I got
Illmatic
Ready To Die
De La Soul Is Dead
Cuban Linx
The Infamous
Aquemini
Supreme Clientele
Late Registration
The Fix
Midnight Marauders
Any other flawless Hip Hop classics?
Albums that originally received five mics:
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm โ A Tribe Called Quest
Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em โ Eric B. & Rakim
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted โ Ice Cube
One for All โ Brand Nubian
De La Soul Is Dead โ De La Soul
The Low End Theory โ A Tribe Called Quest
Illmatic โ Nas
Life After Death - The Notorious B.I.G.
Aquemini โ Outkast
The Blueprint โ Jay-Z
Stillmatic โ Nas
The Fix โ Scarface
The Naked Truth โ Lil' Kim
Trill OG โ Bun B
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy โ Kanye West
Albums that were not rated upon their releases, but were later rated five mics in 2002:
Run-D.M.C. โ Run-D.M.C.
Radio โ LL Cool J
Licensed to Ill โ Beastie Boys
Raising Hell โ Run-D.M.C.
Criminal Minded โ Boogie Down Productions
Paid in Full โ Eric B. & Rakim
By All Means Necessary โ Boogie Down Productions
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back โ Public Enemy
Long Live the Kane โ Big Daddy Kane
Critical Beatdown โ Ultramagnetic MCs
Straight Out the Jungle โ Jungle Brothers
Strictly Business โ EPMD
The Great Adventures of Slick Rick โ Slick Rick
Straight Outta Compton โ N.W.A
No One Can Do It Better โ The D.O.C.
All Eyez on Me โ 2Pac
Albums that originally received 4.5 mics, and were later re-rated to five:
Breaking Atoms โ Main Source
Death Certificate โ Ice Cube
The Chronic โ Dr. Dre
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) โ Wu-Tang Clan
Ready to Die โ The Notorious B.I.G.
The Infamous โ Mobb Deep
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... โ Raekwon
2001 โ Dr. Dre
Albums that originally received four mics, and were later re-rated to five:
Grip It! On That Other Level โ Geto Boys
Doggystyle โ Snoop Doggy Dogg
The Diary โ Scarface
Me Against the World โ 2Pac
The Score โ The Fugees
Reasonable Doubt โ Jay-Z
I'd say 70% of these 5 mic albums are really 5 mic albums.
I said PERFECT.
Meaning no skips, no mediocre songs, no filler.
Albums that are certified genre classics with zero fat.
Atrocity exhibition is one for me
Also i pick ATLiens instead of aquemini
I don't think either album is flawless front to back....and I love ATLiens.