25 Greatest Rap Albums of All-Time

In the Winter 2ooo issue of Revolver Magazine, editors compiled a listing of the 25 essential hip-hop albums. Is your collection in order?

1. Afrika Bambaataa - Planet Rock (Tommy Boy, 1982)

2. Run-D.M.C. - Raising Hell (Profile, 1986)

3. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (Island, 1987)

4. Boogie Down Productions - By Any Means Necessary (Jive, 1988)

5. Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (Def Jam, 1988)

6. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (Ruthless / Priority, 1988)

7. Salt-N-Pepa - A Salt with a Deadly Pepa (Next Plateau, 1988)

8. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (Capitol, 1989)

9. LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out (Def Jam, 1990)

10. Monie Love - Down to Earth (Warner Bros., 1990)

11. De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead (Tommy Boy, 1991)

12. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (Jive, 1991)

13. Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life of... (Chrysalis, 1992)

14. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (Death Row, 1992)

15. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (Death Row, 1993)

16. Cypress Hill - Black Sunday (Columbia, 1993)

17. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (Loud, 1993)

18. 2Pac - Me Against the World (Interscope, 1995)

19. Will Smith - Big Willie Style (Columbia, 1997)

20. Jay-Z - Volume 2...Hard Knock Life (Rockafella / Atlantic, 1998)

21. OutKast - Aquemini (LaFace, 1998)

22. Various Artists - Def Jam Classics, Vol. 1 (Def Jam, 1989)

23. Various Artists - Hip-Hop Greats (Rhino, 1990)

24. Various Artists - Straight from the Streetz (Priority, 1994)

25. Various Artists - Profilin' the Hits (Profile, 1999)

Black Enterprise: 10 Best Cities for African Americans

In the May 2007 issue of Black Enterprise magazine, the readers and editors ranked the 10 best cities for African Americans. Criteria included earning potential, entrepreneurial opportunites, jobs, cost of living, affordable housing, higher education, access to higher technology, medical care, quality of public schools, availability of daycare facilities, race relations, crime rates and black political clout.

The top 10 cities were:

10) Jacksonville, Florida
9) Columbus, Ohio
8) Indianapolis, Indiana
7) Charlotte, North Carolina
6) Dallas, Texas
5) Nashville, Tennessee
4) Houston, Texas
3) Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
2) Atlanta, Georgia
1) Washington, D.C.

This issue of Black Enterprise along with over 60 additional quality back issues of this timeless publication is currently available at Jaymo's Garage Sale.

For nearly 40 years, Black Enterprise has been the premier business, investing and wealth-building resource for African-Americans. And today, Black Enterprise continues to be the definitive source of information for and about African American business markets and leaders, and the authority on black business news and trends.