Not in any order Nas - illmatic Big L - life styles of the poor and dangerous Biggie - ready to die Raekwon - only built for cuban links Tribe - B-R-L I think these 5 are pretty solid hip hop albums...I know some peeps wont agree with some of them, but i really think they are some solid choices. But then again the list can go on and on. Not to mention AZ - pieces of a man De La Soul - Stakes is high...i really cant say these are up their with the best hip hop albums of all time, but they are damn good. So if you don't got have these two u should pick em up. I