what was the last truly classic album?

[Witty]

Originally Posted by Certain

Classic rap albums of the 2000s:

Ghostface Killah, Supreme Clientele
Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP
Jay Z, The Blueprint
50 Cent, Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Jay Z, The Black Album
Kanye West, The College Dropout and/or Late Registration
Kanye West, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp a Butterfly

Near-classic rap albums of the 2000s:

OutKast, Stankonia
Reflection Eternal, Train of Thought
Madvillain, Madvillainy
Scarface, The Fix
Eminem, The Eminem Show
OutKast, Speakerboxx/The Love Below
Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III
Kendrick Lamar, Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City
Run the Jewels, Run the Jewels 2

A reasonable argument could be made that all of Kanye's discography is going to be looked back upon like a rap David Bowie.

Yes.

He's the closest we have. An innovator.