Just revisited it today & bro...

No misses whatsoever.

"Shook Ones Pt.2's" Instrumental's (arguably) the greatest oat.

1. Illmatic

2. 36 Chambers

3. Low End Theory

4. The Infamous

5. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (my personal fav oat)

completely valid pick

always personally preferred hell on earth , production on there is filthy

up there for sure

ofc Kanye is the token non-East coast dust choice
Kendrick is #6, right?

Valid

Quite possibly. Good top 4 @op

Some of the best drums ever to this day

Absolutely up there as one of my favorites of all time

Best produced record oat. (imo)

6. Madvillainy

7. Fun crusher Plus

8. Fantastic, Vol. 2

9. The Chronic 93'

10. Cold Vein

It's all personal taste, so no hard feelings

i feel like there’s a few dre albums and doggystyle has a claim at top 5 all time hip hop albums before kendrick

infamous is in that convo feel like prodigy is underrated. ill always go back to reasonable doubt being my favorite pure rap album tho if you wanna keep it east coast

could definitely make that case

personally I prefer Dah Shinin

yes

Not imo but if u want

Life is a gamble, we scramble for money
I might crack a smile but aint a damn thing funny.
Im caught up in the dirt where ya hands get muddy
Plus the outcome turns out to be lovely

Yes.

Not one skip
Production is timeless
Prodigy and Havoc chemistry can't be replicated.
Nas, Ghostface, Raekwon, Q-Tip, Big Noyd features
That Grimey NY soundscape is done so gracefully.

On the same level as the usual top 5 picks.

Been listening to this song a lot

it's been my favourite for awhile. I love how the beat builds. Havoc got my ear too. He is underrated as both a producer and an MC.

the production sounds as if you are wandering through a post-apocalyptic barren landscape in the middle of winter

Yes it’s is an undeniable staple

My top 5 albums considering impact on my life is

MMLP
Infamous
XXX
Black Up
Yeezus

It’s the only album in my picks that I think across the board NEEDS be recognized at that level. That album is the New York sound and they created one of the most important waves in hip hop history. Eye for an eye instrumental is a top 5 beat to me aswell

It's definitely a contender but hip hop has been around so long that these types of lists are becoming more and more subjective.

Wouldnt be in my top 5 but i wouldnt argue against it

Its a classic