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So Somebody Made A Top 250 Hip Hop Albums List

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5 Grand

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The first thing I noticed is that 3rd Bass's album is ranked higher than 7 Day Theory. It's pretty hard to take a list seriously that puts 3rd Base ahead of 2Pac but I figured I share it anyway.





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The Best 250 Hip Hop Albums Of All Time - Hip Hop Golden Age

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I think the problem with these Greatest Albums Of All Time lists is that no matter your age, there's always going to be a generation that you don't understand. I was born in 1973 so I grew up with Hip Hop. My earliest memories of Hip Hop were The Sugarhill Gang, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5 and Kurtis Blow. I remember when Run DMC came out and started what we considered at the time, "the new school".

So somebody my generation remembers Grandmaster Flash, Run DMC, Dougie Fresh & Slick Rick, Salt N Pepa, Public Enemy, etc. Somebody my age would rank those albums higher.


But somebody 20 years younger than me might have also grown up listening to Hip Hop but their perception is different. They might consider Drake, J Cole, and Kendrick to be GOATs and not be able to name a song by Run DMC or Grandmaster Flash.

I don't think there's any generation that can really make an objective list. People dismiss old school Hip Hop because they weren't there. I dismiss the newer stuff because a lot of it sounds the same; autotune, deep sub-bass, sped up hi hats. It doesn't even sound like Hip Hop imo. There should be another name for what these people do because it's clearly not the same thing that I grew up on.

There was an explosion in 1988 where there must have been at least 10 albums that were 4 mics or better released within a month of each other. But if you don't remember that summer then those albums are meaningless.
 
5 Grand said:
They're ranked in order.

7 Day Theory is ranked #250
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From the website:

So no need to get upset if your particular favorites are ranked too low for your tastes – if it’s on his list it’s a 4-mic album at least. Don’t get too hung up on the rankings either, this list is intended for nothing more than to have you and others think and talk about the music we all love, to keep the classics alive, and to celebrate those classic as well as the excellent Hip Hop music released in more recent years.
 
5 Grand said:
I think the problem with these Greatest Albums Of All Time lists is that no matter your age, there's always going to be a generation that you don't understand. I was born in 1973 so I grew up with Hip Hop. My earliest memories of Hip Hop were The Sugarhill Gang, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5 and Kurtis Blow. I remember when Run DMC came out and started what we considered at the time, "the new school".

So somebody my generation remembers Grandmaster Flash, Run DMC, Dougie Fresh & Slick Rick, Salt N Pepa, Public Enemy, etc. Somebody my age would rank those albums higher.


But somebody 20 years younger than me might have also grown up listening to Hip Hop but their perception is different. They might consider Drake, J Cole, and Kendrick to be GOATs and not be able to name a song by Run DMC or Grandmaster Flash.

I don't think there's any generation that can really make an objective list. People dismiss old school Hip Hop because they weren't there. I dismiss the newer stuff because a lot of it sounds the same; autotune, deep sub-bass, sped up hi hats. It doesn't even sound like Hip Hop imo. There should be another name for what these people do because it's clearly not the same thing that I grew up on.

There was an explosion in 1988 where there must have been at least 10 albums that were 4 mics or better released within a month of each other. But if you don't remember that summer then those albums are meaningless.
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Another factor is geographical region. I can remember visiting family in California in the early 90s. The landscape in California is so different that it calls for a different style of music. Too Short and E-40 are GOATS in the Bay but their music doesn't translate that well on the East Coast. Ditto for alot of Southern Hip Hop.

Somebody in The South is gonna rank Southern albums higher, people on The East Coast might not rank Southern albums at all.


If I recall correctly, last summer (2019) we were trying to compile a list of a top 20 (or something?) which seemed like a good idea because we have a good mix between age and geographical location. Whatever happened to that idea?

Seems like there's basically 4 regions; 1) East Coast/Tri State, 2) Midwest, 3)South, 4)West Coast

And 4 age groups; 1970-1980, 1980-1990, 1990-2000, 2000-2010


If we could somehow get 2 or 3 people from each region, from each age bracket you'd need aprox 48 people to rate the best albums and the best rappers.

The key would be to have adequate representation from each age bracket and each region.
 
5 Grand said:
Another factor is geographical region. I can remember visiting family in California in the early 90s. The landscape in California is so different that it calls for a different style of music. Too Short and E-40 are GOATS in the Bay but their music doesn't translate that well on the East Coast. Ditto for alot of Southern Hip Hop.

Somebody in The South is gonna rank Southern albums higher, people on The East Coast might not rank Southern albums at all.


If I recall correctly, last summer (2019) we were trying to compile a list of a top 20 (or something?) which seemed like a good idea because we have a good mix between age and geographical location. Whatever happened to that idea?

Seems like there's basically 4 regions; 1) East Coast/Tri State, 2) Midwest, 3)South, 4)West Coast

And 4 age groups; 1970-1980, 1980-1990, 1990-2000, 2000-2010


If we could somehow get 2 or 3 people from each region, from each age bracket you'd need aprox 48 people to rate the best albums and the best rappers.

The key would be to have adequate representation from each age bracket and each region.
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Its fun that you say Too short lol.Both Biggie and Jay Z collabo with Too Short in their primes. They all grew up on Too short music and was a fan
 
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