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boom bap hip hop
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Illmatic
Nas
1994·Boom Bap Hip Hop
Ten tracks of flawless street poetry over dusty, jazz-laced beats — the most celebrated boom bap album ever pressed.
Mecca and the Soul Brother
Pete Rock & CL Smooth
1992·Boom Bap Hip Hop
Pete Rock's soul-sample wizardry and punishing drum breaks make this a foundational boom bap masterpiece.
Ready to Die
Notorious B.I.G.
1994·Boom Bap Hip Hop
Biggie's debut is a cinematic portrait of street life riding perfectly constructed boom bap instrumentals.
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...
Raekwon
1995·Boom Bap Hip Hop
RZA's dark, cinematic production and Raekwon's vivid street narratives elevated boom bap into high art.
Reasonable Doubt
Jay-Z
1996·Boom Bap Hip Hop
Jay-Z's debut is a sophisticated, sample-heavy boom bap record that stands as one of rap's all-time classics.
The Infamous
Mobb Deep
1995·Boom Bap Hip Hop
Havoc's bleak, minimalist production and Prodigy's desperate street rhymes created the darkest boom bap record of the 90s.
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