Classics Discussion: DMX

Which of these DMX albums are classic?


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Ok so some of y'all will be familiar with a project I'm deciding to run. I made this thread: The Official 'Classic Album' Discussion Thread, trying to reach a conclusion as to what defines a classic album. After much discussion, I am running with this definition personally, so take it as you will when you consider your classic albums. But this definition in particular was most agreed upon.

Classic: 1. An album considered by consensus of the core hip hop community to be of the highest quality (doesn't have to be perfect or flawless, just an album that the consensus deems the shyt).
2. Assuming that condition 1 is met, is this an album that has stood the test of time amongst the core hip hop community? Is that an album still held in high regard, still referenced at least ten years after its release? By a consensus of the hip hop community?


Props to @mobbinfms for the definition and also for his help generally in helping me with ideas to create these threads.

So I'll be going through one artist per day, and I will list out all their discography or close to all of it until the year 2005, as we decided that an album needs at least 10 years of existence before it can be called a classic or not.

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To help bring even more attention to these threads, I'm gonna create a hashtag (again props to mobbinfms for the idea) and I urge you guys to click on the tag and click on the option to watch the tag.

Here it is: #coliclassics

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Get voting dawgs!

I will be making a POLL. For each album I will present a YES or NO option so if you think that particular album is a classic, you click 'yes' on the poll for THAT album and vice-versa. The acceptance rate for an album to be deemed a CERTIFIED classic is 80%.

If you don't think an album is a classic, DO NOT LEAVE THE POLL BLANK. You vote NO for that album instead so at least we register your vote.

I will NOT count any comments in the thread as votes, you must use the poll. The comments section should be used for discussion only.


Tagging some mods:

@FreshAIG @That Singer Guy... @hustlemania @houston911 @SoulController
 

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I'd say the first 2 are, rest are great - solid efforts.

X still one of the few who dropped #1...if he didn't faulter he would've held that record.
 

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Damien is probably my favourite DMX song, or at the very least it has the best hook in hip-hop, along with Moment of Clarity.

IDAHIH is an incredible album, I love how X incorporates the religious stuff into his albums, in constant conflict with the devil and the sinful aspect, but also having conversations and general awareness of God to counteract the evil. He also has one of the greatest voices and deliveries to pull it off sincerely.
 
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