which albums do you consider 'essential'?

[lilwayne-carter]

carter iii, get rich or die trying, the documentary

[Shake]

With Tunechi it's C3 and that's not even my favorite album by him

[Tenth Preezy]

Nas - Illmatic / It Was Written
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
Biggie - Ready To Die
Pac - Me Against The World
Dr. Dre - The Chronic / 2001
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
Gang Starr - Moment Of Truth
UGK - Ridin' Dirty
Scarface - The Diary
OutKast - Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik / ATLiens
Redman - Whut? Thee Album / Muddy Waters
Reflection Eternal - Train Of Thought
B.G. Knocc Out & Dresta - Real Brothas
Three 6 Mafia - Mystic Stylez
Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d City
Ice Cube - The Predator
Mobb Deep - The Infamous / Hell On Earth
Z-Ro - Look What You Did To Me

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just too many to name them all!