Best Hip Hop album of 88

[Newark88]

The general consensus in Hip Hop is 1988 is the greatest year in the genre's history. It was the pinnacle of the "Golden Era" and also the height of other social issues (the crack epidemic, Reaganomics). Out of that year, what was the best Hip Hop album?

EDIT: I meant to add PE It Takes A Nation Of Millions up there

 

[Loose]

The Great Adventures of Slick Rick IMO

 

[Brandon M.]

i was 1

 

[Loose]

i was 1

So was I, that doesn't excuses you from listening from music

 

[Change]

no It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back?

 

[Pack2]

no It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back?

thats what I was looking for on the list....read the list 3-4 times thinking I missed it

that gets my vote

but @ 1988 what a year...my top 5 ranking would be

It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Follow The Leader (Rakim bias here)
Straight Outta Compton
Great Adventures of Slick Rick
Strictly Business

 

[Newark88]

no It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back?

Ahh shyt, I knew I missed something

 

[DoomzdayzV]

critical beatdown for me. Those beats

 

[Nefflum nigga]

Rakim sh1t

 

[Nefflum nigga]

Public enemy, boogie down and Nwa

 

[Harry B]

The year of N.w.a. and Public Enemy.

 

[Change]

I voted for Slick Rick.

 

[The Ruler 09]

To me it might be Follow The Leader. That shyt is incredible to me.

 

[Shammago]

i would have voted for Nation of Milllions.


Off the list it would be Long Live the Kane and then By Any Means


Damn 88 was a CLASSIC year in Hip Hop. Cot daaaamn @ that list.

 

[hustlemania]

PE/BDP
Slick Rick
Eazy-E
EPMD