Unfortunately no! His first album is a classic and a landmark in hip hop however, X never "grew" to me, he just remained stagnant and his last album sounded like he recorded it on my laptop!
Your list is laughable at best!
Off of longevity alone, Nas is one of if not the best that ever did it. DMX reached his acme on his first album, every other subsequent album was just a pale version of the previous one. A true artist experiences growth and is able to adapt with the changing...
1.Dynasty Intro
2.Politics as Usual
3.Dead Presidents Pt. 2
4.Feelin It
5.Excuse Me Miss
6.Money Cash Hoes
7.You Don't Know
8.Encore
9.Renegade
10.Allure
I'll go with my top five albums
1. Reasonable Doubt- Ain't no NI***
2.Marshall Mathers LP: Amityville (Bizarre is a cancer)
3.Black on Both Sides- New World Water (Not a bad song just the weakest of the lot)
4.Stillmatic- Take one guess.
5.The Cool- Gold Watch (Why is the sample so loud!?)
1.Camp Lo Should be as big as Outkast
2.Much of rap before 1993 is rather remedial.
3.Biggie is Overrated (but I can't deny his influence)
4.Lupe is one of the most creative and lyrical rappers of all time!
5.Illmatic is not Nas' best album.
6.NWA are not trailblazers ,rather a cooperate...
Hmmm, Everyone is entitled to their opinion but just a couple of observations:
You stated that "lyrics" aren't everything but what about the ability to conceptualize, diversify one's sound and topic matter as well appeal to multiple audiences? Lu has accomplished all of that. Black on Both...
As much as I like this album and your critiques so far, I have to disagree with this statement. The Cool was transcendent and touched on many subcategories of hip hop and facets of music in general. Want a crossover track? Look no further than Superstar or Hi-Definition. Braggadocios offering...