2Chainz dropped his debut album (Based on a A T.R.U Story) a few days ago, and it is projected to sell between 130-140k first week. In a beed to know what makes this man, i have decided to put up his top 25 favourite albums according to an interview with Complex Magazine. He also gives reasons why he likes each individual album.Check out the list of 25 2Chainz Favourite albums...in no particular other, apart in ascending order of years they were released.
1. Maze- Joy and Pain (1980)
"That was my momma's favourite artist. So i can't not have that subconscious love for that because my momma would play that. The thing about old, traditional R&B had lyrics and lots of cadences so you could learn something from it. Hearing it just brings back memories.
2. Keith Sweat- Make It Last Forever (1987)"That's my aunties favourite album. It's baby making music. They don't even do it like that no more, real slow. It wasn't that impressive vocally, but the vibe, that cuddle vibe. I remember being young and getting that feeling. I might have been young but you can feel it.
3. Too $hort- Short Dog's In The House (1990)
"I remember being too young to buy it and trying to get someone to buy it fr me. That was one of the first albums i actually tried to buy. And was teaching you how to have that 'I don't give a fuck' attitude and have that pimping in you. And it really fucked me up in high school because i was like, 'Beeyotch.' I was like, 'Too $hort ain't got no girlfriend."
4. Geto Boys- We Can't Be Stopped
"They also put a hard album later that had Larty Hoover talking on the intro. They put together some of the illest tracks & they had game from the ghetto point of view.
5. Dr. Dre- The Chronic (1992)
"That was the best album because fo the arrangements, the samples used, the introduction of snoop, Dre's hypnotizing horns. That shit was ill.
6. Snoop Doggy Dogg- Doggystyle (1993)
"This is the debut album from Snoop. Can't get no better than with all the anticipation. They sold at 12 0'Clock at night like Jordans; the mall was crazy. And i remember being super young and liking the animated cover. I had one of my big cousins buy that album for me.
7. Outkast- Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
"That's where it started at for Atlanta. It was their first album and it opened the door for Atlanta music.
8. Scarface- The Diary (1994)
"He that a lot of teaching on that too. I learned on that album about phone tapping from the Goverment, when the cops plant stuff on you, and not keepign important numbers on your phone. He gave up a lot of game on there, that was one of the best performances of sharing game.
9. Mary J. Blige- My Life (1994)
"She had that bounce on there. You could tell she was going through things. She didn't hold anything back; it's like she gave you her diary."
10. Thug Life- Thug Life: Volume 1 (1994)
"That was dope. It was a group album, but Tupac took over it. I enjoyed the music because Tupac messed around with his voice on there. I got a lot of love for that album.
11. The Dogg Pound- Dogg Food (1995)
"That was dope. Daz did a lot of those beats with Kurupt. Kurupt is really from the east coast, so it was dope seeing him spitting over those west coast sounds. That was something 50 Cent did on 'Get Rich or Die Trying'- that was a good album too."
12. Goodie Mob- Soul Food (1995)
"It was music with substance from a down south point of view."
13. Me Against The World- Tupac (1995)
"He was going through some court issues and he showed a lot. The beats was crazy on there. He had a lot of melody on that."
14. Raekwon- Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...(1995)
"Rae and Ghost acting as a group. It gets no better than that. The album had a lot of symbolism. And it was like trap talk coming from the North. I enjoyed being able to tap into that street style, like cooking in the kitchen. I appreciated what they were talking about."
15. Makaveli- The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (1996)
"He was basically teaching on Makaveli. That's where all the Illuminati stuff started, like, 'what's this about?' It was ahead of its time. There should be a reason why you want to listen to music, to get away, to have fun, to learn something. Different artists bring different things to the table."
16. UGK- Ridin Dirty (1996)
"Pimp C on the beats, Bun B snapping on the tracks. It don't get much better than that. Them Texas boys coming down, they whole lingo, language, they way they introduced people to syrup through their music. It introduced people to a new lifestyle. They showed rhyme skills from somebody from Texas."
17. Jay-Z- Reasonable Doubt (1996)
"Jay-Z's first album was way before it's time. A confident piece of work with street stuff, it was raw but he still expressed different deliveries on there. I also love The Blueprint, he had great production on there. That shit sounded good."
18. The Notorious B.I.G- Life After Death (1997)
"It was some of Biggie Small's best work. He had premonition on there."
19. Erykah Badu- Baduizm (1997)
"I play that all the way through. It just introudced someone who spoke about taking care of themselves, loving themselves, eating right. She came with a whole new vibe. She made a lot of women love themselves. And she told stories from the streets. And she is beautiful."
20. Outkast- Aquemini (1998)
"It was creative. Outkast did a great job of being a group that acted as two different individuals, so when they came together, it makes it theatrical because it's two people who have separate styles but in one group. I think that always work for them."
21. Juvenile- 400 Degreez (1998)
"That was an album of top to bottom jams. The production Mannie Fresh did on there, the sigles, all that embodied that Juvenile style. Hot Boyz, Wayne, they all put out classic albums, but 400 Degreez set a tone for what New Orleans could bring to the table."
22. Nas- I Am (1999)
"I just liked it. He played with different sounds on there and tried to get out of his box a little bit but he definitely kept it lyrical. And he was teaching on there. I like Nas for his concepts and his teachings. I learned story telling from Nas; he's very descriptive."
23. Mobb Deep- Murda Muzik (1999)
"That was dope. Prodigy went ham on that, Havoc had that crack. It was a great team."
24. R.Kelly- Chocolate Factory (2003)
"That's more baby making music. R.Kelly's story telling and singing, you would get into it. It was two step music too."
25. Beanie Sigel- The B.Coming (2005)
"I loved the vibe he had on there. Beanie is known to be aggressive a lot, but this was more laid back tracks so you were able to enjoy his lyrics better. Beanie was used to murdering, the tracks weren't so aggressive so you could see his wittiness."
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