Uuhhh, are you fRiLLz? Those Albums are anything but classics. A classic is a CD that I'm not having to use the skip button on, like The Chronic, Black on Both Sides, Tical 2000: Judgement Day, etc. etc. Am I saying the albums are shit, or horrible CD's? No, they're good, better then alot of shit out now, but not classics or all time great rap albums. I like the Black album more just because I'm not having to use the skip album as much as his past CD's. Don't talk to me about my understanding of longevity and understanding in hip-hop music. I've been listening to Hip-Hop since I was 12, along with all other sorts of genre, listening to what's new and old shit like Run DMC, Grandmaster Flash, LL Cool J, Beastie Boys, Heavy D, etc. etc. And I would Never EVER put a Jay-Z album in a top 5 of Hip-Hop albums. And I'll bet you $100 that nobody in the Rap industry would either. That wouldn't be too hard to do, since there is alot of retarded shit out right now. Kanye West's album to name one. I downloaded that album, and there are maybe 5-6 good songs on their out of 21 tracks. Also, he has waayy too many skits, and they're not even good ones like Outkast has on Stankonia. Thank God that Mos Def is going to be dropping his 2nd solo album soon.