25 Essential Hip-Hop Albums by AskMen magazine
http://www.askmen.com/entertainment/...op-albums.html
"The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
Beastie Boys - Licensed To III
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
Jay-Z - The Blueprint
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full
Nas - Illmatic
Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauren Hill
N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton
Dr. Dre - The Chronic
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle
2Pac - Me Against The World
OutKast - Aquemini
Geto Boys - The Resurrection
Scarface - The Fix
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
UGK - Ridin' Dirty
Kanye West - The College Dropout
Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP
Drake - Take Care
Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy"
pretty good list in my opinion. maybe a bit generic.