What is the most progressive artsy hip hop album ever?

[feelosofer]

Probably

De La Soul's 3 Ft High and Rising or

A Tribe Called Quests Midnight Marauders

 

[NoHalfWay]

Tetsuo & Youth

 

[ZEB WALTON]

Dj shadow. Entroduction or endtroducin whatever it called. I dont remember shyt like donuts before that album. N he was highly praised too

 

[Da_Eggman]

Let me hear that young thug comp u made

But I would say

De La Soul is dead

 

[Buckeye Fever]

Love Below

808s

MOTM 1 & 2

 

[Da_Eggman]

Looking back I would have to say The Love Below . . . .

Crazy how much impact that album really had when you think about it

 

[Mac Casper]

Progressive? . . Lil B I'm Gay . . dude grew up in the ground zero epicenter

 

[Nemesis]

 

[ZEB WALTON]

I would add wu tang forever to the list as well

 

[Ziploc]

listening right now. This shyt would be dope if it wasnt so spoken word

Agreed..he was on one though.Read an interview where Everlast talks about them dropping acid all the time when they where younger.Divine introduced Everlast to islam(he took shahadda the first time with him and Bilal Bashir,west coast producer in the late 80's easrly 90's).You should check out Divine's first album,Word Power,a west coast classic imo.

 

[Ziploc]

Almost forgot about Dr Octagon(Kool Keith and Automator).shyt was hilarious and leftfield as fukk..i would recommend shrooms or absint with this album..

 

[KravenMorehead™]

nikkas beat me to it,

De La Soul is Dead, or

People's Instinctive Travels & The Paths of Rhythm

 

[IllmaticDelta]

 

[The Ruler 09]

It depends what you call arty and progressive, I thought Distant Relatives by Nas and Damien was ahead of it's time.

 

[nose hair]

Shock G's Fear of a Mixed Planet