Don't get me wrong GRODT was prob the biggest album of that decade. But the

2000's also had The Blueprint
Em Discog
The Game
Carter series
Ye discog
Jeezy
T.i.
Luda

2000's in General was the True Golden age of hip hop in my opinion.

yeezus for hardcore

It’s so crazy with rap cause it’s so many ways and styles people express themselves in. Like GRODT is a pop rap classic but in reality it’s just gangsta rap so I can’t show some surburd nigga that this the album of rap. Cause he could think graduation is “The” album his point of view

2000s kid a

I don’t wanna minimize it persay

but 2 dismiss WLR & U2M off of some vague measure of “popularity” is kinda dumb

like C3 is a time capsule, AEOM is a time capsule, f***ing Chronic is a time capsule

WLR, an older album like Blonde or even f***ing Trapsoul are time capsules that are closer 2 the sounds of today

that’s also why I opened with “this discussion is pointless”

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The blueprint, GRODT, Carter 3, College dropout

Yea rap is way too difficult for just one as a whole.

8701

Forgetting Nelly :elon:

Im talking bout just one though.

But for rap that's way too hard.

Too many subgenres in rap so we would have to go by subgenre.

36 Chambers for rap

Outside of the hits I don't really know nelly music like that.

But you prob right

I said popularity is one factor “without considering the other factors”. And some works are gonna be so prolific and enduring that they represent an entire genre regardless of how long it’s been. Like Thriller for example

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"It has to be current and what's currently shifting the paradigm to count"

Type beat

Kind of Blue

What genre

No Metallica record should represent Metal

Altars of Madness for Death Metal

that’s not even what I said

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Jazz

Rap is Illmatic for sure.

Pop, n music in general is 2 all encompassing 2 be represented by 1 album

it’s all subjective

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Thanks

But please don't assume I know jazz albums lol

Not over Reign in Blood

Goldie - Timeless for D&B
Honourable mention: Pendulum - Hold Your Colour

For a album to be THE Album, it happens when it becomes a culture shift in the scene permanently wise. For example: Goldie formed a transition between Jungle and D&B in the 90s that made him a superstar while Pendulum introduces a new audience through their rock/live influences in the 2000s.