billy Holiday
As you can see there's only a handful of rap songs and albums.
I didn't even notice any Elvis songs, without double checking.
So let's discuss what a true classic is.
The National Registry has
Blueprint
Raising Hell
3 Feet High & Rising
Fear of a Black Planet
Straight Outta Compton
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
also
Rappers Delight - Sugarhill Gang
The Message - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5
Dear Mama- 2Pac
So now that we have a bar set for what is and isn't a classic, let's have everybody name 1 song and 1 album that you feel should be inducted.
I'll go first
song - Planet Rock - Africa Bambaattaa & The Soul Sonic Force
album - Criminal Minded - Boogie Down Productions
