I have been a DJ since '84 in Chicago. I think that tells you that music is important to me. But to help a conversation out....5 albums I can't live without
1.Songs in the Key of Life/ Music In My Mind (Tied)-Stevie Wonder
2.What's Going on?/I Want You (Tied)-Marvin Gaye
3.Exodus/Catch A Fire (Tied)-Bob Marley & The Wailers
4.A Love Supreme-John Coltrane
5.Welcome to Detroit-Jay Dee Aka J Dilla
and....
The top 15 Hip Hop albums are as follows (This assuming if we are talking about "true" Hip Hop):
15) EPMD-Business As Usual
14) OutKast- ATLiens - (Mainstream, period)
13) The GZA/The Genuis- Liquid Swords (Production tight/lyrics tight)
12) Mos Def- Black On Both Side (eventhough The New Danger has grown on me, this album is unbelievable, he just needs to get more work out)
11) Wu-Tang- Enter The 36 Chambers (ground breaking!!!)
10) Common- Electric Circus (Hated by most but is so ahead of its time; Jay Dee Aka J Dilla was so underrated)
9) Shallah Raekwan the Chef- 'Only Buil For Cuban Lynx (this has to be one of the best produced albums ever)
8) Nas- Illmatic (This dude had the best producers and at 19 compare him to Fabolous....no comparison)
7) Group Home-Living Proof (Although lyrics were weak this album is DJ Premier's resume on his production abilities)
6) De La Soul- De La Soul is Dead (The orginators and perfectors of skits and the concept album)
5) Beastie Boys- Paul's Boutique (there would be no Limp Biskit, Kid Rock so on...)
4) Pharoahe Monch-Desire (The blueprint to making a modern classic; flawless to the end)
3) Eric B. & Rakim- Paid In Full (greastest display of lyricism, "My Melody")
2) BDP (Boogie Down Productions)- By All Means Nececcesary ("My Philosophy", nuff said)
1) Public Enemy- It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold My People Back (eventhough their greatest song is "Welcome to the Terrordome" on their third album)
...and the 10 greatest House Tracks/Cuts/Songs (or basically if hear it I am dancing my ass off or if I am Djing they will be played) are as follows:
15) Do You Wanna Funk?- Sylvester
14) Mesopotamia- B-52s
13) I'm A Big Freak- Patrick Adams/LePhreak
12) Hit & Run- Loleatta Holloway
11) Do You Wanna Get Funky With Me- Peter Browne
10) As- Stevie WOnder
9) Dance- Earth People
8) Inside Out- Odessey
7) Change For Me- Erro/Osunlade
6) Altered States- Ron Trent
5) Zulu- Bohannon
4) Running Away- Roy Ayers
3) I'm Caught Up (In A One Night Love Affair)- Life/Inner Life
2) Tell Me All About It- Natalie Cole
1) Real Thing- Sergio Mendes and Brazil '77 (Stevie Wonder-writer)...
oh, by the way any track that has been produced by the one they call Jay Dee Aka J-Dilla is automatically in my consciousness, on my tables, and in my heart *Insert: "So Far To Go" and " Won't Do"-J Dilla..
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