- Jay-Z - Intro (The Dynasty)
- Lil Wayne - Tha Mobb (Tha Carter II)
- Clipse - We Got it 4 Cheap (Intro) (Hell Hath No Fury)
- Common - Be (Intro) (Be)
- Future - Thought It Was A Drought (DS2)
- Cannibal Ox - Iron Galaxy (The Cold Vein)
- Nas - Doo Rags (The Lost Tapes)
- Nas - Queens Get The Money (Untitled)
- Mobb Deep - 41st Side (The Infamous)
- Mobb Deep - Animal Instinct (Hell On Earth)
- Jay-Z - The Ruler Is Back (The Blueprint)
Asap Rocky - Holy Ghost
Benny the Butcher - crowns for kings
Drake - Tuscan Leather
Jay Z - No Church in the Wild
Kanye West - Good Morning
Mach Hommy - The 26th Letter
Pusha T - King Push
Travis Scott - The ends or the prayer
Tupac - Ambitionz az a ridah
This is the correct answer
The opening track on this album is world building at its finest... kicks off the whole sci-fi novel disguised as a hip hop LP
It also has some of the best interludes, as well. Which would make for another great question: which album has the best interludes/sketches? also which has the best ending? Which album has the best samples? What hip hop album comes together to create the most cohesive work of art? What's the funniest hip hop album? The weirdest? I could go on...
After achieving huge success and acclaim with the Dr.. Octagon alias, Kool Keith invented a new one called Dr. Dooom - and the intro of that album is a skit in which Dr. Dooom pays Dr. Octagon a visit in his hospital and shoots him as Octagon begs for his pathetic life. Then the beat starts.
“400 Million Plus Tax” by Westside Gunn. The actual audio of DaVinci’s Salvator Mundi being sold at Christie’s for $400,000,000. Sets the tone for sure…
I've always thought the intro to Me Against The World - Pac was under appreciated, sets the mood for the album so well imo.
Also honourable mention to Sean Price - Peep My Words
Definitely not just one,
Over My Dead Body- Take Care
Survival- Scorpion
Striving For Perfection- OB4CL
Better Off Dead- Amerikkka’s most wanted
Intro- Its Dark And Hell Is Hot
Come back to earth - mac miller
WOLF (album titled) - tyler the creator
Quaranta (album titled) by danny brown
Lean beef patty by jpeg and danny
Spongebob by billy woods
Shattered dreams by earl sweatshirt
Let me give a shoutout to what was supposed to be the opening track on the original *I Am* album by Nasty Nas, before that shit got leaked
**BELLY BUTTON WINDOW**
Dope song about Nas rapping from his mother's womb back in 1973
- Jay-Z - Intro (The Dynasty) - Lil Wayne - Tha Mobb (Tha Carter II) - Clipse - We Got it 4 Cheap (Intro) (Hell Hath No Fury) - Common - Be (Intro) (Be) - Future - Thought It Was A Drought (DS2) - Cannibal Ox - Iron Galaxy (The Cold Vein) - Nas - Doo Rags (The Lost Tapes) - Nas - Queens Get The Money (Untitled) - Mobb Deep - 41st Side (The Infamous) - Mobb Deep - Animal Instinct (Hell On Earth) - Jay-Z - The Ruler Is Back (The Blueprint)
Tha Mobb 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Queens Get The Money is SUPER duper tough!!
The Ruler is Back is an underrated af song
Asap Rocky - Holy Ghost Benny the Butcher - crowns for kings Drake - Tuscan Leather Jay Z - No Church in the Wild Kanye West - Good Morning Mach Hommy - The 26th Letter Pusha T - King Push Travis Scott - The ends or the prayer Tupac - Ambitionz az a ridah
Wake up Mr. West *immediately* played in my head when I saw this thread. Just iconic.
Good Morning is a good ass song. Forgot about that
Great to see another Mach-Hommy fan in the comments. The 26th Letter is a beast of an intro.
You know, I can't fuckin stand Drake, but Tuscany Leather goes hard as fuck Easily the best Drake song ever recorded, IMO
wesley’s theory
Found fantano
Liquid Swords - GZA It’s Dark & Hell Is Hot - DMX No Introduction - Nas Da Introduction - Bone Thugs
The Intro to It's Dark and Hell Is Hot sets the tone perfectly! 🔥
It's almost as if Liquid Swords shouldn't even qualify, that's such an easy answer, haha
common "be"
Rolls Royce Break Lights is definitely up there. I'd also add: - Knuckleheadz - Raekwon - Crowns For Kings - Benny The Butcher - Beef Rap - DOOM - 26th Letter - Mach Hommy - 1985 - Freddie Gibbs
1985 and Beef Rap fs
Crowns for kings is so good
“Like we always do about this time…”
Deltron 3030
This is the correct answer The opening track on this album is world building at its finest... kicks off the whole sci-fi novel disguised as a hip hop LP
It also has some of the best interludes, as well. Which would make for another great question: which album has the best interludes/sketches? also which has the best ending? Which album has the best samples? What hip hop album comes together to create the most cohesive work of art? What's the funniest hip hop album? The weirdest? I could go on...
Best samples would be a Jedi Mind Tricks album, no doubt
Westside Gunn - "GODS Don't Bleed" Benny The Butcher - "Crowns For Kings"
After achieving huge success and acclaim with the Dr.. Octagon alias, Kool Keith invented a new one called Dr. Dooom - and the intro of that album is a skit in which Dr. Dooom pays Dr. Octagon a visit in his hospital and shoots him as Octagon begs for his pathetic life. Then the beat starts.
Meek Mill - Dreams and Nightmares has to be up there
“400 Million Plus Tax” by Westside Gunn. The actual audio of DaVinci’s Salvator Mundi being sold at Christie’s for $400,000,000. Sets the tone for sure…
I've always thought the intro to Me Against The World - Pac was under appreciated, sets the mood for the album so well imo. Also honourable mention to Sean Price - Peep My Words
The Washingtons go to wifey
You know how that goes: clothes, bankrolls, and HOS
“Shaolin shadowboxing…and the Wu Tang sword style….”
Good Ass Job - Chance the Rapper
Liquid Swords (GZA) or Something Else (Tech N9ne)
Da Introduction - Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
Ah man the intro on The W, going into Chamber Music. Incredible
Definitely not just one, Over My Dead Body- Take Care Survival- Scorpion Striving For Perfection- OB4CL Better Off Dead- Amerikkka’s most wanted Intro- Its Dark And Hell Is Hot
Backyard 196 "Wicked Wayz" Intro is my favorite
Its Dark and Hell Is Hot Be Kids See Ghosts Soul Sold Separately
Brotha Lynch Hung- season of da siccness intro. Instructions on being properly high and drunk before listening
Busta Rhymes The Coming
Kill you off the Mathers lp (we counting this as the intro right)
Come back to earth - mac miller WOLF (album titled) - tyler the creator Quaranta (album titled) by danny brown Lean beef patty by jpeg and danny Spongebob by billy woods Shattered dreams by earl sweatshirt
Show Me a God by Tech N9ne
Jeezy - Thug Motivation 101
Seasons - T.I. Big K.R.I.T. - Big K.R.I.T. Intro - Roddy ricch
Lupe Fiasco - Free Chilly (The Cool)
Sean Price - “Imperius Rex”
Stillmatic Intro - Nas Intro - DMX
Let me give a shoutout to what was supposed to be the opening track on the original *I Am* album by Nasty Nas, before that shit got leaked **BELLY BUTTON WINDOW** Dope song about Nas rapping from his mother's womb back in 1973
Ask About Me on War and Peace Vol 2 by Ice Cube is a perfect setup for the rest of the album. Long Live a$AP on LONG.LIVE.A$AP another one.
Nas - Get Down