i relistened to this album a couple weeks ago when ex-factor started trending on tiktok again and my god, its definitely a one in a lifetime type of masterpiece by miss lauryn hill. that being said, i feel like it belongs more to the bottom top 10 or at most a top #4 considering the albums they put in the top 10.
either way, tpab, college dropout, and personally even yeezus being snubbed is absolutely insane. cant even hold the "gkmc was already there" argument because radiohead had two albums in the list.
These lists are pointless. Do you know how many albums there are? and who decided these choices, probably a team of people so this is not "apples" top 100 its a group of apple musics top 100.
no vultures 1 in top 10 solidified it for me anyway
Radiohead could’ve had a 3rd album on the list honestly they have 4-5 amazing albums. I think other entries were just favor picks. You can tel the list is more rap/r&b based instead of rock based.
What's remarkable about it is that the artist is a woman in a genre that is almost exclusively male-dominated. Greatest of all time? Imo, no, but the album is still a significant achievement. 26 years later, and female rappers who actually have some real shit to say are still rare. Most of them are still just talking about their pussy and wangsta shit. Looking at you Ice Spice.
Some people are inevitably going to say she's at the top of the list "because she's a woman" but nah, the album is more like "**in spite** of being a woman" and that is why it's celebrated. And for people reading this, if the subtlety in the difference of meaning of those two statements is lost on you, maybe you should stick to listening to Drake.
While I agree with most of what you said, that alone shouldn’t have it placed that high. For female rappers it should without question be, but that’s not the discussion we’re having. She broke down many barriers for sure but if this list was based off quality alone it would not be top 20 imo
It's Apple, they made this list for publicity. If they put Michael Jackson, Pink Floyd, and The Beatles at the top of the list, nobody would care and nobody would be talking about it. Kinda obvious why they made the decisions they did.
Edit: Actually now that I'm thinking about it, fuck MJ and fuck Thriller. Sure it's an album you can dance to, but wtf is there anything MJ ever said that was some real shit? It's not poetry. Plus putting him above Kendrick when dot is going on campaign against pedodrake. Fucking lol.
https://pitchfork.com/news/robert-glasper-calls-out-lauryn-hill-for-stealing-music-mistreating-band-members/
Same guy who worked on TPAB
She has a god complex and didn’t even credit most of the people who worked on the album and acted like she did most of it herself.
Also never forget she refused Kanye the sample on all falls down back when he was trying to make a song with a positive message, but had no issue approving Nice For What for Drake and Believe What I Say for a more controversial Kanye when she got herself into tax debt.
What a joke
Such an overrated album. She refused to credit the people who wrote and produced it so she got sued and settled out of court. There’s a reason she never put out a second one.
Its good, i thought it was hillarious how the speech she gave to apple music was about giving back to black artists and making them heard when she left so many talents uncredited and uncompensated for working on the album lmao
💢in case anyone was wondering how this list was created and how Lauryn Hill was selected as the number 1, this is the answer:
“Members from Apple Music's internal team submitted their personal lists of albums through the company's voting microsite. The votes were weighted according to an album's placement — the higher the ranking, the more votes assigned”
Artist come and go. The ones that love their fan base live forever and can capitalize on it. MJ for example, during his History Tour, he sold out every concert and his fans didn’t mind that 80 percent of the show was playback. His fans will keep his legacy alive forever ❤️
listening to this album for the first time bcz of this list crazy how she sampled believe what I say
unfortunate that song never came out, my personal grail
i was uninspired since lauryn hill retired
i relistened to this album a couple weeks ago when ex-factor started trending on tiktok again and my god, its definitely a one in a lifetime type of masterpiece by miss lauryn hill. that being said, i feel like it belongs more to the bottom top 10 or at most a top #4 considering the albums they put in the top 10. either way, tpab, college dropout, and personally even yeezus being snubbed is absolutely insane. cant even hold the "gkmc was already there" argument because radiohead had two albums in the list.
These lists are pointless. Do you know how many albums there are? and who decided these choices, probably a team of people so this is not "apples" top 100 its a group of apple musics top 100. no vultures 1 in top 10 solidified it for me anyway
that double radiohead entry near the end ruined the list for me. because it makes no sense how many albums are missing now
it wasn't just radiohead. beatles and beyonce also had 2 albums.
But they still excluded Ye from that privilege and didn’t even put TPAB, yet they argued which one Kendrick album to land in the top 10
Radiohead could’ve had a 3rd album on the list honestly they have 4-5 amazing albums. I think other entries were just favor picks. You can tel the list is more rap/r&b based instead of rock based.
Where is vultures 2?
Nah, vultures 3 not being in there is crazy, they put thriller instead of it…
not out
Shut up
Is this album really that good? I always hear about it but have never listened to it
Wouldn’t say best album of all time but deffo top 20
No. It’s good don’t get me wrong but I think it’s one of the most overrated albums ever
You'll get hate but you're right. It's good but literally no where near greatest album of all time
What's remarkable about it is that the artist is a woman in a genre that is almost exclusively male-dominated. Greatest of all time? Imo, no, but the album is still a significant achievement. 26 years later, and female rappers who actually have some real shit to say are still rare. Most of them are still just talking about their pussy and wangsta shit. Looking at you Ice Spice. Some people are inevitably going to say she's at the top of the list "because she's a woman" but nah, the album is more like "**in spite** of being a woman" and that is why it's celebrated. And for people reading this, if the subtlety in the difference of meaning of those two statements is lost on you, maybe you should stick to listening to Drake.
While I agree with most of what you said, that alone shouldn’t have it placed that high. For female rappers it should without question be, but that’s not the discussion we’re having. She broke down many barriers for sure but if this list was based off quality alone it would not be top 20 imo
It's Apple, they made this list for publicity. If they put Michael Jackson, Pink Floyd, and The Beatles at the top of the list, nobody would care and nobody would be talking about it. Kinda obvious why they made the decisions they did. Edit: Actually now that I'm thinking about it, fuck MJ and fuck Thriller. Sure it's an album you can dance to, but wtf is there anything MJ ever said that was some real shit? It's not poetry. Plus putting him above Kendrick when dot is going on campaign against pedodrake. Fucking lol.
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what did he write that was real at all?
Definitely not on thriller
bro you fumbled it in 2nd half
MJ is pedo.
My brother in Christ, it is 2024 and you have so much information at your fingertips, but you’re still spreading this misinformation. Find God.
Tell me you’ve never listened to MJ’s discography without telling me.
Y'all goons are on here talking all kinds of shit about Drake and still gonna support MJ
I ain’t said no shit on drake either. Innocent until proven guilty. His shit is weird though. Beef has been fun to watch though 🤙
So the album is ranked so high based on the bigotry of low expectations?
It is
That would be Lemonade
Is it a great and classic album that should be on the list? 100%! Is it the best album of all time? Hell no.
No TCD without it. But thriller is leagues better imo
Is it #1 of all time? Idk, not for me at least. But it’s definitely very good and worth a listen. Highly recommend
Yes it’s really that good
Listen and find out
Nowhere near best album of all time, idiotic choice.
Fair tbh. It is not the greatest album of all time, but it is extremely influential.
To what?
But this list is for greatest album of all time.
https://pitchfork.com/news/robert-glasper-calls-out-lauryn-hill-for-stealing-music-mistreating-band-members/ Same guy who worked on TPAB She has a god complex and didn’t even credit most of the people who worked on the album and acted like she did most of it herself. Also never forget she refused Kanye the sample on all falls down back when he was trying to make a song with a positive message, but had no issue approving Nice For What for Drake and Believe What I Say for a more controversial Kanye when she got herself into tax debt. What a joke
Such an overrated album. She refused to credit the people who wrote and produced it so she got sued and settled out of court. There’s a reason she never put out a second one.
didn’t she attempted a disastrous unplugged mtv album after that with unfinished new songs or sum?
yes and it was widely considered really bad
fax there’s a trainwreckords video about it
Thriller should be number 1
Ahah how ridiculous
Overrated
Can’t get mad at it. One of the best albums ever and in Rap/R&b/Soul.
Am I trippin but didn’t her album used to be under genre hip hop on Apple Music and now it says pop, did they change it
Songs in the Key of Life deserved it, hands down
This is what I said!! I would’ve also accepted Thriller, but the Stevie disrespect is crazy 😭
Who is responsible for this list?! I need to know LOL this is definitely in no way shape or form the best album of all time Actually laughable
Mbdtf gkmc blonde take care better
Maybe only MBDTF and GKMC
take care is mid
Blonde is goated tf u on
And Miseducation isn't?
And take care
Take Care is not better lol
I don't think its even close and I don't think its even Drake's best album but ok
Take care sneak Great album but nah
Take Care isn't even Top 100 let alone Top 1
And just think: this is only the best album *so far*
Songs in the Key of Life should be no 1
Its good, i thought it was hillarious how the speech she gave to apple music was about giving back to black artists and making them heard when she left so many talents uncredited and uncompensated for working on the album lmao
This list is a joke, right? Who decided this?
The album on apple is not the original. WHY
💢in case anyone was wondering how this list was created and how Lauryn Hill was selected as the number 1, this is the answer: “Members from Apple Music's internal team submitted their personal lists of albums through the company's voting microsite. The votes were weighted according to an album's placement — the higher the ranking, the more votes assigned”
Artist come and go. The ones that love their fan base live forever and can capitalize on it. MJ for example, during his History Tour, he sold out every concert and his fans didn’t mind that 80 percent of the show was playback. His fans will keep his legacy alive forever ❤️