Kanye West Earns 5 Mics In The Source

Many folks wondered what would happen if Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy didn’t receive a “5 Mics” rating from The Source…

well I guess we’ll never know. Finally ‘Ye joins the elite club of Hip-Hop legends like Nas, Jay-Z, Notorious B.I.G., Ice Cube, De La Soul and OutKast who have created an album deemed a classic by The Source. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was one of the year’s most anticipated albums and Mr. West delivered ten fold. We recognized the musical mastery. For the full review written by Andreas Hale, pick up the Year-End issue featuring cover boys Rick Ross and Wiz Khalifa on newsstands everywhere, December 14^th.

Complete list of 5-Mic Albums

Run-D.M.C. -- Run-D.M.C.

Radio -- LL Cool J

Licensed to Ill -- Beastie Boys

Raising Hell -- Run-D.M.C.

Criminal Minded -- Boogie Down Productions

Paid in Full -- Eric B. & Rakim

By All Means Necessary -- Boogie Down Productions

It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back -- Public Enemy

Long Live the Kane -- Big Daddy Kane

Critical Beatdown -- Ultramagnetic MCs

Straight Out the Jungle -- Jungle Brothers

Strictly Business -- EPMD

The Great Adventures of Slick Rick -- Slick Rick

Straight Outta Compton -- N.W.A.

No One Can Do It Better -- The D.O.C.

All Eyez on Me -- 2Pac

Grip It! On That Other Level -- Geto Boys

Doggystyle -- Snoop Doggy Dogg

The Diary -- Scarface

Me Against the World -- 2Pac

The Score -- The Fugees

Reasonable Doubt -- Jay-Z

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm -- A Tribe Called Quest

Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em -- Eric B. & Rakim

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted -- Ice Cube

One for All -- Brand Nubian

De La Soul Is Dead -- De La Soul

The Low End Theory -- A Tribe Called Quest

Illmatic -- Nas

Life After Death -- The Notorious B.I.G.

Aquemini -- Outkast

Breaking Atoms -- Main Source

Death Certificate -- Ice Cube

The Chronic -- Dr. Dre

Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) -- Wu-Tang Clan

Ready to Die -- The Notorious B.I.G.

The Infamous -- Mobb Deep

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... -- Raekwon

2001 -- Dr. Dre

The Blueprint -- Jay-Z

Stillmatic -- Nas

The Fix -- Scarface

The Naked Truth -- Lil' Kim

Trill OG -- Bun B

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - - Kanye West