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Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists From Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists, by Sacha Jenkins, Elliott Wilson,Chairman Mao, Gabriel Alvarez & Brent Rollins, published 1999 by St.Martin's Griffin Supplied by Michaelangelo Matos mmatos@seattleweekly.com
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Albums 1979 - 85 | 1986 - 87 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990
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HIP HOP'S GREATEST ALBUMS BY YEAR
Run-D.M.C. (Profile '84)
L.L. Cool J: Radio (Def Jam '85)
Wild Style (Animal '83)
Live Convention '82 (Disco Wax '82)
Live Convention '81 (Disco Wax '81)
Fat Boys (Sutra '84)
Whodini: Escape (Jive '84)
Run-D.M.C.: King of Rock (Profile '85)
Treacherous Three (Sugarhill '84)
Mantronix: The Album (Fresh '85)
Malcolm McLaren & the World Famous Supreme Team: D'Ya Like Scratchin' EP (Island '82)
The Big Break Rapper Party (Sounds of New York '80)
The Fat Boys Are Back (Sutra '85)
Too $hort: Don't Stop Rappin' (75 Girls '85)
Crash Crew (Sugarhill '84)
Too $hort: Raw, Uncut & X-Rated (75 Girls '85)
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious 5: The Message (Sugarhill '82)
Kurtis Blow: Ego Trip (Mercury '84)
Too $hort: Players (75 Girls, '83)
Whodini (Jive '83)
Sugarhill Gang: 8th Wonder (Sugarhill '81)
Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde: The Champagne of Rap (Profile '85)
Def Mix Volume 1 (Pop Art '85)
Kurtis Blow (Mercury '80)
Sugarhill Gang (Sugarhill '79)
Run-D.M.C.: Raising Hell (Profile '86)
Boogie Down Productions: Criminal Minded (B-Boy '87)
Beastie Boys: Licensed to Ill (Def Jam '86)
Eric B & Rakim: Paid in Full (4th & B'way '87)
Public Enemy: Yo! Bum Rush the Show (Def Jam '87)
L.L. Cool J: Bigger & Deffer (Def Jam '87)
Schoolly D: Saturday Night-the Album (Schoolly D '87)
2 Live Crew: 2 Live Crew is What We Are (Luke Skyywalker '86)
Too $hort: Born to Mack (Jive '86)
MC Shan: Down by Law (Cold Chillin' 87)
Salt-n-Pepa: Hot, Cool & Vicious (Next Plateau '86)
Just-Ice: Kool & Deadly (Justicizms) (Fresh '87)
Whodini: Back in Black (Jive '86)
Dana Dame: Dana Dame with Fame ('87)
Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew: Oh My God! (Reality '86)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince: Rock the House (Word Up '87)
Just-Ice: Back to the Old School (Fresh '86)
Stetsasonic: On Fire (Tommy Boy '86)
Masters of Ceremony: Dynamite (4th & B'way '87)
Kool Moe Dee: How Ya Like Me Now (Jive '87)
Schoolly D (Schoolly D '86)
Ice-T: Rhyme Pays (Sire '87)
Steady B: What's My Name (Jive '87)
Spoonie Gee: The Godfather (Tuff City '87)
MC Shy D: Got to Be Tough (Luke Skyywalker '87)
Public Enemy: It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (Def Jam)
N.W.A: Straight Outta Compton (Ruthless)
The Great Adventures of Slick Rick (Def Jam)
EPMD: Strictly Business (Fresh)
Boogie Down Productions: By Any Means Necessary (Jive)
Big Daddy Kane: Long Live the Kane (Cold Chillin')
Ultramagnetic MCs: Critical Beatdown (Next Plateau)
Eric B. & Rakim: Follow the Leader (Uni)
Biz Markie: Goin' Off (Cold Chillin')
Jungle Brothers: Straight Out the Jungle (Idlers)
Eazy-E: Eazy-Duz-It (Ruthless)
Run-D.M.C.: Tougher Than Leather (Profile)
MC Lyte: Lyte as a Rock (First Priority)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince: He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper (Jive)
Marley Marl: In Control Vol. 1 (Cold Chillin')
Salt-n-Pepa: A Salt with a Deadly Pepa (Next Plateau)
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo: Road to the Riches (Cold Chillin')
Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew: The World's Greatest Entertainer (Reality)
Stetsasonic: In Full Gear (Tommy Boy)
2 Live Crew: Move Somethin' (Luke Skyywalker)
Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud: Girls I Got 'em Locked (Elektra)
Life is...Too $hort (Jive)
King Tee: Act a Fool (Capitol)
Kid 'n Play: 2 Hype (Select)
Lakim Shabazz: Pure Righteousness (Tuff City)
De La Soul: 3 Feet High & Rising (Tommy Boy)
Beastie Boys: Paul's Boutique (Capitol)
Jungle Brothers: Done by the Forces of Nature (Warner Bros)
Big Daddy Kane: It's a Big Daddy Thing (Cold Chillin')
The D.O.C.: No One Can Do It Better (Ruthless)
Geto Boys: Grip It! On That Other Level (Rap-a-Lot)
3rd Bass: The Cactus Album (Def Jam)
2 Live Crew: As Nasty as They Wanna Be (Luke)
Nice & Smooth (Fresh)
Biz Markie: The Biz Never Sleeps (Cold Chillin')
EPMD: Unfinished Business (Fresh)
Queen Latifah: All Hail the Queen (Tommy Boy)
L.L. Cool J: Walking with a Panther (Def Jam)
Special Ed: Youngest in Charge (Profile)
Chill Rob G: Ride the Rhythm (Wild Pitch)
Low Profile: We're in This Together (Priority)
MC Lyte: Eyes on This (First Priority)
Three Times Dope: Original Stylin' (Arista)
Stezo: Crazy Noize (Fresh)
Boogie Down Productions: Ghetto Music: the Blueprint of Hip-Hop(Jive)
Ice-T: The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech...Just Watch What You Say (Rhyme Syndicate)
Willie D: Controversy (Rap-a-Lot)
Heavy D & the Boyz: Big Tyme (Uptown)
Sir Mix-a-Lot: Swass (Def American)
Kwame: The Boy Genius featuring a New Beginning (Atlantic)
Ice Cube: AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (Priority)
Brand Nubian: One for All (Elektra)
Public Enemy: Fear of a Black Planet (Def Jam)
N.W.A: 100 Miles and Runnin' EP (Ruthless)
EPMD: Business as Usual (Def Jam)
L.L. Cool J: Mama Said Knock You Out (Def Jam)
Eric B & Rakim: Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em (MCA)
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo: Wanted: Dead or Alive (Cold Chillin')
A Tribe Called Quest: People's Instinctive Travels & the Paths of Rhythm (Jive)
Gang Starr: Step in the Arena (Chrysalis)
Boogie Down Productions: Edutainment (Jive)
Above the Law: Livin' Like Hustlers (Ruthless)
X-Clan: To the East, Blackwards (Ruthless)
Ice Cube: Kill at Will EP (Priority)
Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth: Funky Technician (Wild Pitch)
Too $hort: $hort Dog's in the House (Jive)
Special Ed: Legal (Profile)
Digital Underground: Sex Packets (Tommy Boy)
King Tee: At Your Own Risk (Capitol)
K-Solo: Tell the World My Name (Atlantic)
Poor Righteous Teachers: Holy Intellect (Profile)
Masta Ace: Take a Look Around (Cold Chillin')
Digital Underground: This is an EP Release (Tommy Boy)
Compton's Most Wanted: It's a Compton Thang (Orpheus)
D-Nice: Call Me D-Nice (Jive)
09 October 2005