Since Illmatic is usually dubbed “The best album of all time”?

Me against the world
Reasonable Doubt

to me its not the best album to me its between me against the world or all eyez on me.

Ready To Die >>>

Ready to Die

For me, its 36 Chambers

Edit – Or Paid In Full.

paid in full or ready to die

Endangered Species by Big Pun

Between Paid In Full or 36 Chambers.
but i go with Paid In Full cuz it influenced hip hop so much and gave rappers a structure to follow.

It’s tough it could be
Paid In full
36 Chambers
Reasonable doubt

Hell i even think the first Jedi Mind Tricks album deserves some respect.

1. Reasonable Doubt
2. Marshall Mathers LP
3. Illmatic
4. Food and Liquor
5. The Blueprint

Nas is one of my favorite rappers, illmatic is one of my favorite cds. I seem to connect with it more than any other CD I have heard. But I wouldn’t say it’s the best of all time. There is too many rappers and albums to declare something like that. In fact I don’t even like to provide a ranking for rappers because it is highly opinionated and people like different things in emcees.

Illmatic isnt even the best in my opinion.

its Paid In Full

close contenders are

Illmatic
Marshall Mathers LP
Straight Outta Compton
All Eyez One Me
Me Against The World