"The Grey Album" DJ Danger Mouse

Producer: DJ Danger Mouse

2004

The best remix of Jay-Z's Black Album hands down. The concept seems very odd. Samples from The Beatles with Jay-Z's vocals from "The Black Album" over it. Although it seems like it would be very sloppy, DJ Danger Mouse makes it seem like it was made to be. The beats are incredible. The only downside to the album is that it obviously has to be compared to "The Black Album" which has incredible beats as well. Both albums were made well. The best track imo is "99 Problems" with samples from "Helter Skelter" in it with "Encore" a close second.

4.5/5 Bananas

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"The Blueprint": Jay-Z

Say what you want about Jay-Z, but he has always had the skills to be considered one of the greatest of all time. Reasonable Doubt imo is his best album but this is a close second. He came out with this album in the prime of his career. Released oddly enough on September 11th, 2001. Although this will forever be compared to "Stillmatic" by Nas because of their beef at the time this album was released and "Reasonable Doubt" which is considered to be his best album by many, it still has its own unique feel. Many of the beats are handled by Kanye West( then basically unknown). "Takeover" is a solid diss track but isn't nearly as lyrical as Nas' "Ether". Sensitve thugs y'all need hugs. 4.5/5 Bananas

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"Ready To Die"-Notorious B.I.G.

I had to start off with this album because,personally, it is and forever will be my favorite hip-hop album of all time. It only got better the more I listened to it. The whole album is much more gritty and raw than Life After Death and has many songs that sound very underground( Gimme The Loot, Suicidal Thoughts, Unbelievable, The What). Biggie is one of the best lyricists in the history of hip hop and this album showcases his skills better than his other material especially since there is only one guest rapper on a 17 track album(Method Man on "The What"). The subject matter doesn't change a whole lot but there is no doubt this is a as close to a perfect album as possible. It gets the coveted

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5/5 Bananas