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The Source's 5 Mic Albums

All of these albums have been awarded 5 Mics by reviewers with hip-hop magazine The Source. (NOTE: Instead of stars, Source uses microphones with 5 being the "best".)

1. Run-D.M.C.
by Run-D.M.C.
 
2. Radio
by LL Cool J
 
3. Licensed to Ill
by Beastie Boys
 
4. Raising Hell
by Run-D.M.C.
 
5. Criminal Minded
by Boogie Down Productions
 
6. Paid in Full
by Eric B. & Rakim
 
7. Long Live the Kane
by Big Daddy Kane
 
8. By All Means Necessary
by Boogie Down Productions
 
9. Strictly Business
by EPMD
 
10. Straight Out the Jungle
by Jungle Brothers
 
11. Straight Outta Compton
by N.W.A.
 
12. It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
by Public Enemy
 
13. The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
by Slick Rick
 
14. Critical Beatdown
by Ultramagnetic MC's
 
15. No One Can Do It Better
by The D.O.C.
 
16. People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
by A Tribe Called Quest
 
17. One for All
by Brand Nubian
 
18. Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em
by Eric B. & Rakim
 
19. Grip It! On That Other Level
by Geto Boys
 
20. AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
by Ice Cube
 
21. Breaking Atoms
by Main Source
 
22. The Low End Theory
by A Tribe Called Quest
 
23. De La Soul Is Dead
by De La Soul
 
24. Death Certificate
by Ice Cube
 
25. The Chronic
by Dr. Dre
 
26. Doggystyle
by Snoop Doggy Dogg
 
27. Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
by Wu-Tang Clan
 
28. Illmatic
by Nas
 
29.
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Ready To Die
by Notorious B.I.G.
 
30. The Diary
by Scarface
 
31. The Infamous
by Mobb Deep
 
32. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
by Raekwon
 
33. Me Against the World
by 2Pac
 
34. The Score
by Fugees (Refugee Camp)
 
35. Reasonable Doubt
by Jay-Z
 
36. All Eyez on Me
by 2Pac
 
37. Life After Death
by The Notorious B.I.G.
 
38. Aquemini
by OutKast
 
39. 2001
by Dr. Dre
 
40. Stillmatic
by Nas
 
41. The Blueprint
by Jay-Z
 
42.
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The Fix (Explicit lyrics)
by Scarface
 
43. The Naked Truth
by Lil' Kim
 
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Created by reenum on Aug 22, 2006.