The spits and beats thread

[Manic Ferocity]

I took a long hiatus from hip hop for personal reasons but I'm getting back into it full force.

Post your favorites. Top ten for me:

1. GZA - Liquid Swords
2. Big L - Lifestylez ov da Poor and Dangerous
3. The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
4. Ol' Dirty Bastard - Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
5. Three 6 Mafia - Mystic Stylez
6. Geto Boys - We Can't Be Stopped
7. Brotha Lynch Hung - 24 Deep
8. Nas - Illmatic
9. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
10. Gravediggaz - 6 Feet Deep

Elite hip hop.

 

[CiG]

Other rap thread is still somewhat active.

 

[Bloopy]

Other rap thread is still somewhat active.

Plus it has a few lists buried within it:
http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/threads/badass-rap.920980/page-3#post-11116237

 

[CiG]

My hip hop lists change every ten minutes. Usually I rediscover something from a stack and boom, new list.