5 Albums You Couldn’t Live Without

Written by Rizoh. Posted in Chin Check

Published on November 21, 2007 with 240 Comments">240 Comments

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How long can you go without listening to music at all? Bill Drummond, who has declared today a No Music Day, hopes to observe a music-fast once a year for five years. He started the tradition in 2005. Drummond wants us to renew our relationship with music by first purging our system of all music. So he chose November 21st, the day before St. Cecelia’s day (the patron saint of music), as No Music Day. BBC Radio in Scotland will honor his effort by turning off the music all day.

Sounds like a noble cause and all, but I’ve already broken my fast. Sorry, Bill. I just couldn’t resist the urge to enjoy OutKast’s “Da Art of Storytelling Pt. 4,” which is excellent by the way.

So, in the spirit of No Music Day, here’s my question to you music afficionados: If you only had to listen to 5 CDs for the rest of your life, which albums will you pick?

TRU

Rizoh

Rizoh is the most powerful man in all the lands. He lives in Houston where he earned a BS in Nerf Herding. He's the founder of The Rap Up, the editor of Roc4Life.com, and is in the Grammy-awaiting band Pervertable Disciples.

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  • djdjek

    2pac – All On Me
    Notorious B.I.G – Life After Death
    Jay-Z – The Blueprint
    Nas – I Am…
    R . Kelly – R.

  • ya boy right now

    Cypress HIll-Cypress HIll
    Doors – greatest hits
    Julio Jaramillo greatest hits
    MF Grimm -downfall of Ibliys
    MF Doom – operation doomsday

  • ya boy right now

    Cypress HIll-Cypress HIll
    Doors – greatest hits
    Julio Jaramillo greatest hits
    MF Grimm -downfall of Ibliys
    MF Doom – operation doomsday

  • ya boy right now

    Cypress HIll-Cypress HIll
    Doors – greatest hits
    Julio Jaramillo greatest hits
    MF Grimm -downfall of Ibliys
    MF Doom – operation doomsday

  • ya boy right now

    Cypress HIll-Cypress HIll
    Doors – greatest hits
    Julio Jaramillo greatest hits
    MF Grimm -downfall of Ibliys
    MF Doom – operation doomsday

  • Poobs

    Nas – Illmatic
    Jay – Reasonable Doubt
    Gza – Liquid Swords
    Kool G Rap – 4,5,6
    Raekwon – Only Built for Cuban linx

  • Poobs

    Nas – Illmatic
    Jay – Reasonable Doubt
    Gza – Liquid Swords
    Kool G Rap – 4,5,6
    Raekwon – Only Built for Cuban linx

  • Poobs

    Nas – Illmatic
    Jay – Reasonable Doubt
    Gza – Liquid Swords
    Kool G Rap – 4,5,6
    Raekwon – Only Built for Cuban linx

  • Poobs

    Nas – Illmatic
    Jay – Reasonable Doubt
    Gza – Liquid Swords
    Kool G Rap – 4,5,6
    Raekwon – Only Built for Cuban linx

  • http://decd makaveli

    2pac all eyez on me……
    snoop dogg doggystyle
    dre 2001
    iam(french rap)
    snoop dogg tha last meal

  • Illmatic620

    36 Chambers
    Illmatic
    Low End Theory
    Me Against the World
    College Dropout

    —
    not saying that these are the best,but its a bit varied, College Dropout isnt even in my top 25 albums all time (love it though)

    I was thinking about It was Written> Illmatic, its a more creative album and its where Nas peaked lyrically (hard to explain, but its my opinion, doesn’t mean its better album though)

  • Illmatic620

    36 Chambers
    Illmatic
    Low End Theory
    Me Against the World
    College Dropout

    —
    not saying that these are the best,but its a bit varied, College Dropout isnt even in my top 25 albums all time (love it though)

    I was thinking about It was Written> Illmatic, its a more creative album and its where Nas peaked lyrically (hard to explain, but its my opinion, doesn’t mean its better album though)

  • Illmatic620

    36 Chambers
    Illmatic
    Low End Theory
    Me Against the World
    College Dropout

    —
    not saying that these are the best,but its a bit varied, College Dropout isnt even in my top 25 albums all time (love it though)

    I was thinking about It was Written> Illmatic, its a more creative album and its where Nas peaked lyrically (hard to explain, but its my opinion, doesn’t mean its better album though)

  • Illmatic620

    36 Chambers
    Illmatic
    Low End Theory
    Me Against the World
    College Dropout

    —
    not saying that these are the best,but its a bit varied, College Dropout isnt even in my top 25 albums all time (love it though)

    I was thinking about It was Written> Illmatic, its a more creative album and its where Nas peaked lyrically (hard to explain, but its my opinion, doesn’t mean its better album though)

  • Anonymous

    The Neptunes – Neptunes Presend the Clones
    Clipse – Lord Willin’
    Dr Dre – 2001
    Fort Minor – Rising Tied
    Cypress Hill – Skull and Bones

  • Anonymous

    The Neptunes – Neptunes Presend the Clones
    Clipse – Lord Willin’
    Dr Dre – 2001
    Fort Minor – Rising Tied
    Cypress Hill – Skull and Bones

  • Anonymous

    The Neptunes – Neptunes Presend the Clones
    Clipse – Lord Willin’
    Dr Dre – 2001
    Fort Minor – Rising Tied
    Cypress Hill – Skull and Bones

  • Anonymous

    The Neptunes – Neptunes Presend the Clones
    Clipse – Lord Willin’
    Dr Dre – 2001
    Fort Minor – Rising Tied
    Cypress Hill – Skull and Bones

  • Jerz

    1)Jay-Z: The Blueprint
    2)Outkast: Aquemini
    3)Kanye West: Late Registration
    4)Marvin Gaye: What’s Going On
    5)Lauryn Hill: The Miseducation of Luaryn Hill

    Honorable Mention (No Order):
    -Michael Jackson: Off the Wall; Thriller
    -Jay-Z: Reasonable Doubt; The Black Album
    -Kanye West: Graduation (GRADUATION IS THE NEW THRILLER!!!!!! HOLLA!!!!!!!!); College Dropout
    -Outkast: Atliens
    -Nas: Illmatic; Stillmatic
    -Common: Like Water for Chocolate; Be
    -Lupe Fiasco: Food and Liquor; The Cool
    -Eminem: The Marshall Mathers LP
    -The Notorious B.I.G.: Ready To Die
    -2pac: All Eyez on Me
    -Gorillaz: Demon Dayz
    -Mary J. Blige: What’s the 411?!
    -Snoop Dogg: Doggystyle

    To many to name. I like alot of shit.

    HIP-HOP LIVES!!!!! LET GO OF THE PAST!!!!!!! THE FUTURE IS NOW!!!!!!!!!! GANGSTA RAP IS DEAD!!!!!!! LUPE AND KANYE RUN THIS SHIT!!!!!!!!

  • Jerz

    1)Jay-Z: The Blueprint
    2)Outkast: Aquemini
    3)Kanye West: Late Registration
    4)Marvin Gaye: What’s Going On
    5)Lauryn Hill: The Miseducation of Luaryn Hill

    Honorable Mention (No Order):
    -Michael Jackson: Off the Wall; Thriller
    -Jay-Z: Reasonable Doubt; The Black Album
    -Kanye West: Graduation (GRADUATION IS THE NEW THRILLER!!!!!! HOLLA!!!!!!!!); College Dropout
    -Outkast: Atliens
    -Nas: Illmatic; Stillmatic
    -Common: Like Water for Chocolate; Be
    -Lupe Fiasco: Food and Liquor; The Cool
    -Eminem: The Marshall Mathers LP
    -The Notorious B.I.G.: Ready To Die
    -2pac: All Eyez on Me
    -Gorillaz: Demon Dayz
    -Mary J. Blige: What’s the 411?!
    -Snoop Dogg: Doggystyle

    To many to name. I like alot of shit.

    HIP-HOP LIVES!!!!! LET GO OF THE PAST!!!!!!! THE FUTURE IS NOW!!!!!!!!!! GANGSTA RAP IS DEAD!!!!!!! LUPE AND KANYE RUN THIS SHIT!!!!!!!!

  • Jerz

    1)Jay-Z: The Blueprint
    2)Outkast: Aquemini
    3)Kanye West: Late Registration
    4)Marvin Gaye: What’s Going On
    5)Lauryn Hill: The Miseducation of Luaryn Hill

    Honorable Mention (No Order):
    -Michael Jackson: Off the Wall; Thriller
    -Jay-Z: Reasonable Doubt; The Black Album
    -Kanye West: Graduation (GRADUATION IS THE NEW THRILLER!!!!!! HOLLA!!!!!!!!); College Dropout
    -Outkast: Atliens
    -Nas: Illmatic; Stillmatic
    -Common: Like Water for Chocolate; Be
    -Lupe Fiasco: Food and Liquor; The Cool
    -Eminem: The Marshall Mathers LP
    -The Notorious B.I.G.: Ready To Die
    -2pac: All Eyez on Me
    -Gorillaz: Demon Dayz
    -Mary J. Blige: What’s the 411?!
    -Snoop Dogg: Doggystyle

    To many to name. I like alot of shit.

    HIP-HOP LIVES!!!!! LET GO OF THE PAST!!!!!!! THE FUTURE IS NOW!!!!!!!!!! GANGSTA RAP IS DEAD!!!!!!! LUPE AND KANYE RUN THIS SHIT!!!!!!!!

  • Jerz

    1)Jay-Z: The Blueprint
    2)Outkast: Aquemini
    3)Kanye West: Late Registration
    4)Marvin Gaye: What’s Going On
    5)Lauryn Hill: The Miseducation of Luaryn Hill

    Honorable Mention (No Order):
    -Michael Jackson: Off the Wall; Thriller
    -Jay-Z: Reasonable Doubt; The Black Album
    -Kanye West: Graduation (GRADUATION IS THE NEW THRILLER!!!!!! HOLLA!!!!!!!!); College Dropout
    -Outkast: Atliens
    -Nas: Illmatic; Stillmatic
    -Common: Like Water for Chocolate; Be
    -Lupe Fiasco: Food and Liquor; The Cool
    -Eminem: The Marshall Mathers LP
    -The Notorious B.I.G.: Ready To Die
    -2pac: All Eyez on Me
    -Gorillaz: Demon Dayz
    -Mary J. Blige: What’s the 411?!
    -Snoop Dogg: Doggystyle

    To many to name. I like alot of shit.

    HIP-HOP LIVES!!!!! LET GO OF THE PAST!!!!!!! THE FUTURE IS NOW!!!!!!!!!! GANGSTA RAP IS DEAD!!!!!!! LUPE AND KANYE RUN THIS SHIT!!!!!!!!

  • kps

    R E:train of thought
    ratm-evil empire
    wu tang- 36 chambers
    eminem-mmlp
    tupac-all eyez on me
    + jay-z-blueprint
    rjd2 deadringer
    the roots do you want more????????????????????

  • dempots

    The Streets – A grand don’t come for free
    Pharcyde – bizarre ride II the Pharcyde
    50 – get rich die tryin
    DJ Shadow – In tune and on time
    Elliot Smith – Figure 8

  • a.

    outkast – stankonia
    bone thugs – e 1999 eternal
    dre – chronic 2001
    tv on the radio – return to cookie mountain
    nas – illmatic
    honorable mention : spank rock – yoyoyoyoyo

  • Franksdaddy

    ice cube death certificate
    2pac me against the world
    twista adrenaline rush
    Devin the DUDE
    Nore melvyn flynt da hustler

  • DJ Me-Mo

    Gang Starr-Full Clip
    Brand Nubian-Foundation
    Grand Puba-360 (Degrees)
    Slick Rick-The Greatist Adventures Of Slick Rick
    And a personally made C.D. of Old School 12″ cuts(like: Master Don,Naobe.Tyrone Bunson,Pumpkin,BDP,Rock Master Scott,Afrikka Bambaata,Art Of Noise,Run-DMC,Jeanette”Lady”Day,Roy Ayers,Paul Hardcastle,Spyder-D,SOS Band,Beatmaster,just club bangers from the late 80′s to early 90′s)

  • Nixon

    Kanye West: Late Registration
    Radiohead: OK Computer
    Neutral Milk Hotel: In the Aeroplane…
    Outkast: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
    Arcade Fire: Funeral

  • Alabaster Cunningham

    All Time

    Big Pun -Capital punishment (should have beat jay z hard knock life)
    Notorious BIG – ready 2 die
    Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
    Dogg Pound – Dog Food
    NAS- Illmatic

    This Year

    A.B.N. – It Is What It Is (normal or swisha house remix)
    Lil Wayne – Tha Carter I (normal or swisha house remix)
    Wacka Flocka Flame – Flakaveli
    Big Pun – Endangered Species
    Nas&Damien – Distant Relatives

    shit was pretty hard, if I had to listen to 5 rap albums forever I wanna bump the classics, but dudes gotta learn the pleasures of banging screw.

  • Indastrats

    slim shady lp
    get rich
    life after death (if i have to chose a disc, disc two)
    aquemini
    graduation day

  • D4gg3rz

    1 = Jay-Z – The Blueprint
    2 = Wu Tang Clan – 36 Chambers
    3 = The Game – Doctor’s Advocate
    4 = Nas – Illmatic
    5 = E-40 – My Ghetto Report Card

  • Franksdaddy

    icecube death certificate
    sugafree street gospel
    2pac me against the world
    too short married to the game
    Nas stillmatic
    young jeezy thug motivation
    redman dare iz a dark side
    devin the dude – the dude
    twista adreneline rush
    Spice 1 murder he wrote
    mobb deep hell on earth
    bdp edutainment
    LLcoolJ BAD
    outkast atliens
    scarface untouchable
    Bone thugs n harmony e1999 eternal
    eazy e eazy duz it

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