Top East Coast Hip Hop albums

The Blueprint, Vol.3 has resulted to be impressively innovative, futuristic and confident as the absolute majority of one of the main contemporary hip-hop industry representatives Jay-Z's works

Just like any of 50 Cent's previous albums Curtis is a strategically considered record. It appeals to the masses but at the same time manages to sidestep a whole bunch of mainstream traps

Despite having enough to take care of, Diddy has once again managed to make a record worthy of being played at all night clubs and parties, for Press Play is a collection of great danceable R&B and hip-hop tracks

American Gangster is a conceptual album dedicated to the life of gangsters, their personal struggles and feelings. Jay-Z's rap remains at the top, and the production team includes P Diddy, Jermaine Dupri, The Neptunes and many others

Since his passing, the Notorious B.I.G. has lived on through his posthumous releases, Born Again and the highly anticipated album, Duets: The Final Chapter. The 22-track set features songs built around unreleased Biggie music

Wyclef Jean's sixth studio creation Carnival II: Memoirs Of An Immigrant offers most varied genres from rap to rock, amazes with the diversity of vocalists and rhyme performers and of course gives the world an imposing portion of delicious hits

After a 4-year break the New-York's rap headman Busta Rhymes has finally presented the audience with his new album, The Big Bang. It is a more progressive, up-to-date and stylish album having a variety of melodies and voices

Take it easy, Hip Hop is not dead and will never be while there is Nas on this planet. Despite its discouraging title a new album from Nas Hip Hop Is Dead seems to breathe some new life giving forces in the entire rap culture

Young and endlessly promising rapper A$AP Rocky delivers his debut album Long.Live.A$AP to demonstrate how well he fits in different arrangements and how equally convincing he is no matter what the lyrics are about