Essential Hip-Hop Concept Albums

This is what I have so far.

Every album is a concept album

Yeah you're definitely white

obligatory deltron 3030

also whats unduns concept
dont really remember that album

It's a story told in reverse chronological order about a guy named Redford (after the Sufjan Stevens song) who was forced into a life of crime and ends up dying.

Liquid Swords, Enter the 36 Chambers, Midnight Marauders, Straight Outta Compton, Paul's Boutique, The Chronic, etc

whoops, didn't see the part about concept albums

dr octagonecologyst

the ziggurat

take me to your leader should replace madvillainy

disposable arts

hold it right there you fucking cucks

THIS is the must hear concept album

36 chambers, liquid swords, the cold vein.

can u lemme know what the concept is too
I'm not seein this shit

E&A - By The Throat

also, OP, try to limit to one per artist, that makes it more diverse. So for my money, I'd go with GKMC as the choice for Kendrick's concept album

So he's revived from the dead and eventually weens off of crime?

I don't feel like 36 chambers or liquid swords have the cohesive concept like I'm looking for with this chart. I like the albums though. Never listened to the Cold Vein, what is the concept behind it?

Yeah, I agree. GKMC is a much more cohesive piece as far as topic goes.

Updated version.

Bumping for update.

make constructus #1 retard

try Dare Iz A Darkside

LMAO!

If you're going to pick a CunninLynguists album to represent concept albums, then why in the fuck would you pick Ornithology? A Piece of Strange is far superior not only conceptually but musically.

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Don't listen to Cunninlynguists, my friend told me to include Oneirology.

Almost done.

what is it?

Constructus Corporation - the Ziggurat

Time? Astonishing! by Kool Keith and L'Orange

Kid Koalas Space Cadet
>A 132-page graphic novel drawn entirely on etchboards. It is accompanied by a "still picture score" of music composed and recorded by Kid Koala. This charming story of an adventurous space cadet and her guardian robot touches on the relationship between technology and isolation. The use of etchboards have given Koala’s trademark pathos-drenched tales of love and loneliness a whole new depth and beauty.

Wax Tailors Dusty Rainbow From The Dark
>A concept album telling the story of a young boy's discovery of the evocative power of music, the album includes narrative interludes by Don McCorkindale, who participated in the radio version of The Avengers series. Editing out the storyline is made possible by the inclusion on the album of 2 radio edits for the songs "Heart Stop" and "Time to Go". The album's cover, representing the story's main protagonist, was drawn by French illustrator Rebecca Dautremer.

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I think he meant the concept?

A Prince Among Thieves by Prince Paul

The Cool

J Dilla-Donuts

like 5 songs on that contribute to the concept, it shouldn't really count

Replace MBTDF with Liquid Swords faggot niggee

Or I can keep both. Any more changes?

>KDot and Ye
wew lad
this

REMOVE YE YOU FUCKEN MONGOLOID

Buck 65 - Talkin' Honky Blues

Your chart looks even worse now

I'm not removing one of the most critically acclaimed hip hop concept albums of all time from a list of essential hip hop concept albums.

Its fine, Kanye makes pop.

>black people
>must be hip hop

What is the concept to Eydea & Abilities - By The Throat? It's just a regular album as far as I know...

at least he's not a nigger

pop music does not mean it isn't hip hop, the terms are not mutually exclusive, pop is simply any easily consumable commercially-oriented music

pffft album was mediocre , if im being generous

That would be popular music, not the same thing.

If you are using pop as a catchall then best add Frank Sinatra and The Antlers too.

MBDTF is still hip-hop though. There are some pop songs on there (Blame Game, Devil In A New Dress) but the majority of the songs on there are hip-hop.

This
kys you dumb faggit shit

in what way is devil in a blue dress not a hip hop song?

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there isn't one pop song that isn't really some other style of music, pop music = popular music, how would you mark the difference?

Remove that mediocre album

by the definition of pop being "popular" that pretty much means even slayer, metallica, mastodon, iron maiden, and black sabbath are pop

>just adding every suggestion you get to a chart instead of actually quality checking them

thinly veiled rec thread fuck off

thats not what anyone ever said, if you think that, you read it wrong...

A Prince Among Thieves

Good choices.

what, i didn't nominate it?

whats the concept behind mbdtf, im dying to know

>anti-kanyefags shitting up the thread because an album they don't like is on this chart

Holy fuck, I though Kanye stans were bad.

>thug album

What a concept.

Fame, self loathing, media perception, money, self awareness, guilt, hypocrisy.

ok those are all individual themes
concept albums tell an overarching narrative

Is that not obvious? All of those individual themes relate to fame.

I've no problem with Kanye.

I just don't see why he would be put on a hip hop chart?

here's your bait back

>hes black
>must be hip hop

Idiot.

I didn't though. I've heard like 2/3 of these albums at least.

this

How is MBDTF not a hip hop album? I dare you to explain this to any hip hop fan in real life.

I don't eat abc bait.

Is OP still here?

yes?

Are you adding albums to the list? Add these:

why is this a concept album?
what's the concept?

it's a great release btw, just interested in why it's being included

List is full. I've listened to the aesop album and it isn't really a concept album. Prince among Thieves is on there.

It's a concept album about work and labor and the struggle of the day to day grind.

do you fucks not know what a concept album is? i see a bunch of suggestions that while good hip-hop albums are NOT concept albums

I love Aesop Rock but it's not a concept album

Since they obviously don't know you sound autistic for asking.

It's quite obviously a concept album. I don't care if you think Wikipedia is an unreliable source or not. If you've listened to it like I think you have then you should be able to realise that it's a concept album.

I really, really hate how the first track is the best on that album, and the rest just doesn't hold a candle to it. And then they have the gall to put the stupid fucking "we da bes here's a feature of a friend of ours" track. Where Light Was Created is the superior concept album.

Fucking how?

You right. I think ima cut it to a 3x3. How's this?

There are so many more. Add Labor Days you fucking faggot. I can't believe all of you think it's NOT a concept album.

lmao madvillainy isnt a fuckin concept album

I'm not sure Disposable Arts' concept is strong enough to be on there. It definitely has a concept, but just not a really strong one like the other albums.

Gangsta version of GKMC.

ziggurat isn't either

What should I replace it with then?

You're the shittest fucking cunt op. Neck yourself.

KYS

new album in a couple of weeks! !
worried it wont be as good as krazy life though

I loved the song he just released man.

This thread is retarded OP go kill yourself

i dont think op really understands any of these albums

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I want summer to be over so bad

Eyedea is my favourite artist of all time, but that's not even his best album, and I never really got the impression that it was a concept album.