All those albums you listed got released during a 5 year period it captured an era
Can you post
Any classic albums post 2003?
And I'd put LAD and N4L above all those albums you listed
I honestly can’t think of much released post 03 that compares. Personally, I’ll take TM101 over GRODT. IMHO TM101 has better replay value, and better production, and has more influence.
Maybe GKMC…
I don’t love GRODT as much as most on this site, I like several songs on the massacre more than anything on GRODT not named many men.
When you’re talking *all time great albums in hip hop*, whatever your discussing will inevitably be compared to the foundational pillars of the genre released 1988-1996/97.
It’s not absurd to say LAD is better than what I listed. I personally disagree, and I’ve always liked RTD much more than LAD, but you can probably guess that I prefer the 94-96 sound over all else.
Never seen N4L listed that high, especially above the chronic…but to each their own. I’ll give it a spin tmrw off the strength bc I haven’t heard it all the way thru in a few years.