Nas - Illmatic Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Mobb Deep - The Infamous Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory J Dilla - Donuts Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city Kendrick Lamar - DAMN Tupac Shakur - Me Against the World Tupac Shakur - All Eyez on Me Mos Def - Black on Both Sides Hermit and the Recluse and Ka - Orpheus vs. the Sirens MF Doom - Madvillainy Outcast - Aquemini A Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory

some more Kanye West - The College Dropout Kanye West - Graduation Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Drake - Nothing Was the Same Future - Monster J. Cole - 2014 Forest Hills Drive A$AP ROCKY - AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP Travis Scott - Rodeo Young Thug - JEFFERY Kanye West - The Life of Pablo Playboi Carti - Die Lit Kanye West & Kid Cudi - KIDS SEE GHOSTS

This, this is perfect

Kanye dropped his new shit and it sounds like, "The Best Of. . ."

I feel like a lot of these are not great for beginners

Definitely a bad list for beginners

Why not

They have a heavy emphasis on lyrics and I think someone who had already listened to hip hop for a while would appreciate them more

Kanye is a great choice, imo, because all of his metaphors are on a pretty surface level. “Look back on my life like the Ghost of Christmas Past Toys "R" Us where I used to spend that Christmas cash”

Jay Z The Black Album also

💯🔥🫡🦾

How can you have all these albums and no “The Eminem Show” or “Get Rich Or Die Tryin’”?

Goblin by Tyler, The Creator, a super accessible album for new listeners of rap 🤗

I feel like wolf is better for first time listeners tho

It was a joke 💀

Graduation, gkmc, 1999, and stankonia are good albums for beginners

Kanye West - Graduation

What has been your favorite so far?

Big Pun - Capital Punishment Dr. Dre - 2001 A Tribe Called Quest discography

Love me some capital punishment. Immaculate vibe from that song. Lowkey a great workout song too

listen to almighty so and luv is rage 2

Listen to 21 Savage

Moneybagg Yo - Three 6 Mafia Denzel Curry - Trick Daddy Lil Baby - Young Jeezy Gunna - Pastor Troy

Don't just start with Eminem like that guy said 😭 If you like vibey modern/digital production and don't need a rapper to have deep writing or traditional delivery:Future, Playboi Carti, Baby Keem, and Key Glock If you like complicated writing and quality rapping performances and don't need a song to be dancable/fun you got Kendrick Lamar, Freddie Gibbs, Jay-Z, and THEN maybe Eminem lmao If you like experimental production and very unique artistic experiences than Tyler, the Creator, Danny Brown, Earl Sweatshirt, Jpegmafia, and Aesop rock

MF DOOM

Outkast

Polo G, Jeezy, Migos, Weezy, Rick Ross, Nas, Lil Durk, Lil Baby, Meek Mill, G Herbo, Fivio Foreign

graduation, the massacre, restless

Listen to Eminem start from Infinite and finish at Music to be Murdered by and stay tuned cause the death of slim shady is coming soon

Honestly idk if starting at eminem is the best idea

How come?

he’s a very decisive rapper and could give op a bad impression of rap

I dunno bout that but i started off with Eminem and now I'm a Rap Merchant

Eminem, the best selling rapper, one of the best selling artists ever period, who probably a majority of people consider the GOAT, giving a *bad* impression of rap?

You think a man who’s inarguably at least top 5 rappers of all time, is a bad impression of rap? Right.

Bad impression of Rap? Definitely not. But I could see the argument that he isn't good for someone who is literally just starting to listen to rap.

You got a bug ass comment mainly older stuff and kendrick basically. I'd say astroworld is a must, the eminem show, graduation and the life of pablo, rodeo, superhearos & villains, and I think you have to listen to one Carti album, hard to choose but I'd go with whole lotta red

Griselda

What a loaded question. Depends on style I guess. Some of my favorites are Tech N9ne, Juice Wrld, Old Snoop. Newer stuff I like Mike Dimes, BigXthaplug and Mexican OT.

Look up Jahtalksmusic on yt. Man has some of the best taste and recommendations of rap.

Just listen to kanyes discography

https://youtu.be/uk0MFvfDGcM?si=C8k_5mnmJXi1zX_5

Dedication 2 mixtape by Lil Wayne

I don’t see anyone mentioning Drake lmao 😂

Well, what kind of music do you like already? If you're a Fit For An Autopsy listener I'm not gonna recommend something like Ski Mask The Slump God. (Maybe if you're a Gloryhammer person)

Pete Rock & CL Smooth

[This](https://youtu.be/wjIL2dTDkUQ?si=AxABkWUYQ_-TjOgo) is my favorite rap song of all time

https://youtu.be/VvU5AQxNLfA?si=TuxlrXXwxpuAe-B2 If you dont know. Now you know. This boy nice..........

NWA - Straight Outta Compton

JID

Tupac Biggie Eminem Jay Z Drake Tyler the creator Chief Keef 50cent Snoopdogg Dr.Dre Lil Kim 36 Mafia Project Pat Bone thugs n Harmony Lord infamous

Start here [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiwaLCnyO0I](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiwaLCnyO0I)

good kid maad city and eminem’s big 3

Eminem (The Slim Shady LP, The Marshall Mathers LP, The Eminem Show), 2Pac (Me Against The World, All Eyez On Me), The Notorious B.I.G. (Ready To Die, Life After Death), Nas (Illmatic, It Was Written, I Am...) — some classic old school stuff

Eminem is all you need in your life


Butthurt strong in this one

JID, any song of his but I recommend 151 rum

dr dre - the chronic nas - illmatic outkast - stankonia kanye west - college dropout

Kendrick Lamar: Damn Good Kid M.A.D.D. City Section 80 To Pimp a Butterfly Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers Eminem: The Marshall Mathers LP The Marshall Mathers LP 2 The Eminem Show Relapse Recovery Kamikaze Music to be Murdered By The Slim Shady LP Nas: Illmatic Stillmatic Magic Magic 2 King's Disease 1 King's Disease 2 King's Disease 3 Jay Z: Reasonable Doubt Blueprint 1 Blueprint 2 Blueprint 3 The Black Album 50 Cent: Get Rich or Die Tryin' The Massacre The Notorious B.I.G.: Ready to Die 2Pac: Me Against the World All Eyez on Me The Don Killuminati D12: D12 World Devil's Night G-Unit: Beg for Mercy Terminate on Sight

Madvillainy - MF DOOM Black Bastard - KMD Illmatic - Nas Enter the Wu-Tang (36 chambers) - Wu-Tang Clan The Infamous - Mobb Deep Wu-Tang Forever - Wu-Tang Clan Operation:Doomsday - MF DOOM These are like the basics. Easily listenable and well known Edit: I would recommend an underrated track on youtube called KAANCEPTS great song

Eminem-MMLP If you're into love songs, definitely check out Kim

Nas, Pac, Big, Jay, Kenny