Rap/hip hop: A good album to start with?

Question

I haven't listened to much rap or hip hop, but I'd like to start. What album do you recommend I listen to first?

Answer 1

I agree with "supa_wmn" - it really depends on what kind of rap/hip hop you want to get into. But as for my personal opinion, I highly recommend "Midnight Marauders" by A Tribe Called Quest. A classic album by a classic hip hop group. One of my favorites. You can check out some samples of it below...

http://www.amazon.com/Midnight-Marauders-Tribe-Called-Quest/dp/B0000004ZA/sr=1-1/qid=1165733351/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-6340295-3538858?ie=UTF8&s=music

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

It really depends on what you listen to already. Some really great rao albums that will give you a wide variety of genres are ~

2Pac ~ All Eyes On Me
DMX ~ Its Dark And Hell Is Hot
Dr Dre ~ The Chronic
Cam Ron ~ Come Home With Me
Eminem ~ The Eminem Show
Nas ~ Illmatic
Jay Z ~ Reasonable Doubt or The Black Album
Twista ~ Adrenaline Rush or Kamikaze
Outkast ~ ATLiens or Stankonia
Ludacris ~ Back For The First Time
TI ~ Urban Legend
Bone Thugs N Harmony ~ Eternal
Tech N9ne ~ Absolute Power

If you want some R&B, some good ones are

Anthony Hamilton ~ Where I'm From
Usher ~ My Way
Ginuwine ~ The Life

Enjoy!

Answer 3

i suggest you listen to any hip hop album from any hip hop artist from 1989 - 1996. the time span is considered to be "the golden age of hip hop" because people who made hip hop music back than rap about real topics and it came from the heart. if you like the type of music that are on tv and radio id suggest you stop and go back and listen to real music.

Answer 4

It depends on what type of rap/hip-hop you want to get into. If your looking for the "dro, hoes, and clothes" brand of rap then I'd check out 50 cent, Young Dro, Young Joc, TI. But if your looking for more conscious hip hop the look to Lupe Fiasco and Talib Kweli (sp?). Hope this helps.

Answer 5

I Would Really Start With These Albums




*Jay-Z Kingdom Come*
*Kelis Kelis Was Here*
*T.I. King*
*Snoop Doog Dogg Pound*
*Beyonce B'Day*
*Mary J Blig Reclecshons*
*Akon Konvited*
*2Pac Pac's Life

Answer 6

My personal favorites are Mos Def, Talib Kweli, MURS, The Roots, Gangstarr, and The Pharcyde, and for more mainstream Outkast, Gnarls Barkley, Kanye West, and the newer TI stuff.

Answer 7

Jay-Z-Kingdom Come

Answer 8

Dr. Dre - "The Chronic"

Answer 9

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