The Most Popular Hiphop Records In The World
Here is absolutely a list of what we think about to be the greatest rap albums ever produced.
#5
Scarface - The Fix
Brad Jordan (a.k.a. Scarface) has usually been an elder statesman of rap. On this timeless release, he reached out to the avant garde within the genre: Beanie Sigel, Kanye West, The Neptunes, Jay-Z, and Nas. The Fix is colored by unparalleled artistry; from the head-scratching album cover to the shimmering production. Scarface's heightened spiritual awareness and ominous street tales assist make it a must-have for all hip-hop heads. Southern rap has not witnessed any other certified classic because The Fix.
#4
The notorious Large Prepared to die
Using the aid of Puff Daddy, Biggie helped concoct the formula for 90's rap albums by such as club singles like "Big Poppa" and "One Much more Opportunity," on a street LP like Prepared To Die. The shock-inducing, extremely dramatic debut was effective because of Biggie's crisp, meticulously-structured flow and distinct delivery. Really serious tales concerning the harsh realities of street life, suicidal thoughts, and nightmarish death threats, numerous of which B.I.G. claimed had been drawn from actual experiences, assist make Prepared To Die a stakeholder in east coast rap. 8 million individuals would later agree. Even though Prepared To Die has enjoyed a tremendous quantity of sales given that Biggie's demise on March 9, 1997, the album suffered a setback on March 19, 2006. Following a copyrights infringement lawsuit, a judge lately ordered that sales on the album be halted, simply because the title track for Prepared To Die sampled Ohio Players' "Singing within the Morning" with out permission.
#3
Afrika Bambaataa - Planet Rock: The Album - 1986
For the title track alone -- the genius and far-reaching blend of Kraftwerk and Ennio Morricone that single-handedly helped kick-start not just hip hop but also techno and electro -- this album deserves to be included. Much more a collection of singles than an album, it was released a couple of years right after Planet Rock, the single, giving the planet the opportunity to totally absorb its influence.
The all-star cast of producers and engineers (such as Arthur Baker and Adrian Sherwood) and Bam's fascinating option of collaborators (Soulsonic Force, Melle Mel, DC's Trouble Funk) makes for an impressively broad range of sounds, moving from funk and soul influenced tunes to the still-searing proto-electro of "Looking for the Ideal Beat".
#2
Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein - 2001
The first album to be released on the extremely influential Def Jux label, this towering, haunting album combines El-P's eerie lo-fi production using the dark, apocalyptic rhymes of Vast Aire and Shamar, who depict New York as sick, impoverished and cold ("New York is evil at its core").
Tracks like "The F-Word", the buzzing "Atom" and "A B-Boys Alpha" make for dense and addictive headphone music. Not for the lighthearted but undoubtedly 1 of the indie/backpacker rap classics.
#1
Outkast - Speakerboxxx / The Love Below - 2003
Just as the mainstream was growing boring again in terms of musical innovation, along come hip hop maverick duo Outkast, blowing everyone away having a double album that showcased how they roll when they work separately.
Andre's The Love Below is much more concerned with musical invention and Prince-esque funk, while Large Boi's Speakerboxxx is much more gangsta and stately. But both discs ultimately confound the clich?s, overlapping much more than you might expect. With tunes like "Hey Ya!" and "The Way Ya Move", this inspired collection set a new benchmark for hip hop and for pop music overall.
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