Songs such as “All Falls Down,” “Spaceship,” “Jesus Walks,” and “Through the Wire” all focus more on conscious and substantive lyrics instead of the typical gritty street bars. The College Dropout also marks a monumental shift to a more conscious yet accessible, “suburban” sound compared to traditional gangster records that was dominant at the time. The album that started it all is an exceptional introduction to the polarizing figure that many love and hate today. His massive impact on the sound and direction of the genre will never go unrecognized. Next up is an album very near and dear to my heart as it is an introduction to one of the biggest enigmas in music today as well as my favorite artist of all time, The College Dropout by Kanye West.
The College Dropout – Kanye West Album cover from: Genius With some of Kanye’s best beats during his soulful sample era, this project is filled with diverse flows and beats that elevated some of Jay’s best bars.
Despite that, his last five albums debuted at number 1 on the Billboard charts which speaks on the magnitude of his popularity and pen. The next one I switch up, this one will get bit up/īefore this album came out, Jay already had seven projects under his belt and a few of them were blunders for a rapper of his caliber. With so many different flows, this one’s for this song/ This hood or this pop, this hot or this strong/ There’s never been a n‐‐a this good for this long/ Take one of my favorite Jay songs ever, “What More Can I Say” where he jumps out the gate in his first verse: Jay-Z during this time definitely seemed serious though as he was laying down some of his hardest verses ever in this project. If you’re a hip-hop head, you know that anytime a rapper says their retiring, chances are they’re lying. The Black Album – Jay-Z Album cover from: Geniusįirst up, Jay-Z’s The Black Album! Released in 2003, This album was supposed to be his last project ever and revolves thematically around his impending retirement. Instead, just peep these albums because they are literally all great albums not just in this era but in general! 1. These projects are not put in any order of importance so don’t mind that. A lot of rappers coming up were hungry to take the mantle and the works they put out during this era reflected that ambition.
But, their deaths did not end in vain as their legacies paved the way for new artists to rise and take the throne. The 2000s marked an interesting time period for the genre, as the golden age of hip-hop tragically came to a close with the deaths of two G.O.A.T.s that forever changed the game. So for this week’s post, I figured I would write on what I personally consider three essential rap albums from the 2000s that y’all have to check out.
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