Three Feet High and Rising

My top 10 hip-hop albums of all-time. Why not?

1. "Fear of a Black Planet" Public Enemy chuck d, flava, and the bomb squad dropping beats never heard before or since. literally every track is a classic.

2. "36 Chambers of Death: Enter the Wu-Tang" Wu-Tang Clan

3. "By Any Means Necessary" Boogie Down Productions krs-one is simply the most intelligent mc ever.

4. "Paul's Boutique" Beastie Boys complex and beautiful.

5. "Straight Outta Compton" NWA

6. "3 Feet High and Rising" DeLaSoul

7. "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back" Public Enemy

8. "Black on Both Sides" Mos Def

9. "Raising Hell" Run DMC

10. "Low End Theory" Tribe Called Quest

11. "The 18th Letter" Rakim