When everyone else turned their amps up and rocked the fuck out, Low lingered in snowflake-delicate silence and moved at double-digit BPMs at a maximum. Forgotten favorites: Still Feel Me, By Your Side, Air it Out. Sheek Louch, Styles P, and Jadakiss each rose to individual successes with critically acclaimed solo albums, businesses and tours. It's produced by DJ Premier, and it is the clear best track on this album both because it is a Premier beat from 2000 (he could do no wrong around this time) and because almost ANYTHING would sound like the best track on the album when it's surrounded by so much bullshit. What These B*tches Want Forgotten favorites: Me, Huntin Season, Kisses to the Sky. That transition wasnt as smooth for Jada, who just didnt feel comfortable on some of the tracks here. Ive embedded the seemingly random video above because (1) its funny as fuck and Ive watched it a half-dozen times, but, more importantly, (2) it exemplifies the differences between Jada and Styles as personalitiesand, furthermore, as rappers. The group is composed of East Coast rappers Sheek Louch, Styles P and Jadakiss. Synergy10. Edd said:This probably isnt the Jada album you were expecting. Bring Your Whole Crew And though its not as cohesive as their absolute best records, its an enjoyable listen through and through. By Your Side14. Edd said:The third installment of The Champ Is Here tapes has its high points but is clearly the lesser of the trio. 5. Confetti (skit)15. Our automated blocking policies are imperfect and sometimes too strict, and some IP addresses are blocked by accident. Welcome to D-Block17. The first Low song I ever heard was Shame, from Long Division, a song that moves so patiently and delicately that it feels at times like its barely there. In fact, next to this years Double Negative, it feels like a different band (but then again most of their records do). 15. Keep Ya Head Up21. Angel He raps for people who escalate road rage and talk tough to bouncers. In Silence, however, doesnt feature that many more instruments than Low typically plays, but it feels immense. Justin Charity: I guess we should start by addressing why you and I have chosen to argue about the musical supremacy of Jadakiss and Styles P at the expense of Sheek Louch. And Disappear is essentially Low gone doom metal, which is an idea that maybe few of us were anticipating exactly, but are thankful to hear come to fruition. I dont know how anyone could listen to "The Life" and then entertain the notion that Styles is a one-note, lughead rapper. Pac Man The Best3. Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood Forgotten favorites: Jason, Synergy, Rain. 18. 2020 Living Off Xperience. Between Nas cementing his name as the best rapper alive, Lauryn Hill returning to the game to remind yall that shes arguably the best woman to ever touch a microphone and Jadakiss single handedly mopping the floor with Dipset during the last edition Verzuz, its been a very, very good week for hip-hop. Look Thru My Eyes Feel Me20. So, now that Sheek is officially out of this convo: Who do you got, Jadakiss or Styles? That song could have the "Laffy Taffy" beat and it would still be the best track on here. DAR TV: The 10 Most Important Shows In BET Network DAR Sports: The Most Accomplished NBA Players Of T DAR Music: 8 Underrated R&B Artists And Their Best DAR Games: The Underwhelming Fallout From E3, DAR Hip Hop: The 5 Best Albums From The LOX. Kiss Is Spittin'15. Before the Lox signed with Puff or even had a music video, mixtape DJs bootlegged "Best of Lox" compilations on the sheer strength of their freestyles. Forgotten favorites: Think of the LOX, Bout S***, Loyalty & Love. Theyre no "Good Times," thats for sure. Lets dig in. Please enter a valid email and try again. Is Air a Hit? Take Jadas "Kiss of Death," for example: fire bars from Kiss from beginning to end, Styles bludgeoning those nails on the chorus. Rockin' with the Best12. Still Feel Me13. Forgotten favorites: Two Curse Words, Yall Haters, Where Im From. And even in the subtler moments, like the ominous Whitetail, theres a power and tension that feels darker and more menacing than any of the bands prior releases. 12. Its a jarring styles clash but there are more than a few keepers to be found. Our terms of service forbid this. Laser Beam is one of their most delicately beautiful moments on record, and its incredibly intimate. But by NO MEANS does that mean Kiss Tha Game Goodbye was bad quite the opposite in fact. In the beginning they were with Bad Boy but that sound didn't really do their gritty street lyrics any justice. But I do think Styless real-time, oddball stream of consciousness is further ammo against your suggestion that Styles is too simplistic and Spartan for his own good. 12. A bit painful, to be honest. In 2016, in partnership with Roc Nation, The Lox released Filthy America Its Beautiful. (Required), You can request being unblocked by clicking. Released 12 January 1998 on Bad Boy (catalog no. Donnie Kwak. Do you ride for Styles P, Jadakiss, or Sheek Louch? This is, to put it simply, Lows hardest rocking record, and thats not an exaggeration. Kwak: Like Guru once said (millennials: hes the late frontman of the rap group Gang Starr), its mostly the voice (Hard to Earn, Track 15). This album feels in large part like a stepping stone toward something greaterthe albums that followed in the next few years proved to be some of Lows bestbut Secret Name is a necessary moment of experimentation and formula-tweaking. Make a Move If so, you'll need to disable it when using this site, as it spams the websites you visit with fake requests. In fact, Low didnt even so much as release a single until a couple albums later. Hot9. Genres: East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop, Pop Rap. Double Negative is just such an album, their best album in more than a decade, and an absolutely breathtaking piece of experimental art rock. X-Is Coming Im adding his collaborative album with Fabolous, his heralded mixtape run AND all four studio LPs with his brothers the LOX. Forgotten favorites: Move Forward, The Family, Hard Life. 4. By virtue of being a band that doesnt race their way through punk rock ass-kickers (at least not often), they move at a pace that always finds them carefully crafting songs that haunt and enchant. Rain18. Ain't No Way Your computer may be infected with malware or spyware that makes automated requests to our server and causes problems. Their debut album, Money, Power & Respect, went platinum in 1998, peaking at #3 on the Billboard 200 chart and was ranked #1 on Billboards Top R&B/Hip-hop Albums. Well ask for their opinion when we do a debate post on which baby rappers hairstyle is "more lit." 9. Forgotten favorites: F*** You, Can I Live, Recognize. Ruff Ryders! Damien Bring You Down5. Prayer (skit) A mix of freestyle cuts, random tracks from outside projects and his best work from his own LPs, The Champ is Here is essentially Jadakiss Greatest Hits, oozing with the confidence and wordplay that made the Raspy One one of hip-hops premier MCs. Here We Go Again But the noise is part of a more conceptual reaction to a world in crisis, in a sea of misinformation and disinformation, and rapidly diminishing hope. We hope to eventually work on a solution for this when we have the resources to do so. Let me explain by 2001, Jadakiss was recognized as one of the top lyricists in rap, bar none. Charity: Jadakiss is the louder guy with the more distinct vocal raspthat signature scratchiness that makes anything he says sound like the coarsest possible insightbut Styles has always been the more interesting musician on a few levels. Lay Em Down5. What You So Mad At?3. But where Kiss is more sardonic and conniving, Styles is this embattled wiseman cursed with flashbacks and nostalgia that actually sound more like a war veterans laments. This might be the single hardest album ever. To make it easy for you, we haven't included Jadakiss singles, EPs, or compilations, so everything you see here should only be studio albums. is an American hip hop group from Yonkers, New York, formed in 1994. Edd said:Boy the LOX stans came for my throat after my review of the groups most recent album last year. Oops. THE LOX albums ranked by sales 1 MONEY, POWER & RESPECT (1998) THE LOX Sales: 1,050,000 Rank in 1998 : 190 Rank in 1990's : 1638 Overall rank : 4928 2 WE ARE THE STREETS (2000) THE LOX Sales: 500,000 Rank in 2000 : 386 Rank in 2000's : 3003 Overall rank : 10583 THE LOX total sales by country THE LOX detailed sales by country But if Styles is the Hulk, then Jada will always be Spider-Mansimply a more interesting, dynamic character. 8. "You know the business? This company sells your internet traffic to other people, meaning that other people can use your IP address and can break some of the above rules, causing you to be blocked from this site. When the prevailing trends in independent and alternative music leaned . Bars was all they had. Their music, in other words, had very little to do with the more mainstream trends at the timedespite the fact that they ostensibly released their music on a major label, the budding Virgin Records subsidiary imprint Vernon Yard (which didnt last very long, but did briefly count among its roster The Verve). Its not like it comes on the strength of any classic solo albums or overwhelming technical superiority, or anything like that. And in this case, Im not just focusing on his five solo studio LPs. World's Greatest10. If you want to know, "What is the Best Jadakiss album of all time?" Comin' for Ya I dont mean to overstate the importance of Twitter to a Gen X rappers legacy. True, the Kanye and Neptunes tracks dont work as well as youd expect but overall Kiss of Death is a high mark in Jadas catalog. Here, you can check out a complete list of the best Jadakiss albums, including every solo studio release along with pictures of the album covers. And Breaker, the albums best song, is all the more haunting with its sparse organ set against Sparhawks weirdly infectious depiction of something fairly horrifying: Our bodies break, and the blood just spills and spills. Low have never been the type to scream, but make no mistake, theyd never sounded this angry before. Styles has one tool. But Low also defy expectations far more than they get credit for. Forgotten favorites: Letter to B.I.G., What If, Cartel Gathering, Soul In Stereo rating: 3.5 stars out of 5. 10. Forgotten favorites: Coach of the Year, Its Whatever, Solider Survivor. At this point, though, I think Stylesmuch like N.O.R.E. has the better lines on it. Itd be naive or even misleading to say that the sonic treatments dont go a long way toward making this album so interesting, however. 78612-73015-2; CD). What's My Name? And July might just be their best song, a climactic anthem that combines the Sparhawk and Parkers voices into something at once melancholy and triumphant. Its more than a little jarring to hear Alan Sparhawk telling everybody that theyre going to die during the opening track of Drums and Guns, Lows eighth album. The Lox Money, Power & Respect 1998 85 2. So when Sparhawk sings, All you pretty people are all gonna die, following the opening line, All the soldiers are all gonna die, its an echo of the anger and despair that permeated the landscape at the time, but its also a reflection of a dark period, personally, for Sparhawk, with his physical and mental health taking a serious toll. The eight-minute John Prine arguably could have been trimmed, but then again it sounds cool enough to just keep on going. Intro2. I actually have a hard time understanding how, exactly, Jadakiss came to assume his unofficial distinction as team captain of the Lox. A Lot to Learn What he DOES have is a seemingly infinite array of bars, wicked punchlines and one of the most recognizable flows in hip-hop. Jadakiss is one of the best East Coast rappers establishing himself in the early 90s with his hip hop group The Lox. In 2014, The LOX released The Trinity EP, selling out venues nationwide, in the UK and in Canada. Sigh, then came Puff and those shiny suits. Ive never thought of Trust as a polarizing album, at least not any more than Low can be considered a polarizing band, which I suppose they perhaps are on some level. Mobb encapsulated a specific milieu; Dipset was a viral "movement." 7. You'll need to disable 'The Human Web' functionality entirely. He makes better songs. DAR Music: Who Has A Better Discography- Ginuwine DAR Hip Hop: The Most Underrated Album From 10 Leg DAR TV: The 5 Greatest Seasons Of The Office, DAR Sports: The 10 Greatest NBA Finals MVPs. Ignatiusis dedicated to Ruff Ryders Entertainment A&R and record producer Ignatius Icepick Jay Jackson, who died in 2017. Kwak: Look, both of these guys have spent nearly two decades in the rap game, piling up freestyles and features and solo albums (of the latter, incidentally, Jadas are clearly, undeniably better). Coming From N***az Done Started Something, 1. Im in agreement that Living Off Xperience is one of the best albums the collective have put together to date, featuring a renewed energy and focus that was missing from previous projects. Its a little tough to rank because the best tracks were cherry picked for The Last Kiss LP, but judging this as a package on its own gives you the best of both worlds equal parts Mixtape Jada and top-tier Album Jada. The Official music video to "Gave It To EM" from The #LOX #LivingOffXperience album. They collaborated on the single Its All About The Benjamins, garnering the trio national attention. I Could Live In Hope (1994; Vernon Yard) I Could Live In Hope is an absolutely devastating way to begin a career. Jada is typically witty and charismatic. This list of popular DMX albumshas been voted on by music fans around the world, so the order of this list isn't just one person's opinion. You can share your own opinion by voting up the albums you think are best, while voting any albums down accordingly. When the prevailing trends in independent and alternative music leaned toward louder, grungier guitars, Low went in the other direction, turning off the distortion pedals and delivering music that ranged from whisper-quiet to more ominous and tense. Jadakiss Albums and Discography | AllMusic Discography Jadakiss Follow Artist + Gravelly-voiced, Grammy-nominated Yonkers MC who hit with the LOX before stepping forward with several Top Ten solo albums. Styless reply? Two writersdiscuss. Each has made big, impactful records of his own (well note here that "We Gonna Make It" is a Jadakiss song), and together, theyve memorably traded bars on other rappers classics (e.g. But it falls short of great by the bands standards simply because of how high the bar is that theyve set. Before evening time." But theres no shame in being Chris Bosh. The LOX on JAY-Z's '4:44' Album: 'It's a Great Body of Work' By Carl Lamarre. Two of his solo albums have been certified gold, including Kiss of Death and Kiss tha Game Goodbye. All Rights Reserved. Which is something Ive noticed as I was trying to gauge online interest in the new Lox album that dropped Friday: Gen X rap fans recall the Lox fondly, but younger fanspeople whod claim stronger generational attachment to "We Gonna Make It" than to "Its All About the Benjamins"might remember the Lox as a weight class below contemporary NYC street-rap groups such as Mobb Deep or the Diplomats. All the community rules apply here. Since you bashed millennial rap fans up top, I will nowin true millennial fashionturn your attention to Styless Twitter feed, a font of bizarre tidbits of the rappers personal life and his frankly fascinating subconscious. One of the most iconic and biggest personalities in hip hop, DMX is one of the greatest East Coast rappers of all time. Shop Talk (skit)3. Talk about hardbody. Even the Freddy vs Jason concept doesnt go as far as youd think. To mark the occasion, Justin Charity and I dusted off ye olde Lox debate to see if we could arrive at a definitive answer to the question. And, as a bonus, Ill throw in this Kiss freestyle, which he later recycled for what is still the best BET Cypher ever. 14. August 7, 2021Edward Bowserbest of, Jadakiss, music2. "- Yes, this is encapsulation of everything that you'd expect from an east-cost gangsta rap album. Support our SiteSubscribe to Our Patreon:Become one of our monthly patrons and help support an independent media resource while gaining access to exclusive content, shirts, playlists, mixtapes and more. Sometimes they hit you immediately. Forgotten favorites: Games People Play, The Champ is Here, 40 Bars of Terror. Something Else6. Did you install a browser extension that helps you download YouTube videos or other content? ATF (Same song, though, from Jada: "My 16s be so real / You can feel em in your vein like Roemellos pops from Sugar Hill.") So seven minutes of the moody, psychedelic (Thats How You Sing) Amazing Grace doesnt just feel warranted but earned. Its why hes been enlisted to collaborate with so many icons. Released 25 January 2000 on Ruff Ryders (catalog no. Charge It (skit), 1. What do the injuries to Giannis Antetokounmpo and Ja Morant mean for the first round? Don't get in arguments with people here, or start long discussions. But the inconsistency that often haunts their projects rears its head here yet again, dragging things down a notch. or "What are the top Jadakiss albums?" The Eagles quarterback is the NFLs new highest-paid player. Hes less immediately charming, but he more than makes up for it with an abundance of quirk and stamina that your boy Kiss just cannot match, especially once you concede that his big Hot 100 hits, which would supposedly justify his superiority over Styles, all kinda suck. As an old college professor used to write atop my term papers: "Its good as far as it goes.". Anyway, check this out if you really like the LOX's rapping (which I do) I guess, but don't expect to get much enjoyment out of it unless you REALLY have a soft spot for 1998-2002 era NY hip-hop and the Ruff Ryders sound, in which case you probably own and love this already. Don't post randomness/off-topic comments. 2023 Billboard Media, LLC. I'm a Gangsta9. Everyones been rightfully celebrating Jadakiss this week and Im more than happy to keep that going by revisiting and ranking all his LPs. Cmon doesnt generally garner the same kinds of praise that Lows most acclaimed albums, have, though the flipside of that is Low have never released anything even close to a bad albumsorry to spoil the rest of this feature. Erica Campbells I Luh God Needs An Intervention, Copyright 2023 | MH Purity WordPress Theme by MH Themes, Last week on the Books of Face, I was pulled into an interesting convo about what constitutes the worst, Nas cementing his name as the best rapper alive. Death Wish, 1. I present the following five Jada verses: There is no way in hell you can conjure up five non-Lox Styles P verses as legendary as those. Nas dropped a really good album, but hes not the best in the game right now, Skyzoo drops better albums than KD2 every damn year. 16. This seasons run has delighted a long-suffering and devoted fan base, but the Kings arent satisfied. But lets not dwell on the negative. But dont worry, Jada definitely makes his presence known from time to time, with the raspy threats that made his name so renowned. The Lox We Are the Streets 2000 75 3. Albums include Life After Death, It's Dark and Hell Is Hot, and Vol. Otis13. DAR Sports: The 2017 NBA Champions, Golden State W DAR Films: The Best Black Romantic Comedies, DAR Music: 10 Greatest R&B Debut Albums Of The 90's, DAR Games: The 5 Greatest Wrestling Video Games, DAR TV: The Top 10 Characters From Martin, DAR Sports: 10 Greatest NBA Playoff Teams, DAR Films: 15 Of The Greatest Black Actresses. What a run. Edd said:You know, I think this album is often unfairly criticized for what it ISNT instead of what it IS. Forgotten favorites: All for the Love, Everybody Wanna Rat, So Right. 11. Disarray gives voice to that tension and panic: Before it falls into total disarray/Youll have to learn to live a different way. Low, it seems, could also live in hopelessnessits just not the preferred way. The Invisible Way is more of a step back into earthier, more organic and natural sounds. Its blunt-force-trauma rap, purposefully ignorant and over the top. We cannot do much about this right now; you must turn off your VPN to continue using the site. St. Anger. Ayo!). Diddy Combs. The Lox (stylized The LOX or The L.O.X.) then this list will answer your questions. The Invisible Way is a fine album. Its noisy. Read Full Biography Overview Biography Discography Songs Credits Related Share on facebook twitter tumblr Album Discography full condensed blue highlight denotes album pick Filter Discography By Instead, I think of Jadakiss eviscerating 50 Cent over a spare Alchemist beat or any number of Styles P freestyle blitzes on which hes rapping about ballistic trauma and jail. 8. You Don't Eat4. Hard Knock Life. His best bars are hotter; his verse on Jay Zs "Reservoir Dogs" is some of the most focused, lucid rapping Ive heard in my life. Forgotten favorites: Child Abuse, The People, We Run This. Its their first recorded with Steve Albini, which usually means a more physical presence and a focus on the instrumentation played live and captured in the moment. In fact, this tapes biggest misstep is that its almost too short and filled with reused tracks. An extension of the ideas presented on its predecessor, the bands 2021 album (which Treble named its album of the year) emphasized even harsher textures and heavier sounds, despite the absence of any drums on many of its songs. 7. His famous "top five, dead or alive" line was only barely hyperbole. Because, frankly, theres not a bad one in the bunch, or even an underwhelming one. THE LOX Discography Ranked A list by ropa91 Updated 2y ago Comments Sort List Order 1. Information on The Lox. Those strong themes and honest reflection giveIgnatiusthe depth that some of Jadas more beloved releases lack. Says All-Star guard DeAaron Fox: "We want to be championship contenders year in and year out. This was where he shut down all doubters. Underlined or Crossed Out? 2020 Power. Cruisin'14. Shooting at Yourself8. Intro Rated #989 in the best albums of 1998. Cartel Gathering14. You requested a very large number of pages in a very short time, causing problems for our server (this can happen if you hit 'refresh' over and over). Air It Out16. Theres room for it to exist, of course. Who's Real4. It was different, and it was interesting, but I didnt quite get itmy obsession at the time was Quicksand, and the less a band sounded like that, the less my interest was fully captured. Make sure you don't just vote for critically acclaimed albums; if you have a favorite Jadakiss album, then vote it up, even if it's not necessarily the most popular. Ive complained a lot on this list about Jadas struggles to balance mainstream cuts with harder-edged hits but he pulls it off very well here. But it also reveals Styless limitations as an artist. Is it just a personality thing? One of Hip-Hop Twitter's never-ending debates revolves around who should be considered rap's most underrated talent. On Dancing and Blood they essentially craft a stunning industrial dirge, whereas on Rome (Always In the Dark), the groups blend of vocal effects and a heavier rock sound creates a convincing facsimile to metalgaze pioneers Jesu. Aside from his time with The Lox, Jadakisshas had quite the successful career and has even started his own record label. Breaking Down Episode 4 of Succession., Logan Roy may be no more, but even from beyond the grave, hes still finding ways to mess with his children, The 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs Entrance Survey. 11. Theyre three stocky dudes from friggin Yonkers, for chrissakes. I didnt know what to make of it at first, to be honest. Unfortunately though, this album often felt like Jada, Ghost and Sheek in Mase cosplay, with Puffy trying to shove his pop-friendly playbook down their throats. But when given breathing room, he dominates. The Champ Is Here my favourite album,he is so great collaborating with his voice, lyrics and song. Cmon isnt an album of massive grandeur, but these are richly arranged songs, including some additional guitar work from Wilcos Nels Cline, and everything has a warm tone about it. The Omen (Damien II) Mafia Muzik4. There were marked differences between each of their records, but the ethos remained the same. Good Girls, Bad Guys (Bonus Track). To rate, slide your finger across the stars from left to right. worst cover ever pen and pixel rocks this artist was trying to rip off them, Worst beats ever. Edd said:Reviews were mixed on Jadas long-delayed 2015 album, mainly because a title likeTop 5 Dead or Aliveabsolutelydemandsclassic material. Grind6. Pain & Torture2. The Shakedown This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Don't comment just to troll/provoke. Please review our complete Privacy Policy for more information. Its not a record that makes sense on a warm, sunny day or in social situations. 13. "That right there," he says, pointing to Styless bag of sour, "is giving you the medicine-ball head. True to its name, this album was as street as it gets gritty, hard hitting production from Swizz Beatz, DJ Premier and PK (yeah, yeah the Timbaland song was an outlier), collabos from Eve and Drag-On that fit their sound and an overall cohesiveness that theyve lacked previously (and honestly, since, too). Time's Up6. His signature line to me will always be: "I dont give a fuck who you are / So fuck who you are," from the aforementioned "Reservoir Dogs." 1. Um, No. The discography of The Lox, an American hip hop group consisting of rappers Jadakiss, Sheek Louch and Styles P and occasionally known under the name D-Block, consists of four studio albums, one compilation album, two extended plays, one mixtape and fifteen singles (including five as a featured artist). I mean, Im a LOX fan too, but that means nothing when youre yelling death threats at strangers. Still, its jarring to hear Alan Sparhawk take a more frayed tone on Monkey, delivering lines like Its a suicide/Shut up and drivetonight the monkey dies. But by and large this is also a really fun record, with pop moments like California, dusty Crazy Horse-inspired tracks like On the Edge Of and the dense wall of sound in Pissing. The Great Destroyer was pretty well reviewed upon release, so I hesitate to call it underrated. But its one of the bands catchiest and most instantly enjoyable albums. The Professional Ruff Ryders' Anthem Sheil and Raheem react to the win and discuss whether Sixers fans should be worried about James Harden, Bill, Chris, and Sean rewatch Alien, Ridley Scotts classic horror film, The guys talk NBA playoffs and some of the biggest names in the college basketball portal, Matt and Lucas discuss the box office performance of Ben Afflecks latest film, Sheil and Ben discuss Philadelphia locking in its quarterback, Plus, coronation updates, featuring the musical entertainment and more, By submitting your email, you agree to our. document.getElementById( "ak_js" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Want to take your music reviews to YouTube? Read below for a list of each of Nas' previous albums, ranked from worst to best. For My Dogs 18. And by that we mean, with apologies to Sheek Louch: Whos the better rapper, Jadakiss or Styles P? Your email address will not be published. On My Way13. 2. On the other hand, "Recognize" is awesome. The Lox, however, have always been strictly known for BARS, all caps. Kill8. Crime Story One More Step7. So why are we sleeping on Sheek? 5. To the Streets, Film Versions of the Future You'd Most Want to Really Happen, Fictional Teams You Wish You Played on as a Kid. That was just under 25 years ago, and since then Lows progression has taken them to some even more interesting and incredible places. It wasnt the classic we all expected, but its still a very satisfying listen that holds up quite well today. Congrats To Kevin De Bruyne On Winning The PFA Player Of The Year! 4. Put Ya Hands Up11. The Lox's Best songs. Metallica wouldn't exist anymore if it weren't for St. Anger but that's pretty much the best thing you can say about the album. If you think the greatest DMX album isn't high enough on the list, then be sure to vote for it so it receives the credit it deserves. Real Hip Hop11. 2020 Filthy America It's Beautiful. Stress Ya8. Let us know in the comments below. 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