strictly rap, no r&b i hate that shit. mostly westcoast stuff but others also.
some recommendable albums after a glance in my albums folder:
2pac - All Eyez On Me
2pac - Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z [1993]
50 Cent - Power Of The Dollar
Above The Law - Time Will Reveal
B.G. Knocc Out & Dresta - Real Brothas
Brotha Lynch Hung & C-Bo - Blocc Movement
Brownside - Eastside Drama
C-Bo - Tales From The Crypt
C-Bo And Killa Tay - The Moment Of Truth
Cypress Hill - Till Death Do Us Part
DJ Jazzy Jeff - The Return Of The Magnificent (old school style, relaxing hiphop)
Eazy-E - It's on 187um killa (fucking classic)
Geto Boys - The Resurrection
Ghostface Killah - 1996 - ironman [2001 reissue]
House Of Pain - Truth Crushed To Earth Shall Rise Again - 1996
Ice-T - Gangsta Rap [2006]
Ice-T - The 7th Deadly Sin
ICP - The Great Milenko
Jedi Mind Tricks - Violent By Design
Luniz - Operation Stackola [1995]
Kurupt.-Against.The.Grain.-2005
MC Ren - Ruthless 4 Life
Mr._KnightOwl-The_Ghetto_Bird-2004 (underated, very nice album)
Outlawz-Outlaw4Life 2005
Redman - Red Gone Wild (Thee Album)
SCC - All day every day (very nice laid back rap)
Spice 1 - The Black Bossalini
Tech_N9ne-Misery_Loves_Kompany-2007
Tha Dogg Pound - Dogg Food
The Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death
The_Game-Doctors_Advocate-2006
Wu_Tang_Clan-Wu_Tang_ForEver-1997
Xzibit - At The Speed Of Life
Xzibit - Full Circle (2006)
Young_Buck-Buck_The_World_(Explicit)-2007
Yukmouth - Thug Lord-New Testament
ill keep it at these but there are alot more good ones...like obvious nas and dre classics etc... but im not gonna write a book here
