I've never listened to an album this consistant and diverse. Illmatic are one of my fav albums of all time. You got to appreciate the lyrical talent Nas shows and his flow is undeniable. In other words, it's just straight up poetry and Nas does an astounding job of displaying that. If I have one complaint of this album, it's that the album only supplies 10 songs, which is very short for an LP. But that's the beauty of it, Illmatic is an album where you can listen to all of the tracks and still enjoy every one of them. Illmatic is a must buy for any fan of the hip hop genre or anyone getting into the rap/hip-hop genre.

After his debut release doggystyle, snoop became a househould name to america. After that, he released his usually o.k albums, but none stepped up to doggystyle. But to get back on topic, snoop tries different things in this album R&G. Some of it turns out to be risky, like him trying to sing over a chorus (Can you control yo **). The only songs I like in this album is the party banger "drop it like it's hot" and the mellow and relaxing "let's get blown" The rest of this album is not that great as I had expected, but he might come out with something better if he fixes the flaws on this album. Get this album if you're a hardcore fan of snoop dogg, but other than that, it's just one of his usually o.k. albums that get popular to the mainstream in my opinion.

After many years of the west not having a voice in the music industry, here comes this rapper out of compton named The Game who is putting the weight on his shoulders to put the west coast back on the hip-hop scene. Many months of getting this album hyped and it didn't dissapoint at all. "How we do" is a catchy mainstream release with 50 doing his thing with rapping over the chorus of Game's tracks. The strong point of this album is the awesome production. Producers like Dr. Dre, eminem, hi-tek, and timbaland really help mold this album into what could be the mainstream release of the year! It starts with the head bangin "Westside Story" where Game reminisces on his lifestyle when he was gangbanging in Compton. Then the album ends with "Like Father, Like Son" where he talks about him as being a role-model to his just born son with busta singing the chorus. Although this has nice production yet, his lyrical flow is different, but you get used to it, especially his use of metaphors and name calling. To sum it all up, this is the best mainstream release out there, so cop the album if you're a fan of the West Coast raps or G-unit, I think he's the best out of all the G-unit members.

If you're looking for an album that has funky beats and tracks you can dance to, then you got it here, The Chronic. From beginning to end this album is a hip-hop classic. Tracks like "Nuthin but a G thang" and "Let me ride" really help the superiority of this album. Even the Death Row family does a nice job with each and every one of the tracks they join in, especially the then unknown rapper snoop doggy dogg. So for anyone who isn't offended easily by the language, this hip-hop album is worth your money and especially since it changed the whole sound of west coast rap. So two words: Cop it.