To me, I have alot of answers, Illmatic being the first album that made me want to rap, but the album that really made me fall in love with hip hop truly, was
Raekwon- Only Built 4 Cuban Linx.
to me, that is a masterpiece, and RZA's beats are so cinematic and just crazy, and Rae and Ghost are just so on point throughout, No Weak Songs, No Bullshit, Just a rap album how it should be done.