HERE IT IS....BAMMM!...
THE TOP 10 OLD SCHOOL
HIP HOP ALBUMS YOU MUST HAVE!
(in no particular order)
10.Step In The Arena - Gangstarr
(The rap legend and D.J. Premier blending jazz, BASS and lyrics!)9. The Cactus Album - 3rd Bass
(Before Eminem, there was MC Serch and his partner in rhyme Pete Nice-clever lyrical
styles & beats!)
8. The Devil Made Me Do It - Paris
(This guy is a rarely heard of politically and socially conscious lyrical genius!)
7.Check Your Head - Beastie Boys
(THE album to skate to!)
6. Radio - L.L.Cool J
(L.L.'S first. definitely a "pump this with a good car stereo system" CD)
5. Blowout Comb - Digable Planets
(The second and last release from one of the best hip hop
groups ever. Jazz mixed with hearty hip hop beats and tales of life in New York.
All around niceness! Come
back Digable Planets!)
4. By All Means Necessary-Boogie Down Productions
(KRS-One's crew. As always supplying knowledge & classic hip hop)
3. Do You Want More?!?! - The Roots
(The third from THE greatest live hip hop band ever!)
2. Paid In Full - Eric B. & Rakim
(I first heard this in Brooklyn at a block-party on President St. in 1986! It's been my favorite 'old school' cd ever since.)
1. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
(a very good blend of cool jazz, lyrics and also guest starring a young Busta
Rhymes on "Scenario"...whoa!)
-Raina
