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- The Notorious BIG- Ready to Die (1994) Around the years ’87-’88, a young crack dealer named Christopher Wallace began entertaining local passersby by rapping into a beat-up amp on the street corners around Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.
- Nas- Illmatic (1994) Five months prior to Ready to Die, this 20-year-old Queensbridge native paired with producers Large Professor, DJ Premier, Pete Rock, and Q-Tip and burst onto the scene with what would be his masterpiece.
- Dr. Dre- The Chronic (1992) Fresh off of his split with supergroup NWA, Dre took it solo and ended up creating perhaps the best produced rap album of all time.
- Jay-Z – Reasonable Doubt (1996) In 1996, Jay-Z blew audiences away with his debut effort and first release on label Roc-A-Fella records. Sean Carter had been known as “Jazzy”, a nickname that developed into his stage name Jay-Z as an homage to his musical mentor Jaz-O and to the J-Z subway lines that stop by Marcy Avenue.
- Run The Jewels - RTJ4. In 2012 El-P produced Killer Mike’s album, R.A.P. Music – one of our favorite albums of 2012 – which was soon followed by Killer Mike’s appearance on the track “Tougher Colder Killer” from El-P’s Cancer 4 Cure.
- Aesop Rock – Spirit World Field Guide. Owing to the lyrical and sonic intricacies in his music, Aesop Rock has always been a hate-him or love-him kind of artist.
- Marlowe – Marlowe 2. Seattle-based producer L’Orange and North Carolina rapper Solemn Brigham reunite as Marlowe for a second album, straightforwardly titled Marlowe 2.
- Apollo Brown & Che’ Noir – As God Intended. Apollo Brown’s signature style of soulful, boom-bap production has become a staple in the 2010s. The number of top-quality projects he has put his stamp on in this decade is amazing.
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8. Marlowe – Marlowe 2 (2020) Seattle-based producer L’Orange and North Carolina rapper Solemn Brigham reunite as Marlowe for a second album, straightforwardly titled Marlowe 2. The first Marlowe album was one of the best (and most underappreciated) albums of 2018 , Marlowe 2 is just as good, maybe even better.
Jun 7, 2022 · It turns the spotlight on a handful of legendary artists whose lack of recorded hits belies their importance: Grandmaster Caz and Cold Crush Brothers, the Fantastic Freaks, Double Trouble (former ...
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Nov 9, 2023 · The best rap albums of all time - including Nas, Wu-tang, Dre and more. It's the perfect time to celebrate the best hip hop albums and the best rap albums of all time. In 2023, hip-hop hit the grand old age of 50. It began with a birthday party in the recreation room of an apartment building, 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, in the west Bronx, New York ...
Aug 8, 2023 · Born Andre Young in Compton, California, Dr. Dre is one of hip-hop's definitive and standard-setting pioneers. Now a veteran DJ, artist and producer, Dr. Dre's public story began as a member of two very different, influential L.A. groups in the '80s: electro stars World Class Wreckin' Cru and gangster rap icons N.W.A; the latter is the subject of a popular 2015 biopic, Straight Outta Compton ...
- Drake. Drake is one of the biggest rappers ever known for dominating the charts and blending singing with rap. After acting, Drake arrived in 2009 with So Far Gone.
- Future. Future is an Atlanta trap innovator who flooded the late 2010s with mixtapes and hits. After breakthrough hit “Turn On the Lights”, Future perfected an addictive melodic flow.
- Nicki Minaj. Nicki Minaj is a chart-topping rapper known for quick flows, pop crossover hits, and a flashy persona. Coming up with Young Money, she broke through with 2010’s Pink Friday.
- Young Jeezy. Young Jeezy is an Atlanta rapper who pioneered trap music in the mid-2000s. His debut Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101 took the rap world by storm in 2005.
