Each month we list 5 of the greatest Hip Hop albums that can be bought via iTunes.
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5 Classic Albums That Made Hip Hop Great

It's Dark and Hell Is Hot, was the album that announced DMX to the world. X came through and turned Hip Hop on its head with creativity and crazy role-playing in his flows. Without doubt this one of illest albums of all time classics like Ruff Ryders Anthem, Stop Being Greedy, Get Me A Dog, Look Thru My Eyes, Let Me Fly, Damien straight up and down the whole album is fire.

DMX
- It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
DMX
Tupac (2pac) Shakur was one of the greatest rappers period. With Pac you get many different characters wrapped up in one man you get thug, the philosopher and the leader. Live recordings of 2pac are like gold dust, this album contains classics such as California Love, Hit Em Up, Abitionz Az A Ridah and that is just the start.
RIP Mr Shakur gone but not forgotten!!!

2pac
- 2pac Live
2Pac
This album is called Hard Knock Life it should have been called the Blueprint, because this album is the blueprint of how Jay-Z transformed from a Gold artist to a 7 times platinum artist. The album is pure genius from start to finish. Classics such as Hard Knock Life, Money, Cash, Hoes (Featuring DMX), Reservoir Dogs (Featuring The L.O.X., Beanie Sigel, & Sauce Money), Money Ain't a Thang (Featuring Jermaine Dupri) damn the list goes on to many to mention. This is an album to keep on repeat!!!

Jay-Z
Hard Knock Life
Big L & Tupac Shakur
Some people may be asking Big who? But Big L was one of the illest rappers that ever lived he had ill flows, amazing punch lines, sick delivery, vocals and concepts. Big L was one of the most complete rappers that Hip Hop has ever seen. He was on verge of big things before his death in 1999. Guests on the album include Tupac, Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Guru, Fat Joe and many more. Classic tunes on the album include Ebonics, Casualties Of A Dice Game, Deadly Combination, Platinum Plus and many more the late great lives on throught his music.

Big L
- The Big Picture
Big L & Tupac Shakur
This album is banging from start to finish; Foxy took the world by storm when she dropped the Ill Na Na. Her flow is straight up gangsta she flows better than most male rappers. The album has got the perfect balance of tunes something a lot of artists miss these days she the street tunes, story telling, club banger and R&B tunes. Check out the list of classics Get Me Home, The promise, The Chase, I'll Be and more. Kop the album you don't have to be a fan of Hip Hop to love it!!!

Foxy Brown
Ill Na Na
Foxy Brown


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