Hip Hop Madness

The Greatest Albums of All Time

Round of 16
3 Feet High and Rising
3 FEET HIGH AND RISING
De La Soul · 1989
Paul's Boutique
PAUL'S BOUTIQUE
Beastie Boys · 1989
Born to Mack
BORN TO MACK
Too $hort · 1987
Goin' Off
GOIN' OFF
Biz Markie · 1988
Eazy-Duz-It
EAZY-DUZ-IT
Eazy-E · 1988
No One Can Do It Better
NO ONE CAN DO IT BETTER
The D.O.C. · 1989
Strictly Business
STRICTLY BUSINESS
EPMD · 1988
Critical Beatdown
CRITICAL BEATDOWN
Ultramagnetic MCs · 1988
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1980s Round of 16 · Hip Hop's Founding Era
Albums matched by release date — within 18 months of each other
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Round of 16
Radio
RADIO
LL Cool J · 1985
Raising Hell
RAISING HELL
Run-DMC · 1986
The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
THE GREAT ADVENTURES OF SLICK RICK
Slick Rick · 1988
Long Live The Kane
LONG LIVE THE KANE
Big Daddy Kane · 1988
Straight Outta Compton
STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON
N.W.A. · 1988
It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back
IT TAKES A NATION OF MILLIONS TO HOLD US BACK
Public Enemy · 1988
Paid in Full
PAID IN FULL
Eric B. & Rakim · 1987
Criminally Minded
CRIMINALLY MINDED
Boogie Down Productions · 1987