I'm a rock fan trying to get into hip hop. What are the essential beginners albums to get me started? And once I listen to those, who else should I listen to
Deltron 3030
Eyedea & Abilities
Fugees
The Roots
All of the first wave of Wu Tang solo albums and Grave Diggaz
http://rateyourmusic.com/customchart?page=1&chart_type=top&type=album&year=alltime&genre_include=1&genres=Hip+Hop&include_child_genres=t&include=both&limit=none&countries=
>>65440911
Here's a good flow chart for you to use on your hip hop journey
>>65441190
i miss the guy who made that
he was a great guy
>>65440911
Beastie Boys or hollywood undead if you want to transition from rock to rap/rock to rap/hip hop
>>65441531
Are Hollywood undead actually good?
>>65440911
This is a great album regardless of your taste
>>65441595
their old stuff
>>65441687
The essential hip hop album
My personal taste :
> Good
old :
A tribe called quest (GOAT)
Mos Def
Gang Starr
The Roots
new :
Kendrick Lamar
Kanye (but awful lyrics)
Dälek
>Bad
old :
2 Pac
Dr Dre
Public Enemy
Notorious BIG
De la Soul
new :
pretty much everything you can hear about on the radio, on p4k and here (what you don't hear about can be good sometimes)
>A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
>GZA - Liquid Swords
>The Notorious BIG - Ready To Die
>Outkast - ATLiens
>Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
>Madvillain - Madvillainy
>Kendrick Lamar - Section.80
>Danny Brown - XXX
are all very accessible to most audiences, very authentic and true to what makes hip hop so well liked.
If you ever get into the genre a little more, check out the work of El-P, Flying Lotus, Mac Dre, Kanye West, DJ Shadow, Nas, etc.
>>65442018
Take out MMLP and youre correct
>>65441834
You're considering Dalek new?
>>65442144
Because you don't like it or because you don't think OP will like it?
>>65442256
WhiteyCantRap.meme
>>65441834
lmao
"pretty much everything you hear on the radio, p4k, and here"
also i disagree with dalek being good and dr dre and de la soul being bad, like what
other than that its all good
>>65442144
MMLP is the most accessible rap album of all time, why else do you think it sold so well (other than eminem being white trash)?
>>65442549
Eminem had a really strong pop culture presence back then, he was like the biggest most interesting popular artist in the world. Horrorcore was never a particularly marketable subgenre.
>>65441190
followed the chart until blowout comb and man this is one amazing album
