Wassup y'all. I was just looking at my list of Best Rap Albums ever reviewed(no need to look at it it's very dated). I was thinking of what makes a these 4 rap albums the best I've ever heard. Thats right they are 100 rated albums or 10/10. They arent the only ones, but man are they excellent. I'm going to break down the four.
Jay Z: The Blueprint
(2001)
This is Jay's best album, although Reasonable Doubt is technically just as good score wise. BP1 is incredibly well executed from both a lyrical standpoint and production wise. Jay was in top form here. He was closse tying this one with Black Album but nope. Its one of those albums where I can truly hit the shuffle button and just let it play. I guess you could say that about all four of these albums.
Kanye West: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
(2010)
If you've been around, then you know I love this album. While I do not feel this is the album we should remember Kanye for; I do feel its his best. It's over the top and controversial. While the production is absolutely incredible; Kanye's lyrics are his best here. You can truly put this album on shuffle and it tells the same dark and beautiful tale. College Dropout and Late Registration just aren't quite on this one's level.
The Notorious B.I.G. Ready to Die
(1994)
I've given you two more contemporary albums, now it's time for 2 old school ones. Biggie's debut album is just straight up perfect. His lyrics and delivery are almost unrivaled.The Bad Boy production is also great. Life After Death is dope too, but this one has NO FILLER. I remember listening to this album alot when I first heard in 2005...and it still holds up in 2017.
Nas: Illmatic
(1994)
Confession: I do not own the original Illmatic, instead I own the 10 and 20 year anniversary albums. Now Illmatic is constantly called the best rap album, and its easy to see why. Nas's lyrics are just awesome and the stories he tells are great also. The production is just varied enough to make each song stand out. The album is really fun to listen to. I'm not going to say its better than any of the other albums on this post, but it is Nas's best over Stillmatic and Life is Good.
Jay Z: The Blueprint
(2001)
This is Jay's best album, although Reasonable Doubt is technically just as good score wise. BP1 is incredibly well executed from both a lyrical standpoint and production wise. Jay was in top form here. He was closse tying this one with Black Album but nope. Its one of those albums where I can truly hit the shuffle button and just let it play. I guess you could say that about all four of these albums.
Kanye West: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
(2010)
If you've been around, then you know I love this album. While I do not feel this is the album we should remember Kanye for; I do feel its his best. It's over the top and controversial. While the production is absolutely incredible; Kanye's lyrics are his best here. You can truly put this album on shuffle and it tells the same dark and beautiful tale. College Dropout and Late Registration just aren't quite on this one's level.
The Notorious B.I.G. Ready to Die
(1994)
I've given you two more contemporary albums, now it's time for 2 old school ones. Biggie's debut album is just straight up perfect. His lyrics and delivery are almost unrivaled.The Bad Boy production is also great. Life After Death is dope too, but this one has NO FILLER. I remember listening to this album alot when I first heard in 2005...and it still holds up in 2017.
Nas: Illmatic
(1994)
Confession: I do not own the original Illmatic, instead I own the 10 and 20 year anniversary albums. Now Illmatic is constantly called the best rap album, and its easy to see why. Nas's lyrics are just awesome and the stories he tells are great also. The production is just varied enough to make each song stand out. The album is really fun to listen to. I'm not going to say its better than any of the other albums on this post, but it is Nas's best over Stillmatic and Life is Good.