5 Albums You Couldn’t Live Without
How long can you go without listening to music at all? Bill Drummond, who has declared today a No Music Day, hopes to observe a music-fast once a year for five years. He started the tradition in 2005. Drummond wants us to renew our relationship with music by first purging our system of all music. So he chose November 21st, the day before St. Cecelia’s day (the patron saint of music), as No Music Day. BBC Radio in Scotland will honor his effort by turning off the music all day.
Sounds like a noble cause and all, but I’ve already broken my fast. Sorry, Bill. I just couldn’t resist the urge to enjoy OutKast’s “Da Art of Storytelling Pt. 4,” which is excellent by the way.
So, in the spirit of No Music Day, here’s my question to you music afficionados: If you only had to listen to 5 CDs for the rest of your life, which albums will you pick?
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| 1. |
Quincy Lovehandles Says:
De La - De La Soul is Dead
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
Marvin Gaye - What’s going on
Wu Tang - Wu Tang Forever
And a personal mix cd of mines
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| 2. |
Rizoh Says:
No Illmatic?
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| 3. |
Quincy Lovehandles Says:
don’t get me wrong I love Illmatic I even got a live band instrumental album of it, if you would have said 10 albums or 5 Rap albums it would have made the list
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| 4. |
khal Says:
ATCQ “Midnight Marauders”
Miles Davis “In A Silent Way”
Portishead “Portishead”
Marvin Gaye “What’s Going On”
Stevie Wonder “Innervisions”
pow.
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| 5. |
Rizoh Says:
You have a live band instrumental album of Illmatic? I’m not even sure what that is, but I definitely wanna check it out if you’ll be kind enough to share.
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| 6. |
T2 Says:
Illmatic
Doggystyle
Reasonable Doubt
Chronic
Ready To Die
Honorable mentions:
Blueprint
Life After Death
Get Rich Die Trying
All Eyez On Me
Supreme Clientele
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| 7. |
charlie Says:
artifacts - between…
da king & i - comtemp..
rae - cuban
illmatic
organized kon - stress
ask me on ano day and some might be changed but i love all those jams to death
portishead is dope as fuck by the way
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| 8. |
charlie Says:
wow thats the first time i checked that new outkast jam; shit is dope as.. fuckin dre man. he is just good. his verse is the man
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| 9. |
charlie Says:
so dre slughtered big boi on that track
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| 10. |
Were Read 2 Def Says:
Wu-Tang Forever
It Was Written
The Blueprint
Get Rich Or Die Tryin
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
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| 11. |
Rizoh Says:
Dre killed it for sure, but how long are we going to continue to sleep on Big Boi. His verse was just as good.
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| 12. |
jotschool » 5 Albums You Couldn’t Live Without Says:
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| 13. |
Manny B. Says:
In no particular order:
-Pac: The 7 Day Theory
-Nas: Stillmatic
-The Roots: Game Theory
-Personal R&B CD I made
-Ghostface: Fishscale
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| 14. |
Enigmatik Says:
Midnight Marauders
36 Chambers
Legend
Ready To Die
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…
Then I would shed tears as I realize that I can’t listen to Illmatic, Reasonable Doubt, Supreme Clientele, etc. ever again. Damn this post!
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| 15. |
Lay Law Says:
- Only built 4 cuban linx
- Ministere AMER / 95200 (french Rap)
- Illmatic
- The Chronic
- Livin Like Hustler / Above the Law
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| 16. |
Rollingroth Says:
Lupe Fiasco - Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor
Outkast - Southernplayalisticadillakmuic
Coldplay - X & Y
Atmosphere - You Cant Imagine How Much Fun We’re Having
Jay-Z - The Blueprint
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| 17. |
Rizoh Says:
@Enigmatik: Who is this Legend album by?
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| 18. |
Rollingroth Says:
bob marley - legend
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| 19. |
Rizoh Says:
Ohhh…one of the greatest musicians ever.
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| 20. |
Big Huto Says:
nas - illmatic
jay-z - reasonable doubt
reflection eternal(train of thought) - kweli and hi tek
Blackstar - mos+kweli
#1 - Best of the beatles
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| 21. |
Louis Says:
Snoop - Doggystyle
Raekwon - Only Built For Cuban Linx
Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted
The Roots - Illadelph Halflife
The Game - The Documentary
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| 22. |
Ivan Says:
2Pac - Me Against the World
Common - BE
Marvin - What’s Going On
Bob Marley - Exodus
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
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| 23. |
Joel W Says:
Mos & Kweli Blackstar
Jay-Z Reasonable Doubt
Weezer Pinkerton
Nas Illmatic
Radiohead OK Computer
I have to second the call for that Illmatic live band instrumental.
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| 24. |
em jeedz Says:
BlackStar - Talib & Mos Def
Food & Liquor - Lupe Fiasco
Low End Theory - ATCQ
Ressurection - Common Sence
Illmatic - Nas
=)
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| 25. |
Lepe Says:
Greatest Hits - Al Green
The Black Album - Jay-Z
Life After Death - Notorious B.I.G.
The Chronic - Dr. Dre
Big Boi and Dre Present…OutKast - OutKast (Just Can’t Pick One OutKast Album)
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| 26. |
Ian T Says:
Prince - Purple Rain
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
Andrew Lloyd Webber - Phantom of The Opera
Kanye West - Graduation
Jay-Z - Black Album
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| 27. |
kn Says:
Foreign Exchange-Connected
Jay-Z - Blueprint
Common-Be
Linkin Park-Hybrid Theory
Outkast-Aquemini
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| 28. |
jarell Says:
where are all the weezy fans?! hahahaha this post just PROVED a point! but im not going to say before i get internet murdered haha but 5 albums huh i really dont know how to choose this
Illmatic
Documentary (i just like the fire he had)
jay-z - Blueprint
Bob marley - legend
2pac - me against the world
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| 29. |
Lou Game Says:
Dummy - Portishead
One Day It’ll All Make Sense - Common
Late Registration - Kanye
Amerikkka’s Most Wanted - Ice Cube
Greatest Hits - Al Green
Pie-yow!
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| 30. |
ltrain Says:
Beatles White Album
Illmatic
Pavement - Wowee Zowee
Dark side of the Moon
36 Chambers
*hey jarell, saying that weezy doesnt have a top 5 album isnt much of a revelation
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| 31. |
James Says:
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
Illmatic
The Chronic
Marshall Mathers LP
Reasonable Doubt
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| 32. |
9thiswonderful Says:
how can we get that live band version of illmatic!?!!?!
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| 33. |
loso Says:
eminem - the eminem show
fabolous - real talk
jay-z - black album
kanye - college dropout
young buck - straight outta cashville
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| 34. |
Ron Stud Says:
MJB - My Life
Nas - Illmatic
Raekwon - OB4CL
S. Carter - Reasonable Doubt
Gang Starr - Full Clip
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| 35. |
blacc suhn Says:
wu 4ever
roy ayers
king of rock
fat boys are back
it takes a nation of millions
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| 36. |
GuapKid08 Says:
Jay Z Reasonable Doubt
Scarface The Diary
Jay Z American Gangster
Kanye West Graduation
Beanie Sigel Bcoming
Honorable Mentions:
Jay Z The Black Album
Nas Illmatic
Lupe’s Food And Liquor
*lol I wanna hear that live band version of illmatic too
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| 37. |
nessnice Says:
1.jayz-reasonable boubt
2mary j.-my life
3.michael jackson-off the wall
4.raekwon-olny built for cuban links
5.common-be
slick rick-great adventures of slick rick
black moon-enta da stage
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| 38. |
nessnice Says:
personal favorites
amerie-all i have
donell jones-where i wanna be
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| 39. |
Walter Says:
This question is so hard that I still don’t think this answer is right, but I’m going to drop it anyway…
Jay-Z - The Blueprint
Joe Budden - Mood Muzik 2
Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
Lupe Fiasco - Food and Liquor
Common Sense - Like Water for Chocolate
DAMN! This is worst than those “Top 10 Rappers of all time” polls
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| 40. |
kevin c. Says:
50 cent- get rich’ or die tryin’
lupe fiasco- food and liquor
blue scholars- bayani
dr. dre- 2001
kanye west- graduation
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| 41. |
jono Says:
1. Jay Z-The Black Album
2. Nas-HipHop Is Dead
3.Bone Thugs N Harmony-E.1999 Eternal
4.Kanye West-Late Registration
5.The Notorious B.I.G-Ready To s Die
theres plenty more but damn it was hard to chose just 5
if i could choose more it would be:
Scarface-The Fix
Nas-I am
Krayzie Bone-Gemini Good vs Evil
Jay Z- The Blueprint
DMX-Its Dark & Hell Is Hot
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| 42. |
sigma728 Says:
in no particular order—
Quasimoto- The Unseen
Talib & Hi-tek- reflection eternal
Gangstarr- moment of truth
ghostface-supreme clientele
snowgoons- german lugers
thse are some of the faves that come to mind, but there are definitely way more that i wanna say. some like
murs- murs 3:16
smif-n-wessun- dah shinin
marco polo- port authority
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| 43. |
tone Says:
The winners are
Nas - Illmatic
Tribe - Low End Theory
EPMD - Business As Usual
Masta Ace - Slaughtahouse
Roots - Illadelph Halflife
Apologies to
Common - Resurrection
Murs - Murs 3:16
Jay Z - Blueprint
Wu - Enta tha 36 Chambers
Rae - Only Built
Tribe - Midnight Marauders
De La - De La Soul is Dead
BlackStar - BlackStar
Biggie - Ready to Die
It takes Nation of Millions -PE
Nas - Stillmatic
Nas - It was written
De La - the Grind Date
f*ck this thread man….
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| 44. |
Dr. Dope Says:
Brother Ali - Shadows on the Sun
Copywrite - Cruise Control
Dr. Dre - The Chronic
AOTP - The Torture Papers
Eminem - MMLP
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| 45. |
JJ Says:
I would mos def bump this shit all day long…
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of THe Moon
Kanye West - Late Registration + Last Call of of the college dropout.
Anthony Hamilton - Comin From Where im From.
Tupac - Makavelli
ANd of course you kno the collection aint complete with the greatest hiphop cd ever made …pure hot fyiaaa……THe one and only
Killa Cam - Killa Season oowwwwhhhh…..lol hell nah
MAC DRE - Money Iz Motive.
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| 46. |
PROUD NAS STAN Says:
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
NaS - Stillmatic
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
Common - Resurrection
KanYe West - The College Dropout
or
Sam Cooke - Gr8test hits
NaS - Illmatic
Reakwon -OBFCLX
Wu Tang Clan - Enter the 36 Chambers
Ghostface -The Pretty Toney Album
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| 47. |
PROUD NAS STAN Says:
Also runnin’ up
Booba - Temps Mort
Ali - Chaos & Harmonie
Murs - 3:16/Murray’s Revenge
Little Brother - The Minstrel Show
ODB - Return to the 36 Chambers
Jay-Z - Blueprint
Sean Price - Jesus Price Superstar/Monkey Barz
NaS - It was Written
BCC - The Last Stand
(Booba and Ali are french rap artist…shout outs to all my bilingual hip hop listeners!!)
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| 48. |
PROUD NAS STAN Says:
OH! And Scarface - The Fix !!!
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| 49. |
greg Says:
illmatic
me against the world
redy to die
4 5 6
lifestyles of da poor and dangrous
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| 50. |
Mr.White Says:
Booba Ali Lunatic au microfone c’est l’amazonie !
J’aime pas trop le rap francais, sauf IAM
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| 51. |
G77 Says:
Tough to only choose 5:
1 - Marvin Gaye Greatest Hits
2 - Bob Marley - Legend
3 - Pete Rock & CL Smooth - The Main Ingredient
4 - Gang Starr - Hard to Earn
5 - De La Soul - Buhloone Mind State
Close Runner-Ups:
Common - One Day It Will All Make Sense
Tribe - Midnight Maruaders
De La Soul - Buhloone Mind State
Redman - Muddy Waters
Biggie - Ready To Die
Mary J Blige - My Life
The Roots - Things Fall Apart
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| 52. |
Korean Slap Boxer Says:
1. Jay-Z “Reasonable Doubt”
2. Notorious B.I.G. “Ready To Die”
3. NaS “It Was Written”
4. Erykah Badu’s “Baduizm”
5. Capone N Noreaga “The Reunion”
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| 53. |
Antonio Says:
Raekwon - Only Built for Cuban Linx
Nirvana - In Utero
Ramones - The Ramones
Wu Tang - Wu Tang Forever
Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full
not enough albums…
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| 54. |
Quincy Lovehandles Says:
Will get that Illmatic joint uploaded when I get back in town so look for a link this week coming up
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| 55. |
djdjek Says:
2pac - All On Me
Notorious B.I.G - Life After Death
Jay-Z - The Blueprint
Nas - I Am…
R . Kelly - R.
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| 56. |
ya boy right now Says:
Cypress HIll-Cypress HIll
Doors - greatest hits
Julio Jaramillo greatest hits
MF Grimm -downfall of Ibliys
MF Doom - operation doomsday
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| 57. |
Poobs Says:
Nas - Illmatic
Jay - Reasonable Doubt
Gza - Liquid Swords
Kool G Rap - 4,5,6
Raekwon - Only Built for Cuban linx
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| 58. |
makaveli Says:
2pac all eyez on me……
snoop dogg doggystyle
dre 2001
iam(french rap)
snoop dogg tha last meal
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| 59. |
Illmatic620 Says:
36 Chambers
Illmatic
Low End Theory
Me Against the World
College Dropout
—
not saying that these are the best,but its a bit varied, College Dropout isnt even in my top 25 albums all time (love it though)
I was thinking about It was Written> Illmatic, its a more creative album and its where Nas peaked lyrically (hard to explain, but its my opinion, doesn’t mean its better album though)
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| 60. |
Anonymous Says:
The Neptunes - Neptunes Presend the Clones
Clipse - Lord Willin’
Dr Dre - 2001
Fort Minor - Rising Tied
Cypress Hill - Skull and Bones
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| 61. |
Jerz Says:
1)Jay-Z: The Blueprint
2)Outkast: Aquemini
3)Kanye West: Late Registration
4)Marvin Gaye: What’s Going On
5)Lauryn Hill: The Miseducation of Luaryn Hill
Honorable Mention (No Order):
-Michael Jackson: Off the Wall; Thriller
-Jay-Z: Reasonable Doubt; The Black Album
-Kanye West: Graduation (GRADUATION IS THE NEW THRILLER!!!!!! HOLLA!!!!!!!!); College Dropout
-Outkast: Atliens
-Nas: Illmatic; Stillmatic
-Common: Like Water for Chocolate; Be
-Lupe Fiasco: Food and Liquor; The Cool
-Eminem: The Marshall Mathers LP
-The Notorious B.I.G.: Ready To Die
-2pac: All Eyez on Me
-Gorillaz: Demon Dayz
-Mary J. Blige: What’s the 411?!
-Snoop Dogg: Doggystyle
To many to name. I like alot of shit.
HIP-HOP LIVES!!!!! LET GO OF THE PAST!!!!!!! THE FUTURE IS NOW!!!!!!!!!! GANGSTA RAP IS DEAD!!!!!!! LUPE AND KANYE RUN THIS SHIT!!!!!!!!
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