What hiphop album turned you into a Hiphop Head?

[Mr. Faggot]

My first Rap Tape was Easier said than done by Easy E. Dope record but that ain't what did it.


When I heard AZ Doe or die....I was hooked

[Geno]

Tupac. Ru still down double disc sealed it for me. I destinctly.remember getting it and being like ya.. This is it for me from now.on

[Amen]

Cool G Rap, Eric B & Rakim, NWA and EPMD.

[Ghost1]

Originally Posted by Amen

Cool G Rap, Eric B & Rakim, NWA and EPMD.

cant even spell kool g rap name right tho>? the shame

[Amen]

Originally Posted by Ghost1

cant even spell kool g rap name right tho>? the shame

Oh because auto correct spelled it right, yea - I should give a fuck?

Thanks for pointing that one out, tho.

And your beta faggot inno for confirming he's a passive and submissive pussy and will co-sign anything you say.

[Mr. Faggot]

Originally Posted by Amen

Oh because auto correct spelled it right, yea - I should give a fuck?

Thanks for pointing that one out, tho.

And your beta faggot inno for confirming he's a passive and submissive pussy and will co-sign anything you say.

Amen brother.

[Lenox]

Originally Posted by Amen

Cool G Rap, Eric B & Rakim, NWA and EPMD.

Who’s cool g rap

[dull boy]

Sir Mix A Lot Buttermilk Biscuits

[GUDELJ]

Somewhere between Eminem’s debut album, the roots tipping point, DMX THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND LUDACRJS WORD OF MOUF

[~RustyGunZ~]

Illmatic

[Ghost1]

yea I had a lot of nwa and easy e stuff at the beginning of my listening....I think the first album I ever had tho was coolio gangsters paradise

but word the first album that I actually was like whoa I actually love this shit was probably all eyez on me....east 1999 eternal was also huge for me

[Inno]

That’s how you know the nigga is fucking lying.

Anyway.

Ghetto boys- my mind is playing tricks on me

First rap song I ever heard, hooked me

[Sharp]

Phrenology by the Roots

Nothing groundbreaking, but it was the first time I really heard the rhythm section matter in a hip hop setting. A lot of those tracks are good as instrumentals

[PancakeBrah]

Originally Posted by Sharp

Phrenology by the Roots

Nothing groundbreaking, but it was the first time I really heard the rhythm section matter in a hip hop setting. A lot of those tracks are good as instrumentals

Phrenology is a classic.

Big Boi and Dre Present...OutKast for me. Bought after hearing Ms. Jackson. Basically a greatest hits album with a few new songs. Still my favorite rap artist/group to this day.

Liquid Swords up there too.

Bought illmatic after awhile and thought it was shit. Only listened to NY State of Mind. Can confirm it's good now tho.

[Geno]

Oh also.. I remember nas "i am" album being a rly heavy tipping point. Still one of my allyime fav albums

Tracks like
Nas is like
Undying love
Money is my bitch
Favor 4 a favor ft. face
..that whole album the shit.

[Mr. Faggot]

Originally Posted by Genocide

Oh also.. I remember nas "i am" album being a rly heavy tipping point. Still one of my allyime fav albums

Tracks like
Nas is like
Undying love
Money is my bitch
Favor 4 a favor ft. face
..that whole album the shit.

I am

Is underrated as fuck to me....it might be blasphemy but I liked it better than illmatic

Just my opinion

[Geno]

Originally Posted by Vito Cortez

I am

Is underrated as fuck to me....it might be blasphemy but I liked it better than illmatic

Just my opinion

Same. Its my favorite nas album. Then it was written then illmatic.

[Mr. Faggot]

Originally Posted by Genocide

Same. Its my favorite nas album. Then it was written then illmatic.

I agree with i am....but liked illmatic better than it was written.

I think illmatic is considered his best album just because at the time it was released ppl were so caught off guard by his talents. By the time I Am dropped kats knew esco was incredible and expected that type of material from him

[Ghost1]

honestly i was always and am still am of the jayz camp....i really never even heard illmatic till the internet. most of us can remember how difficult it was to get music without it i would think. plus i was still a child so that involved convincing my parents to buy me these wildly offensive albums with their money. really i was only getting a handful of albums a year MAYBE plus it wasn't nearly as saturated as it is now......it wouldnt even be a new rap album out every month.

but yea i mean I AM dropped when i was like a freshman in highschool and it was a big deal. then jayz and nas beef popped off a couple years later and that's when i was like....ok nas....i suppose i need to listen to all of your music since u just ripped out my super heros heart. i still maintain jay won the war....pretty positive that's a general consensus at this point but word that was when nas became really relevant to me.

[BodySnatcher]

I distinctively remember not just hearing but where I was and loving "Tha Crossroads"(the days of waiting for the radio to play the song and record it on a tape) & the music video for "If I ruled the World" on Rap City.

So I guess Bone & Nas were my first hip-hop obsessions. Also remember my family being stationed in Dover, De for a brief period of time and my dad telling me "We are from the east coast don't ever choose 2pac over Biggie." LOL