definitely one of them, an experience beyond so many other albums

its my 4th favorite wu project of the 90s

still love it tho

liquid swords, ironman, tical, return to the 36?

No no no we're not about to discredit ob4cl because its for the culture foh

That’s a very difficult question damn

I would definitely put Illmatic, Ready to Die and Reasonable Doubt in the top 3 but after that I really don’t know, I love Nas and Hov sophomores (Vol 1 is a personal classic with a curated tracklist), BlackStar and Black on Both Sides, ATCQ first three, The Infamous, Capital Punishment, Moment of Truth, Miseducation... 90s NY hip hop was peak rap man

Used to love Wu Tang 90s albums but I think their sound hasn’t aged that well, I like when I can put hip hop music to people that aren’t fans of the genre and they can enjoy that and that rarely happens with 36 chambers, OB4CL and Liquid Swords (Method Man and Ghostface are two of my favorite rappers tho)

My Top 5 OAT NY albums would probably be Illmatic, RD, Ready To Die, The Blueprint and Supreme Clientele

You can make a good case for this easily. I think this myself often.

reasonable doubt, ready to die, and the infamous are def in mine. the other 2 spots im pretty torn. illmatic? 36 chambers? ob4cl? ironman? hell on earth? life after death?

i listen to life after death more then RTD these days, so maybe id switch those. NY really was god tier at that time

edit - forgot to list liquid swords, which is def in my top 5. so the last spot im pretty undecided.

Cuban Linx III soon

vol 1 is up there for me too, def not too many people bringing it up

I think it's sick that the Wu-Tang sound was so raw and original and it was able to evolve over time -- probably Ghostface is the best example since he's had the most consistent discog, and even the difference between ironman and supreme clientele is massive.

Even seeing features like Meth's on conway's project this year is great to see, there's traces of them in this wave of underground coke rap that's seeming to get more attention as griselda has gotten more popular

i think supreme clientele 2 is on the way also

wu-tang seems to do solid with the sequels living up to the hype.

gza part on guillotine
the mason dixon line

YES

I don't agree but i understand

liquid swords
ironman
36 chambers
ob4cl

Yeah Ghost announced that, they know what that title means, so hopefully they pull through with it.

👍

Ops wrong...classic album tho

Legit argument, it’s top 5 OAT for sure

LMAO at this thread

You say (insert relatively modern album here) is the greatest album of all time, whole thread agrees.

You say an arguably top 5 rap album of all time and one of the most influential albums is the greatest album of all time is the GOAT, people deny vehemently.

Kool G Rap did it first, but Rae took Mafioso rap to a whole new level with this.

inspired Nas for IWW/The Firm, Reasonable Doubt, Ross has modernized mafioso rap for a minute and even everyone's favorite lightskin rapper Drizzy Corleone is influenced by this.

These albums came up in a time when s*** wasn't so corporate and overexposed and gentrified.

Pay respect, smh

Roc Marci too

The influence of this album is crazy

Godfather of the modern underground