Scarface is the only rapper to have classics in three eras

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

Scarface is easily top 5 of all time.

 

[kp404]

GOAT and no one else is even close to Face and his consistent solos and group albums

 

[dubsmith_nz]

Dre?

Yup Dre definitely needs to be in the conversation. Straight outta Compton, The Chronic and 2001 are all from different eras, and all universal Hip Hop classics.

 

[ThaRealness]

I feel like each grammy LL hosts, his stock plummets as a hip hop artist.

Right now he's got that Ellen Degeneres hip hop cred, a few more grammys and hes gonna be Thomas Hobbes status.

 

[SonnyEMC]

Face still drops ill verses today.

 

[DiceGameFame]

"On My Block" might be the greatest hood anthem of all time.

No matter where you're from, you know you banged this shyt heavy AF in the early 2000's

 

[DaveyDave]

you could find a few MC's with classics songs in various eras but albums is another thing. Face is the only rapper i can think of off top that has classic albums like that.

 

[malbaker86]

Scarface is overrated to me. Not trash or wack, just overrated

 

[Budda]

I'm going with the criteria of near classic albums as i don't think all the albums mentioned in the op are classics, more very good albums*

Nas has Illmatic, Stillmatic and Life Is Good all in 3 different eras.

Dre has Straight Out Of Compton, Chronic and 2001 all in different eras.

 

[Budda]

Face is top 5 though.

 

[JillScottsHunny]

He's mad overrated. Only had one good album. The one with Jigger and Nas on it.