Pre 90's Classic Or Not Albums........

Stew
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Aight so we only have a few pre 90's albums that are in the vault....

Paid In Full
No One Can Do It Better
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Straight Outta Compton

This is probably going to be difficult cause I know we dont have a lot of posters that are 30+, hell Im 30 and havnt heard most of the 80's albums, so what I want yall to do for those that know any better is to throw some albums out that you think should be put up for vote to go into the vault. We're just about done with most of the post "Golden Era" albums so lets see what we can get outta of this.

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  • 5th Letter
    5th Letter Members, Moderators, Writer Posts: 37,068 Regulator
    The Adventures of Slick Rick
  • ohhhla
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    Long Live The Kane and It's a Big Daddy Thing for christ's sake
  • nyst8ofmin
    nyst8ofmin Members Posts: 1,636 ✭✭✭✭✭
    People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm was released in '90. does that count?

    three feet high and rising

    criminal minded/by all means necessary



  • Billy_Poncho
    Billy_Poncho Members Posts: 22,382 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

    As Nasty As They Wanna Be
  • bindayvez79
    bindayvez79 Members Posts: 402 ✭✭✭
    Eazy-Duz It
    Bigger And Deffer
    Licensed To Ill
    Self Destruction
    Road To The Riches
  • bindayvez79
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    Grip It On That Other Level
  • soulbrother
    soulbrother Members Posts: 2,897 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Raising Hell
    By Any Means Necessary
    Follow The Leader
    Radio
    Strictly Business
  • 5 Grand
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    I'm 39, born in 1973. Here's my choices

    1. Wildstyle Soundtrack - Various Artists
    2. Beat Street Soundtrack Vol 1&2 - Various Artists
    3. Self Titled - Run DMC (1984)
    4. Escape - Whodini (1984)
    5. Fat Boys - Fat Boys (1984)
    6. Radio - LL Cool J (1985)
    7. Raising Hell - Run DMC (1986)
    8. Back in Black - Whodini (1986)
    9. On Fire - Stetsasonic (1986)
    10. License to Ill - Beastie Boys (1986)
    11. Oh My ? - Dougie Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew (1986)
    12. Bigger and Deffer - LL Cool J (1987)
    13. Yo ? Rush the Show - Public Enemy (1987)
    14. Hot Cool & Vicious - Salt N Pepa (1987)
    15. Criminal Minded - Boogie Down Productions (1987)
    16. Colors Soundtrack - Various Artists (1988)
    17. Straight Out The Jungle - The Jungle Brothers (1988)
    18. Goin Off - Biz Markie (1988)
    19. By All Means Neccessary - Boogie Down Productions (1988)
    20. Long Live the Kane - Big Daddy Kane (1988)
    21. Follow The Leader - Eric B and Rakim (1988)
    22. Eazy-Duz It - Eazy E (1988)
    23. The Great Adventures of Slick Rick - Slick Rick (1988)
    24. Critical Beatdown - Ultramagnetic MCs (1988)
    25. Strictly Business - EPMD (1988)
    26. Power - Ice T (1988)
    27. Youngest In Charge - Special Ed (1989)
    28. Unfinished Business - EPMD (1989)

    Those are the albums that I can remember being 4 mics or better when I was growing up. There's also albums by Too $hort and 2 Live Crew that were regional successes but didn't get any play where I was from (Boston). People in the West Coast or South could tell you which Too $hort and 2 Live Crew albums are classics.
  • Stew
    Stew Members, Moderators, Writer Posts: 52,234 Regulator
    Good lookin out fellas. I'll start doing these next week
  • Weazel
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    edited August 2013
    (Just some of) my favourite 80s classics

    Radio - LL Cool J, Yo! ? Rush the Show - Public Enemy, It Takes a Nation of Millions - Public Enemy, No One Can Do It Better - the D.O.C, Follow The Leader - Rakim, Paid In Full - Rakim, 3 Feet High & Rising - De La Soul, Road to Riches - Kool G Rap, Stricktly Business - EPMD, Run DMC - Run DMC, Raising Hell - Run DMC, Long Live the Kane - Big Daddy Kane, Straight Outta Compton - NWA, Straight out the Jungle - Jungle Brothers
  • NoCompetition
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    Strictly business was my sht when i was a kid.
  • 5 Grand
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    edited August 2013
    5 Grand wrote: »
    I'm 39, born in 1973. Here's my choices

    1. Wildstyle Soundtrack - Various Artists
    2. Beat Street Soundtrack Vol 1&2 - Various Artists
    3. Self Titled - Run DMC (1984)
    4. Escape - Whodini (1984)
    5. Fat Boys - Fat Boys (1984)
    6. Radio - LL Cool J (1985)
    7. Raising Hell - Run DMC (1986)
    8. Back in Black - Whodini (1986)
    9. On Fire - Stetsasonic (1986)
    10. License to Ill - Beastie Boys (1986)
    11. Oh My ? - Dougie Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew (1986)
    12. Bigger and Deffer - LL Cool J (1987)
    13. Yo ? Rush the Show - Public Enemy (1987)
    14. Hot Cool & Vicious - Salt N Pepa (1987)
    15. Criminal Minded - Boogie Down Productions (1987)
    16. Colors Soundtrack - Various Artists (1988)
    17. Straight Out The Jungle - The Jungle Brothers (1988)
    18. Goin Off - Biz Markie (1988)
    19. By All Means Neccessary - Boogie Down Productions (1988)
    20. Long Live the Kane - Big Daddy Kane (1988)
    21. Follow The Leader - Eric B and Rakim (1988)
    22. Eazy-Duz It - Eazy E (1988)
    23. The Great Adventures of Slick Rick - Slick Rick (1988)
    24. Critical Beatdown - Ultramagnetic MCs (1988)
    25. Strictly Business - EPMD (1988)
    26. Power - Ice T (1988)
    27. Youngest In Charge - Special Ed (1989)
    28. Unfinished Business - EPMD (1989)

    Those are the albums that I can remember being 4 mics or better when I was growing up. There's also albums by Too $hort and 2 Live Crew that were regional successes but didn't get any play where I was from (Boston). People in the West Coast or South could tell you which Too $hort and 2 Live Crew albums are classics.

    Alright, I'm back. I just remembered a few others

    29. The Album - Mantronix (1985)
    30. Back to the Old School - Just Ice (1986)
    31. Kool & Deadly - Just Ice (1987)
    32. In Full Gear - Stetsasonic (1988)
    33. Road to the Riches - Kool G Rap (1989)
    34. Born to Mack - Too $hort (1987)
    35. 2 Live is What We Are - 2 Live Crew (1986)
    36. Move Somethin - 2 Live Crew (1988)
    37. As Nasty As They Wanna Be - 2 Live Crew (1989)
    38. Paul's Boutique - The Beastie Boys (1989)
    39. Three Feet High & Rising - De La Soul (1989)
    40. Straight Outta Compton - NWA (1989)
    41. No One Can Do It Better - DOC (1989)
  • 5 Grand
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    Here's some more I thought of over the weekend

    42. Grip It On That Other Level - The Geto Boys (1989)
    43. All Hail the Queen - Queen Latifah (1989)
    44. Life Is...Too $hort (1988)
    45. Greatest Messages - Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5 (1984)
    46. Ego Trip - Kurtis Blow (1984)
    47. Got To Be Tough - MC Shy D (1987)
    48. Comin Correct in 88 - MC Shy D (1988)
    49. Ride the Rhythm - Chill Rob G (1989)
    50 In Control Vol 1. - Marley Marl (1988)


    That's 50 albums. I guess you could call it a "Top 50 80s Rap album list". Truth be told some of the southern and West Coast albums likeToo Short, 2 Live Crew and MC Shy D are albums that I didn't listen to growing up but I was aware of them at the time and I knew they were getting a regional buzz even though it wasn't getting play in my neck of the woods.

    Someday I'll give a brief review of each album.
  • 5 Grand
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    edited September 2013
    A few more

    51. Saturday Night The Album - Schooly D (1987)
    52. Steady B - Bring the Beat Back (1986)
    53. Pure Righteousness - Lakim Shabazz (1988)
    54. UTFO - UTFO (1985)
    55. Self Titled - Grandmaster Melle Mel & the Furious 5 (1988)
    56. Mr Magic's Rap Attack Vol 1 - Various Artists (1986)
    57. Mr Magic's Rap Attack Vol 2 - Various Artists (1987)
    58. Mr Magic's Rap Attack Vol 3 - Various Artists (1988)
    59. Mr Magic's Rap Attack Vol 4 - Various Artists (1989)
    60. Red Alert Goes Bezerk - Various Artists (1987)
    61. We Can Do This - Red Alert (1988)