illmatic deserves all the praise.

[Rembrandt]

it still holds up and it's nuts that this is a fukking debut. idk how anyone can top it. even Kanye was a little sloppy out the gate but this is tight as fukk.

what are some other great debuts?

 

[old boy]

what are some other great debuts?

ready to die & doggystyle come to mind

 

[thewiseman]

What do you get from making this thread

 

[Majestic]

Other great debuts are TCD, GKMC, RTD, Ironman, OB4CL, The Documentary, Chronic, RD, Metaphorical Music, Below The Heavens, Madvillainy etc

 

[Take It In Blood]

What do you get from making this thread

Yes this is common knowledge but we're in the twilight zone mumble rap era where what's down is up and what's up is down.

Gotta let these kids know what's good occasionally

 

[Rembrandt]

What do you get from making this thread

I'm listening to it right now.

I haven't revisited or listened to a lot of classics. It's been a lot of 2015-18 so I'm diving back.

ready to die & doggystyle come to mind

I might smoke and listen to doggystyle tonight actually. Right on.

Other great debuts are TCD, GKMC, RTD, Ironman, OB4CL, The Documentary, Chronic, RD, Metaphorical Music, Below The Heavens, Madvillainy etc

Madvillainy is Doom, isn't it? I'mma listen to that. I been meaning to check him out for the longest.

 

[Evil Grandson]

Overrated. Can name 10 comparable debuts.

 

[The Infamous]

Overrated. Can name 10 comparable debuts.

Go.

 

[Majestic]

Overrated. Can name 10 comparable debuts.

I wouldn't say its overrated but there are better rap albums than illmatic though.

 

[Evil Grandson]

Go.

No order:
GRODT
SSLP
Reasonable Doubt
Ready To Die
Amerikka's Most Wanted
The Chronic
Doggystyle
It's Dark and Hell
College Dropout
36 Chambers
Only Built For Cuban Linx

 

[The Infamous]

No order:
GRODT
SSLP
Reasonable Doubt
Ready To Die
Amerikka's Most Wanted
The Chronic
Doggystyle
It's Dark and Hell
College Dropout
36 Chambers
Only Built For Cuban Linx

at comparing the bolded to Illmatic.

Even It's Dark and Hell is Hot is not seeing Ilmatic at all, still a classic though.

 

[badboys11]

No order:
GRODT
SSLP
Reasonable Doubt
Ready To Die
Amerikka's Most Wanted
The Chronic
Doggystyle
It's Dark and Hell
College Dropout
36 Chambers
Only Built For Cuban Linx

nas was never apart of a group that kills half your list

 

[SonnyDecay]

whut thee album is another great one

 

[Evil Grandson]

at comparing the bolded to Illmatic.

Even It's Dark and Hell is Hot is not seeing Ilmatic at all, still a classic though.

Im not gonna take a nikka named the infamous serious with a comment like that

nas was never apart of a group that kills half your list

And that wasnt a criteria

 

[ZEB WALTON]

Love illmatic but the stans act like its the one above all when its not. Other albums mightbnot have 6 perfect songs like illmatic but they make up for it by not being glorified eps.

By any means necessary
Paid in full
Long live the kain
Great adventures of slick rick
Amerias most wanted
Critical beat down
Strictly business
No one can dont better
Peoples instinctuve travels..
Chronic
Whut thee album
Doggystyle
36 chambers
Ready to die
Only built 4 cuban linx
Legal drug money
Ironman ( idgaf what nas stans say. Way more joints than illmatic. Waaaaay more)
Reasonable doubt
The war report
Capital punishment
Its dark and hell is hot

Go.

Thats over 20. All enjoyable and dope for diff reasons. All classic. Illmatic is not the be all end all.