Classics Discussion: N.W.A., Dr. Dre & Eazy-E

[Inspect Her Deck]

Ok so some of y'all will be familiar with a project I'm deciding to run. I made this thread: The Official 'Classic Album' Discussion Thread, trying to reach a conclusion as to what defines a classic album. After much discussion, I am running with this definition personally, so take it as you will when you consider your classic albums. But this definition in particular was most agreed upon.

Classic: 1. An album considered by consensus of the core hip hop community to be of the highest quality (doesn't have to be perfect or flawless, just an album that the consensus deems the shyt).
2. Assuming that condition 1 is met, is this an album that has stood the test of time amongst the core hip hop community? Is that an album still held in high regard, still referenced at least ten years after its release? By a consensus of the hip hop community?

Props to @mobbinfms for the definition and also for his help generally in helping me with ideas to create these threads.

So I'll be going through one artist per day, and I will list out all their discography or close to all of it until the year 2005, as we decided that an album needs at least 10 years of existence before it can be called a classic or not.

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To help bring even more attention to these threads, I'm gonna create a hashtag (again props to mobbinfms for the idea) and I urge you guys to click on the tag and click on the option to watch the tag.

Here it is: #coliclassics

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Today we got the NWA, and also including the solo careers of Dr. Dre and Eazy-E!

Get voting!

I will be making a POLL. For each album I will present a YES or NO option so if you think that particular album is a classic, you click 'yes' on the poll for THAT album and vice-versa. The acceptance rate for an album to be deemed a CERTIFIED classic is 80%.

If you don't think an album is a classic, DO NOT LEAVE THE POLL BLANK. You vote NO for that album instead so at least we register your vote.

I will NOT count any comments in the thread as votes, you must use the poll. The comments section should be used for discussion only.

Tagging some mods:

@FreshAIG @That Singer Guy... @hustlemania @houston911 @SoulController

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

#coliclassics

definite yes votes for SOC and Chronic

unsure about NWA and Dre's 2nd albums and whether Eazy has any...

tough decisions

 

[mobbinfms]

Yes to everything but the last Eazy album
West Coast = Best Coast

 

[str8up]

Straight Outta Compton, The Chronic, and 2001

2001 is legendary musically and impact wise, it's the best album in this thread by a big margin

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

Yes to everything but the last Eazy album
West Coast = Best Coast

I know if there was ever such thing as a classic EP, Eazy-E would have it, but full length LP's not so sure about

I need to re-visit 2001 and nikkaz4Life as well because I feel I'm underselling them idk. Really tough, but it's on the basis of quality for those, especially when compared to The Chronic and SOC respectively.

 

[mobbinfms]

Straight Outta Compton, The Chronic, and 2001

2001 is legendary musically and impact wise, it's the best album in this thread by a big margin

 

[mobbinfms]

I know if there was ever such thing as a classic EP, Eazy-E would have it, but full length LP's not so sure about

I need to re-visit 2001 and nikkaz4Life as well because I feel I'm underselling them idk. Really tough, but it's on the basis of quality for those, especially when compared to The Chronic and SOC respectively.

Which EP?

 

[str8up]

What would you say is better than 2001 in here? The Chronic isn't close to me

 

[mobbinfms]

What would you say is better than 2001 in here? The Chronic isn't close to me

The first Chronic is a monumental album breh.

 

[TransJenner]

What about DOCs No One Could Do It Better




The Chronic is basically the sequel if you think about it

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

Which EP?

It's On 187 whatever the hell it's called

 

[str8up]

The first Chronic is a monumental album breh.

I agree but that just shows how great 2001 was.

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

What about DOCs No One Could Do It Better




The Chronic is basically the sequel if you think about it

D.O.C. has 3 albums prior to 2005 so he'll be in another thread. Can't fit him onto this one.

 

[lowkey0z]

"damn it's a trip, how a nikka could switch so quick, from wearin' lipstick, to smokin' on chronic at picnics.."







takes me back to them PSP days

 

[str8up]

D.O.C. has 3 albums prior to 2005 so he'll be in another thread. Can't fit him onto this one.

we all know how that is gonna end