Indie rock blog dude Gorilla Vs. Bear ranked his Top 25 rap albums of all time. There was much discussion of The Roots and Jurassic 5 in the comments.
Here's the list:
25. Method Man -- Tical (1994)
24. Clipse -- Lord Willin' (2002)
23. De La Soul -- Stakes Is High (1996)
22. Mos Def + Talib Kweli -- Black Star (1998)
21. Beastie Boys -- Paul's Boutique (1989)
20. Ol' Dirty Bastard -- N***a Please (1999)
19. Dr. Octagon -- Dr. Octagonecologyst (1997)
18. Madvillain -- Madvillainy (2004)
17. Camp Lo -- Uptown Saturday Night (1997)
16. Deltron -- Deltron 3030 (2000)
15. A Tribe Called Quest -- The Low End Theory (1991)
14. Nas -- Illmatic (1994)
13. The Streets -- A Grand Don't Come For Free (2004)
12. Dr. Dre -- The Chronic (1992)
11. Notorious B.I.G. -- Ready To Die (1994)
10. Public Enemy -- Fear of a Black Planet (1990)
9. Ghostface -- Supreme Clientele (2000)
8. Raekwon -- Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (1995)
7. The Pharcyde -- Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde (1992)
6. De La Soul -- 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
5. Outkast -- Aquemini (1998)
4. GZA -- Liquid Swords (1995)
3. Wu Tang -- Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers (1993)
2. A Tribe Called Quest -- Midnight Marauders (1993)
1. Digable Planets -- Blowout Comb (1994)
Proofs to be found here.
Hey, indie rock blog dude! More than one-fifth of these are Wu-Tang albums.
Digable Planets? Seriously? Do you realize that this decision to place them at number one, while interesting and cause-for-conversation, renders the rest of the list useless because no one can take you seriously? Not saying. Just saying.
