I don't have a lot of experience with rap and I have only just begun to explore it more (in the past couple of weeks, in fact)...but I did have a time years ago when I listened to a couple albums my friends liked. One of those was:
I still think this album holds up. Listening to it takes me back to my sophomore year of high school, so I'm glad to have looked in this thread. It gave me a good excuse for a nostalgia trip. I won't go into too much detail since I'm trying to waste time at work and I should get back to it soon, but if you have never heard this album I think you should check it out. Though I don't know many people who wouldn't have heard at least a couple songs off here...it was a pretty big hit. "Still D.R.E.", "The Next Episode", and "Forgot About Dre" are all classics in my book.
I let this album go for a long long time and only listened to it to write in this thread, but I am so glad I did. It has pushed me even more into my interest in discovering more hip hop.