going off of the main criteria that differentiates the undisputed and general levels (even people who don't know anything about the genre have heard of it), it makes sense to me

solely within the context of rap and among rap fans, i feel like almost everyone would agree that Straight Outta Compton is not as good as The Chronic or Illmatic, but the first one is the only one my grandma would recognize the name of

Posts like this are the problem with ktt

Props to @op for sharing interesting ideas

notice how op put the non-rap projects in higher tiers

thinly veiled

5 out of the 7 albums that op put in the highest tier were made by black artists tf are you talking about

who said anything about black artists? i said rap

Not true, there are instant classics

there is no way illmatic and the chronic arent undisputed classics

and the chronic is literally in that same movie

Also get Dark Side of the Mid off there

Animals and WYWH >>>>>

Tbh Illmatic is the definition of an undisputed classic

When you think of a classic rap album you think of Illmatic

Awful thread

Whole Lotta Red a classic

I dispute WLR being a classic on any level other then KTT2 with a f***ing passion

Good write up OP

Finally, someone using cult classic. Lol. I’ve been trying to get folks to use this term bc it applies to so many great albums that people scoff at because of limited commercial success.

Exactly

Updated op for spelling mistakes, organization & better clarification/explanations.

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I know this probably a joke but theres albums of all genres in every tier.

Only Undisputed is there with one because I wanted one album for every main genre. Pop, RnB, Soul, Rap, Jazz & Rock. I added Nevermind later (becasue I felt like I couldnt go without mentioning it agter I thought about it) so yeah now thats two Rock, but one of each after.

While theres two to three in the others & one for every other genre.

So actually there is more Rap SO LUL WRONG

OP, what category would you put Country Grammar by Nelly in?

Faxx

It & Chronic OG are the ones that pop into my head into my head automatically when talking classics in Rap

you have no idea what you're talking about