Nas really got 5 classics. Name which other rapper that got 5 classic rap albums. Honestly.

[mobbinfms]

God's Son is not a classic.

Same with IWW.

Untitled is classic though.

Doomsday
Vaudeville Villain
MM Food
Madvillainy

DOOM has the most classics in rap.

Doom doesn't have four classics. Doomsday and Madvilliany only.

 

[mobbinfms]

Ya'll debating rather IWW a classic but I'm seeing Return of the mac by prodigy and and mm food by MF Doom getting classic passes

:pdahellclean:

 

[mobbinfms]

cold hard truth. New York ain't the fukking gospel of hip hop. everyone doesn't bump y'all shyt. Alot of west coast and south nikkas think yall music is corny

Did you quote your own post? :prodigylol:

 

[mobbinfms]

then theres Vol.1, which to me should get that retrospective classic status in the same form of fashion It Was Written gets now but will never manage to make it into that classic discussion with Jays albums.

This is exactly how I feel about this album. It's my second favorite Jay album.

 

[NoHalfWay]

Everybody has a classic on the Coli.

 

[Larry Lambo]

This is exactly how I feel about this album. It's my second favorite Jay album.

Vol. 1 is so slept on. Which is funny because it was more popular than RD when it dropped.

The video for "Sunshine" really hurt the reputation of that album. Every time people bring up Vol. 1, somebody gotta mention that goofy ass green suit.

 

[mastermind]

Vol. 1 is so slept on. Which is funny because it was more popular than RD when it dropped.

The video for "Sunshine" really hurt the reputation of that album. Every time people bring up Vol. 1, somebody gotta mention that goofy ass green suit.

Its my 3rd favorite Jay album.

Way better than everything he put out until Blueprint, imo.

 

[King A.D 7]

Jay z has

Reasonable doubt
In my life vol 2
Blue print 3(whichever I know one of them shyts is classic )
American gangster
And the black album arguably
WTT with Kanye

5 classics EASY u can argue 5-8

Kanye has like 3 classics aswell MINIMUM

Dog, you don’t even know the album titles yet you’re callin’ them shyts classic? fukk outta here, bozo.

 

[IAmListenin']

Everybody has a classic on the Coli.

That's because "classic" is usually nothing more than code for "album I like."

So everyone's favorite artists have an entire discography of "classics," because they like them.

 

[Imgone8itch]

R U Still Down is not a classic. That album was disappointing in real time.

Thug Life wasn't a classic either.

R U Still Down is not a classic. That album was disappointing in real time.

Thug Life wasn't a classic either.

I rate thuglife as a classic. Bury me a G. Straight balling, under pressure, pour out a little liquor, how long will they mourn me, From the cradle to the grave, stay true, all still gets bumped today how many good songs on an album makes it a classic to u ?

 

[qnsfinest]

Threads like this are one of the reasons I stay away from the booth. I’m the biggest Nas stan and consider him the GOAT but he don’t have no damn 5 classics. Just to make it easy, i’ll give you my top 10 GOATS and their classics

1. Nas- illmatic, IWW, stillmatic
2. Pac- MATW, AEM, Makaveli
3. Black thought- TFA, Illadelph halflife
4. Cube- AMW, death certificate (won’t count NWA work
5. Ghost- Ironman, supreme clientele (won’t count Wu work)
6. Jay- RD, Blueprint
7. Common- Ressurection, Be
8. 3k- southernplaya, aquemini, stankonia
9. Scarface- diary, the fix
10. Prodigy- infamous, hell on earth

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

Don't forget Bow Down.

you serious? wasn't sure if you were joking lol

is it a classic? to me it's really on the fence and I lean more towards no but hey I'll take another classic for Cube


why u think it is?

 

[mobbinfms]

Vol. 1 is so slept on. Which is funny because it was more popular than RD when it dropped.

The video for "Sunshine" really hurt the reputation of that album. Every time people bring up Vol. 1, somebody gotta mention that goofy ass green suit.

Video was really that bad

 

[mobbinfms]

Its my 3rd favorite Jay album.

Way better than everything he put out until Blueprint, imo.

I like it more than BP.

 

[mobbinfms]

I rate thuglife as a classic. Bury me a G. Straight balling, under pressure, pour out a little liquor, how long will they mourn me, From the cradle to the grave, stay true, all still gets bumped today how many good songs on an album makes it a classic to u ?

It's a 3 mic album to me. But our personal opinions of the quality of the album have no bearing on whether it's a classic. That's determined by the general consensus.

Thug Life was not considered a classic when it dropped. There has been no movement to revise it to a classic. Outside of Pac fans, it's been forgotten.