Hi there enemimusic back for my second blog and todays topic could result in a mass debate. Top 5 albums ever, from all time scales and in my case I’m going to be putting forward my top 5 hip hop albums of all time as I am a huge hip hop fanboy. Before I start my hopefully well recieved list I would love if you guys could leave a comment on what your top 5 albums (does not need to be hip hop) are so I can mabye take a listen to any I haven’t already heard.

Feeling the obligation to involve biggie smalls and/or tupac in such lists can be overwhelming however not for me. The two kings of hip hop will not make this list. Now before you leave this site forever and never return in disgust give me a chance. Although I do listen to Biggie Smalls and Tupac and have enjoyed many of both of their albums, in particular ready to die, the 7 day theory and tupacalypse I find it ridiculous that people think its mandatory for fans of rap to be fans B.I.G and tupac and if they aren’t they don’t have the right to listen to other hip hop artists. For anyone who is currently thinking that I am going to be a typical white 17 year old rap fan and have a list full of modern artists such as soulja boy and tyga you could not be more wrong, this will be a classic, I promise you.

NUMBER 5). In at fifth place has ‘classic’ written all over it, and normally that annoys me. Usually when an album is brandished as one of the best of all time I usually have too high expectations for it to meet my demands. However ILLMATIC is completely different. This album took me out of Scotland and into the streets of new york as nas held my hand taking me on a journey through his adolescence as he uses his well-thought lyrics and on point story telling to describe his involvements in gang rivalries and living in derelict housing estates. The fact that the almost dark and tough sounding beats and hard lyrics made me feel trapped in the ghetto of queens the way nas was when in fact I was sitting in my bedroom in a small town in Scotland made me realise that it was a classic and that all my peers and fellow internet hip hop heads were right. Nas’ illmatic is a classic hip hop album.

NUMBER 4). Number 4 is an album that I might get ‘harsh’ comments on, due to the fact that it was only released in december of 2014 and I’m claiming it to be a classic putting it alongside gladiators of hip hop albums such as illmatic. Ladies and gentlemen I give to you 2014 FOREST HILLS DRIVE by J.Cole. I wont say much about this album as it was in my last blog so you can read my emotional rant about it if you click the link here: https://enemimusic.wordpress.com/2015/02/22/2014-a-bad-year-for-hip-hop/

What I will say on this instant classic is that from the word go J.Cole had an emotional dead lock on me as once again he amazed me as he has with all his projects and-I know this will seem like a brave comment- in my opinion this is J.Coles best project just ahead of friday night lights and the first truly yours.

NUMBER 3). First on the winners podium is what many including myself would define an instant classic.GOOD KID MAAD CITY. Personally this was a great album for me as it told the listener a story the whole way through and by using the skits at the end of every song made the whole album completely make sense. This, in my eyes is what hip hop and music in general was missing in albums. Something behind it, not just a collection of songs but a story a movie almost, kendrick made a great job of this album and -not only did it have the story that I keep talking about- but there were also some excellent songs throughout and my personal favourite were sing about me, I’m dying of thirst, the art of peer pressure and money trees in which I’d bravely put my neck on the line and say that Jay Rock has the best verse on the album. None the less great album from kendrick.

NUMBER 2). The runner up in this prestigious list could be nothing else but GZA LIQUID SWORDS. The thing about this album is that i loved everything about it. And i mean EVERYTHING. The wild album cover the production by rza the hard hitting wu tang lyrics by gza this album os nothing short of a 9.9/10 (no such thing as a 10). The highlight of this album for me comes at the very end with one of my favourite songs of all time. And weirdly yet wonderfully it is t not in fact by gza it is covered instead by fellow wu tang member killah priest just rounds off the album for me. And once again this album has bizarre skits which as someone who some may seem like a wanna be hip hop hipster I love them and without them the album just wouldn’t be the same.

NUMBER 1). Number one was a tough one for me because as a 17 year old white kid you can probably guess that Eminem is my biggest hero and inspiration in music. So if your not an Eminem fan I’m afraid he’s at number one (but don’t leave me yet as I want you to leave me your top 5 in the comments below). However lets get back to business (wink wink) in at number one and my all time favourite album is THE EMINEM SHOW!! Now as many fellow eminem fans may be scratching their heads wondering why I didn’t pick marshall mathers LP let me explain. If i had to be honest I really couldn’t choose between the two but The Eminem Show stole because it was the first rap I had ever heard when i was 5 or 6, and it changed my perspective on music since. So I’m not going to really review this album other than a few comments as I don’t believe I would do it any justice however I would like to say that the lyricism from em’ and the production from dre are both sheer class and they go together like a jigsaw.

This is where it gets interesting for you guys. I would love if you could leave your top 5 albums (hip hop or not) in the comments and if you leave your twitter name I’ll give you a follow, hardly a motive as I only have 50 followers myself bet hey a follows a follow eh.