Best Rap & Hip-Hop
Originally released in 1984, Bob Marley's LEGEND illustrates the remarkable life and recording career of one of reggae music's most important figures.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"In any genre, Bob Marley, alone, has the highest sales percentage of any reggae performer or group. He recorded for nearly 20 years, with his groundbreaking Island catalog coming in 1970 with the release of Catch A Fire and ending in 1980 with Uprising. His calypso and ska days won't be found here and in truth, many renditions of the tracks on Legend are equaled or surpassed on other albums or black-market releases such as his 1975 concert at The Quiet Nights Club in Chicago. (Although, his TDK studio recording of Catch A Fire in Toyko (1970-71) is outstanding as well.). Having own quite a few of his blackmarket/ underground concerts none of the official "live" recording of the Wailers stacks up against the ones that are privately owned and circulated, but there is the sense in listening to the few live tracks on this album of what a Bob Marley & The Wailers concert meant."
"If you have a home theater with 5.1 Surround sound and an appreciation for the art of music and quality audio, you will LOVE this set."
"Bought it as a surprise for my mother to go along with a Bluetooth suitcase record player from Amazon as well."
"I was not pleased with the packaging, normally you put bubble wrap or something of that nature when you box something like this!!!"
"THE MOST GORGEOUS VINYL IN MY COLLECTION!!!"
"Great song."
"How can you go wrong with Bob Marley?!?"
"The hole in the center of the record was too small and I was not able to fit it on my turntable."
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Tyler the Creator never fails to impress."
"This is one of my favorite albums of 2017."
"I personally can't say."
"I would die for you Tyler The Creator."
"Amazing album, can't recommend enough."
"Album was in perfect condition when we got it ."
"Tyler focused down and presented work he loved with improved vibes, topicality, and lyricism."
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy includes Nikki Minaj, Jay-Z, Rick Ross, and Justin Vernon of Bon Iver on the smash street single "Monster" and Pusha T on "Runaway" which received the Best New Music stamp from Pitchfork.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"For everyone like me who always just knew the hype and perception of Kanye as that idiot or otherwise, this album will leave this outcome; musically this dude is a stud."
"Bought this as present 🎁 for a friend who love Kanye he loved it man the way his face lit up it was incredible."
"The album is fantastic."
"Sounds great."
"The artwork can easily be framed and displayed in a room or on a wall."
"This is one of my favorite kanye west albums can listen to this like it just came out for the first time."
"I received my vinyl and about half the tracks skip, upon further inspection the vinyls are warped."
Best Rap & Hip-Hop Bass
Platinum selling, Grammy nominated recording artist Drake releases his hotly anticipated sophomore album, TAKE CARE.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Great artist."
"I still primarily listen to this album!"
"I love all the slow, easy listening songs on this album, way better than what's on the radio. I also looked up the wikipedia page for the album, so many producers worked on this album and it shows. * Note: The Motto didn't come on the download, so I might just have to download it at an extra cost. Best songs: - The Ride, I like how he goes in and out of first person / third person."
"good album fast delivery."
"I love this Album."
"Absolutely love this album..so much so that this is my second time purchasing it... First the cd now digital."
"This album rocks because Drake makes good music."
"Great album, fantastic price for a vinyl."
Best East Coast Rap
Import only budget vinyl pressing of this classic 1994 release.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Even though I already have it..."
"Deep lyrics, deep bass, deep beats."
":) People should get to know what a classic hip-hop album sounds like not the trash people hear on a daily basis."
"Best album ever, the bible of hip hop."
"Mixing the beats with Nas and his vivid rhymes, you have a master piece."
Best Experimental Rap
The album is back-to-back classic Beastie Boys anthems including 'Hold It Now, Hit It,' 'Brass Monkey,' '(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party),' 'No Sleep Till Brooklyn' (featuring Slayer's Kerry King) and 'Girls.'.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Excellent record."
"The CD sounds amazing after all these years."
"Gotta go hear some Rhymin and Stealin to make me happy again :)."
"Brings back memories of H.S."
"First CD I ever got, excited to have it on vinyl now too."
"Anyone who likes the Beastie Boys should definitely purchase this album, even if you've heard it all already. If you haven't, strap in and prepare for great rhymes, clean beats and some thick bass. I strongly caution anyone who leans toward cheaper headphones as the basslines in some of these songs will wreak havoc on lower quality drivers."
"this is a great album."
"sounds great, great album."
Best Gangsta & Hardcore Rap & Hip-Hop
Dr Dre - Chronic - LP Vinyl Album.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I like this album and it has a few danceable singles."
"I'm collecting Dr. Dre albums and realized I still didn't have 'The Chronic.'."
"Super fast delivery Ed you can't go wrong with dr. Dre Snoop Dogg all of their."
"Classic.. why wont you want this."
"We all have that one thang of music that set the mode of programming that would dictate the art of our soul forever..."
Best International Rap
Triumphant 2005 album from the huge New Zealand dub & roots kings!
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The composition of the songs are flawless too, long and dramatic intros, good instrumental breaks, nice blend of instruments, and the drum beat always kicks in and stops at the right time and at a good amount."
"After that initial purchase I have bought up every Fat Freddy release I can find and can't wait for more either."
"Uno de mis álbumes favoritos de Fat."
"There is a lot of great music out there in the rest of the world and ya gotta travel outside to U.S. to discover the sounds."
"A friend was playing "Wandering Eye" one night on a playlist and I said to her, "that's the best song you played all night!""
"I purchased 2 of Fat Freddys albums for my husband."
"Simply put."
"Love these guys, found them via some Budos Band and Menehan Street Deptone stuff, quite happy about it..."
Best Old School Rap
SOLID GOLD HITS is considerably more concise than the previous compilation, spanning just one disc and containing a mere 15 songs compared to the 42 on Sounds.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Bought this for my mom for nostalgia purposes."
"Got exactly what I ordered, brings back some memories."
"I haven't purchased a CD in years but when my husband bought a vintage car without Bluetooth/AUX port, I decided as a gag gift I'd get him this CD."
"Obviously this record is awesome."
"I got it for their popular radio hits (i.e. No sleep to Brooklyn and Fight for your right) and ended up very surprised on how much I enjoyed the lesser known (to me) hits like Brass Monkey."
Best Pop Rap
Originally released in 1984, Bob Marley's LEGEND illustrates the remarkable life and recording career of one of reggae music's most important figures.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"If you have a home theater with 5.1 Surround sound and an appreciation for the art of music and quality audio, you will LOVE this set."
"Bought it as a surprise for my mother to go along with a Bluetooth suitcase record player from Amazon as well."
"THE MOST GORGEOUS VINYL IN MY COLLECTION!!!"
"Great song."
"How can you go wrong with Bob Marley?!?"
"I love Bob Marley and this CD has lots of the old favorites."
"What can I say, It's one of my all time favorite artist and albums. Wore the last disk out."
"There is just something about Bob Marley's music and sound."
Best Southern Rap
The band employed a large number of musicians for the album, who frequently entered and exited the studio throughout the recording process and had a major influence on the writing development of the album's songs. The album was certified platinum in November 1998, only two months after its release, and was certified double platinum on July 2, 1999 by the Recording Industry Association of America.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"good product/fast shipping."
"I bought this album on accident when I was showing a friend how to use the Amazon Music App."
"Transports me to beyond all that trouble."
"Standing for something while y'all falling for nothin!"
Best West Coast Rap
The very first double album in rap, "All Eyez on Me" was a critical and popular success, shooting all the way up to number 1 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Very good product 100% recommended, 2 thumbs up!"
"i am so happy with my cd purchase."
"Classic Tupac a must own for anyone that loves Hip Hop a man with many talents gone too soon Rip ."
"Big Tupac fan was happy when the cd arrived."
"One of my favorite albums ever."
"I bought the vinyl version of this album as a Christmas gift for my son."
Best Latin Hip-Hop
But corpulent Latino rapper Big Punisher died of a massive coronary; at the time of his February 2000 death, he weighed over 600 pounds. But while Capital Punishment is perfectly adequate gangsta fare, Big Pun doesn't deserve the deification that dead rappers so frequently receive; here, he deviates little from the egomaniacal posturing that the Notorious B.I.G.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"First Latin rapper to go platinum,this is a disc you can play front to back,and not be dissappointed!!"
"GREAT CD!"
"This album was a big moment in hiphop big pun it's like the porterican version of biggie."
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"100% satisfied and thanks a lot."
"Yes, the CD is in excellent condition, it was as I expected, thank you."
Best Reggaeton
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The last two songs ("Across the World" and "Daddy's Little Girl") are a bit slower and more mellow, but I still enjoy them. Generally, I listen to the CD from start to finish; if I skip anything, it's the interlude called "Dope Ball" and "Daddy's Little Girl"."
"This is a return to high energy, get on the dance floor, shake that thang', move it and groove it, get down and boogie dance club music with a strong Latin music influence."
"any collection would not be complete without this album by Pittbull!"
"love the beats."
"I feel this was Pitbull best work of all time."
"The one thing to be careful on Pitbull's music is that he's consistently coming out with new music and if you're the type of person that moves on to a different song as it comes out then you're wasting your time...just buy it off iTunes."
"Love Pit bull."
"I would still purchase this CD because I really REALLY like the two hits, but I can do without the rest of it."
Best Acid Jazz
'Travelling Without Moving' [1996] intentionally offers more of what Jamiroquai does best: highly addictive funky grooves with a social consciousness that is matched by front man Jay Kay's charisma.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"First of all I cannot believe how amazing this CD was even though it is 10 years old."
"Fantastic sound, I love this type of period work."
"Album Comes With Great Bonus Track and an amazing Booklet.Cosmic Jay's Voice Is Godlike."
"Brilliant work, the music is cool, chill, relaxing, happy, original, you just want to jump and dance during some songs and sit and relax with a glass of wine watching the sunset with the others."
"The live tracks and extra tracks are enjoyable too."
"Obviously, Jay Kay's most commercial and appreciated album."
"Love this album, would recommend it to anyone."