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So recently some friends of mine were talkin about Barak Obama & Hillary C. The subject of hip-hop came up as Barak was recently quoted saying he is currently listening to Jay-Z American Gangster but prefers Old School rather than new stuff. Hillary said her daughter had given her & Big Willy (Bill Clinton) 25 Hip Hop Albums to get acquainted with the music genre.
So the question of the week to you dear reader is simple. What are the 10 albums you would give somebody completely unaware of what hip hop is and why? I’m not talking about someone that’s American or taking into consideration their pre-disposition on the music. Let’s stretch it and say Aliens came to earth…they find a time capsule inside The Temple Of Hip Hop. What are the albums that you nominate to be in that capsule?
10 or as close to 10 as you can get 
I encourage you to leave your nominations.
- 2 Pac – Me Against The World
- Scarface - The Diary
- BDP – By All Means Necessary
- Outkast – Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
- Nas – Stillmatic
- LL Cool J – Radio
- Public Enemy – Takes A Nation Of Millions
- Notorious B.I.G – Life After Death
- A Tribe Called Quest / Roots Any LP
- Jay Z – American Gangster
- N.W.A – Niggaz 4 Life or Straight Outta Compton
- Dr.Dre – Chronic
Every album on my list makes sense and I challenge you to prove otherwise. Each artist/album represents a seprarate sound or vibe in the music genre. Each is necessary to tell the complete story. I find it regrettable that Rakim, Too Short,Run DMC, MC Lyte, Kane, and Eminem did not make the cut but their impact is either represented by an artist already listed or not large enough to show on the overview of hip hop (Bay Area Music for example).
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5 responses so far ↓
216skillz // January 21, 2008 at 12:35 pm
Should Foxy, or Lil Kim have made the cut?
Ken // January 23, 2008 at 7:32 pm
Tribe Called Quest – Midnight Marauder
N.W.A – Straight Outta Compton
Public Enemy Fear Of Black Planet
Eric B & Rakim Paid In Full
Salt N Pepa Assault With a Deadly Pepper
U.T.F.O – Roxanne, Roxanne
Heavy D & The Boyz Livin Large
Geto Boys – Grip It! On That Other Level
Outkast Southernplayistic
Roxanne Shante – Roxanne’s Revenge
Joe // January 25, 2008 at 3:44 am
Lords Of The Underground
2 pac me Against the world
PE Fear of a black planet
BDP Criminal Minded
Jay – Z Reasonable Doubt
Tribe Called Quest People Instinctive travels
LL Cool J Bad
Outkast Atliens
Run DMC Raisin Hell
Ice Cube AmeriKKKa
Crazy Dee // January 26, 2008 at 12:43 am
Top 10 Hip Hop I would have the Clintons listen to:
1.) Planet Rock – Afrikka Bambataa
2.) The Message – Melle Mel
3.) Straight Outta Compton – NWA
4.) SouthernPlayaLis.. – Outkast
5.) Low End Theory – Tribe Called Quest
6.) The Addiction Album – D.Roof
7.) Ridin’ Dirty – UGK
8.) Mister Scarface is Back – Scarface
9.) As Freaky As They Wanna Be – 2Live Crew
10.) The BLKICE SDTK – Crazy Dee’s Lordland
Crazy Dee // January 26, 2008 at 12:52 am
Follow Up Message:
Top 10 Hip Hop I would have the Clintons listen to:
1.) Planet Rock – Afrikka Bambataa
2.) The Message – Melle Mel
3.) Straight Outta Compton – NWA
4.) SouthernPlayaLis.. – Outkast
5.) Low End Theory – Tribe Called Quest
6.) The Addiction Album – D.Roof
7.) Ridin’ Dirty – UGK
8.) Mister Scarface is Back – Scarface
9.) As Freaky As They Wanna Be – 2Live Crew
10.) The BLKICE SDTK – Crazy Dee’s Lordland
Oh Yeah, Honorable Mention:
Feel The Addiction – UTI
The Art of War – Bone Thugs & Harmony
It Takes A Nation… – Public Enemy
Blueprint – BDP
All of my choices represent the various cities that makes hip hop what it is today!
My choices represent words and opinions from strong MC’s who speak to the issues of Black People without going too far to the left or the right.