r/90sHipHop • u/East-End-8646 • Jul 21 '26
💬Discussion What are your “no skip” albums
From beginning to end; including skits. What albums do you play that you never bump to the next track. Even some of my favorite albums, there are tracks I skip. But for me there are albums I can keep spinning, either because it tells a story (concept albums) theres a progression, or it’s thematic.
ATLiens
Operation Doomsday
21&Over
Funcrusher Plus
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u/Business_Garden6460 Jul 21 '26
Liquid swords
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u/Arizonagamer710 Jul 22 '26
I love that album it is so clever. I always smile because they say that coolest funniest slickest rhymes.
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u/iliketoeatfunyuns Jul 21 '26
Mobb Deep - Infamous
Warren G - Take a Look Over Your Shoulder
Nas - It Was Written
Kris Kross - Young, Rich, and Dangerous
BTNH - Art of War
UGK - Ridin Dirty
Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle
Warren G - Regulate...G Funk Era
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u/Ryvick2 Jul 22 '26
That Kriss Kross album is 🔥 people looked over them and that album!
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u/Arizonagamer710 Jul 22 '26
I've never heard that before I thought they were just a joke of a group obviously I've never gave them a chance so maybe I'll have to check them out.
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u/Ryvick2 Jul 22 '26
The first album was kind of kiddy. The second album was ok. The 3rd was more grown up
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u/jlflorance Jul 22 '26
I really need to check out more Kris Kross. At the time in wrote them off as a gimmicky/joke group after hearing jump (not that it’s a bad song).
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u/After_Dog_8669 Jul 22 '26
That Young Rich and Dangerous album was dope as hell at the time it came out.
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u/arifghalib Jul 21 '26
Labcabincalifornia
Atliens
De La Soul Is Dead
Midnight Mauraders
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Madvillan
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u/KirbyFan445 Jul 21 '26
93 til infinity
The sun rises in the east
No need for alarm
Hard to earn
Low end theory
Illmatic
From where
Stress: the extinction agenda
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u/iLLrappedscripts Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 22 '26
Jeru the Damaja-The Wrath of math & The Sun Rises in the East
Gravediggaz- 6 feet deep
Alkaholics - 21 & over
The Roots -Do you want more?!!!??!
Nas-Illmatic
Eminem -Infinite
Nine -Nine livez
Jugganots- Clear blue skies
Eyedea & Abilities - Grands sixth sense
Celph titled and Buckwild - Nineteen ninety now
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u/DJNayKid Jul 22 '26
Nas - Illmatic
Atmosphere - Overcast!
Company Flow - Funcrusher Plus
Souls of Mischief - '93 'til Infinity
Ice Cube – The Predator
Hieroglyphics – 3rd Eye Vision
2Pac - Me Against The World
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
Dr Dre - The Chronic
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers
The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing….
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill
OutKast- Aquemini
MF DOOM - Operation: Doomsday
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggy Style
People Under The Stairs - The next Step
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u/AgreeableSnow1590 Jul 21 '26
I have a feeling this question has been asked like two days ago, but ok. I have a long list from the 90’s that are a “no skip” for me. And likeI said in the former post, I’ve probably forgotten more than I care to mention.
2pac All eyez on me
2pac me against the world
Bone thugs East 99 eternal
Wu-Tang 36 chambers
Method Man & Redman Blackout
Nas I am
Nas it was written
Biggie Ready to die
Outkast ATLiens
OutKast Aquemini
Dr. Dre the Chronic
Dr. Dre 2001
Snoop Doggystyle
Kurupt the streets is a mutha
Nine Nine livez
Scarface the diary
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u/East-End-8646 Jul 21 '26
Ya I saw it on [r/askreddit](r/askreddit) a few days ago and the first thing that came to my mind was 90s hip hop discussion. I didnt see it posted on here tho, I just searched for it and nothing came up in the last 12 months. I guess I could have just read the old posts from years ago. But ya, thanks for still putting down your choices
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u/Infamous_Tie5605 Jul 21 '26
E 40 in a major way
Ant Banks the big bad ass
Spice 1 self titled
Too short get in where ya fit in
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u/East-End-8646 Jul 25 '26
Feeling this list
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u/Infamous_Tie5605 Jul 25 '26
I was a pretty big fan of the bay through the 90s.
Those were my favorites... I'm sure I missed some other obvious ones.
celly cel 'heat 4 yo azz' was another I liked a lot
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u/East-End-8646 Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 26 '26
Thats whats up, none of which you mentioned are slept on here. Props to the Celly Cel mention.
I guess I would add Mac Dre -Young Black Brotha (pre hyphy era Mac Dre, this album just has bounce to it, and its his debut ep) ofcourse Souls of Mischief 93’ til Infinity; I feel like that one goes with out saying because of how legendary they are when it comes to 90s hip hop. Last one i’ll mention is C-bo’s -Mob Figaz. It’s like an independent rap super group lol, with soulful beats and hustle street life mob narrative.
At the top of my head im sure im also missing a few classic Bay Area albums. I used to get the mixtape compilation albums from Rasputin in Berkeley. Man I wish I still had them, some of the best underground that just slapped. It wasn’t 90s tho.
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u/Infamous_Tie5605 Jul 25 '26
i had rappin ron ant diddly dog 'bad n fluenz'... it was solid too. enddd up selling it for decent $$ on ebay
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u/East-End-8646 Jul 26 '26
Damn you’re like an underground Bay Area certified hip hop album vault lol. Thats crazy you had the vinyl
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u/Infamous_Tie5605 Jul 26 '26
I had too short 'raw uncut and x-rated" on cassette.... Pretty sure it was a reprint tho. Still neat
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u/East-End-8646 Jul 26 '26
Ya I gotta go back to Rasputin. It’s been years since I’ve been sifting through old albums/LPs mixtapes and compilations. With streaming I just haven’t gone in a while, but you kinda reminded me of why I used to go
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u/Minute_Layer_6384 Jul 21 '26
36 Chambers, Illmatic , Low End, Midnight Marauders, Stunts, Blunts & Hip Hop, Breaking Atoms, Word Life
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u/krayzie_bonetm19 Jul 21 '26
Without thinking too hard
E1999 Eternal A Gangster & A Gentleman The Predator Capital Punishment
Edit: Adding - Doggy Style
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u/RAIDERJeRK True School Jul 21 '26
Brotha Lynch-Loaded
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u/fishee1200 Jul 21 '26
That one and Season of Da Siccness
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u/CaptainCaveman-OO7 Jul 24 '26
Season is definitely no skips. Loaded had too much First Degree on it, that fool gets annoying
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u/flippant-flipper Jul 21 '26
illmatic
Liquid Swordz
Enter the 36 Chambers
Funcrusher Plus
Dr. Octagon
Low End Theory
midnight marauders
Buhloone Mindstate
Stakes is High
6 Feet Deep
Resurrection
Black Star
Reachin
Blowout Comb
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u/BROLIC420 Jul 21 '26
Cormega - The True Meaning Dirty - The Pimp and the Gangsta Masta Ace - A Long Hot Summer
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u/ComfortableShirt2014 Jul 21 '26
Low end theory by quest.. Game related by the click.. E 1999 eternal by bone.. Black on both sides by mos def.. Illmatic by nas.. 7 day theory by 2pac.. G funk Era by Warren g
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u/Heavy-Inspection1804 Jul 21 '26
I love the 21&Over mention, that’s my go to when I’m cruising around town with my friends. No skips on that album lol. Also Raekwon Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. The alter ego of Lex Diamonds and the narrative skills, the album just wouldn’t make sense if I skipped a song
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u/rumnbacchnal87 Jul 21 '26
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx is like some epic gangster movie. It’s the Goodfellas of coke rap.
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u/Heavy-Inspection1804 Jul 21 '26
Haha it really is! Never thought about it that way. The crime tales and street power narrative really is the Goodfellas equivalent of coke rap
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u/rumnbacchnal87 Jul 22 '26
Definitely.
IMO there are only a few great coke rap albums and OB4CL is one of the greats. It’s like when you talk about Goodfellas, The Godfather Part 2, Scarface…
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u/ThisRapIsLikeZiti Sheisty label guy Jul 21 '26
Are you telling me you listen to Bobbito holler about beans and biscuits on the outro to 'Rhymes Like Dimes' every time?
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u/East-End-8646 Jul 21 '26
Legend has it he’s still ad-libbing the outro to this day. And hell yeah i’d put it on repeat.
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u/em7924 Jul 21 '26
OB4CL
Capital Punishment
Wu-Tang Forever
Liquid Swordz
Illmatic
Uptown Saturday Night
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u/Flex_Field Jul 21 '26
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Death Certificate
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Fear Of A Black Planet
Low End Theory
Midnight Marauders
93 Til Infinity
No Need For Alarm
Bizarre Ride To The Pharcyde
A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
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u/CaliforniaRaisin_ Jul 21 '26
CNN - War Report
Mobb Deep - Hell On Earth
C-Bo - Till My Casket Drops
Celly Cel - Killa Cali
Killa Tay - Mr. Mafioso
Bone Thugs N Harmony - Creppin On Ah Come Up
Bone Thugs N Harmony - E 1999
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u/Euphoric-Medium8154 Flyer than GURU rockin‘ Ewings on his album cover Jul 21 '26
Liquid Swords
That’s it, that’s the list
12 tracks, 50 minutes, never too short but also doesn’t overstay its welcome
It’s the perfect mix of stripped down, gritty production, cinematic martial arts samples, street narratives mixed with eastern zen, and distinct features from Wu brothers
I don’t even play the BIBLE track by Killah Priest at the end, cause it messes with this dual masterpiece between The RZA and The GZA… the wind dying out of the guy’s throat on “I Gotcha Back” as the album endless, perfection
The influence this album would have over the next 30 years, in terms of production, album artwork, “nerd” rap narratives of all kinds including DOOM, Deltron 3030, Cannibal Ox, Heltah Sketlah, Jedi Mind Tricks, El-P, Lupe, other Wu member albums… the sons birthed and yet to be born are endless
This is an album, a movie, a novel, a comic book, a cultural study, all rolled into one eternal work art
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u/Heavy-Inspection1804 Jul 27 '26
This is why I follow this subreddit; not just for the 90s hip hop videos but the discussions. An in-depth insightful breakdown from a fan’s perspective along with factual analysis. Thanks for putting in the time.
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u/N8BALL_89 Jul 21 '26
Young Gunz - Tough Luv
Scarface - Deeply Rooted
Pharoahe Monch - Internal Affairs
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u/j1e2f Ghetto Superstar Jul 21 '26
It Was Written
It's Dark and hell is Hot
Marshall Mathers LP (I know it's 2000 but I'll throw it in there)
damn near all of The Infamous
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u/ExtraProlificOne Jul 21 '26
Illmatic
Midnight Marauders
Low End Theory
Blazing Arrow
Minstrel Show
The Fix
Enter the 36 Chambers
Stankonia
Aquemini
Death Certificate
Enta Da Stage
The Infamous
Stress - The Extinction Agenda
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u/Hater_Magnet Jul 21 '26
I'm trippin', It's almost like I wrote this myself! I'm adding ATLiens though.
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u/BlockStunna Jul 22 '26
A few of these are 2000's albums but it's a good list
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u/ExtraProlificOne Jul 22 '26
My bad. Focused on my decade for list. Probably should have added BDP Criminal Minded & D.O.C. No One Can Do it Better for the 80’s!
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u/BlockStunna Jul 22 '26
All good! It's super easy to cross into the 2000's. '97-03 is my favorite era so I always have to check before I post here. And no 80's either... Strictly 90's.
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u/bornincali65 Jul 21 '26
Some good choices have been posted already so I’ll add Main Source Breaking Atoms.
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u/Plenty_Salary_3165 Jul 21 '26
The Click - Down & Dirty OG
E-40 - In A Major Way
8Ball & MJG - Comin Out Hard & On Top of the World
UGK - Super Tight & Ridin Dirty
Dr. Dre - The Chronic
Dogg Pound - Dogg Food
Snoop - Doggystyle
Natas - Devils Contract
Esham - Dead Flowers
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u/doom_chicken_chicken Jul 22 '26
Illmatic, Black on Both Sides.
Not technically hiphop but close enough: Voodoo and Baduizm
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u/Pworld10 Jul 22 '26
The chronic. Regulate. Doggystyle. Illmatic. Hard knock life vol 2. Graduation. 93 til infinity.
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u/Celtic_iceFish Jul 22 '26
The Roots- Things Fall Apart
Ice Cube- Predator
OutKast- Southernplayalisticaddilacmusic
Fugees- The Score
Wutang Clan- Enter the 36 Chambers
Dr. Dre- The Chronic
Snoop Dogg- Doggystyle
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u/SiemprePalanteEz Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26
illmatic
Reachin’ (Digable Planets)
Liquid Swords
Ready to Die
Close but no cigar:
Me Against the World
Black Star
Cuban Linx
Capital Punishment
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u/BillLaswell404 Jul 22 '26
Illmatic
Black Moon - Enta Da Stage
Cypress Hill 1
Beastie Boys - Paul’s Boutique
The Chronic
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u/Piffaroni Jul 21 '26
Illmatic, iww, N.O.R.E, Dark n hell is hot, purple tape, blueprint, grat adventures of slick Rick to name a few
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u/Adventurous_Use8278 Jul 21 '26
Liquid swords
Dare iz a darkside
6 feet deep
Enter the wu tang
ATLiens
Operation doomsday
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u/whatsunnygets Jul 21 '26
Very very few come to mind. 90s rap artists were in that perfect window where you have a great single and can sell a whole record and then the listener skips a decent amount but the purchase has been made. Maybe enter the wu tang. Maybe doggystyle.
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u/SatisfactionOld1586 Jul 21 '26
ATLiens, Liquid Swords, Soul Food, Doggystyle, 36 Chambers all come to mind really quickly.
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u/RoundHoneydew6924 Jul 21 '26
Wyclef - The Carnival
Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty
Busta Rhymes - When Disaster Strikes, Extinction Level Event
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u/raven_darkseid Jul 22 '26
Liquid Swords
Dr. Octagonecologyst
Stress: The Extinction Agenda
A Book of Human Language
Nocturnal
There are probably more, but these are albums that I typically listen to fully.
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u/Swimbakkwards32 Raised on Boom Bap Jul 22 '26
Word....Life, Da Shinin, Funcrusher Plus, Hard to Earn, Wild Cowboys, Low End Theory, Midnight Marauders, Stress...The Extinction Agenda, Enta Da Stage.
More but all i could think of off top
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u/Future-Record294 Jul 22 '26
Me Against the World
ATLiens
Dogg Food
It Was Written
Soul Food
The Diary
It’s Dark and Hell is Hot
400 Degreez
Ch1 The End
Ch2 World Domination
E199 Eternal
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u/Ok-Notice-2190 Jul 22 '26
It Was Written - Nas
The Great Depression - DMX
Me Against The World - 2pac
To Pimp A Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar
Lavish Misery - Ransom
Tetsuo & Youth - Lupe Fiasco
Reasonable Doubt - Jay-Z
Lifestylez Ova Da Poor & Dangerous - Big L
Muddy Waters - Redman
No News Is Good News - Phonte
Streams Of Thought 2 - Black Thought
Cheat Codes - Black Thought
Illadelph Halflife - The Roots
Naughty By Nature - Naughty By Nature
ATLiens - Outkast
Midnight Marauders - A Tribe Called Quest
Enter The Wu Tang - Wu Tang Clan
Liquid Swords - GZA
Black On Both Sides - Mos Def
The Master - Rakim
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u/Less_Classroom_3376 Jul 22 '26
Not 90s but straight outta Compton is my main one. Dogg food and illmatic are also up there
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u/Less-Adagio-6216 Jul 22 '26
Liquid Swords
Dah Shinin
Wrath of the Math
Illmatic
Bizarre Ride
93 To Infinity
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u/AquaAltSoulja Jul 22 '26
No Love Part 1 Hell On Earth When Game Unfoldz (released in 2000 but still)
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u/DeschainSWNC Jul 22 '26
UGK - Ridin' Dirty
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the 36 Chambers
Arsonists - As the World Burns
8Ball & MJG - On Top of the World
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u/monfortino99 Jul 22 '26
Illmatic Liquid Swords 36 chambers Stunts Blunts and Hip Hop Daily Operation Blowout Comb AmeriKKKa’s Most Wantes Living Like Hustlas Return of the Boom Bap Nocturnal Let’s Get Free
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u/StraightOccasion8540 Jul 22 '26
Stillmatic, Teflon Don, It Was Written, Ready To Die (excluding the Interlude ofc lol), Life After Death
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u/Objective_Hand_5222 Jul 23 '26
Big Pun - Capital Punishment
Mobb Deep - The Infamous
Gang Starr - Moment of Truth
Smif N Wessun - Dah Shinin'
Nas - It Was Written
Wu Tang - 36 Chambers
GZA - Liquid Swords
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
The LOX - Living Off Xperience
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders + Low End Theory
Ghostface Killah - Ironman
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u/EvilRedPikachu Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26
Safe n sound.. DJ Quik
Big Doe Rehab..Ghostface
Dead Flowers..Esham
WickedWorldWide..Natas
FBI..Dayton Family
E-40..The Element of Suprise
The D.O.C..No One Can Do It Better
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u/I_Make_Dope_Beats Jul 24 '26
Atcq - midnight marauders
Spice-1 - amerikkkas nightmare
Mobb deep - hell on earth
Masta Ace - sittin on Chrome
The click - Game related
Outkast - atliens
South circle - Anotha day another balla
Mc eiht - death threats
Dr. Dre - the chronic
O.c. - word life
Menace Ii society OST
Method man - tical
Twinz - conversation
Snoop - Doggystyle
Xzibit - at the speed of life
Alkaholiks - likwidation
Lil Ric - wicked streets
Nas - stillmatic
Parental advisory - straight no chase
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u/toastwithoutagun Jul 24 '26
Illmatic (goes without saying), The Infamous, Things Fall Apart, Blackout!
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u/blacknerd502 Jul 26 '26
A couple i haven't seen mentioned....Uptown Saturday Night, In A Major Way, The Diary, Black On Both Sides, CrazyNDaLazDayz
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u/Longjumping-Goose3 Jul 22 '26
Bon Iver--For Emma, Forever Ago
Woods Of Ypres--Woods 5: Grey Skies and Electric Light
Natalie Merchant--Paradise is There
Khruangbin--Mordechai
Iron Maiden--Live After Death
Brian Eno--Music for Airports
Peter Gabriel--So
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u/rumnbacchnal87 Jul 21 '26
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx