Entertainment Weekly's list of Top 25 hip hop albums of all time is..

surprisingly decent. Anytime someone, VH1 or otherwise, comes up with lists like this one, there are going to be some questionable choices. In fact, their value often lies less in the rankings themselves, but in the discussions they generate.

But I really don't have a problem with any of the selections here. I mean, even Dr. Octagon made the list.

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1. Eric B & Rakim - Paid in Full
   
2. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
   
3. Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
   
4. Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
   
5. Run DMC - Raising Hell
   
6. Dr Dre - The Chronic
   
7. Wu Tang Clan - Enter the 36 Chambers
   
8. Nas - Illmatic
   
9. A Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory
   
10. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
    
11. Outkast - Aquemini
    
12. Cypress Hill - Cypress Hill
    
13. Gangstarr - Daily Operation
    
14. Ice Cube - Death Certificate
    
15. Jay Z - Blueprint
    
16. LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out
    
17. Eminem - Marshall Mathers LP
    
18. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
    
19. Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride to the Pharcyde
    
20. Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
    
21. Boogie Down Productions - By Any Means Necessary
    
22. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - The Message
    
23. Missy Elliott - Miss E
    
24. Dr. Octagon - Dr. Octagonecologyst
    
25. Aceyalone - A Book of Human Language

And speaking of lists, Rolling Stone has a list of 500 Greatest Songs.